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Lancaster

North West · E07000121 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
717
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.0%
higher than 80% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
91.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
22.3%
45 allowed of 202 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 24.7%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 159 130 29 18.2% 100.0% 95.8% 195
2025 Q4 146 123 23 15.8% 100.0% 95.2% 144
2025 Q3 193 160 33 17.1% 100.0% 100.0% 187
2025 Q2 219 182 37 16.9% 100.0% 73.7% 192
2025 Q1 170 144 26 15.3% 66.7% 88.2% 221
2024 Q4 195 169 26 13.3% 100.0% 94.3% 189
2024 Q3 182 155 27 14.8% 100.0% 91.7% 200
2024 Q2 231 200 31 13.4% 100.0% 95.0% 206
2024 Q1 219 182 37 16.9% 100.0% 81.6% 217
2023 Q4 186 140 46 24.7% 100.0% 86.1% 227
2023 Q3 197 173 24 12.2% 100.0% 90.9% 220
2023 Q2 211 184 27 12.8% — 75.0% 205
2023 Q1 235 202 33 14.0% 75.0% 86.1% 253
2022 Q4 200 173 27 13.5% 0.0% 86.2% 264
2022 Q3 196 168 28 14.3% 100.0% 88.6% 260
2022 Q2 223 184 39 17.5% 80.0% 80.5% 224
2022 Q1 219 181 38 17.4% 71.4% 77.4% 225
2021 Q4 324 251 73 22.5% 33.3% 54.5% 226
2021 Q3 230 202 28 12.2% 33.3% 14.3% 255
2021 Q2 203 180 23 11.3% 33.3% 27.3% 235
2021 Q1 205 185 20 9.8% 0.0% 20.0% 246
2020 Q4 171 146 25 14.6% 40.0% 35.7% 240
2020 Q3 179 149 30 16.8% 0.0% 60.0% 221
2020 Q2 162 133 29 17.9% 100.0% 75.0% 188
2020 Q1 189 161 28 14.8% 100.0% 90.9% 210
2019 Q4 209 164 45 21.5% 100.0% 96.8% 228
2019 Q3 234 201 33 14.1% 75.0% 97.8% 260
2019 Q2 242 216 26 10.7% 100.0% 100.0% 273
2019 Q1 226 195 31 13.7% 100.0% 97.2% 243
2018 Q4 224 192 32 14.3% 100.0% 98.2% 255
2018 Q3 207 188 19 9.2% 100.0% 100.0% 257
2018 Q2 238 216 22 9.2% 100.0% 100.0% 275
2018 Q1 195 183 12 6.2% 100.0% 100.0% 247
2017 Q4 208 183 25 12.0% 100.0% 100.0% 227
2017 Q3 238 215 23 9.7% 100.0% 100.0% 284
2017 Q2 272 243 29 10.7% 100.0% 100.0% 270
2017 Q1 222 197 25 11.3% 100.0% 98.2% 243
2016 Q4 231 200 31 13.4% 100.0% 96.0% 269
2016 Q3 247 217 30 12.1% 100.0% 87.5% 253
2016 Q2 227 201 26 11.5% 100.0% 76.1% 289
2016 Q1 252 222 30 11.9% 100.0% 77.6% 251
2015 Q4 242 218 24 9.9% 81.8% 55.4% 257
2015 Q3 273 252 21 7.7% 100.0% 32.7% 234
2015 Q2 227 208 19 8.4% 100.0% 42.3% 271
2015 Q1 194 174 20 10.3% 100.0% 48.9% 247
2014 Q4 216 199 17 7.9% 80.0% 38.0% 217
2014 Q3 263 243 20 7.6% 100.0% 68.7% 229
2014 Q2 238 212 26 10.9% 86.7% 57.6% 265
2014 Q1 203 169 27 13.3% 75.0% 68.9% 282
2013 Q4 222 201 18 8.1% 54.5% 55.0% 221
2013 Q3 236 201 31 13.1% 81.8% 70.1% 265
2013 Q2 257 222 32 12.5% 57.1% 76.9% 261
2013 Q1 201 175 22 10.9% 56.3% 55.6% 246
2012 Q4 218 194 21 9.6% 50.0% 64.6% 218
