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Ashford

South East · E07000105 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
991
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.4%
higher than 55% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
24.8%
70 allowed of 282 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 20.5%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 207 185 22 10.6% 100.0% 95.8% 378
2025 Q4 242 206 36 14.9% 100.0% 92.3% 333
2025 Q3 242 210 32 13.2% 100.0% 100.0% 327
2025 Q2 300 267 33 11.0% 100.0% 100.0% 315
2025 Q1 223 195 28 12.6% — 85.0% 370
2024 Q4 207 180 27 13.0% 100.0% 89.5% 345
2024 Q3 278 235 43 15.5% 100.0% 76.5% 327
2024 Q2 261 212 49 18.8% 100.0% 82.0% 335
2024 Q1 283 232 51 18.0% 100.0% 78.3% 359
2023 Q4 259 206 53 20.5% 50.0% 66.7% 353
2023 Q3 305 263 42 13.8% 50.0% 61.5% 345
2023 Q2 295 258 37 12.5% 0.0% 38.3% 390
2023 Q1 379 330 49 12.9% 66.7% 48.9% 403
2022 Q4 332 298 34 10.2% 25.0% 54.2% 401
2022 Q3 239 215 24 10.0% 50.0% 46.2% 393
2022 Q2 376 321 55 14.6% 75.0% 74.1% 404
2022 Q1 331 281 50 15.1% 80.0% 76.7% 394
2021 Q4 309 272 37 12.0% 100.0% 71.4% 380
2021 Q3 412 353 59 14.3% 50.0% 91.7% 410
2021 Q2 384 322 62 16.1% 100.0% 91.2% 493
2021 Q1 390 323 67 17.2% 100.0% 84.7% 465
2020 Q4 324 294 30 9.3% 100.0% 96.7% 382
2020 Q3 344 309 35 10.2% — 100.0% 392
2020 Q2 285 256 29 10.2% 100.0% 76.7% 297
2020 Q1 331 301 30 9.1% 100.0% 96.8% 349
2019 Q4 344 297 47 13.7% 100.0% 96.4% 340
2019 Q3 335 308 27 8.1% 66.7% 78.9% 374
2019 Q2 366 338 28 7.7% 50.0% 87.5% 374
2019 Q1 417 383 34 8.2% 75.0% 52.9% 381
2018 Q4 352 328 24 6.8% 33.3% 40.0% 343
2018 Q3 295 277 18 6.1% 33.3% 64.0% 413
2018 Q2 303 287 16 5.3% 40.0% 61.3% 397
2018 Q1 280 271 9 3.2% 85.7% 88.6% 384
2017 Q4 312 303 9 2.9% 100.0% 96.4% 350
2017 Q3 362 338 24 6.6% 85.7% 94.9% 379
2017 Q2 389 371 18 4.6% 100.0% 98.2% 396
2017 Q1 316 293 23 7.3% 80.0% 73.3% 433
2016 Q4 305 290 15 4.9% 75.0% 73.8% 338
2016 Q3 378 361 17 4.5% 62.5% 83.5% 364
2016 Q2 363 342 21 5.8% 100.0% 83.9% 423
2016 Q1 279 270 9 3.2% 75.0% 85.7% 381
2015 Q4 336 317 19 5.7% 50.0% 87.5% 319
2015 Q3 308 291 17 5.5% 60.0% 80.4% 327
2015 Q2 336 312 24 7.1% 50.0% 79.2% 369
2015 Q1 305 281 24 7.9% 83.3% 58.5% 352
2014 Q4 321 295 26 8.1% 45.5% 65.2% 326
2014 Q3 344 326 18 5.2% 80.0% 70.2% 347
2014 Q2 309 293 16 5.2% 81.8% 63.0% 346
2014 Q1 304 271 16 5.3% 63.2% 54.7% 345
2013 Q4 329 294 22 6.7% 60.9% 58.2% 317
2013 Q3 317 275 17 5.4% 38.5% 73.1% 341
2013 Q2 326 304 11 3.4% 50.0% 65.5% 337
2013 Q1 290 251 23 7.9% 56.3% 44.4% 310
2012 Q4 260 225 18 6.9% 14.3% 65.0% 343
2012 Q3 352 315 17 4.8% 78.6% 66.2% 312
2012 Q2 325 281 23 7.1% 58.3% 62.9% 358
