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Tunbridge Wells

South East · E07000116 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,178
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
7.0%
higher than 20% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.0%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 13.2%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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