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Vale of White Horse

South East · E07000180 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
981
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
5.2%
higher than 8% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.0%
56 allowed of 160 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 10.1%

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
1,075
in the window
Applications decided
981
in the window
Approval rate
94.8%
930 granted, 51 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 15 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
94.8%
rank 93 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 54 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
Major4390.7%100.0%
Minor22390.6%85.0%
Other71596.4%—
of which householder50996.3%95.8%
"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
01583162024 Q3: 292 received2024 Q3: 293 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 225 received2024 Q4: 255 decided2025 Q1: 316 received2025 Q1: 230 decided2025 Q2: 240 received2025 Q2: 235 decided2025 Q3: 289 received2025 Q3: 267 decided2025 Q4: 231 received2025 Q4: 254 decided2026 Q1: 302 received2026 Q1: 259 decided2026 Q2: 253 received2026 Q2: 201 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
192%
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 (E07000180). 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 201 192 9 4.5% — 85.7% 253
2026 Q1 259 248 11 4.2% — 90.0% 302
2025 Q4 254 239 15 5.9% 100.0% 76.5% 231
2025 Q3 267 251 16 6.0% 100.0% 88.9% 289
2025 Q2 235 226 9 3.8% 100.0% 100.0% 240
2025 Q1 230 226 4 1.7% 100.0% 92.3% 316
2024 Q4 255 233 22 8.6% 100.0% 92.6% 225
2024 Q3 293 282 11 3.8% 100.0% 100.0% 292
2024 Q2 243 227 16 6.6% 100.0% 97.7% 327
2024 Q1 284 264 20 7.0% 100.0% 96.6% 323
2023 Q4 275 265 10 3.6% 75.0% 92.6% 254
2023 Q3 301 285 16 5.3% 87.5% 94.7% 272
2023 Q2 273 256 17 6.2% 100.0% 97.0% 338
2023 Q1 268 241 27 10.1% 66.7% 88.0% 334
2022 Q4 309 289 20 6.5% — 70.4% 277
2022 Q3 313 297 16 5.1% — 64.3% 295
2022 Q2 334 315 19 5.7% 0.0% 63.2% 347
2022 Q1 238 219 19 8.0% 0.0% 38.9% 342
2021 Q4 294 272 22 7.5% 66.7% 55.3% 376
2021 Q3 289 274 15 5.2% 100.0% 43.8% 289
2021 Q2 384 366 18 4.7% 75.0% 60.4% 372
2021 Q1 336 318 18 5.4% 66.7% 54.1% 423
2020 Q4 364 348 16 4.4% 50.0% 71.1% 367
2020 Q3 308 299 9 2.9% 50.0% 78.1% 368
2020 Q2 249 236 13 5.2% 100.0% 75.9% 296
2020 Q1 274 254 20 7.3% 100.0% 84.8% 333
2019 Q4 310 290 20 6.5% 100.0% 88.6% 379
2019 Q3 323 300 23 7.1% 100.0% 89.5% 342
2019 Q2 368 342 26 7.1% 100.0% 90.2% 369
2019 Q1 319 293 26 8.2% 62.5% 80.9% 414
2018 Q4 335 319 16 4.8% 60.0% 82.5% 337
2018 Q3 348 334 14 4.0% 100.0% 94.4% 392
2018 Q2 358 345 13 3.6% 71.4% 88.6% 371
2018 Q1 352 334 18 5.1% 75.0% 80.9% 359
2017 Q4 337 320 17 5.0% 75.0% 80.0% 370
2017 Q3 439 411 28 6.4% 57.1% 86.7% 375
2017 Q2 426 404 22 5.2% 66.7% 81.8% 451
2017 Q1 335 318 17 5.1% 100.0% 82.1% 453
2016 Q4 352 331 21 6.0% 87.5% 77.1% 365
2016 Q3 360 340 20 5.6% 66.7% 86.7% 371
