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South West · E07000080 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
526
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
7.4%
higher than 21% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.5%
51 allowed of 162 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 17.6%

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
560
in the window
Applications decided
526
in the window
Approval rate
92.6%
487 granted, 39 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 40 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
93.8%
rank 115 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 65 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
Major1693.8%100.0%
Minor18784.5%88.1%
Other32397.2%—
of which householder26197.3%95.2%
"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
0851692024 Q3: 168 received2024 Q3: 159 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 162 received2024 Q4: 155 decided2025 Q1: 169 received2025 Q1: 151 decided2025 Q2: 147 received2025 Q2: 153 decided2025 Q3: 160 received2025 Q3: 142 decided2025 Q4: 138 received2025 Q4: 150 decided2026 Q1: 131 received2026 Q1: 116 decided2026 Q2: 131 received2026 Q2: 118 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
128%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

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 (E07000080). 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 118 109 9 7.6% 100.0% 85.7% 131
2026 Q1 116 108 8 6.9% — 100.0% 131
2025 Q4 150 145 5 3.3% 100.0% 93.8% 138
2025 Q3 142 125 17 12.0% 100.0% 77.3% 160
2025 Q2 153 140 13 8.5% — 100.0% 147
2025 Q1 151 140 11 7.3% 100.0% 83.3% 169
2024 Q4 155 139 16 10.3% — 88.5% 162
2024 Q3 159 141 18 11.3% 100.0% 76.2% 168
2024 Q2 191 161 30 15.7% 83.3% 68.0% 149
2024 Q1 184 157 27 14.7% 100.0% 82.8% 178
2023 Q4 168 140 28 16.7% 100.0% 97.1% 191
2023 Q3 158 137 21 13.3% 100.0% 91.2% 200
2023 Q2 170 151 19 11.2% 100.0% 96.2% 185
2023 Q1 193 159 34 17.6% 100.0% 90.3% 186
2022 Q4 183 152 31 16.9% — 97.1% 171
2022 Q3 225 203 22 9.8% 100.0% 90.9% 200
2022 Q2 217 191 26 12.0% 66.7% 87.0% 189
2022 Q1 231 211 20 8.7% 100.0% 66.7% 222
2021 Q4 233 212 21 9.0% 50.0% 48.3% 231
2021 Q3 258 243 15 5.8% 50.0% 39.1% 237
2021 Q2 248 236 12 4.8% 100.0% 41.0% 312
2021 Q1 211 194 17 8.1% 100.0% 62.2% 278
2020 Q4 197 184 13 6.6% 66.7% 86.2% 258
2020 Q3 213 194 19 8.9% — 71.1% 202
2020 Q2 165 137 28 17.0% 100.0% 90.9% 205
2020 Q1 174 151 23 13.2% 66.7% 89.7% 196
2019 Q4 211 182 29 13.7% — 81.5% 212
2019 Q3 239 211 28 11.7% 100.0% 77.2% 233
2019 Q2 247 216 31 12.6% 80.0% 84.2% 259
2019 Q1 216 194 22 10.2% 75.0% 75.0% 255
2018 Q4 245 215 30 12.2% 100.0% 73.6% 259
2018 Q3 224 210 14 6.3% 100.0% 71.0% 232
2018 Q2 239 211 28 11.7% 0.0% 73.8% 273
2018 Q1 194 165 29 14.9% 60.0% 74.3% 208
2017 Q4 221 190 31 14.0% 75.0% 72.7% 213
2017 Q3 254 226 28 11.0% 100.0% 70.9% 268
2017 Q2 228 209 19 8.3% 75.0% 74.5% 254
2017 Q1 196 175 21 10.7% 100.0% 82.1% 235
2016 Q4 232 209 23 9.9% 33.3% 73.9% 216
