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Winchester

South East · E07000094 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
854
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.7%
higher than 18% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.7%
51 allowed of 184 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 10.3%

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
949
in the window
Applications decided
854
in the window
Approval rate
93.3%
797 granted, 57 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 35 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.4%
rank 136 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 75 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
Major2483.3%100.0%
Minor15783.4%86.0%
Other67396.0%—
of which householder50497.0%94.0%
"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
01533052024 Q3: 287 received2024 Q3: 305 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 238 received2024 Q4: 229 decided2025 Q1: 289 received2025 Q1: 253 decided2025 Q2: 225 received2025 Q2: 250 decided2025 Q3: 250 received2025 Q3: 225 decided2025 Q4: 228 received2025 Q4: 233 decided2026 Q1: 258 received2026 Q1: 210 decided2026 Q2: 213 received2026 Q2: 186 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
174%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT 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 (E07000094). 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 186 170 16 8.6% 100.0% 66.7% 213
2026 Q1 210 201 9 4.3% 100.0% 85.7% 258
2025 Q4 233 219 14 6.0% — 100.0% 228
2025 Q3 225 207 18 8.0% 100.0% 75.0% 250
2025 Q2 250 231 19 7.6% 66.7% 91.3% 225
2025 Q1 253 240 13 5.1% 100.0% 80.0% 289
2024 Q4 229 212 17 7.4% 100.0% 92.9% 238
2024 Q3 305 285 20 6.6% 100.0% 95.7% 287
2024 Q2 250 237 13 5.2% — 90.0% 241
2024 Q1 276 258 18 6.5% 100.0% 95.8% 284
2023 Q4 259 233 26 10.0% 0.0% 81.8% 239
2023 Q3 315 289 26 8.3% — 93.8% 262
2023 Q2 285 270 15 5.3% 100.0% 37.5% 287
2023 Q1 324 297 27 8.3% — 73.3% 262
2022 Q4 229 214 15 6.6% 100.0% 83.3% 271
2022 Q3 333 314 19 5.7% — 26.7% 258
2022 Q2 355 346 9 2.5% 0.0% 55.6% 318
2022 Q1 319 302 17 5.3% 100.0% 66.7% 287
2021 Q4 298 284 14 4.7% 100.0% 50.0% 294
2021 Q3 340 320 20 5.9% 100.0% 53.8% 314
2021 Q2 388 380 8 2.1% 100.0% 80.0% 396
2021 Q1 340 323 17 5.0% 100.0% 88.9% 365
2020 Q4 345 323 22 6.4% 50.0% 95.2% 358
2020 Q3 277 261 16 5.8% — 93.3% 347
2020 Q2 291 275 16 5.5% 100.0% 83.3% 299
2020 Q1 291 276 15 5.2% 50.0% 95.8% 363
2019 Q4 273 260 13 4.8% 100.0% 95.5% 315
2019 Q3 309 285 24 7.8% 50.0% 94.3% 353
2019 Q2 353 328 25 7.1% 66.7% 88.5% 341
2019 Q1 288 275 13 4.5% 100.0% 100.0% 341
2018 Q4 273 254 19 7.0% 100.0% 91.7% 300
2018 Q3 307 290 17 5.5% 100.0% 88.5% 286
2018 Q2 364 344 20 5.5% 0.0% 88.0% 389
2018 Q1 337 312 25 7.4% 100.0% 80.6% 360
2017 Q4 370 345 25 6.8% — 72.7% 387
2017 Q3 398 381 17 4.3% 0.0% 60.0% 339
2017 Q2 341 316 25 7.3% 0.0% 69.2% 278
2017 Q1 326 311 15 4.6% 100.0% 55.6% 351
2016 Q4 349 313 36 10.3% 80.0% 62.1% 309
2016 Q3 387 358 29 7.5% 50.0% 58.1% 326
