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Charnwood

East Midlands · E07000130 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
895
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.6%
higher than 49% of authorities
Majors in time
71.4%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
75.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
34.1%
62 allowed of 182 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.8%

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
1,055
in the window
Applications decided
895
in the window
Approval rate
88.4%
791 granted, 104 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 87 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
86.7%
rank 220 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 120 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
Major4292.9%71.4%
Minor21484.1%75.6%
Other63989.5%—
of which householder49089.8%94.1%
"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
01853702024 Q3: 270 received2024 Q3: 203 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 251 received2024 Q4: 174 decided2025 Q1: 370 received2025 Q1: 179 decided2025 Q2: 257 received2025 Q2: 235 decided2025 Q3: 241 received2025 Q3: 172 decided2025 Q4: 284 received2025 Q4: 251 decided2026 Q1: 289 received2026 Q1: 214 decided2026 Q2: 241 received2026 Q2: 258 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
62%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E07000130). 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 258 242 16 6.2% 0.0% 78.6% 241
2026 Q1 214 188 26 12.1% 0.0% 68.8% 289
2025 Q4 251 215 36 14.3% 100.0% 68.2% 284
2025 Q3 172 146 26 15.1% 100.0% 83.3% 241
2025 Q2 235 213 22 9.4% 100.0% 72.0% 257
2025 Q1 179 151 28 15.6% 100.0% 64.3% 370
2024 Q4 174 152 22 12.6% 0.0% 81.0% 251
2024 Q3 203 169 34 16.7% 100.0% 82.1% 270
2024 Q2 257 221 36 14.0% 33.3% 100.0% 248
2024 Q1 257 206 51 19.8% — 76.7% 251
2023 Q4 293 255 38 13.0% — 70.3% 287
2023 Q3 267 238 29 10.9% 0.0% 72.2% 274
2023 Q2 259 231 28 10.8% — 50.0% 302
2023 Q1 235 209 26 11.1% — 85.7% 322
2022 Q4 279 255 24 8.6% 0.0% 23.8% 245
2022 Q3 323 302 21 6.5% — 61.5% 293
2022 Q2 267 251 16 6.0% — 33.3% 342
2022 Q1 286 265 21 7.3% 100.0% 44.4% 406
2021 Q4 345 310 35 10.1% 0.0% 100.0% 293
2021 Q3 297 275 22 7.4% 100.0% 66.7% 380
2021 Q2 343 310 33 9.6% — 76.9% 431
2021 Q1 278 249 29 10.4% 50.0% 72.7% 422
2020 Q4 277 236 41 14.8% — 73.9% 317
2020 Q3 254 215 39 15.4% — 87.5% 332
2020 Q2 296 251 45 15.2% 100.0% 90.0% 247
2020 Q1 283 243 40 14.1% 0.0% 77.4% 370
2019 Q4 306 281 25 8.2% 50.0% 83.8% 298
2019 Q3 317 275 42 13.2% 75.0% 87.5% 337
2019 Q2 354 319 35 9.9% 60.0% 76.9% 376
2019 Q1 263 228 35 13.3% 50.0% 91.1% 380
2018 Q4 333 301 32 9.6% 33.3% 86.8% 313
2018 Q3 316 288 28 8.9% 75.0% 89.6% 310
2018 Q2 309 277 32 10.4% 40.0% 77.1% 333
2018 Q1 344 317 27 7.8% 20.0% 67.7% 367
2017 Q4 292 271 21 7.2% 75.0% 83.7% 325
2017 Q3 298 271 27 9.1% 100.0% 89.1% 318
2017 Q2 294 269 25 8.5% 60.0% 60.8% 354
2017 Q1 306 286 20 6.5% 75.0% 88.1% 351
2016 Q4 318 287 31 9.7% 25.0% 67.2% 276
