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Oxford

South East · E07000178 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,150
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.2%
higher than 53% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.1%
68 allowed of 226 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 18.2%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 255 230 25 9.8% 100.0% 92.9% 284
2025 Q4 339 289 50 14.7% — 90.0% 287
2025 Q3 316 289 27 8.5% — 72.7% 338
2025 Q2 240 202 38 15.8% — 87.5% 303
2025 Q1 237 201 36 15.2% — 79.3% 334
2024 Q4 268 233 35 13.1% 100.0% 68.4% 277
2024 Q3 308 257 51 16.6% — 89.8% 318
2024 Q2 286 242 44 15.4% 100.0% 90.2% 317
2024 Q1 246 214 32 13.0% 100.0% 76.9% 314
2023 Q4 290 252 38 13.1% 100.0% 63.2% 260
2023 Q3 286 240 46 16.1% 100.0% 84.1% 334
2023 Q2 314 269 45 14.3% 100.0% 71.4% 319
2023 Q1 250 211 39 15.6% — 76.2% 305
2022 Q4 266 234 32 12.0% — 85.7% 291
2022 Q3 286 246 40 14.0% 100.0% 67.9% 278
2022 Q2 260 220 40 15.4% 50.0% 86.1% 341
2022 Q1 281 249 32 11.4% 50.0% 87.1% 329
2021 Q4 273 259 14 5.1% 100.0% 89.5% 343
2021 Q3 320 292 28 8.8% 100.0% 92.7% 360
2021 Q2 350 304 46 13.1% 100.0% 89.8% 373
2021 Q1 326 291 35 10.7% 100.0% 90.2% 384
2020 Q4 323 279 44 13.6% — 90.6% 363
2020 Q3 272 241 31 11.4% 100.0% 73.6% 320
2020 Q2 291 262 29 10.0% — 89.7% 304
2020 Q1 257 225 32 12.5% 100.0% 87.1% 370
2019 Q4 270 248 22 8.1% 100.0% 77.4% 331
2019 Q3 350 316 34 9.7% 100.0% 94.3% 345
2019 Q2 342 299 43 12.6% 100.0% 87.9% 410
2019 Q1 291 269 22 7.6% 100.0% 91.8% 353
2018 Q4 347 284 63 18.2% 0.0% 85.7% 361
2018 Q3 333 294 39 11.7% 100.0% 87.0% 377
2018 Q2 318 277 41 12.9% 100.0% 85.2% 377
2018 Q1 353 317 36 10.2% 100.0% 91.3% 399
2017 Q4 333 299 34 10.2% 100.0% 98.4% 413
2017 Q3 362 316 46 12.7% 100.0% 94.3% 347
2017 Q2 350 308 42 12.0% 100.0% 93.5% 382
2017 Q1 383 329 54 14.1% 100.0% 86.5% 435
2016 Q4 401 341 60 15.0% 75.0% 69.4% 379
2016 Q3 401 340 61 15.2% 90.0% 45.3% 411
2016 Q2 432 388 44 10.2% 28.6% 41.5% 426
2016 Q1 289 254 35 12.1% 75.0% 41.1% 447
2015 Q4 323 284 39 12.1% 50.0% 71.7% 427
2015 Q3 359 313 46 12.8% 0.0% 74.4% 393
2015 Q2 395 338 57 14.4% 0.0% 45.1% 413
2015 Q1 281 235 46 16.4% 50.0% 64.9% 423
2014 Q4 304 271 33 10.9% 62.5% 62.2% 348
2014 Q3 323 289 34 10.5% 66.7% 59.8% 339
2014 Q2 331 289 42 12.7% 100.0% 76.6% 420
2014 Q1 303 252 26 8.6% 100.0% 78.2% 401
2013 Q4 374 300 53 14.2% 80.0% 64.4% 353
2013 Q3 403 336 41 10.2% 100.0% 88.2% 391
2013 Q2 394 322 44 11.2% 66.7% 69.0% 483
2013 Q1 318 262 39 12.3% 100.0% 73.4% 405
2012 Q4 338 274 39 11.5% 66.7% 75.0% 359
2012 Q3 380 294 52 13.7% 100.0% 75.0% 379
