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Sevenoaks

South East · E07000111 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,130
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.7%
higher than 56% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.4%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 20.1%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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