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Chorley

North West · E07000118 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
553
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
7.1%
higher than 21% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
95.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.5%
45 allowed of 111 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 11.5%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 108 103 5 4.6% 0.0% 92.9% 119
2025 Q4 154 139 15 9.7% — 92.9% 166
2025 Q3 146 137 9 6.2% — 100.0% 153
2025 Q2 145 135 10 6.9% 100.0% 91.3% 134
2025 Q1 125 119 6 4.8% — 100.0% 164
2024 Q4 168 162 6 3.6% — 100.0% 169
2024 Q3 137 132 5 3.6% 100.0% 100.0% 132
2024 Q2 119 112 7 5.9% — 100.0% 124
2024 Q1 128 120 8 6.3% — 100.0% 136
2023 Q4 144 133 11 7.6% — 100.0% 146
2023 Q3 154 141 13 8.4% — 96.3% 147
2023 Q2 138 124 14 10.1% — 95.7% 140
2023 Q1 173 156 17 9.8% 0.0% 100.0% 159
2022 Q4 181 170 11 6.1% 100.0% 100.0% 168
2022 Q3 151 140 11 7.3% — 100.0% 177
2022 Q2 179 160 19 10.6% — 100.0% 196
2022 Q1 165 150 15 9.1% — 100.0% 186
2021 Q4 211 199 12 5.7% — 100.0% 171
2021 Q3 230 216 14 6.1% — 100.0% 224
2021 Q2 203 184 19 9.4% 100.0% 96.0% 233
2021 Q1 174 165 9 5.2% 100.0% 95.8% 229
2020 Q4 206 185 21 10.2% 100.0% 100.0% 228
2020 Q3 205 183 22 10.7% 100.0% 100.0% 208
2020 Q2 161 147 14 8.7% — 93.8% 181
2020 Q1 142 135 7 4.9% 100.0% 100.0% 197
2019 Q4 173 160 13 7.5% 100.0% 100.0% 171
2019 Q3 191 179 12 6.3% — 100.0% 179
2019 Q2 202 195 7 3.5% 100.0% 100.0% 218
2019 Q1 151 139 12 7.9% 100.0% 100.0% 198
2018 Q4 148 131 17 11.5% 100.0% 100.0% 182
2018 Q3 189 177 12 6.3% 100.0% 100.0% 163
2018 Q2 174 163 11 6.3% 100.0% 100.0% 192
2018 Q1 174 164 10 5.7% 100.0% 97.1% 195
2017 Q4 153 137 16 10.5% 100.0% 95.7% 157
2017 Q3 164 150 14 8.5% 100.0% 96.3% 173
2017 Q2 205 197 8 3.9% 100.0% 95.1% 177
2017 Q1 191 179 12 6.3% 66.7% 88.2% 218
2016 Q4 165 152 13 7.9% — 79.3% 181
2016 Q3 179 175 4 2.2% 0.0% 51.7% 189
2016 Q2 120 108 12 10.0% 100.0% 69.6% 218
2016 Q1 110 102 8 7.3% 66.7% 87.9% 99
2015 Q4 167 160 7 4.2% 80.0% 67.4% 150
2015 Q3 196 187 9 4.6% 100.0% 68.2% 202
2015 Q2 165 153 12 7.3% — 62.9% 212
2015 Q1 165 153 12 7.3% 70.0% 54.0% 189
2014 Q4 162 148 14 8.6% 83.3% 72.1% 168
2014 Q3 200 188 12 6.0% 75.0% 62.7% 209
2014 Q2 178 164 14 7.9% 83.3% 64.4% 221
2014 Q1 148 122 13 8.8% 33.3% 72.5% 220
2013 Q4 162 138 15 9.3% 88.9% 68.3% 180
2013 Q3 225 205 11 4.9% 35.0% 57.3% 199
2013 Q2 188 171 7 3.7% 66.7% 76.9% 205
2013 Q1 168 152 10 6.0% 64.3% 68.9% 214
2012 Q4 186 170 8 4.3% 84.6% 56.4% 216
2012 Q3 220 195 9 4.1% 55.6% 49.2% 206
2012 Q2 214 181 16 7.5% 73.3% 52.6% 219