2016 Q2 369 360 9 2.4% 100.0% 87.2% 414
2016 Q1 344 330 14 4.1% 75.0% 88.2% 415
2015 Q4 343 327 16 4.7% 90.0% 88.7% 352
2015 Q3 391 377 14 3.6% 75.0% 64.0% 436
2015 Q2 336 315 21 6.3% 80.0% 77.4% 453
2015 Q1 275 257 18 6.5% 60.0% 69.8% 427
2014 Q4 280 254 26 9.3% 80.0% 81.3% 370
2014 Q3 374 355 19 5.1% 50.0% 85.3% 368
2014 Q2 356 327 29 8.1% 100.0% 64.3% 442
2014 Q1 293 244 25 8.5% 66.7% 67.6% 394
2013 Q4 364 308 28 7.7% 62.5% 65.8% 340
2013 Q3 394 347 23 5.8% 50.0% 66.2% 403
2013 Q2 375 326 29 7.7% 47.1% 79.8% 462
2013 Q1 356 305 37 10.4% 80.0% 59.5% 396
2012 Q4 295 241 35 11.9% 42.1% 70.0% 367
2012 Q3 375 324 32 8.5% 22.2% 50.0% 330
2012 Q2 369 321 21 5.7% 40.0% 44.3% 406
2012 Q1 265 236 16 6.0% 85.7% 77.6% 406
2011 Q4 374 327 25 6.7% 83.3% 75.0% 352
2011 Q3 514 447 41 8.0% 44.4% 74.8% 563
2011 Q2 420 359 35 8.3% 50.0% 57.8% 411
2011 Q1 336 282 27 8.0% 83.3% 43.0% 410
2010 Q4 261 217 24 9.2% 66.7% 56.6% 346
2010 Q3 361 302 36 10.0% 50.0% 82.6% 352
2010 Q2 339 307 24 7.1% 57.1% 68.0% 395
2010 Q1 252 219 27 10.7% 100.0% 74.7% 334
2009 Q4 320 295 17 5.3% 80.0% 71.4% 318
2009 Q3 329 294 33 10.0% 80.0% 78.6% 358
2009 Q2 294 262 30 10.2% 60.0% 78.9% 351
2009 Q1 267 245 21 7.9% 57.1% 76.8% 325
2008 Q4 340 297 43 12.6% 75.0% 75.9% 302
2008 Q3 349 313 36 10.3% 55.6% 71.9% 415
2008 Q2 405 348 56 13.8% 37.5% 75.6% 382
2008 Q1 325 281 44 13.5% 40.0% 75.3% 413
2007 Q4 379 326 53 14.0% 77.8% 79.8% 387
2007 Q3 461 420 40 8.7% 71.4% 82.1% 451
2007 Q2 430 378 52 12.1% 88.2% 80.8% 510
2007 Q1 390 345 41 10.5% 81.8% 89.2% 482
2006 Q4 335 302 32 9.6% 100.0% 79.5% 402
2006 Q3 476 440 33 6.9% 87.5% 80.5% 428
2006 Q2 433 393 37 8.5% 64.3% 50.5% 488
2006 Q1 353 316 36 10.2% 75.0% 82.1% 451
2005 Q4 388 343 45 11.6% 60.0% 75.5% 385
2005 Q3 441 403 36 8.2% 33.3% 70.2% 455
2005 Q2 413 370 39 9.4% 28.6% 59.8% 461
2005 Q1 375 344 26 6.9% 42.9% 60.8% 441
2004 Q4 420 360 56 13.3% 44.4% 51.4% 436
2004 Q3 486 442 38 7.8% 55.6% 48.7% 470
2004 Q2 475 439 32 6.7% 60.0% 45.0% 537
2004 Q1 429 369 52 12.1% 18.2% 50.0% 544
2003 Q4 366 337 28 7.7% 83.3% 60.9% 438
2003 Q3 442 405 36 8.1% 50.0% 68.0% 452
2003 Q2 465 420 40 8.6% 83.3% 57.3% 523
2003 Q1 448 412 33 7.4% 75.0% 63.1% 515
2002 Q4 357 329 26 7.3% 50.0% 65.3% 434
2002 Q3 484 435 44 9.1% 62.5% 58.7% 467
2002 Q2 547 497 49 9.0% 33.3% 59.4% 490
2002 Q1 426 366 59 13.8% 20.0% 64.8% 512
2001 Q4 366 331 34 9.3% 14.3% 32.2% 342
2001 Q3 428 391 37 8.6% 50.0% 50.7% 398
2001 Q2 422 387 33 7.8% 14.3% 49.3% 475
2001 Q1 414 376 37 8.9% 6.3% 41.8% 462
2000 Q4 356 310 45 12.6% 33.3% 42.9% 355
2000 Q3 434 405 27 6.2% 33.3% 40.2% 437
2000 Q2 472 417 51 10.8% 33.3% 37.1% 459
2000 Q1 389 347 37 9.5% 33.3% 45.1% 499
1999 Q4 307 280 24 7.8% 14.3% 45.0% 363
1999 Q3 394 368 25 6.3% 14.3% 44.1% 379
1999 Q2 363 331 31 8.5% 50.0% 65.8% 430
1999 Q1 351 303 45 12.8% 0.0% 47.8% 423
1998 Q4 350 320 29 8.3% 33.3% 39.6% 370
1998 Q3 391 369 19 4.9% 20.0% 58.1% 397
1998 Q2 388 344 40 10.3% 30.0% 44.2% 425
1998 Q1 355 313 42 11.8% 35.7% 33.7% 342
1997 Q4 303 269 29 9.6% 36.4% 40.0% 354
