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South East · E07000064 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
739
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
11.4%
higher than 49% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
73.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
82.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.3%
76 allowed of 301 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 24.6%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 172 158 14 8.1% — 20.0% 205
2025 Q4 166 148 18 10.8% — 68.4% 190
2025 Q3 192 162 30 15.6% 100.0% 93.8% 252
2025 Q2 209 187 22 10.5% 100.0% 84.6% 201
2025 Q1 213 191 22 10.3% — 100.0% 235
2024 Q4 199 175 24 12.1% 100.0% 87.0% 203
2024 Q3 221 197 24 10.9% — 90.5% 198
2024 Q2 228 197 31 13.6% 100.0% 86.4% 215
2024 Q1 236 197 39 16.5% — 95.8% 289
2023 Q4 256 227 29 11.3% 50.0% 96.7% 218
2023 Q3 260 232 28 10.8% 100.0% 88.1% 279
2023 Q2 284 244 40 14.1% 100.0% 72.7% 276
2023 Q1 262 214 48 18.3% 100.0% 70.0% 296
2022 Q4 308 253 55 17.9% 100.0% 75.0% 272
2022 Q3 384 297 87 22.7% 100.0% 67.3% 325
2022 Q2 403 304 99 24.6% 100.0% 27.7% 350
2022 Q1 398 300 98 24.6% 75.0% 45.0% 436
2021 Q4 520 406 114 21.9% 100.0% 31.0% 322
2021 Q3 292 247 45 15.4% — 30.0% 397
2021 Q2 253 220 33 13.0% — 42.9% 370
2021 Q1 227 186 41 18.1% 0.0% 37.5% 331
2020 Q4 321 288 33 10.3% 66.7% 47.4% 311
2020 Q3 252 230 22 8.7% 66.7% 52.4% 314
2020 Q2 162 142 20 12.3% 100.0% 20.0% 265
2020 Q1 189 152 37 19.6% — 65.2% 301
2019 Q4 256 223 33 12.9% 100.0% 85.2% 256
2019 Q3 253 221 32 12.6% 100.0% 75.0% 296
2019 Q2 282 236 46 16.3% 75.0% 78.1% 297
2019 Q1 280 245 35 12.5% 100.0% 77.3% 330
2018 Q4 301 257 44 14.6% 75.0% 85.5% 309
2018 Q3 306 254 52 17.0% 50.0% 78.3% 333
2018 Q2 305 266 39 12.8% 100.0% 98.2% 377
2018 Q1 291 254 37 12.7% — 92.4% 418
2017 Q4 331 288 43 13.0% 100.0% 70.4% 334
2017 Q3 328 284 44 13.4% 40.0% 76.3% 401
2017 Q2 353 294 59 16.7% — 71.3% 373
2017 Q1 330 277 53 16.1% 100.0% 72.6% 417
2016 Q4 297 250 47 15.8% 100.0% 81.0% 368
2016 Q3 349 293 56 16.0% 100.0% 62.4% 389
2016 Q2 363 297 66 18.2% 100.0% 69.1% 429
2016 Q1 294 232 62 21.1% 80.0% 70.3% 407
2015 Q4 312 271 41 13.1% 100.0% 68.4% 343
2015 Q3 355 298 57 16.1% 100.0% 67.4% 360
2015 Q2 350 294 56 16.0% 100.0% 65.5% 432
2015 Q1 337 288 49 14.5% 75.0% 68.5% 367
2014 Q4 318 267 51 16.0% 60.0% 60.3% 369
2014 Q3 364 310 54 14.8% 100.0% 56.7% 385
2014 Q2 305 268 37 12.1% 50.0% 43.2% 355
2014 Q1 297 231 41 13.8% 25.0% 66.0% 356
2013 Q4 313 254 42 13.4% 44.4% 72.4% 327
2013 Q3 377 313 46 12.2% 60.0% 70.5% 377
2013 Q2 405 333 57 14.1% 87.5% 69.6% 399
2013 Q1 286 233 42 14.7% 40.0% 68.1% 394
2012 Q4 288 242 38 13.2% 100.0% 62.8% 310
