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Ashfield

East Midlands · E07000170 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
402
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
13.9%
higher than 64% of authorities
Majors in time
93.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
81.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.2%
37 allowed of 115 decided
Decisions overturned
1.5%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 26.8%

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
433
in the window
Applications decided
402
in the window
Approval rate
86.1%
346 granted, 56 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 111 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
91.8%
rank 146 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 83 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
Major3591.4%93.3%
Minor14081.4%81.3%
Other22788.1%—
of which householder17290.1%96.5%
"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
0651292024 Q3: 85 received2024 Q3: 72 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 91 received2024 Q4: 65 decided2025 Q1: 125 received2025 Q1: 86 decided2025 Q2: 96 received2025 Q2: 129 decided2025 Q3: 108 received2025 Q3: 96 decided2025 Q4: 99 received2025 Q4: 103 decided2026 Q1: 117 received2026 Q1: 97 decided2026 Q2: 109 received2026 Q2: 106 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
93%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer 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 (E07000170). 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 106 98 8 7.5% 100.0% 95.7% 109
2026 Q1 97 77 20 20.6% 100.0% 100.0% 117
2025 Q4 103 88 15 14.6% 80.0% 86.4% 99
2025 Q3 96 83 13 13.5% 100.0% 45.0% 108
2025 Q2 129 108 21 16.3% 100.0% 84.6% 96
2025 Q1 86 75 11 12.8% 50.0% 77.8% 125
2024 Q4 65 49 16 24.6% — 92.3% 91
2024 Q3 72 56 16 22.2% 100.0% 100.0% 85
2024 Q2 114 94 20 17.5% 100.0% 100.0% 98
2024 Q1 112 82 30 26.8% 100.0% 94.1% 105
2023 Q4 101 76 25 24.8% 33.3% 83.3% 107
2023 Q3 121 103 18 14.9% 0.0% 76.2% 110
2023 Q2 124 97 27 21.8% 0.0% 48.3% 121
2023 Q1 104 84 20 19.2% 50.0% 50.0% 129
2022 Q4 135 103 32 23.7% — 76.9% 129
2022 Q3 147 124 23 15.6% — 43.5% 136
2022 Q2 160 144 16 10.0% 66.7% 70.0% 164
2022 Q1 117 93 24 20.5% 100.0% 68.8% 174
2021 Q4 101 92 9 8.9% 100.0% 68.4% 124
2021 Q3 172 155 17 9.9% 75.0% 81.3% 137
2021 Q2 165 153 12 7.3% 100.0% 96.3% 189
2021 Q1 158 139 19 12.0% 100.0% 80.8% 177
2020 Q4 135 117 18 13.3% 100.0% 93.9% 159
2020 Q3 133 118 15 11.3% 100.0% 87.0% 155
2020 Q2 109 98 11 10.1% 100.0% 89.5% 116
2020 Q1 113 93 20 17.7% 80.0% 100.0% 123
2019 Q4 132 112 20 15.2% — 100.0% 137
2019 Q3 140 126 14 10.0% — 84.6% 143
2019 Q2 131 121 10 7.6% 100.0% 94.7% 144
2019 Q1 120 106 14 11.7% 100.0% 85.7% 138
2018 Q4 128 112 16 12.5% 100.0% 97.1% 121
2018 Q3 137 120 17 12.4% 100.0% 100.0% 138
2018 Q2 142 123 19 13.4% 100.0% 93.8% 156
2018 Q1 112 94 18 16.1% 100.0% 90.9% 159
2017 Q4 127 99 28 22.0% — 96.9% 124
2017 Q3 151 129 22 14.6% 100.0% 96.2% 138
2017 Q2 120 108 12 10.0% 100.0% 96.2% 147
