← All authorities

Gravesham

South East · E07000109 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
632
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
25.0%
higher than 96% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
90.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.9%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 40.3%

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
608
in the window
Applications decided
632
in the window
Approval rate
75.0%
474 granted, 158 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 161 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.5%
rank 134 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 73 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
Major1776.5%100.0%
Minor13770.1%90.2%
Other47876.4%—
of which householder39277.3%93.9%
"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
0901802024 Q3: 153 received2024 Q3: 158 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 163 received2024 Q4: 141 decided2025 Q1: 180 received2025 Q1: 145 decided2025 Q2: 170 received2025 Q2: 124 decided2025 Q3: 168 received2025 Q3: 178 decided2025 Q4: 141 received2025 Q4: 180 decided2026 Q1: 159 received2026 Q1: 137 decided2026 Q2: 140 received2026 Q2: 137 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
61%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E07000109). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 137 108 29 21.2% — 92.3% 140
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 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.

Ask Planning Agent
🧭Guide me