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North West · E07000122 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
440
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.7%
higher than 73% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
94.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
75.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.9%
43 allowed of 127 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 25.2%

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
476
in the window
Applications decided
440
in the window
Approval rate
84.3%
371 granted, 69 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 122 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
95.0%
rank 89 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 51 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
Major1376.9%100.0%
Minor18382.5%94.7%
Other24486.1%—
of which householder19285.4%95.7%
"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
0721442024 Q3: 144 received2024 Q3: 126 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 115 received2024 Q4: 119 decided2025 Q1: 128 received2025 Q1: 108 decided2025 Q2: 107 received2025 Q2: 114 decided2025 Q3: 107 received2025 Q3: 106 decided2025 Q4: 114 received2025 Q4: 108 decided2026 Q1: 137 received2026 Q1: 113 decided2026 Q2: 118 received2026 Q2: 113 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
135%
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 (E07000122). 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 113 92 21 18.6% 100.0% 96.4% 118
2026 Q1 113 97 16 14.2% — 97.5% 137
2025 Q4 108 95 13 12.0% 100.0% 92.1% 114
2025 Q3 106 87 19 17.9% 100.0% 92.6% 107
2025 Q2 114 104 10 8.8% 100.0% 94.4% 107
2025 Q1 108 89 19 17.6% — 76.0% 128
2024 Q4 119 106 13 10.9% — 88.9% 115
2024 Q3 126 108 18 14.3% 100.0% 100.0% 144
2024 Q2 102 86 16 15.7% 100.0% 95.0% 115
2024 Q1 123 92 31 25.2% 100.0% 100.0% 137
2023 Q4 126 98 28 22.2% 100.0% 93.3% 116
2023 Q3 112 91 21 18.8% — 100.0% 128
2023 Q2 122 104 18 14.8% 100.0% 94.3% 127
2023 Q1 155 131 24 15.5% 100.0% 90.9% 121
2022 Q4 136 122 14 10.3% 100.0% 55.0% 108
2022 Q3 132 117 15 11.4% 0.0% 65.2% 125
2022 Q2 102 84 18 17.6% 0.0% 41.7% 159
2022 Q1 131 122 9 6.9% 40.0% 35.0% 125
2021 Q4 188 167 21 11.2% 83.3% 37.5% 167
2021 Q3 134 118 16 11.9% 100.0% 47.8% 161
2021 Q2 140 122 18 12.9% 0.0% 77.4% 166
2021 Q1 116 103 13 11.2% 100.0% 53.3% 160
2020 Q4 122 107 15 12.3% 0.0% 66.7% 118
2020 Q3 99 86 13 13.1% 100.0% 60.9% 136
2020 Q2 99 90 9 9.1% 25.0% 66.7% 97
2020 Q1 109 98 11 10.1% 80.0% 85.2% 119
2019 Q4 116 104 12 10.3% 80.0% 85.3% 129
2019 Q3 140 124 16 11.4% — 81.8% 144
2019 Q2 136 122 14 10.3% 50.0% 81.0% 137
2019 Q1 117 104 13 11.1% 100.0% 75.0% 145
2018 Q4 128 120 8 6.3% 100.0% 88.1% 127
2018 Q3 120 112 8 6.7% 100.0% 76.2% 137
