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Ribble Valley

North West · E07000124 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
487
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.7%
higher than 83% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.2%
58 allowed of 206 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 35.0%

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
509
in the window
Applications decided
487
in the window
Approval rate
82.3%
401 granted, 86 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 142 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.3%
rank 137 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 76 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%50.0%
Minor16177.6%92.1%
Other31385.0%—
of which householder21289.6%94.9%
"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
0831662024 Q3: 156 received2024 Q3: 142 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 128 received2024 Q4: 146 decided2025 Q1: 162 received2025 Q1: 113 decided2025 Q2: 134 received2025 Q2: 166 decided2025 Q3: 130 received2025 Q3: 124 decided2025 Q4: 109 received2025 Q4: 130 decided2026 Q1: 138 received2026 Q1: 100 decided2026 Q2: 132 received2026 Q2: 133 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
425%
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 (E07000124). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 133 105 28 21.1% — 96.7% 132
2026 Q1 100 84 16 16.0% 0.0% 83.3% 138
2025 Q4 130 107 23 17.7% 100.0% 92.9% 109
2025 Q3 124 105 19 15.3% — 90.0% 130
2025 Q2 166 135 31 18.7% — 95.7% 134
2025 Q1 113 95 18 15.9% — 72.2% 162
2024 Q4 146 111 35 24.0% 100.0% 81.8% 128
2024 Q3 142 113 29 20.4% 83.3% 77.8% 156
2024 Q2 132 108 24 18.2% 100.0% 75.0% 145
2024 Q1 151 116 35 23.2% 0.0% 76.0% 154
2023 Q4 150 114 36 24.0% 100.0% 63.0% 153
2023 Q3 143 105 38 26.6% — 78.1% 144
2023 Q2 154 121 33 21.4% 50.0% 61.5% 156
2023 Q1 155 109 46 29.7% 25.0% 46.9% 173
2022 Q4 160 104 56 35.0% 0.0% 65.6% 174
2022 Q3 139 102 37 26.6% 100.0% 78.0% 191
2022 Q2 218 166 52 23.9% 90.0% 72.7% 170
2022 Q1 167 125 42 25.1% 50.0% 70.8% 209
2021 Q4 206 150 56 27.2% 75.0% 69.0% 211
2021 Q3 194 161 33 17.0% 33.3% 54.2% 190
2021 Q2 169 129 40 23.7% 66.7% 67.4% 211
2021 Q1 172 146 26 15.1% 100.0% 77.3% 184
2020 Q4 169 146 23 13.6% 33.3% 79.5% 182
2020 Q3 147 118 29 19.7% 0.0% 78.4% 207
2020 Q2 149 121 28 18.8% 66.7% 59.5% 147
2020 Q1 121 93 28 23.1% 50.0% 76.5% 168
2019 Q4 137 118 19 13.9% 100.0% 73.9% 137
2019 Q3 162 139 23 14.2% 100.0% 89.6% 151
2019 Q2 157 132 25 15.9% 100.0% 70.3% 177
2019 Q1 167 146 21 12.6% 75.0% 78.9% 170
2018 Q4 156 133 23 14.7% 75.0% 77.8% 167
2018 Q3 162 137 25 15.4% 100.0% 86.0% 182
2018 Q2 176 151 25 14.2% 50.0% 82.2% 190
2018 Q1 153 135 18 11.8% 100.0% 91.5% 179
2017 Q4 187 166 21 11.2% 75.0% 93.1% 169
2017 Q3 153 139 14 9.2% — 96.0% 189
2017 Q2 166 149 17 10.2% 83.3% 85.5% 173
2017 Q1 142 122 20 14.1% 100.0% 95.7% 182
2016 Q4 150 119 31 20.7% 100.0% 86.3% 153
2016 Q3 197 154 43 21.8% 100.0% 81.0% 170