1997 Q3 380 326 51 13.4% 36.4% 34.7% 350
1997 Q2 417 390 24 5.8% 38.5% 37.9% 406
1997 Q1 314 276 32 10.2% 42.9% 32.2% 416
1996 Q4 353 318 32 9.1% 14.3% 40.0% 321
1996 Q3 327 302 22 6.7% 14.3% 35.4% 345
1996 Q2 368 330 37 10.1% 14.3% 34.8% 349
1996 Q1 240 213 27 11.3% 0.0% 58.9% —
1995 Q4 307 277 30 9.8% 100.0% 67.7% —
1995 Q3 354 312 42 11.9% 75.0% 64.9% —
1995 Q2 371 335 36 9.7% 66.7% 59.6% —
1995 Q1 322 281 41 12.7% 25.0% 74.5% —
1994 Q4 285 265 20 7.0% 25.0% 77.6% —
1994 Q3 337 308 29 8.6% 0.0% 77.6% —
1994 Q2 339 307 32 9.4% 40.0% 82.2% —
1994 Q1 267 242 25 9.4% 57.1% 81.9% —
1993 Q4 319 287 32 10.0% 57.1% 77.2% —
1993 Q3 342 304 38 11.1% 75.0% 78.0% —
1993 Q2 345 301 44 12.8% 85.7% 72.8% —
1993 Q1 276 252 24 8.7% 50.0% 75.0% —
1992 Q4 314 272 42 13.4% 66.7% 65.1% —
1992 Q3 360 321 39 10.8% 60.0% 88.2% —
1992 Q2 356 301 55 15.4% 75.0% 76.7% —
1992 Q1 295 238 57 19.3% 66.7% 75.3% —
1991 Q4 313 274 39 12.5% 22.2% 80.4% —
1991 Q3 360 297 63 17.5% 62.5% 88.6% —
1991 Q2 373 324 49 13.1% 71.4% 76.1% —
1991 Q1 344 293 51 14.8% 80.0% 69.0% —
1990 Q4 370 287 83 22.4% 55.6% 73.7% —
1990 Q3 441 374 67 15.2% 63.6% 76.3% —
1990 Q2 406 334 72 17.7% 100.0% 67.2% —
1990 Q1 490 373 117 23.9% 41.7% 52.2% —
1989 Q4 474 399 75 15.8% 50.0% 26.7% —
1989 Q3 510 445 65 12.7% 41.7% 36.8% —
1989 Q2 617 522 95 15.4% 60.0% 24.3% —
1989 Q1 540 451 89 16.5% 75.0% 53.8% —
1988 Q4 620 501 119 19.2% 28.6% 39.7% —
1988 Q3 524 468 56 10.7% 25.0% 13.6% —
1988 Q2 509 445 64 12.6% 66.7% 44.2% —
1988 Q1 457 382 75 16.4% 72.7% 52.6% —
1987 Q4 411 352 59 14.4% 50.0% 59.5% —
1987 Q3 474 408 66 13.9% 71.4% 67.5% —
1987 Q2 509 440 69 13.6% 66.7% 55.5% —
1987 Q1 359 327 32 8.9% 63.6% 52.2% —
1986 Q4 400 342 58 14.5% 85.7% 69.8% —
1986 Q3 408 353 55 13.5% 60.0% 62.7% —
1986 Q2 485 435 50 10.3% 71.4% 45.6% —
1986 Q1 302 257 45 14.9% 12.5% 67.5% —
1985 Q4 256 211 45 17.6% 0.0% 63.7% —
1985 Q3 343 294 49 14.3% 83.3% 75.5% —
1985 Q2 362 303 59 16.3% 77.8% 68.1% —
1985 Q1 252 214 38 15.1% 83.3% 67.9% —
1984 Q4 255 209 46 18.0% 50.0% 66.7% —
1984 Q3 321 275 46 14.3% 57.1% 67.7% —
1984 Q2 327 286 41 12.5% 57.1% 76.6% —
1984 Q1 302 250 52 17.2% 100.0% 74.5% —
1983 Q4 283 236 47 16.6% 91.7% 81.4% —
1983 Q3 356 314 42 11.8% 58.3% 69.4% —
1983 Q2 393 342 51 13.0% 75.0% 59.2% —
1983 Q1 283 254 29 10.2% 100.0% 59.6% —
1982 Q4 259 218 41 15.8% 66.7% 82.6% —
1982 Q3 316 262 54 17.1% 100.0% 66.4% —
1982 Q2 281 239 42 14.9% 83.3% 71.7% —
1982 Q1 247 216 31 12.6% 50.0% 83.0% —
1981 Q4 247 198 49 19.8% 33.3% 85.4% —
1981 Q3 294 255 39 13.3% 68.8% 78.3% —
1981 Q2 472 361 111 23.5% 88.9% 59.8% —
1981 Q1 301 258 43 14.3% 100.0% 82.9% —
1980 Q4 314 263 51 16.2% 100.0% 76.9% —
1980 Q3 380 317 63 16.6% 50.0% 73.2% —
1980 Q2 340 286 54 15.9% 81.8% 66.3% —
1980 Q1 449 359 90 20.0% 90.0% 55.6% —
1979 Q4 337 282 55 16.3% 100.0% 66.9% —
1979 Q3 404 333 71 17.6% 60.0% 74.5% —
1979 Q2 442 383 59 13.3% 75.0% 63.3% —

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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