2016 Q3 385 355 30 7.8% 40.0% 87.5% 379
2016 Q2 312 288 24 7.7% 50.0% 55.8% 402
2016 Q1 293 265 28 9.6% 66.7% 73.2% 376
2015 Q4 294 250 44 15.0% 75.0% 67.6% 282
2015 Q3 329 287 42 12.8% 60.0% 62.7% 356
2015 Q2 333 302 31 9.3% 33.3% 43.9% 344
2015 Q1 296 269 27 9.1% 63.6% 28.8% 358
2014 Q4 280 260 20 7.1% 72.7% 48.7% 309
2014 Q3 280 266 14 5.0% 70.0% 54.3% 338
2014 Q2 289 276 13 4.5% 50.0% 67.7% 347
2014 Q1 292 261 26 8.9% 72.7% 74.7% 339
2013 Q4 311 282 21 6.8% 76.2% 76.1% 305
2013 Q3 361 330 28 7.8% 71.4% 76.2% 361
2013 Q2 327 296 24 7.3% 69.2% 82.2% 368
2013 Q1 299 270 27 9.0% 33.3% 60.8% 319
2012 Q4 298 266 29 9.7% 68.8% 76.5% 308
2012 Q3 318 280 28 8.8% 60.0% 68.4% 341
2012 Q2 361 327 26 7.2% 42.1% 70.1% 395
2012 Q1 315 270 36 11.4% 40.0% 82.1% 338
2011 Q4 305 269 28 9.2% 64.3% 72.8% 299
2011 Q3 328 281 38 11.6% 60.0% 66.7% 339
2011 Q2 347 306 37 10.7% 40.0% 78.2% 347
2011 Q1 251 224 25 10.0% 25.0% 88.9% 347
2010 Q4 308 267 34 11.0% 80.0% 83.5% 289
2010 Q3 342 282 57 16.7% 75.0% 86.8% 377
2010 Q2 312 260 47 15.1% 85.7% 93.8% 362
2010 Q1 297 253 38 12.8% 85.0% 96.1% 340
2009 Q4 320 275 40 12.5% 90.0% 93.8% 287
2009 Q3 282 245 32 11.3% 88.9% 83.5% 326
2009 Q2 316 262 52 16.5% 72.7% 89.2% 327
2009 Q1 234 201 32 13.7% 100.0% 81.8% 293
2008 Q4 327 269 53 16.2% 69.2% 84.2% 302
2008 Q3 380 323 56 14.7% 60.0% 83.3% 392
2008 Q2 440 373 63 14.3% 64.3% 75.0% 435
2008 Q1 381 312 67 17.6% 93.3% 83.5% 437
2007 Q4 483 413 67 13.9% 73.3% 81.7% 460
2007 Q3 458 392 63 13.8% 70.6% 73.5% 470
2007 Q2 457 403 51 11.2% 73.9% 79.8% 480
2007 Q1 362 295 67 18.5% 86.7% 88.7% 485
2006 Q4 400 350 50 12.5% 68.2% 83.3% 411
2006 Q3 453 394 59 13.0% 83.3% 86.8% 414
2006 Q2 473 422 51 10.8% 61.5% 77.5% 517
2006 Q1 447 403 43 9.6% 83.3% 81.5% 500
2005 Q4 463 407 53 11.4% 66.7% 82.0% 468
2005 Q3 479 414 65 13.6% 50.0% 80.7% 513
2005 Q2 549 470 76 13.8% 63.9% 75.7% 495
2005 Q1 363 316 46 12.7% 66.7% 70.6% 522
2004 Q4 547 470 77 14.1% 64.0% 76.6% 477
2004 Q3 558 450 107 19.2% 68.2% 87.6% 559
2004 Q2 606 510 93 15.3% 52.6% 81.3% 660
2004 Q1 526 449 74 14.1% 25.0% 61.3% 553
2003 Q4 436 390 45 10.3% 72.7% 55.5% 500
2003 Q3 540 474 63 11.7% 62.5% 59.7% 512
2003 Q2 466 427 39 8.4% 40.0% 62.4% 556
2003 Q1 433 384 47 10.9% 33.3% 52.8% 507
2002 Q4 493 446 45 9.1% 45.0% 38.3% 428
2002 Q3 439 402 37 8.4% 28.6% 45.5% 501
2002 Q2 492 456 36 7.3% 25.0% 47.5% 468
2002 Q1 382 345 36 9.4% 36.4% 58.1% 524
2001 Q4 437 408 29 6.6% 46.7% 58.7% 384
2001 Q3 447 413 32 7.2% 22.2% 54.4% 451
2001 Q2 425 408 15 3.5% 18.2% 45.3% 480
2001 Q1 361 337 23 6.4% 14.3% 60.9% 477
2000 Q4 347 319 28 8.1% 30.0% 51.8% 321
2000 Q3 386 363 23 6.0% 10.0% 57.1% 385
2000 Q2 376 355 18 4.8% 83.3% 55.8% 389
2000 Q1 319 294 24 7.5% 52.6% 49.0% 398
1999 Q4 377 348 29 7.7% 40.0% 49.1% 312
1999 Q3 341 320 20 5.9% 44.4% 53.1% 407
1999 Q2 377 357 20 5.3% 30.0% 69.7% 350
1999 Q1 345 315 29 8.4% 25.0% 58.3% 403
1998 Q4 380 338 42 11.1% 42.9% 42.8% 285
1998 Q3 423 385 36 8.5% 61.5% 42.3% 425
1998 Q2 299 273 26 8.7% 45.5% 40.9% 250
1998 Q1 330 285 45 13.6% 50.0% 44.1% 458
