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Lichfield

West Midlands · E07000194 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
716
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
18.3%
higher than 85% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.3%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 26.8%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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