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Lichfield

West Midlands · E07000194 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
677
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
16.2%
higher than 75% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
95.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.8%
40 allowed of 130 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
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
705
in the window
Applications decided
677
in the window
Approval rate
83.8%
567 granted, 110 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 128 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
96.2%
rank 70 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 37 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
Major2090.0%100.0%
Minor18473.9%95.3%
Other47387.3%—
of which householder34089.1%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
01032062024 Q3: 165 received2024 Q3: 172 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 145 received2024 Q4: 164 decided2025 Q1: 185 received2025 Q1: 157 decided2025 Q2: 196 received2025 Q2: 206 decided2025 Q3: 160 received2025 Q3: 179 decided2025 Q4: 188 received2025 Q4: 176 decided2026 Q1: 182 received2026 Q1: 155 decided2026 Q2: 175 received2026 Q2: 167 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
232%
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 (E07000194). 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 167 137 30 18.0% — 90.9% 175
2026 Q1 155 128 27 17.4% — 97.2% 182
2025 Q4 176 153 23 13.1% — 93.2% 188
2025 Q3 179 149 30 16.8% 100.0% 100.0% 160
2025 Q2 206 155 51 24.8% 50.0% 97.2% 196
2025 Q1 157 115 42 26.8% 100.0% 87.0% 185
2024 Q4 164 136 28 17.1% 100.0% 100.0% 145
2024 Q3 172 141 31 18.0% 100.0% 66.7% 165
2024 Q2 177 149 28 15.8% 0.0% 75.0% 166
2024 Q1 166 147 19 11.4% 0.0% 71.4% 177
2023 Q4 145 134 11 7.6% 100.0% 83.3% 157
2023 Q3 190 173 17 8.9% 0.0% 93.3% 194
2023 Q2 175 156 19 10.9% 100.0% 96.2% 204
2023 Q1 196 185 11 5.6% 0.0% 92.3% 176
2022 Q4 196 178 18 9.2% 100.0% 84.6% 174
2022 Q3 209 196 13 6.2% — 92.9% 233
2022 Q2 207 192 15 7.2% 0.0% 84.6% 209
2022 Q1 181 169 12 6.6% 100.0% 69.2% 230
2021 Q4 239 225 14 5.9% 0.0% 83.3% 178
2021 Q3 272 259 13 4.8% 0.0% 72.7% 243
2021 Q2 209 200 9 4.3% 33.3% 12.5% 290
2021 Q1 204 194 10 4.9% 33.3% 50.0% 231
2020 Q4 199 176 23 11.6% 0.0% 47.8% 228
2020 Q3 169 152 17 10.1% — 43.8% 207
2020 Q2 188 171 17 9.0% — 80.0% 158
2020 Q1 161 150 11 6.8% 100.0% 85.7% 246
2019 Q4 203 186 17 8.4% 0.0% 69.4% 194
2019 Q3 254 211 43 16.9% 66.7% 83.9% 222
2019 Q2 201 161 40 19.9% 60.0% 55.6% 255
2019 Q1 237 209 28 11.8% 60.0% 73.7% 227
2018 Q4 208 183 25 12.0% 60.0% 62.2% 239
2018 Q3 259 226 33 12.7% 66.7% 66.1% 239
2018 Q2 230 212 18 7.8% 100.0% 80.8% 283
2018 Q1 222 203 19 8.6% 60.0% 88.9% 243
2017 Q4 246 216 30 12.2% 75.0% 52.1% 253
2017 Q3 236 209 27 11.4% 83.3% 80.5% 248
2017 Q2 226 205 21 9.3% 66.7% 51.1% 257
2017 Q1 188 178 10 5.3% 100.0% 59.4% 242
2016 Q4 226 213 13 5.8% 100.0% 72.4% 194
