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Sevenoaks

South East · E07000111 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,099
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
12.8%
higher than 56% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.4%
125 allowed of 386 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.1%

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
1,172
in the window
Applications decided
1,099
in the window
Approval rate
87.2%
958 granted, 141 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 100 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
93.9%
rank 113 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 64 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
Major2979.3%100.0%
Minor30385.5%92.1%
Other76788.1%—
of which householder64190.3%94.3%
"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
01803602024 Q3: 319 received2024 Q3: 338 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 308 received2024 Q4: 281 decided2025 Q1: 360 received2025 Q1: 329 decided2025 Q2: 317 received2025 Q2: 318 decided2025 Q3: 284 received2025 Q3: 298 decided2025 Q4: 294 received2025 Q4: 248 decided2026 Q1: 288 received2026 Q1: 266 decided2026 Q2: 306 received2026 Q2: 287 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
25%
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 (E07000111). 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 287 246 41 14.3% 100.0% 90.3% 306
2026 Q1 266 238 28 10.5% 100.0% 100.0% 288
2025 Q4 248 214 34 13.7% — 90.0% 294
2025 Q3 298 260 38 12.8% 100.0% 88.9% 284
2025 Q2 318 275 43 13.5% 100.0% 90.7% 317
2025 Q1 329 290 39 11.9% 100.0% 95.3% 360
2024 Q4 281 246 35 12.5% 100.0% 95.0% 308
2024 Q3 338 290 48 14.2% 100.0% 97.5% 319
2024 Q2 309 256 53 17.2% 100.0% 100.0% 371
2024 Q1 327 275 52 15.9% 100.0% 100.0% 298
2023 Q4 355 303 52 14.6% 100.0% 95.7% 413
2023 Q3 402 326 76 18.9% 100.0% 92.3% 462
2023 Q2 425 349 76 17.9% — 90.8% 496
2023 Q1 405 331 74 18.3% 100.0% 90.3% 545
2022 Q4 381 309 72 18.9% 66.7% 91.5% 498
2022 Q3 463 371 92 19.9% 100.0% 92.1% 448
2022 Q2 407 325 82 20.1% 100.0% 81.0% 569
2022 Q1 418 351 67 16.0% 75.0% 91.2% 515
2021 Q4 457 395 62 13.6% 100.0% 64.7% 535
2021 Q3 488 417 71 14.5% 100.0% 81.9% 578
2021 Q2 514 458 56 10.9% 66.7% 92.1% 613
2021 Q1 420 354 66 15.7% 100.0% 90.9% 601
2020 Q4 398 331 67 16.8% 100.0% 84.0% 525
2020 Q3 397 339 58 14.6% 50.0% 77.8% 484
2020 Q2 433 368 65 15.0% 0.0% 75.8% 487
2020 Q1 385 336 49 12.7% — 82.9% 530
2019 Q4 382 334 48 12.6% 100.0% 79.4% 436
2019 Q3 459 404 55 12.0% 100.0% 67.7% 493
2019 Q2 380 339 41 10.8% 66.7% 73.3% 541
2019 Q1 382 335 47 12.3% 100.0% 81.5% 521
2018 Q4 377 336 41 10.9% 40.0% 86.6% 492
2018 Q3 414 363 51 12.3% 100.0% 76.0% 481
2018 Q2 437 374 63 14.4% 75.0% 81.2% 549
2018 Q1 439 370 69 15.7% 100.0% 88.8% 576
2017 Q4 447 385 62 13.9% 80.0% 77.9% 510
2017 Q3 392 330 62 15.8% 100.0% 82.1% 537
2017 Q2 476 399 77 16.2% 100.0% 96.4% 595
2017 Q1 366 294 72 19.7% 100.0% 89.0% 576
2016 Q4 371 300 71 19.1% — 93.8% 482
2016 Q3 504 417 87 17.3% 100.0% 88.1% 507