2016 Q3 218 197 21 9.6% 100.0% 91.7% 248
2016 Q2 271 252 19 7.0% 66.7% 74.6% 258
2016 Q1 217 181 36 16.6% 100.0% 79.4% 240
2015 Q4 220 188 32 14.5% 100.0% 65.5% 246
2015 Q3 231 208 23 10.0% 75.0% 79.2% 233
2015 Q2 202 186 16 7.9% 85.7% 80.7% 267
2015 Q1 189 158 31 16.4% 100.0% 61.5% 230
2014 Q4 235 212 23 9.8% 100.0% 53.2% 206
2014 Q3 220 205 15 6.8% 50.0% 65.0% 291
2014 Q2 266 250 16 6.0% 25.0% 62.8% 264
2014 Q1 198 176 11 5.6% 53.3% 66.2% 281
2013 Q4 217 192 9 4.1% 50.0% 73.5% 205
2013 Q3 266 243 7 2.6% 50.0% 66.2% 245
2013 Q2 224 201 11 4.9% 90.9% 77.1% 255
2013 Q1 171 147 21 12.3% 66.7% 63.3% 224
2012 Q4 247 235 6 2.4% 100.0% 80.6% 210
2012 Q3 243 214 21 8.6% 28.6% 79.1% 264
2012 Q2 251 210 20 8.0% 40.0% 69.4% 268
2012 Q1 192 167 21 10.9% 55.6% 74.1% 222
2011 Q4 261 224 26 10.0% 60.0% 71.7% 232
2011 Q3 252 220 19 7.5% 100.0% 74.5% 280
2011 Q2 270 242 21 7.8% 71.4% 80.0% 279
2011 Q1 253 220 24 9.5% 100.0% 65.6% 256
2010 Q4 274 226 37 13.5% 60.0% 68.1% 287
2010 Q3 294 266 20 6.8% 80.0% 73.1% 273
2010 Q2 282 253 17 6.0% 83.3% 85.9% 285
2010 Q1 252 213 33 13.1% 75.0% 72.0% 285
2009 Q4 289 255 29 10.0% 100.0% 81.5% 300
2009 Q3 270 242 23 8.5% 87.5% 67.5% 307
2009 Q2 277 238 35 12.6% 100.0% 81.5% 298
2009 Q1 237 202 30 12.7% 92.3% 73.6% 268
2008 Q4 292 251 31 10.6% 100.0% 82.9% 269
2008 Q3 337 277 54 16.0% 100.0% 83.9% 350
2008 Q2 363 289 69 19.0% 100.0% 87.5% 377
2008 Q1 291 222 63 21.6% 70.0% 90.0% 375
2007 Q4 346 271 67 19.4% 100.0% 88.0% 324
2007 Q3 387 306 77 19.9% 87.5% 82.9% 386
2007 Q2 402 325 70 17.4% 50.0% 85.6% 416
2007 Q1 338 272 57 16.9% 62.5% 79.5% 412
2006 Q4 348 278 61 17.5% 33.3% 78.3% 355
2006 Q3 439 369 65 14.8% 50.0% 81.8% 377
2006 Q2 402 327 71 17.7% 57.1% 66.1% 471
2006 Q1 350 259 87 24.9% 46.2% 79.8% 431
2005 Q4 380 291 85 22.4% 42.9% 77.3% 400
2005 Q3 452 331 116 25.7% 44.4% 60.3% 443
2005 Q2 451 356 93 20.6% 80.0% 66.7% 479
2005 Q1 354 269 79 22.3% 80.0% 78.8% 456
2004 Q4 424 329 93 21.9% 62.5% 74.0% 397
2004 Q3 445 373 69 15.5% 50.0% 71.7% 484
2004 Q2 482 401 80 16.6% 33.3% 71.9% 432
2004 Q1 357 297 56 15.7% 100.0% 70.6% 496
2003 Q4 431 342 86 20.0% 50.0% 79.2% 440
2003 Q3 471 388 77 16.3% 0.0% 69.1% 448
2003 Q2 421 355 63 15.0% 100.0% 60.2% 458
2003 Q1 350 315 34 9.7% 75.0% 75.0% 441
2002 Q4 377 323 53 14.1% 0.0% 79.5% 393
2002 Q3 366 335 31 8.5% 100.0% 74.8% 391
2002 Q2 368 325 38 10.3% — 63.2% 352
2002 Q1 335 291 40 11.9% 50.0% 70.5% 380
2001 Q4 324 286 36 11.1% 0.0% 62.5% 337
2001 Q3 348 327 20 5.7% 100.0% 71.6% 356
2001 Q2 358 312 44 12.3% — 69.6% 349
2001 Q1 347 298 48 13.8% 0.0% 75.6% 403
2000 Q4 338 286 49 14.5% 100.0% 75.5% 329
2000 Q3 327 295 31 9.5% — 74.8% 363
2000 Q2 338 295 40 11.8% 0.0% 72.6% 367
2000 Q1 305 280 25 8.2% 0.0% 75.8% 360
1999 Q4 279 239 36 12.9% 100.0% 77.5% 261
1999 Q3 363 326 36 9.9% — 69.9% 314
1999 Q2 353 313 33 9.3% 0.0% 70.9% 368
1999 Q1 246 219 26 10.6% 100.0% 70.1% 351
1998 Q4 297 260 37 12.5% 0.0% 69.3% 238
1998 Q3 341 306 35 10.3% 100.0% 70.6% 344
1998 Q2 358 309 46 12.8% 50.0% 72.5% 363
1998 Q1 298 266 31 10.4% 50.0% 65.8% 340
