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Lewes

South East · E07000063 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
394
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
10.7%
higher than 43% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
69.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
84.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.1%
48 allowed of 145 decided
Decisions overturned
1.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 20.3%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 80 64 16 20.0% — 60.0% 101
2025 Q4 95 85 10 10.5% 100.0% 85.0% 86
2025 Q3 118 110 8 6.8% — 61.9% 100
2025 Q2 101 93 8 7.9% 0.0% 66.7% 107
2025 Q1 97 84 13 13.4% 100.0% 42.9% 95
2024 Q4 104 97 7 6.7% 0.0% 52.4% 109
2024 Q3 103 92 11 10.7% 100.0% 56.3% 94
2024 Q2 117 97 20 17.1% — 59.1% 119
2024 Q1 135 127 8 5.9% — 61.5% 105
2023 Q4 119 104 15 12.6% 100.0% 56.3% 134
2023 Q3 117 106 11 9.4% 50.0% 50.0% 122
2023 Q2 92 78 14 15.2% — 71.4% 129
2023 Q1 123 98 25 20.3% 0.0% 75.0% 111
2022 Q4 123 101 22 17.9% 100.0% 68.2% 117
2022 Q3 148 134 14 9.5% 0.0% 33.3% 129
2022 Q2 160 142 18 11.3% — 67.9% 155
2022 Q1 182 163 19 10.4% — 59.1% 158
2021 Q4 161 137 24 14.9% 0.0% 14.3% 148
2021 Q3 163 141 22 13.5% 100.0% 18.2% 177
2021 Q2 113 95 18 15.9% — 11.1% 127
2021 Q1 138 126 12 8.7% 75.0% 19.0% 99
2020 Q4 121 108 13 10.7% 100.0% 33.3% 137
2020 Q3 149 127 22 14.8% 100.0% 70.0% 160
2020 Q2 121 111 10 8.3% 66.7% 52.9% 122
2020 Q1 103 96 7 6.8% 0.0% 47.6% 123
2019 Q4 127 110 17 13.4% 0.0% 63.6% 131
2019 Q3 128 115 13 10.2% — 77.3% 145
2019 Q2 157 137 20 12.7% 33.3% 71.0% 124
2019 Q1 167 145 22 13.2% 100.0% 53.1% 121
2018 Q4 112 104 8 7.1% 50.0% 72.2% 141
2018 Q3 162 143 19 11.7% 33.3% 46.9% 131
2018 Q2 127 114 13 10.2% — 64.3% 158
2018 Q1 119 105 14 11.8% 50.0% 90.9% 137
2017 Q4 153 138 15 9.8% — 84.6% 146
2017 Q3 151 126 25 16.6% 100.0% 75.0% 137
2017 Q2 150 140 10 6.7% 0.0% 80.0% 164
2017 Q1 138 126 12 8.7% 0.0% 81.6% 150
2016 Q4 172 154 18 10.5% 66.7% 83.3% 147
2016 Q3 168 151 17 10.1% 100.0% 89.7% 174
2016 Q2 150 139 11 7.3% 100.0% 75.9% 164
2016 Q1 134 119 15 11.2% 100.0% 86.4% 111
2015 Q4 139 123 16 11.5% 25.0% 86.4% 119
2015 Q3 124 110 14 11.3% 75.0% 91.7% 132
2015 Q2 281 248 33 11.7% 33.3% 89.1% 301
2015 Q1 753 672 81 10.8% 42.9% 56.3% 822
2014 Q4 115 100 15 13.0% 66.7% 78.9% 146
2014 Q3 184 168 16 8.7% 66.7% 82.4% 169
2014 Q2 157 145 12 7.6% 100.0% 78.3% 176
2014 Q1 120 98 16 13.3% 50.0% 69.7% 161
2013 Q4 139 112 16 11.5% 71.4% 78.1% 140
2013 Q3 163 135 15 9.2% 100.0% 79.1% 162
2013 Q2 145 122 15 10.3% 100.0% 77.4% 165
2013 Q1 139 107 15 10.8% 0.0% 63.6% 152
2012 Q4 115 101 11 9.6% 0.0% 73.5% 131
2012 Q3 139 119 8 5.8% 25.0% 69.2% 119
