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Tonbridge and Malling

South East · E07000115 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
891
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
5.1%
higher than 8% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
69.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
39.1%
88 allowed of 225 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 16.0%

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
910
in the window
Applications decided
891
in the window
Approval rate
94.9%
846 granted, 45 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 13 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
88.6%
rank 193 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 105 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
Major2491.7%83.3%
Minor22492.9%69.0%
Other64395.8%—
of which householder51696.5%94.1%
"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
01492982024 Q3: 228 received2024 Q3: 225 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 234 received2024 Q4: 173 decided2025 Q1: 292 received2025 Q1: 175 decided2025 Q2: 241 received2025 Q2: 224 decided2025 Q3: 203 received2025 Q3: 298 decided2025 Q4: 255 received2025 Q4: 194 decided2026 Q1: 212 received2026 Q1: 164 decided2026 Q2: 240 received2026 Q2: 235 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
63%
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 (E07000115). 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 235 222 13 5.5% 0.0% 38.1% 240
2026 Q1 164 160 4 2.4% — 71.4% 212
2025 Q4 194 182 12 6.2% 100.0% 88.9% 255
2025 Q3 298 282 16 5.4% 100.0% 83.3% 203
2025 Q2 224 209 15 6.7% 100.0% 55.6% 241
2025 Q1 175 165 10 5.7% 100.0% 50.0% 292
2024 Q4 173 157 16 9.2% — 88.2% 234
2024 Q3 225 199 26 11.6% 100.0% 73.7% 228
2024 Q2 262 222 40 15.3% — 69.2% 241
2024 Q1 239 201 38 15.9% 33.3% 47.4% 247
2023 Q4 119 106 13 10.9% 50.0% 50.0% 264
2023 Q3 284 248 36 12.7% 100.0% 91.7% 255
2023 Q2 227 203 24 10.6% 100.0% 86.4% 284
2023 Q1 288 254 34 11.8% — 75.9% 304
2022 Q4 300 252 48 16.0% 100.0% 83.3% 314
2022 Q3 386 340 46 11.9% — 88.2% 323
2022 Q2 310 267 43 13.9% 33.3% 43.8% 327
2022 Q1 288 255 33 11.5% 60.0% 27.8% 328
2021 Q4 374 325 49 13.1% 33.3% 45.3% 354
2021 Q3 300 269 31 10.3% 33.3% 44.4% 389
2021 Q2 297 266 31 10.4% 50.0% 75.6% 389
2021 Q1 290 264 26 9.0% 100.0% 89.2% 415
2020 Q4 275 243 32 11.6% 85.7% 82.0% 353
2020 Q3 240 213 27 11.3% 100.0% 86.5% 320
2020 Q2 252 219 33 13.1% 33.3% 92.3% 248
2020 Q1 229 212 17 7.4% 75.0% 100.0% 280
2019 Q4 253 243 10 4.0% 66.7% 91.5% 255
2019 Q3 272 253 19 7.0% 100.0% 88.1% 298
2019 Q2 329 298 31 9.4% 54.5% 96.2% 309
2019 Q1 280 253 27 9.6% 50.0% 87.2% 326
2018 Q4 299 271 28 9.4% 100.0% 71.2% 306
2018 Q3 301 289 12 4.0% 100.0% 55.1% 292
2018 Q2 306 286 20 6.5% 66.7% 60.0% 342
2018 Q1 276 252 24 8.7% 100.0% 83.7% 319
2017 Q4 285 257 28 9.8% 100.0% 93.5% 303
2017 Q3 354 324 30 8.5% 50.0% 61.5% 299
2017 Q2 330 307 23 7.0% 33.3% 77.8% 337
2017 Q1 288 264 24 8.3% 100.0% 85.3% 351