2017 Q1 121 107 14 11.6% 100.0% 97.7% 138
2016 Q4 144 126 18 12.5% 100.0% 90.5% 150
2016 Q3 150 127 23 15.3% 100.0% 95.7% 146
2016 Q2 152 135 17 11.2% 100.0% 81.0% 169
2016 Q1 148 132 16 10.8% 57.1% 84.8% 166
2015 Q4 129 117 12 9.3% 100.0% 92.7% 159
2015 Q3 131 116 15 11.5% 100.0% 94.9% 133
2015 Q2 139 126 13 9.4% 80.0% 95.0% 152
2015 Q1 132 119 13 9.8% 100.0% 95.7% 157
2014 Q4 113 102 11 9.7% 40.0% 97.3% 138
2014 Q3 148 137 11 7.4% 50.0% 89.1% 146
2014 Q2 139 128 11 7.9% 87.5% 97.2% 158
2014 Q1 123 105 17 13.8% 80.0% 92.0% 135
2013 Q4 113 101 12 10.6% 87.5% 90.0% 137
2013 Q3 167 152 14 8.4% 100.0% 84.7% 142
2013 Q2 154 137 15 9.7% 66.7% 81.5% 168
2013 Q1 114 95 17 14.9% 90.0% 91.3% 164
2012 Q4 130 112 17 13.1% 80.0% 75.0% 145
2012 Q3 107 97 9 8.4% 80.0% 73.9% 124
2012 Q2 122 109 10 8.2% 83.3% 83.9% 131
2012 Q1 111 90 20 18.0% 0.0% 87.8% 145
2011 Q4 149 127 22 14.8% 14.3% 69.4% 125
2011 Q3 180 161 19 10.6% 30.8% 75.9% 165
2011 Q2 131 110 21 16.0% 66.7% 62.8% 164
2011 Q1 121 108 13 10.7% 33.3% 51.1% 147
2010 Q4 107 96 9 8.4% 50.0% 86.5% 142
2010 Q3 189 174 15 7.9% 66.7% 93.7% 147
2010 Q2 143 127 15 10.5% 75.0% 83.3% 197
2010 Q1 107 93 12 11.2% — 97.6% 139
2009 Q4 122 107 14 11.5% 100.0% 75.0% 110
2009 Q3 172 150 20 11.6% 100.0% 87.5% 171
2009 Q2 145 134 11 7.6% 62.5% 79.5% 178
2009 Q1 125 113 11 8.8% 50.0% 86.0% 165
2008 Q4 166 154 10 6.0% 71.4% 90.7% 165
2008 Q3 176 155 21 11.9% 66.7% 86.5% 203
2008 Q2 170 148 21 12.4% 92.9% 88.5% 162
2008 Q1 203 170 31 15.3% 75.0% 83.1% 218
2007 Q4 264 221 39 14.8% 56.0% 93.4% 221
2007 Q3 259 234 23 8.9% 75.0% 89.7% 253
2007 Q2 261 223 38 14.6% 41.7% 87.3% 275
2007 Q1 217 193 24 11.1% 78.6% 91.0% 269
2006 Q4 208 184 23 11.1% 50.0% 89.8% 235
2006 Q3 265 228 36 13.6% 70.0% 90.8% 240
2006 Q2 268 226 41 15.3% 82.6% 86.7% 297
2006 Q1 220 184 35 15.9% 88.2% 91.7% 272
2005 Q4 226 205 19 8.4% 68.2% 87.0% 243
2005 Q3 263 233 30 11.4% 75.0% 97.1% 273
2005 Q2 284 254 30 10.6% 81.8% 89.6% 282
2005 Q1 274 232 41 15.0% 62.5% 84.1% 282
2004 Q4 247 215 32 13.0% 63.6% 94.4% 290
2004 Q3 316 271 43 13.6% 80.0% 83.3% 313
2004 Q2 305 274 29 9.5% 84.6% 87.2% 298
2004 Q1 236 213 22 9.3% 71.4% 91.5% 301
2003 Q4 245 218 23 9.4% 72.7% 88.2% 250
2003 Q3 353 328 25 7.1% 66.7% 95.4% 294
2003 Q2 263 241 21 8.0% 93.3% 90.2% 336
2003 Q1 253 233 20 7.9% 60.0% 93.4% 275
2002 Q4 249 232 16 6.4% 50.0% 94.3% 255
2002 Q3 209 195 14 6.7% 55.0% 85.7% 243
2002 Q2 312 300 12 3.8% 72.2% 90.4% 305
2002 Q1 206 183 22 10.7% 71.4% 90.1% 267
2001 Q4 210 190 16 7.6% 77.8% 87.9% 185
2001 Q3 188 174 13 6.9% 72.7% 86.7% 237
2001 Q2 260 241 19 7.3% 72.7% 68.4% 247
2001 Q1 149 136 12 8.1% 60.0% 88.1% 199
2000 Q4 192 175 13 6.8% 50.0% 86.0% 162
2000 Q3 166 155 11 6.6% 28.6% 82.5% 199
2000 Q2 244 239 5 2.0% 63.6% 80.0% 191
2000 Q1 166 158 8 4.8% 80.0% 73.1% 234
1999 Q4 120 117 3 2.5% 100.0% 80.0% 123
1999 Q3 238 212 23 9.7% 71.4% 68.9% 163
1999 Q2 112 110 2 1.8% 28.6% 93.3% 210
1999 Q1 165 149 14 8.5% 90.0% 76.2% 167
1998 Q4 141 130 9 6.4% 100.0% 71.7% 144
1998 Q3 181 165 14 7.7% 53.3% 79.4% 169
1998 Q2 165 153 9 5.5% 70.0% 81.1% 186