2012 Q1 278 247 17 6.1% 46.2% 70.1% 347
2011 Q4 311 263 30 9.6% 76.9% 65.4% 273
2011 Q3 324 279 25 7.7% 42.9% 69.9% 320
2011 Q2 329 295 16 4.9% 46.2% 64.7% 366
2011 Q1 297 245 29 9.8% 25.0% 61.0% 343
2010 Q4 345 272 49 14.2% 69.2% 62.2% 359
2010 Q3 398 340 37 9.3% 73.7% 79.5% 402
2010 Q2 380 331 25 6.6% 72.7% 69.5% 423
2010 Q1 326 280 35 10.7% 60.0% 72.4% 394
2009 Q4 328 281 47 14.3% 100.0% 77.6% 368
2009 Q3 358 323 34 9.5% 91.7% 88.6% 390
2009 Q2 288 255 31 10.8% 59.1% 67.6% 370
2009 Q1 299 259 37 12.4% 60.9% 76.9% 336
2008 Q4 326 286 38 11.7% 73.3% 73.8% 328
2008 Q3 470 403 67 14.3% 64.5% 84.1% 427
2008 Q2 424 367 56 13.2% 75.0% 82.0% 480
2008 Q1 438 348 85 19.4% 48.0% 77.5% 506
2007 Q4 389 301 86 22.1% 68.4% 82.1% 497
2007 Q3 465 383 81 17.4% 86.4% 86.9% 531
2007 Q2 499 395 101 20.2% 94.7% 84.7% 535
2007 Q1 403 322 79 19.6% 86.4% 83.3% 535
2006 Q4 435 352 80 18.4% 69.2% 80.8% 484
2006 Q3 459 370 84 18.3% 100.0% 82.9% 524
2006 Q2 483 393 86 17.8% 70.8% 93.0% 530
2006 Q1 380 313 65 17.1% 33.3% 84.8% 549
2005 Q4 430 339 81 18.8% 57.1% 85.3% 448
2005 Q3 446 354 81 18.2% 50.0% 85.0% 488
2005 Q2 507 400 95 18.7% 66.7% 86.2% 509
2005 Q1 496 401 87 17.5% 52.6% 78.7% 562
2004 Q4 507 418 82 16.2% 44.4% 59.6% 507
2004 Q3 485 389 86 17.7% 75.0% 72.2% 564
2004 Q2 527 454 69 13.1% 25.0% 74.2% 541
2004 Q1 517 444 65 12.6% 53.3% 69.2% 583
2003 Q4 491 411 62 12.6% 41.7% 71.8% 545
2003 Q3 517 423 78 15.1% 28.6% 78.5% 541
2003 Q2 534 440 85 15.9% 50.0% 70.7% 555
2003 Q1 428 348 73 17.1% 30.0% 69.1% 548
2002 Q4 444 359 67 15.1% 25.0% 75.0% 466
2002 Q3 550 455 79 14.4% 23.5% 69.2% 529
2002 Q2 492 411 62 12.6% 25.0% 73.3% 490
2002 Q1 415 345 45 10.8% 10.0% 76.7% 547
2001 Q4 399 333 35 8.8% 75.0% 82.8% 435
2001 Q3 647 528 66 10.2% 33.3% 75.9% 616
2001 Q2 510 420 53 10.4% 44.4% 63.6% 515
2001 Q1 411 329 71 17.3% 50.0% 74.8% 457
2000 Q4 396 319 55 13.9% 50.0% 80.7% 437
2000 Q3 524 423 77 14.7% 57.1% 76.9% 498
2000 Q2 428 358 46 10.7% 52.9% 81.1% 503
2000 Q1 426 336 50 11.7% 58.3% 74.7% 455
1999 Q4 564 467 53 9.4% 57.7% 78.2% 549
1999 Q3 504 418 51 10.1% 43.5% 76.7% 439
1999 Q2 393 319 45 11.5% 66.7% 78.0% 478
1999 Q1 358 286 39 10.9% 29.4% 57.6% 417
1998 Q4 345 266 42 12.2% 27.8% 43.2% 301
1998 Q3 397 326 42 10.6% 76.2% 70.3% 400
1998 Q2 348 280 44 12.6% 57.1% 51.8% 342
1998 Q1 332 286 46 13.9% 37.5% 46.8% 398
1997 Q4 391 336 53 13.6% 0.0% 39.7% 325
1997 Q3 408 337 66 16.2% 7.1% 38.7% 413
1997 Q2 375 324 38 10.1% 33.3% 46.3% 440
1997 Q1 378 337 34 9.0% 27.8% 69.4% 456
1996 Q4 425 371 45 10.6% 58.3% 77.7% 429
1996 Q3 481 417 54 11.2% 37.5% 71.7% 475
1996 Q2 469 410 52 11.1% 9.1% 82.7% 519
1996 Q1 423 373 50 11.8% 55.6% 80.4% —
1995 Q4 405 347 58 14.3% 60.0% 78.5% —
