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West Lancashire

North West · E07000127 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
564
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
18.3%
higher than 85% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
76.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
82.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.6%
69 allowed of 212 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 24.2%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 119 97 22 18.5% — 77.8% 160
2025 Q4 125 99 26 20.8% 0.0% 66.7% 127
2025 Q3 145 113 32 22.1% — 85.7% 141
2025 Q2 175 152 23 13.1% — 73.3% 139
2025 Q1 133 113 20 15.0% — 87.5% 192
2024 Q4 173 152 21 12.1% 100.0% 85.7% 167
2024 Q3 161 136 25 15.5% 100.0% 80.0% 164
2024 Q2 153 123 30 19.6% 100.0% 84.2% 178
2024 Q1 186 156 30 16.1% — 56.8% 174
2023 Q4 156 136 20 12.8% — 61.9% 186
2023 Q3 178 151 27 15.2% — 50.0% 181
2023 Q2 157 127 30 19.1% 33.3% 47.6% 169
2023 Q1 189 154 35 18.5% 0.0% 28.6% 183
2022 Q4 181 159 22 12.2% 33.3% 33.3% 190
2022 Q3 201 156 45 22.4% 33.3% 32.0% 187
2022 Q2 230 178 52 22.6% 66.7% 50.0% 206
2022 Q1 211 160 51 24.2% 50.0% 77.3% 223
2021 Q4 220 173 47 21.4% 0.0% 57.1% 241
2021 Q3 243 214 29 11.9% — 70.6% 236
2021 Q2 226 189 37 16.4% 100.0% 81.3% 291
2021 Q1 233 205 28 12.0% 100.0% 96.8% 248
2020 Q4 201 172 29 14.4% 100.0% 89.3% 241
2020 Q3 170 137 33 19.4% 100.0% 87.0% 194
2020 Q2 182 152 30 16.5% 100.0% 78.8% 166
2020 Q1 180 157 23 12.8% 0.0% 87.1% 204
2019 Q4 187 170 17 9.1% 100.0% 89.3% 209
2019 Q3 217 184 33 15.2% 66.7% 89.5% 203
2019 Q2 204 176 28 13.7% 100.0% 82.9% 245
2019 Q1 183 152 31 16.9% 100.0% 86.2% 196
2018 Q4 218 172 46 21.1% 100.0% 87.8% 224
2018 Q3 198 170 28 14.1% 100.0% 88.5% 224
2018 Q2 217 179 38 17.5% 100.0% 88.7% 237
2018 Q1 193 157 36 18.7% 50.0% 86.4% 229
2017 Q4 210 185 25 11.9% — 90.3% 207
2017 Q3 235 194 41 17.4% 100.0% 90.0% 209
2017 Q2 207 176 31 15.0% 100.0% 66.7% 227
2017 Q1 205 180 25 12.2% 66.7% 93.1% 242
2016 Q4 187 156 31 16.6% 33.3% 95.3% 211
2016 Q3 216 178 38 17.6% 83.3% 86.0% 198
2016 Q2 252 215 37 14.7% 100.0% 71.0% 263
2016 Q1 169 145 24 14.2% 77.8% 62.3% 239
2015 Q4 222 160 62 27.9% 100.0% 67.1% 205
2015 Q3 187 143 44 23.5% 100.0% 66.2% 231
2015 Q2 232 190 42 18.1% 100.0% 72.2% 247
2015 Q1 200 149 51 25.5% 62.5% 80.9% 262
2014 Q4 219 174 45 20.5% 44.4% 70.6% 233
2014 Q3 236 206 30 12.7% 66.7% 70.0% 271
2014 Q2 210 176 34 16.2% 100.0% 75.7% 276
2014 Q1 201 152 34 16.9% 66.7% 72.2% 246
2013 Q4 242 185 43 17.8% 75.0% 82.4% 255
2013 Q3 216 163 25 11.6% 77.8% 84.6% 266
2013 Q2 245 190 35 14.3% 50.0% 75.0% 286
2013 Q1 198 148 27 13.6% 80.0% 75.9% 255
2012 Q4 222 172 32 14.4% 33.3% 73.1% 223