2012 Q2 428 334 53 12.4% 100.0% 65.7% 413
2012 Q1 346 281 48 13.9% 80.0% 80.2% 433
2011 Q4 333 279 37 11.1% 33.3% 78.6% 376
2011 Q3 394 331 44 11.2% 66.7% 71.4% 355
2011 Q2 374 314 49 13.1% 100.0% 80.5% 416
2011 Q1 311 260 34 10.9% 100.0% 73.7% 405
2010 Q4 368 304 47 12.8% 50.0% 79.0% 355
2010 Q3 431 359 56 13.0% 100.0% 82.3% 418
2010 Q2 380 314 55 14.5% 100.0% 81.1% 440
2010 Q1 296 241 43 14.5% 85.7% 73.6% 402
2009 Q4 317 249 59 18.6% 50.0% 83.8% 359
2009 Q3 350 291 48 13.7% 100.0% 83.2% 325
2009 Q2 291 245 38 13.1% 62.5% 84.8% 351
2009 Q1 302 240 48 15.9% 75.0% 85.9% 359
2008 Q4 371 281 72 19.4% 84.6% 76.3% 344
2008 Q3 430 328 87 20.2% 75.0% 77.4% 397
2008 Q2 384 301 70 18.2% 33.3% 77.0% 416
2008 Q1 385 287 93 24.2% 38.9% 72.3% 451
2007 Q4 441 325 105 23.8% 66.7% 79.9% 442
2007 Q3 478 362 96 20.1% 63.6% 73.9% 494
2007 Q2 398 324 61 15.3% 60.0% 87.9% 498
2007 Q1 396 316 73 18.4% 58.3% 80.9% 448
2006 Q4 373 284 83 22.3% 71.4% 78.9% 423
2006 Q3 390 314 66 16.9% 80.0% 78.1% 428
2006 Q2 422 345 71 16.8% 84.2% 85.1% 471
2006 Q1 446 379 65 14.6% 62.5% 78.3% 469
2005 Q4 376 294 76 20.2% 83.3% 73.0% 393
2005 Q3 451 376 62 13.7% 50.0% 78.0% 433
2005 Q2 436 330 75 17.2% 81.5% 76.7% 479
2005 Q1 378 276 87 23.0% 53.8% 80.4% 490
2004 Q4 406 305 86 21.2% 37.5% 67.3% 413
2004 Q3 432 344 75 17.4% 60.0% 76.0% 449
2004 Q2 377 296 76 20.2% 50.0% 68.5% 432
2004 Q1 339 273 63 18.6% 9.1% 68.4% 463
2003 Q4 403 318 79 19.6% 34.4% 74.6% 369
2003 Q3 456 375 68 14.9% 50.0% 75.8% 429
2003 Q2 450 380 63 14.0% 19.2% 55.0% 480
2003 Q1 330 281 48 14.5% 35.3% 74.0% 432
2002 Q4 455 380 64 14.1% 26.9% 70.1% 371
2002 Q3 374 313 42 11.2% 18.8% 57.1% 426
2002 Q2 433 360 63 14.5% 28.6% 68.7% 432
2002 Q1 341 276 53 15.5% 33.3% 59.3% 483
2001 Q4 354 280 66 18.6% 0.0% 58.3% 334
2001 Q3 433 315 88 20.3% 53.3% 50.0% 383
2001 Q2 402 300 91 22.6% 0.0% 15.2% 410
2001 Q1 0 0 0 — — — 42
2000 Q4 287 244 34 11.8% 0.0% 52.0% 356
2000 Q3 0 0 0 — — — 277
2000 Q2 300 254 36 12.0% 0.0% 53.8% 367
2000 Q1 269 226 34 12.6% 0.0% 55.1% 332
1999 Q4 371 315 46 12.4% 44.4% 54.4% 550
1999 Q3 302 253 45 14.9% 9.1% 25.6% 330
1999 Q2 378 322 46 12.2% 44.4% 54.3% 0
1999 Q1 329 281 39 11.9% 25.0% 53.8% 389
1998 Q4 364 310 44 12.1% 33.3% 53.9% 435
1998 Q3 385 327 56 14.5% 50.0% 52.0% 440
1998 Q2 386 314 67 17.4% 53.8% 50.8% 500
1998 Q1 304 255 45 14.8% 41.7% 46.1% 404
1997 Q4 318 267 40 12.6% 62.5% 59.6% 296
1997 Q3 367 310 55 15.0% 50.0% 52.1% 384
1997 Q2 383 311 67 17.5% 53.8% 50.4% 421
1997 Q1 258 216 39 15.1% 50.0% 46.5% 362
1996 Q4 296 243 51 17.2% 40.0% 44.8% 293
1996 Q3 341 289 51 15.0% 52.6% 47.5% 327
1996 Q2 322 287 33 10.2% 42.9% 54.4% 354
