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Rossendale

North West · E07000125 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
242
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
14.0%
higher than 65% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
89.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
81.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.8%
49 allowed of 145 decided
Decisions overturned
2.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 32.3%

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
252
in the window
Applications decided
242
in the window
Approval rate
86.0%
208 granted, 34 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 113 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
90.2%
rank 176 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 95 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
Major1190.9%100.0%
Minor9388.2%89.5%
Other13884.1%—
of which householder9687.5%100.0%
"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
043852024 Q3: 85 received2024 Q3: 85 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 75 received2024 Q4: 70 decided2025 Q1: 65 received2025 Q1: 58 decided2025 Q2: 66 received2025 Q2: 53 decided2025 Q3: 80 received2025 Q3: 62 decided2025 Q4: 50 received2025 Q4: 58 decided2026 Q1: 60 received2026 Q1: 58 decided2026 Q2: 62 received2026 Q2: 64 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
96%
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 (E07000125). 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 64 56 8 12.5% 100.0% 100.0% 62
2026 Q1 58 47 11 19.0% 100.0% 100.0% 60
2025 Q4 58 47 11 19.0% 100.0% 75.0% 50
2025 Q3 62 58 4 6.5% — 75.0% 80
2025 Q2 53 46 7 13.2% 100.0% 60.0% 66
2025 Q1 58 53 5 8.6% — 83.3% 65
2024 Q4 70 57 13 18.6% — 75.0% 75
2024 Q3 85 75 10 11.8% — 90.0% 85
2024 Q2 65 53 12 18.5% — 100.0% 75
2024 Q1 65 44 21 32.3% — 100.0% 79
2023 Q4 82 59 23 28.0% — 83.3% 86
2023 Q3 116 90 26 22.4% — 81.8% 89
2023 Q2 105 82 23 21.9% — 100.0% 111
2023 Q1 130 98 32 24.6% 0.0% 72.7% 142
2022 Q4 71 50 21 29.6% — 10.0% 73
2022 Q3 73 61 12 16.4% 0.0% 88.9% 63
2022 Q2 101 80 21 20.8% 50.0% 80.0% 86
2022 Q1 81 61 20 24.7% — 61.5% 116
2021 Q4 107 78 29 27.1% — 64.0% 99
2021 Q3 130 113 17 13.1% 100.0% 69.0% 107
2021 Q2 112 100 12 10.7% 100.0% 87.5% 142
2021 Q1 99 86 13 13.1% — 88.2% 127
2020 Q4 110 94 16 14.5% — 95.0% 112
2020 Q3 105 93 12 11.4% — 92.0% 108
2020 Q2 60 51 9 15.0% — 90.0% 82
2020 Q1 77 60 17 22.1% — 94.1% 106
2019 Q4 84 69 15 17.9% — 95.0% 96
2019 Q3 82 63 19 23.2% — 95.2% 100
2019 Q2 105 86 19 18.1% 100.0% 95.0% 103
2019 Q1 98 90 8 8.2% 100.0% 100.0% 85
2018 Q4 82 76 6 7.3% 100.0% 100.0% 96
2018 Q3 108 84 24 22.2% — 97.4% 128
2018 Q2 100 76 24 24.0% 100.0% 96.6% 132
2018 Q1 103 83 20 19.4% — 100.0% 91
2017 Q4 99 80 19 19.2% — 94.1% 118
2017 Q3 99 87 12 12.1% 50.0% 91.4% 110
2017 Q2 105 87 18 17.1% 100.0% 92.9% 148
2017 Q1 99 84 15 15.2% 100.0% 92.0% 151
2016 Q4 92 76 16 17.4% — 100.0% 142
