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Tunbridge Wells

South East · E07000116 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,100
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.5%
higher than 16% of authorities
Majors in time
92.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.8%
56 allowed of 182 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 13.2%

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
1,188
in the window
Applications decided
1,100
in the window
Approval rate
93.5%
1,028 granted, 72 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 30 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
98.3%
rank 32 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 14 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
Major2495.8%92.3%
Minor29587.8%98.2%
Other78195.5%—
of which householder53597.0%98.9%
"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
01843682024 Q3: 286 received2024 Q3: 295 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 334 received2024 Q4: 288 decided2025 Q1: 368 received2025 Q1: 305 decided2025 Q2: 306 received2025 Q2: 356 decided2025 Q3: 299 received2025 Q3: 286 decided2025 Q4: 306 received2025 Q4: 270 decided2026 Q1: 297 received2026 Q1: 266 decided2026 Q2: 286 received2026 Q2: 278 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
93%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer consequence.

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 (E07000116). 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 278 262 16 5.8% 75.0% 100.0% 286
2026 Q1 266 239 27 10.2% 100.0% 97.8% 297
2025 Q4 270 261 9 3.3% 100.0% 100.0% 306
2025 Q3 286 266 20 7.0% 100.0% 94.9% 299
2025 Q2 356 329 27 7.6% 100.0% 93.5% 306
2025 Q1 305 283 22 7.2% 100.0% 93.3% 368
2024 Q4 288 271 17 5.9% 83.3% 94.0% 334
2024 Q3 295 281 14 4.7% 85.7% 89.7% 286
2024 Q2 371 353 18 4.9% 90.0% 94.1% 336
2024 Q1 306 287 19 6.2% 100.0% 90.9% 390
2023 Q4 382 360 22 5.8% 100.0% 94.0% 332
2023 Q3 347 320 27 7.8% 100.0% 98.4% 378
2023 Q2 369 348 21 5.7% 100.0% 96.2% 365
2023 Q1 325 307 18 5.5% 100.0% 98.1% 374
2022 Q4 398 373 25 6.3% 100.0% 98.6% 353
2022 Q3 395 379 16 4.1% 100.0% 93.9% 417
2022 Q2 449 428 21 4.7% 100.0% 100.0% 426
2022 Q1 401 372 29 7.2% 94.7% 96.3% 444
2021 Q4 440 402 38 8.6% 100.0% 97.9% 451
2021 Q3 499 458 41 8.2% 93.3% 96.6% 503
2021 Q2 450 422 28 6.2% 93.8% 92.7% 504
2021 Q1 417 393 24 5.8% 100.0% 96.7% 484
2020 Q4 363 340 23 6.3% 100.0% 98.2% 416
2020 Q3 363 340 23 6.3% 100.0% 96.2% 387
2020 Q2 312 289 23 7.4% 100.0% 97.8% 334
2020 Q1 312 274 38 12.2% 100.0% 96.6% 369
2019 Q4 390 354 36 9.2% 87.5% 95.6% 365
2019 Q3 414 383 31 7.5% 90.9% 96.9% 413
2019 Q2 439 394 45 10.3% 91.7% 89.8% 531
2019 Q1 309 274 35 11.3% 95.2% 94.0% 364
2018 Q4 311 288 23 7.4% 100.0% 95.6% 358
2018 Q3 384 359 25 6.5% 100.0% 98.3% 351
2018 Q2 434 387 47 10.8% 100.0% 97.6% 460
2018 Q1 395 343 52 13.2% 94.4% 100.0% 441
2017 Q4 390 352 38 9.7% 100.0% 98.7% 452
2017 Q3 409 361 48 11.7% 100.0% 96.5% 413
2017 Q2 438 394 44 10.0% 100.0% 97.1% 444
2017 Q1 410 372 38 9.3% 88.9% 97.3% 482
