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Melton

East Midlands · E07000133 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
333
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
12.0%
higher than 53% of authorities
Majors in time
25.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
32.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
43.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
46.7%
28 allowed of 60 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.7%

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
356
in the window
Applications decided
333
in the window
Approval rate
88.0%
293 granted, 40 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 95 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
37.0%
rank 307 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 164 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
Major2788.9%25.0%
Minor11282.1%32.4%
Other19491.2%—
of which householder13391.0%43.6%
"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
0571132024 Q3: 96 received2024 Q3: 113 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 66 received2024 Q4: 74 decided2025 Q1: 84 received2025 Q1: 74 decided2025 Q2: 64 received2025 Q2: 62 decided2025 Q3: 102 received2025 Q3: 64 decided2025 Q4: 78 received2025 Q4: 93 decided2026 Q1: 95 received2026 Q1: 89 decided2026 Q2: 81 received2026 Q2: 87 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
190%
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 (E07000133). 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 87 69 18 20.7% 0.0% 30.8% 81
2026 Q1 89 77 12 13.5% 50.0% 36.4% 95
2025 Q4 93 87 6 6.5% 0.0% 37.5% 78
2025 Q3 64 60 4 6.3% — 0.0% 102
2025 Q2 62 61 1 1.6% 100.0% 66.7% 64
2025 Q1 74 71 3 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 84
2024 Q4 74 71 3 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% 66
2024 Q3 113 107 6 5.3% 100.0% 87.5% 96
2024 Q2 82 75 7 8.5% 0.0% 33.3% 89
2024 Q1 82 81 1 1.2% — 0.0% 91
2023 Q4 97 96 1 1.0% — 45.5% 86
2023 Q3 72 67 5 6.9% 100.0% 75.0% 103
2023 Q2 91 89 2 2.2% 100.0% 60.0% 115
2023 Q1 92 89 3 3.3% — 80.0% 126
2022 Q4 120 115 5 4.2% — 60.0% 103
2022 Q3 150 144 6 4.0% 0.0% 90.0% 110
2022 Q2 95 89 6 6.3% 50.0% 57.1% 138
2022 Q1 133 126 7 5.3% — 38.5% 135
2021 Q4 132 123 9 6.8% 100.0% 42.9% 138
2021 Q3 136 127 9 6.6% 0.0% 50.0% 152
2021 Q2 121 113 8 6.6% 100.0% 64.3% 167
2021 Q1 116 112 4 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 148
2020 Q4 113 104 9 8.0% 0.0% 0.0% 123
2020 Q3 102 94 8 7.8% 0.0% 66.7% 147
2020 Q2 96 90 6 6.3% 100.0% 76.9% 113
2020 Q1 104 98 6 5.8% 0.0% 75.0% 136
2019 Q4 137 111 26 19.0% 100.0% 60.0% 138
2019 Q3 137 111 26 19.0% 100.0% 60.0% 137
2019 Q2 113 104 9 8.0% 0.0% 0.0% 124
2019 Q1 102 96 6 5.9% 100.0% 100.0% 164
2018 Q4 149 139 10 6.7% 100.0% 78.6% 126
2018 Q3 126 114 12 9.5% 0.0% 100.0% 150
2018 Q2 126 110 16 12.7% 75.0% 92.3% 145
2018 Q1 145 129 16 11.0% 50.0% 75.0% 151
2017 Q4 139 129 10 7.2% 100.0% 75.0% 145
2017 Q3 152 148 4 2.6% 50.0% 74.2% 196
2017 Q2 136 127 9 6.6% 100.0% 57.7% 150