2018 Q2 105 94 11 10.5% 100.0% 90.9% 132
2018 Q1 111 96 15 13.5% 75.0% 90.0% 120
2017 Q4 120 110 10 8.3% 100.0% 84.8% 112
2017 Q3 140 120 20 14.3% 66.7% 72.4% 133
2017 Q2 114 101 13 11.4% 85.7% 88.4% 139
2017 Q1 108 90 18 16.7% 83.3% 78.0% 118
2016 Q4 138 118 20 14.5% 90.9% 78.9% 127
2016 Q3 132 118 14 10.6% 100.0% 77.6% 146
2016 Q2 106 96 10 9.4% 100.0% 72.3% 132
2016 Q1 118 106 12 10.2% 100.0% 67.9% 119
2015 Q4 143 130 13 9.1% 60.0% 83.1% 132
2015 Q3 123 104 19 15.4% 85.7% 79.2% 152
2015 Q2 124 111 13 10.5% 66.7% 76.0% 130
2015 Q1 114 102 12 10.5% 40.0% 72.1% 136
2014 Q4 120 107 13 10.8% 100.0% 79.0% 123
2014 Q3 145 127 18 12.4% 100.0% 79.1% 142
2014 Q2 124 109 15 12.1% 71.4% 94.2% 131
2014 Q1 100 86 12 12.0% 75.0% 88.1% 141
2013 Q4 125 101 22 17.6% 100.0% 65.2% 107
2013 Q3 160 135 23 14.4% 66.7% 83.3% 144
2013 Q2 137 116 18 13.1% 100.0% 82.2% 162
2013 Q1 116 99 16 13.8% 50.0% 75.0% 141
2012 Q4 158 128 23 14.6% 80.0% 76.1% 140
2012 Q3 127 98 24 18.9% 77.8% 79.2% 165
2012 Q2 138 116 20 14.5% 71.4% 79.6% 134
2012 Q1 86 75 10 11.6% 100.0% 80.0% 128
2011 Q4 137 109 26 19.0% 83.3% 85.7% 125
2011 Q3 165 139 26 15.8% 66.7% 87.1% 154
2011 Q2 140 114 26 18.6% 85.7% 82.2% 159
2011 Q1 149 122 25 16.8% 83.3% 81.8% 163
2010 Q4 119 95 23 19.3% 100.0% 85.2% 152
2010 Q3 168 130 37 22.0% 90.9% 79.7% 145
2010 Q2 113 89 24 21.2% 80.0% 84.2% 156
2010 Q1 151 116 30 19.9% 100.0% 77.8% 171
2009 Q4 124 96 27 21.8% 100.0% 92.3% 148
2009 Q3 117 95 20 17.1% 100.0% 89.3% 127
2009 Q2 137 105 31 22.6% 83.3% 84.4% 134
2009 Q1 116 95 20 17.2% 85.7% 92.5% 139
2008 Q4 164 139 23 14.0% 100.0% 78.7% 142
2008 Q3 179 159 17 9.5% 83.3% 87.2% 198
2008 Q2 156 116 38 24.4% 100.0% 83.7% 168
2008 Q1 178 150 24 13.5% 68.8% 87.0% 189
2007 Q4 194 159 34 17.5% 75.0% 94.7% 198
2007 Q3 264 227 36 13.6% 90.0% 89.7% 228
2007 Q2 218 177 39 17.9% 50.0% 87.5% 264
2007 Q1 179 137 38 21.2% 90.0% 85.5% 220
2006 Q4 167 130 32 19.2% 100.0% 97.8% 198
2006 Q3 215 153 57 26.5% 60.0% 90.5% 192
2006 Q2 210 150 57 27.1% 88.9% 89.8% 215
2006 Q1 179 143 35 19.6% 75.0% 86.3% 212
2005 Q4 224 177 45 20.1% 57.1% 86.2% 216
2005 Q3 255 185 68 26.7% 66.7% 84.0% 248
2005 Q2 241 192 46 19.1% 83.3% 86.3% 269
2005 Q1 200 148 49 24.5% 69.2% 79.0% 226
2004 Q4 292 215 73 25.0% 73.7% 65.0% 204
2004 Q3 256 217 39 15.2% 81.8% 64.4% 279
2004 Q2 212 179 33 15.6% 70.0% 72.3% 278
2004 Q1 176 136 37 21.0% 66.7% 78.3% 229
2003 Q4 207 159 46 22.2% 14.3% 78.3% 196
2003 Q3 220 191 26 11.8% 42.9% 61.0% 231
2003 Q2 220 199 19 8.6% 60.0% 46.2% 218
2003 Q1 197 166 26 13.2% 100.0% 55.3% 221
2002 Q4 161 137 19 11.8% 60.0% 52.2% 185
2002 Q3 180 159 20 11.1% 81.8% 70.4% 168
2002 Q2 158 132 20 12.7% 64.3% 58.2% 199
2002 Q1 121 105 13 10.7% 66.7% 66.7% 174
2001 Q4 153 129 21 13.7% 37.5% 63.8% 138
2001 Q3 145 125 14 9.7% 20.0% 61.4% 161
