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Gloucester

South West · E07000081 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
436
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
19.7%
higher than 88% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
67.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.5%
28 allowed of 95 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 31.5%

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
408
in the window
Applications decided
436
in the window
Approval rate
80.3%
350 granted, 86 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 151 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.1%
rank 142 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 80 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
Major988.9%100.0%
Minor9075.6%67.9%
Other33781.3%—
of which householder25779.8%96.0%
"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
0691372024 Q3: 134 received2024 Q3: 118 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 124 received2024 Q4: 117 decided2025 Q1: 119 received2025 Q1: 96 decided2025 Q2: 137 received2025 Q2: 99 decided2025 Q3: 95 received2025 Q3: 130 decided2025 Q4: 102 received2025 Q4: 106 decided2026 Q1: 113 received2026 Q1: 100 decided2026 Q2: 98 received2026 Q2: 100 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
63%
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 (E07000081). 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 100 85 15 15.0% 100.0% 83.3% 98
2026 Q1 100 77 23 23.0% — 50.0% 113
2025 Q4 106 84 22 20.8% — 57.1% 102
2025 Q3 130 104 26 20.0% — 77.8% 95
2025 Q2 99 74 25 25.3% 0.0% 81.8% 137
2025 Q1 96 85 11 11.5% — 57.1% 119
2024 Q4 117 97 20 17.1% 100.0% 83.3% 124
2024 Q3 118 101 17 14.4% 100.0% 100.0% 134
2024 Q2 96 78 18 18.8% 100.0% 70.0% 116
2024 Q1 100 75 25 25.0% 0.0% 75.0% 100
2023 Q4 108 74 34 31.5% — 81.8% 112
2023 Q3 148 116 32 21.6% — 88.9% 124
2023 Q2 127 98 29 22.8% — 100.0% 122
2023 Q1 90 82 8 8.9% — 75.0% 112
2022 Q4 112 92 20 17.9% — 72.7% 133
2022 Q3 202 184 18 8.9% 0.0% 53.3% 144
2022 Q2 129 119 10 7.8% 0.0% 27.3% 187
2022 Q1 66 64 2 3.0% — 33.3% 129
2021 Q4 206 183 23 11.2% 100.0% 37.5% 170
2021 Q3 199 187 12 6.0% 75.0% 87.5% 158
2021 Q2 196 177 19 9.7% 100.0% 93.3% 221
2021 Q1 158 138 20 12.7% — 62.5% 213
2020 Q4 166 144 22 13.3% 100.0% 42.9% 168
2020 Q3 118 109 9 7.6% 100.0% 75.0% 181
2020 Q2 103 78 25 24.3% — 77.8% 130
2020 Q1 126 108 18 14.3% — 50.0% 167
2019 Q4 120 103 17 14.2% 100.0% 58.3% 132
2019 Q3 169 154 15 8.9% 100.0% 60.0% 146
2019 Q2 140 133 7 5.0% 100.0% 57.1% 185
2019 Q1 157 146 11 7.0% 66.7% 66.7% 159
2018 Q4 147 135 12 8.2% 33.3% 50.0% 161
2018 Q3 181 166 15 8.3% — 69.2% 167
2018 Q2 151 135 16 10.6% 100.0% 60.0% 205
2018 Q1 147 134 13 8.8% 0.0% 57.1% 161
2017 Q4 136 125 11 8.1% 100.0% 76.2% 156
2017 Q3 174 156 18 10.3% 50.0% 70.8% 179
2017 Q2 144 136 8 5.6% 60.0% 72.2% 166
2017 Q1 167 146 21 12.6% 33.3% 27.3% 177
2016 Q4 170 157 13 7.6% 100.0% 57.6% 194