2016 Q2 162 118 44 27.2% 100.0% 70.9% 188
2016 Q1 170 136 34 20.0% 37.5% 57.1% 166
2015 Q4 180 154 26 14.4% 75.0% 31.7% 163
2015 Q3 157 126 31 19.7% 50.0% 33.3% 161
2015 Q2 159 139 20 12.6% 33.3% 26.0% 159
2015 Q1 115 96 19 16.5% 80.0% 56.8% 173
2014 Q4 150 113 37 24.7% 85.7% 68.6% 156
2014 Q3 155 102 53 34.2% 75.0% 63.3% 210
2014 Q2 167 130 37 22.2% 66.7% 62.5% 169
2014 Q1 193 149 38 19.7% 100.0% 52.2% 214
2013 Q4 158 130 21 13.3% 25.0% 46.3% 153
2013 Q3 178 144 27 15.2% 50.0% 55.9% 182
2013 Q2 184 159 17 9.2% 0.0% 45.5% 206
2013 Q1 159 117 36 22.6% 42.9% 51.8% 201
2012 Q4 217 149 57 26.3% 36.4% 65.2% 227
2012 Q3 192 154 28 14.6% 33.3% 56.4% 200
2012 Q2 247 195 40 16.2% 27.3% 43.2% 223
2012 Q1 207 160 36 17.4% 12.5% 34.7% 204
2011 Q4 219 165 43 19.6% 60.0% 40.2% 225
2011 Q3 179 134 30 16.8% 25.0% 52.5% 221
2011 Q2 163 126 29 17.8% 50.0% 65.4% 210
2011 Q1 170 130 32 18.8% 0.0% 43.9% 170
2010 Q4 161 138 18 11.2% 50.0% 56.7% 173
2010 Q3 199 169 24 12.1% 60.0% 59.3% 191
2010 Q2 197 162 27 13.7% 33.3% 55.6% 218
2010 Q1 155 130 23 14.8% 63.6% 60.5% 207
2009 Q4 193 164 24 12.4% 100.0% 66.7% 173
2009 Q3 245 207 31 12.7% 75.0% 72.0% 232
2009 Q2 207 175 27 13.0% 25.0% 67.2% 227
2009 Q1 147 118 26 17.7% 100.0% 69.8% 214
2008 Q4 223 194 28 12.6% 100.0% 72.6% 182
2008 Q3 244 203 39 16.0% 100.0% 77.2% 269
2008 Q2 245 210 31 12.7% 100.0% 85.5% 235
2008 Q1 207 174 29 14.0% 50.0% 68.4% 260
2007 Q4 265 217 43 16.2% 100.0% 69.2% 241
2007 Q3 280 226 48 17.1% 100.0% 77.9% 274
2007 Q2 297 248 44 14.8% 83.3% 76.0% 319
2007 Q1 216 188 24 11.1% 100.0% 68.5% 312
2006 Q4 215 177 34 15.8% 100.0% 79.3% 251
2006 Q3 244 203 37 15.2% 100.0% 85.2% 248
2006 Q2 259 219 37 14.3% 100.0% 84.8% 269
2006 Q1 225 183 32 14.2% 100.0% 71.4% 281
2005 Q4 230 181 37 16.1% 100.0% 76.0% 260
2005 Q3 255 225 27 10.6% 100.0% 82.5% 258
2005 Q2 260 229 26 10.0% 100.0% 73.7% 290
2005 Q1 230 202 21 9.1% 0.0% 70.0% 279
2004 Q4 262 220 38 14.5% 0.0% 55.2% 245
2004 Q3 304 244 54 17.8% 100.0% 65.2% 291
2004 Q2 313 260 46 14.7% — 58.2% 316
2004 Q1 193 157 31 16.1% 100.0% 64.7% 318
2003 Q4 230 187 39 17.0% 100.0% 69.7% 240
2003 Q3 322 270 47 14.6% 75.0% 59.8% 291
2003 Q2 314 260 48 15.3% 0.0% 57.3% 314
2003 Q1 232 188 33 14.2% 50.0% 37.1% 261
2002 Q4 301 269 26 8.6% 50.0% 31.3% 234
2002 Q3 286 241 39 13.6% 16.7% 25.3% 248
2002 Q2 256 228 24 9.4% 100.0% 25.0% 284
2002 Q1 166 153 9 5.4% 25.0% 36.2% 292
2001 Q4 222 193 19 8.6% 80.0% 34.7% 201
2001 Q3 221 203 10 4.5% 50.0% 32.9% 231
2001 Q2 222 205 15 6.8% 87.5% 50.6% 267
2001 Q1 193 171 22 11.4% 100.0% 52.0% 253
2000 Q4 173 146 21 12.1% 100.0% 56.5% 194
2000 Q3 206 186 13 6.3% 75.0% 32.9% 197
2000 Q2 251 221 23 9.2% 40.0% 34.5% 230
2000 Q1 202 179 14 6.9% 57.1% 46.6% 258
1999 Q4 237 201 30 12.7% 50.0% 47.9% 180
1999 Q3 237 209 18 7.6% 50.0% 38.8% 242
1999 Q2 204 177 23 11.3% 50.0% 25.9% 249
1999 Q1 204 171 25 12.3% 40.0% 44.1% 238
1998 Q4 191 168 14 7.3% 66.7% 35.4% 192
1998 Q3 194 170 19 9.8% 0.0% 58.3% 212
1998 Q2 234 197 32 13.7% 37.5% 37.5% 226
1998 Q1 185 162 14 7.6% 100.0% 42.2% 231
