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Gravesham

South East · E07000109 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
619
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
25.2%
higher than 97% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
26.8%
86 allowed of 321 decided
Decisions overturned
2.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 40.3%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 137 104 33 24.1% 91.7% 159
2025 Q4 180 133 47 26.1% 100.0% 91.3% 141
2025 Q3 178 129 49 27.5% 84.6% 168
2025 Q2 124 97 27 21.8% 100.0% 170
2025 Q1 145 90 55 37.9% 100.0% 100.0% 180
2024 Q4 141 98 43 30.5% 100.0% 100.0% 163
2024 Q3 158 110 48 30.4% 100.0% 77.8% 153
2024 Q2 149 111 38 25.5% 79.2% 155
2024 Q1 145 106 39 26.9% 100.0% 95.2% 144
2023 Q4 161 111 50 31.1% 100.0% 100.0% 180
2023 Q3 161 98 63 39.1% 100.0% 94.7% 154
2023 Q2 193 133 60 31.1% 96.4% 191
2023 Q1 178 112 66 37.1% 66.7% 92.6% 200
2022 Q4 184 129 55 29.9% 100.0% 83.3% 182
2022 Q3 211 126 85 40.3% 100.0% 92.3% 212
2022 Q2 211 156 55 26.1% 89.5% 199
2022 Q1 198 153 45 22.7% 100.0% 100.0% 233
2021 Q4 209 140 69 33.0% 100.0% 212
2021 Q3 244 202 42 17.2% 100.0% 100.0% 217
2021 Q2 258 192 66 25.6% 100.0% 100.0% 278
2021 Q1 236 183 53 22.5% 85.0% 267
2020 Q4 178 128 50 28.1% 100.0% 100.0% 223
2020 Q3 166 130 36 21.7% 100.0% 213
2020 Q2 202 161 41 20.3% 95.8% 145
2020 Q1 184 121 63 34.2% 87.5% 200
2019 Q4 230 154 76 33.0% 72.7% 196
2019 Q3 226 172 54 23.9% 65.2% 222
2019 Q2 219 168 51 23.3% 100.0% 90.9% 222
2019 Q1 222 168 54 24.3% 0.0% 69.2% 193
2018 Q4 134 103 31 23.1% 42.9% 173
2018 Q3 161 116 45 28.0% 62.5% 193
2018 Q2 162 117 45 27.8% 66.7% 77.8% 212
2018 Q1 188 141 47 25.0% 100.0% 71.4% 168
2017 Q4 150 103 47 31.3% 46.7% 218
2017 Q3 197 151 46 23.4% 100.0% 64.0% 212
2017 Q2 195 155 40 20.5% 100.0% 42.9% 225
2017 Q1 172 122 50 29.1% 100.0% 43.5% 220
2016 Q4 130 109 21 16.2% 100.0% 50.0% 174
2016 Q3 175 154 21 12.0% 78.6% 173
2016 Q2 182 161 21 11.5% 100.0% 83.3% 228
2016 Q1 145 123 22 15.2% 66.7% 83.3% 194
2015 Q4 236 217 19 8.1% 100.0% 73.3% 248
2015 Q3 180 167 13 7.2% 50.0% 75.0% 203
2015 Q2 190 172 18 9.5% 100.0% 67.7% 211
2015 Q1 133 111 22 16.5% 100.0% 61.5% 227
2014 Q4 167 153 14 8.4% 64.1% 180
2014 Q3 184 157 27 14.7% 100.0% 67.5% 208
2014 Q2 198 174 24 12.1% 80.0% 55.3% 221
2014 Q1 176 141 15 8.5% 100.0% 78.4% 230
2013 Q4 187 150 17 9.1% 100.0% 81.0% 197
2013 Q3 210 166 27 12.9% 100.0% 74.0% 247
2013 Q2 213 162 24 11.3% 100.0% 65.7% 201
2013 Q1 185 147 17 9.2% 100.0% 66.7% 211
2012 Q4 194 138 38 19.6% 100.0% 66.7% 217
2012 Q3 203 154 32 15.8% 100.0% 51.1% 185
