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Newark and Sherwood

East Midlands · E07000175 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
752
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
8.5%
higher than 29% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
89.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.5%
78 allowed of 240 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 29.0%

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
768
in the window
Applications decided
752
in the window
Approval rate
91.5%
688 granted, 64 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 54 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
89.5%
rank 186 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 102 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
Major4190.2%100.0%
Minor25286.9%89.4%
Other45994.1%—
of which householder32496.0%91.0%
"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
01172332024 Q3: 189 received2024 Q3: 181 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 183 received2024 Q4: 195 decided2025 Q1: 233 received2025 Q1: 149 decided2025 Q2: 192 received2025 Q2: 204 decided2025 Q3: 218 received2025 Q3: 203 decided2025 Q4: 198 received2025 Q4: 190 decided2026 Q1: 204 received2026 Q1: 170 decided2026 Q2: 148 received2026 Q2: 189 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
139%
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 (E07000175). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 189 166 23 12.2% 100.0% 81.3% 148
2026 Q1 170 159 11 6.5% 100.0% 100.0% 204
2025 Q4 190 179 11 5.8% 100.0% 85.7% 198
2025 Q3 203 184 19 9.4% 100.0% 91.2% 218
2025 Q2 204 182 22 10.8% 100.0% 85.7% 192
2025 Q1 149 134 15 10.1% 0.0% 85.0% 233
2024 Q4 195 163 32 16.4% 50.0% 95.0% 183
2024 Q3 181 154 27 14.9% 100.0% 92.0% 189
2024 Q2 172 150 22 12.8% 100.0% 100.0% 190
2024 Q1 210 159 51 24.3% 100.0% 93.8% 215
2023 Q4 196 144 52 26.5% 85.7% 93.3% 204
2023 Q3 200 142 58 29.0% 100.0% 90.6% 211
2023 Q2 233 190 43 18.5% 100.0% 88.9% 212
2023 Q1 240 195 45 18.8% 100.0% 97.7% 274
2022 Q4 207 176 31 15.0% 71.4% 91.7% 238
2022 Q3 258 195 63 24.4% 91.7% 86.8% 261
2022 Q2 283 230 53 18.7% 100.0% 96.7% 307
2022 Q1 252 202 50 19.8% 100.0% 98.0% 294
2021 Q4 257 198 59 23.0% 100.0% 92.7% 273
2021 Q3 326 278 48 14.7% 100.0% 96.5% 312
2021 Q2 332 281 51 15.4% 100.0% 98.0% 351
2021 Q1 308 262 46 14.9% 100.0% 100.0% 363
2020 Q4 280 242 38 13.6% 100.0% 93.0% 318
2020 Q3 265 225 40 15.1% 100.0% 96.3% 296
2020 Q2 247 215 32 13.0% 100.0% 96.2% 246
2020 Q1 222 196 26 11.7% 100.0% 97.6% 259
2019 Q4 271 229 42 15.5% 75.0% 87.5% 257
2019 Q3 274 237 37 13.5% 71.4% 86.0% 272
2019 Q2 255 232 23 9.0% 100.0% 90.0% 287
2019 Q1 240 202 38 15.8% 66.7% 77.6% 267
2018 Q4 268 245 23 8.6% 100.0% 76.9% 257
2018 Q3 261 242 19 7.3% 83.3% 81.1% 289
2018 Q2 280 251 29 10.4% 100.0% 81.1% 299
2018 Q1 255 238 17 6.7% 100.0% 78.6% 293
2017 Q4 238 211 27 11.3% 100.0% 89.1% 261
2017 Q3 260 233 27 10.4% 100.0% 90.2% 266
2017 Q2 273 242 31 11.4% 85.7% 90.3% 301
2017 Q1 267 243 24 9.0% 83.3% 88.1% 289
2016 Q4 257 227 30 11.7% 100.0% 79.2% 296
