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Fareham

South East · E07000087 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
575
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
2.8%
higher than 1% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.5%
26 allowed of 80 decided
Decisions overturned
0.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 7.0%

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
594
in the window
Applications decided
575
in the window
Approval rate
97.2%
559 granted, 16 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 2 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
99.1%
rank 19 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 6 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
Major2788.9%100.0%
Minor10593.3%98.4%
Other44398.6%—
of which householder39199.0%99.7%
"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
0961922024 Q3: 172 received2024 Q3: 175 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 178 received2024 Q4: 177 decided2025 Q1: 192 received2025 Q1: 155 decided2025 Q2: 135 received2025 Q2: 157 decided2025 Q3: 141 received2025 Q3: 149 decided2025 Q4: 129 received2025 Q4: 134 decided2026 Q1: 174 received2026 Q1: 143 decided2026 Q2: 150 received2026 Q2: 149 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
60%
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 (E07000087). 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 149 146 3 2.0% — 100.0% 150
2026 Q1 143 139 4 2.8% 100.0% 100.0% 174
2025 Q4 134 128 6 4.5% 100.0% 93.8% 129
2025 Q3 149 146 3 2.0% 100.0% 100.0% 141
2025 Q2 157 156 1 0.6% 100.0% 100.0% 135
2025 Q1 155 153 2 1.3% — 100.0% 192
2024 Q4 177 174 3 1.7% 100.0% 100.0% 178
2024 Q3 175 171 4 2.3% 100.0% 100.0% 172
2024 Q2 168 161 7 4.2% 100.0% 100.0% 171
2024 Q1 162 161 1 0.6% 100.0% 100.0% 168
2023 Q4 141 137 4 2.8% — 100.0% 150
2023 Q3 173 170 3 1.7% — 100.0% 175
2023 Q2 162 153 9 5.6% — 93.8% 162
2023 Q1 189 181 8 4.2% 100.0% 100.0% 188
2022 Q4 191 183 8 4.2% 100.0% 95.0% 186
2022 Q3 189 177 12 6.3% — 71.4% 175
2022 Q2 255 246 9 3.5% — 88.2% 255
2022 Q1 258 249 9 3.5% — 89.5% 287
2021 Q4 220 212 8 3.6% 100.0% 94.4% 222
2021 Q3 289 283 6 2.1% — 100.0% 275
2021 Q2 321 310 11 3.4% — 89.5% 338
2021 Q1 293 274 19 6.5% 0.0% 85.7% 316
2020 Q4 238 228 10 4.2% — 81.0% 271
2020 Q3 230 216 14 6.1% 100.0% 92.9% 246
2020 Q2 153 148 5 3.3% — 86.7% 189
2020 Q1 208 200 8 3.8% — 91.7% 204
2019 Q4 207 200 7 3.4% — 83.3% 220
2019 Q3 209 198 11 5.3% 100.0% 90.5% 246
2019 Q2 249 237 12 4.8% 100.0% 91.9% 259
2019 Q1 201 192 9 4.5% 100.0% 88.9% 240
2018 Q4 239 233 6 2.5% 100.0% 100.0% 238
2018 Q3 229 215 14 6.1% 100.0% 90.9% 268
2018 Q2 255 245 10 3.9% 100.0% 90.9% 267
2018 Q1 215 200 15 7.0% 100.0% 86.7% 240
2017 Q4 235 227 8 3.4% 0.0% 88.9% 242
2017 Q3 240 233 7 2.9% 100.0% 97.0% 273
2017 Q2 279 271 8 2.9% 100.0% 95.0% 283
2017 Q1 238 232 6 2.5% 100.0% 95.5% 281
2016 Q4 289 278 11 3.8% 100.0% 92.7% 301