2001 Q2 158 128 25 15.8% 55.6% 68.2% 176
2001 Q1 152 137 13 8.6% 0.0% 59.2% 185
2000 Q4 166 137 26 15.7% 75.0% 63.8% 143
2000 Q3 135 124 10 7.4% 100.0% 67.2% 174
2000 Q2 197 164 33 16.8% 46.2% 63.0% 174
2000 Q1 126 103 23 18.3% 25.0% 56.3% 162
1999 Q4 138 112 25 18.1% 60.0% 57.6% 130
1999 Q3 159 137 20 12.6% 60.0% 75.0% 159
1999 Q2 138 111 27 19.6% 57.1% 68.8% 176
1999 Q1 194 167 25 12.9% 63.6% 72.4% 169
1998 Q4 158 139 16 10.1% 33.3% 57.4% 102
1998 Q3 129 112 15 11.6% 76.9% 73.1% 160
1998 Q2 171 147 23 13.5% 75.0% 52.6% 147
1998 Q1 105 88 16 15.2% 25.0% 53.3% 163
1997 Q4 155 132 20 12.9% 90.9% 61.8% 121
1997 Q3 168 141 23 13.7% 85.7% 79.7% 182
1997 Q2 194 167 26 13.4% 81.8% 65.0% 181
1997 Q1 175 129 46 26.3% 87.5% 61.1% 180
1996 Q4 153 126 26 17.0% 57.1% 56.5% 156
1996 Q3 189 148 40 21.2% 62.5% 46.1% 154
1996 Q2 148 115 32 21.6% 100.0% 60.3% 201
1996 Q1 142 127 15 10.6% — 53.3% —
1995 Q4 190 159 31 16.3% — 59.6% —
1995 Q3 225 193 32 14.2% 0.0% 49.0% —
1995 Q2 238 206 32 13.4% 100.0% 42.6% —
1995 Q1 213 175 38 17.8% 50.0% 52.5% —
1994 Q4 226 182 44 19.5% 50.0% 49.2% —
1994 Q3 255 209 46 18.0% 100.0% 59.3% —
1994 Q2 208 168 40 19.2% — 43.3% —
1994 Q1 206 176 30 14.6% 0.0% 41.4% —
1993 Q4 248 201 47 19.0% 33.3% 44.0% —
1993 Q3 244 200 44 18.0% 100.0% 55.6% —
1993 Q2 213 190 23 10.8% 0.0% 50.9% —
1993 Q1 207 165 42 20.3% 50.0% 53.2% —
1992 Q4 224 174 50 22.3% 20.0% 52.6% —
1992 Q3 234 180 54 23.1% 60.0% 42.1% —
1992 Q2 242 201 41 16.9% 0.0% 40.7% —
1992 Q1 232 189 43 18.5% 100.0% 44.2% —
1991 Q4 223 169 54 24.2% 0.0% 50.9% —
1991 Q3 268 200 68 25.4% — 34.7% —
1991 Q2 242 182 60 24.8% 0.0% 37.1% —
1991 Q1 246 165 81 32.9% 100.0% 35.4% —
1990 Q4 273 206 67 24.5% 0.0% 31.1% —
1990 Q3 243 190 53 21.8% 0.0% 20.0% —
1990 Q2 223 169 54 24.2% — 14.0% —
1990 Q1 275 216 59 21.5% 50.0% 21.0% —
1989 Q4 216 171 45 20.8% 50.0% 42.7% —
1989 Q3 239 182 57 23.8% 50.0% 34.7% —
1989 Q2 296 221 75 25.3% 66.7% 46.7% —
1989 Q1 185 128 57 30.8% — 44.3% —
1988 Q4 263 195 68 25.9% 33.3% 41.8% —
1988 Q3 276 205 71 25.7% 50.0% 43.3% —
1988 Q2 225 174 51 22.7% — 66.2% —
1988 Q1 206 161 45 21.8% — 60.5% —
1987 Q4 188 149 39 20.7% — 62.9% —
1987 Q3 229 186 43 18.8% — 57.9% —
1987 Q2 199 154 45 22.6% — 64.0% —
1987 Q1 131 103 28 21.4% — 62.9% —
1986 Q4 176 140 36 20.5% — 61.5% —
1986 Q3 207 170 37 17.9% — 56.6% —
1986 Q2 194 150 44 22.7% — 63.1% —
1986 Q1 162 127 35 21.6% — 60.0% —
1985 Q4 169 133 36 21.3% — 60.9% —
1985 Q3 194 158 36 18.6% — 55.5% —
1985 Q2 189 147 42 22.2% — 62.2% —
1985 Q1 157 128 29 18.5% — 56.0% —
1984 Q4 213 171 42 19.7% — 65.5% —
1984 Q3 167 136 31 18.6% — 62.5% —
1984 Q2 151 125 26 17.2% — 68.8% —
1984 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 Q2 0 0 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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