2012 Q3 336 281 44 13.1% 33.3% 72.9% 305
2012 Q2 366 300 49 13.4% 100.0% 78.9% 370
2012 Q1 303 261 33 10.9% 50.0% 74.5% 378
2011 Q4 387 333 42 10.9% 100.0% 66.4% 344
2011 Q3 373 309 48 12.9% 60.0% 53.6% 403
2011 Q2 385 330 40 10.4% 60.0% 43.0% 385
2011 Q1 349 298 43 12.3% 0.0% 49.5% 399
2010 Q4 363 305 46 12.7% 72.7% 50.5% 360
2010 Q3 388 335 43 11.1% 100.0% 74.2% 440
2010 Q2 404 335 50 12.4% 75.0% 67.9% 430
2010 Q1 336 275 50 14.9% 66.7% 69.9% 450
2009 Q4 356 291 51 14.3% 33.3% 82.1% 395
2009 Q3 431 361 58 13.5% 75.0% 74.7% 418
2009 Q2 465 330 86 18.5% 66.7% 75.7% 452
2009 Q1 455 268 66 14.5% 100.0% 70.5% 492
2008 Q4 477 329 65 13.6% 75.0% 74.2% 463
2008 Q3 635 371 104 16.4% 71.4% 75.2% 614
2008 Q2 629 358 98 15.6% 100.0% 71.8% 666
2008 Q1 473 364 102 21.6% 64.7% 68.7% 529
2007 Q4 475 355 105 22.1% 62.5% 67.9% 501
2007 Q3 495 396 92 18.6% 57.1% 75.0% 522
2007 Q2 522 414 99 19.0% 71.4% 71.0% 597
2007 Q1 469 354 98 20.9% 90.0% 72.8% 555
2006 Q4 455 326 119 26.2% 91.7% 83.6% 496
2006 Q3 522 404 106 20.3% 71.4% 84.0% 506
2006 Q2 506 408 90 17.8% 66.7% 76.0% 600
2006 Q1 478 372 99 20.7% 66.7% 72.2% 529
2005 Q4 457 338 108 23.6% 84.6% 78.4% 471
2005 Q3 552 435 94 17.0% 69.2% 65.4% 594
2005 Q2 571 457 100 17.5% 70.0% 57.2% 539
2005 Q1 463 337 112 24.2% 40.0% 52.7% 512
2004 Q4 463 346 110 23.8% 76.9% 52.3% 510
2004 Q3 626 474 142 22.7% 100.0% 60.7% 584
2004 Q2 615 502 102 16.6% 58.3% 60.3% 678
2004 Q1 483 361 105 21.7% 61.5% 55.8% 570
2003 Q4 500 363 120 24.0% 53.8% 56.8% 483
2003 Q3 549 429 109 19.9% 75.0% 61.9% 634
2003 Q2 660 511 142 21.5% 62.5% 56.0% 555
2003 Q1 508 406 91 17.9% 60.0% 44.7% 636
2002 Q4 437 334 97 22.2% 75.0% 43.3% 446
2002 Q3 530 424 95 17.9% 37.5% 36.7% 518
2002 Q2 473 375 84 17.8% 20.0% 48.4% 535
2002 Q1 422 336 77 18.2% 10.0% 39.4% 507
2001 Q4 474 364 99 20.9% 50.0% 45.1% 421
2001 Q3 484 400 80 16.5% 0.0% 31.3% 478
2001 Q2 468 385 77 16.5% 20.0% 32.4% 504
2001 Q1 399 318 76 19.0% 71.4% 38.7% 522
2000 Q4 418 319 86 20.6% 50.0% 44.7% 425
2000 Q3 459 365 86 18.7% 57.1% 40.9% 473
2000 Q2 472 382 79 16.7% 75.0% 37.9% 496
2000 Q1 419 333 76 18.1% 42.9% 29.9% 451
1999 Q4 371 303 61 16.4% 44.4% 39.2% 408
1999 Q3 441 370 60 13.6% 25.0% 31.5% 451
1999 Q2 428 359 60 14.0% 75.0% 47.3% 436
1999 Q1 363 300 54 14.9% 33.3% 40.9% 478
1998 Q4 437 370 57 13.0% 50.0% 55.4% 403
1998 Q3 430 338 78 18.1% 40.0% 54.5% 477
1998 Q2 413 354 50 12.1% 27.3% 48.6% 426
1998 Q1 331 271 51 15.4% 0.0% 39.8% 409
1997 Q4 370 315 50 13.5% 0.0% 59.3% 369
1997 Q3 379 321 50 13.2% 33.3% 52.9% 410
1997 Q2 376 303 62 16.5% 50.0% 53.6% 464
1997 Q1 337 289 46 13.6% 42.9% 54.9% 381
1996 Q4 336 283 49 14.6% 50.0% 56.5% 342
1996 Q3 342 307 34 9.9% 57.1% 58.5% 370
1996 Q2 346 292 47 13.6% 66.7% 67.5% 365
