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Stroud

South West · E07000082 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
917
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
12.2%
higher than 54% of authorities
Majors in time
80.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.6%
94 allowed of 280 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.0%

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
1,064
in the window
Applications decided
917
in the window
Approval rate
87.8%
805 granted, 112 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 97 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
96.7%
rank 61 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 30 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
Major2676.9%80.0%
Minor20779.2%96.8%
Other68490.8%—
of which householder50191.0%99.4%
"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
01593172024 Q3: 269 received2024 Q3: 291 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 251 received2024 Q4: 257 decided2025 Q1: 317 received2025 Q1: 230 decided2025 Q2: 281 received2025 Q2: 273 decided2025 Q3: 283 received2025 Q3: 269 decided2025 Q4: 241 received2025 Q4: 247 decided2026 Q1: 243 received2026 Q1: 175 decided2026 Q2: 297 received2026 Q2: 226 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
85%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer 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 (E07000082). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 226 191 35 15.5% 80.0% 100.0% 297
2026 Q1 175 156 19 10.9% 50.0% 94.7% 243
2025 Q4 247 223 24 9.7% 100.0% 95.5% 241
2025 Q3 269 235 34 12.6% 100.0% 95.8% 283
2025 Q2 273 229 44 16.1% 100.0% 96.7% 281
2025 Q1 230 203 27 11.7% 100.0% 100.0% 317
2024 Q4 257 215 42 16.3% 100.0% 91.3% 251
2024 Q3 291 240 51 17.5% — 100.0% 269
2024 Q2 289 234 55 19.0% 100.0% 87.1% 341
2024 Q1 262 215 47 17.9% — 92.9% 319
2023 Q4 290 246 44 15.2% 100.0% 95.1% 322
2023 Q3 295 245 50 16.9% 0.0% 97.5% 330
2023 Q2 366 316 50 13.7% 100.0% 92.0% 375
2023 Q1 320 278 42 13.1% 66.7% 97.7% 421
2022 Q4 399 355 44 11.0% 66.7% 94.4% 372
2022 Q3 357 314 43 12.0% 100.0% 80.6% 396
2022 Q2 405 371 34 8.4% 50.0% 66.0% 428
2022 Q1 345 313 32 9.3% 0.0% 85.7% 459
2021 Q4 353 324 29 8.2% 100.0% 85.7% 437
2021 Q3 453 416 37 8.2% 66.7% 86.1% 427
2021 Q2 457 412 45 9.8% 100.0% 83.7% 533
2021 Q1 372 342 30 8.1% — 97.4% 466
2020 Q4 424 383 41 9.7% 100.0% 93.0% 423
2020 Q3 394 365 29 7.4% — 96.6% 414
2020 Q2 268 238 30 11.2% 100.0% 93.5% 363
2020 Q1 281 247 34 12.1% 100.0% 94.9% 402
2019 Q4 349 313 36 10.3% 100.0% 95.7% 363
2019 Q3 364 330 34 9.3% — 89.5% 380
2019 Q2 378 349 29 7.7% 100.0% 84.8% 381
2019 Q1 319 293 26 8.2% 100.0% 89.3% 394
2018 Q4 349 323 26 7.4% 100.0% 93.5% 382
2018 Q3 372 346 26 7.0% 100.0% 81.7% 388
2018 Q2 415 390 25 6.0% 100.0% 94.4% 402
2018 Q1 345 307 38 11.0% 80.0% 94.9% 446
2017 Q4 348 302 46 13.2% 87.5% 98.7% 358
2017 Q3 379 341 38 10.0% 0.0% 94.4% 390
2017 Q2 362 300 62 17.1% 100.0% 96.3% 424
2017 Q1 410 359 51 12.4% 100.0% 96.0% 444
2016 Q4 365 318 47 12.9% 100.0% 95.2% 396