2012 Q2 206 149 33 16.0% 66.7% 46.2% 207
2012 Q1 153 120 26 17.0% 0.0% 58.8% 223
2011 Q4 195 156 30 15.4% 12.5% 68.9% 172
2011 Q3 210 145 43 20.5% 50.0% 69.0% 237
2011 Q2 217 157 42 19.4% 33.3% 55.6% 219
2011 Q1 183 144 30 16.4% 66.7% 44.0% 220
2010 Q4 191 140 38 19.9% 60.0% 53.3% 201
2010 Q3 219 154 52 23.7% 0.0% 57.9% 221
2010 Q2 228 147 53 23.2% 100.0% 54.8% 239
2010 Q1 168 123 31 18.5% 50.0% 57.4% 233
2009 Q4 174 119 27 15.5% 100.0% 80.4% 192
2009 Q3 192 134 42 21.9% 50.0% 73.2% 181
2009 Q2 202 140 41 20.3% 80.0% 79.6% 240
2009 Q1 189 126 45 23.8% 100.0% 87.0% 214
2008 Q4 216 152 52 24.1% 71.4% 66.2% 187
2008 Q3 200 150 38 19.0% 44.4% 60.3% 219
2008 Q2 282 229 43 15.2% 50.0% 74.2% 272
2008 Q1 223 158 48 21.5% 100.0% 80.3% 262
2007 Q4 261 170 75 28.7% 75.0% 69.8% 246
2007 Q3 262 186 63 24.0% 40.0% 68.4% 271
2007 Q2 268 194 63 23.5% 83.3% 67.8% 279
2007 Q1 259 194 55 21.2% 60.0% 79.2% 297
2006 Q4 256 193 47 18.4% 71.4% 76.4% 275
2006 Q3 264 201 54 20.5% 70.0% 71.0% 253
2006 Q2 236 188 38 16.1% 63.6% 86.2% 290
2006 Q1 244 180 55 22.5% 62.5% 80.4% 263
2005 Q4 268 203 52 19.4% 100.0% 73.9% 273
2005 Q3 242 184 46 19.0% 83.3% 76.6% 283
2005 Q2 257 197 49 19.1% 100.0% 87.9% 254
2005 Q1 253 207 41 16.2% 77.8% 73.1% 264
2004 Q4 236 195 37 15.7% 66.7% 72.6% 264
2004 Q3 274 236 30 10.9% 18.2% 66.7% 247
2004 Q2 287 247 34 11.8% 66.7% 74.6% 289
2004 Q1 243 188 48 19.8% 100.0% 61.1% 301
2003 Q4 252 190 47 18.7% 66.7% 65.6% 247
2003 Q3 265 221 37 14.0% 55.6% 71.1% 264
2003 Q2 286 239 47 16.4% 60.0% 68.0% 294
2003 Q1 218 182 29 13.3% 100.0% 76.9% 263
2002 Q4 222 192 30 13.5% 50.0% 73.1% 238
2002 Q3 256 212 40 15.6% 80.0% 71.7% 249
2002 Q2 266 216 50 18.8% 54.5% 81.8% 265
2002 Q1 190 162 28 14.7% 22.2% 71.8% 251
2001 Q4 240 179 50 20.8% 14.3% 64.7% 213
2001 Q3 232 188 40 17.2% 75.0% 76.7% 224
2001 Q2 220 189 31 14.1% 50.0% 60.0% 260
2001 Q1 197 159 34 17.3% 66.7% 61.0% 244
2000 Q4 211 172 31 14.7% 28.6% 53.7% 183
2000 Q3 202 180 22 10.9% 50.0% 76.0% 222
2000 Q2 228 183 45 19.7% 83.3% 71.1% 236
2000 Q1 198 148 48 24.2% 50.0% 61.2% 228
1999 Q4 199 177 22 11.1% 75.0% 74.4% 206
1999 Q3 202 172 22 10.9% 100.0% 62.9% 227
1999 Q2 206 154 32 15.5% 100.0% 71.0% 245
1999 Q1 149 124 20 13.4% 25.0% 60.0% 193
1998 Q4 186 167 19 10.2% 66.7% 64.3% 156
1998 Q3 183 162 21 11.5% 0.0% 69.6% 185
1998 Q2 216 185 27 12.5% 85.7% 73.4% 199
1998 Q1 231 193 34 14.7% 88.9% 46.1% 204
1997 Q4 193 158 27 14.0% 33.3% 47.3% 193
1997 Q3 259 230 26 10.0% 0.0% 31.5% 211
1997 Q2 178 154 21 11.8% 80.0% 39.1% 189
1997 Q1 177 150 26 14.7% 0.0% 50.8% 210
1996 Q4 191 167 23 12.0% 50.0% 32.6% 220