2016 Q4 279 248 31 11.1% 66.7% 70.6% 309
2016 Q3 324 293 31 9.6% 85.7% 78.2% 310
2016 Q2 365 326 39 10.7% 25.0% 75.5% 357
2016 Q1 302 272 30 9.9% 80.0% 75.6% 358
2015 Q4 316 293 23 7.3% 100.0% 75.5% 312
2015 Q3 313 292 21 6.7% 83.3% 70.5% 284
2015 Q2 339 312 27 8.0% 83.3% 62.7% 310
2015 Q1 261 241 20 7.7% 100.0% 58.8% 308
2014 Q4 291 267 24 8.2% 100.0% 69.2% 308
2014 Q3 309 285 24 7.8% 75.0% 56.9% 328
2014 Q2 337 315 22 6.5% 66.7% 60.5% 334
2014 Q1 261 215 25 9.6% 75.0% 63.2% 325
2013 Q4 341 298 18 5.3% 75.0% 60.9% 310
2013 Q3 313 274 19 6.1% 42.9% 51.7% 327
2013 Q2 345 287 32 9.3% 42.9% 34.3% 333
2013 Q1 215 189 16 7.4% 33.3% 54.5% 304
2012 Q4 282 248 22 7.8% 33.3% 49.4% 271
2012 Q3 304 258 28 9.2% 16.7% 53.0% 294
2012 Q2 310 257 25 8.1% 30.0% 50.9% 332
2012 Q1 269 228 21 7.8% 40.0% 59.0% 319
2011 Q4 337 276 35 10.4% 55.6% 61.7% 323
2011 Q3 326 281 24 7.4% 45.5% 69.2% 343
2011 Q2 326 281 20 6.1% 33.3% 53.7% 349
2011 Q1 287 239 27 9.4% 60.0% 61.3% 352
2010 Q4 298 234 43 14.4% 60.0% 79.7% 280
2010 Q3 331 281 33 10.0% 66.7% 75.4% 326
2010 Q2 340 271 50 14.7% 66.7% 63.4% 344
2010 Q1 270 225 25 9.3% 66.7% 71.6% 343
2009 Q4 268 221 29 10.8% 60.0% 79.7% 294
2009 Q3 282 238 29 10.3% 66.7% 72.3% 291
2009 Q2 279 245 17 6.1% 75.0% 70.7% 295
2009 Q1 246 203 34 13.8% 88.9% 77.4% 286
2008 Q4 318 273 36 11.3% 63.6% 74.4% 296
2008 Q3 350 291 46 13.1% 62.5% 81.0% 353
2008 Q2 360 309 41 11.4% 87.5% 70.4% 321
2008 Q1 376 317 47 12.5% 73.7% 77.0% 420
2007 Q4 345 281 51 14.8% 50.0% 68.1% 413
2007 Q3 470 385 75 16.0% 60.0% 77.2% 351
2007 Q2 408 310 46 11.3% 88.9% 82.9% 480
2007 Q1 403 334 58 14.4% 80.0% 62.7% 467
2006 Q4 380 330 41 10.8% 64.7% 71.1% 417
2006 Q3 466 384 63 13.5% 61.1% 71.2% 417
2006 Q2 399 342 47 11.8% 65.2% 79.2% 482
2006 Q1 412 338 61 14.8% 75.0% 78.4% 440
2005 Q4 394 338 49 12.4% 66.7% 61.9% 401
2005 Q3 432 367 55 12.7% 55.0% 65.0% 421
2005 Q2 415 364 36 8.7% 68.8% 56.9% 447
2005 Q1 351 292 40 11.4% 63.2% 75.9% 433
2004 Q4 493 423 50 10.1% 58.3% 70.7% 454
2004 Q3 490 412 60 12.2% 63.0% 65.1% 471
2004 Q2 459 394 45 9.8% 50.0% 69.2% 498
2004 Q1 364 306 50 13.7% 85.7% 61.3% 482
2003 Q4 419 370 42 10.0% 77.8% 64.4% 365
2003 Q3 488 419 50 10.2% 64.3% 73.3% 487
2003 Q2 493 430 42 8.5% 61.1% 56.6% 459
2003 Q1 351 299 31 8.8% 77.8% 56.3% 476
2002 Q4 485 387 43 8.9% 38.5% 57.0% 425
2002 Q3 492 408 40 8.1% 53.8% 28.8% 503
2002 Q2 448 391 37 8.3% 56.3% 37.8% 472
2002 Q1 322 255 43 13.4% 66.7% 49.2% 479
2001 Q4 417 357 38 9.1% 80.0% 42.9% 349
2001 Q3 426 357 40 9.4% 58.8% 45.0% 404
2001 Q2 457 405 31 6.8% 44.4% 46.7% 484
2001 Q1 351 287 36 10.3% 75.0% 47.4% 430
2000 Q4 361 322 26 7.2% 62.5% 40.4% 317
2000 Q3 456 403 33 7.2% 57.9% 34.5% 400
2000 Q2 412 368 30 7.3% 25.0% 23.7% 388
2000 Q1 345 315 22 6.4% 53.3% 31.3% 457
1999 Q4 405 380 17 4.2% 53.8% 49.5% 394
1999 Q3 416 375 24 5.8% 81.0% 37.3% 439
1999 Q2 328 296 25 7.6% 75.0% 52.2% 389
1999 Q1 314 282 23 7.3% 80.0% 46.3% 316
1998 Q4 360 332 16 4.4% 57.1% 56.3% 334
1998 Q3 320 269 34 10.6% 81.8% 48.8% 349
1998 Q2 324 289 20 6.2% 25.0% 54.2% 345