1995 Q3 514 462 52 10.1% 42.9% 75.3% —
1995 Q2 562 514 48 8.5% 30.0% 81.5% —
1995 Q1 522 448 74 14.2% 46.2% 79.0% —
1994 Q4 343 293 50 14.6% 25.0% 56.2% —
1994 Q3 368 309 59 16.0% 50.0% 51.1% —
1994 Q2 423 374 49 11.6% 50.0% 77.2% —
1994 Q1 406 362 44 10.8% 61.9% 80.6% —
1993 Q4 324 257 67 20.7% 63.6% 64.2% —
1993 Q3 363 323 40 11.0% 71.4% 64.4% —
1993 Q2 262 209 53 20.2% 58.3% 64.4% —
1993 Q1 254 198 56 22.0% 22.2% 47.9% —
1992 Q4 276 245 31 11.2% 16.7% 60.3% —
1992 Q3 329 291 38 11.6% 53.8% 55.3% —
1992 Q2 376 321 55 14.6% 18.8% 51.2% —
1992 Q1 312 266 46 14.7% 45.0% 54.7% —
1991 Q4 385 321 64 16.6% 70.0% 53.6% —
1991 Q3 367 307 60 16.3% 42.1% 62.1% —
1991 Q2 409 329 80 19.6% 83.3% 55.7% —
1991 Q1 351 299 52 14.8% 66.1% 69.2% —
1990 Q4 344 286 58 16.9% 26.7% 36.0% —
1990 Q3 428 360 68 15.9% 21.1% 57.3% —
1990 Q2 426 337 89 20.9% 38.9% 53.5% —
1990 Q1 432 338 94 21.8% 50.0% 47.4% —
1989 Q4 394 303 91 23.1% 44.4% 48.4% —
1989 Q3 555 440 115 20.7% 37.0% 36.1% —
1989 Q2 534 453 81 15.2% 52.2% 41.3% —
1989 Q1 503 402 101 20.1% 40.9% 26.8% —
1988 Q4 499 403 96 19.2% 23.3% 16.3% —
1988 Q3 547 449 98 17.9% 38.1% 24.4% —
1988 Q2 448 355 93 20.8% 11.1% 30.2% —
1988 Q1 393 333 60 15.3% 62.5% 32.8% —
1987 Q4 435 363 72 16.6% 33.3% 24.3% —
1987 Q3 517 456 61 11.8% 58.3% 26.1% —
1987 Q2 325 294 31 9.5% 28.6% 22.3% —
1987 Q1 360 321 39 10.8% 66.7% 36.2% —
1986 Q4 487 427 60 12.3% 53.8% 59.5% —
1986 Q3 380 338 42 11.1% 64.3% 67.9% —
1986 Q2 324 291 33 10.2% 80.0% 72.7% —
1986 Q1 306 254 52 17.0% 72.7% 66.1% —
1985 Q4 364 304 60 16.5% 83.3% 79.9% —
1985 Q3 358 315 43 12.0% 71.4% 73.2% —
1985 Q2 329 292 37 11.2% 85.7% 70.2% —
1985 Q1 293 238 55 18.8% 33.3% 61.1% —
1984 Q4 277 241 36 13.0% 70.0% 69.7% —
1984 Q3 324 281 43 13.3% 88.9% 82.3% —
1984 Q2 297 266 31 10.4% 85.7% 68.8% —
1984 Q1 304 254 50 16.4% 80.0% 65.5% —
1983 Q4 254 217 37 14.6% 100.0% 75.9% —
1983 Q3 319 284 35 11.0% 66.7% 72.2% —
1983 Q2 338 296 42 12.4% 66.7% 67.6% —
1983 Q1 293 260 33 11.3% 33.3% 76.7% —
1982 Q4 239 216 23 9.6% 60.0% 72.1% —
1982 Q3 301 260 41 13.6% 62.5% 63.6% —
1982 Q2 324 281 43 13.3% 87.5% 76.5% —
1982 Q1 283 230 53 18.7% 50.0% 64.4% —
1981 Q4 276 234 42 15.2% 25.0% 65.1% —
1981 Q3 366 295 71 19.4% 64.3% 45.1% —
1981 Q2 426 344 82 19.2% 75.0% 38.8% —
1981 Q1 353 292 61 17.3% 57.1% 34.1% —
1980 Q4 363 297 66 18.2% 75.0% 35.8% —
1980 Q3 392 332 60 15.3% 50.0% 12.9% —
1980 Q2 444 353 91 20.5% 64.3% 23.7% —
1980 Q1 338 256 82 24.3% 42.1% 30.3% —
1979 Q4 240 187 53 22.1% 63.6% 13.0% —
1979 Q3 313 242 71 22.7% 58.3% 7.4% —
1979 Q2 197 163 34 17.3% 38.5% 8.2% —

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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