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Test Valley

South East · E07000093 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
996
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
7.2%
higher than 21% of authorities
Majors in time
90.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
90.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.2%
56 allowed of 192 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 12.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 197 184 13 6.6% 100.0% 96.0% 285
2025 Q4 252 229 23 9.1% 66.7% 78.6% 281
2025 Q3 292 278 14 4.8% 100.0% 97.6% 323
2025 Q2 255 233 22 8.6% 100.0% 90.9% 285
2025 Q1 216 199 17 7.9% 100.0% 88.9% 308
2024 Q4 245 222 23 9.4% 100.0% 100.0% 274
2024 Q3 274 252 22 8.0% 100.0% 90.0% 299
2024 Q2 263 238 25 9.5% 100.0% 96.4% 263
2024 Q1 237 214 23 9.7% 80.0% 91.7% 294
2023 Q4 281 250 31 11.0% 100.0% 82.8% 308
2023 Q3 284 259 25 8.8% 75.0% 96.6% 331
2023 Q2 292 267 25 8.6% 100.0% 92.5% 323
2023 Q1 315 279 36 11.4% 100.0% 84.8% 368
2022 Q4 352 314 38 10.8% 100.0% 88.6% 366
2022 Q3 328 298 30 9.1% 100.0% 88.5% 371
2022 Q2 339 301 38 11.2% 100.0% 83.3% 373
2022 Q1 285 259 26 9.1% 66.7% 91.3% 404
2021 Q4 356 327 29 8.1% 90.9% 396
2021 Q3 386 358 28 7.3% 100.0% 88.6% 459
2021 Q2 378 347 31 8.2% 100.0% 76.2% 461
2021 Q1 294 270 24 8.2% 66.7% 80.6% 416
2020 Q4 389 359 30 7.7% 50.0% 89.2% 470
2020 Q3 286 269 17 5.9% 75.0% 96.8% 369
2020 Q2 259 239 20 7.7% 50.0% 90.0% 293
2020 Q1 249 218 31 12.4% 100.0% 87.1% 346
2019 Q4 259 229 30 11.6% 100.0% 84.8% 319
2019 Q3 291 268 23 7.9% 100.0% 86.7% 351
2019 Q2 359 331 28 7.8% 66.7% 94.1% 415
2019 Q1 308 290 18 5.8% 66.7% 92.5% 405
2018 Q4 380 351 29 7.6% 100.0% 87.5% 369
2018 Q3 381 335 46 12.1% 100.0% 92.5% 418
2018 Q2 365 325 40 11.0% 100.0% 81.1% 462
2018 Q1 377 337 40 10.6% 100.0% 89.1% 427
2017 Q4 329 293 36 10.9% 75.0% 81.3% 412
2017 Q3 406 370 36 8.9% 50.0% 88.9% 412
2017 Q2 370 339 31 8.4% 60.0% 88.1% 410
2017 Q1 315 294 21 6.7% 100.0% 91.8% 441
2016 Q4 358 324 34 9.5% 100.0% 84.8% 395
2016 Q3 341 312 29 8.5% 100.0% 82.5% 440
2016 Q2 356 317 39 11.0% 87.5% 90.0% 424
2016 Q1 396 358 38 9.6% 66.7% 65.6% 409
2015 Q4 387 346 41 10.6% 36.4% 35.2% 373
2015 Q3 396 375 21 5.3% 42.9% 55.2% 465
2015 Q2 293 266 27 9.2% 40.0% 45.3% 425
2015 Q1 273 250 23 8.4% 50.0% 51.0% 378
2014 Q4 380 339 41 10.8% 50.0% 54.3% 339
2014 Q3 365 338 27 7.4% 40.0% 40.0% 403
2014 Q2 309 281 28 9.1% 0.0% 47.3% 397
2014 Q1 289 252 27 9.3% 62.5% 65.6% 411
2013 Q4 347 312 27 7.8% 56.3% 60.9% 343
2013 Q3 371 319 37 10.0% 66.7% 74.2% 432
2013 Q2 362 305 40 11.0% 44.4% 52.6% 390
2013 Q1 300 262 26 8.7% 54.5% 57.1% 377
2012 Q4 320 277 36 11.3% 63.6% 74.1% 345