2016 Q3 273 234 39 14.3% 75.0% 80.7% 258
2016 Q2 229 202 27 11.8% 83.3% 94.6% 300
2016 Q1 193 169 24 12.4% 100.0% 91.2% 248
2015 Q4 252 223 29 11.5% 100.0% 95.2% 240
2015 Q3 237 226 11 4.6% 77.8% 90.9% 242
2015 Q2 255 236 19 7.5% 80.0% 84.2% 282
2015 Q1 206 186 20 9.7% 100.0% 92.2% 298
2014 Q4 216 188 28 13.0% 100.0% 86.0% 231
2014 Q3 229 210 19 8.3% 83.3% 91.1% 242
2014 Q2 224 200 24 10.7% 100.0% 84.6% 258
2014 Q1 223 192 20 9.0% 50.0% 63.1% 270
2013 Q4 227 199 24 10.6% 100.0% 70.6% 238
2013 Q3 221 192 22 10.0% 88.9% 64.8% 249
2013 Q2 245 217 26 10.6% 83.3% 70.0% 246
2013 Q1 169 154 12 7.1% 50.0% 75.0% 237
2012 Q4 223 187 33 14.8% 60.0% 56.9% 228
2012 Q3 307 264 42 13.7% 76.9% 72.8% 263
2012 Q2 285 244 40 14.0% 75.0% 78.1% 324
2012 Q1 266 210 53 19.9% 83.3% 73.7% 312
2011 Q4 255 207 46 18.0% 56.3% 73.3% 278
2011 Q3 270 229 39 14.4% 54.5% 70.1% 295
2011 Q2 310 260 49 15.8% 58.3% 73.8% 278
2011 Q1 244 196 48 19.7% 80.0% 80.6% 323
2010 Q4 280 236 43 15.4% 50.0% 78.9% 255
2010 Q3 315 272 42 13.3% 80.0% 74.4% 330
2010 Q2 318 243 73 23.0% 100.0% 82.2% 343
2010 Q1 246 199 43 17.5% 42.9% 79.1% 284
2009 Q4 280 237 37 13.2% 33.3% 82.2% 295
2009 Q3 294 251 41 13.9% 80.0% 79.0% 332
2009 Q2 294 240 51 17.3% 83.3% 80.4% 304
2009 Q1 233 190 41 17.6% 85.7% 74.6% 283
2008 Q4 323 244 75 23.2% 70.0% 84.7% 286
2008 Q3 325 268 57 17.5% 84.6% 79.8% 348
2008 Q2 425 340 79 18.6% 53.3% 79.4% 397
2008 Q1 323 256 63 19.5% 50.0% 67.4% 374
2007 Q4 385 326 57 14.8% 66.7% 72.3% 385
2007 Q3 426 359 64 15.0% 66.7% 80.0% 435
2007 Q2 365 300 57 15.6% 75.0% 85.3% 458
2007 Q1 358 287 70 19.6% 62.5% 84.6% 355
2006 Q4 400 355 41 10.3% 63.2% 65.3% 396
2006 Q3 383 324 58 15.1% 83.3% 80.6% 421
2006 Q2 400 319 80 20.0% 86.4% 79.4% 386
2006 Q1 349 279 68 19.5% 69.2% 79.0% 459
2005 Q4 381 329 50 13.1% 87.5% 86.9% 399
2005 Q3 426 361 64 15.0% 83.3% 82.5% 416
2005 Q2 506 426 76 15.0% 92.9% 84.9% 498
2005 Q1 355 299 53 14.9% 75.0% 66.7% 481
2004 Q4 426 360 60 14.1% 69.2% 60.3% 425
2004 Q3 507 420 83 16.4% 82.4% 61.4% 498
2004 Q2 567 468 91 16.0% 61.9% 39.2% 540
2004 Q1 369 304 57 15.4% 66.7% 36.1% 544
2003 Q4 422 353 64 15.2% 0.0% 35.8% 386
2003 Q3 416 367 39 9.4% 18.2% 44.7% 522
2003 Q2 431 364 63 14.6% 11.1% 36.7% 445
2003 Q1 432 370 61 14.1% 28.6% 14.2% 456
2002 Q4 377 326 46 12.2% 33.3% 22.4% 398
2002 Q3 469 420 42 9.0% 30.0% 41.7% 453
2002 Q2 380 334 37 9.7% 30.0% 50.9% 492
2002 Q1 335 276 47 14.0% 23.1% 48.4% 410
2001 Q4 348 296 42 12.1% 60.0% 50.0% 335
2001 Q3 378 326 47 12.4% 72.7% 42.2% 403
2001 Q2 301 262 37 12.3% 25.0% 44.2% 379
2001 Q1 277 239 35 12.6% 33.3% 43.3% 341
2000 Q4 357 317 38 10.6% 33.3% 44.9% 287
2000 Q3 280 240 36 12.9% 83.3% 34.1% 350
2000 Q2 319 259 59 18.5% 66.7% 42.3% 371
2000 Q1 231 191 40 17.3% 77.8% 53.4% 360
1999 Q4 560 474 82 14.6% 18.2% 58.8% 284
1999 Q3 630 544 75 11.9% 0.0% 63.8% 313
1999 Q2 590 507 75 12.7% 27.3% 60.6% 334
1999 Q1 566 464 82 14.5% 18.2% 58.7% 353
1998 Q4 599 510 83 13.9% 18.2% 63.4% 273
1998 Q3 622 520 90 14.5% 50.0% 60.8% 323
1998 Q2 647 548 91 14.1% 25.0% 53.2% 338
1998 Q1 534 457 74 13.9% 37.5% 51.3% 360