2012 Q3 205 168 17 8.3% 80.0% 82.1% 278
2012 Q2 258 184 42 16.3% 55.6% 81.3% 270
2012 Q1 189 139 29 15.3% 22.2% 85.5% 278
2011 Q4 250 182 41 16.4% 61.5% 84.4% 235
2011 Q3 229 167 31 13.5% 33.3% 77.9% 267
2011 Q2 273 187 42 15.4% 28.6% 79.0% 248
2011 Q1 183 143 28 15.3% 83.3% 84.0% 299
2010 Q4 268 190 46 17.2% 85.7% 68.7% 242
2010 Q3 250 185 34 13.6% 50.0% 77.2% 312
2010 Q2 232 164 37 15.9% 71.4% 80.0% 253
2010 Q1 233 175 33 14.2% 50.0% 75.4% 278
2009 Q4 224 166 31 13.8% 33.3% 78.8% 262
2009 Q3 225 175 29 12.9% 50.0% 87.1% 276
2009 Q2 233 175 33 14.2% 50.0% 75.4% 278
2009 Q1 241 172 37 15.4% 80.0% 88.0% 287
2008 Q4 283 215 48 17.0% 44.4% 69.3% 273
2008 Q3 292 219 73 25.0% 42.9% 87.1% 307
2008 Q2 282 229 50 17.7% 44.4% 59.2% 307
2008 Q1 238 205 28 11.8% 78.6% 61.8% 310
2007 Q4 351 300 48 13.7% 30.8% 63.5% 321
2007 Q3 381 329 51 13.4% 84.6% 67.4% 413
2007 Q2 304 255 44 14.5% 30.0% 73.9% 360
2007 Q1 273 227 44 16.1% 76.9% 85.3% 382
2006 Q4 332 280 48 14.5% 60.0% 82.8% 300
2006 Q3 333 272 53 15.9% 37.5% 86.7% 305
2006 Q2 386 328 53 13.7% 69.2% 76.0% 362
2006 Q1 281 228 48 17.1% 75.0% 69.1% 361
2005 Q4 381 325 51 13.4% 81.8% 69.2% 323
2005 Q3 410 338 66 16.1% 45.5% 73.0% 376
2005 Q2 350 295 52 14.9% 0.0% 55.4% 344
2005 Q1 285 241 41 14.4% 60.0% 75.3% 380
2004 Q4 384 323 60 15.6% 75.0% 58.7% 331
2004 Q3 386 339 44 11.4% 50.0% 76.3% 410
2004 Q2 437 369 63 14.4% 50.0% 80.2% 424
2004 Q1 339 291 46 13.6% 66.7% 60.6% 422
2003 Q4 344 287 56 16.3% 33.3% 69.6% 267
2003 Q3 435 365 68 15.6% 33.3% 69.4% 380
2003 Q2 379 309 65 17.2% 45.5% 63.7% 461
2003 Q1 315 271 42 13.3% 30.0% 42.9% 352
2002 Q4 299 272 25 8.4% 60.0% 56.3% 314
2002 Q3 316 296 18 5.7% 12.5% 51.8% 314
2002 Q2 357 333 21 5.9% 33.3% 50.9% 373
2002 Q1 285 255 27 9.5% 45.5% 28.6% 357
2001 Q4 247 224 19 7.7% 16.7% 41.6% 302
2001 Q3 306 287 19 6.2% 33.3% 43.0% 297
2001 Q2 295 274 16 5.4% 20.0% 41.0% 285
2001 Q1 0 0 0 — — — 0
2000 Q4 220 198 18 8.2% 75.0% 51.3% 241
2000 Q3 261 236 23 8.8% 36.4% 42.7% 312
2000 Q2 292 278 12 4.1% 66.7% 59.8% 322
2000 Q1 286 256 29 10.1% 40.0% 49.5% 299
1999 Q4 225 218 6 2.7% 37.5% 50.6% 249
1999 Q3 264 249 15 5.7% 66.7% 47.0% 251
1999 Q2 296 273 22 7.4% 50.0% 52.2% 303
1999 Q1 230 204 24 10.4% 50.0% 39.8% 291
1998 Q4 250 230 20 8.0% 28.6% 46.2% 254
1998 Q3 257 238 17 6.6% 57.1% 51.6% 271
1998 Q2 266 230 36 13.5% 100.0% 50.0% 278
1998 Q1 224 207 17 7.6% 66.7% 45.3% 277
1997 Q4 253 222 28 11.1% 66.7% 53.3% 230
1997 Q3 235 216 18 7.7% 0.0% 52.6% 260
1997 Q2 259 230 27 10.4% 62.5% 45.5% 300
1997 Q1 261 225 35 13.4% 50.0% 42.5% 278
1996 Q4 303 270 31 10.2% 33.3% 52.1% 255
1996 Q3 218 196 20 9.2% 33.3% 47.0% 282
1996 Q2 276 245 27 9.8% 83.3% 44.8% 321
1996 Q1 303 293 10 3.3% 16.7% 54.9% —