1998 Q1 161 144 15 9.3% 63.6% 76.2% 160
1997 Q4 127 111 6 4.7% 100.0% 85.7% 141
1997 Q3 192 175 16 8.3% 93.3% 75.9% 187
1997 Q2 213 182 13 6.1% 76.9% 79.0% 214
1997 Q1 154 121 22 14.3% 36.4% 68.8% 182
1996 Q4 169 149 8 4.7% 82.4% 90.9% 181
1996 Q3 173 139 16 9.2% 100.0% 76.1% 182
1996 Q2 171 152 12 7.0% 40.0% 90.7% 174
1996 Q1 174 160 14 8.0% 62.5% 80.0% —
1995 Q4 118 111 7 5.9% 70.0% 81.3% —
1995 Q3 174 150 24 13.8% 100.0% 77.8% —
1995 Q2 148 143 5 3.4% 50.0% 96.1% —
1995 Q1 175 160 15 8.6% 88.9% 92.4% —
1994 Q4 154 140 14 9.1% 70.0% 94.5% —
1994 Q3 182 175 7 3.8% 66.7% 89.6% —
1994 Q2 178 169 9 5.1% 100.0% 84.8% —
1994 Q1 189 164 25 13.2% 100.0% 87.1% —
1993 Q4 147 130 17 11.6% 81.3% 78.2% —
1993 Q3 195 170 25 12.8% 86.7% 74.6% —
1993 Q2 220 210 10 4.5% 83.3% 74.6% —
1993 Q1 148 138 10 6.8% 77.8% 80.7% —
1992 Q4 171 162 9 5.3% 66.7% 89.5% —
1992 Q3 192 176 16 8.3% 81.8% 82.8% —
1992 Q2 182 166 16 8.8% 66.7% 90.3% —
1992 Q1 209 175 34 16.3% 60.0% 92.9% —
1991 Q4 189 168 21 11.1% 87.5% 83.3% —
1991 Q3 215 196 19 8.8% 90.0% 72.9% —
1991 Q2 203 184 19 9.4% 66.7% 65.7% —
1991 Q1 197 167 30 15.2% 84.2% 76.0% —
1990 Q4 207 160 47 22.7% 75.0% 68.7% —
1990 Q3 334 287 47 14.1% 61.1% 52.5% —
1990 Q2 242 219 23 9.5% 41.2% 34.0% —
1990 Q1 273 219 54 19.8% 63.3% 22.0% —
1989 Q4 258 216 42 16.3% 60.0% 27.8% —
1989 Q3 227 203 24 10.6% 55.6% 38.3% —
1989 Q2 327 266 61 18.7% 81.8% 47.0% —
1989 Q1 244 208 36 14.8% 87.5% 59.8% —
1988 Q4 276 226 50 18.1% 76.2% 47.5% —
1988 Q3 244 214 30 12.3% 65.0% 62.5% —
1988 Q2 211 188 23 10.9% 87.5% 59.3% —
1988 Q1 257 209 48 18.7% 75.0% 61.8% —
1987 Q4 213 189 24 11.3% 76.9% 51.6% —
1987 Q3 191 168 23 12.0% 50.0% 52.4% —
1987 Q2 185 173 12 6.5% 40.0% 62.0% —
1987 Q1 195 165 30 15.4% 50.0% 55.4% —
1986 Q4 171 154 17 9.9% 61.5% 66.1% —
1986 Q3 251 221 30 12.0% 50.0% 46.0% —
1986 Q2 208 181 27 13.0% 100.0% 45.1% —
1986 Q1 143 131 12 8.4% 66.7% 38.1% —
1985 Q4 183 169 14 7.7% 40.0% 46.8% —
1985 Q3 255 225 30 11.8% 100.0% 51.8% —
1985 Q2 225 203 22 9.8% 33.3% 61.1% —
1985 Q1 156 121 35 22.4% 33.3% 54.4% —
1984 Q4 190 167 23 12.1% 77.8% 61.5% —
1984 Q3 233 212 21 9.0% 88.9% 56.3% —
1984 Q2 231 213 18 7.8% 75.0% 69.2% —
1984 Q1 179 159 20 11.2% 66.7% 53.7% —
1983 Q4 176 155 21 11.9% 77.8% 63.0% —
1983 Q3 243 219 24 9.9% 33.3% 44.4% —
1983 Q2 188 168 20 10.6% — 50.9% —
1983 Q1 174 163 11 6.3% 85.7% 61.8% —
1982 Q4 191 176 15 7.9% 80.0% 63.6% —
1982 Q3 198 183 15 7.6% 66.7% 59.6% —
1982 Q2 226 209 17 7.5% 87.5% 55.6% —
1982 Q1 166 157 9 5.4% 100.0% 57.6% —
1981 Q4 163 151 12 7.4% 75.0% 66.0% —
1981 Q3 181 171 10 5.5% 83.3% 63.3% —
1981 Q2 296 271 25 8.4% 77.8% 75.8% —
1981 Q1 240 216 24 10.0% 75.0% 69.7% —
1980 Q4 290 263 27 9.3% 71.4% 70.8% —
1980 Q3 274 237 37 13.5% 88.9% 63.1% —
1980 Q2 245 226 19 7.8% 90.0% 65.2% —
1980 Q1 231 201 30 13.0% 71.4% 40.7% —
1979 Q4 235 211 24 10.2% 33.3% 69.7% —
1979 Q3 358 316 42 11.7% 100.0% 59.0% —
1979 Q2 339 310 29 8.6% 63.6% 46.4% —

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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