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Folkestone and Hythe

South East · E07000112 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
697
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.8%
higher than 84% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
99.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
26.9%
54 allowed of 201 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 25.9%

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
800
in the window
Applications decided
697
in the window
Approval rate
82.2%
573 granted, 124 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 144 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
99.8%
rank 7 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 2 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
Major28100.0%100.0%
Minor24375.7%99.5%
Other42684.7%—
of which householder31286.2%100.0%
"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
01152292024 Q3: 196 received2024 Q3: 184 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 169 received2024 Q4: 189 decided2025 Q1: 229 received2025 Q1: 161 decided2025 Q2: 195 received2025 Q2: 223 decided2025 Q3: 213 received2025 Q3: 180 decided2025 Q4: 214 received2025 Q4: 192 decided2026 Q1: 179 received2026 Q1: 166 decided2026 Q2: 194 received2026 Q2: 159 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
57%
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 (E07000112). 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 159 134 25 15.7% 100.0% 100.0% 194
2026 Q1 166 137 29 17.5% 100.0% 100.0% 179
2025 Q4 192 151 41 21.4% 100.0% 98.1% 214
2025 Q3 180 151 29 16.1% 100.0% 100.0% 213
2025 Q2 223 183 40 17.9% 100.0% 96.3% 195
2025 Q1 161 140 21 13.0% 50.0% 97.3% 229
2024 Q4 189 152 37 19.6% 100.0% 97.7% 169
2024 Q3 184 150 34 18.5% 40.0% 92.6% 196
2024 Q2 205 168 37 18.0% 0.0% 90.5% 196
2024 Q1 184 139 45 24.5% 50.0% 83.3% 192
2023 Q4 176 139 37 21.0% — 82.0% 195
2023 Q3 165 144 21 12.7% — 86.4% 81
2023 Q2 165 136 29 17.6% — 68.8% 95
2023 Q1 193 170 23 11.9% 0.0% 81.0% 84
2022 Q4 211 192 19 9.0% — 75.0% 91
2022 Q3 216 178 38 17.6% — 68.4% 92
2022 Q2 169 146 23 13.6% 50.0% 65.0% 89
2022 Q1 180 162 18 10.0% 0.0% 64.3% 105
2021 Q4 212 184 28 13.2% 50.0% 55.6% 129
2021 Q3 273 228 45 16.5% 50.0% 62.5% 100
2021 Q2 266 208 58 21.8% 50.0% 66.7% 99
2021 Q1 253 188 65 25.7% — 84.8% 126
2020 Q4 199 171 28 14.1% — 94.4% 112
2020 Q3 220 178 42 19.1% 100.0% 50.0% 99
2020 Q2 197 156 41 20.8% 0.0% 12.5% 73
2020 Q1 83 67 16 19.3% — — 87
2019 Q4 241 184 57 23.7% 100.0% 48.8% 219
2019 Q3 229 179 50 21.8% 0.0% 21.2% 186
2019 Q2 205 152 53 25.9% 66.7% 50.0% 231
2019 Q1 172 132 40 23.3% 100.0% 52.4% 210
2018 Q4 155 126 29 18.7% 100.0% 70.6% 217
2018 Q3 201 170 31 15.4% 0.0% 85.7% 215
2018 Q2 237 204 33 13.9% 50.0% 88.2% 253
2018 Q1 218 176 42 19.3% 100.0% 81.5% 255
2017 Q4 224 189 35 15.6% 100.0% 87.5% 259
2017 Q3 239 193 46 19.2% 71.4% 79.5% 226
2017 Q2 242 204 38 15.7% 20.0% 73.7% 222
2017 Q1 188 154 34 18.1% 100.0% 78.8% 226