1996 Q3 239 211 25 10.5% 75.0% 50.7% 303
1996 Q2 149 128 20 13.4% 75.0% 67.5% 226
1996 Q1 109 108 1 0.9% 66.7% 83.3%
1995 Q4 100 97 3 3.0% 75.0%
1995 Q3 129 127 2 1.6% 50.0% 68.8%
1995 Q2 114 111 3 2.6% 0.0% 74.1%
1995 Q1 97 96 1 1.0% 50.0% 88.5%
1994 Q4 99 99 0 0.0% 73.7%
1994 Q3 113 111 2 1.8% 0.0% 93.2%
1994 Q2 159 153 6 3.8% 83.3% 77.3%
1994 Q1 94 93 1 1.1% 50.0% 81.5%
1993 Q4 100 99 1 1.0% 100.0% 74.2%
1993 Q3 137 137 0 0.0% 0.0% 68.8%
1993 Q2 103 101 2 1.9% 75.0% 80.0%
1993 Q1 88 84 4 4.5% 0.0% 72.0%
1992 Q4 105 100 5 4.8% 0.0% 58.8%
1992 Q3 121 117 4 3.3% 100.0% 85.7%
1992 Q2 106 105 1 0.9% 50.0% 70.8%
1992 Q1 107 106 1 0.9% 0.0% 69.4%
1991 Q4 116 109 7 6.0% 50.0% 76.2%
1991 Q3 114 107 7 6.1% 20.0% 62.5%
1991 Q2 132 123 9 6.8% 50.0% 51.7%
1991 Q1 113 106 7 6.2% 0.0% 62.5%
1990 Q4 107 99 8 7.5% 100.0% 62.1%
1990 Q3 153 143 10 6.5% 50.0% 42.9%
1990 Q2 115 106 9 7.8% 40.0% 50.0%
1990 Q1 120 107 13 10.8% 60.0% 36.7%
1989 Q4 157 140 17 10.8% 40.0% 34.9%
1989 Q3 155 141 14 9.0% 61.5% 35.5%
1989 Q2 153 127 26 17.0% 75.0% 38.9%
1989 Q1 172 162 10 5.8% 60.0% 36.8%
1988 Q4 158 149 9 5.7% 40.0% 39.5%
1988 Q3 202 181 21 10.4% 0.0% 31.1%
1988 Q2 214 202 12 5.6% 0.0% 45.5%
1988 Q1 134 129 5 3.7% 50.0% 56.8%
1987 Q4 187 174 13 7.0% 60.0% 50.0%
1987 Q3 302 257 45 14.9% 50.0% 7.1%
1987 Q2 211 180 31 14.7% 50.0% 22.2%
1987 Q1 194 164 30 15.5% 25.0% 19.0%
1986 Q4 213 171 42 19.7% 60.0% 23.3%
1986 Q3 226 190 36 15.9% 0.0% 32.8%
1986 Q2 204 176 28 13.7% 100.0% 36.7%
1986 Q1 135 117 18 13.3% 50.0% 53.1%
1985 Q4 173 138 35 20.2% 50.0% 54.5%
1985 Q3 208 178 30 14.4% 80.0% 57.6%
1985 Q2 196 163 33 16.8% 50.0% 67.9%
1985 Q1 145 126 19 13.1% 80.0% 59.2%
1984 Q4 208 174 34 16.3% 50.0% 41.9%
1984 Q3 196 180 16 8.2% 100.0% 48.9%
1984 Q2 320 265 55 17.2% 100.0% 28.6%
1984 Q1 150 124 26 17.3% 13.0%
1983 Q4 203 174 29 14.3% 100.0% 20.3%
1983 Q3 209 186 23 11.0% 66.7% 29.2%
1983 Q2 226 201 25 11.1% 33.3% 57.6%
1983 Q1 145 132 13 9.0% 0.0% 43.2%
1982 Q4 177 157 20 11.3% 75.0% 70.7%
1982 Q3 189 172 17 9.0% 100.0% 61.8%
1982 Q2 222 190 32 14.4% 80.0% 78.0%
1982 Q1 161 139 22 13.7% 78.4%
1981 Q4 150 134 16 10.7% 80.0% 61.3%
1981 Q3 205 186 19 9.3% 25.0% 75.5%
1981 Q2 370 283 87 23.5% 87.5% 53.2%
1981 Q1 227 182 45 19.8% 60.0% 46.5%
1980 Q4 282 248 34 12.1% 85.7% 52.8%
1980 Q3 267 236 31 11.6% 57.1% 45.5%
1980 Q2 321 266 55 17.1% 66.7% 28.8%
1980 Q1 189 148 41 21.7% 0.0% 33.3%
1979 Q4 223 182 41 18.4% 50.0% 40.0%
1979 Q3 206 175 31 15.0% 100.0% 33.3%
1979 Q2 289 237 52 18.0% 100.0% 23.3%

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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