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Hyndburn

North West · E07000120 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
266
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
21.8%
higher than 93% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
89.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.0%
24 allowed of 60 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 28.0%

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
304
in the window
Applications decided
266
in the window
Approval rate
78.2%
208 granted, 58 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 157 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
90.1%
rank 178 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 97 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
Major785.7%100.0%
Minor8977.5%88.6%
Other17078.2%—
of which householder10581.0%89.4%
"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
044882024 Q3: 64 received2024 Q3: 66 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 60 received2024 Q4: 62 decided2025 Q1: 84 received2025 Q1: 51 decided2025 Q2: 51 received2025 Q2: 75 decided2025 Q3: 68 received2025 Q3: 57 decided2025 Q4: 64 received2025 Q4: 69 decided2026 Q1: 84 received2026 Q1: 76 decided2026 Q2: 88 received2026 Q2: 64 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
411%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT 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 (E07000120). 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 64 49 15 23.4% — 80.0% 88
2026 Q1 76 62 14 18.4% — 100.0% 84
2025 Q4 69 50 19 27.5% 100.0% 81.8% 64
2025 Q3 57 47 10 17.5% — 100.0% 68
2025 Q2 75 54 21 28.0% — 73.3% 51
2025 Q1 51 44 7 13.7% — 80.0% 84
2024 Q4 62 52 10 16.1% 100.0% 91.7% 60
2024 Q3 66 50 16 24.2% — 80.0% 64
2024 Q2 83 76 7 8.4% 100.0% 100.0% 62
2024 Q1 86 76 10 11.6% 50.0% 75.0% 83
2023 Q4 68 60 8 11.8% — 42.9% 87
2023 Q3 94 72 22 23.4% 100.0% 50.0% 65
2023 Q2 79 66 13 16.5% — 33.3% 86
2023 Q1 61 51 10 16.4% 0.0% 0.0% 84
2022 Q4 83 67 16 19.3% — 22.2% 63
2022 Q3 62 52 10 16.1% — 0.0% 74
2022 Q2 55 45 10 18.2% 0.0% 45.5% 80
2022 Q1 52 46 6 11.5% 0.0% 9.1% 89
2021 Q4 64 58 6 9.4% 100.0% 75.0% 83
2021 Q3 78 64 14 17.9% — 81.8% 114
2021 Q2 81 67 14 17.3% — 50.0% 95
2021 Q1 72 67 5 6.9% — 100.0% 102
2020 Q4 63 60 3 4.8% 100.0% 60.0% 76
2020 Q3 62 53 9 14.5% 0.0% 100.0% 99
2020 Q2 63 53 10 15.9% — 81.8% 70
2020 Q1 70 66 4 5.7% 100.0% 90.9% 81
2019 Q4 69 57 12 17.4% 66.7% 90.0% 72
2019 Q3 74 65 9 12.2% 100.0% 100.0% 78
2019 Q2 60 51 9 15.0% 100.0% 90.9% 99
2019 Q1 52 44 8 15.4% 100.0% 100.0% 61
2018 Q4 81 69 12 14.8% 100.0% 100.0% 77
2018 Q3 67 62 5 7.5% 100.0% 87.5% 81
2018 Q2 75 68 7 9.3% 100.0% 95.5% 90
2018 Q1 79 65 14 17.7% 100.0% 95.2% 99
2017 Q4 76 71 5 6.6% 100.0% 95.5% 80
2017 Q3 85 79 6 7.1% 100.0% 100.0% 85
2017 Q2 82 70 12 14.6% 100.0% 94.7% 89
2017 Q1 63 54 9 14.3% 80.0% 77.8% 76
2016 Q4 77 64 13 16.9% 100.0% 87.5% 77
2016 Q3 90 72 18 20.0% 100.0% 60.0% 98