2017 Q1 131 117 14 10.7% 100.0% 52.4% 173
2016 Q4 117 113 4 3.4% 100.0% 50.0% 131
2016 Q3 133 122 11 8.3% 100.0% 55.0% 140
2016 Q2 114 103 11 9.6% 100.0% 44.8% 148
2016 Q1 116 108 8 6.9% 66.7% 58.5% 131
2015 Q4 138 125 13 9.4% 0.0% 70.3% 137
2015 Q3 146 131 15 10.3% 66.7% 66.0% 157
2015 Q2 149 129 20 13.4% 33.3% 56.4% 145
2015 Q1 122 111 11 9.0% 50.0% 51.2% 165
2014 Q4 143 126 17 11.9% 0.0% 55.8% 138
2014 Q3 135 127 8 5.9% — 69.1% 162
2014 Q2 170 155 15 8.8% 80.0% 66.7% 154
2014 Q1 110 100 8 7.3% 0.0% 64.6% 174
2013 Q4 117 103 12 10.3% 60.0% 56.4% 155
2013 Q3 98 92 4 4.1% 80.0% 64.4% 88
2013 Q2 74 70 3 4.1% 66.7% 67.6% 94
2013 Q1 93 82 9 9.7% 50.0% 70.4% 98
2012 Q4 101 92 8 7.9% 0.0% 65.9% 104
2012 Q3 116 98 16 13.8% 66.7% 70.2% 113
2012 Q2 153 143 10 6.5% 50.0% 64.8% 126
2012 Q1 119 105 11 9.2% 100.0% 64.0% 160
2011 Q4 133 116 16 12.0% 100.0% 57.6% 130
2011 Q3 130 116 14 10.8% 0.0% 68.0% 149
2011 Q2 151 137 12 7.9% 0.0% 74.5% 145
2011 Q1 131 120 9 6.9% 100.0% 78.3% 165
2010 Q4 162 145 14 8.6% 33.3% 68.4% 149
2010 Q3 158 138 19 12.0% 42.9% 63.9% 150
2010 Q2 152 146 6 3.9% 0.0% 80.0% 170
2010 Q1 119 110 5 4.2% 33.3% 82.1% 132
2009 Q4 145 128 17 11.7% 100.0% 84.7% 140
2009 Q3 142 127 15 10.6% 100.0% 82.2% 161
2009 Q2 155 140 15 9.7% 25.0% 85.7% 160
2009 Q1 140 123 17 12.1% 100.0% 69.6% 165
2008 Q4 147 136 11 7.5% 100.0% 69.1% 151
2008 Q3 187 173 14 7.5% 25.0% 52.8% 162
2008 Q2 213 192 21 9.9% 57.1% 75.8% 222
2008 Q1 207 180 26 12.6% 66.7% 83.6% 241
2007 Q4 282 246 31 11.0% 81.8% 85.3% 238
2007 Q3 285 250 35 12.3% 71.4% 73.3% 282
2007 Q2 292 267 24 8.2% 100.0% 81.5% 313
2007 Q1 226 200 22 9.7% 90.0% 88.7% 306
2006 Q4 263 224 38 14.4% 50.0% 80.0% 288
2006 Q3 243 211 29 11.9% 50.0% 85.2% 238
2006 Q2 248 213 31 12.5% 100.0% 82.2% 266
2006 Q1 197 163 33 16.8% 75.0% 69.5% 241
2005 Q4 211 181 28 13.3% 87.5% 75.0% 207
2005 Q3 254 233 20 7.9% 100.0% 73.1% 242
2005 Q2 235 197 36 15.3% 42.9% 86.3% 239
2005 Q1 201 169 32 15.9% 16.7% 70.7% 275
2004 Q4 224 197 25 11.2% 75.0% 83.6% 227
2004 Q3 245 218 26 10.6% 57.1% 65.8% 237
2004 Q2 239 209 30 12.6% 50.0% 60.0% 234
2004 Q1 181 162 19 10.5% 45.5% 47.6% 214
2003 Q4 191 163 27 14.1% 0.0% 44.6% 207
2003 Q3 219 178 40 18.3% 0.0% 43.1% 187
2003 Q2 197 171 25 12.7% 25.0% 64.2% 236
2003 Q1 212 168 41 19.3% 66.7% 51.0% 209
2002 Q4 156 134 20 12.8% 66.7% 73.9% 201
2002 Q3 192 166 26 13.5% 63.6% 51.1% 183
2002 Q2 198 172 26 13.1% 57.1% 67.3% 197
2002 Q1 189 160 28 14.8% 71.4% 73.7% 234
2001 Q4 167 139 28 16.8% 85.7% 66.7% 166
2001 Q3 211 184 27 12.8% 50.0% 74.1% 191
2001 Q2 178 145 33 18.5% 25.0% 62.3% 202
2001 Q1 141 122 18 12.8% 100.0% 57.8% 170
2000 Q4 184 151 32 17.4% 75.0% 57.4% 166
2000 Q3 175 146 28 16.0% 50.0% 68.3% 195
2000 Q2 174 146 27 15.5% 100.0% 77.5% 171
2000 Q1 152 126 23 15.1% 88.9% 61.5% 171
1999 Q4 145 119 24 16.6% 0.0% 70.8% 146
1999 Q3 187 147 39 20.9% 50.0% 57.4% 140
1999 Q2 134 116 17 12.7% 80.0% 46.2% 177
1999 Q1 145 116 29 20.0% 75.0% 62.7% 173
1998 Q4 153 132 19 12.4% 80.0% 57.1% 159
1998 Q3 163 137 26 16.0% 50.0% 76.6% 175
1998 Q2 164 143 21 12.8% 14.3% 70.2% 164