2016 Q3 256 245 11 4.3% 100.0% 86.7% 260
2016 Q2 289 278 11 3.8% 100.0% 92.7% 301
2016 Q1 276 259 17 6.2% — 85.0% 273
2015 Q4 243 232 11 4.5% — 81.3% 251
2015 Q3 245 233 12 4.9% 100.0% 85.7% 238
2015 Q2 257 250 7 2.7% 100.0% 76.2% 271
2015 Q1 222 213 9 4.1% 100.0% 69.2% 250
2014 Q4 222 212 10 4.5% 100.0% 79.6% 231
2014 Q3 254 238 16 6.3% 100.0% 52.1% 275
2014 Q2 269 249 20 7.4% 100.0% 57.1% 256
2014 Q1 168 144 21 12.5% — 58.5% 249
2013 Q4 213 187 24 11.3% — 64.1% 223
2013 Q3 214 194 20 9.3% 66.7% 69.0% 230
2013 Q2 242 213 27 11.2% 33.3% 41.9% 223
2013 Q1 189 172 12 6.3% — 52.8% 240
2012 Q4 197 169 25 12.7% 100.0% 44.7% 194
2012 Q3 237 198 32 13.5% 40.0% 42.6% 221
2012 Q2 217 193 23 10.6% 33.3% 48.6% 224
2012 Q1 229 210 17 7.4% — 44.7% 256
2011 Q4 245 218 25 10.2% 20.0% 32.2% 216
2011 Q3 175 149 24 13.7% 66.7% 66.7% 271
2011 Q2 213 192 20 9.4% 100.0% 59.3% 220
2011 Q1 188 152 34 18.1% 100.0% 66.7% 220
2010 Q4 221 187 31 14.0% 33.3% 66.7% 219
2010 Q3 265 227 35 13.2% 60.0% 35.3% 243
2010 Q2 238 212 24 10.1% 40.0% 72.3% 271
2010 Q1 201 166 30 14.9% 57.1% 61.9% 235
2009 Q4 241 193 41 17.0% 100.0% 90.9% 252
2009 Q3 209 180 29 13.9% 66.7% 76.9% 251
2009 Q2 243 221 21 8.6% 83.3% 80.6% 231
2009 Q1 167 144 23 13.8% 100.0% 87.8% 226
2008 Q4 211 185 23 10.9% 66.7% 92.6% 189
2008 Q3 320 275 41 12.8% 100.0% 86.8% 298
2008 Q2 344 286 54 15.7% 72.7% 88.7% 333
2008 Q1 324 283 41 12.7% 100.0% 83.0% 344
2007 Q4 355 304 50 14.1% 100.0% 85.4% 341
2007 Q3 339 296 42 12.4% 100.0% 79.5% 346
2007 Q2 374 311 63 16.8% 71.4% 88.7% 393
2007 Q1 287 241 46 16.0% 100.0% 81.8% 369
2006 Q4 377 322 55 14.6% 100.0% 93.4% 328
2006 Q3 360 304 54 15.0% 100.0% 82.3% 345
2006 Q2 372 310 61 16.4% 87.5% 90.4% 411
2006 Q1 308 256 52 16.9% 96.0% 85.3% 363
2005 Q4 393 325 68 17.3% 94.4% 88.1% 340
2005 Q3 359 298 60 16.7% 100.0% 85.1% 418
2005 Q2 418 358 59 14.1% 100.0% 92.8% 422
2005 Q1 324 257 64 19.8% 100.0% 86.7% 364
2004 Q4 397 331 65 16.4% 100.0% 93.6% 364
2004 Q3 460 366 94 20.4% 100.0% 85.1% 444
2004 Q2 456 372 82 18.0% 100.0% 92.0% 463
2004 Q1 384 319 63 16.4% 100.0% 82.4% 459
2003 Q4 390 320 69 17.7% 100.0% 88.0% 399
2003 Q3 438 347 91 20.8% 91.7% 86.0% 431
2003 Q2 490 419 71 14.5% 83.3% 81.3% 473
2003 Q1 374 321 52 13.9% 69.2% 79.8% 445
2002 Q4 391 339 52 13.3% 53.8% 67.5% 359
2002 Q3 445 375 70 15.7% 83.3% 46.5% 422
2002 Q2 360 317 43 11.9% 33.3% 44.4% 376
2002 Q1 338 284 54 16.0% 20.0% 41.3% 398
2001 Q4 315 274 40 12.7% 0.0% 46.2% 317
2001 Q3 361 327 33 9.1% 20.0% 42.2% 322
2001 Q2 351 307 44 12.5% 20.0% 47.0% 396
2001 Q1 274 244 30 10.9% 0.0% 39.1% 356
2000 Q4 315 270 44 14.0% 0.0% 35.6% 246
2000 Q3 281 247 34 12.1% 0.0% 45.8% 306
2000 Q2 372 327 45 12.1% 50.0% 43.0% 399
2000 Q1 259 236 22 8.5% 25.0% 31.1% 348
1999 Q4 262 217 45 17.2% 40.0% 38.3% 276
1999 Q3 328 278 50 15.2% 0.0% 42.7% 323
1999 Q2 288 259 29 10.1% 0.0% 59.7% 330
1999 Q1 278 244 32 11.5% 50.0% 62.7% 310
1998 Q4 340 285 55 16.2% 28.6% 57.6% 299
1998 Q3 304 262 42 13.8% 25.0% 50.5% 310