2016 Q2 73 65 8 11.0% 100.0% 62.5% 82
2016 Q1 68 61 7 10.3% 50.0% 91.3% 100
2015 Q4 74 62 12 16.2% 66.7% 68.0% 65
2015 Q3 77 69 8 10.4% 100.0% 70.8% 75
2015 Q2 60 48 12 20.0% 50.0% 73.7% 87
2015 Q1 61 54 7 11.5% 100.0% 50.0% 77
2014 Q4 86 72 14 16.3% 83.3% 78.8% 79
2014 Q3 58 50 8 13.8% 100.0% 84.6% 99
2014 Q2 84 75 9 10.7% 100.0% 82.1% 73
2014 Q1 77 59 18 23.4% 60.0% 58.3% 104
2013 Q4 83 66 13 15.7% 100.0% 73.3% 78
2013 Q3 82 68 13 15.9% 100.0% 64.3% 83
2013 Q2 78 68 9 11.5% 50.0% 83.3% 100
2013 Q1 67 58 8 11.9% 100.0% 88.5% 102
2012 Q4 104 89 15 14.4% 100.0% 97.1% 99
2012 Q3 100 83 15 15.0% 100.0% 95.5% 87
2012 Q2 107 88 19 17.8% 50.0% 93.8% 111
2012 Q1 87 71 13 14.9% 85.7% 92.9% 96
2011 Q4 101 84 16 15.8% 66.7% 87.5% 100
2011 Q3 82 71 7 8.5% 50.0% 93.8% 102
2011 Q2 100 85 14 14.0% 85.7% 81.1% 98
2011 Q1 60 50 10 16.7% 66.7% 90.0% 85
2010 Q4 101 91 9 8.9% 100.0% 97.6% 87
2010 Q3 91 68 23 25.3% 100.0% 100.0% 115
2010 Q2 97 81 15 15.5% — 94.6% 104
2010 Q1 108 84 22 20.4% 100.0% 100.0% 121
2009 Q4 97 84 12 12.4% 83.3% 100.0% 105
2009 Q3 119 108 11 9.2% 71.4% 93.5% 91
2009 Q2 101 86 15 14.9% 50.0% 100.0% 113
2009 Q1 97 80 17 17.5% 75.0% 94.3% 112
2008 Q4 124 103 21 16.9% 42.9% 87.8% 95
2008 Q3 163 141 22 13.5% 100.0% 80.7% 150
2008 Q2 144 131 13 9.0% 62.5% 62.5% 137
2008 Q1 162 138 22 13.6% 57.1% 75.0% 182
2007 Q4 162 137 21 13.0% 60.0% 77.8% 168
2007 Q3 195 172 20 10.3% 66.7% 83.1% 189
2007 Q2 215 187 25 11.6% 50.0% 77.8% 222
2007 Q1 156 136 19 12.2% 50.0% 70.3% 221
2006 Q4 155 139 14 9.0% 60.0% 83.0% 167
2006 Q3 180 166 14 7.8% 42.9% 72.5% 173
2006 Q2 166 142 23 13.9% 100.0% 72.9% 201
2006 Q1 163 138 23 14.1% 75.0% 81.6% 180
2005 Q4 173 149 23 13.3% 50.0% 78.3% 165
2005 Q3 180 160 20 11.1% 83.3% 84.4% 194
2005 Q2 240 216 23 9.6% 57.1% 81.8% 225
2005 Q1 164 146 18 11.0% 80.0% 83.0% 216
2004 Q4 197 171 25 12.7% 66.7% 86.0% 181
2004 Q3 219 194 25 11.4% 66.7% 89.8% 230
2004 Q2 200 177 19 9.5% 42.9% 80.0% 202
2004 Q1 184 170 13 7.1% 100.0% 83.3% 204
2003 Q4 162 141 20 12.3% 80.0% 84.2% 161
2003 Q3 198 164 34 17.2% 50.0% 64.9% 175
2003 Q2 185 161 24 13.0% 40.0% 70.2% 177
2003 Q1 116 103 13 11.2% 50.0% 70.6% 182
2002 Q4 110 105 4 3.6% 40.0% 67.6% 129
2002 Q3 135 124 11 8.1% 50.0% 73.9% 128
2002 Q2 143 128 14 9.8% 100.0% 88.1% 145
2002 Q1 139 122 15 10.8% 33.3% 74.0% 174
2001 Q4 112 97 12 10.7% 75.0% 81.0% 105
2001 Q3 142 122 18 12.7% 33.3% 81.0% 140
2001 Q2 122 114 8 6.6% 60.0% 94.3% 133
2001 Q1 123 112 11 8.9% 57.1% 80.0% 143
2000 Q4 147 124 18 12.2% 66.7% 73.3% 109
2000 Q3 151 133 18 11.9% 37.5% 70.2% 153
2000 Q2 135 113 19 14.1% 75.0% 50.0% 156
2000 Q1 132 116 15 11.4% 20.0% 57.4% 146
1999 Q4 150 134 13 8.7% 80.0% 45.5% 124
1999 Q3 149 128 14 9.4% 33.3% 61.7% 161
1999 Q2 128 112 15 11.7% 66.7% 72.5% 139
1999 Q1 116 109 7 6.0% 50.0% 75.0% 144
1998 Q4 125 111 11 8.8% 80.0% 59.2% 123
1998 Q3 168 145 18 10.7% 33.3% 58.2% 123
1998 Q2 161 143 14 8.7% 83.3% 26.7% 163
1998 Q1 126 107 15 11.9% 28.6% 10.4% 139
1997 Q4 141 125 11 7.8% 50.0% 27.3% 126
