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Hinckley and Bosworth

East Midlands · E07000132 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
545
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.0%
higher than 43% of authorities
Majors in time
28.6%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
39.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
77.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.2%
53 allowed of 170 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.2%

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
633
in the window
Applications decided
545
in the window
Approval rate
89.0%
485 granted, 60 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 77 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
63.2%
rank 296 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 156 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
Major4379.1%28.6%
Minor14481.9%39.1%
Other35893.0%—
of which householder28494.0%77.0%
"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
0811622024 Q3: 140 received2024 Q3: 156 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 122 received2024 Q4: 110 decided2025 Q1: 141 received2025 Q1: 98 decided2025 Q2: 138 received2025 Q2: 113 decided2025 Q3: 160 received2025 Q3: 149 decided2025 Q4: 157 received2025 Q4: 124 decided2026 Q1: 154 received2026 Q1: 134 decided2026 Q2: 162 received2026 Q2: 138 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
134%
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 (E07000132). 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 138 132 6 4.3% 0.0% 87.5% 162
2026 Q1 134 115 19 14.2% 33.3% 18.2% 154
2025 Q4 124 108 16 12.9% 100.0% 35.3% 157
2025 Q3 149 130 19 12.8% 0.0% 30.0% 160
2025 Q2 113 104 9 8.0% 66.7% 81.8% 138
2025 Q1 98 85 13 13.3% 50.0% 57.1% 141
2024 Q4 110 99 11 10.0% 66.7% 71.4% 122
2024 Q3 156 140 16 10.3% 50.0% 76.9% 140
2024 Q2 169 155 14 8.3% 100.0% 78.8% 171
2024 Q1 163 144 19 11.7% 100.0% 78.4% 183
2023 Q4 166 151 15 9.0% 66.7% 60.0% 156
2023 Q3 176 144 32 18.2% 100.0% 85.2% 163
2023 Q2 193 173 20 10.4% 0.0% 74.2% 179
2023 Q1 153 128 25 16.3% 0.0% 67.9% 192
2022 Q4 236 209 27 11.4% 100.0% 47.4% 147
2022 Q3 243 229 14 5.8% 0.0% 17.1% 180
2022 Q2 171 164 7 4.1% 66.7% 0.0% 191
2022 Q1 184 177 7 3.8% 0.0% 6.7% 206
2021 Q4 137 133 4 2.9% 12.5% 4.8% 145
2021 Q3 189 171 18 9.5% 75.0% 28.6% 205
2021 Q2 187 175 12 6.4% 40.0% 43.5% 242
2021 Q1 163 149 14 8.6% 100.0% 56.5% 256
2020 Q4 180 162 18 10.0% 100.0% 76.7% 201
2020 Q3 177 154 23 13.0% 50.0% 81.8% 185
2020 Q2 176 149 27 15.3% 83.3% 100.0% 176
2020 Q1 197 177 20 10.2% 50.0% 96.4% 199
2019 Q4 223 205 18 8.1% 100.0% 94.9% 192
2019 Q3 210 187 23 11.0% 100.0% 88.1% 237
2019 Q2 203 183 20 9.9% 100.0% 90.2% 224
2019 Q1 156 143 13 8.3% 50.0% 97.6% 214
2018 Q4 251 219 32 12.7% 85.7% 87.3% 208
2018 Q3 200 182 18 9.0% 83.3% 81.4% 227
2018 Q2 199 174 25 12.6% 33.3% 95.7% 222
2018 Q1 216 191 25 11.6% 100.0% 88.4% 230
2017 Q4 224 197 27 12.1% 100.0% 94.3% 237
2017 Q3 212 190 22 10.4% 100.0% 91.8% 229
2017 Q2 175 158 17 9.7% 66.7% 84.2% 227