2012 Q2 259 232 22 8.5% 50.0% 73.6% 171
2012 Q1 241 205 27 11.2% 100.0% 82.1% 314
2011 Q4 282 242 31 11.0% 100.0% 85.3% 292
2011 Q3 293 254 25 8.5% 50.0% 81.3% 298
2011 Q2 269 235 21 7.8% 60.0% 77.6% 270
2011 Q1 259 215 27 10.4% 50.0% 73.2% 294
2010 Q4 278 228 27 9.7% 33.3% 78.9% 282
2010 Q3 309 274 29 9.4% 66.7% 75.0% 271
2010 Q2 294 252 29 9.9% 57.1% 71.2% 329
2010 Q1 229 200 22 9.6% 50.0% 68.9% 294
2009 Q4 237 191 35 14.8% 50.0% 73.0% 231
2009 Q3 268 220 44 16.4% 66.7% 78.7% 278
2009 Q2 266 229 29 10.9% 40.0% 79.0% 288
2009 Q1 183 154 22 12.0% 60.0% 85.7% 273
2008 Q4 252 209 37 14.7% 90.0% 76.2% 240
2008 Q3 357 308 42 11.8% 88.9% 78.1% 306
2008 Q2 307 256 39 12.7% 73.3% 75.3% 349
2008 Q1 302 243 40 13.2% 83.3% 55.4% 346
2007 Q4 366 305 49 13.4% 100.0% 68.6% 373
2007 Q3 357 291 60 16.8% 71.4% 68.3% 395
2007 Q2 340 277 55 16.2% 66.7% 71.3% 387
2007 Q1 295 243 50 16.9% 66.7% 80.6% 364
2006 Q4 326 254 60 18.4% 75.0% 68.8% 325
2006 Q3 329 275 42 12.8% 80.0% 81.9% 349
2006 Q2 417 347 61 14.6% 70.0% 73.5% 412
2006 Q1 300 223 70 23.3% 85.7% 81.9% 411
2005 Q4 306 236 59 19.3% 100.0% 86.0% 311
2005 Q3 347 274 56 16.1% 50.0% 72.4% 321
2005 Q2 381 305 70 18.4% 81.8% 90.8% 363
2005 Q1 336 280 48 14.3% 88.9% 73.2% 410
2004 Q4 323 259 55 17.0% 93.8% 81.0% 354
2004 Q3 372 297 68 18.3% 93.3% 85.9% 355
2004 Q2 378 314 58 15.3% 64.3% 85.0% 348
2004 Q1 366 304 51 13.9% 62.5% 75.7% 454
2003 Q4 283 233 49 17.3% 42.9% 65.2% 301
2003 Q3 380 305 72 18.9% 50.0% 77.1% 386
2003 Q2 391 327 59 15.1% 66.7% 64.4% 320
2003 Q1 315 264 48 15.2% 77.8% 57.1% 444
2002 Q4 300 236 63 21.0% 25.0% 58.2% 290
2002 Q3 368 314 53 14.4% 63.6% 66.7% 340
2002 Q2 353 295 53 15.0% 50.0% 54.4% 375
2002 Q1 282 232 48 17.0% 50.0% 63.9% 373
2001 Q4 350 304 45 12.9% 100.0% 65.9% 270
2001 Q3 348 301 46 13.2% 33.3% 61.8% 378
2001 Q2 372 317 51 13.7% 60.0% 57.3% 355
2001 Q1 295 258 37 12.5% 0.0% 50.0% 392
2000 Q4 297 267 29 9.8% 0.0% 58.3% 385
2000 Q3 335 302 32 9.6% 50.0% 65.3% 317
2000 Q2 332 282 46 13.9% 66.7% 47.4% 362
2000 Q1 286 240 41 14.3% 50.0% 51.5% 357
1999 Q4 273 235 35 12.8% 0.0% 47.6% 257
1999 Q3 303 274 27 8.9% 40.0% 55.3% 318
1999 Q2 247 214 32 13.0% 85.7% 39.6% 335
1999 Q1 231 191 37 16.0% 66.7% 37.7% 273
1998 Q4 275 230 42 15.3% 66.7% 42.6% 282
1998 Q3 300 242 55 18.3% 85.7% 44.0% 318
1998 Q2 302 256 44 14.6% 36.4% 50.0% 316
1998 Q1 269 231 35 13.0% 33.3% 35.7% 341
1997 Q4 245 212 32 13.1% 37.5% 57.4% 254
1997 Q3 307 249 56 18.2% 62.5% 55.9% 331
1997 Q2 294 240 53 18.0% 87.5% 58.6% 311
1997 Q1 242 201 41 16.9% 25.0% 56.5% 317
1996 Q4 268 216 49 18.3% 66.7% 60.0% 268
1996 Q3 239 198 39 16.3% 85.7% 59.7% 278
1996 Q2 245 200 44 18.0% 73.3% 63.3% 262
1996 Q1 134 113 21 15.7% 40.0% 40.6% —
