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South East · E07000108 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
732
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
10.5%
higher than 41% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
83.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.2%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 17.9%

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
727
in the window
Applications decided
732
in the window
Approval rate
89.5%
655 granted, 77 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 73 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.2%
rank 140 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 78 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
Major2792.6%100.0%
Minor20583.4%83.3%
Other50091.8%—
of which householder34992.8%95.5%
"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
01122232024 Q3: 200 received2024 Q3: 187 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 187 received2024 Q4: 223 decided2025 Q1: 222 received2025 Q1: 187 decided2025 Q2: 223 received2025 Q2: 218 decided2025 Q3: 173 received2025 Q3: 194 decided2025 Q4: 196 received2025 Q4: 185 decided2026 Q1: 166 received2026 Q1: 175 decided2026 Q2: 192 received2026 Q2: 178 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
108%
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 (E07000108). 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 178 164 14 7.9% 100.0% 91.7% 192
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 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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