2017 Q1 184 166 18 9.8% 33.3% 94.1% 208
2016 Q4 213 200 13 6.1% 100.0% 90.2% 190
2016 Q3 234 223 11 4.7% 75.0% 88.7% 215
2016 Q2 201 175 26 12.9% 100.0% 90.9% 237
2016 Q1 200 181 19 9.5% 50.0% 75.0% 204
2015 Q4 218 195 23 10.6% 75.0% 80.9% 212
2015 Q3 230 215 15 6.5% 75.0% 83.3% 257
2015 Q2 309 288 21 6.8% 83.3% 86.8% 348
2015 Q1 188 173 15 8.0% 40.0% 84.3% 234
2014 Q4 236 220 16 6.8% 50.0% 90.9% 248
2014 Q3 223 213 10 4.5% 100.0% 76.8% 249
2014 Q2 175 162 13 7.4% 85.7% 90.3% 272
2014 Q1 165 137 9 5.5% 83.3% 76.0% 215
2013 Q4 183 162 12 6.6% 88.9% 83.9% 198
2013 Q3 207 190 10 4.8% 83.3% 85.7% 216
2013 Q2 180 153 18 10.0% 70.0% 73.1% 193
2013 Q1 176 159 13 7.4% 83.3% 79.1% 218
2012 Q4 196 170 19 9.7% 75.0% 92.6% 188
2012 Q3 180 166 10 5.6% 83.3% 83.6% 213
2012 Q2 224 193 21 9.4% 41.7% 89.4% 207
2012 Q1 141 126 11 7.8% 66.7% 92.5% 221
2011 Q4 175 154 15 8.6% 75.0% 96.4% 187
2011 Q3 179 168 9 5.0% 75.0% 90.2% 194
2011 Q2 196 182 11 5.6% 100.0% 93.4% 214
2011 Q1 158 137 17 10.8% 100.0% 87.9% 208
2010 Q4 182 167 11 6.0% 100.0% 94.4% 182
2010 Q3 196 183 9 4.6% 100.0% 96.5% 217
2010 Q2 174 156 11 6.3% 100.0% 100.0% 199
2010 Q1 146 126 12 8.2% 91.7% 97.9% 206
2009 Q4 158 136 10 6.3% 100.0% 100.0% 170
2009 Q3 185 167 12 6.5% 80.0% 98.2% 175
2009 Q2 199 168 18 9.0% 100.0% 100.0% 195
2009 Q1 161 138 15 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% 213
2008 Q4 198 176 18 9.1% 87.5% 96.7% 205
2008 Q3 258 226 19 7.4% 100.0% 100.0% 229
2008 Q2 268 238 20 7.5% 100.0% 92.4% 291
2008 Q1 246 209 22 8.9% 100.0% 95.4% 285
2007 Q4 279 221 27 9.7% 100.0% 96.9% 320
2007 Q3 323 268 33 10.2% 100.0% 96.8% 289
2007 Q2 289 261 28 9.7% 100.0% 90.0% 333
2007 Q1 284 249 21 7.4% 86.7% 97.2% 358
2006 Q4 269 227 32 11.9% 100.0% 82.1% 285
2006 Q3 311 252 37 11.9% 100.0% 93.3% 314
2006 Q2 298 252 30 10.1% 81.8% 82.5% 339
2006 Q1 250 208 27 10.8% 61.5% 81.7% 303
2005 Q4 290 236 40 13.8% 63.6% 83.7% 276
2005 Q3 295 238 36 12.2% 76.9% 74.2% 335
2005 Q2 343 279 51 14.9% 44.4% 71.1% 298
2005 Q1 229 175 46 20.1% 70.0% 54.7% 319
2004 Q4 299 256 31 10.4% 33.3% 65.7% 304
2004 Q3 379 332 31 8.2% 30.0% 59.0% 356
2004 Q2 314 258 35 11.1% 33.3% 51.1% 393
2004 Q1 305 269 26 8.5% 62.5% 56.0% 351
2003 Q4 310 273 26 8.4% 33.3% 66.7% 316
2003 Q3 361 316 30 8.3% 30.0% 59.5% 353
2003 Q2 331 292 25 7.6% 16.7% 65.1% 372
2003 Q1 225 187 23 10.2% 75.0% 61.8% 310
2002 Q4 296 255 35 11.8% 25.0% 75.9% 275
2002 Q3 281 240 29 10.3% 42.9% 53.9% 303
2002 Q2 354 321 24 6.8% 62.5% 55.4% 300
2002 Q1 259 211 40 15.4% 10.0% 60.2% 371
2001 Q4 277 219 37 13.4% 23.1% 57.8% 218
2001 Q3 308 268 27 8.8% 44.4% 33.3% 288
2001 Q2 233 215 14 6.0% 14.3% 45.5% 329
2001 Q1 273 234 30 11.0% 25.0% 59.5% 291
2000 Q4 266 234 21 7.9% 100.0% 46.5% 252
2000 Q3 283 245 26 9.2% 12.5% 55.2% 296
2000 Q2 279 258 16 5.7% 14.3% 48.8% 285
2000 Q1 241 212 24 10.0% 33.3% 58.0% 305
1999 Q4 229 203 22 9.6% 0.0% 49.5% 224
1999 Q3 258 228 20 7.8% 75.0% 55.8% 283
1999 Q2 259 220 29 11.2% 20.0% 51.3% 262
1999 Q1 198 176 20 10.1% 54.5% 52.9% 258
1998 Q4 235 205 22 9.4% 83.3% 51.3% 195
1998 Q3 255 227 21 8.2% 33.3% 68.8% 256
1998 Q2 239 205 29 12.1% 75.0% 55.3% 266