1997 Q4 516 437 74 14.3% 25.0% 60.1% 314
1997 Q3 645 534 97 15.0% 14.3% 60.0% 362
1997 Q2 584 486 92 15.8% 40.0% 64.4% 351
1997 Q1 539 431 97 18.0% 77.8% 69.0% 336
1996 Q4 539 423 111 20.6% 50.0% 65.9% 304
1996 Q3 538 438 92 17.1% 42.9% 72.6% 341
1996 Q2 574 462 103 17.9% 22.2% 74.0% 329
1996 Q1 524 409 115 21.9% 42.9% 62.2% —
1995 Q4 526 413 113 21.5% 50.0% 64.6% —
1995 Q3 520 395 125 24.0% 44.4% 70.8% —
1995 Q2 558 430 128 22.9% 14.3% 67.7% —
1995 Q1 514 408 106 20.6% 66.7% 70.4% —
1994 Q4 552 438 114 20.7% 64.3% 64.4% —
1994 Q3 538 420 118 21.9% 33.3% 66.8% —
1994 Q2 541 420 121 22.4% 50.0% 70.7% —
1994 Q1 506 403 103 20.4% 31.3% 76.1% —
1993 Q4 543 434 109 20.1% 50.0% 75.1% —
1993 Q3 553 464 89 16.1% 37.5% 75.7% —
1993 Q2 575 475 100 17.4% 20.0% 71.3% —
1993 Q1 448 372 76 17.0% 36.4% 70.3% —
1992 Q4 467 367 100 21.4% 40.0% 76.9% —
1992 Q3 559 435 124 22.2% 56.3% 77.5% —
1992 Q2 592 467 125 21.1% 50.0% 72.5% —
1992 Q1 589 440 149 25.3% 52.9% 69.6% —
1991 Q4 532 422 110 20.7% 41.7% 73.5% —
1991 Q3 623 472 151 24.2% 62.5% 71.2% —
1991 Q2 589 439 150 25.5% 53.8% 72.3% —
1991 Q1 528 379 149 28.2% 38.5% 69.9% —
1990 Q4 621 446 175 28.2% 26.3% 62.7% —
1990 Q3 631 450 181 28.7% 41.2% 68.8% —
1990 Q2 704 517 187 26.6% 42.9% 69.2% —
1990 Q1 668 502 166 24.9% 40.9% 67.9% —
1989 Q4 700 507 193 27.6% 40.0% 65.4% —
1989 Q3 905 647 258 28.5% 36.4% 59.8% —
1989 Q2 895 659 236 26.4% 40.0% 57.8% —
1989 Q1 867 591 276 31.8% 48.0% 43.7% —
1988 Q4 857 625 232 27.1% 25.8% 45.5% —
1988 Q3 1,017 754 263 25.9% 25.0% 27.9% —
1988 Q2 708 539 169 23.9% 30.8% 15.5% —
1988 Q1 768 590 178 23.2% 28.6% 30.0% —
1987 Q4 622 497 125 20.1% 50.0% 27.8% —
1987 Q3 837 700 137 16.4% 31.3% 28.3% —
1987 Q2 672 571 101 15.0% 20.0% 19.0% —
1987 Q1 655 554 101 15.4% 56.3% 26.0% —
1986 Q4 545 440 105 19.3% 69.2% 65.8% —
1986 Q3 683 551 132 19.3% 52.9% 64.3% —
1986 Q2 575 468 107 18.6% 29.4% 69.9% —
1986 Q1 543 438 105 19.3% 60.0% 62.4% —
1985 Q4 586 475 111 18.9% 50.0% 62.1% —
1985 Q3 632 520 112 17.7% 47.1% 66.0% —
1985 Q2 681 549 132 19.4% 33.3% 68.1% —
1985 Q1 625 504 121 19.4% 20.0% 52.3% —
1984 Q4 557 437 120 21.5% 20.0% 67.2% —
1984 Q3 625 490 135 21.6% 38.1% 62.4% —
1984 Q2 717 608 109 15.2% 29.4% 52.0% —
1984 Q1 572 475 97 17.0% 25.0% 40.0% —
1983 Q4 452 374 78 17.3% 14.3% 57.6% —
1983 Q3 632 535 97 15.3% 58.3% 57.1% —
1983 Q2 626 527 99 15.8% 52.6% 48.7% —
1983 Q1 476 382 94 19.7% 40.0% 53.0% —
1982 Q4 521 442 79 15.2% 47.4% 69.1% —
1982 Q3 536 435 101 18.8% 63.2% 56.9% —
1982 Q2 537 447 90 16.8% 38.5% 53.1% —
1982 Q1 444 366 78 17.6% 53.8% 57.1% —
1981 Q4 547 479 68 12.4% 69.2% 63.9% —
1981 Q3 526 407 119 22.6% 42.1% 57.7% —
1981 Q2 752 605 147 19.5% 58.3% 55.9% —
1981 Q1 635 487 148 23.3% 53.8% 72.4% —
1980 Q4 644 514 130 20.2% 72.7% 69.5% —
1980 Q3 695 545 150 21.6% 52.0% 67.4% —
1980 Q2 764 620 144 18.8% 64.5% 71.7% —
1980 Q1 807 614 193 23.9% 71.0% 61.3% —
1979 Q4 810 644 166 20.5% 65.4% 74.1% —
1979 Q3 759 598 161 21.2% 60.9% 68.0% —
1979 Q2 778 624 154 19.8% 64.5% 61.9% —

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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