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South East · E07000108 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
772
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
11.5%
higher than 50% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
83.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.2%
48 allowed of 170 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 21.7%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 175 150 25 14.3% — 92.0% 166
2025 Q4 185 163 22 11.9% 100.0% 70.0% 196
2025 Q3 194 178 16 8.2% 100.0% 76.2% 173
2025 Q2 218 192 26 11.9% 0.0% 92.0% 223
2025 Q1 187 176 11 5.9% — 92.9% 222
2024 Q4 223 190 33 14.8% 75.0% 69.0% 187
2024 Q3 187 179 8 4.3% 100.0% 80.0% 200
2024 Q2 241 217 24 10.0% — 84.2% 257
2024 Q1 141 132 9 6.4% 0.0% 69.2% 211
2023 Q4 198 177 21 10.6% 0.0% 81.5% 198
2023 Q3 216 206 10 4.6% 66.7% 87.5% 224
2023 Q2 258 232 26 10.1% 75.0% 86.7% 273
2023 Q1 233 218 15 6.4% 71.4% 88.0% 253
2022 Q4 300 276 24 8.0% 100.0% 72.2% 262
2022 Q3 252 221 31 12.3% 100.0% 74.1% 292
2022 Q2 267 236 31 11.6% 71.4% 75.0% 236
2022 Q1 282 264 18 6.4% 0.0% 63.2% 293
2021 Q4 307 284 23 7.5% 50.0% 81.6% 305
2021 Q3 307 284 23 7.5% 50.0% 81.6% 305
2021 Q2 282 267 15 5.3% 66.7% 85.2% 400
2021 Q1 266 249 17 6.4% 66.7% 77.8% 326
2020 Q4 252 238 14 5.6% 100.0% 78.8% 299
2020 Q3 245 218 27 11.0% 85.7% 77.6% 278
2020 Q2 198 182 16 8.1% 60.0% 76.2% 209
2020 Q1 217 197 20 9.2% 100.0% 90.0% 254
2019 Q4 254 237 17 6.7% 85.7% 90.9% 271
2019 Q3 254 235 19 7.5% 66.7% 80.0% 256
2019 Q2 266 245 21 7.9% 100.0% 55.1% 243
2019 Q1 202 178 24 11.9% 40.0% 46.2% 279
2018 Q4 250 226 24 9.6% 83.3% 77.3% 245
2018 Q3 272 249 23 8.5% 50.0% 71.7% 247
2018 Q2 240 215 25 10.4% — 82.1% 277
2018 Q1 257 233 24 9.3% 75.0% 68.9% 283
2017 Q4 252 229 23 9.1% 100.0% 85.1% 274
2017 Q3 274 243 31 11.3% 87.5% 85.7% 317
2017 Q2 281 236 45 16.0% 100.0% 74.5% 308
2017 Q1 274 225 49 17.9% 37.5% 59.3% 283
2016 Q4 255 230 25 9.8% 50.0% 63.8% 267
2016 Q3 266 239 27 10.2% 80.0% 66.7% 282
2016 Q2 277 217 60 21.7% 50.0% 62.7% 320
2016 Q1 224 179 45 20.1% 16.7% 71.4% 265
2015 Q4 230 192 38 16.5% 80.0% 79.1% 228
2015 Q3 239 198 41 17.2% 100.0% 79.2% 269
2015 Q2 213 182 31 14.6% 71.4% 76.5% 258
2015 Q1 197 168 29 14.7% 83.3% 75.6% 235
2014 Q4 216 190 26 12.0% 20.0% 69.6% 216
2014 Q3 225 197 28 12.4% 100.0% 78.3% 235
2014 Q2 259 222 37 14.3% 55.6% 57.7% 275
2014 Q1 228 191 30 13.2% 83.3% 63.5% 289
2013 Q4 238 212 18 7.6% 55.6% 66.1% 279
2013 Q3 203 168 26 12.8% 42.9% 72.5% 265
2013 Q2 243 193 38 15.6% 50.0% 58.3% 228
2013 Q1 161 131 26 16.1% 53.8% 54.8% 239
2012 Q4 217 179 31 14.3% 54.5% 64.0% 190
2012 Q3 199 157 30 15.1% 71.4% 58.6% 245
2012 Q2 219 168 31 14.2% 50.0% 63.5% 257