1995 Q4 362 345 17 4.7% 40.0% 60.2% —
1995 Q3 424 402 22 5.2% 37.5% 59.1% —
1995 Q2 396 385 11 2.8% 33.3% 64.5% —
1995 Q1 354 335 19 5.4% 25.0% 55.5% —
1994 Q4 393 362 31 7.9% 16.7% 48.3% —
1994 Q3 391 357 34 8.7% 0.0% 58.0% —
1994 Q2 434 392 42 9.7% 0.0% 62.7% —
1994 Q1 422 386 36 8.5% 33.3% 49.3% —
1993 Q4 406 377 29 7.1% 58.3% 51.7% —
1993 Q3 355 337 18 5.1% 50.0% 59.3% —
1993 Q2 460 411 49 10.7% 46.2% 57.8% —
1993 Q1 345 316 29 8.4% 60.0% 43.1% —
1992 Q4 371 331 40 10.8% 42.9% 41.4% —
1992 Q3 399 364 35 8.8% 63.6% 42.1% —
1992 Q2 409 363 46 11.2% 54.5% 46.8% —
1992 Q1 410 351 59 14.4% 50.0% 45.9% —
1991 Q4 393 346 47 12.0% 50.0% 42.0% —
1991 Q3 389 342 47 12.1% 75.0% 45.3% —
1991 Q2 454 397 57 12.6% 57.9% 52.4% —
1991 Q1 441 374 67 15.2% 68.2% 43.9% —
1990 Q4 459 385 74 16.1% 40.0% 47.5% —
1990 Q3 436 360 76 17.4% 46.7% 55.5% —
1990 Q2 560 470 90 16.1% 42.1% 47.8% —
1990 Q1 551 458 93 16.9% 53.3% 41.0% —
1989 Q4 556 452 104 18.7% 57.1% 38.1% —
1989 Q3 600 502 98 16.3% 52.0% 35.3% —
1989 Q2 655 516 139 21.2% 45.8% 32.2% —
1989 Q1 613 473 140 22.8% 30.4% 32.3% —
1988 Q4 578 472 106 18.3% 57.1% 32.1% —
1988 Q3 620 507 113 18.2% 53.8% 28.2% —
1988 Q2 513 427 86 16.8% 50.0% 25.5% —
1988 Q1 539 458 81 15.0% 44.4% 36.3% —
1987 Q4 474 403 71 15.0% 38.5% 46.1% —
1987 Q3 618 528 90 14.6% 45.0% 45.7% —
1987 Q2 496 429 67 13.5% 50.0% 42.8% —
1987 Q1 496 420 76 15.3% 35.7% 47.1% —
1986 Q4 469 407 62 13.2% 45.8% 44.7% —
1986 Q3 581 496 85 14.6% 48.0% 49.8% —
1986 Q2 554 457 97 17.5% 50.0% 43.8% —
1986 Q1 368 323 45 12.2% 62.5% 44.2% —
1985 Q4 379 317 62 16.4% 90.0% 69.0% —
1985 Q3 393 337 56 14.2% 91.7% 68.2% —
1985 Q2 443 379 64 14.4% 56.5% 36.8% —
1985 Q1 360 317 43 11.9% 62.5% 44.0% —
1984 Q4 365 305 60 16.4% 90.0% 68.4% —
1984 Q3 367 313 54 14.7% 90.9% 68.1% —
1984 Q2 402 347 55 13.7% 91.7% 70.5% —
1984 Q1 369 315 54 14.6% 81.8% 66.9% —
1983 Q4 363 307 56 15.4% 81.8% 68.9% —
1983 Q3 370 316 54 14.6% 90.0% 67.4% —
1983 Q2 386 331 55 14.2% 88.9% 65.8% —
1983 Q1 327 280 47 14.4% 81.8% 66.2% —
1982 Q4 273 232 41 15.0% 66.7% 48.7% —
1982 Q3 342 294 48 14.0% 42.9% 56.4% —
1982 Q2 428 377 51 11.9% 50.0% 37.3% —
1982 Q1 310 261 49 15.8% 50.0% 57.9% —
1981 Q4 290 249 41 14.1% 60.0% 49.6% —
1981 Q3 296 251 45 15.2% 42.9% 54.1% —
1981 Q2 522 422 100 19.2% 61.9% 44.5% —
1981 Q1 380 302 78 20.5% 69.2% 52.1% —
1980 Q4 345 287 58 16.8% 80.0% 50.0% —
1980 Q3 441 358 83 18.8% 100.0% 58.6% —
1980 Q2 410 343 67 16.3% 42.9% 39.3% —
1980 Q1 447 360 87 19.5% 59.1% 55.0% —
1979 Q4 416 334 82 19.7% 53.8% 57.7% —
1979 Q3 401 329 72 18.0% 76.5% 49.2% —
1979 Q2 366 320 46 12.6% 63.6% 50.3% —

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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