2016 Q3 225 215 10 4.4% 75.0% 66.7% 232
2016 Q2 242 224 18 7.4% 85.7% 86.7% 257
2016 Q1 183 173 10 5.5% — 75.0% 228
2015 Q4 209 194 15 7.2% 100.0% 72.5% 202
2015 Q3 188 180 8 4.3% 100.0% 37.5% 196
2015 Q2 217 201 16 7.4% 75.0% 63.6% 230
2015 Q1 138 129 9 6.5% 100.0% 66.7% 224
2014 Q4 213 205 8 3.8% 83.3% 70.6% 192
2014 Q3 177 167 10 5.6% — 90.9% 224
2014 Q2 211 193 18 8.5% 100.0% 69.6% 148
2014 Q1 154 141 7 4.5% 100.0% 68.2% 227
2013 Q4 189 161 14 7.4% 66.7% 65.4% 212
2013 Q3 238 206 22 9.2% 100.0% 79.7% 230
2013 Q2 194 162 11 5.7% 60.0% 85.4% 238
2013 Q1 201 175 14 7.0% 66.7% 86.5% 219
2012 Q4 208 184 15 7.2% 66.7% 71.9% 214
2012 Q3 226 190 22 9.7% 100.0% 69.6% 221
2012 Q2 218 193 12 5.5% 100.0% 57.6% 264
2012 Q1 192 149 23 12.0% 80.0% 73.3% 241
2011 Q4 202 168 17 8.4% 71.4% 83.6% 244
2011 Q3 233 198 16 6.9% 100.0% 89.8% 223
2011 Q2 192 163 14 7.3% 66.7% 97.4% 248
2011 Q1 179 149 19 10.6% 66.7% 92.3% 201
2010 Q4 238 201 21 8.8% 100.0% 93.4% 226
2010 Q3 252 210 25 9.9% 81.8% 94.5% 285
2010 Q2 225 197 17 7.6% 100.0% 96.6% 273
2010 Q1 202 148 28 13.9% 50.0% 98.0% 236
2009 Q4 226 191 19 8.4% 80.0% 95.5% 232
2009 Q3 212 184 16 7.5% 100.0% 96.3% 238
2009 Q2 179 158 11 6.1% 100.0% 93.3% 236
2009 Q1 184 163 17 9.2% 100.0% 94.7% 196
2008 Q4 224 199 21 9.4% 60.0% 88.7% 221
2008 Q3 245 208 34 13.9% 88.9% 92.2% 275
2008 Q2 279 241 37 13.3% 62.5% 88.6% 272
2008 Q1 254 221 25 9.8% 83.3% 86.6% 317
2007 Q4 235 209 24 10.2% 60.0% 85.5% 281
2007 Q3 319 276 39 12.2% 87.5% 92.9% 327
2007 Q2 296 258 30 10.1% 60.0% 93.7% 370
2007 Q1 250 219 27 10.8% 75.0% 87.8% 305
2006 Q4 289 245 36 12.5% 60.0% 79.2% 301
2006 Q3 293 251 36 12.3% 71.4% 86.7% 317
2006 Q2 326 275 37 11.3% 72.7% 85.7% 358
2006 Q1 240 210 28 11.7% 75.0% 77.8% 280
2005 Q4 289 257 31 10.7% 85.7% 69.1% 277
2005 Q3 325 286 37 11.4% 20.0% 60.8% 345
2005 Q2 338 293 41 12.1% 62.5% 70.4% 350
2005 Q1 288 229 56 19.4% 25.0% 72.0% 351
2004 Q4 275 241 30 10.9% 37.5% 56.0% 296
2004 Q3 346 291 53 15.3% 80.0% 65.3% 337
2004 Q2 351 293 49 14.0% 70.0% 75.0% 393
2004 Q1 263 212 42 16.0% 62.5% 71.0% 340
2003 Q4 344 288 48 14.0% 41.7% 65.2% 330
2003 Q3 406 348 45 11.1% 58.3% 86.0% 407
2003 Q2 434 360 57 13.1% 28.6% 65.2% 438
2003 Q1 326 275 44 13.5% 50.0% 60.0% 397
2002 Q4 339 276 54 15.9% 31.3% 50.7% 328
2002 Q3 346 285 53 15.3% 37.5% 39.5% 335
2002 Q2 321 273 39 12.1% 85.7% 54.3% 355
2002 Q1 311 247 61 19.6% 0.0% 58.9% 382
2001 Q4 290 242 36 12.4% 44.4% 53.0% 268
2001 Q3 317 265 43 13.6% 85.7% 46.3% 307
2001 Q2 284 238 35 12.3% 0.0% 40.0% 324
2001 Q1 234 190 36 15.4% 25.0% 53.0% 324
2000 Q4 272 229 41 15.1% 25.0% 43.2% 234
2000 Q3 304 261 42 13.8% 66.7% 36.4% 320
2000 Q2 263 229 33 12.5% 44.4% 25.3% 283
2000 Q1 221 185 35 15.8% 42.9% 38.6% 297
1999 Q4 241 203 38 15.8% 54.5% 43.3% 228
1999 Q3 276 232 44 15.9% 63.6% 46.8% 293
1999 Q2 248 205 43 17.3% 50.0% 47.5% 289
1999 Q1 197 178 19 9.6% 55.6% 58.1% 305
1998 Q4 236 196 39 16.5% 58.3% 45.5% 250
1998 Q3 261 227 32 12.3% 38.5% 56.2% 282
1998 Q2 282 253 29 10.3% 60.0% 50.6% 273
