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Blaby

East Midlands · E07000129 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
416
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.0%
higher than 13% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
85.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
21.7%
20 allowed of 92 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 11.2%

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
469
in the window
Applications decided
416
in the window
Approval rate
94.0%
391 granted, 25 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 26 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
84.5%
rank 238 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 125 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
Major2982.8%—
Minor8386.7%86.4%
Other30497.0%—
of which householder25498.8%85.2%
"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
0801592024 Q3: 145 received2024 Q3: 113 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 137 received2024 Q4: 125 decided2025 Q1: 159 received2025 Q1: 127 decided2025 Q2: 124 received2025 Q2: 156 decided2025 Q3: 103 received2025 Q3: 102 decided2025 Q4: 116 received2025 Q4: 106 decided2026 Q1: 128 received2026 Q1: 103 decided2026 Q2: 122 received2026 Q2: 105 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
86%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer 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 (E07000129). 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 105 100 5 4.8% — 100.0% 122
2026 Q1 103 97 6 5.8% — 85.7% 128
2025 Q4 106 98 8 7.5% — 83.3% 116
2025 Q3 102 96 6 5.9% — 83.3% 103
2025 Q2 156 139 17 10.9% 100.0% 83.3% 124
2025 Q1 127 113 14 11.0% 100.0% 88.9% 159
2024 Q4 125 122 3 2.4% 100.0% 96.0% 137
2024 Q3 113 105 8 7.1% — 100.0% 145
2024 Q2 121 109 12 9.9% 100.0% 92.3% 130
2024 Q1 124 113 11 8.9% 100.0% 100.0% 121
2023 Q4 144 129 15 10.4% 0.0% 100.0% 140
2023 Q3 150 136 14 9.3% 100.0% 78.6% 162
2023 Q2 117 108 9 7.7% — 90.9% 134
2023 Q1 134 119 15 11.2% — 91.7% 110
2022 Q4 111 99 12 10.8% 100.0% 100.0% 134
2022 Q3 181 165 16 8.8% 100.0% 88.2% 141
2022 Q2 160 153 7 4.4% 50.0% 88.9% 182
2022 Q1 177 160 17 9.6% — 100.0% 167
2021 Q4 197 184 13 6.6% 100.0% 75.0% 167
2021 Q3 215 201 14 6.5% 100.0% 82.4% 182
2021 Q2 222 211 11 5.0% 100.0% 77.8% 172
2021 Q1 143 136 7 4.9% 100.0% 85.7% 169
2020 Q4 160 149 11 6.9% 100.0% 94.1% 149
2020 Q3 144 138 6 4.2% 100.0% 100.0% 162
2020 Q2 128 116 12 9.4% 0.0% 84.6% 172
2020 Q1 133 123 10 7.5% 100.0% 100.0% 177
2019 Q4 201 186 15 7.5% 50.0% 93.8% 153
2019 Q3 188 172 16 8.5% 100.0% 88.2% 190
2019 Q2 145 134 11 7.6% 100.0% 100.0% 201
2019 Q1 157 147 10 6.4% — 93.3% 174
2018 Q4 199 193 6 3.0% 100.0% 100.0% 188
2018 Q3 161 155 6 3.7% 100.0% 100.0% 170
2018 Q2 173 165 8 4.6% 100.0% 100.0% 182
2018 Q1 161 143 18 11.2% 100.0% 95.7% 162
2017 Q4 166 154 12 7.2% 100.0% 97.1% 312
2017 Q3 178 163 15 8.4% 100.0% 95.7% 186
2017 Q2 185 176 9 4.9% 100.0% 100.0% 185
2017 Q1 167 152 15 9.0% 100.0% 96.3% 200
