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Dartford

South East · E07000107 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
596
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
23.5%
higher than 94% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.3%
66 allowed of 233 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 28.8%

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
592
in the window
Applications decided
596
in the window
Approval rate
76.5%
456 granted, 140 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 158 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
94.6%
rank 98 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 56 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
Major22100.0%100.0%
Minor12570.4%87.7%
Other44977.1%—
of which householder36876.4%97.0%
"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
0951902024 Q3: 122 received2024 Q3: 120 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 122 received2024 Q4: 119 decided2025 Q1: 190 received2025 Q1: 129 decided2025 Q2: 136 received2025 Q2: 154 decided2025 Q3: 151 received2025 Q3: 170 decided2025 Q4: 142 received2025 Q4: 139 decided2026 Q1: 154 received2026 Q1: 132 decided2026 Q2: 145 received2026 Q2: 155 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
96%
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 (E07000107). 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 155 115 40 25.8% 100.0% 94.7% 145
2026 Q1 132 104 28 21.2% 100.0% 92.3% 154
2025 Q4 139 99 40 28.8% 100.0% 87.5% 142
2025 Q3 170 138 32 18.8% — 76.5% 151
2025 Q2 154 128 26 16.9% 100.0% 100.0% 136
2025 Q1 129 107 22 17.1% 100.0% 76.9% 190
2024 Q4 119 95 24 20.2% 100.0% 87.5% 122
2024 Q3 120 96 24 20.0% 100.0% 100.0% 122
2024 Q2 148 108 40 27.0% 100.0% 92.3% 132
2024 Q1 133 96 37 27.8% 100.0% 73.3% 150
2023 Q4 138 112 26 18.8% 100.0% 100.0% 140
2023 Q3 136 101 35 25.7% 100.0% 100.0% 144
2023 Q2 179 142 37 20.7% 100.0% 80.0% 163
2023 Q1 150 130 20 13.3% 50.0% 66.7% 177
2022 Q4 153 117 36 23.5% 100.0% 54.5% 171
2022 Q3 157 135 22 14.0% — 47.1% 155
2022 Q2 166 143 23 13.9% 100.0% 42.9% 159
2022 Q1 161 140 21 13.0% — 63.6% 178
2021 Q4 179 162 17 9.5% 33.3% 66.7% 181
2021 Q3 231 216 15 6.5% 33.3% 33.3% 194
2021 Q2 229 215 14 6.1% — 33.3% 215
2021 Q1 126 115 11 8.7% 100.0% 16.7% 224
2020 Q4 128 121 7 5.5% 100.0% 33.3% 173
2020 Q3 161 152 9 5.6% 83.3% 57.1% 153
2020 Q2 136 122 14 10.3% 100.0% 85.7% 146
2020 Q1 158 145 13 8.2% 66.7% 42.9% 196
2019 Q4 119 106 13 10.9% 100.0% 33.3% 143
2019 Q3 167 144 23 13.8% 50.0% 57.1% 162
2019 Q2 177 155 22 12.4% 100.0% 86.7% 173
2019 Q1 165 153 12 7.3% — 58.3% 188
2018 Q4 162 138 24 14.8% 100.0% 76.5% 161
2018 Q3 180 162 18 10.0% 66.7% 69.2% 183
2018 Q2 193 172 21 10.9% 75.0% 36.4% 180
2018 Q1 157 137 20 12.7% — 64.3% 196
2017 Q4 144 117 27 18.8% 66.7% 55.6% 175
2017 Q3 163 135 28 17.2% 100.0% 93.8% 201
2017 Q2 187 173 14 7.5% 100.0% 80.0% 187
2017 Q1 157 133 24 15.3% 100.0% 94.4% 197
2016 Q4 145 123 22 15.2% 100.0% 81.0% 169
2016 Q3 206 176 30 14.6% 80.0% 84.6% 174