1998 Q1 123 96 24 19.5% 50.0% 59.5% 165
1997 Q4 188 148 38 20.2% 83.3% 51.4% 153
1997 Q3 174 145 26 14.9% 55.6% 51.8% 183
1997 Q2 175 147 26 14.9% 60.0% 41.3% 174
1997 Q1 165 133 30 18.2% 40.0% 51.5% 181
1996 Q4 184 148 34 18.5% 14.3% 70.6% 201
1996 Q3 140 112 24 17.1% 20.0% 54.0% 190
1996 Q2 211 168 37 17.5% 50.0% 48.6% 147
1996 Q1 134 124 10 7.5% 66.7% 77.8% —
1995 Q4 183 166 17 9.3% 42.9% 79.0% —
1995 Q3 179 158 21 11.7% 57.1% 68.8% —
1995 Q2 197 180 17 8.6% 83.3% 74.4% —
1995 Q1 158 142 16 10.1% 60.0% 44.6% —
1994 Q4 156 141 15 9.6% 85.7% 61.0% —
1994 Q3 150 134 16 10.7% 100.0% 60.6% —
1994 Q2 197 173 24 12.2% 80.0% 61.1% —
1994 Q1 142 125 17 12.0% 87.5% 70.7% —
1993 Q4 201 184 17 8.5% 76.9% 58.4% —
1993 Q3 136 124 12 8.8% 83.3% 65.3% —
1993 Q2 197 175 22 11.2% 100.0% 74.1% —
1993 Q1 148 135 13 8.8% 75.0% 53.8% —
1992 Q4 173 147 26 15.0% 66.7% 62.1% —
1992 Q3 175 146 29 16.6% 66.7% 58.7% —
1992 Q2 256 222 34 13.3% 64.3% 61.1% —
1992 Q1 182 152 30 16.5% 72.7% 43.0% —
1991 Q4 179 148 31 17.3% 66.7% 46.7% —
1991 Q3 208 164 44 21.2% 75.0% 52.6% —
1991 Q2 207 160 47 22.7% 100.0% 59.5% —
1991 Q1 164 129 35 21.3% 70.0% 52.2% —
1990 Q4 244 196 48 19.7% 54.5% 56.5% —
1990 Q3 233 184 49 21.0% 70.0% 51.1% —
1990 Q2 253 206 47 18.6% 78.6% 47.2% —
1990 Q1 374 295 79 21.1% 52.9% 36.8% —
1989 Q4 326 254 72 22.1% 44.0% 19.7% —
1989 Q3 246 180 66 26.8% 53.8% 22.1% —
1989 Q2 324 240 84 25.9% 25.9% 20.3% —
1989 Q1 295 212 83 28.1% 57.9% 15.8% —
1988 Q4 267 222 45 16.9% 45.5% 33.1% —
1988 Q3 272 219 53 19.5% 60.0% 50.3% —
1988 Q2 311 251 60 19.3% 91.7% 39.6% —
1988 Q1 223 181 42 18.8% 90.0% 34.5% —
1987 Q4 186 150 36 19.4% 75.0% 42.0% —
1987 Q3 196 170 26 13.3% 77.8% 55.0% —
1987 Q2 212 183 29 13.7% 92.3% 62.3% —
1987 Q1 201 181 20 10.0% 66.7% 45.8% —
1986 Q4 196 162 34 17.3% 80.0% 58.2% —
1986 Q3 190 184 6 3.2% 100.0% 61.1% —
1986 Q2 236 217 19 8.1% 85.7% 60.5% —
1986 Q1 214 177 37 17.3% 61.5% 52.3% —
1985 Q4 223 188 35 15.7% 78.9% 54.4% —
1985 Q3 204 169 35 17.2% 100.0% 68.1% —
1985 Q2 203 173 30 14.8% 60.0% 68.7% —
1985 Q1 169 144 25 14.8% 100.0% 61.9% —
1984 Q4 177 147 30 16.9% 66.7% 66.7% —
1984 Q3 186 155 31 16.7% 100.0% 66.2% —
1984 Q2 214 183 31 14.5% 60.0% 69.0% —
1984 Q1 183 165 18 9.8% 81.8% 66.0% —
1983 Q4 169 152 17 10.1% 100.0% 67.0% —
1983 Q3 218 199 19 8.7% 75.0% 67.0% —
1983 Q2 185 165 20 10.8% 100.0% 67.0% —
1983 Q1 193 166 27 14.0% 87.5% 63.1% —
1982 Q4 172 157 15 8.7% 82.4% 69.2% —
1982 Q3 167 151 16 9.6% 63.6% 69.1% —
1982 Q2 193 169 24 12.4% 81.3% 43.0% —
1982 Q1 197 169 28 14.2% 66.7% 64.5% —
1981 Q4 158 136 22 13.9% 47.4% 59.7% —
1981 Q3 200 176 24 12.0% 63.6% 43.5% —
1981 Q2 256 211 45 17.6% 100.0% 60.5% —
1981 Q1 211 177 34 16.1% 100.0% 69.7% —
1980 Q4 210 177 33 15.7% 80.0% 67.6% —
1980 Q3 236 198 38 16.1% 100.0% 58.3% —
1980 Q2 254 214 40 15.7% 85.7% 58.2% —
1980 Q1 233 196 37 15.9% 83.3% 59.0% —
1979 Q4 238 201 37 15.5% 85.7% 60.8% —
1979 Q3 255 215 40 15.7% 100.0% 58.2% —
1979 Q2 243 207 36 14.8% 100.0% 55.7% —

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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