2012 Q1 208 165 33 15.9% 62.5% 76.7% 256
2011 Q4 256 194 42 16.4% 50.0% 68.7% 250
2011 Q3 245 186 45 18.4% 87.5% 69.7% 259
2011 Q2 226 165 46 20.4% 42.9% 65.3% 237
2011 Q1 231 176 39 16.9% 57.1% 60.8% 281
2010 Q4 224 185 27 12.1% 66.7% 77.4% 293
2010 Q3 269 233 23 8.6% 66.7% 76.5% 279
2010 Q2 257 195 45 17.5% 50.0% 82.8% 295
2010 Q1 209 165 27 12.9% 81.8% 81.8% 284
2009 Q4 241 202 23 9.5% 63.6% 80.8% 258
2009 Q3 260 231 18 6.9% 83.3% 78.8% 311
2009 Q2 232 193 27 11.6% 16.7% 73.7% 260
2009 Q1 258 188 50 19.4% 100.0% 85.7% 286
2008 Q4 263 204 48 18.3% 80.0% 80.6% 279
2008 Q3 309 235 50 16.2% 45.5% 58.9% 292
2008 Q2 341 283 53 15.5% 66.7% 70.1% 360
2008 Q1 294 215 66 22.4% 58.3% 71.1% 369
2007 Q4 292 220 55 18.8% 63.6% 65.1% 318
2007 Q3 311 248 54 17.4% 66.7% 59.7% 336
2007 Q2 321 239 68 21.2% 50.0% 68.7% 383
2007 Q1 309 226 69 22.3% 64.3% 73.9% 384
2006 Q4 295 242 42 14.2% 71.4% 71.0% 321
2006 Q3 340 253 72 21.2% 77.8% 70.8% 348
2006 Q2 365 285 62 17.0% 78.3% 70.0% 345
2006 Q1 290 214 61 21.0% 71.4% 75.4% 377
2005 Q4 290 207 57 19.7% 50.0% 65.7% 304
2005 Q3 331 266 51 15.4% 27.3% 59.7% 340
2005 Q2 360 279 54 15.0% 90.0% 76.3% 398
2005 Q1 280 207 57 20.4% 71.4% 65.6% 361
2004 Q4 323 252 58 18.0% 33.3% 74.4% 333
2004 Q3 327 259 55 16.8% 75.0% 73.9% 327
2004 Q2 381 306 66 17.3% 100.0% 85.3% 362
2004 Q1 342 260 71 20.8% 55.6% 80.9% 390
2003 Q4 349 274 61 17.5% 77.8% 69.9% 329
2003 Q3 349 280 52 14.9% 80.0% 84.3% 372
2003 Q2 396 323 60 15.2% 28.6% 77.9% 406
2003 Q1 305 248 42 13.8% 58.3% 69.3% 365
2002 Q4 301 262 30 10.0% 66.7% 73.9% 323
2002 Q3 356 278 61 17.1% 57.1% 74.2% 351
2002 Q2 354 284 55 15.5% 50.0% 51.8% 353
2002 Q1 282 233 42 14.9% 40.0% 57.7% 355
2001 Q4 294 243 46 15.6% 44.4% 69.7% 279
2001 Q3 282 245 31 11.0% 83.3% 64.3% 318
2001 Q2 323 277 43 13.3% 75.0% 68.5% 305
2001 Q1 249 215 32 12.9% 55.6% 47.1% 342
2000 Q4 240 200 35 14.6% 50.0% 56.1% 224
2000 Q3 318 266 47 14.8% 56.3% 54.3% 316
2000 Q2 282 249 29 10.3% 28.6% 55.4% 337
2000 Q1 265 238 25 9.4% 17.6% 54.3% 277
1999 Q4 271 245 24 8.9% 100.0% 42.5% 284
1999 Q3 267 246 21 7.9% 100.0% 55.0% 271
1999 Q2 279 262 14 5.0% 66.7% 53.5% 309
1999 Q1 222 183 31 14.0% 60.0% 57.7% 283
1998 Q4 256 224 28 10.9% 83.3% 44.1% 230
1998 Q3 399 341 48 12.0% 55.6% 53.2% 514
1998 Q2 395 343 46 11.6% 50.0% 56.5% 544
1998 Q1 455 384 56 12.3% 33.3% 56.6% 600
1997 Q4 347 302 43 12.4% 75.0% 59.9% 355
1997 Q3 380 336 44 11.6% 14.3% 55.2% 387
1997 Q2 392 362 26 6.6% 45.5% 71.0% 416
1997 Q1 386 315 69 17.9% 30.0% 67.3% 409
1996 Q4 431 341 84 19.5% 60.0% 59.6% 388
1996 Q3 389 325 57 14.7% 60.0% 64.1% 454
1996 Q2 407 344 58 14.3% 63.6% 67.1% 426
1996 Q1 389 328 61 15.7% 80.0% 85.2% —
1995 Q4 418 335 83 19.9% 68.6% 83.9% —