1997 Q3 164 150 11 6.7% 50.0% 20.0% 152
1997 Q2 136 129 7 5.1% 33.3% 55.0% 101
1997 Q1 121 110 11 9.1% 25.0% 34.7% 146
1996 Q4 125 114 11 8.8% 66.7% 32.1% 110
1996 Q3 160 142 18 11.3% 37.5% 28.8% 158
1996 Q2 120 109 11 9.2% 66.7% 37.3% 182
1996 Q1 307 281 26 8.5% 62.5% 59.7% —
1995 Q4 356 308 48 13.5% 66.7% 58.1% —
1995 Q3 384 350 34 8.9% 18.8% 55.9% —
1995 Q2 348 315 33 9.5% 60.0% 47.9% —
1995 Q1 395 354 41 10.4% 33.3% 43.6% —
1994 Q4 375 338 37 9.9% 40.0% 48.8% —
1994 Q3 399 354 45 11.3% 66.7% 44.7% —
1994 Q2 414 379 35 8.5% 66.7% 44.6% —
1994 Q1 330 302 28 8.5% 25.0% 47.3% —
1993 Q4 338 313 25 7.4% 50.0% 48.9% —
1993 Q3 333 292 41 12.3% 50.0% 48.1% —
1993 Q2 403 367 36 8.9% 50.0% 52.4% —
1993 Q1 289 251 38 13.1% 100.0% 51.6% —
1992 Q4 304 271 33 10.9% 0.0% 51.9% —
1992 Q3 390 361 29 7.4% 0.0% 65.5% —
1992 Q2 386 338 48 12.4% 44.4% 62.9% —
1992 Q1 402 362 40 10.0% 75.0% 50.3% —
1991 Q4 351 298 53 15.1% 73.3% 49.4% —
1991 Q3 392 344 48 12.2% 62.5% 55.6% —
1991 Q2 432 380 52 12.0% 63.6% 53.4% —
1991 Q1 391 344 47 12.0% 61.1% 46.0% —
1990 Q4 429 352 77 17.9% 33.3% 39.5% —
1990 Q3 482 396 86 17.8% 50.0% 47.3% —
1990 Q2 516 446 70 13.6% 46.4% 42.3% —
1990 Q1 489 409 80 16.4% 53.8% 38.4% —
1989 Q4 447 356 91 20.4% 47.4% 34.4% —
1989 Q3 637 519 118 18.5% 29.8% 34.5% —
1989 Q2 643 537 106 16.5% 43.2% 34.6% —
1989 Q1 615 466 149 24.2% 46.8% 30.7% —
1988 Q4 745 585 160 21.5% 48.1% 37.5% —
1988 Q3 667 557 110 16.5% 34.1% 24.6% —
1988 Q2 684 592 92 13.5% 61.9% 31.4% —
1988 Q1 568 493 75 13.2% 62.9% 38.5% —
1987 Q4 536 452 84 15.7% 54.8% 44.3% —
1987 Q3 525 464 61 11.6% 52.8% 46.4% —
1987 Q2 591 519 72 12.2% 71.9% 62.1% —
1987 Q1 453 392 61 13.5% 82.8% 65.0% —
1986 Q4 435 386 49 11.3% 61.3% 57.7% —
1986 Q3 519 463 56 10.8% 80.0% 66.1% —
1986 Q2 491 449 42 8.6% 80.0% 68.3% —
1986 Q1 385 342 43 11.2% 52.9% 54.0% —
1985 Q4 439 401 38 8.7% 60.0% 56.0% —
1985 Q3 429 384 45 10.5% 88.9% 68.1% —
1985 Q2 524 479 45 8.6% 50.0% 67.3% —
1985 Q1 386 336 50 13.0% 40.0% 53.3% —
1984 Q4 354 322 32 9.0% 82.6% 60.9% —
1984 Q3 462 428 34 7.4% 76.5% 62.6% —
1984 Q2 467 434 33 7.1% 50.0% 57.4% —
1984 Q1 321 278 43 13.4% 44.4% 65.4% —
1983 Q4 407 370 37 9.1% 64.7% 71.6% —
1983 Q3 427 388 39 9.1% 75.0% 71.9% —
1983 Q2 467 417 50 10.7% 82.4% 73.2% —
1983 Q1 413 374 39 9.4% 69.2% 68.6% —
1982 Q4 405 353 52 12.8% 60.0% 67.1% —
1982 Q3 413 374 39 9.4% 92.3% 78.0% —
1982 Q2 369 320 49 13.3% 100.0% 70.5% —
1982 Q1 344 306 38 11.0% 57.1% 73.6% —
1981 Q4 368 328 40 10.9% 45.5% 69.1% —
1981 Q3 383 350 33 8.6% 40.0% 69.9% —
1981 Q2 575 498 77 13.4% 80.0% 68.3% —
1981 Q1 513 449 64 12.5% 96.0% 78.5% —
1980 Q4 545 465 80 14.7% 82.4% 64.1% —
1980 Q3 476 413 63 13.2% 50.0% 63.2% —
1980 Q2 613 552 61 10.0% 55.6% 56.0% —
1980 Q1 443 401 42 9.5% 50.0% 56.6% —
1979 Q4 563 512 51 9.1% 55.6% 55.8% —
1979 Q3 548 491 57 10.4% 37.5% 52.3% —
1979 Q2 507 458 49 9.7% 56.0% 48.1% —

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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