2016 Q3 186 177 9 4.8% 0.0% 45.8% 183
2016 Q2 171 162 9 5.3% 0.0% 74.1% 229
2016 Q1 182 172 10 5.5% 100.0% 56.7% 203
2015 Q4 180 164 16 8.9% 100.0% 52.3% 201
2015 Q3 188 186 2 1.1% — 56.8% 214
2015 Q2 199 185 14 7.0% 100.0% 52.6% 217
2015 Q1 157 143 14 8.9% 16.7% 51.4% 244
2014 Q4 160 150 10 6.3% 50.0% 45.5% 170
2014 Q3 166 154 12 7.2% 25.0% 67.6% 187
2014 Q2 174 157 17 9.8% 100.0% 41.5% 193
2014 Q1 162 129 18 11.1% 42.9% 58.8% 193
2013 Q4 170 149 12 7.1% 83.3% 72.9% 187
2013 Q3 211 187 17 8.1% 22.2% 61.5% 166
2013 Q2 185 163 14 7.6% 28.6% 61.1% 198
2013 Q1 170 152 11 6.5% 55.6% 59.1% 208
2012 Q4 181 170 4 2.2% 37.5% 57.1% 154
2012 Q3 201 175 14 7.0% 20.0% 31.7% 204
2012 Q2 126 110 8 6.3% 16.7% 63.6% 166
2012 Q1 123 104 9 7.3% 50.0% 69.6% 200
2011 Q4 135 109 14 10.4% 66.7% 92.3% 176
2011 Q3 200 175 10 5.0% 66.7% 85.0% 159
2011 Q2 205 185 11 5.4% 100.0% 94.9% 220
2011 Q1 168 145 15 8.9% 44.4% 80.0% 202
2010 Q4 162 143 8 4.9% 75.0% 89.2% 175
2010 Q3 225 194 10 4.4% 54.5% 86.8% 160
2010 Q2 203 164 8 3.9% 91.7% 100.0% 291
2010 Q1 168 139 11 6.5% 80.0% 91.3% 184
2009 Q4 217 174 13 6.0% 50.0% 86.8% 230
2009 Q3 222 187 13 5.9% 60.0% 88.1% 244
2009 Q2 234 192 16 6.8% 55.6% 73.7% 236
2009 Q1 172 130 9 5.2% 84.6% 88.6% 245
2008 Q4 194 141 28 14.4% 63.6% 88.9% 197
2008 Q3 253 182 40 15.8% 77.8% 81.0% 232
2008 Q2 300 226 35 11.7% 66.7% 81.3% 327
2008 Q1 290 203 51 17.6% 38.5% 68.1% 283
2007 Q4 265 26 206 77.7% 64.3% 75.5% 275
2007 Q3 266 206 26 9.8% 64.3% 75.5% 304
2007 Q2 296 233 30 10.1% 100.0% 92.6% 398
2007 Q1 306 238 39 12.7% 90.0% 94.9% 332
2006 Q4 269 197 39 14.5% 83.3% 84.5% 279
2006 Q3 334 253 40 12.0% 100.0% 91.8% 341
2006 Q2 343 248 43 12.5% 92.3% 88.9% 366
2006 Q1 280 194 37 13.2% 75.0% 91.2% 336
2005 Q4 293 215 33 11.3% 76.5% 91.9% 288
2005 Q3 326 270 23 7.1% 62.5% 80.0% 337
2005 Q2 369 238 73 19.8% 75.0% 87.5% 362
2005 Q1 298 218 41 13.8% 71.4% 63.0% 362
2004 Q4 343 257 43 12.5% 43.8% 56.4% 300
2004 Q3 386 264 54 14.0% 52.6% 44.3% 351
2004 Q2 435 328 38 8.7% 72.7% 70.3% 486
2004 Q1 356 222 46 12.9% 71.4% 63.3% 398
2003 Q4 295 202 36 12.2% 46.2% 60.0% 366
2003 Q3 362 274 29 8.0% 83.3% 57.9% 327
2003 Q2 326 248 14 4.3% 57.1% 61.4% 389
2003 Q1 252 189 27 10.7% 80.0% 67.4% 285
2002 Q4 298 264 32 10.7% 55.6% 54.8% 296
2002 Q3 238 212 23 9.7% 60.0% 67.1% 272
2002 Q2 259 234 23 8.9% 60.0% 73.7% 286
2002 Q1 210 192 18 8.6% 100.0% 53.6% 247
2001 Q4 228 221 7 3.1% 33.3% 43.9% 258
2001 Q3 236 225 11 4.7% 14.3% 32.3% 146
2001 Q2 179 147 31 17.3% 14.3% 33.3% 234
2001 Q1 137 119 18 13.1% 57.1% 45.7% 209
2000 Q4 213 204 9 4.2% 50.0% 64.5% 176
2000 Q3 182 169 13 7.1% 70.0% 36.9% 195
2000 Q2 170 155 13 7.6% 33.3% 35.0% 169
2000 Q1 136 128 3 2.2% 50.0% 12.5% 196
1999 Q4 177 158 18 10.2% 37.5% 15.0% 163
1999 Q3 189 180 9 4.8% 66.7% 6.3% 167
1999 Q2 136 122 12 8.8% 66.7% 53.1% 191
1999 Q1 170 155 10 5.9% 57.1% 55.8% 176
1998 Q4 154 135 15 9.7% — 68.9% 156
1998 Q3 192 178 10 5.2% 75.0% 57.4% 217
1998 Q2 155 138 14 9.0% 33.3% 51.2% 173
1998 Q1 174 154 6 3.4% 83.3% 40.0% 179