2012 Q3 252 227 19 7.5% 55.6% 54.5% 227
2012 Q2 217 182 28 12.9% 0.0% 40.7% 248
2012 Q1 200 168 22 11.0% 50.0% 59.3% 241
2011 Q4 230 198 23 10.0% 25.0% 55.6% 228
2011 Q3 203 167 30 14.8% 33.3% 46.8% 237
2011 Q2 214 193 17 7.9% 36.4% 54.9% 238
2011 Q1 281 246 29 10.3% 22.2% 45.1% 246
2010 Q4 194 167 26 13.4% 16.7% 50.8% 265
2010 Q3 239 207 27 11.3% 70.0% 56.9% 272
2010 Q2 234 203 26 11.1% 60.0% 60.0% 258
2010 Q1 228 192 30 13.2% 56.3% 70.9% 267
2009 Q4 252 223 21 8.3% 77.8% 62.1% 261
2009 Q3 271 224 42 15.5% 57.1% 77.8% 308
2009 Q2 217 196 21 9.7% 85.7% 75.0% 247
2009 Q1 207 179 23 11.1% 57.1% 87.5% 259
2008 Q4 251 212 35 13.9% 70.0% 77.8% 223
2008 Q3 295 266 27 9.2% 70.0% 79.4% 273
2008 Q2 321 281 37 11.5% 66.7% 74.8% 352
2008 Q1 314 275 34 10.8% 72.7% 79.7% 337
2007 Q4 342 296 43 12.6% 60.0% 81.0% 361
2007 Q3 404 345 58 14.4% 63.6% 86.9% 412
2007 Q2 375 312 58 15.5% 77.8% 85.9% 426
2007 Q1 332 281 45 13.6% 85.7% 83.1% 404
2006 Q4 329 274 48 14.6% 68.4% 81.0% 342
2006 Q3 356 295 53 14.9% 65.2% 79.3% 332
2006 Q2 394 338 50 12.7% 58.3% 64.4% 365
2006 Q1 321 292 28 8.7% 28.6% 76.4% 389
2005 Q4 323 278 41 12.7% 20.0% 73.1% 313
2005 Q3 333 295 37 11.1% 66.7% 67.2% 350
2005 Q2 403 339 60 14.9% 75.0% 87.9% 435
2005 Q1 291 258 31 10.7% 83.3% 86.1% 374
2004 Q4 347 294 49 14.1% 66.7% 91.9% 363
2004 Q3 430 356 71 16.5% 62.5% 85.3% 372
2004 Q2 432 363 63 14.6% 54.5% 76.5% 383
2004 Q1 315 282 32 10.2% 80.0% 57.1% 354
2003 Q4 328 282 41 12.5% 66.7% 63.9% 344
2003 Q3 407 342 64 15.7% 42.9% 61.1% 378
2003 Q2 332 298 33 9.9% 20.0% 53.7% 350
2003 Q1 315 279 34 10.8% 50.0% 45.5% 322
2002 Q4 331 294 36 10.9% 50.0% 62.1% 313
2002 Q3 342 312 27 7.9% 50.0% 49.5% 311
2002 Q2 336 306 29 8.6% 36.4% 63.2% 329
2002 Q1 320 286 32 10.0% 75.0% 59.1% 310
2001 Q4 299 268 29 9.7% 33.3% 55.7% 259
2001 Q3 237 215 21 8.9% 53.8% 42.6% 334
2001 Q2 205 184 18 8.8% 100.0% 57.4% 291
2001 Q1 253 224 25 9.9% 46.7% 62.3% 286
2000 Q4 249 218 26 10.4% 66.7% 68.4% 247
2000 Q3 265 237 26 9.8% 66.7% 54.8% 235
2000 Q2 331 302 26 7.9% 60.0% 71.3% 289
2000 Q1 282 260 15 5.3% 57.1% 68.2% 279
1999 Q4 273 240 31 11.4% 71.4% 59.5% 241
1999 Q3 275 236 34 12.4% 37.5% 61.3% 263
1999 Q2 298 274 22 7.4% 42.9% 51.1% 238
1999 Q1 239 214 23 9.6% 40.0% 53.0% 246
1998 Q4 230 198 30 13.0% 63.6% 43.8% 211
1998 Q3 279 253 25 9.0% 85.7% 50.6% 268
1998 Q2 273 251 20 7.3% 53.3% 60.0% 265
1998 Q1 286 260 25 8.7% 55.6% 70.3% 273
1997 Q4 305 265 39 12.8% 53.8% 54.1% 218
1997 Q3 312 284 25 8.0% 80.0% 60.8% 272
1997 Q2 304 262 34 11.2% 80.0% 57.6% 345
1997 Q1 265 228 31 11.7% 50.0% 49.5% 295
1996 Q4 249 220 24 9.6% 66.7% 65.7% 275
1996 Q3 312 268 36 11.5% 75.0% 60.4% 304
1996 Q2 266 233 29 10.9% 75.0% 67.1% 310
1996 Q1 245 216 29 11.8% 42.9% 57.0% —