1998 Q2 306 264 42 13.7% 14.3% 60.5% 350
1998 Q1 281 251 30 10.7% 16.7% 40.9% 285
1997 Q4 255 211 44 17.3% 27.3% 51.5% 262
1997 Q3 298 259 38 12.8% 20.0% 45.8% 279
1997 Q2 284 245 39 13.7% 50.0% 46.8% 345
1997 Q1 254 198 54 21.3% 33.3% 59.1% 290
1996 Q4 228 188 40 17.5% 40.0% 58.0% 247
1996 Q3 267 228 39 14.6% 70.0% 51.6% 269
1996 Q2 258 218 39 15.1% 60.0% 70.7% 316
1996 Q1 73 65 8 11.0% — 57.1% —
1995 Q4 76 62 14 18.4% — 67.6% —
1995 Q3 147 129 18 12.2% — 65.9% —
1995 Q2 64 55 9 14.1% — 61.1% —
1995 Q1 95 76 19 20.0% — 64.2% —
1994 Q4 74 56 18 24.3% — 71.4% —
1994 Q3 71 64 7 9.9% — 62.9% —
1994 Q2 44 38 6 13.6% — 56.3% —
1994 Q1 35 29 6 17.1% — 64.7% —
1993 Q4 60 56 4 6.7% — 59.4% —
1993 Q3 65 57 8 12.3% 100.0% 56.5% —
1993 Q2 82 72 10 12.2% — 83.9% —
1993 Q1 80 64 16 20.0% — 59.1% —
1992 Q4 64 58 6 9.4% — 69.4% —
1992 Q3 81 72 9 11.1% — 56.8% —
1992 Q2 73 65 8 11.0% — 65.7% —
1992 Q1 40 35 5 12.5% — 61.5% —
1991 Q4 80 70 10 12.5% — 60.5% —
1991 Q3 51 41 10 19.6% — 78.9% —
1991 Q2 52 42 10 19.2% — 66.7% —
1991 Q1 46 40 6 13.0% 100.0% 64.7% —
1990 Q4 65 54 11 16.9% — 64.3% —
1990 Q3 91 79 12 13.2% 100.0% 84.6% —
1990 Q2 73 63 10 13.7% 0.0% 75.0% —
1990 Q1 77 65 12 15.6% 100.0% 53.8% —
1989 Q4 97 81 16 16.5% — 68.8% —
1989 Q3 118 99 19 16.1% — 61.2% —
1989 Q2 97 79 18 18.6% — 53.3% —
1989 Q1 103 85 18 17.5% — 68.4% —
1988 Q4 115 97 18 15.7% 100.0% 70.8% —
1988 Q3 96 85 11 11.5% — 75.0% —
1988 Q2 94 81 13 13.8% — 65.7% —
1988 Q1 93 80 13 14.0% — 62.5% —
1987 Q4 89 70 19 21.3% 66.7% 76.9% —
1987 Q3 286 231 55 19.2% 31.3% 54.9% —
1987 Q2 330 277 53 16.1% 42.9% 64.2% —
1987 Q1 238 186 52 21.8% 42.9% 69.1% —
1986 Q4 446 360 86 19.3% 27.3% 65.7% —
1986 Q3 297 246 51 17.2% 58.3% 70.1% —
1986 Q2 340 302 38 11.2% 15.4% 35.1% —
1986 Q1 262 213 49 18.7% 44.4% 59.3% —
1985 Q4 316 272 44 13.9% 38.5% 49.5% —
1985 Q3 316 276 40 12.7% 41.7% 31.4% —
1985 Q2 380 326 54 14.2% 12.5% 36.9% —
1985 Q1 293 252 41 14.0% 36.4% 41.4% —
1984 Q4 322 276 46 14.3% 25.0% 52.6% —
1984 Q3 339 284 55 16.2% 16.7% 41.7% —
1984 Q2 359 309 50 13.9% 36.4% 46.6% —
1984 Q1 262 232 30 11.5% 80.0% 49.5% —
1983 Q4 337 297 40 11.9% 25.0% 51.9% —
1983 Q3 330 283 47 14.2% 37.5% 55.0% —
1983 Q2 315 287 28 8.9% 40.0% 66.7% —
1983 Q1 298 272 26 8.7% 55.6% 66.7% —
1982 Q4 205 194 11 5.4% 25.0% 69.1% —
1982 Q3 323 284 39 12.1% 75.0% 60.4% —
1982 Q2 304 261 43 14.1% 87.5% 78.7% —
1982 Q1 253 219 34 13.4% 41.7% 68.2% —
1981 Q4 254 214 40 15.7% 55.6% 62.8% —
1981 Q3 287 244 43 15.0% 27.3% 60.4% —
1981 Q2 392 334 58 14.8% 73.3% 48.4% —
1981 Q1 327 276 51 15.6% 90.9% 69.2% —
1980 Q4 388 342 46 11.9% 54.5% 66.9% —
1980 Q3 425 351 74 17.4% 56.3% 50.0% —
1980 Q2 350 315 35 10.0% 40.0% 36.4% —
1980 Q1 394 337 57 14.5% 66.7% 57.3% —
1979 Q4 397 358 39 9.8% 66.7% 56.4% —
1979 Q3 402 361 41 10.2% 77.8% 69.2% —
1979 Q2 370 334 36 9.7% 85.7% 57.8% —

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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