2012 Q3 394 339 31 7.9% 55.6% 76.9% 410
2012 Q2 380 318 46 12.1% 100.0% 57.1% 423
2012 Q1 335 288 29 8.7% 72.7% 71.9% 449
2011 Q4 331 284 31 9.4% 20.0% 57.7% 345
2011 Q3 410 337 47 11.5% 30.0% 72.0% 424
2011 Q2 395 349 34 8.6% 83.3% 67.0% 416
2011 Q1 324 270 39 12.0% 50.0% 70.5% 432
2010 Q4 418 357 46 11.0% 75.0% 58.0% 395
2010 Q3 377 322 40 10.6% 69.2% 75.0% 448
2010 Q2 354 310 31 8.8% 87.5% 67.9% 422
2010 Q1 292 245 38 13.0% 57.1% 79.0% 410
2009 Q4 346 293 36 10.4% 100.0% 64.3% 359
2009 Q3 406 339 58 14.3% 25.0% 78.3% 391
2009 Q2 347 308 28 8.1% 75.0% 72.6% 403
2009 Q1 284 245 36 12.7% 80.0% 50.0% 351
2008 Q4 350 295 50 14.3% 55.6% 57.5% 358
2008 Q3 403 328 66 16.4% 69.2% 63.2% 440
2008 Q2 442 383 56 12.7% 78.6% 67.9% 477
2008 Q1 399 330 66 16.5% 75.0% 63.7% 509
2007 Q4 438 374 57 13.0% 61.5% 65.5% 456
2007 Q3 504 405 96 19.0% 90.9% 79.2% 563
2007 Q2 474 397 74 15.6% 100.0% 82.2% 569
2007 Q1 393 339 47 12.0% 90.9% 89.0% 544
2006 Q4 403 313 90 22.3% 90.9% 78.3% 439
2006 Q3 465 387 75 16.1% 75.0% 80.4% 450
2006 Q2 516 440 68 13.2% 100.0% 90.0% 544
2006 Q1 446 387 55 12.3% 88.9% 85.2% 586
2005 Q4 448 388 56 12.5% 88.9% 77.0% 476
2005 Q3 549 491 56 10.2% 100.0% 90.2% 580
2005 Q2 596 503 89 14.9% 90.9% 88.0% 596
2005 Q1 599 499 85 14.2% 20.0% 59.3% 642
2004 Q4 476 410 60 12.6% 11.1% 56.4% 539
2004 Q3 648 557 80 12.3% 71.4% 56.3% 592
2004 Q2 595 525 63 10.6% 0.0% 58.3% 644
2004 Q1 500 406 71 14.2% 42.9% 46.1% 609
2003 Q4 515 464 45 8.7% 18.2% 48.1% 529
2003 Q3 546 485 51 9.3% 40.0% 45.0% 585
2003 Q2 595 524 54 9.1% 22.2% 50.5% 599
2003 Q1 505 434 52 10.3% 33.3% 44.9% 623
2002 Q4 486 405 65 13.4% 40.0% 58.7% 519
2002 Q3 536 475 54 10.1% 25.0% 42.4% 560
2002 Q2 638 539 87 13.6% 60.0% 43.5% 560
2002 Q1 445 374 59 13.3% 30.0% 35.2% 645
2001 Q4 437 367 50 11.4% 60.0% 44.3% 459
2001 Q3 567 487 54 9.5% 37.5% 46.1% 507
2001 Q2 623 524 81 13.0% 16.7% 26.7% 538
2001 Q1 367 325 31 8.4% 18.2% 21.7% 550
2000 Q4 425 340 69 16.2% 50.0% 31.0% 452
2000 Q3 0 0 0 485
2000 Q2 481 415 49 10.2% 44.4% 36.9% 563
2000 Q1 407 342 52 12.8% 18.8% 43.0% 548
1999 Q4 432 348 44 10.2% 25.0% 40.7% 387
1999 Q3 534 434 66 12.4% 38.5% 47.9% 530
1999 Q2 443 385 33 7.4% 16.7% 35.0% 529
1999 Q1 332 271 32 9.6% 33.3% 24.7% 484
1998 Q4 406 340 44 10.8% 15.4% 31.3% 390
1998 Q3 455 404 36 7.9% 35.7% 29.2% 428
1998 Q2 413 360 40 9.7% 12.5% 41.6% 519
1998 Q1 359 304 43 12.0% 21.4% 52.3% 466
1997 Q4 408 341 43 10.5% 50.0% 36.4% 378
1997 Q3 424 361 52 12.3% 18.8% 40.0% 498
1997 Q2 470 407 42 8.9% 52.9% 46.3% 478
1997 Q1 379 323 32 8.4% 25.0% 52.2% 463
1996 Q4 362 304 45 12.4% 26.7% 52.3% 397
1996 Q3 408 337 45 11.0% 28.6% 45.3% 423
1996 Q2 399 326 52 13.0% 50.0% 46.7% 482