2016 Q2 397 320 77 19.4% 100.0% 84.2% 605
2016 Q1 405 323 82 20.2% 0.0% 66.7% 507
2015 Q4 436 346 90 20.6% 100.0% 68.4% 524
2015 Q3 385 312 73 19.0% 66.7% 74.6% 500
2015 Q2 467 380 87 18.6% 100.0% 69.6% 547
2015 Q1 339 269 70 20.6% 100.0% 78.9% 534
2014 Q4 419 343 76 18.1% 92.9% 58.8% 477
2014 Q3 455 374 81 17.8% 100.0% 74.6% 535
2014 Q2 490 390 100 20.4% 50.0% 72.7% 524
2014 Q1 439 317 64 14.6% 100.0% 78.0% 583
2013 Q4 444 299 93 20.9% 53.8% 70.5% 458
2013 Q3 453 312 93 20.5% 80.0% 73.3% 490
2013 Q2 490 349 97 19.8% 50.0% 73.2% 543
2013 Q1 380 272 86 22.6% 63.6% 67.9% 519
2012 Q4 219 133 48 21.9% 71.4% 73.8% 201
2012 Q3 218 142 35 16.1% 71.4% 75.8% 238
2012 Q2 212 129 38 17.9% 50.0% 73.9% 263
2012 Q1 346 231 72 20.8% 75.0% 68.6% 287
2011 Q4 406 282 90 22.2% 50.0% 73.6% 441
2011 Q3 466 310 109 23.4% 100.0% 79.8% 502
2011 Q2 450 309 90 20.0% 88.9% 86.4% 499
2011 Q1 383 268 77 20.1% 94.4% 84.7% 483
2010 Q4 458 319 100 21.8% 85.7% 90.9% 454
2010 Q3 486 333 109 22.4% 100.0% 82.2% 506
2010 Q2 429 316 78 18.2% 87.5% 83.9% 487
2010 Q1 393 265 101 25.7% 100.0% 74.3% 464
2009 Q4 409 280 81 19.8% 77.8% 87.2% 453
2009 Q3 441 301 70 15.9% 88.9% 84.0% 444
2009 Q2 366 243 80 21.9% 80.0% 85.4% 506
2009 Q1 387 254 90 23.3% 50.0% 73.1% 398
2008 Q4 485 323 129 26.6% 83.3% 77.1% 449
2008 Q3 425 300 105 24.7% 66.7% 68.0% 505
2008 Q2 560 405 124 22.1% 58.3% 62.3% 503
2008 Q1 458 327 100 21.8% 69.2% 63.5% 547
2007 Q4 431 281 113 26.2% 57.1% 72.2% 522
2007 Q3 522 373 123 23.6% 62.5% 73.7% 542
2007 Q2 630 404 145 23.0% 66.7% 78.5% 620
2007 Q1 540 387 126 23.3% 90.0% 68.0% 734
2006 Q4 518 387 94 18.1% 50.0% 62.4% 529
2006 Q3 476 340 110 23.1% 40.0% 70.9% 556
2006 Q2 501 377 93 18.6% 25.0% 61.8% 553
2006 Q1 442 334 87 19.7% 87.5% 67.8% 554
2005 Q4 418 321 78 18.7% 60.0% 68.9% 522
2005 Q3 530 397 106 20.0% 66.7% 66.4% 533
2005 Q2 522 412 84 16.1% 71.4% 66.4% 544
2005 Q1 478 363 97 20.3% 75.0% 67.9% 572
2004 Q4 481 351 110 22.9% 100.0% 74.8% 556
2004 Q3 577 437 118 20.5% 60.0% 74.4% 515
2004 Q2 614 477 123 20.0% 50.0% 67.7% 642
2004 Q1 500 373 99 19.8% 71.4% 64.9% 607
2003 Q4 476 356 88 18.5% 33.3% 66.0% 494
2003 Q3 542 406 104 19.2% 36.4% 65.7% 569
2003 Q2 563 436 90 16.0% 14.3% 60.6% 615
2003 Q1 531 393 110 20.7% 42.9% 56.2% 561
2002 Q4 469 352 72 15.4% 50.0% 47.8% 515
2002 Q3 517 410 84 16.2% 66.7% 43.6% 541
2002 Q2 510 389 99 19.4% 75.0% 51.7% 498
2002 Q1 504 406 83 16.5% 9.1% 55.2% 580
2001 Q4 515 403 95 18.4% 30.0% 50.9% 489
2001 Q3 495 400 74 14.9% 25.0% 39.8% 477
2001 Q2 444 362 60 13.5% 0.0% 34.1% 543
2001 Q1 438 362 66 15.1% 33.3% 59.3% 554
2000 Q4 566 461 81 14.3% 16.7% 44.2% 481
2000 Q3 603 480 101 16.7% 16.7% 36.3% 539
2000 Q2 519 448 57 11.0% 27.3% 23.5% 574
2000 Q1 499 398 77 15.4% 22.2% 33.0% 587
1999 Q4 441 347 57 12.9% 16.7% 26.5% 425
1999 Q3 595 467 69 11.6% 37.5% 25.4% 518
1999 Q2 604 464 81 13.4% 18.8% 21.0% 531
1999 Q1 544 442 56 10.3% 11.1% 25.6% 642
1998 Q4 627 508 73 11.6% 66.7% 28.8% 593
1998 Q3 679 558 68 10.0% 33.3% 38.3% 709
1998 Q2 552 448 58 10.5% 35.3% 25.9% 658
