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Melton

East Midlands · E07000133 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
308
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
7.5%
higher than 24% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
37.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
38.2%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.0%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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