2016 Q2 342 320 22 6.4% 100.0% 82.1% 410
2016 Q1 343 310 33 9.6% 100.0% 66.7% 365
2015 Q4 459 408 51 11.1% 100.0% 82.6% 508
2015 Q3 377 334 43 11.4% 0.0% 82.1% 369
2015 Q2 388 346 42 10.8% 50.0% 84.0% 423
2015 Q1 340 303 37 10.9% 50.0% 78.9% 405
2014 Q4 349 299 50 14.3% 100.0% 74.4% 388
2014 Q3 357 311 46 12.9% 71.4% 81.1% 392
2014 Q2 406 359 47 11.6% 100.0% 74.7% 401
2014 Q1 294 240 35 11.9% 66.7% 48.5% 438
2013 Q4 377 323 48 12.7% 60.0% 47.7% 324
2013 Q3 385 352 28 7.3% 63.2% 49.4% 359
2013 Q2 428 380 38 8.9% 55.6% 37.5% 421
2013 Q1 308 260 31 10.1% 33.3% 30.8% 429
2012 Q4 355 291 47 13.2% 14.3% 34.2% 313
2012 Q3 300 237 58 19.3% 55.6% 49.1% 347
2012 Q2 449 378 57 12.7% 69.2% 53.3% 383
2012 Q1 405 334 55 13.6% 28.6% 67.3% 433
2011 Q4 463 407 50 10.8% 52.9% 60.5% 462
2011 Q3 546 449 86 15.8% 38.9% 51.6% 496
2011 Q2 480 406 66 13.8% 16.7% 17.6% 501
2011 Q1 420 362 44 10.5% 18.8% 19.1% 408
2010 Q4 504 438 54 10.7% 28.6% 26.2% 398
2010 Q3 496 406 82 16.5% 23.5% 9.2% 527
2010 Q2 388 328 53 13.7% 33.3% 2.6% 416
2010 Q1 310 248 54 17.4% 50.0% 14.1% 403
2009 Q4 344 273 62 18.0% 88.9% 51.4% 417
2009 Q3 463 358 99 21.4% 58.3% 58.1% 473
2009 Q2 419 335 73 17.4% 58.6% 55.8% 476
2009 Q1 341 263 73 21.4% 70.6% 72.3% 450
2008 Q4 419 342 70 16.7% 76.5% 70.8% 397
2008 Q3 562 451 99 17.6% 63.0% 64.9% 517
2008 Q2 444 362 79 17.8% 53.6% 72.4% 559
2008 Q1 632 406 112 17.7% 62.2% 70.8% 724
2007 Q4 667 437 99 14.8% 80.0% 72.7% 716
2007 Q3 726 492 113 15.6% 60.9% 62.7% 728
2007 Q2 725 467 126 17.4% 66.7% 72.0% 734
2007 Q1 580 368 91 15.7% 70.6% 66.3% 758
2006 Q4 596 393 80 13.4% 80.0% 46.2% 653
2006 Q3 671 484 85 12.7% 58.3% 52.5% 705
2006 Q2 625 449 72 11.5% 33.3% 53.4% 681
2006 Q1 600 395 83 13.8% 50.0% 69.0% 765
2005 Q4 620 400 117 18.9% 42.9% 60.8% 622
2005 Q3 636 432 111 17.5% 52.9% 63.8% 686
2005 Q2 679 450 127 18.7% 45.0% 70.9% 720
2005 Q1 645 454 97 15.0% 36.8% 62.9% 756
2004 Q4 661 416 88 13.3% 27.3% 57.4% 723
2004 Q3 781 493 184 23.6% 77.8% 69.6% 735
2004 Q2 706 485 131 18.6% 31.8% 28.4% 764
2004 Q1 571 390 98 17.2% 60.0% 31.5% 760
2003 Q4 565 355 90 15.9% 42.9% 29.7% 675
2003 Q3 720 504 121 16.8% 29.4% 49.6% 743
2003 Q2 689 489 123 17.9% 50.0% 47.3% 740
2003 Q1 538 355 102 19.0% 50.0% 47.7% 772
2002 Q4 682 424 112 16.4% 44.4% 55.5% 684
2002 Q3 679 464 106 15.6% 60.0% 35.1% 709
2002 Q2 684 479 125 18.3% 16.7% 37.2% 710
2002 Q1 657 450 119 18.1% 9.1% 47.3% 740
2001 Q4 560 342 84 15.0% 66.7% 42.3% 698
2001 Q3 653 439 111 17.0% 42.9% 44.4% 699
2001 Q2 709 493 119 16.8% 60.0% 29.2% 737
2001 Q1 645 432 115 17.8% 13.3% 26.9% 718
2000 Q4 623 420 77 12.4% 0.0% 29.5% 608
2000 Q3 604 435 71 11.8% 0.0% 25.7% 658
2000 Q2 550 400 71 12.9% 0.0% 25.6% 696
2000 Q1 484 331 68 14.0% 40.0% 36.1% 666
1999 Q4 535 349 69 12.9% 0.0% 41.8% 542
1999 Q3 589 420 85 14.4% 33.3% 45.3% 605
1999 Q2 543 405 65 12.0% 16.7% 34.5% 589
1999 Q1 417 295 38 9.1% 16.7% 28.8% 519
1998 Q4 503 330 67 13.3% 62.5% 43.0% 502
1998 Q3 540 390 64 11.9% 40.0% 35.4% 559
1998 Q2 466 334 65 13.9% 0.0% 34.0% 592
1998 Q1 499 347 74 14.8% 25.0% 27.3% 561