2016 Q2 157 134 23 14.6% 100.0% 89.5% 222
2016 Q1 156 128 28 17.9% 100.0% 92.9% 199
2015 Q4 141 127 14 9.9% 66.7% 95.5% 166
2015 Q3 187 165 22 11.8% 50.0% 94.9% 221
2015 Q2 192 173 19 9.9% 80.0% 84.0% 198
2015 Q1 135 124 11 8.1% 57.1% 84.0% 204
2014 Q4 161 145 16 9.9% 85.7% 77.8% 174
2014 Q3 138 111 27 19.6% 100.0% 83.3% 166
2014 Q2 123 108 15 12.2% 100.0% 76.2% 168
2014 Q1 178 141 17 9.6% 66.7% 75.9% 146
2013 Q4 119 94 16 13.4% 62.5% 73.9% 154
2013 Q3 151 117 16 10.6% 80.0% 90.0% 134
2013 Q2 175 143 16 9.1% 16.7% 96.6% 188
2013 Q1 122 103 8 6.6% 57.1% 79.2% 148
2012 Q4 159 131 9 5.7% 50.0% 79.3% 150
2012 Q3 173 131 19 11.0% 66.7% 78.9% 170
2012 Q2 156 120 22 14.1% 50.0% 70.6% 175
2012 Q1 153 121 19 12.4% 62.5% 72.4% 150
2011 Q4 159 127 19 11.9% 33.3% 71.4% 176
2011 Q3 161 119 20 12.4% 80.0% 83.9% 170
2011 Q2 166 129 21 12.7% 62.5% 100.0% 180
2011 Q1 125 102 10 8.0% 100.0% 92.6% 163
2010 Q4 148 122 20 13.5% 82.4% 88.0% 132
2010 Q3 163 116 26 16.0% 55.6% 90.6% 159
2010 Q2 190 151 26 13.7% 66.7% 90.0% 172
2010 Q1 125 93 16 12.8% 80.0% 88.9% 167
2009 Q4 156 109 27 17.3% 60.0% 96.8% 167
2009 Q3 165 118 31 18.8% 50.0% 84.8% 156
2009 Q2 145 109 20 13.8% 85.7% 87.0% 169
2009 Q1 145 120 17 11.7% 83.3% 91.2% 150
2008 Q4 210 148 48 22.9% 66.7% 83.3% 172
2008 Q3 191 148 35 18.3% 62.5% 81.8% 197
2008 Q2 243 182 50 20.6% 62.5% 76.3% 241
2008 Q1 194 155 31 16.0% 84.6% 71.7% 207
2007 Q4 200 150 41 20.5% 55.6% 72.5% 198
2007 Q3 224 177 35 15.6% 75.0% 65.5% 217
2007 Q2 220 171 29 13.2% 75.0% 72.2% 257
2007 Q1 217 165 38 17.5% 70.0% 67.9% 223
2006 Q4 273 173 43 15.8% 83.3% 67.3% 235
2006 Q3 262 184 31 11.8% 50.0% 65.0% 313
2006 Q2 290 211 50 17.2% 77.8% 73.2% 310
2006 Q1 286 215 32 11.2% 61.5% 76.7% 310
2005 Q4 268 206 44 16.4% 0.0% 58.8% 300
2005 Q3 267 217 34 12.7% 42.9% 67.1% 272
2005 Q2 293 244 41 14.0% 42.9% 59.3% 306
2005 Q1 209 166 40 19.1% 50.0% 59.2% 274
2004 Q4 235 202 28 11.9% 20.0% 42.9% 240
2004 Q3 278 229 44 15.8% 40.0% 78.4% 269
2004 Q2 262 211 47 17.9% 16.7% 67.2% 320
2004 Q1 210 170 36 17.1% 50.0% 58.5% 279
2003 Q4 264 231 28 10.6% 66.7% 53.7% 226
2003 Q3 253 217 34 13.4% 85.7% 75.4% 281
2003 Q2 307 264 39 12.7% 33.3% 74.7% 279
2003 Q1 202 171 29 14.4% 100.0% 63.8% 241
2002 Q4 251 206 36 14.3% 0.0% 71.4% 249
2002 Q3 291 243 41 14.1% 28.6% 52.9% 251
2002 Q2 257 226 23 8.9% 57.1% 50.7% 272
2002 Q1 208 176 25 12.0% 60.0% 71.1% 249
2001 Q4 218 183 20 9.2% 42.9% 50.0% 208
2001 Q3 235 185 28 11.9% 0.0% 62.7% 203
2001 Q2 242 205 17 7.0% 87.5% 64.2% 266
2001 Q1 177 153 11 6.2% 0.0% 71.0% 233
2000 Q4 236 179 51 21.6% 0.0% 50.8% 183
2000 Q3 216 181 28 13.0% 25.0% 60.8% 248
2000 Q2 211 182 23 10.9% 16.7% 68.9% 233
2000 Q1 187 158 23 12.3% 0.0% 58.2% 217
1999 Q4 238 204 20 8.4% 23.1% 50.7% 207
1999 Q3 243 215 21 8.6% 20.0% 48.7% 191
1999 Q2 209 177 29 13.9% 41.7% 40.4% 239
1999 Q1 218 187 20 9.2% 8.3% 42.2% 205
1998 Q4 175 144 23 13.1% 50.0% 37.0% 203
1998 Q3 203 173 18 8.9% 50.0% 44.4% 203
1998 Q2 223 201 15 6.7% 27.3% 47.7% 261
1998 Q1 197 171 21 10.7% 40.0% 46.5% 209