2016 Q4 152 138 14 9.2% — 100.0% 163
2016 Q3 191 183 8 4.2% 100.0% 100.0% 188
2016 Q2 160 146 14 8.8% 100.0% 84.6% 201
2016 Q1 173 165 8 4.6% 100.0% 94.1% 175
2015 Q4 166 158 8 4.8% 100.0% 92.9% 151
2015 Q3 182 172 10 5.5% 100.0% 66.7% 171
2015 Q2 150 139 11 7.3% 100.0% 79.2% 178
2015 Q1 99 92 7 7.1% 85.7% 90.3% 172
2014 Q4 189 174 15 7.9% 50.0% 60.4% 141
2014 Q3 189 170 19 10.1% 83.3% 63.8% 189
2014 Q2 197 180 17 8.6% 50.0% 54.7% 200
2014 Q1 152 136 13 8.6% 66.7% 47.7% 207
2013 Q4 175 156 17 9.7% 90.0% 37.5% 150
2013 Q3 176 163 11 6.3% 25.0% 44.2% 172
2013 Q2 156 147 8 5.1% 20.0% 45.0% 193
2013 Q1 159 150 8 5.0% 0.0% 47.6% 157
2012 Q4 117 110 3 2.6% 66.7% 63.0% 148
2012 Q3 178 160 14 7.9% 0.0% 55.8% 157
2012 Q2 197 181 13 6.6% 50.0% 47.8% 177
2012 Q1 147 128 14 9.5% 14.3% 45.9% 211
2011 Q4 158 141 13 8.2% 0.0% 66.0% 139
2011 Q3 192 179 13 6.8% 0.0% 61.1% 199
2011 Q2 176 153 21 11.9% 25.0% 57.6% 176
2011 Q1 138 129 7 5.1% 0.0% 71.9% 172
2010 Q4 165 149 16 9.7% 66.7% 85.7% 175
2010 Q3 167 151 11 6.6% 75.0% 92.5% 183
2010 Q2 182 151 27 14.8% 62.5% 97.4% 186
2010 Q1 131 109 17 13.0% 100.0% 94.7% 177
2009 Q4 145 125 17 11.7% 50.0% 100.0% 136
2009 Q3 143 128 13 9.1% 50.0% 97.3% 162
2009 Q2 161 149 10 6.2% 75.0% 95.1% 169
2009 Q1 111 98 11 9.9% 33.3% 86.7% 139
2008 Q4 149 128 19 12.8% 75.0% 83.3% 112
2008 Q3 199 188 11 5.5% 100.0% 62.5% 201
2008 Q2 238 213 25 10.5% 55.6% 51.1% 205
2008 Q1 254 227 24 9.4% 33.3% 41.8% 244
2007 Q4 290 246 43 14.8% 12.5% 37.5% 201
2007 Q3 269 238 27 10.0% 100.0% 22.7% 250
2007 Q2 202 183 18 8.9% 50.0% 27.8% 283
2007 Q1 184 167 16 8.7% 100.0% 75.0% 249
2006 Q4 228 197 29 12.7% 100.0% 64.3% 199
2006 Q3 253 218 35 13.8% 57.1% 62.3% 238
2006 Q2 277 249 26 9.4% 66.7% 67.3% 293
2006 Q1 187 168 18 9.6% 100.0% 64.1% 258
2005 Q4 247 221 26 10.5% 60.0% 78.6% 232
2005 Q3 306 277 29 9.5% 66.7% 54.1% 250
2005 Q2 308 261 47 15.3% 80.0% 73.1% 318
2005 Q1 237 211 26 11.0% 90.0% 60.7% 307
2004 Q4 278 238 40 14.4% 40.0% 68.6% 276
2004 Q3 329 287 39 11.9% 100.0% 66.0% 298
2004 Q2 355 316 38 10.7% 33.3% 59.3% 355
2004 Q1 260 230 27 10.4% 54.5% 53.2% 335
2003 Q4 337 299 35 10.4% 44.4% 41.7% 255
2003 Q3 291 265 26 8.9% 50.0% 34.0% 311
2003 Q2 319 282 37 11.6% 50.0% 34.9% 322
2003 Q1 270 261 9 3.3% 40.0% 35.6% 323
2002 Q4 257 246 11 4.3% 12.5% 42.5% 254
2002 Q3 295 271 23 7.8% 0.0% 19.1% 287
2002 Q2 276 268 8 2.9% 50.0% 29.3% 282
2002 Q1 212 200 12 5.7% 66.7% 30.0% 303
2001 Q4 200 189 11 5.5% 40.0% 43.4% 194
2001 Q3 248 231 16 6.5% 50.0% 25.0% 235
2001 Q2 220 208 11 5.0% 50.0% 35.5% 218
2001 Q1 172 165 6 3.5% 80.0% 56.1% 256
2000 Q4 231 216 14 6.1% 50.0% 46.8% 185
2000 Q3 207 194 12 5.8% 50.0% 18.4% 225
2000 Q2 190 177 12 6.3% 100.0% 48.6% 234
2000 Q1 204 184 19 9.3% 55.6% 52.0% 219
1999 Q4 182 174 8 4.4% 44.4% 37.5% 179
1999 Q3 238 218 20 8.4% 85.7% 31.5% 172
1999 Q2 225 197 28 12.4% 37.5% 22.6% 245
1999 Q1 141 125 16 11.3% 55.6% 32.2% 237
1998 Q4 153 141 12 7.8% 75.0% 52.5% 151
1998 Q3 216 194 22 10.2% 70.0% 32.8% 193
1998 Q2 214 203 11 5.1% 36.4% 40.8% 217
1998 Q1 166 155 11 6.6% 100.0% 32.6% 200