1997 Q4 496 358 56 11.3% 41.7% 31.2% 465
1997 Q3 583 452 66 11.3% 42.9% 23.3% 597
1997 Q2 686 587 84 12.2% 45.0% 60.4% 485
1997 Q1 406 297 54 13.3% 28.6% 26.0% 513
1996 Q4 573 379 72 12.6% 9.1% 33.3% 521
1996 Q3 433 332 62 14.3% 40.0% 47.8% 596
1996 Q2 620 509 94 15.2% 70.0% 49.2% 635
1996 Q1 385 329 56 14.5% 33.3% 49.6% —
1995 Q4 403 353 50 12.4% 33.3% 53.3% —
1995 Q3 462 389 73 15.8% 23.1% 42.9% —
1995 Q2 452 391 61 13.5% 60.0% 53.6% —
1995 Q1 415 349 66 15.9% 20.0% 56.8% —
1994 Q4 398 327 71 17.8% 37.5% 51.4% —
1994 Q3 625 538 87 13.9% 16.7% 59.1% —
1994 Q2 481 406 75 15.6% 5.9% 49.3% —
1994 Q1 487 386 101 20.7% 33.3% 62.0% —
1993 Q4 385 319 66 17.1% 45.0% 52.0% —
1993 Q3 419 349 70 16.7% 30.8% 50.9% —
1993 Q2 381 321 60 15.7% 18.2% 58.4% —
1993 Q1 320 278 42 13.1% 72.7% 81.6% —
1992 Q4 271 206 65 24.0% 85.7% 80.9% —
1992 Q3 361 263 98 27.1% 30.8% 66.4% —
1992 Q2 378 286 92 24.3% 55.6% 69.3% —
1992 Q1 438 325 113 25.8% 66.7% 69.1% —
1991 Q4 360 278 82 22.8% 81.8% 76.6% —
1991 Q3 416 294 122 29.3% 63.6% 77.6% —
1991 Q2 422 317 105 24.9% 55.6% 70.3% —
1991 Q1 410 307 103 25.1% 77.3% 74.8% —
1990 Q4 409 289 120 29.3% 52.9% 66.9% —
1990 Q3 459 306 153 33.3% 83.3% 83.9% —
1990 Q2 456 340 116 25.4% 78.9% 73.1% —
1990 Q1 387 275 112 28.9% 50.0% 65.5% —
1989 Q4 476 320 156 32.8% 63.2% 68.3% —
1989 Q3 545 380 165 30.3% 66.7% 46.4% —
1989 Q2 601 456 145 24.1% 44.4% 50.6% —
1989 Q1 485 340 145 29.9% 38.5% 21.1% —
1988 Q4 410 296 114 27.8% 50.0% 35.0% —
1988 Q3 624 440 184 29.5% 36.4% 44.5% —
1988 Q2 622 461 161 25.9% 46.7% 48.7% —
1988 Q1 454 335 119 26.2% 33.3% 35.8% —
1987 Q4 403 307 96 23.8% 10.5% 43.2% —
1987 Q3 641 492 149 23.2% 15.4% 34.8% —
1987 Q2 373 293 80 21.4% 80.0% 55.9% —
1987 Q1 425 335 90 21.2% 72.7% 61.0% —
1986 Q4 393 304 89 22.6% 50.0% 61.4% —
1986 Q3 470 371 99 21.1% 42.9% 60.4% —
1986 Q2 428 350 78 18.2% 43.8% 50.6% —
1986 Q1 392 305 87 22.2% 46.2% 46.4% —
1985 Q4 296 232 64 21.6% 18.2% 70.7% —
1985 Q3 394 307 87 22.1% 66.7% 60.7% —
1985 Q2 353 282 71 20.1% 16.7% 60.7% —
1985 Q1 302 238 64 21.2% 71.4% 73.6% —
1984 Q4 310 216 94 30.3% 44.4% 73.1% —
1984 Q3 395 308 87 22.0% 45.5% 71.9% —
1984 Q2 447 345 102 22.8% 40.0% 74.5% —
1984 Q1 311 236 75 24.1% 57.1% 71.6% —
1983 Q4 328 264 64 19.5% 33.3% 74.4% —
1983 Q3 335 252 83 24.8% 69.2% 70.8% —
1983 Q2 379 291 88 23.2% 42.9% 72.6% —
1983 Q1 317 258 59 18.6% 57.1% 77.2% —
1982 Q4 361 281 80 22.2% 77.8% 65.9% —
1982 Q3 314 234 80 25.5% 40.0% 72.7% —
1982 Q2 373 299 74 19.8% 40.0% 80.3% —
1982 Q1 289 224 65 22.5% 80.0% 79.0% —
1981 Q4 285 225 60 21.1% 66.7% 81.1% —
1981 Q3 295 231 64 21.7% 64.3% 84.8% —
1981 Q2 458 354 104 22.7% 76.5% 77.3% —
1981 Q1 408 310 98 24.0% 54.5% 78.0% —
1980 Q4 412 301 111 26.9% 57.1% 71.3% —
1980 Q3 476 366 110 23.1% 80.0% 73.6% —
1980 Q2 422 318 104 24.6% 88.9% 71.9% —
1980 Q1 401 295 106 26.4% 46.2% 74.2% —
1979 Q4 442 316 126 28.5% 41.7% 72.5% —
1979 Q3 468 340 128 27.4% 78.6% 75.6% —
1979 Q2 485 368 117 24.1% 52.9% 64.5% —

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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