1998 Q1 216 193 22 10.2% 60.0% 52.1% 284
1997 Q4 231 193 38 16.5% 75.0% 66.7% 243
1997 Q3 240 209 29 12.1% 11.1% 46.9% 257
1997 Q2 306 263 42 13.7% 83.3% 65.1% 290
1997 Q1 209 165 42 20.1% 71.4% 52.1% 288
1996 Q4 264 219 41 15.5% 72.7% 69.4% 259
1996 Q3 300 259 38 12.7% 80.0% 65.3% 267
1996 Q2 254 219 31 12.2% 62.5% 65.3% 290
1996 Q1 306 283 23 7.5% 22.2% 66.9% —
1995 Q4 251 231 20 8.0% 85.7% 76.3% —
1995 Q3 230 217 13 5.7% 87.5% 75.3% —
1995 Q2 272 253 19 7.0% 72.7% 67.7% —
1995 Q1 289 262 27 9.3% 85.7% 71.2% —
1994 Q4 272 255 17 6.3% 100.0% 67.8% —
1994 Q3 333 307 26 7.8% 50.0% 78.9% —
1994 Q2 304 277 27 8.9% 37.5% 72.0% —
1994 Q1 286 258 28 9.8% 88.9% 69.7% —
1993 Q4 277 256 21 7.6% 88.2% 70.2% —
1993 Q3 286 246 40 14.0% 75.0% 68.7% —
1993 Q2 242 218 24 9.9% 77.8% 58.7% —
1993 Q1 262 234 28 10.7% 33.3% 30.0% —
1992 Q4 303 266 37 12.2% 14.3% 22.1% —
1992 Q3 305 255 50 16.4% 33.3% 23.6% —
1992 Q2 235 203 32 13.6% 50.0% 22.3% —
1992 Q1 238 197 41 17.2% 33.3% 35.8% —
1991 Q4 277 228 49 17.7% 28.6% 29.1% —
1991 Q3 312 260 52 16.7% 15.4% 29.8% —
1991 Q2 311 254 57 18.3% 0.0% 24.7% —
1991 Q1 258 232 26 10.1% 28.6% 20.3% —
1990 Q4 227 216 11 4.8% 0.0% 27.1% —
1990 Q3 332 263 69 20.8% 42.1% 36.3% —
1990 Q2 288 272 16 5.6% 44.4% 29.2% —
1990 Q1 368 349 19 5.2% 23.3% 34.1% —
1989 Q4 254 243 11 4.3% 0.0% 27.3% —
1989 Q3 339 269 70 20.6% 42.1% 36.4% —
1989 Q2 334 315 19 5.7% 47.6% 28.9% —
1989 Q1 394 374 20 5.1% 25.0% 33.9% —
1988 Q4 293 279 14 4.8% 8.3% 27.6% —
1988 Q3 404 320 84 20.8% 40.9% 36.3% —
1988 Q2 363 341 22 6.1% 47.8% 29.1% —
1988 Q1 413 393 20 4.8% 24.2% 33.6% —
1987 Q4 267 255 12 4.5% 9.1% 27.3% —
1987 Q3 376 298 78 20.7% 42.9% 36.1% —
1987 Q2 302 284 18 6.0% 47.4% 28.4% —
1987 Q1 329 312 17 5.2% 23.1% 33.7% —
1986 Q4 251 239 12 4.8% 10.0% 27.5% —
1986 Q3 304 289 15 4.9% 53.3% 52.7% —
1986 Q2 315 293 22 7.0% 22.2% 58.8% —
1986 Q1 350 323 27 7.7% 52.4% 56.4% —
1985 Q4 309 276 33 10.7% 70.4% 61.0% —
1985 Q3 288 269 19 6.6% 20.0% 48.4% —
1985 Q2 293 269 24 8.2% 47.6% 54.1% —
1985 Q1 247 223 24 9.7% 50.0% 57.8% —
1984 Q4 268 248 20 7.5% 52.0% 51.5% —
1984 Q3 240 217 23 9.6% 100.0% 48.3% —
1984 Q2 259 240 19 7.3% 57.9% 62.4% —
1984 Q1 298 280 18 6.0% 41.2% 50.4% —
1983 Q4 210 196 14 6.7% 38.5% 37.6% —
1983 Q3 229 211 18 7.9% 70.0% 54.9% —
1983 Q2 239 225 14 5.9% 57.1% 66.7% —
1983 Q1 248 234 14 5.6% 42.9% 53.0% —
1982 Q4 220 198 22 10.0% 26.7% 49.5% —
1982 Q3 243 219 24 9.9% 55.6% 53.6% —
1982 Q2 248 228 20 8.1% 71.4% 55.9% —
1982 Q1 228 209 19 8.3% 80.0% 70.9% —
1981 Q4 248 222 26 10.5% 83.3% 51.2% —
1981 Q3 245 210 35 14.3% 66.7% 50.0% —
1981 Q2 244 223 21 8.6% 40.0% 49.5% —
1981 Q1 217 196 21 9.7% 18.2% 35.2% —
1980 Q4 308 284 24 7.8% 42.3% 25.4% —
1980 Q3 393 362 31 7.9% 37.5% 44.9% —
1980 Q2 280 258 22 7.9% 29.4% 22.2% —
1980 Q1 309 283 26 8.4% 26.1% 29.3% —
1979 Q4 290 262 28 9.7% 25.0% 11.7% —
1979 Q3 420 392 28 6.7% 14.3% 11.2% —
1979 Q2 225 209 16 7.1% 0.0% 3.8% —

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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