2016 Q4 344 310 34 9.9% 100.0% 95.5% 423
2016 Q3 465 417 48 10.3% 100.0% 95.4% 442
2016 Q2 420 378 42 10.0% 100.0% 95.6% 463
2016 Q1 381 351 30 7.9% 100.0% 98.3% 433
2015 Q4 390 349 41 10.5% 100.0% 90.9% 386
2015 Q3 433 391 42 9.7% 100.0% 90.5% 442
2015 Q2 424 383 41 9.7% 100.0% 81.5% 471
2015 Q1 416 364 52 12.5% 80.0% 75.3% 462
2014 Q4 361 328 33 9.1% 100.0% 34.0% 388
2014 Q3 319 273 46 14.4% 100.0% 25.9% 380
2014 Q2 294 268 26 8.8% 66.7% 62.9% 417
2014 Q1 254 229 22 8.7% 33.3% 40.0% 277
2013 Q4 336 288 28 8.3% 66.7% 54.7% 255
2013 Q3 460 377 38 8.3% 54.5% 73.1% 431
2013 Q2 413 334 40 9.7% 70.0% 76.3% 500
2013 Q1 334 261 34 10.2% 33.3% 79.1% 410
2012 Q4 430 334 60 14.0% 40.0% 68.8% 420
2012 Q3 477 387 47 9.9% 62.5% 56.1% 453
2012 Q2 455 352 53 11.6% 57.1% 60.4% 486
2012 Q1 327 245 52 15.9% 0.0% 67.1% 492
2011 Q4 466 367 61 13.1% 55.6% 79.7% 463
2011 Q3 433 331 67 15.5% 75.0% 86.5% 488
2011 Q2 448 359 54 12.1% 80.0% 72.0% 484
2011 Q1 388 310 48 12.4% 83.3% 81.8% 520
2010 Q4 464 346 71 15.3% 66.7% 91.0% 439
2010 Q3 488 373 77 15.8% 100.0% 95.9% 523
2010 Q2 464 359 65 14.0% 100.0% 92.4% 505
2010 Q1 419 324 51 12.2% 100.0% 98.8% 498
2009 Q4 405 304 65 16.0% 100.0% 97.2% 472
2009 Q3 420 302 75 17.9% 100.0% 94.9% 430
2009 Q2 395 290 73 18.5% 100.0% 98.8% 428
2009 Q1 349 264 62 17.8% 71.4% 90.9% 393
2008 Q4 344 241 67 19.5% 100.0% 95.9% 380
2008 Q3 527 369 104 19.7% 100.0% 91.7% 468
2008 Q2 517 369 102 19.7% 85.7% 87.2% 591
2008 Q1 481 351 100 20.8% 87.5% 89.2% 538
2007 Q4 548 415 96 17.5% 90.9% 92.9% 525
2007 Q3 551 384 117 21.2% 100.0% 89.2% 604
2007 Q2 554 380 125 22.6% 80.0% 81.8% 590
2007 Q1 540 404 100 18.5% 90.0% 85.0% 608
2006 Q4 490 358 103 21.0% 86.7% 82.4% 586
2006 Q3 599 439 108 18.0% 57.1% 78.3% 583
2006 Q2 556 451 90 16.2% 40.0% 74.7% 611
2006 Q1 490 362 103 21.0% 66.7% 68.8% 578
2005 Q4 475 357 88 18.5% 75.0% 72.4% 492
2005 Q3 539 394 126 23.4% 84.6% 61.6% 537
2005 Q2 527 408 104 19.7% 75.0% 69.3% 577
2005 Q1 480 386 83 17.3% 84.6% 62.6% 557
2004 Q4 467 373 78 16.7% 66.7% 57.9% 525
2004 Q3 542 411 122 22.5% 80.0% 52.9% 552
2004 Q2 539 416 111 20.6% 69.2% 51.9% 599
2004 Q1 481 378 93 19.3% 54.5% 68.3% 176
2003 Q4 482 365 105 21.8% 40.9% 43.6% 494
2003 Q3 545 422 108 19.8% 35.3% 44.8% 512
2003 Q2 505 383 99 19.6% 33.3% 50.5% 585
2003 Q1 501 390 99 19.8% 55.6% 46.8% 598
2002 Q4 487 377 94 19.3% 50.0% 42.1% 517
2002 Q3 631 510 104 16.5% 50.0% 36.8% 583
2002 Q2 462 389 58 12.6% 20.0% 32.9% 549
2002 Q1 497 420 67 13.5% 33.3% 28.7% 487
2001 Q4 421 358 54 12.8% 60.0% 38.5% 508
2001 Q3 491 419 64 13.0% 33.3% 36.4% 510
2001 Q2 435 372 63 14.5% 33.3% 46.3% 513
2001 Q1 377 317 57 15.1% 25.0% 42.0% 476
2000 Q4 417 362 51 12.2% 50.0% 47.3% 421
2000 Q3 472 395 73 15.5% 0.0% 34.9% 479
2000 Q2 484 411 68 14.0% 13.3% 32.3% 495
2000 Q1 395 327 65 16.5% 25.0% 41.9% 478
1999 Q4 357 294 61 17.1% 40.0% 28.6% 405
1999 Q3 402 338 58 14.4% 53.8% 38.9% 434
1999 Q2 395 335 55 13.9% 42.9% 41.0% 450
1999 Q1 379 314 60 15.8% 33.3% 37.2% 414
1998 Q4 378 311 65 17.2% 55.6% 41.5% 418
1998 Q3 444 379 63 14.2% 50.0% 36.0% 437
1998 Q2 350 302 47 13.4% 38.5% 42.7% 419