2012 Q1 140 120 12 8.6% 71.4% 42.4% 252
2011 Q4 161 144 8 5.0% 53.3% 74.5% 149
2011 Q3 209 184 17 8.1% 83.3% 86.0% 219
2011 Q2 193 175 12 6.2% 81.8% 72.5% 208
2011 Q1 141 127 8 5.7% 70.0% 67.5% 186
2010 Q4 224 205 17 7.6% 62.5% 50.0% 185
2010 Q3 203 176 14 6.9% 75.0% 52.9% 265
2010 Q2 168 142 21 12.5% 68.8% 57.5% 219
2010 Q1 157 127 24 15.3% 66.7% 81.6% 193
2009 Q4 155 131 11 7.1% 66.7% 83.3% 190
2009 Q3 199 167 26 13.1% 100.0% 86.0% 174
2009 Q2 201 177 16 8.0% 75.0% 80.0% 227
2009 Q1 147 124 22 15.0% 100.0% 81.3% 205
2008 Q4 183 162 17 9.3% 100.0% 84.4% 183
2008 Q3 263 239 24 9.1% 72.7% 78.9% 229
2008 Q2 286 246 36 12.6% 66.7% 84.4% 283
2008 Q1 230 206 22 9.6% 83.3% 96.4% 307
2007 Q4 285 253 23 8.1% 100.0% 76.0% 269
2007 Q3 298 251 36 12.1% 85.7% 73.9% 325
2007 Q2 312 247 46 14.7% 83.3% 74.1% 327
2007 Q1 221 176 31 14.0% 100.0% 67.9% 340
2006 Q4 265 227 29 10.9% 100.0% 67.3% 263
2006 Q3 289 243 37 12.8% 54.5% 82.4% 298
2006 Q2 293 234 39 13.3% 57.1% 89.6% 338
2006 Q1 222 169 43 19.4% 70.0% 84.8% 309
2005 Q4 267 218 45 16.9% 66.7% 54.9% 238
2005 Q3 259 221 32 12.4% 75.0% 48.6% 251
2005 Q2 285 235 47 16.5% 80.0% 78.0% 314
2005 Q1 256 210 45 17.6% 80.0% 64.4% 310
2004 Q4 279 241 32 11.5% 50.0% 71.1% 334
2004 Q3 318 259 46 14.5% 80.0% 73.7% 330
2004 Q2 354 284 58 16.4% 75.0% 74.6% 340
2004 Q1 264 225 38 14.4% 80.0% 59.6% 321
2003 Q4 275 235 38 13.8% 28.6% 62.3% 281
2003 Q3 346 298 43 12.4% 42.9% 37.3% 323
2003 Q2 265 242 18 6.8% 50.0% 48.7% 312
2003 Q1 225 199 21 9.3% 0.0% 53.3% 287
2002 Q4 261 242 16 6.1% 37.5% 61.5% 244
2002 Q3 253 229 20 7.9% 50.0% 67.2% 297
2002 Q2 240 217 23 9.6% 42.9% 76.8% 279
2002 Q1 209 188 18 8.6% 54.5% 49.2% 273
2001 Q4 195 172 22 11.3% 33.3% 52.9% 204
2001 Q3 249 238 9 3.6% 50.0% 47.1% 230
2001 Q2 208 186 21 10.1% 55.6% 64.5% 251
2001 Q1 167 156 11 6.6% 44.4% 58.9% 244
2000 Q4 188 173 15 8.0% 41.7% 69.8% 174
2000 Q3 213 201 12 5.6% 42.9% 65.7% 207
2000 Q2 225 208 17 7.6% 60.0% 61.4% 235
2000 Q1 153 134 19 12.4% 66.7% 60.0% 213
1999 Q4 197 179 18 9.1% 18.2% 67.2% 164
1999 Q3 196 182 13 6.6% 37.5% 54.1% 206
1999 Q2 203 191 12 5.9% 12.5% 54.1% 222
1999 Q1 214 191 22 10.3% 7.7% 36.0% 220
1998 Q4 159 144 15 9.4% 44.4% 46.4% 167
1998 Q3 208 187 20 9.6% 50.0% 21.0% 192
1998 Q2 194 180 11 5.7% 66.7% 34.5% 203
1998 Q1 145 128 16 11.0% 22.2% 42.0% 244
1997 Q4 184 164 20 10.9% 45.5% 44.0% 181
1997 Q3 255 236 19 7.5% 50.0% 47.5% 288
1997 Q2 184 170 14 7.6% 28.6% 42.6% 241
1997 Q1 162 151 10 6.2% 33.3% 32.0% 186
1996 Q4 184 171 13 7.1% 56.3% 41.9% 213
1996 Q3 210 190 17 8.1% 46.2% 32.4% 233
1996 Q2 182 175 7 3.8% 66.7% 49.0% 225
1996 Q1 184 170 14 7.6% 50.0% 49.2% —
1995 Q4 148 139 9 6.1% 66.7% 45.9% —
