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South East · E07000064 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
714
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
10.6%
higher than 42% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
59.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
63.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 24.6%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
835
in the window
Applications decided
714
in the window
Approval rate
89.4%
638 granted, 76 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 74 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
61.1%
rank 299 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 158 of 164 district councils · peer median 91.9%

Peer ranks compare only district councils with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major1492.9%100.0%
Minor20581.5%59.6%
Other49592.5%—
of which householder35493.8%63.8%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
01262522024 Q3: 198 received2024 Q3: 221 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 203 received2024 Q4: 199 decided2025 Q1: 235 received2025 Q1: 213 decided2025 Q2: 201 received2025 Q2: 209 decided2025 Q3: 252 received2025 Q3: 192 decided2025 Q4: 190 received2025 Q4: 166 decided2026 Q1: 205 received2026 Q1: 172 decided2026 Q2: 188 received2026 Q2: 184 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
35%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E07000064). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 184 170 14 7.6% — 14.3% 188
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 Q3 – 2026 Q2. 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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