2016 Q3 376 336 40 10.6% 100.0% 91.9% 406
2016 Q2 495 449 46 9.3% 100.0% 81.9% 457
2016 Q1 303 265 38 12.5% 75.0% 56.0% 445
2015 Q4 364 320 44 12.1% 16.7% 55.8% 314
2015 Q3 452 415 37 8.2% 50.0% 58.2% 429
2015 Q2 435 395 40 9.2% 57.1% 65.8% 465
2015 Q1 339 299 40 11.8% 60.0% 62.3% 450
2014 Q4 375 331 44 11.7% 50.0% 45.1% 356
2014 Q3 438 414 24 5.5% 57.1% 54.7% 419
2014 Q2 376 356 20 5.3% 100.0% 63.0% 443
2014 Q1 375 327 27 7.2% 62.5% 64.7% 484
2013 Q4 386 351 24 6.2% 63.6% 75.2% 384
2013 Q3 436 391 33 7.6% 60.0% 59.2% 437
2013 Q2 396 368 25 6.3% 75.0% 56.3% 441
2013 Q1 312 274 23 7.4% 42.9% 63.0% 410
2012 Q4 343 310 18 5.2% 57.1% 78.8% 351
2012 Q3 365 324 28 7.7% 100.0% 64.4% 378
2012 Q2 431 387 21 4.9% 40.0% 53.2% 383
2012 Q1 358 327 19 5.3% 25.0% 39.4% 437
2011 Q4 393 346 39 9.9% 50.0% 42.3% 388
2011 Q3 384 343 22 5.7% 57.1% 28.6% 398
2011 Q2 422 378 30 7.1% 33.3% 44.7% 457
2011 Q1 367 325 21 5.7% 50.0% 54.7% 445
2010 Q4 374 325 30 8.0% 40.0% 60.0% 396
2010 Q3 433 380 38 8.8% 37.5% 82.6% 442
2010 Q2 404 358 28 6.9% 62.5% 69.5% 449
2010 Q1 356 307 34 9.6% 46.2% 64.1% 416
2009 Q4 375 331 33 8.8% 75.0% 51.8% 403
2009 Q3 458 400 36 7.9% 80.0% 66.7% 441
2009 Q2 420 347 40 9.5% 85.7% 67.4% 492
2009 Q1 361 304 35 9.7% 57.1% 82.3% 443
2008 Q4 405 336 63 15.6% 86.7% 68.8% 422
2008 Q3 494 423 59 11.9% 52.2% 58.8% 477
2008 Q2 506 420 78 15.4% 11.1% 47.6% 511
2008 Q1 503 383 60 11.9% 22.2% 36.0% 565
2007 Q4 484 362 60 12.4% 20.0% 60.0% 570
2007 Q3 498 387 57 11.4% 50.0% 61.4% 559
2007 Q2 592 473 62 10.5% 28.6% 69.5% 578
2007 Q1 492 379 52 10.6% 63.6% 67.9% 650
2006 Q4 432 326 55 12.7% 62.5% 75.0% 533
2006 Q3 529 405 53 10.0% 75.0% 62.5% 493
2006 Q2 501 387 48 9.6% 71.4% 66.7% 575
2006 Q1 459 366 57 12.4% 62.5% 85.5% 606
2005 Q4 493 389 69 14.0% 66.7% 66.7% 453
2005 Q3 558 452 78 14.0% 22.2% 72.4% 585
2005 Q2 591 447 104 17.6% 63.6% 70.4% 588
2005 Q1 496 390 78 15.7% 60.0% 80.7% 647
2004 Q4 523 406 99 18.9% 62.5% 85.1% 544
2004 Q3 771 613 127 16.5% 45.5% 66.1% 637
2004 Q2 597 486 72 12.1% 62.5% 50.6% 705
2004 Q1 571 422 104 18.2% 33.3% 34.7% 619
2003 Q4 524 401 85 16.2% 18.2% 40.8% 506
2003 Q3 626 507 77 12.3% 0.0% 27.0% 645
2003 Q2 538 446 59 11.0% 11.1% 31.9% 668
2003 Q1 510 418 63 12.4% 50.0% 35.3% 580
2002 Q4 503 393 65 12.9% 27.3% 52.5% 593
2002 Q3 560 404 68 12.1% 15.0% 60.3% 570
2002 Q2 561 420 54 9.6% 44.4% 55.9% 592
2002 Q1 561 420 54 9.6% 44.4% 55.9% 592
2001 Q4 523 389 53 10.1% 36.4% 64.4% 472
2001 Q3 529 370 71 13.4% 10.0% 70.4% 529
2001 Q2 533 395 50 9.4% 57.1% 64.7% 547
2001 Q1 434 306 52 12.0% 0.0% 48.3% 536
2000 Q4 468 323 61 13.0% 33.3% 44.1% 488
2000 Q3 532 360 73 13.7% 63.6% 44.9% 522
2000 Q2 511 368 70 13.7% 12.5% 68.8% 525
2000 Q1 402 271 57 14.2% 33.3% 60.8% 507
1999 Q4 442 316 61 13.8% 50.0% 56.7% 441
1999 Q3 480 337 56 11.7% 50.0% 61.4% 480
1999 Q2 431 320 40 9.3% 37.5% 56.6% 505
1999 Q1 395 280 54 13.7% 40.0% 63.0% 498
1998 Q4 381 293 38 10.0% 66.7% 69.1% 386
1998 Q3 495 375 62 12.5% 80.0% 61.8% 484
1998 Q2 489 357 65 13.3% 100.0% 65.7% 503
1998 Q1 390 290 48 12.3% 83.3% 50.0% 508