1995 Q3 177 162 15 8.5% 72.7% 45.9% —
1995 Q2 206 190 16 7.8% 80.0% 54.2% —
1995 Q1 203 186 17 8.4% 46.2% 32.8% —
1994 Q4 148 138 10 6.8% 25.0% 52.1% —
1994 Q3 210 194 16 7.6% 66.7% 52.7% —
1994 Q2 238 222 16 6.7% 50.0% 48.9% —
1994 Q1 180 168 12 6.7% 76.5% 40.7% —
1993 Q4 202 181 21 10.4% 50.0% 25.0% —
1993 Q3 196 173 23 11.7% 33.3% 40.3% —
1993 Q2 208 195 13 6.3% 61.5% 56.9% —
1993 Q1 183 169 14 7.7% 30.0% 38.7% —
1992 Q4 195 179 16 8.2% 50.0% 40.3% —
1992 Q3 216 187 29 13.4% 83.3% 38.5% —
1992 Q2 228 206 22 9.6% 66.7% 47.0% —
1992 Q1 225 197 28 12.4% 58.3% 45.6% —
1991 Q4 202 177 25 12.4% 66.7% 58.1% —
1991 Q3 290 259 31 10.7% 85.7% 38.8% —
1991 Q2 278 243 35 12.6% 37.5% 43.1% —
1991 Q1 256 227 29 11.3% 42.9% 35.5% —
1990 Q4 256 220 36 14.1% 50.0% 16.0% —
1990 Q3 292 256 36 12.3% 35.7% 20.4% —
1990 Q2 290 256 34 11.7% 44.4% 18.6% —
1990 Q1 259 224 35 13.5% 0.0% 16.3% —
1989 Q4 255 199 56 22.0% 50.0% 3.6% —
1989 Q3 342 300 42 12.3% 34.8% 8.2% —
1989 Q2 205 178 27 13.2% 77.8% 16.3% —
1989 Q1 187 146 41 21.9% 88.9% 13.2% —
1988 Q4 148 118 30 20.3% 57.1% 36.5% —
1988 Q3 258 220 38 14.7% 64.3% 29.8% —
1988 Q2 227 189 38 16.7% 57.1% 30.8% —
1988 Q1 156 139 17 10.9% 50.0% 26.5% —
1987 Q4 167 143 24 14.4% 69.6% 41.0% —
1987 Q3 190 149 41 21.6% 62.5% 57.7% —
1987 Q2 143 123 20 14.0% 62.5% 48.6% —
1987 Q1 163 138 25 15.3% 57.1% 53.0% —
1986 Q4 145 123 22 15.2% 100.0% 63.4% —
1986 Q3 177 138 39 22.0% 90.9% 51.7% —
1986 Q2 164 132 32 19.5% 66.7% 43.3% —
1986 Q1 129 91 38 29.5% 33.3% 53.1% —
1985 Q4 88 71 17 19.3% 100.0% 33.3% —
1985 Q3 115 98 17 14.8% 100.0% 72.7% —
1985 Q2 117 93 24 20.5% 50.0% 72.7% —
1985 Q1 128 90 38 29.7% 33.3% 53.1% —
1984 Q4 86 69 17 19.8% 100.0% 33.3% —
1984 Q3 107 92 15 14.0% 100.0% 70.7% —
1984 Q2 121 105 16 13.2% 100.0% 71.1% —
1984 Q1 99 81 18 18.2% 66.7% 48.8% —
1983 Q4 124 107 17 13.7% 83.3% 68.6% —
1983 Q3 99 82 17 17.2% 100.0% 62.2% —
1983 Q2 130 108 22 16.9% 100.0% 70.6% —
1983 Q1 124 107 17 13.7% 80.0% 69.1% —
1982 Q4 95 73 22 23.2% 100.0% 65.2% —
1982 Q3 114 94 20 17.5% 66.7% 68.8% —
1982 Q2 102 79 23 22.5% 75.0% 79.5% —
1982 Q1 125 91 34 27.2% 70.0% 69.1% —
1981 Q4 73 62 11 15.1% 66.7% 89.7% —
1981 Q3 122 96 26 21.3% 50.0% 83.9% —
1981 Q2 178 129 49 27.5% 100.0% 71.2% —
1981 Q1 154 115 39 25.3% 77.8% 75.0% —
1980 Q4 153 112 41 26.8% 100.0% 79.7% —
1980 Q3 190 147 43 22.6% 60.0% 74.2% —
1980 Q2 175 132 43 24.6% 100.0% 71.6% —
1980 Q1 153 107 46 30.1% 57.1% 86.8% —
1979 Q4 143 113 30 21.0% 88.9% 81.8% —
1979 Q3 196 142 54 27.6% 66.7% 85.9% —
1979 Q2 172 131 41 23.8% 100.0% 66.7% —

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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