2016 Q3 82 71 11 13.4% — 100.0% 64
2016 Q2 103 83 20 19.4% — 81.8% 65
2016 Q1 69 56 13 18.8% 0.0% 52.8% 61
2015 Q4 56 52 4 7.1% 50.0% 53.3% 46
2015 Q3 99 87 12 12.1% 25.0% 65.0% 61
2015 Q2 82 70 12 14.6% 50.0% 72.5% 78
2015 Q1 66 44 22 33.3% 50.0% 77.4% 66
2014 Q4 95 80 15 15.8% 66.7% 92.5% 71
2014 Q3 89 66 23 25.8% 50.0% 87.0% 64
2014 Q2 76 62 14 18.4% 100.0% 88.1% 69
2014 Q1 84 71 10 11.9% 100.0% 82.1% 112
2013 Q4 66 51 13 19.7% 75.0% 85.7% 40
2013 Q3 93 78 11 11.8% 66.7% 94.1% 88
2013 Q2 95 79 13 13.7% 100.0% 91.4% 80
2013 Q1 77 60 15 19.5% 0.0% 94.1% 95
2012 Q4 68 50 14 20.6% 75.0% 87.5% 111
2012 Q3 125 101 22 17.6% 100.0% 94.7% 100
2012 Q2 110 88 14 12.7% 100.0% 97.4% 116
2012 Q1 84 67 13 15.5% 100.0% 97.2% 121
2011 Q4 93 68 22 23.7% 25.0% 94.4% 114
2011 Q3 112 93 17 15.2% 80.0% 85.4% 93
2011 Q2 82 66 12 14.6% 100.0% 92.6% 105
2011 Q1 82 60 15 18.3% 100.0% 92.3% 115
2010 Q4 109 84 22 20.2% 100.0% 94.7% 107
2010 Q3 87 65 18 20.7% 100.0% 86.7% 123
2010 Q2 108 90 17 15.7% 66.7% 95.5% 132
2010 Q1 84 68 13 15.5% 100.0% 93.5% 123
2009 Q4 103 91 10 9.7% 100.0% 85.7% 116
2009 Q3 134 110 23 17.2% 75.0% 90.0% 151
2009 Q2 90 71 16 17.8% 100.0% 94.1% 112
2009 Q1 106 77 26 24.5% 100.0% 81.0% 96
2008 Q4 115 96 15 13.0% 66.7% 76.7% 116
2008 Q3 167 115 52 31.1% 100.0% 91.0% 153
2008 Q2 157 112 45 28.7% 71.4% 92.0% 180
2008 Q1 110 76 33 30.0% 57.1% 80.4% 149
2007 Q4 130 86 44 33.8% 66.7% 86.0% 123
2007 Q3 185 142 40 21.6% 50.0% 86.3% 173
2007 Q2 152 117 34 22.4% 71.4% 88.6% 190
2007 Q1 135 98 34 25.2% 50.0% 87.8% 179
2006 Q4 164 128 35 21.3% 66.7% 76.4% 141
2006 Q3 161 127 33 20.5% 0.0% 73.3% 165
2006 Q2 175 150 25 14.3% 100.0% 75.7% 206
2006 Q1 139 122 17 12.2% 50.0% 86.0% 151
2005 Q4 140 112 27 19.3% 50.0% 87.0% 168
2005 Q3 205 176 28 13.7% 50.0% 62.0% 216
2005 Q2 187 144 42 22.5% 0.0% 68.7% 196
2005 Q1 145 120 23 15.9% 14.3% 73.7% 189
2004 Q4 161 138 23 14.3% 0.0% 84.5% 185
2004 Q3 246 204 39 15.9% 80.0% 81.7% 222
2004 Q2 214 181 33 15.4% 50.0% 72.5% 245
2004 Q1 187 168 18 9.6% 25.0% 71.7% 214
2003 Q4 180 152 27 15.0% 60.0% 76.9% 183
2003 Q3 205 181 22 10.7% 62.5% 71.2% 189
2003 Q2 208 182 20 9.6% 40.0% 58.7% 213
2003 Q1 148 124 18 12.2% 60.0% 64.9% 212
2002 Q4 148 116 29 19.6% 66.7% 60.0% 129
2002 Q3 179 155 20 11.2% 60.0% 50.9% 163
2002 Q2 147 129 12 8.2% 80.0% 40.6% 167
2002 Q1 117 92 22 18.8% 0.0% 36.8% 156
2001 Q4 109 93 11 10.1% 0.0% 53.7% 119
2001 Q3 148 135 12 8.1% 0.0% 30.8% 132
2001 Q2 100 91 7 7.0% 60.0% 37.5% 136
2001 Q1 115 105 10 8.7% 66.7% 34.1% 107
2000 Q4 76 72 3 3.9% 0.0% 66.7% 92
2000 Q3 155 133 20 12.9% 100.0% 43.1% 130
2000 Q2 137 129 7 5.1% 60.0% 82.0% 152
2000 Q1 83 79 4 4.8% 50.0% 62.1% 145
1999 Q4 129 115 14 10.9% 100.0% 37.5% 75
1999 Q3 128 119 7 5.5% 66.7% 41.7% 141
1999 Q2 115 106 8 7.0% 0.0% 41.4% 104
1999 Q1 84 77 5 6.0% 0.0% 60.4% 134
1998 Q4 93 79 13 14.0% 66.7% 43.5% 81
1998 Q3 124 104 17 13.7% 0.0% 50.7% 98
1998 Q2 79 64 8 10.1% 100.0% 46.7% 116
1998 Q1 101 92 9 8.9% 33.3% 78.8% 144
1997 Q4 136 126 8 5.9% 0.0% 65.5% 89
