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West Lindsey

East Midlands · E07000142 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
556
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
7.0%
higher than 20% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
22.9%
27 allowed of 118 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 25.4%

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
651
in the window
Applications decided
556
in the window
Approval rate
93.0%
517 granted, 39 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 38 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
97.2%
rank 55 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 27 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
Major4295.2%100.0%
Minor16390.8%97.0%
Other35193.7%—
of which householder25194.8%97.9%
"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
0841672024 Q3: 123 received2024 Q3: 119 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 133 received2024 Q4: 146 decided2025 Q1: 167 received2025 Q1: 131 decided2025 Q2: 137 received2025 Q2: 137 decided2025 Q3: 167 received2025 Q3: 151 decided2025 Q4: 167 received2025 Q4: 143 decided2026 Q1: 158 received2026 Q1: 131 decided2026 Q2: 159 received2026 Q2: 131 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
141%
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 (E07000142). 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 131 119 12 9.2% 100.0% 100.0% 159
2026 Q1 131 120 11 8.4% 100.0% 92.9% 158
2025 Q4 143 134 9 6.3% 100.0% 95.7% 167
2025 Q3 151 144 7 4.6% 100.0% 100.0% 167
2025 Q2 137 125 12 8.8% 100.0% 90.9% 137
2025 Q1 131 117 14 10.7% 100.0% 94.4% 167
2024 Q4 146 132 14 9.6% 75.0% 82.4% 133
2024 Q3 119 107 12 10.1% 100.0% 84.6% 123
2024 Q2 141 134 7 5.0% 100.0% 82.6% 143
2024 Q1 157 145 12 7.6% 100.0% 96.7% 170
2023 Q4 164 142 22 13.4% 100.0% 96.4% 154
2023 Q3 156 136 20 12.8% 100.0% 100.0% 171
2023 Q2 185 170 15 8.1% 85.7% 100.0% 178
2023 Q1 198 178 20 10.1% 100.0% 100.0% 222
2022 Q4 193 173 20 10.4% 100.0% 91.9% 204
2022 Q3 230 183 47 20.4% 100.0% 95.7% 212
2022 Q2 208 173 35 16.8% 100.0% 88.1% 226
2022 Q1 205 178 27 13.2% 100.0% 93.5% 249
2021 Q4 192 167 25 13.0% 100.0% 100.0% 170
2021 Q3 236 217 19 8.1% 100.0% 97.8% 254
2021 Q2 264 240 24 9.1% 100.0% 97.7% 262
2021 Q1 195 176 19 9.7% 66.7% 97.6% 254
2020 Q4 235 213 22 9.4% 100.0% 96.8% 210
2020 Q3 196 175 21 10.7% 100.0% 97.9% 228
2020 Q2 206 176 30 14.6% 100.0% 100.0% 217
2020 Q1 160 141 19 11.9% 100.0% 100.0% 215
2019 Q4 158 141 17 10.8% 100.0% 95.6% 175
2019 Q3 219 200 19 8.7% 66.7% 100.0% 190
2019 Q2 220 185 35 15.9% 100.0% 100.0% 235
2019 Q1 201 178 23 11.4% 100.0% 100.0% 235
2018 Q4 191 173 18 9.4% 100.0% 98.4% 218
2018 Q3 217 197 20 9.2% 100.0% 98.2% 210
2018 Q2 216 187 29 13.4% 83.3% 100.0% 215
2018 Q1 178 147 31 17.4% 88.9% 97.6% 228
2017 Q4 193 163 30 15.5% 100.0% 97.7% 184
2017 Q3 188 152 36 19.1% 100.0% 100.0% 216
2017 Q2 197 147 50 25.4% 100.0% 97.8% 211
2017 Q1 184 154 30 16.3% 100.0% 98.1% 200
2016 Q4 178 137 41 23.0% 100.0% 87.0% 193