1997 Q4 289 255 32 11.1% 80.0% 72.1% 308
1997 Q3 370 338 29 7.8% 0.0% 66.9% 340
1997 Q2 332 295 35 10.5% 100.0% 72.6% 372
1997 Q1 277 238 36 13.0% 50.0% 76.6% 320
1996 Q4 267 235 31 11.6% 66.7% 78.2% 252
1996 Q3 332 290 40 12.0% 80.0% 72.0% 324
1996 Q2 297 266 28 9.4% 40.0% 72.3% 294
1996 Q1 149 129 20 13.4% 50.0% 57.7% —
1995 Q4 130 107 23 17.7% 100.0% 52.2% —
1995 Q3 111 97 14 12.6% 0.0% 55.8% —
1995 Q2 144 128 16 11.1% 0.0% 74.5% —
1995 Q1 156 139 17 10.9% 0.0% 51.5% —
1994 Q4 146 121 25 17.1% 0.0% 56.4% —
1994 Q3 170 158 12 7.1% 37.5% 64.3% —
1994 Q2 152 138 14 9.2% 33.3% 49.0% —
1994 Q1 125 111 14 11.2% 100.0% 66.0% —
1993 Q4 126 117 9 7.1% 40.0% 64.6% —
1993 Q3 131 119 12 9.2% 100.0% 63.2% —
1993 Q2 153 141 12 7.8% 66.7% 66.2% —
1993 Q1 141 130 11 7.8% 50.0% 57.4% —
1992 Q4 123 110 13 10.6% 57.1% 63.8% —
1992 Q3 161 127 34 21.1% 75.0% 69.1% —
1992 Q2 145 122 23 15.9% 42.9% 66.0% —
1992 Q1 124 116 8 6.5% 100.0% 72.0% —
1991 Q4 140 121 19 13.6% 40.0% 66.1% —
1991 Q3 170 150 20 11.8% 75.0% 58.3% —
1991 Q2 170 145 25 14.7% 33.3% 69.2% —
1991 Q1 175 132 43 24.6% 50.0% 50.7% —
1990 Q4 218 181 37 17.0% 50.0% 43.2% —
1990 Q3 195 168 27 13.8% 75.0% 50.6% —
1990 Q2 203 106 97 47.8% 54.5% 51.6% —
1990 Q1 169 131 38 22.5% 75.0% 43.9% —
1989 Q4 211 175 36 17.1% 100.0% 40.4% —
1989 Q3 204 166 38 18.6% 75.0% 36.1% —
1989 Q2 219 171 48 21.9% 83.3% 47.8% —
1989 Q1 176 139 37 21.0% 58.3% 60.7% —
1988 Q4 264 205 59 22.3% 56.0% 59.4% —
1988 Q3 316 252 64 20.3% 66.7% 44.3% —
1988 Q2 220 184 36 16.4% 25.0% 39.2% —
1988 Q1 191 152 39 20.4% 60.0% 69.6% —
1987 Q4 205 177 28 13.7% 100.0% 87.4% —
1987 Q3 400 309 91 22.8% 100.0% 74.8% —
1987 Q2 390 318 72 18.5% 78.6% 69.6% —
1987 Q1 289 234 55 19.0% 75.0% 67.0% —
1986 Q4 320 259 61 19.1% 100.0% 73.7% —
1986 Q3 426 318 108 25.4% 61.5% 77.4% —
1986 Q2 360 289 71 19.7% 95.0% 83.2% —
1986 Q1 272 210 62 22.8% 100.0% 75.0% —
1985 Q4 330 250 80 24.2% 66.7% 84.8% —
1985 Q3 361 312 49 13.6% 50.0% 82.6% —
1985 Q2 373 292 81 21.7% 40.0% 82.2% —
1985 Q1 283 230 53 18.7% 50.0% 68.9% —
1984 Q4 310 250 60 19.4% 80.0% 86.0% —
1984 Q3 392 337 55 14.0% 85.7% 80.5% —
1984 Q2 412 344 68 16.5% 90.0% 85.2% —
1984 Q1 329 275 54 16.4% 100.0% 68.5% —
1983 Q4 392 341 51 13.0% 100.0% 74.4% —
1983 Q3 348 299 49 14.1% 50.0% 78.4% —
1983 Q2 304 270 34 11.2% 0.0% 80.0% —
1983 Q1 401 359 42 10.5% 100.0% 80.5% —
1982 Q4 349 300 49 14.0% 50.0% 79.6% —
1982 Q3 351 300 51 14.5% 80.0% 73.3% —
1982 Q2 389 319 70 18.0% 75.0% 82.6% —
1982 Q1 252 214 38 15.1% 100.0% 77.1% —
1981 Q4 322 268 54 16.8% 80.0% 82.5% —
1981 Q3 337 284 53 15.7% 50.0% 77.0% —
1981 Q2 541 425 116 21.4% 93.8% 77.0% —
1981 Q1 433 346 87 20.1% 100.0% 81.9% —
1980 Q4 392 309 83 21.2% 57.1% 79.6% —
1980 Q3 405 325 80 19.8% 80.0% 70.9% —
1980 Q2 485 373 112 23.1% 84.6% 75.9% —
1980 Q1 346 277 69 19.9% 66.7% 70.9% —
1979 Q4 429 325 104 24.2% 92.9% 69.3% —
1979 Q3 443 356 87 19.6% 62.5% 63.8% —
1979 Q2 426 346 80 18.8% 57.1% 58.8% —

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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