1995 Q4 245 208 37 15.1% 50.0% 59.2% —
1995 Q3 302 259 43 14.2% 100.0% 51.0% —
1995 Q2 301 260 41 13.6% 66.7% 57.0% —
1995 Q1 311 276 35 11.3% 85.7% 53.1% —
1994 Q4 249 219 30 12.0% 50.0% 57.5% —
1994 Q3 234 200 34 14.5% 60.0% 61.8% —
1994 Q2 258 237 21 8.1% 100.0% 70.1% —
1994 Q1 256 224 32 12.5% 100.0% 53.1% —
1993 Q4 263 231 32 12.2% 57.1% 61.1% —
1993 Q3 246 223 23 9.3% 100.0% 73.8% —
1993 Q2 238 209 29 12.2% 100.0% 52.7% —
1993 Q1 237 208 29 12.2% 100.0% 51.3% —
1992 Q4 293 253 40 13.7% 72.7% 52.8% —
1992 Q3 270 240 30 11.1% 100.0% 53.7% —
1992 Q2 264 217 47 17.8% 100.0% 55.1% —
1992 Q1 324 277 47 14.5% 71.4% 35.3% —
1991 Q4 260 230 30 11.5% 71.4% 35.1% —
1991 Q3 210 169 41 19.5% 50.0% 37.0% —
1991 Q2 240 200 40 16.7% 50.0% 40.4% —
1991 Q1 233 183 50 21.5% 78.6% 31.9% —
1990 Q4 352 290 62 17.6% 66.7% 29.1% —
1990 Q3 312 276 36 11.5% 37.5% 23.3% —
1990 Q2 239 204 35 14.6% 37.5% 25.5% —
1990 Q1 280 246 34 12.1% 11.1% 21.6% —
1989 Q4 287 249 38 13.2% 50.0% 16.8% —
1989 Q3 209 181 28 13.4% 83.3% 28.7% —
1989 Q2 279 249 30 10.8% 20.0% 37.2% —
1989 Q1 234 206 28 12.0% 44.4% 35.3% —
1988 Q4 370 336 34 9.2% 80.0% 37.5% —
1988 Q3 228 149 79 34.6% 25.0% 25.7% —
1988 Q2 290 243 47 16.2% 42.9% 19.4% —
1988 Q1 342 329 13 3.8% 25.0% 37.1% —
1987 Q4 335 307 28 8.4% 80.0% 33.3% —
1987 Q3 311 296 15 4.8% 57.1% 32.0% —
1987 Q2 391 359 32 8.2% — 36.7% —
1987 Q1 299 274 25 8.4% 71.4% 38.5% —
1986 Q4 356 329 27 7.6% 66.7% 44.0% —
1986 Q3 389 340 49 12.6% 63.6% 50.2% —
1986 Q2 256 228 28 10.9% 33.3% 34.0% —
1986 Q1 346 318 28 8.1% 27.3% 42.2% —
1985 Q4 344 323 21 6.1% 50.0% 52.7% —
1985 Q3 404 381 23 5.7% 60.0% 49.6% —
1985 Q2 397 363 34 8.6% 27.8% 51.1% —
1985 Q1 387 360 27 7.0% 63.6% 40.2% —
1984 Q4 299 268 31 10.4% 15.4% 39.2% —
1984 Q3 389 355 34 8.7% 77.8% 52.8% —
1984 Q2 337 310 27 8.0% 44.4% 49.0% —
1984 Q1 543 491 52 9.6% 40.9% 38.2% —
1983 Q4 167 159 8 4.8% 100.0% 62.4% —
1983 Q3 310 283 27 8.7% 66.7% 49.4% —
1983 Q2 359 335 24 6.7% 75.0% 44.1% —
1983 Q1 294 275 19 6.5% 55.6% 47.3% —
1982 Q4 243 224 19 7.8% 75.0% 58.9% —
1982 Q3 306 278 28 9.2% 88.9% 74.2% —
1982 Q2 264 241 23 8.7% 100.0% 63.9% —
1982 Q1 264 239 25 9.5% 50.0% 63.8% —
1981 Q4 262 234 28 10.7% 71.4% 66.1% —
1981 Q3 331 300 31 9.4% 37.5% 56.8% —
1981 Q2 326 293 33 10.1% 25.0% 43.2% —
1981 Q1 405 370 35 8.6% 66.7% 42.7% —
1980 Q4 302 262 40 13.2% 60.0% 24.4% —
1980 Q3 280 257 23 8.2% 27.3% 13.5% —
1980 Q2 286 255 31 10.8% 0.0% 9.8% —
1980 Q1 336 296 40 11.9% 22.2% 11.8% —
1979 Q4 292 265 27 9.2% 20.0% 9.4% —
1979 Q3 245 219 26 10.6% 18.2% 4.5% —
1979 Q2 175 155 20 11.4% 28.6% 11.0% —

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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