1998 Q1 273 243 25 9.2% 20.0% 42.6% 399
1997 Q4 352 296 46 13.1% 46.2% 50.6% 323
1997 Q3 390 346 35 9.0% 58.3% 57.6% 411
1997 Q2 439 359 48 10.9% 12.5% 55.7% 506
1997 Q1 368 300 44 12.0% 50.0% 64.5% 410
1996 Q4 380 324 50 13.2% 25.0% 62.9% 386
1996 Q3 465 365 84 18.1% 57.1% 71.8% 465
1996 Q2 431 365 59 13.7% 42.9% 79.7% 475
1996 Q1 71 67 4 5.6% 93.8% 100.0% —
1995 Q4 61 61 0 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% —
1995 Q3 75 67 8 10.7% 100.0% 100.0% —
1995 Q2 38 33 5 13.2% 83.3% 95.5% —
1995 Q1 64 62 2 3.1% 100.0% 95.0% —
1994 Q4 63 60 3 4.8% 100.0% 90.5% —
1994 Q3 54 49 5 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% —
1994 Q2 59 54 5 8.5% 100.0% 93.9% —
1994 Q1 52 48 4 7.7% 100.0% 100.0% —
1993 Q4 37 32 5 13.5% 100.0% 94.1% —
1993 Q3 44 42 2 4.5% 100.0% 89.3% —
1993 Q2 49 43 6 12.2% 100.0% 100.0% —
1993 Q1 47 43 4 8.5% 100.0% 94.7% —
1992 Q4 50 48 2 4.0% 84.6% 82.1% —
1992 Q3 44 42 2 4.5% 100.0% 95.8% —
1992 Q2 37 35 2 5.4% 83.3% 70.0% —
1992 Q1 43 43 0 0.0% 71.4% 81.5% —
1991 Q4 38 38 0 0.0% 85.7% 88.9% —
1991 Q3 54 49 5 9.3% 100.0% 78.6% —
1991 Q2 34 29 5 14.7% 100.0% 95.0% —
1991 Q1 43 36 7 16.3% 100.0% 65.6% —
1990 Q4 34 28 6 17.6% 100.0% 81.0% —
1990 Q3 31 26 5 16.1% 66.7% 64.3% —
1990 Q2 41 38 3 7.3% 100.0% 84.2% —
1990 Q1 34 29 5 14.7% 50.0% 75.0% —
1989 Q4 29 27 2 6.9% 85.7% 66.7% —
1989 Q3 33 30 3 9.1% 100.0% 27.8% —
1989 Q2 31 30 1 3.2% 40.0% 60.0% —
1989 Q1 25 18 7 28.0% 100.0% 66.7% —
1988 Q4 50 48 2 4.0% 66.7% 73.3% —
1988 Q3 575 496 79 13.7% 57.1% 37.8% —
1988 Q2 570 437 133 23.3% 50.0% 37.7% —
1988 Q1 431 354 77 17.9% 65.0% 40.0% —
1987 Q4 413 352 61 14.8% 73.3% 41.9% —
1987 Q3 454 388 66 14.5% 31.3% 46.4% —
1987 Q2 437 347 90 20.6% 73.7% 45.3% —
1987 Q1 401 344 57 14.2% 44.4% 35.5% —
1986 Q4 420 358 62 14.8% 42.9% 35.5% —
1986 Q3 504 427 77 15.3% 54.5% 46.6% —
1986 Q2 481 407 74 15.4% 75.0% 44.6% —
1986 Q1 336 268 68 20.2% 53.3% 50.9% —
1985 Q4 401 337 64 16.0% 90.9% 57.5% —
1985 Q3 472 390 82 17.4% 66.7% 58.9% —
1985 Q2 476 408 68 14.3% 55.6% 50.0% —
1985 Q1 381 328 53 13.9% 55.6% 45.5% —
1984 Q4 474 393 81 17.1% 92.3% 48.8% —
1984 Q3 573 517 56 9.8% 54.5% 43.2% —
1984 Q2 466 416 50 10.7% 58.3% 55.1% —
1984 Q1 367 308 59 16.1% 80.0% 49.6% —
1983 Q4 412 363 49 11.9% 55.6% 46.5% —
1983 Q3 419 377 42 10.0% 71.4% 50.4% —
1983 Q2 458 406 52 11.4% 71.4% 49.2% —
1983 Q1 350 317 33 9.4% 66.7% 57.5% —
1982 Q4 433 394 39 9.0% 90.9% 50.0% —
1982 Q3 412 355 57 13.8% 57.1% 35.0% —
1982 Q2 390 346 44 11.3% 30.0% 33.9% —
1982 Q1 370 322 48 13.0% 40.0% 31.9% —
1981 Q4 394 337 57 14.5% 59.1% 46.4% —
1981 Q3 499 438 61 12.2% 32.1% 34.4% —
1981 Q2 687 595 92 13.4% 83.3% 39.2% —
1981 Q1 530 442 88 16.6% 83.3% 50.3% —
1980 Q4 627 536 91 14.5% 66.7% 33.6% —
1980 Q3 625 537 88 14.1% 46.7% 26.6% —
1980 Q2 586 509 77 13.1% 71.4% 33.9% —
1980 Q1 584 479 105 18.0% 50.0% 22.6% —
1979 Q4 630 534 96 15.2% 30.8% 28.7% —
1979 Q3 595 511 84 14.1% 30.0% 22.5% —
1979 Q2 671 589 82 12.2% 36.4% 13.0% —

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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