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South East · E07000093 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
993
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
7.0%
higher than 20% of authorities
Majors in time
90.9%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
89.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.6%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 12.4%

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
1,164
in the window
Applications decided
993
in the window
Approval rate
93.0%
923 granted, 70 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 38 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
94.0%
rank 110 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 63 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
Major2588.0%90.9%
Minor24884.3%89.4%
Other72096.1%—
of which householder51596.7%96.9%
"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
01623232024 Q3: 299 received2024 Q3: 274 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 274 received2024 Q4: 245 decided2025 Q1: 308 received2025 Q1: 216 decided2025 Q2: 285 received2025 Q2: 255 decided2025 Q3: 323 received2025 Q3: 292 decided2025 Q4: 281 received2025 Q4: 252 decided2026 Q1: 285 received2026 Q1: 197 decided2026 Q2: 275 received2026 Q2: 252 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
64%
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 (E07000093). 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 252 232 20 7.9% 100.0% 87.5% 275
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 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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