1996 Q1 104 90 14 13.5% 66.7% 55.9% —
1995 Q4 94 82 12 12.8% 0.0% 42.3% —
1995 Q3 138 125 13 9.4% 66.7% 51.2% —
1995 Q2 109 92 17 15.6% 0.0% 66.1% —
1995 Q1 105 87 18 17.1% 0.0% 81.3% —
1994 Q4 101 79 22 21.8% — 65.0% —
1994 Q3 139 113 26 18.7% 100.0% 74.3% —
1994 Q2 106 91 15 14.2% 0.0% 70.5% —
1994 Q1 120 105 15 12.5% 60.0% 50.0% —
1993 Q4 128 107 21 16.4% 100.0% 61.4% —
1993 Q3 133 114 19 14.3% — 58.9% —
1993 Q2 138 119 19 13.8% — 64.4% —
1993 Q1 119 106 13 10.9% 80.0% 66.1% —
1992 Q4 143 110 33 23.1% 50.0% 59.4% —
1992 Q3 124 98 26 21.0% 83.3% 78.6% —
1992 Q2 154 138 16 10.4% 83.3% 56.9% —
1992 Q1 143 113 30 21.0% 66.7% 47.9% —
1991 Q4 142 106 36 25.4% 100.0% 54.3% —
1991 Q3 146 125 21 14.4% 0.0% 65.3% —
1991 Q2 167 136 31 18.6% 33.3% 67.2% —
1991 Q1 157 136 21 13.4% 100.0% 67.2% —
1990 Q4 161 133 28 17.4% 0.0% 59.7% —
1990 Q3 239 184 55 23.0% 58.3% 51.2% —
1990 Q2 184 158 26 14.1% 100.0% 51.3% —
1990 Q1 64 53 11 17.2% — 80.8% —
1989 Q4 154 141 13 8.4% 40.0% 68.6% —
1989 Q3 152 142 10 6.6% 100.0% 59.6% —
1989 Q2 171 160 11 6.4% 80.0% 38.8% —
1989 Q1 185 140 45 24.3% 42.9% 41.5% —
1988 Q4 140 128 12 8.6% 40.0% 67.4% —
1988 Q3 151 141 10 6.6% 100.0% 59.6% —
1988 Q2 153 144 9 5.9% 80.0% 36.4% —
1988 Q1 118 110 8 6.8% 57.1% 54.5% —
1987 Q4 117 107 10 8.5% 40.0% 65.8% —
1987 Q3 132 124 8 6.1% 100.0% 58.5% —
1987 Q2 138 129 9 6.5% 80.0% 35.0% —
1987 Q1 112 90 22 19.6% 80.0% 39.5% —
1986 Q4 140 107 33 23.6% 57.1% 43.1% —
1986 Q3 114 94 20 17.5% 60.0% 78.6% —
1986 Q2 113 100 13 11.5% 88.9% 85.3% —
1986 Q1 115 99 16 13.9% 83.3% 70.3% —
1985 Q4 168 146 22 13.1% 92.9% 61.5% —
1985 Q3 138 121 17 12.3% 70.0% 64.4% —
1985 Q2 113 100 13 11.5% 88.9% 85.3% —
1985 Q1 123 105 18 14.6% 83.3% 71.8% —
1984 Q4 149 130 19 12.8% 72.7% 60.5% —
1984 Q3 117 110 7 6.0% 66.7% 84.6% —
1984 Q2 142 133 9 6.3% 60.0% 73.8% —
1984 Q1 107 101 6 5.6% 50.0% 74.1% —
1983 Q4 99 94 5 5.1% 85.7% 90.5% —
1983 Q3 138 127 11 8.0% 100.0% 78.7% —
1983 Q2 117 105 12 10.3% 100.0% 89.7% —
1983 Q1 124 115 9 7.3% 77.8% 70.6% —
1982 Q4 122 105 17 13.9% 90.0% 78.3% —
1982 Q3 125 115 10 8.0% 77.8% 78.6% —
1982 Q2 137 126 11 8.0% 62.5% 72.2% —
1982 Q1 86 68 18 20.9% 69.2% 68.4% —
1981 Q4 150 134 16 10.7% 66.7% 58.7% —
1981 Q3 168 141 27 16.1% 37.5% 56.0% —
1981 Q2 201 179 22 10.9% 46.7% 54.1% —
1981 Q1 94 80 14 14.9% 100.0% 75.9% —
1980 Q4 97 82 15 15.5% 100.0% 65.5% —
1980 Q3 109 92 17 15.6% 100.0% 60.0% —
1980 Q2 136 116 20 14.7% 100.0% 61.1% —
1980 Q1 120 102 18 15.0% 80.0% 59.5% —
1979 Q4 126 106 20 15.9% 100.0% 60.5% —
1979 Q3 136 117 19 14.0% 100.0% 61.1% —
1979 Q2 120 104 16 13.3% 100.0% 62.5% —

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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