2016 Q4 177 159 18 10.2% 80.0% 62.5% 208
2016 Q3 200 176 24 12.0% 0.0% 67.4% 193
2016 Q2 210 178 32 15.2% 70.0% 84.2% 250
2016 Q1 191 171 20 10.5% 100.0% 86.8% 211
2015 Q4 193 170 23 11.9% 100.0% 69.2% 214
2015 Q3 201 183 18 9.0% 100.0% 81.6% 185
2015 Q2 213 188 25 11.7% 50.0% 63.0% 238
2015 Q1 158 146 12 7.6% 66.7% 73.2% 209
2014 Q4 187 170 17 9.1% 100.0% 79.5% 187
2014 Q3 214 203 11 5.1% 66.7% 62.5% 208
2014 Q2 226 212 14 6.2% 85.7% 69.0% 223
2014 Q1 199 170 14 7.0% 63.6% 52.5% 226
2013 Q4 171 146 17 9.9% 60.0% 48.3% 180
2013 Q3 167 147 5 3.0% 31.3% 41.7% 200
2013 Q2 196 171 15 7.7% 66.7% 69.1% 198
2013 Q1 163 138 14 8.6% 42.9% 70.0% 207
2012 Q4 183 152 24 13.1% 85.7% 84.5% 169
2012 Q3 212 181 18 8.5% 44.4% 84.5% 214
2012 Q2 246 206 26 10.6% 66.7% 67.9% 230
2012 Q1 179 147 19 10.6% 90.9% 76.9% 218
2011 Q4 220 182 29 13.2% 58.3% 71.4% 202
2011 Q3 260 221 24 9.2% 23.1% 74.0% 232
2011 Q2 221 189 19 8.6% 60.0% 60.0% 241
2011 Q1 199 173 17 8.5% 54.5% 73.8% 256
2010 Q4 238 201 25 10.5% 70.0% 77.9% 213
2010 Q3 225 188 24 10.7% 70.0% 71.6% 246
2010 Q2 224 196 15 6.7% 57.1% 77.8% 243
2010 Q1 208 158 31 14.9% 69.2% 79.6% 228
2009 Q4 206 155 33 16.0% 77.8% 77.0% 233
2009 Q3 248 198 29 11.7% 57.1% 70.5% 215
2009 Q2 238 195 26 10.9% 90.0% 83.3% 246
2009 Q1 193 158 25 13.0% 71.4% 72.9% 246
2008 Q4 210 168 35 16.7% 63.6% 71.6% 220
2008 Q3 252 214 30 11.9% 91.7% 77.8% 229
2008 Q2 234 210 21 9.0% 57.1% 70.8% 279
2008 Q1 328 279 43 13.1% 80.0% 82.8% 283
2007 Q4 343 279 51 14.9% 61.5% 56.5% 304
2007 Q3 350 299 39 11.1% 41.7% 58.1% 363
2007 Q2 313 260 38 12.1% 60.0% 67.4% 339
2007 Q1 293 214 67 22.9% 66.7% 85.7% 356
2006 Q4 300 240 53 17.7% 55.6% 65.9% 354
2006 Q3 352 282 59 16.8% 69.2% 53.6% 259
2006 Q2 333 246 71 21.3% 83.3% 68.7% 393
2006 Q1 274 209 59 21.5% 80.0% 63.8% 397
2005 Q4 305 230 72 23.6% 73.3% 67.9% 307
2005 Q3 329 249 73 22.2% 44.4% 66.7% 356
2005 Q2 346 255 77 22.3% 66.7% 74.0% 341
2005 Q1 268 198 59 22.0% 60.0% 76.3% 393
2004 Q4 357 261 82 23.0% 71.4% 79.5% 341
2004 Q3 396 294 94 23.7% 77.8% 82.0% 413
2004 Q2 445 346 85 19.1% 50.0% 76.5% 420
2004 Q1 240 214 23 9.6% 75.0% 63.2% 332
2003 Q4 279 248 26 9.3% 60.0% 69.6% 307
2003 Q3 322 275 38 11.8% 71.4% 80.9% 328
2003 Q2 273 246 16 5.9% 25.0% 80.3% 371
2003 Q1 247 219 16 6.5% 50.0% 80.0% 306
2002 Q4 264 221 19 7.2% 50.0% 64.3% 275
2002 Q3 643 496 49 7.6% 75.0% 69.0% 618
2002 Q2 342 270 29 8.5% 77.8% 67.9% 303
2002 Q1 222 182 19 8.6% 33.3% 67.2% 321
2001 Q4 288 263 21 7.3% 28.6% 64.4% 274
2001 Q3 272 242 23 8.5% 20.0% 69.5% 276
2001 Q2 239 220 16 6.7% 66.7% 65.3% 284
2001 Q1 230 203 25 10.9% 80.0% 72.3% 248
2000 Q4 272 241 27 9.9% 50.0% 70.4% 286
2000 Q3 268 239 25 9.3% 42.9% 77.1% 296
2000 Q2 287 258 21 7.3% 44.4% 74.7% 305
2000 Q1 220 191 20 9.1% 63.6% 71.4% 281
1999 Q4 278 250 22 7.9% 54.5% 74.0% 243
1999 Q3 258 219 25 9.7% 50.0% 72.8% 302
1999 Q2 256 231 12 4.7% 85.7% 86.5% 260
1999 Q1 217 188 17 7.8% 38.5% 74.6% 264
1998 Q4 271 243 16 5.9% 80.0% 73.7% 275
1998 Q3 254 226 18 7.1% 64.7% 75.3% 286
1998 Q2 258 231 18 7.0% 77.8% 77.9% 265