1996 Q1 345 296 49 14.2% 91.7% 59.7%
1995 Q4 335 293 42 12.5% 33.3% 81.3%
1995 Q3 398 365 33 8.3% 90.0% 68.3%
1995 Q2 396 365 31 7.8% 60.0% 67.8%
1995 Q1 371 325 46 12.4% 50.0% 65.7%
1994 Q4 337 295 42 12.5% 72.7% 57.3%
1994 Q3 347 301 46 13.3% 40.0% 54.2%
1994 Q2 424 369 55 13.0% 75.0% 68.8%
1994 Q1 326 281 45 13.8% 75.0% 55.6%
1993 Q4 327 276 51 15.6% 71.4% 68.4%
1993 Q3 323 281 42 13.0% 28.6% 54.9%
1993 Q2 356 322 34 9.6% 40.0% 69.4%
1993 Q1 343 303 40 11.7% 40.0% 58.5%
1992 Q4 346 297 49 14.2% 75.0% 60.9%
1992 Q3 370 299 71 19.2% 18.2% 40.3%
1992 Q2 365 306 59 16.2% 27.3% 33.9%
1992 Q1 381 312 69 18.1% 55.6% 53.8%
1991 Q4 337 259 78 23.1% 50.0% 59.6%
1991 Q3 431 364 67 15.5% 81.8% 50.0%
1991 Q2 318 264 54 17.0% 66.7% 54.7%
1991 Q1 305 276 29 9.5% 54.5% 35.6%
1990 Q4 377 314 63 16.7% 33.3% 38.1%
1990 Q3 521 442 79 15.2% 16.7% 61.4%
1990 Q2 471 404 67 14.2% 60.0% 63.6%
1990 Q1 444 364 80 18.0% 50.0% 48.3%
1989 Q4 476 375 101 21.2% 42.9% 60.8%
1989 Q3 570 464 106 18.6% 50.0% 64.7%
1989 Q2 599 461 138 23.0% 75.0% 50.0%
1989 Q1 568 446 122 21.5% 35.3% 58.4%
1988 Q4 621 497 124 20.0% 56.3% 31.4%
1988 Q3 680 562 118 17.4% 42.1% 62.4%
1988 Q2 726 598 128 17.6% 73.3% 64.7%
1988 Q1 486 415 71 14.6% 60.0% 66.2%
1987 Q4 534 456 78 14.6% 54.5% 77.4%
1987 Q3 652 558 94 14.4% 57.1% 71.9%
1987 Q2 523 454 69 13.2% 100.0% 75.8%
1987 Q1 396 342 54 13.6% 45.5% 73.2%
1986 Q4 486 430 56 11.5% 46.2% 66.0%
1986 Q3 581 398 183 31.5% 66.7% 74.6%
1986 Q2 384 327 57 14.8% 66.7% 71.4%
1986 Q1 450 395 55 12.2% 83.3% 79.8%
1985 Q4 399 342 57 14.3% 55.6% 81.6%
1985 Q3 461 405 56 12.1% 92.9% 82.2%
1985 Q2 360 325 35 9.7% 76.9% 75.6%
1985 Q1 445 391 54 12.1% 84.6% 63.6%
1984 Q4 416 358 58 13.9% 85.7% 81.6%
1984 Q3 403 348 55 13.6% 62.5% 80.0%
1984 Q2 415 372 43 10.4% 88.9% 79.5%
1984 Q1 422 372 50 11.8% 60.0% 79.5%
1983 Q4 404 354 50 12.4% 100.0% 78.0%
1983 Q3 445 401 44 9.9% 73.3% 73.7%
1983 Q2 390 335 55 14.1% 68.4% 67.9%
1983 Q1 319 285 34 10.7% 88.9% 67.2%
1982 Q4 470 408 62 13.2% 80.0% 76.5%
1982 Q3 380 338 42 11.1% 87.5% 71.1%
1982 Q2 347 303 44 12.7% 62.5% 76.3%
1982 Q1 344 298 46 13.4% 73.3% 67.8%
1981 Q4 527 447 80 15.2% 80.0% 76.4%
1981 Q3 608 509 99 16.3% 52.6% 59.3%
1981 Q2 619 496 123 19.9% 81.3% 54.1%
1981 Q1 562 452 110 19.6% 81.0% 72.1%
1980 Q4 425 365 60 14.1% 66.7% 69.0%
1980 Q3 587 500 87 14.8% 59.1% 55.3%
1980 Q2 644 546 98 15.2% 63.2% 42.5%
1980 Q1 505 411 94 18.6% 80.0% 37.2%
1979 Q4 473 399 74 15.6% 77.8% 51.4%
1979 Q3 486 416 70 14.4% 87.0% 53.4%
1979 Q2 515 430 85 16.5% 45.5% 54.7%

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1. 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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