1997 Q4 187 166 15 8.0% 11.1% 17.5% 193
1997 Q3 157 140 12 7.6% 41.7% 57.6% 206
1997 Q2 161 125 16 9.9% 40.0% 57.5% 200
1997 Q1 158 142 12 7.6% 33.3% 37.8% 174
1996 Q4 130 120 7 5.4% 37.5% 70.6% 193
1996 Q3 162 155 7 4.3% 20.0% 48.0% 168
1996 Q2 163 142 17 10.4% 62.5% 54.0% 183
1996 Q1 138 111 27 19.6% 57.1% 61.5% —
1995 Q4 162 140 22 13.6% 80.0% 55.9% —
1995 Q3 190 160 30 15.8% 100.0% 59.0% —
1995 Q2 205 176 29 14.1% 100.0% 64.5% —
1995 Q1 161 133 28 17.4% 50.0% 52.8% —
1994 Q4 188 162 26 13.8% 60.0% 69.1% —
1994 Q3 197 167 30 15.2% 83.3% 67.2% —
1994 Q2 206 176 30 14.6% 83.3% 57.5% —
1994 Q1 158 132 26 16.5% 60.0% 54.8% —
1993 Q4 176 143 33 18.8% 56.3% 62.7% —
1993 Q3 174 151 23 13.2% 53.8% 49.0% —
1993 Q2 209 175 34 16.3% 37.5% 41.5% —
1993 Q1 179 150 29 16.2% 61.5% 43.9% —
1992 Q4 160 136 24 15.0% 63.6% 41.8% —
1992 Q3 194 168 26 13.4% 66.7% 41.9% —
1992 Q2 165 140 25 15.2% 80.0% 51.2% —
1992 Q1 134 121 13 9.7% 50.0% 44.7% —
1991 Q4 184 163 21 11.4% 47.1% 53.8% —
1991 Q3 209 182 27 12.9% 70.6% 33.3% —
1991 Q2 197 162 35 17.8% 59.3% 43.4% —
1991 Q1 172 147 25 14.5% 80.0% 43.6% —
1990 Q4 168 143 25 14.9% 45.5% 18.2% —
1990 Q3 284 243 41 14.4% 41.7% 21.4% —
1990 Q2 215 182 33 15.3% 40.9% 8.7% —
1990 Q1 198 161 37 18.7% 38.1% 11.3% —
1989 Q4 210 172 38 18.1% 64.3% 15.1% —
1989 Q3 273 254 19 7.0% 52.4% 21.9% —
1989 Q2 227 198 29 12.8% 60.0% 25.4% —
1989 Q1 145 118 27 18.6% 70.0% 34.0% —
1988 Q4 174 157 17 9.8% 72.7% 28.0% —
1988 Q3 241 210 31 12.9% 100.0% 47.1% —
1988 Q2 203 180 23 11.3% 40.0% 35.5% —
1988 Q1 137 120 17 12.4% 69.2% 42.0% —
1987 Q4 150 134 16 10.7% 69.2% 30.4% —
1987 Q3 231 204 27 11.7% 83.3% 20.6% —
1987 Q2 232 205 27 11.6% 60.0% 42.9% —
1987 Q1 160 141 19 11.9% 33.3% 27.7% —
1986 Q4 179 152 27 15.1% 88.2% 27.9% —
1986 Q3 230 213 17 7.4% 62.5% 41.8% —
1986 Q2 158 137 21 13.3% 55.6% 33.9% —
1986 Q1 208 175 33 15.9% 44.4% 53.5% —
1985 Q4 165 140 25 15.2% 100.0% 32.8% —
1985 Q3 200 174 26 13.0% 75.0% 42.6% —
1985 Q2 162 140 22 13.6% 85.7% 36.6% —
1985 Q1 188 162 26 13.8% 100.0% 50.7% —
1984 Q4 168 144 24 14.3% 33.3% 63.3% —
1984 Q3 162 143 19 11.7% 100.0% 48.8% —
1984 Q2 204 164 40 19.6% 100.0% 69.2% —
1984 Q1 168 137 31 18.5% 100.0% 62.0% —
1983 Q4 205 172 33 16.1% 80.0% 52.9% —
1983 Q3 184 166 18 9.8% 62.5% 48.8% —
1983 Q2 201 181 20 10.0% 66.7% 32.5% —
1983 Q1 194 169 25 12.9% 0.0% 48.8% —
1982 Q4 151 137 14 9.3% 100.0% 41.4% —
1982 Q3 169 152 17 10.1% 33.3% 27.3% —
1982 Q2 186 163 23 12.4% 50.0% 40.6% —
1982 Q1 183 155 28 15.3% 25.0% 44.4% —
1981 Q4 191 162 29 15.2% 100.0% 58.0% —
1981 Q3 224 197 27 12.1% 11.1% 25.5% —
1981 Q2 258 227 31 12.0% 100.0% 15.8% —
1981 Q1 216 188 28 13.0% 55.6% 17.8% —
1980 Q4 223 194 29 13.0% 50.0% 32.3% —
1980 Q3 221 193 28 12.7% — 24.5% —
1980 Q2 240 219 21 8.8% 60.0% 19.6% —
1980 Q1 203 177 26 12.8% 0.0% 7.5% —
1979 Q4 245 223 22 9.0% 25.0% 10.6% —
1979 Q3 251 221 30 12.0% 50.0% 12.8% —
1979 Q2 222 195 27 12.2% 66.7% 7.7% —

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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