1998 Q1 259 237 17 6.6% 46.2% 56.8% 272
1997 Q4 250 208 31 12.4% 69.2% 75.8% 257
1997 Q3 282 255 22 7.8% 40.0% 77.5% 285
1997 Q2 195 165 24 12.3% 87.1% 62.5% 305
1997 Q1 212 162 19 9.0% 66.7% 73.2% 245
1996 Q4 239 180 28 11.7% 100.0% 82.1% 251
1996 Q3 292 231 35 12.0% 66.7% 73.2% 247
1996 Q2 177 151 19 10.7% 100.0% 82.4% 259
1996 Q1 62 57 5 8.1% 87.5% 86.2% —
1995 Q4 41 37 4 9.8% 100.0% 88.2% —
1995 Q3 46 44 2 4.3% 100.0% 96.0% —
1995 Q2 54 46 8 14.8% 90.9% 89.5% —
1995 Q1 30 26 4 13.3% 100.0% 81.3% —
1994 Q4 44 44 0 0.0% 87.5% 100.0% —
1994 Q3 43 37 6 14.0% 60.0% 93.8% —
1994 Q2 55 43 12 21.8% 100.0% 100.0% —
1994 Q1 45 44 1 2.2% 100.0% 90.5% —
1993 Q4 38 38 0 0.0% 100.0% 93.3% —
1993 Q3 40 38 2 5.0% 100.0% 100.0% —
1993 Q2 32 30 2 6.3% 100.0% 80.0% —
1993 Q1 37 33 4 10.8% 100.0% 90.9% —
1992 Q4 34 32 2 5.9% 100.0% 100.0% —
1992 Q3 34 33 1 2.9% 100.0% 100.0% —
1992 Q2 26 26 0 0.0% 66.7% 100.0% —
1992 Q1 24 23 1 4.2% 100.0% 91.7% —
1991 Q4 23 23 0 0.0% 66.7% 83.3% —
1991 Q3 39 39 0 0.0% 100.0% 81.8% —
1991 Q2 29 28 1 3.4% 66.7% 70.6% —
1991 Q1 33 33 0 0.0% 40.0% 63.2% —
1990 Q4 40 28 12 30.0% 20.0% 66.7% —
1990 Q3 45 38 7 15.6% 66.7% 31.6% —
1990 Q2 26 25 1 3.8% 75.0% 42.9% —
1990 Q1 34 32 2 5.9% 88.9% 73.3% —
1989 Q4 43 38 5 11.6% 37.5% 42.9% —
1989 Q3 36 31 5 13.9% 25.0% 47.1% —
1989 Q2 22 20 2 9.1% 66.7% 50.0% —
1989 Q1 24 23 1 4.2% 66.7% 52.9% —
1988 Q4 3 3 0 0.0% — — —
1988 Q3 755 671 84 11.1% 31.4% 24.3% —
1988 Q2 830 731 99 11.9% 46.9% 32.5% —
1988 Q1 588 508 80 13.6% 33.3% 54.3% —
1987 Q4 831 736 95 11.4% 36.4% 32.0% —
1987 Q3 588 524 64 10.9% 33.3% 24.4% —
1987 Q2 524 471 53 10.1% 50.0% 31.2% —
1987 Q1 586 518 68 11.6% 37.9% 42.5% —
1986 Q4 751 644 107 14.2% 26.9% 34.0% —
1986 Q3 574 509 65 11.3% 21.4% 28.0% —
1986 Q2 605 547 58 9.6% 36.4% 57.6% —
1986 Q1 639 589 50 7.8% 36.0% 51.0% —
1985 Q4 620 520 100 16.1% 57.7% 52.2% —
1985 Q3 703 621 82 11.7% 41.2% 51.5% —
1985 Q2 740 653 87 11.8% 43.5% 50.0% —
1985 Q1 538 458 80 14.9% 44.4% 50.5% —
1984 Q4 619 518 101 16.3% 53.8% 50.7% —
1984 Q3 813 732 81 10.0% 52.6% 45.3% —
1984 Q2 648 582 66 10.2% 55.6% 58.9% —
1984 Q1 662 569 93 14.0% 48.3% 52.3% —
1983 Q4 647 567 80 12.4% 52.4% 49.1% —
1983 Q3 770 675 95 12.3% 44.4% 45.2% —
1983 Q2 847 756 91 10.7% 50.0% 53.6% —
1983 Q1 746 643 103 13.8% 50.0% 53.7% —
1982 Q4 728 634 94 12.9% 71.4% 56.6% —
1982 Q3 922 810 112 12.1% 54.5% 55.6% —
1982 Q2 784 708 76 9.7% 40.0% 52.1% —
1982 Q1 579 486 93 16.1% 45.5% 39.2% —
1981 Q4 714 618 96 13.4% 43.8% 49.0% —
1981 Q3 931 772 159 17.1% 14.3% 29.6% —
1981 Q2 1,127 972 155 13.8% 34.8% 24.3% —
1981 Q1 719 618 101 14.0% 43.5% 45.2% —
1980 Q4 1,062 940 122 11.5% 33.3% 45.7% —
1980 Q3 1,195 1,034 161 13.5% 63.3% 43.3% —
1980 Q2 1,303 1,143 160 12.3% 37.5% 55.8% —
1980 Q1 1,122 957 165 14.7% 38.1% 55.0% —
1979 Q4 1,279 1,084 195 15.2% 35.5% 43.9% —
1979 Q3 1,285 1,140 145 11.3% 53.3% 59.0% —
1979 Q2 1,326 1,161 165 12.4% 51.3% 60.3% —

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.

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