2016 Q3 201 186 15 7.5% 88.9% 90.0% 212
2016 Q2 244 213 31 12.7% 71.4% 78.7% 222
2016 Q1 198 163 35 17.7% 66.7% 50.0% 209
2015 Q4 190 175 15 7.9% 50.0% 35.4% 197
2015 Q3 189 165 24 12.7% 37.5% 13.3% 187
2015 Q2 150 128 22 14.7% 50.0% 33.3% 213
2015 Q1 157 143 14 8.9% 66.7% 20.4% 169
2014 Q4 144 127 17 11.8% 55.6% 38.6% 149
2014 Q3 160 147 13 8.1% 50.0% 37.3% 185
2014 Q2 175 166 9 5.1% 75.0% 63.2% 192
2014 Q1 121 111 6 5.0% 50.0% 65.9% 181
2013 Q4 161 139 15 9.3% 80.0% 59.7% 151
2013 Q3 170 151 12 7.1% 60.0% 59.3% 173
2013 Q2 181 166 11 6.1% 37.5% 72.5% 185
2013 Q1 139 126 9 6.5% 27.3% 55.8% 185
2012 Q4 180 161 14 7.8% 62.5% 50.8% 145
2012 Q3 188 173 12 6.4% 25.0% 32.8% 176
2012 Q2 140 135 4 2.9% 37.5% 31.4% 185
2012 Q1 148 133 13 8.8% 71.4% 56.9% 166
2011 Q4 182 157 23 12.6% 25.0% 59.5% 184
2011 Q3 180 165 12 6.7% 22.2% 47.6% 163
2011 Q2 165 141 17 10.3% 50.0% 65.4% 183
2011 Q1 179 154 20 11.2% 62.5% 73.8% 206
2010 Q4 207 168 31 15.0% 37.5% 66.1% 187
2010 Q3 210 188 18 8.6% 50.0% 65.2% 233
2010 Q2 216 185 27 12.5% 60.0% 61.3% 226
2010 Q1 187 150 19 10.2% 100.0% 81.4% 181
2009 Q4 207 172 18 8.7% 42.9% 57.1% 192
2009 Q3 166 149 16 9.6% 57.1% 64.8% 206
2009 Q2 218 191 25 11.5% 87.5% 82.7% 155
2009 Q1 188 160 26 13.8% 44.4% 63.0% 168
2008 Q4 241 199 41 17.0% 61.5% 67.4% 188
2008 Q3 224 203 20 8.9% 33.3% 49.4% 222
2008 Q2 167 141 24 14.4% 50.0% 63.6% 198
2008 Q1 233 184 49 21.0% 77.8% 70.7% 259
2007 Q4 273 223 46 16.8% 71.4% 84.7% 253
2007 Q3 305 257 44 14.4% 100.0% 74.8% 335
2007 Q2 274 225 43 15.7% 37.5% 80.9% 302
2007 Q1 257 225 30 11.7% 100.0% 72.9% 304
2006 Q4 278 242 32 11.5% 100.0% 83.3% 258
2006 Q3 333 282 45 13.5% 80.0% 73.6% 329
2006 Q2 268 233 30 11.2% 60.0% 68.6% 336
2006 Q1 258 200 48 18.6% 100.0% 70.9% 292
2005 Q4 286 232 50 17.5% 81.8% 78.0% 325
2005 Q3 323 250 68 21.1% 90.9% 72.4% 335
2005 Q2 307 256 46 15.0% 88.9% 85.4% 359
2005 Q1 276 216 57 20.7% 72.0% 70.6% 305
2004 Q4 279 218 55 19.7% 91.7% 69.8% 316
2004 Q3 356 277 72 20.2% 62.5% 76.3% 347
2004 Q2 324 271 48 14.8% 42.9% 70.5% 357
2004 Q1 323 264 52 16.1% 84.2% 77.4% 392
2003 Q4 303 243 57 18.8% 36.4% 77.9% 387
2003 Q3 340 270 64 18.8% 80.0% 75.6% 357
2003 Q2 361 285 68 18.8% 54.5% 70.5% 356
2003 Q1 337 256 72 21.4% 33.3% 40.6% 348
2002 Q4 272 240 28 10.3% 54.5% 42.1% 281
2002 Q3 322 285 24 7.5% 0.0% 34.9% 314
2002 Q2 283 256 23 8.1% 14.3% 31.8% 323
2002 Q1 216 176 23 10.6% 0.0% 31.8% 283
2001 Q4 270 221 32 11.9% 37.5% 45.5% 266
2001 Q3 264 223 28 10.6% 15.4% 58.0% 283
2001 Q2 242 188 46 19.0% 9.1% 50.0% 262
2001 Q1 243 201 35 14.4% 33.3% 47.3% 251
2000 Q4 221 183 32 14.5% 37.5% 28.6% 222
2000 Q3 227 193 28 12.3% 29.4% 44.9% 258
2000 Q2 253 200 43 17.0% 30.0% 40.6% 267
2000 Q1 187 152 33 17.6% 20.0% 53.7% 247
1999 Q4 209 174 30 14.4% 9.1% 47.5% 209
1999 Q3 246 225 19 7.7% 45.5% 54.0% 236
1999 Q2 228 205 23 10.1% 60.0% 50.0% 265
1999 Q1 232 208 23 9.9% 9.1% 59.3% 252
1998 Q4 204 186 17 8.3% 100.0% 54.1% 247
1998 Q3 205 189 14 6.8% 30.8% 64.6% 270
1998 Q2 252 214 32 12.7% 50.0% 63.2% 264
1998 Q1 194 167 22 11.3% 40.0% 47.3% 269