1997 Q4 186 167 15 8.1% 85.7% 47.7% 208
1997 Q3 213 190 12 5.6% 55.6% 32.6% 227
1997 Q2 212 177 20 9.4% 66.7% 41.9% 250
1997 Q1 180 155 20 11.1% 0.0% 38.0% 212
1996 Q4 200 178 16 8.0% 50.0% 54.3% 199
1996 Q3 175 125 44 25.1% 50.0% 39.7% 227
1996 Q2 199 177 14 7.0% 0.0% 47.0% 184
1996 Q1 288 263 25 8.7% 60.0% 49.7% —
1995 Q4 275 240 35 12.7% 77.8% 55.3% —
1995 Q3 323 276 47 14.6% 77.8% 59.5% —
1995 Q2 335 292 43 12.8% 92.3% 65.2% —
1995 Q1 339 291 48 14.2% 62.5% 65.1% —
1994 Q4 360 299 61 16.9% 60.0% 63.2% —
1994 Q3 343 285 58 16.9% 52.9% 44.0% —
1994 Q2 373 332 41 11.0% 63.6% 47.2% —
1994 Q1 318 283 35 11.0% 80.0% 52.2% —
1993 Q4 369 320 49 13.3% 56.3% 58.2% —
1993 Q3 332 283 49 14.8% 75.0% 57.4% —
1993 Q2 346 301 45 13.0% 69.2% 53.2% —
1993 Q1 328 284 44 13.4% 47.1% 47.6% —
1992 Q4 330 280 50 15.2% 50.0% 49.7% —
1992 Q3 355 304 51 14.4% 71.4% 54.4% —
1992 Q2 422 362 60 14.2% 46.4% 46.4% —
1992 Q1 346 285 61 17.6% 44.0% 42.9% —
1991 Q4 398 315 83 20.9% 36.4% 32.1% —
1991 Q3 546 448 98 17.9% 40.0% 29.2% —
1991 Q2 428 331 97 22.7% 54.5% 30.2% —
1991 Q1 305 225 80 26.2% 21.4% 38.8% —
1990 Q4 452 343 109 24.1% 40.0% 33.8% —
1990 Q3 525 397 128 24.4% 46.2% 18.4% —
1990 Q2 308 268 40 13.0% 0.0% 34.5% —
1990 Q1 445 345 100 22.5% 16.7% 11.3% —
1989 Q4 470 396 74 15.7% 0.0% 13.5% —
1989 Q3 566 456 110 19.4% 11.1% 13.6% —
1989 Q2 743 620 123 16.6% 22.2% 22.4% —
1989 Q1 502 388 114 22.7% 15.4% 11.4% —
1988 Q4 485 409 76 15.7% 0.0% 13.9% —
1988 Q3 592 478 114 19.3% 11.1% 13.9% —
1988 Q2 554 502 52 9.4% 25.0% 17.4% —
1988 Q1 364 321 43 11.8% 50.0% 36.1% —
1987 Q4 395 351 44 11.1% 66.7% 39.4% —
1987 Q3 463 398 65 14.0% 11.1% 34.5% —
1987 Q2 386 341 45 11.7% 16.7% 43.1% —
1987 Q1 342 295 47 13.7% 55.6% 35.5% —
1986 Q4 339 285 54 15.9% 16.7% 62.9% —
1986 Q3 368 304 64 17.4% 36.4% 59.6% —
1986 Q2 421 372 49 11.6% 58.3% 54.3% —
1986 Q1 304 260 44 14.5% 66.7% 42.6% —
1985 Q4 278 232 46 16.5% 62.5% 70.3% —
1985 Q3 441 389 52 11.8% 70.6% 62.5% —
1985 Q2 322 281 41 12.7% 57.1% 64.8% —
1985 Q1 352 304 48 13.6% 42.9% 64.1% —
1984 Q4 337 278 59 17.5% 100.0% 65.1% —
1984 Q3 384 315 69 18.0% — 57.3% —
1984 Q2 323 268 55 17.0% 33.3% 63.3% —
1984 Q1 371 312 59 15.9% 50.0% 69.4% —
1983 Q4 323 268 55 17.0% 0.0% 82.2% —
1983 Q3 372 316 56 15.1% 0.0% 70.7% —
1983 Q2 363 313 50 13.8% 0.0% 73.2% —
1983 Q1 441 370 71 16.1% 0.0% 60.3% —
1982 Q4 284 240 44 15.5% 50.0% 66.4% —
1982 Q3 354 300 54 15.3% 33.3% 63.7% —
1982 Q2 295 258 37 12.5% 57.1% 68.8% —
1982 Q1 351 292 59 16.8% 80.0% 67.4% —
1981 Q4 365 301 64 17.5% 57.1% 48.2% —
1981 Q3 391 319 72 18.4% 30.4% 47.5% —
1981 Q2 436 340 96 22.0% 84.6% 50.9% —
1981 Q1 488 382 106 21.7% 57.1% 63.2% —
1980 Q4 425 369 56 13.2% 52.4% 59.0% —
1980 Q3 562 446 116 20.6% 61.5% 68.7% —
1980 Q2 419 346 73 17.4% 72.2% 58.3% —
1980 Q1 606 468 138 22.8% 72.7% 53.4% —
1979 Q4 430 346 84 19.5% 71.4% 60.3% —
1979 Q3 496 415 81 16.3% 47.6% 47.4% —
1979 Q2 451 386 65 14.4% 68.8% 38.4% —

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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