1997 Q4 177 160 11 6.2% 37.5% 76.4% 169
1997 Q3 156 136 9 5.8% 50.0% 75.7% 169
1997 Q2 176 155 18 10.2% 61.5% 75.4% 206
1997 Q1 186 163 14 7.5% 50.0% 55.6% 185
1996 Q4 141 122 14 9.9% 71.4% 70.5% 187
1996 Q3 173 161 11 6.4% 70.6% 73.5% 193
1996 Q2 146 137 9 6.2% 55.6% 75.0% 195
1996 Q1 176 160 16 9.1% 80.0% 50.5% —
1995 Q4 129 122 7 5.4% 33.3% 61.3% —
1995 Q3 197 188 9 4.6% 85.7% 55.6% —
1995 Q2 213 206 7 3.3% 63.6% 66.0% —
1995 Q1 217 205 12 5.5% 83.3% 74.1% —
1994 Q4 241 226 15 6.2% 83.3% 60.6% —
1994 Q3 244 219 25 10.2% 50.0% 64.4% —
1994 Q2 209 200 9 4.3% 28.6% 78.2% —
1994 Q1 207 197 10 4.8% 50.0% 67.2% —
1993 Q4 202 188 14 6.9% 83.3% 68.0% —
1993 Q3 209 189 20 9.6% 20.0% 71.8% —
1993 Q2 231 214 17 7.4% 71.4% 70.5% —
1993 Q1 164 148 16 9.8% 75.0% 71.4% —
1992 Q4 216 194 22 10.2% 63.6% 66.4% —
1992 Q3 205 183 22 10.7% 88.2% 59.8% —
1992 Q2 226 211 15 6.6% 85.7% 67.0% —
1992 Q1 199 181 18 9.0% 62.5% 51.4% —
1991 Q4 219 201 18 8.2% 66.7% 65.3% —
1991 Q3 247 210 37 15.0% 40.0% 53.8% —
1991 Q2 228 213 15 6.6% 80.0% 58.2% —
1991 Q1 268 228 40 14.9% 60.0% 54.7% —
1990 Q4 242 210 32 13.2% 75.0% 50.6% —
1990 Q3 258 219 39 15.1% 38.5% 44.3% —
1990 Q2 308 269 39 12.7% 41.2% 41.7% —
1990 Q1 291 251 40 13.7% 12.5% 33.1% —
1989 Q4 325 283 42 12.9% 22.2% 31.8% —
1989 Q3 310 266 44 14.2% 52.6% 20.2% —
1989 Q2 334 271 63 18.9% 20.0% 31.5% —
1989 Q1 303 261 42 13.9% 66.7% 36.9% —
1988 Q4 348 311 37 10.6% 70.0% 39.5% —
1988 Q3 272 255 17 6.3% 81.8% 53.8% —
1988 Q2 318 297 21 6.6% 61.5% 53.0% —
1988 Q1 307 268 39 12.7% 85.7% 49.2% —
1987 Q4 255 232 23 9.0% 82.6% 59.7% —
1987 Q3 260 224 36 13.8% 93.3% 81.7% —
1987 Q2 179 166 13 7.3% 76.9% 63.6% —
1987 Q1 183 153 30 16.4% 54.5% 83.3% —
1986 Q4 162 136 26 16.0% 50.0% 74.1% —
1986 Q3 276 256 20 7.2% 80.0% 68.2% —
1986 Q2 173 159 14 8.1% 80.0% 79.0% —
1986 Q1 193 164 29 15.0% 77.8% 65.8% —
1985 Q4 173 156 17 9.8% 80.0% 82.5% —
1985 Q3 200 167 33 16.5% 77.8% 68.5% —
1985 Q2 181 154 27 14.9% 77.8% 67.3% —
1985 Q1 191 164 27 14.1% 58.3% 65.0% —
1984 Q4 184 159 25 13.6% 76.9% 65.1% —
1984 Q3 176 148 28 15.9% 66.7% 73.5% —
1984 Q2 167 149 18 10.8% 88.9% 85.7% —
1984 Q1 182 168 14 7.7% 83.3% 75.0% —
1983 Q4 148 134 14 9.5% 87.5% 91.5% —
1983 Q3 209 185 24 11.5% 50.0% 80.3% —
1983 Q2 167 151 16 9.6% 80.0% 75.4% —
1983 Q1 181 164 17 9.4% 50.0% 83.3% —
1982 Q4 167 146 21 12.6% 80.0% 86.5% —
1982 Q3 186 162 24 12.9% 81.8% 65.5% —
1982 Q2 169 159 10 5.9% 71.4% 90.2% —
1982 Q1 117 107 10 8.5% 62.5% 81.0% —
1981 Q4 186 170 16 8.6% 62.5% 87.9% —
1981 Q3 182 167 15 8.2% 37.5% 75.9% —
1981 Q2 261 227 34 13.0% 81.0% 72.4% —
1981 Q1 180 163 17 9.4% 71.4% 91.2% —
1980 Q4 239 217 22 9.2% 84.6% 86.1% —
1980 Q3 261 234 27 10.3% 75.0% 77.6% —
1980 Q2 319 284 35 11.0% 84.6% 46.7% —
1980 Q1 206 184 22 10.7% 75.0% 45.0% —
1979 Q4 262 240 22 8.4% 85.7% 67.2% —
1979 Q3 282 260 22 7.8% 92.9% 58.1% —
1979 Q2 248 219 29 11.7% 60.0% 45.9% —

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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