1997 Q4 422 326 47 11.1% 33.3% 61.4% 380
1997 Q3 476 365 54 11.3% 75.0% 77.3% 511
1997 Q2 500 390 60 12.0% 66.7% 78.3% 495
1997 Q1 430 323 52 12.1% 38.5% 51.2% 492
1996 Q4 430 323 52 12.1% 38.5% 51.2% 492
1996 Q3 577 498 74 12.8% 86.8% 50.8% 459
1996 Q2 412 326 61 14.8% 96.3% 66.3% 414
1996 Q1 429 373 56 13.1% 25.0% 50.4% —
1995 Q4 430 377 53 12.3% 23.8% 59.8% —
1995 Q3 492 436 56 11.4% 33.3% 43.4% —
1995 Q2 428 371 57 13.3% 37.5% 39.4% —
1995 Q1 402 360 42 10.4% 26.7% 36.0% —
1994 Q4 398 340 58 14.6% 23.5% 46.5% —
1994 Q3 461 391 70 15.2% 30.0% 45.9% —
1994 Q2 457 410 47 10.3% 25.0% 44.5% —
1994 Q1 486 403 83 17.1% 54.5% 40.5% —
1993 Q4 495 435 60 12.1% 39.3% 38.7% —
1993 Q3 396 341 55 13.9% 25.0% 17.1% —
1993 Q2 431 373 58 13.5% 7.1% 22.2% —
1993 Q1 381 295 86 22.6% 40.0% 25.8% —
1992 Q4 438 369 69 15.8% 11.1% 34.7% —
1992 Q3 379 326 53 14.0% 31.3% 39.8% —
1992 Q2 407 355 52 12.8% 58.3% 38.5% —
1992 Q1 416 344 72 17.3% 37.9% 34.8% —
1991 Q4 403 312 91 22.6% 31.8% 29.7% —
1991 Q3 432 359 73 16.9% 60.6% 32.8% —
1991 Q2 458 357 101 22.1% 47.1% 24.1% —
1991 Q1 482 390 92 19.1% 28.6% 16.3% —
1990 Q4 426 325 101 23.7% 27.8% 10.5% —
1990 Q3 284 245 39 13.7% 71.4% 0.0% —
1990 Q2 304 262 42 13.8% 41.7% 0.0% —
1990 Q1 429 374 55 12.8% 77.8% 65.1% —
1989 Q4 486 425 61 12.6% 100.0% 69.2% —
1989 Q3 504 427 77 15.3% 100.0% 59.5% —
1989 Q2 548 480 68 12.4% 100.0% 61.2% —
1989 Q1 477 417 60 12.6% 80.0% 65.1% —
1988 Q4 480 420 60 12.5% 100.0% 68.8% —
1988 Q3 569 480 89 15.6% 100.0% 60.7% —
1988 Q2 506 443 63 12.5% 100.0% 60.9% —
1988 Q1 417 364 53 12.7% 77.8% 64.9% —
1987 Q4 394 345 49 12.4% 100.0% 68.3% —
1987 Q3 483 408 75 15.5% 100.0% 60.2% —
1987 Q2 435 381 54 12.4% 100.0% 60.9% —
1987 Q1 323 282 41 12.7% 75.0% 64.9% —
1986 Q4 349 305 44 12.6% 100.0% 67.5% —
1986 Q3 458 386 72 15.7% 100.0% 60.1% —
1986 Q2 396 347 49 12.4% 100.0% 60.1% —
1986 Q1 317 276 41 12.9% 75.0% 64.3% —
1985 Q4 326 284 42 12.9% 100.0% 67.0% —
1985 Q3 433 364 69 15.9% 100.0% 60.0% —
1985 Q2 405 356 49 12.1% 100.0% 59.6% —
1985 Q1 316 275 41 13.0% 75.0% 64.3% —
1984 Q4 334 292 42 12.6% 100.0% 66.7% —
1984 Q3 381 337 44 11.5% 100.0% 72.0% —
1984 Q2 481 408 73 15.2% 75.0% 76.5% —
1984 Q1 346 305 41 11.8% 100.0% 71.1% —
1983 Q4 338 292 46 13.6% 77.8% 77.3% —
1983 Q3 369 328 41 11.1% 90.0% 79.4% —
1983 Q2 460 395 65 14.1% 100.0% 76.6% —
1983 Q1 403 336 67 16.6% 84.6% 83.1% —
1982 Q4 349 306 43 12.3% 75.0% 76.7% —
1982 Q3 380 332 48 12.6% 83.3% 80.1% —
1982 Q2 394 337 57 14.5% 100.0% 74.4% —
1982 Q1 334 286 48 14.4% 75.0% 82.8% —
1981 Q4 372 304 68 18.3% 80.0% 87.1% —
1981 Q3 393 350 43 10.9% 86.7% 83.2% —
1981 Q2 575 463 112 19.5% 86.8% 91.4% —
1981 Q1 363 272 91 25.1% 95.7% 75.4% —
1980 Q4 403 312 91 22.6% 100.0% 80.3% —
1980 Q3 472 376 96 20.3% 90.0% 67.1% —
1980 Q2 523 434 89 17.0% 91.2% 64.8% —
1980 Q1 556 425 131 23.6% 86.4% 68.4% —
1979 Q4 493 398 95 19.3% 91.7% 67.3% —
1979 Q3 585 487 98 16.8% 83.3% 44.8% —
1979 Q2 474 376 98 20.7% 81.8% 50.5% —

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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