1998 Q1 330 293 28 8.5% 66.7% 45.7% 365
1997 Q4 302 259 29 9.6% 11.1% 56.2% 302
1997 Q3 341 301 29 8.5% 66.7% 57.1% 375
1997 Q2 389 349 28 7.2% 50.0% 53.2% 430
1997 Q1 377 337 26 6.9% 68.4% 50.0% 459
1996 Q4 393 355 25 6.4% 61.5% 51.5% 550
1996 Q3 404 367 27 6.7% 43.8% 57.3% 423
1996 Q2 394 349 26 6.6% 83.3% 66.7% 412
1996 Q1 185 160 25 13.5% 83.3% 76.4% —
1995 Q4 183 160 23 12.6% 69.2% 75.4% —
1995 Q3 225 178 47 20.9% 37.5% 81.7% —
1995 Q2 209 177 32 15.3% 87.5% 81.9% —
1995 Q1 230 198 32 13.9% 88.2% 79.8% —
1994 Q4 198 164 34 17.2% 77.8% 77.8% —
1994 Q3 241 206 35 14.5% 63.6% 79.5% —
1994 Q2 199 173 26 13.1% 85.7% 75.0% —
1994 Q1 207 175 32 15.5% 83.3% 68.7% —
1993 Q4 194 151 43 22.2% 72.7% 60.0% —
1993 Q3 236 203 33 14.0% 50.0% 69.1% —
1993 Q2 231 202 29 12.6% 77.8% 70.6% —
1993 Q1 181 158 23 12.7% 81.8% 52.7% —
1992 Q4 209 168 41 19.6% 86.7% 57.6% —
1992 Q3 189 160 29 15.3% 90.9% 57.7% —
1992 Q2 188 158 30 16.0% 92.9% 71.2% —
1992 Q1 164 130 34 20.7% 100.0% 82.5% —
1991 Q4 192 151 41 21.4% 82.4% 87.2% —
1991 Q3 260 196 64 24.6% 71.4% 74.2% —
1991 Q2 274 230 44 16.1% 63.6% 64.5% —
1991 Q1 217 174 43 19.8% 70.0% 70.2% —
1990 Q4 252 191 61 24.2% 33.3% 69.4% —
1990 Q3 316 240 76 24.1% 84.6% 51.7% —
1990 Q2 379 280 99 26.1% 18.8% 28.0% —
1990 Q1 304 210 94 30.9% 23.1% 14.0% —
1989 Q4 270 219 51 18.9% 27.3% 13.8% —
1989 Q3 285 219 66 23.2% 33.3% 6.3% —
1989 Q2 387 322 65 16.8% 13.0% 14.3% —
1989 Q1 344 291 53 15.4% 21.7% 32.4% —
1988 Q4 319 283 36 11.3% 30.8% 16.5% —
1988 Q3 335 289 46 13.7% 38.5% 15.1% —
1988 Q2 345 304 41 11.9% 40.0% 21.3% —
1988 Q1 268 213 55 20.5% 42.9% 13.0% —
1987 Q4 294 237 57 19.4% 36.4% 26.1% —
1987 Q3 274 216 58 21.2% 54.5% 53.5% —
1987 Q2 308 258 50 16.2% 30.0% 47.4% —
1987 Q1 295 232 63 21.4% 50.0% 38.1% —
1986 Q4 266 205 61 22.9% 50.0% 40.4% —
1986 Q3 290 243 47 16.2% 42.9% 27.6% —
1986 Q2 276 233 43 15.6% 0.0% 21.7% —
1986 Q1 246 199 47 19.1% 33.3% 22.7% —
1985 Q4 253 216 37 14.6% 33.3% 15.3% —
1985 Q3 253 212 41 16.2% 100.0% 26.3% —
1985 Q2 337 276 61 18.1% 40.0% 21.1% —
1985 Q1 247 216 31 12.6% 62.5% 30.5% —
1984 Q4 299 229 70 23.4% 100.0% 23.5% —
1984 Q3 288 235 53 18.4% 30.0% 13.0% —
1984 Q2 364 309 55 15.1% 77.8% 57.9% —
1984 Q1 395 341 54 13.7% 18.8% 24.8% —
1983 Q4 260 217 43 16.5% 0.0% 18.9% —
1983 Q3 351 318 33 9.4% — 38.7% —
1983 Q2 307 278 29 9.4% 100.0% 51.2% —
1983 Q1 324 296 28 8.6% — 55.6% —
1982 Q4 338 296 42 12.4% 0.0% 33.7% —
1982 Q3 365 344 21 5.8% 16.7% 24.1% —
1982 Q2 293 252 41 14.0% — 44.8% —
1982 Q1 264 240 24 9.1% 100.0% 57.6% —
1981 Q4 222 198 24 10.8% 33.3% 62.7% —
1981 Q3 313 272 41 13.1% 33.3% 36.0% —
1981 Q2 447 403 44 9.8% 53.8% 20.4% —
1981 Q1 356 320 36 10.1% — 34.7% —
1980 Q4 337 318 19 5.6% 0.0% 36.8% —
1980 Q3 383 334 49 12.8% 18.2% 40.5% —
1980 Q2 538 486 52 9.7% 55.6% 43.8% —
1980 Q1 326 270 56 17.2% 62.5% 50.0% —
1979 Q4 286 243 43 15.0% 0.0% 29.2% —
1979 Q3 376 318 58 15.4% 71.4% 47.7% —
1979 Q2 359 304 55 15.3% 87.5% 48.0% —

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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