1998 Q1 524 400 61 11.6% 28.6% 43.9% 691
1997 Q4 570 427 78 13.7% 62.5% 46.9% 625
1997 Q3 639 522 58 9.1% 53.8% 57.9% 645
1997 Q2 646 473 96 14.9% 46.7% 65.3% 739
1997 Q1 486 361 66 13.6% 50.0% 64.2% 608
1996 Q4 603 467 69 11.4% 69.2% 54.1% 566
1996 Q3 547 411 68 12.4% 78.9% 51.8% 586
1996 Q2 572 437 71 12.4% 60.0% 50.8% 616
1996 Q1 280 263 17 6.1% 46.2% 55.6% —
1995 Q4 249 232 17 6.8% 60.0% 55.9% —
1995 Q3 284 266 18 6.3% 63.6% 59.8% —
1995 Q2 263 244 19 7.2% 66.7% 57.6% —
1995 Q1 261 239 22 8.4% 50.0% 61.0% —
1994 Q4 253 240 13 5.1% 60.0% 59.6% —
1994 Q3 333 311 22 6.6% 72.7% 50.3% —
1994 Q2 299 286 13 4.3% 77.8% 64.1% —
1994 Q1 259 245 14 5.4% 38.5% 56.2% —
1993 Q4 249 216 33 13.3% 10.0% 47.9% —
1993 Q3 313 286 27 8.6% 100.0% 52.6% —
1993 Q2 290 275 15 5.2% 42.9% 50.0% —
1993 Q1 245 219 26 10.6% 43.8% 54.8% —
1992 Q4 273 243 30 11.0% 40.0% 48.5% —
1992 Q3 246 209 37 15.0% 33.3% 42.1% —
1992 Q2 341 296 45 13.2% 14.3% 43.0% —
1992 Q1 231 203 28 12.1% 0.0% 37.4% —
1991 Q4 283 237 46 16.3% 50.0% 44.6% —
1991 Q3 346 281 65 18.8% 50.0% 49.4% —
1991 Q2 339 296 43 12.7% 37.5% 62.9% —
1991 Q1 296 254 42 14.2% 71.4% 42.7% —
1990 Q4 320 262 58 18.1% 10.0% 29.8% —
1990 Q3 408 351 57 14.0% 38.5% 24.5% —
1990 Q2 349 297 52 14.9% 25.0% 17.3% —
1990 Q1 340 290 50 14.7% 14.3% 20.6% —
1989 Q4 377 310 67 17.8% 27.3% 19.7% —
1989 Q3 319 278 41 12.9% 40.0% 14.3% —
1989 Q2 402 345 57 14.2% 45.0% 35.7% —
1989 Q1 378 319 59 15.6% 33.3% 39.6% —
1988 Q4 413 362 51 12.3% 50.0% 36.4% —
1988 Q3 366 314 52 14.2% 63.6% 38.1% —
1988 Q2 379 323 56 14.8% 91.7% 48.0% —
1988 Q1 272 229 43 15.8% 71.4% 41.9% —
1987 Q4 253 216 37 14.6% 45.5% 46.9% —
1987 Q3 383 340 43 11.2% 100.0% 31.1% —
1987 Q2 296 267 29 9.8% 72.7% 42.7% —
1987 Q1 302 259 43 14.2% 54.5% 43.4% —
1986 Q4 250 212 38 15.2% 85.7% 42.1% —
1986 Q3 298 259 39 13.1% 90.9% 45.7% —
1986 Q2 256 224 32 12.5% 80.0% 55.7% —
1986 Q1 254 220 34 13.4% 60.0% 61.0% —
1985 Q4 271 229 42 15.5% 80.0% 61.2% —
1985 Q3 295 253 42 14.2% 60.0% 49.6% —
1985 Q2 298 263 35 11.7% 40.0% 49.3% —
1985 Q1 194 176 18 9.3% 50.0% 49.5% —
1984 Q4 221 195 26 11.8% 62.5% 51.8% —
1984 Q3 292 276 16 5.5% 87.5% 67.1% —
1984 Q2 343 313 30 8.7% 42.9% 71.0% —
1984 Q1 271 246 25 9.2% 100.0% 58.2% —
1983 Q4 271 243 28 10.3% 50.0% 57.6% —
1983 Q3 321 288 33 10.3% 83.3% 55.2% —
1983 Q2 308 283 25 8.1% 50.0% 60.3% —
1983 Q1 177 155 22 12.4% 50.0% 76.5% —
1982 Q4 227 207 20 8.8% 100.0% 70.6% —
1982 Q3 309 281 28 9.1% 40.0% 72.3% —
1982 Q2 300 268 32 10.7% 85.7% 67.5% —
1982 Q1 206 179 27 13.1% 66.7% 68.7% —
1981 Q4 279 244 35 12.5% 33.3% 57.4% —
1981 Q3 313 274 39 12.5% 23.5% 46.9% —
1981 Q2 392 332 60 15.3% 91.3% 58.0% —
1981 Q1 315 275 40 12.7% 58.3% 78.9% —
1980 Q4 301 250 51 16.9% 69.2% 73.0% —
1980 Q3 384 335 49 12.8% 25.0% 53.9% —
1980 Q2 407 351 56 13.8% 50.0% 34.4% —
1980 Q1 278 246 32 11.5% 33.3% 37.0% —
1979 Q4 391 351 40 10.2% 71.4% 52.4% —
1979 Q3 384 336 48 12.5% 46.7% 41.4% —
1979 Q2 328 297 31 9.5% 50.0% 38.7% —

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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