1997 Q4 269 201 53 19.7% 33.3% 33.3% 225
1997 Q3 251 216 26 10.4% 0.0% 32.2% 290
1997 Q2 289 249 30 10.4% 0.0% 35.7% 336
1997 Q1 177 155 21 11.9% 50.0% 21.4% 263
1996 Q4 227 196 19 8.4% 14.3% 20.7% 210
1996 Q3 202 189 13 6.4% 0.0% 55.4% 112
1996 Q2 177 161 9 5.1% 20.0% 29.5% 227
1996 Q1 241 205 36 14.9% 28.6% 46.8% —
1995 Q4 216 192 24 11.1% 25.0% 46.9% —
1995 Q3 227 205 22 9.7% 33.3% 52.8% —
1995 Q2 259 236 23 8.9% 75.0% 45.5% —
1995 Q1 237 216 21 8.9% 25.0% 54.8% —
1994 Q4 252 237 15 6.0% 60.0% 58.6% —
1994 Q3 255 233 22 8.6% 100.0% 54.1% —
1994 Q2 302 279 23 7.6% 60.0% 43.6% —
1994 Q1 303 264 39 12.9% 57.1% 55.2% —
1993 Q4 264 246 18 6.8% 57.1% 56.4% —
1993 Q3 292 266 26 8.9% 66.7% 46.7% —
1993 Q2 277 240 37 13.4% 60.0% 39.8% —
1993 Q1 236 205 31 13.1% 20.0% 47.6% —
1992 Q4 294 249 45 15.3% 72.7% 41.7% —
1992 Q3 320 290 30 9.4% 53.8% 65.4% —
1992 Q2 285 234 51 17.9% 70.0% 44.6% —
1992 Q1 322 265 57 17.7% 53.8% 39.4% —
1991 Q4 265 222 43 16.2% 66.7% 41.3% —
1991 Q3 310 279 31 10.0% 66.7% 46.1% —
1991 Q2 306 264 42 13.7% 50.0% 44.9% —
1991 Q1 373 303 70 18.8% 40.0% 37.9% —
1990 Q4 326 282 44 13.5% 55.6% 40.9% —
1990 Q3 366 313 53 14.5% 53.8% 33.1% —
1990 Q2 374 312 62 16.6% 44.4% 34.1% —
1990 Q1 396 328 68 17.2% 44.4% 26.3% —
1989 Q4 314 282 32 10.2% 35.7% 22.2% —
1989 Q3 346 294 52 15.0% 40.0% 29.0% —
1989 Q2 353 320 33 9.3% 46.7% 23.8% —
1989 Q1 307 248 59 19.2% 50.0% 26.6% —
1988 Q4 322 294 28 8.7% 54.5% 39.5% —
1988 Q3 331 307 24 7.3% 69.2% 32.1% —
1988 Q2 309 278 31 10.0% 100.0% 50.0% —
1988 Q1 319 281 38 11.9% 60.0% 53.6% —
1987 Q4 301 274 27 9.0% 50.0% 41.0% —
1987 Q3 346 305 41 11.8% 80.0% 43.9% —
1987 Q2 302 271 31 10.3% 64.3% 26.1% —
1987 Q1 228 199 29 12.7% 72.7% 35.6% —
1986 Q4 258 229 29 11.2% 80.0% 56.7% —
1986 Q3 283 254 29 10.2% 75.0% 76.7% —
1986 Q2 320 275 45 14.1% 92.3% 81.7% —
1986 Q1 293 254 39 13.3% 91.7% 44.4% —
1985 Q4 277 233 44 15.9% 33.3% 37.4% —
1985 Q3 308 276 32 10.4% 81.8% 30.5% —
1985 Q2 317 280 37 11.7% 50.0% 30.7% —
1985 Q1 259 229 30 11.6% 40.0% 32.5% —
1984 Q4 261 224 37 14.2% 42.9% 39.3% —
1984 Q3 301 278 23 7.6% 50.0% 23.0% —
1984 Q2 292 260 32 11.0% 63.6% 18.1% —
1984 Q1 315 278 37 11.7% 63.6% 37.6% —
1983 Q4 260 238 22 8.5% 25.0% 23.6% —
1983 Q3 301 278 23 7.6% 50.0% 23.0% —
1983 Q2 255 237 18 7.1% 100.0% 22.4% —
1983 Q1 261 228 33 12.6% 71.4% 37.5% —
1982 Q4 318 292 26 8.2% 40.0% 53.1% —
1982 Q3 283 251 32 11.3% 42.9% 41.9% —
1982 Q2 361 322 39 10.8% 0.0% 39.5% —
1982 Q1 236 203 33 14.0% 60.0% 21.1% —
1981 Q4 282 249 33 11.7% 57.1% 23.2% —
1981 Q3 385 334 51 13.2% 35.3% 19.4% —
1981 Q2 417 365 52 12.5% 31.3% 18.2% —
1981 Q1 321 292 29 9.0% 64.7% 31.2% —
1980 Q4 336 296 40 11.9% 27.3% 16.5% —
1980 Q3 335 305 30 9.0% 36.4% 17.2% —
1980 Q2 348 320 28 8.0% 66.7% 30.3% —
1980 Q1 485 420 65 13.4% 29.4% 36.4% —
1979 Q4 308 279 29 9.4% 36.4% 41.2% —
1979 Q3 399 357 42 10.5% 75.0% 25.2% —
1979 Q2 270 235 35 13.0% 77.8% 12.3% —

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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