1997 Q4 153 143 10 6.5% 62.5% 59.1% 155
1997 Q3 230 208 22 9.6% 58.3% 35.1% 205
1997 Q2 195 182 13 6.7% 66.7% 38.5% 207
1997 Q1 165 141 24 14.5% 61.5% 13.0% 177
1996 Q4 155 140 15 9.7% 70.0% 23.6% 154
1996 Q3 212 194 18 8.5% 33.3% 30.3% 200
1996 Q2 156 146 10 6.4% 62.5% 47.7% 237
1996 Q1 150 135 15 10.0% 50.0% 57.4% —
1995 Q4 179 167 12 6.7% 54.5% 73.6% —
1995 Q3 180 170 10 5.6% 55.6% 59.3% —
1995 Q2 199 185 14 7.0% 62.5% 60.9% —
1995 Q1 190 163 27 14.2% 52.4% 61.8% —
1994 Q4 157 144 13 8.3% 60.0% 72.1% —
1994 Q3 181 163 18 9.9% 50.0% 43.8% —
1994 Q2 189 173 16 8.5% 78.6% 61.3% —
1994 Q1 191 174 17 8.9% 66.7% 69.8% —
1993 Q4 176 163 13 7.4% 80.0% 66.7% —
1993 Q3 201 174 27 13.4% 77.8% 53.7% —
1993 Q2 244 223 21 8.6% 72.7% 72.7% —
1993 Q1 162 145 17 10.5% 88.9% 54.9% —
1992 Q4 153 136 17 11.1% 71.4% 66.7% —
1992 Q3 213 188 25 11.7% 72.7% 38.5% —
1992 Q2 147 132 15 10.2% 70.0% 67.6% —
1992 Q1 189 164 25 13.2% 55.6% 54.9% —
1991 Q4 213 182 31 14.6% 69.2% 72.4% —
1991 Q3 254 212 42 16.5% 78.6% 62.7% —
1991 Q2 169 153 16 9.5% 85.7% 45.3% —
1991 Q1 236 198 38 16.1% 83.3% 47.8% —
1990 Q4 222 185 37 16.7% 66.7% 68.4% —
1990 Q3 214 171 43 20.1% 60.0% 70.1% —
1990 Q2 224 197 27 12.1% 45.5% 52.5% —
1990 Q1 226 196 30 13.3% 69.2% 71.4% —
1989 Q4 245 195 50 20.4% 78.6% 53.5% —
1989 Q3 295 265 30 10.2% 85.7% 66.2% —
1989 Q2 321 274 47 14.6% 60.0% 68.4% —
1989 Q1 262 227 35 13.4% 84.6% 68.2% —
1988 Q4 241 203 38 15.8% 54.5% 70.0% —
1988 Q3 316 280 36 11.4% 36.4% 71.6% —
1988 Q2 273 244 29 10.6% 80.0% 76.3% —
1988 Q1 229 183 46 20.1% 64.3% 54.4% —
1987 Q4 209 175 34 16.3% 61.5% 79.4% —
1987 Q3 222 192 30 13.5% 100.0% 70.8% —
1987 Q2 270 214 56 20.7% 88.9% 70.5% —
1987 Q1 193 170 23 11.9% 100.0% 64.8% —
1986 Q4 221 171 50 22.6% 83.3% 77.3% —
1986 Q3 255 223 32 12.5% 80.0% 78.7% —
1986 Q2 276 228 48 17.4% 50.0% 87.6% —
1986 Q1 176 136 40 22.7% 66.7% 90.4% —
1985 Q4 221 184 37 16.7% 77.8% 87.1% —
1985 Q3 242 204 38 15.7% 72.7% 83.8% —
1985 Q2 238 194 44 18.5% 80.0% 86.4% —
1985 Q1 222 190 32 14.4% 85.7% 87.3% —
1984 Q4 191 145 46 24.1% 75.0% 94.5% —
1984 Q3 229 184 45 19.7% 85.7% 84.4% —
1984 Q2 258 212 46 17.8% 100.0% 87.8% —
1984 Q1 200 160 40 20.0% 66.7% 84.7% —
1983 Q4 340 288 52 15.3% 75.0% 72.8% —
1983 Q3 226 192 34 15.0% 66.7% 72.3% —
1983 Q2 249 214 35 14.1% 80.0% 73.1% —
1983 Q1 280 239 41 14.6% 92.3% 78.6% —
1982 Q4 218 176 42 19.3% 62.5% 85.7% —
1982 Q3 247 201 46 18.6% 57.1% 73.0% —
1982 Q2 243 207 36 14.8% 100.0% 82.6% —
1982 Q1 270 220 50 18.5% 88.9% 84.5% —
1981 Q4 277 237 40 14.4% 90.9% 89.1% —
1981 Q3 250 205 45 18.0% 56.3% 78.0% —
1981 Q2 389 336 53 13.6% 78.3% 74.6% —
1981 Q1 227 182 45 19.8% 90.0% 80.7% —
1980 Q4 300 252 48 16.0% 87.5% 80.3% —
1980 Q3 304 245 59 19.4% 80.0% 75.7% —
1980 Q2 349 282 67 19.2% 73.7% 72.8% —
1980 Q1 290 257 33 11.4% 80.0% 72.5% —
1979 Q4 376 321 55 14.6% 79.2% 79.1% —
1979 Q3 358 306 52 14.5% 81.8% 73.1% —
1979 Q2 328 274 54 16.5% 100.0% 77.2% —

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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