1996 Q1 89 83 6 6.7% 83.3% 45.2% —
1995 Q4 83 75 8 9.6% 50.0% 65.8% —
1995 Q3 73 69 4 5.5% 75.0% 53.1% —
1995 Q2 96 86 10 10.4% 57.1% 64.3% —
1995 Q1 71 68 3 4.2% 50.0% 71.8% —
1994 Q4 101 96 5 5.0% 0.0% 56.5% —
1994 Q3 94 88 6 6.4% 0.0% 85.7% —
1994 Q2 84 76 8 9.5% 0.0% 70.3% —
1994 Q1 67 64 3 4.5% 50.0% 75.0% —
1993 Q4 124 115 9 7.3% 36.4% 60.7% —
1993 Q3 104 94 10 9.6% 60.0% 59.3% —
1993 Q2 124 116 8 6.5% 50.0% 60.0% —
1993 Q1 77 75 2 2.6% 66.7% 57.1% —
1992 Q4 85 70 15 17.6% 0.0% 61.7% —
1992 Q3 119 111 8 6.7% 20.0% 73.2% —
1992 Q2 109 99 10 9.2% 50.0% 71.7% —
1992 Q1 72 66 6 8.3% 0.0% 48.7% —
1991 Q4 107 93 14 13.1% 50.0% 68.4% —
1991 Q3 114 103 11 9.6% 71.4% 54.5% —
1991 Q2 109 98 11 10.1% 40.0% 44.0% —
1991 Q1 99 89 10 10.1% 20.0% 68.3% —
1990 Q4 130 118 12 9.2% 33.3% 46.7% —
1990 Q3 118 110 8 6.8% 0.0% 47.4% —
1990 Q2 135 121 14 10.4% 28.6% 40.0% —
1990 Q1 143 134 9 6.3% 66.7% 38.0% —
1989 Q4 114 102 12 10.5% 50.0% 39.5% —
1989 Q3 132 122 10 7.6% 100.0% 30.8% —
1989 Q2 158 151 7 4.4% 33.3% 69.0% —
1989 Q1 125 121 4 3.2% 57.1% 71.4% —
1988 Q4 142 56 86 60.6% 60.0% 64.4% —
1988 Q3 153 108 45 29.4% 37.5% 60.9% —
1988 Q2 146 140 6 4.1% 33.3% 67.9% —
1988 Q1 109 105 4 3.7% 50.0% 69.1% —
1987 Q4 94 92 2 2.1% 100.0% 75.7% —
1987 Q3 130 119 11 8.5% 55.6% 59.4% —
1987 Q2 115 104 11 9.6% 100.0% 63.3% —
1987 Q1 87 83 4 4.6% 40.0% 71.9% —
1986 Q4 94 88 6 6.4% 40.0% 73.9% —
1986 Q3 116 115 1 0.9% 100.0% 75.0% —
1986 Q2 85 81 4 4.7% 80.0% 73.7% —
1986 Q1 96 92 4 4.2% 73.3% 79.2% —
1985 Q4 87 81 6 6.9% 40.0% 71.4% —
1985 Q3 95 85 10 10.5% 85.7% 75.6% —
1985 Q2 105 96 9 8.6% 75.0% 59.1% —
1985 Q1 107 94 13 12.1% 50.0% 61.0% —
1984 Q4 69 65 4 5.8% 50.0% 84.0% —
1984 Q3 84 82 2 2.4% 50.0% 67.9% —
1984 Q2 137 124 13 9.5% 100.0% 82.1% —
1984 Q1 81 79 2 2.5% 50.0% 81.6% —
1983 Q4 88 80 8 9.1% 100.0% 77.8% —
1983 Q3 112 104 8 7.1% 75.0% 84.6% —
1983 Q2 112 106 6 5.4% 100.0% 69.4% —
1983 Q1 100 94 6 6.0% 100.0% 71.7% —
1982 Q4 112 101 11 9.8% 33.3% 71.1% —
1982 Q3 95 88 7 7.4% 50.0% 65.8% —
1982 Q2 116 108 8 6.9% 100.0% 70.0% —
1982 Q1 67 63 4 6.0% — 80.8% —
1981 Q4 127 114 13 10.2% 60.0% 89.1% —
1981 Q3 104 83 21 20.2% 100.0% 65.2% —
1981 Q2 169 144 25 14.8% 100.0% 65.2% —
1981 Q1 151 132 19 12.6% 60.0% 52.4% —
1980 Q4 105 94 11 10.5% 100.0% 61.4% —
1980 Q3 168 150 18 10.7% 75.0% 66.2% —
1980 Q2 165 150 15 9.1% 80.0% 46.8% —
1980 Q1 138 122 16 11.6% 87.5% 56.9% —
1979 Q4 157 140 17 10.8% 85.7% 68.6% —
1979 Q3 173 150 23 13.3% 72.7% 55.9% —
1979 Q2 100 91 9 9.0% 75.0% 72.5% —

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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