1997 Q3 138 122 14 10.1% 0.0% 42.9% 118
1997 Q2 110 99 11 10.0% — 60.0% 133
1997 Q1 86 72 14 16.3% 33.3% 62.0% 125
1996 Q4 136 121 15 11.0% 33.3% 67.1% 102
1996 Q3 128 109 17 13.3% 0.0% 59.4% 144
1996 Q2 98 84 14 14.3% 50.0% 51.1% 112
1996 Q1 109 92 17 15.6% 40.0% 68.8% —
1995 Q4 126 101 25 19.8% 83.3% 85.4% —
1995 Q3 173 144 29 16.8% 33.3% 78.9% —
1995 Q2 158 128 30 19.0% 66.7% 90.5% —
1995 Q1 133 115 18 13.5% 33.3% 92.3% —
1994 Q4 169 136 33 19.5% 64.3% 88.5% —
1994 Q3 171 149 22 12.9% 30.8% 66.7% —
1994 Q2 173 151 22 12.7% 80.0% 83.3% —
1994 Q1 129 106 23 17.8% 60.0% 64.1% —
1993 Q4 142 119 23 16.2% 50.0% 84.6% —
1993 Q3 170 130 40 23.5% 62.5% 71.7% —
1993 Q2 155 132 23 14.8% 33.3% 82.4% —
1993 Q1 111 96 15 13.5% 71.4% 69.2% —
1992 Q4 151 124 27 17.9% 78.6% 78.1% —
1992 Q3 190 154 36 18.9% 62.5% 68.2% —
1992 Q2 175 140 35 20.0% 62.5% 76.3% —
1992 Q1 185 144 41 22.2% 0.0% 66.0% —
1991 Q4 144 112 32 22.2% 33.3% 63.9% —
1991 Q3 212 149 63 29.7% 50.0% 58.2% —
1991 Q2 180 148 32 17.8% 50.0% 74.4% —
1991 Q1 180 129 51 28.3% 66.7% 67.9% —
1990 Q4 185 142 43 23.2% 66.7% 68.9% —
1990 Q3 201 165 36 17.9% 100.0% 65.4% —
1990 Q2 234 190 44 18.8% 60.0% 64.4% —
1990 Q1 277 195 82 29.6% 14.3% 23.8% —
1989 Q4 195 156 39 20.0% 20.0% 16.4% —
1989 Q3 281 210 71 25.3% 28.6% 25.3% —
1989 Q2 292 225 67 22.9% 33.3% 30.0% —
1989 Q1 303 214 89 29.4% 14.3% 25.0% —
1988 Q4 450 339 111 24.7% 35.3% 14.8% —
1988 Q3 306 233 73 23.9% 23.1% 13.3% —
1988 Q2 254 216 38 15.0% 80.0% 23.3% —
1988 Q1 224 167 57 25.4% 20.0% 19.0% —
1987 Q4 261 207 54 20.7% 42.9% 25.6% —
1987 Q3 265 220 45 17.0% 20.0% 32.5% —
1987 Q2 299 252 47 15.7% 50.0% 31.9% —
1987 Q1 176 151 25 14.2% 50.0% 35.6% —
1986 Q4 258 210 48 18.6% 80.0% 30.0% —
1986 Q3 268 238 30 11.2% 66.7% 48.9% —
1986 Q2 247 211 36 14.6% 66.7% 52.6% —
1986 Q1 260 224 36 13.8% 100.0% 65.9% —
1985 Q4 206 179 27 13.1% 100.0% 68.5% —
1985 Q3 314 265 49 15.6% 33.3% 57.5% —
1985 Q2 167 145 22 13.2% 100.0% 70.8% —
1985 Q1 189 160 29 15.3% 100.0% 74.6% —
1984 Q4 217 179 38 17.5% 100.0% 65.3% —
1984 Q3 251 214 37 14.7% 40.0% 76.1% —
1984 Q2 219 174 45 20.5% 100.0% 76.5% —
1984 Q1 158 135 23 14.6% — 73.5% —
1983 Q4 272 231 41 15.1% 100.0% 62.5% —
1983 Q3 235 200 35 14.9% 100.0% 53.2% —
1983 Q2 234 208 26 11.1% 100.0% 56.1% —
1983 Q1 212 184 28 13.2% 100.0% 55.6% —
1982 Q4 180 155 25 13.9% 85.7% 92.3% —
1982 Q3 251 216 35 13.9% 71.4% 90.5% —
1982 Q2 251 221 30 12.0% 100.0% 80.8% —
1982 Q1 251 213 38 15.1% 77.8% 70.9% —
1981 Q4 249 219 30 12.0% 85.7% 80.0% —
1981 Q3 207 186 21 10.1% 100.0% 83.0% —
1981 Q2 371 320 51 13.7% 80.0% 67.7% —
1981 Q1 397 345 52 13.1% 100.0% 55.8% —
1980 Q4 259 220 39 15.1% 60.0% 39.0% —
1980 Q3 411 375 36 8.8% 80.0% 56.0% —
1980 Q2 308 278 30 9.7% — 35.6% —
1980 Q1 324 278 46 14.2% 50.0% 71.8% —
1979 Q4 498 414 84 16.9% 76.9% 52.7% —
1979 Q3 558 471 87 15.6% 76.9% 47.1% —
1979 Q2 530 448 82 15.5% 75.0% 46.6% —

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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