1995 Q3 496 404 92 18.5% 82.4% 84.2% —
1995 Q2 540 439 101 18.7% 61.9% 85.8% —
1995 Q1 411 348 63 15.3% 52.2% 83.9% —
1994 Q4 468 375 93 19.9% 78.3% 79.6% —
1994 Q3 531 417 114 21.5% 75.0% 80.6% —
1994 Q2 541 464 77 14.2% 73.9% 78.2% —
1994 Q1 429 362 67 15.6% 73.9% 71.4% —
1993 Q4 406 347 59 14.5% 77.8% 73.4% —
1993 Q3 506 428 78 15.4% 77.3% 68.9% —
1993 Q2 555 420 135 24.3% 62.5% 76.7% —
1993 Q1 375 310 65 17.3% 69.2% 68.6% —
1992 Q4 455 348 107 23.5% 82.4% 63.8% —
1992 Q3 549 455 94 17.1% 70.4% 58.4% —
1992 Q2 490 415 75 15.3% 47.1% 45.5% —
1992 Q1 432 337 95 22.0% 60.0% 41.3% —
1991 Q4 450 359 91 20.2% 58.8% 50.0% —
1991 Q3 516 412 104 20.2% 55.0% 39.5% —
1991 Q2 478 379 99 20.7% 16.7% 31.6% —
1991 Q1 405 292 113 27.9% 36.4% 25.5% —
1990 Q4 544 418 126 23.2% 53.3% 31.7% —
1990 Q3 497 387 110 22.1% 75.0% 17.3% —
1990 Q2 626 504 122 19.5% 27.3% 15.6% —
1990 Q1 498 434 64 12.9% 45.5% 16.8% —
1989 Q4 450 373 77 17.1% 44.4% 28.0% —
1989 Q3 571 484 87 15.2% 35.0% 20.2% —
1989 Q2 439 369 70 15.9% 33.3% 28.6% —
1989 Q1 548 468 80 14.6% 34.8% 29.0% —
1988 Q4 557 482 75 13.5% 53.8% 24.4% —
1988 Q3 606 512 94 15.5% 52.9% 23.0% —
1988 Q2 465 390 75 16.1% 53.8% 32.7% —
1988 Q1 428 367 61 14.3% 47.4% 31.7% —
1987 Q4 383 319 64 16.7% 45.0% 41.4% —
1987 Q3 307 254 53 17.3% 66.7% 39.8% —
1987 Q2 305 268 37 12.1% 37.5% 40.7% —
1987 Q1 231 204 27 11.7% 54.5% 49.3% —
1986 Q4 274 238 36 13.1% 57.1% 55.6% —
1986 Q3 250 227 23 9.2% 60.0% 66.3% —
1986 Q2 251 209 42 16.7% 66.7% 66.0% —
1986 Q1 234 201 33 14.1% 80.0% 65.9% —
1985 Q4 287 253 34 11.8% 60.0% 56.1% —
1985 Q3 241 209 32 13.3% 62.5% 58.0% —
1985 Q2 210 179 31 14.8% 83.3% 70.1% —
1985 Q1 247 220 27 10.9% 71.4% 47.6% —
1984 Q4 211 174 37 17.5% 100.0% 52.5% —
1984 Q3 233 201 32 13.7% 87.5% 52.2% —
1984 Q2 271 244 27 10.0% 85.7% 61.5% —
1984 Q1 262 220 42 16.0% 75.0% 57.3% —
1983 Q4 250 217 33 13.2% 55.6% 54.8% —
1983 Q3 219 188 31 14.2% 100.0% 51.2% —
1983 Q2 271 233 38 14.0% 60.0% 47.9% —
1983 Q1 220 196 24 10.9% 100.0% 59.2% —
1982 Q4 208 176 32 15.4% 50.0% 44.8% —
1982 Q3 213 182 31 14.6% 33.3% 40.3% —
1982 Q2 222 187 35 15.8% 33.3% 33.3% —
1982 Q1 181 154 27 14.9% 50.0% 44.1% —
1981 Q4 205 178 27 13.2% 0.0% 51.8% —
1981 Q3 226 192 34 15.0% 58.3% 37.9% —
1981 Q2 311 263 48 15.4% 50.0% 38.2% —
1981 Q1 289 247 42 14.5% 91.7% 43.3% —
1980 Q4 285 232 53 18.6% 54.5% 48.1% —
1980 Q3 356 286 70 19.7% 70.0% 35.2% —
1980 Q2 328 264 64 19.5% 58.3% 36.1% —
1980 Q1 313 245 68 21.7% 57.1% 33.6% —
1979 Q4 339 287 52 15.3% 50.0% 41.7% —
1979 Q3 340 283 57 16.8% 70.0% 27.2% —
1979 Q2 286 253 33 11.5% 75.0% 46.6% —

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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