1998 Q1 208 180 24 11.5% 88.9% 65.7% 228
1997 Q4 253 220 24 9.5% 50.0% 52.5% 229
1997 Q3 223 195 23 10.3% 100.0% 68.3% 264
1997 Q2 322 291 24 7.5% 57.1% 66.7% 299
1997 Q1 211 193 14 6.6% 71.4% 83.1% 284
1996 Q4 212 194 14 6.6% 100.0% 78.3% 190
1996 Q3 256 231 21 8.2% 85.7% 77.3% 285
1996 Q2 267 245 19 7.1% 62.5% 84.0% 247
1996 Q1 348 275 73 21.0% 50.0% 43.6% —
1995 Q4 408 305 103 25.2% 66.7% 43.0% —
1995 Q3 431 363 68 15.8% 89.5% 58.2% —
1995 Q2 415 344 71 17.1% 55.6% 59.8% —
1995 Q1 373 303 70 18.8% 50.0% 52.6% —
1994 Q4 437 368 69 15.8% 67.9% 61.0% —
1994 Q3 560 442 118 21.1% 61.2% 50.3% —
1994 Q2 437 355 82 18.8% 57.6% 55.7% —
1994 Q1 354 276 78 22.0% 70.6% 67.1% —
1993 Q4 443 348 95 21.4% 73.3% 50.9% —
1993 Q3 499 381 118 23.6% 68.8% 62.1% —
1993 Q2 411 323 88 21.4% 50.0% 61.6% —
1993 Q1 376 281 95 25.3% 38.5% 47.8% —
1992 Q4 443 336 107 24.2% 63.0% 46.7% —
1992 Q3 518 379 139 26.8% 77.3% 41.3% —
1992 Q2 471 356 115 24.4% 48.1% 36.2% —
1992 Q1 383 274 109 28.5% 61.5% 31.3% —
1991 Q4 371 273 98 26.4% 33.3% 26.1% —
1991 Q3 395 318 77 19.5% 31.6% 20.2% —
1991 Q2 357 289 68 19.0% 35.0% 21.5% —
1991 Q1 376 299 77 20.5% 44.4% 26.2% —
1990 Q4 463 347 116 25.1% 14.3% 17.9% —
1990 Q3 413 304 109 26.4% 14.3% 11.3% —
1990 Q2 493 398 95 19.3% 16.7% 16.3% —
1990 Q1 419 312 107 25.5% 27.6% 8.8% —
1989 Q4 475 341 134 28.2% 14.0% 9.0% —
1989 Q3 355 267 88 24.8% 13.6% 3.3% —
1989 Q2 479 368 111 23.2% 24.1% 22.0% —
1989 Q1 460 355 105 22.8% 34.8% 22.5% —
1988 Q4 504 393 111 22.0% 24.1% 37.5% —
1988 Q3 580 465 115 19.8% 33.3% 29.9% —
1988 Q2 592 477 115 19.4% 29.2% 29.9% —
1988 Q1 580 470 110 19.0% 28.9% 15.7% —
1987 Q4 513 430 83 16.2% 10.7% 10.4% —
1987 Q3 387 323 64 16.5% 26.1% 6.8% —
1987 Q2 472 425 47 10.0% 34.5% 25.5% —
1987 Q1 447 368 79 17.7% 25.0% 22.1% —
1986 Q4 388 335 53 13.7% 45.2% 37.6% —
1986 Q3 496 413 83 16.7% 28.0% 29.4% —
1986 Q2 503 470 33 6.6% 28.6% 41.4% —
1986 Q1 357 329 28 7.8% 55.6% 35.4% —
1985 Q4 364 317 47 12.9% 41.2% 36.4% —
1985 Q3 462 402 60 13.0% 45.2% 29.9% —
1985 Q2 402 357 45 11.2% 47.1% 27.4% —
1985 Q1 375 326 49 13.1% 36.4% 35.6% —
1984 Q4 372 318 54 14.5% 38.1% 38.8% —
1984 Q3 417 376 41 9.8% 54.5% 36.9% —
1984 Q2 441 396 45 10.2% 24.0% 27.4% —
1984 Q1 328 285 43 13.1% 35.7% 34.4% —
1983 Q4 306 277 29 9.5% 45.0% 41.3% —
1983 Q3 397 360 37 9.3% 35.0% 37.2% —
1983 Q2 408 379 29 7.1% 50.0% 42.6% —
1983 Q1 340 301 39 11.5% 40.9% 45.0% —
1982 Q4 296 269 27 9.1% 52.9% 41.0% —
1982 Q3 338 306 32 9.5% 52.4% 36.2% —
1982 Q2 432 386 46 10.6% 47.6% 26.2% —
1982 Q1 318 289 29 9.1% 48.5% 29.6% —
1981 Q4 349 308 41 11.7% 28.6% 19.8% —
1981 Q3 385 343 42 10.9% 20.0% 28.4% —
1981 Q2 509 462 47 9.2% 56.3% 27.5% —
1981 Q1 440 399 41 9.3% 44.4% 25.7% —
1980 Q4 445 399 46 10.3% 33.3% 27.5% —
1980 Q3 553 507 46 8.3% 16.7% 31.6% —
1980 Q2 648 608 40 6.2% 66.7% 20.1% —
1980 Q1 675 574 101 15.0% 52.2% 35.7% —
1979 Q4 497 427 70 14.1% 75.0% 34.7% —
1979 Q3 644 565 79 12.3% 63.2% 32.1% —
1979 Q2 599 515 84 14.0% 52.4% 34.6% —

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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