1995 Q4 120 114 6 5.0% 66.7% 61.1% —
1995 Q3 154 141 13 8.4% 100.0% 62.7% —
1995 Q2 157 144 13 8.3% 66.7% 66.7% —
1995 Q1 168 144 24 14.3% 37.5% 57.4% —
1994 Q4 135 121 14 10.4% 60.0% 50.7% —
1994 Q3 138 128 10 7.2% 33.3% 66.7% —
1994 Q2 177 159 18 10.2% 50.0% 48.1% —
1994 Q1 159 137 22 13.8% 33.3% 43.7% —
1993 Q4 199 172 27 13.6% 100.0% 30.7% —
1993 Q3 136 120 16 11.8% 50.0% 54.9% —
1993 Q2 146 125 21 14.4% 100.0% 44.0% —
1993 Q1 135 122 13 9.6% 0.0% 44.3% —
1992 Q4 158 136 22 13.9% 100.0% 30.0% —
1992 Q3 137 121 16 11.7% 50.0% 54.9% —
1992 Q2 213 184 29 13.6% 75.0% 50.7% —
1992 Q1 218 174 44 20.2% 60.0% 49.5% —
1991 Q4 240 198 42 17.5% 50.0% 50.0% —
1991 Q3 234 194 40 17.1% 75.0% 27.4% —
1991 Q2 222 192 30 13.5% 33.3% 23.5% —
1991 Q1 226 186 40 17.7% 0.0% 23.0% —
1990 Q4 249 198 51 20.5% 42.9% 29.6% —
1990 Q3 253 193 60 23.7% 10.0% 25.2% —
1990 Q2 230 194 36 15.7% 100.0% 26.3% —
1990 Q1 242 189 53 21.9% 0.0% 11.8% —
1989 Q4 314 236 78 24.8% 11.1% 11.8% —
1989 Q3 179 147 32 17.9% 71.4% 24.7% —
1989 Q2 252 173 79 31.3% 37.5% 12.9% —
1989 Q1 270 210 60 22.2% 0.0% 12.8% —
1988 Q4 268 211 57 21.3% 60.0% 23.8% —
1988 Q3 202 165 37 18.3% 75.0% 24.2% —
1988 Q2 274 223 51 18.6% 0.0% 44.8% —
1988 Q1 205 167 38 18.5% 66.7% 50.0% —
1987 Q4 176 145 31 17.6% 100.0% 63.6% —
1987 Q3 202 162 40 19.8% 85.7% 61.2% —
1987 Q2 212 174 38 17.9% 0.0% 52.9% —
1987 Q1 156 135 21 13.5% 83.3% 61.1% —
1986 Q4 172 148 24 14.0% 50.0% 63.2% —
1986 Q3 154 135 19 12.3% 85.7% 59.5% —
1986 Q2 168 140 28 16.7% 85.7% 60.0% —
1986 Q1 125 110 15 12.0% 100.0% 56.9% —
1985 Q4 135 111 24 17.8% 0.0% 50.7% —
1985 Q3 182 153 29 15.9% 0.0% 71.0% —
1985 Q2 166 133 33 19.9% 100.0% 72.0% —
1985 Q1 139 122 17 12.2% 100.0% 78.5% —
1984 Q4 145 123 22 15.2% 100.0% 64.2% —
1984 Q3 142 118 24 16.9% 66.7% 60.9% —
1984 Q2 161 146 15 9.3% 100.0% 73.4% —
1984 Q1 149 127 22 14.8% 100.0% 66.7% —
1983 Q4 140 116 24 17.1% 66.7% 65.3% —
1983 Q3 158 135 23 14.6% 100.0% 44.2% —
1983 Q2 170 155 15 8.8% 50.0% 64.0% —
1983 Q1 135 118 17 12.6% 75.0% 76.0% —
1982 Q4 121 107 14 11.6% 100.0% 76.9% —
1982 Q3 162 134 28 17.3% 100.0% 55.7% —
1982 Q2 133 119 14 10.5% 100.0% 80.7% —
1982 Q1 143 123 20 14.0% 100.0% 68.3% —
1981 Q4 108 88 20 18.5% 0.0% 63.3% —
1981 Q3 108 91 17 15.7% 33.3% 64.7% —
1981 Q2 241 188 53 22.0% 80.0% 50.4% —
1981 Q1 161 138 23 14.3% — 60.2% —
1980 Q4 172 145 27 15.7% 33.3% 68.6% —
1980 Q3 227 171 56 24.7% 100.0% 55.7% —
1980 Q2 235 195 40 17.0% 50.0% 41.4% —
1980 Q1 223 176 47 21.1% 42.9% 46.7% —
1979 Q4 185 151 34 18.4% 50.0% 56.6% —
1979 Q3 271 221 50 18.5% 0.0% 63.9% —
1979 Q2 194 170 24 12.4% 0.0% 52.9% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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