1997 Q4 361 312 49 13.6% 31.3% 27.0% 250
1997 Q3 377 342 33 8.8% 58.3% 40.8% 421
1997 Q2 319 292 27 8.5% 45.5% 42.6% 383
1997 Q1 347 318 26 7.5% 50.0% 45.6% 355
1996 Q4 343 311 30 8.7% 58.3% 40.8% 320
1996 Q3 341 318 23 6.7% 50.0% 27.7% 396
1996 Q2 365 342 21 5.8% 16.7% 46.5% 402
1996 Q1 354 320 34 9.6% 78.6% 37.6% —
1995 Q4 354 323 31 8.8% 50.0% 42.7% —
1995 Q3 405 375 30 7.4% 50.0% 52.7% —
1995 Q2 355 326 29 8.2% 40.0% 37.3% —
1995 Q1 327 282 45 13.8% 55.6% 44.4% —
1994 Q4 370 326 44 11.9% 66.7% 46.9% —
1994 Q3 393 363 30 7.6% 44.4% 44.3% —
1994 Q2 395 370 25 6.3% 60.0% 55.0% —
1994 Q1 404 360 44 10.9% 57.1% 50.0% —
1993 Q4 344 316 28 8.1% 53.8% 60.0% —
1993 Q3 395 347 48 12.2% 57.1% 61.3% —
1993 Q2 392 369 23 5.9% 50.0% 60.4% —
1993 Q1 344 316 28 8.1% 55.6% 46.4% —
1992 Q4 312 276 36 11.5% 88.9% 50.0% —
1992 Q3 436 399 37 8.5% 62.5% 52.0% —
1992 Q2 347 321 26 7.5% 53.8% 41.3% —
1992 Q1 346 312 34 9.8% 30.0% 43.9% —
1991 Q4 366 321 45 12.3% 66.7% 54.0% —
1991 Q3 415 371 44 10.6% 54.5% 47.9% —
1991 Q2 407 351 56 13.8% 70.6% 43.9% —
1991 Q1 418 367 51 12.2% 57.1% 40.4% —
1990 Q4 415 370 45 10.8% 26.3% 52.1% —
1990 Q3 505 421 84 16.6% 36.0% 33.0% —
1990 Q2 394 348 46 11.7% 50.0% 28.2% —
1990 Q1 442 398 44 10.0% 56.0% 34.3% —
1989 Q4 476 403 73 15.3% 48.0% 34.3% —
1989 Q3 506 430 76 15.0% 50.0% 19.6% —
1989 Q2 526 471 55 10.5% 50.0% 37.7% —
1989 Q1 488 426 62 12.7% 50.0% 49.1% —
1988 Q4 477 403 74 15.5% 57.9% 44.2% —
1988 Q3 636 562 74 11.6% 34.8% 41.9% —
1988 Q2 548 510 38 6.9% 41.7% 43.0% —
1988 Q1 423 385 38 9.0% 50.0% 45.4% —
1987 Q4 452 400 52 11.5% 42.3% 41.9% —
1987 Q3 684 475 209 30.6% 44.0% 29.2% —
1987 Q2 609 435 174 28.6% 62.5% 13.9% —
1987 Q1 455 316 139 30.5% 64.3% 21.8% —
1986 Q4 418 296 122 29.2% 38.5% 27.1% —
1986 Q3 581 396 185 31.8% 0.0% 29.3% —
1986 Q2 472 337 135 28.6% 28.6% 23.1% —
1986 Q1 458 341 117 25.5% 41.2% 36.8% —
1985 Q4 512 358 154 30.1% 50.0% 23.3% —
1985 Q3 484 359 125 25.8% 80.0% 38.5% —
1985 Q2 472 343 129 27.3% 81.3% 51.3% —
1985 Q1 481 338 143 29.7% 81.3% 52.0% —
1984 Q4 450 332 118 26.2% 76.9% 55.5% —
1984 Q3 552 403 149 27.0% 72.7% 65.4% —
1984 Q2 613 488 125 20.4% 78.6% 54.2% —
1984 Q1 527 424 103 19.5% 82.4% 50.4% —
1983 Q4 457 361 96 21.0% 68.8% 56.5% —
1983 Q3 606 471 135 22.3% 81.3% 58.2% —
1983 Q2 603 495 108 17.9% 82.1% 67.9% —
1983 Q1 601 473 128 21.3% 82.8% 57.8% —
1982 Q4 601 473 128 21.3% 76.2% 54.8% —
1982 Q3 536 416 120 22.4% 100.0% 45.0% —
1982 Q2 609 486 123 20.2% 73.8% 40.1% —
1982 Q1 482 389 93 19.3% 65.5% 42.3% —
1981 Q4 528 427 101 19.1% 64.7% 57.7% —
1981 Q3 649 531 118 18.2% 75.0% 37.3% —
1981 Q2 824 652 172 20.9% 61.5% 27.0% —
1981 Q1 626 474 152 24.3% 53.8% 47.9% —
1980 Q4 562 441 121 21.5% 54.5% 44.1% —
1980 Q3 828 668 160 19.3% 75.0% 36.2% —
1980 Q2 822 652 170 20.7% 41.2% 25.5% —
1980 Q1 717 576 141 19.7% 81.3% 42.2% —
1979 Q4 670 529 141 21.0% 42.3% 29.6% —
1979 Q3 747 563 184 24.6% 91.2% 32.7% —
1979 Q2 888 694 194 21.8% 48.3% 32.9% —

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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