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South Staffordshire

West Midlands · E07000196 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
612
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
14.5%
higher than 69% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.4%
66 allowed of 210 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 21.8%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 176 145 31 17.6% 100.0% 93.8% 174
2025 Q4 145 115 30 20.7% 100.0% 100.0% 186
2025 Q3 144 132 12 8.3% 100.0% 100.0% 150
2025 Q2 147 131 16 10.9% 100.0% 100.0% 137
2025 Q1 151 131 20 13.2% 100.0% 100.0% 175
2024 Q4 146 126 20 13.7% 100.0% 100.0% 160
2024 Q3 160 139 21 13.1% 100.0% 100.0% 149
2024 Q2 158 134 24 15.2% 100.0% 100.0% 163
2024 Q1 143 112 31 21.7% 100.0% 100.0% 191
2023 Q4 147 115 32 21.8% 100.0% 91.3% 167
2023 Q3 190 166 24 12.6% — 80.0% 150
2023 Q2 167 141 26 15.6% — 87.0% 191
2023 Q1 150 127 23 15.3% 100.0% 88.9% 166
2022 Q4 163 136 27 16.6% 100.0% 100.0% 183
2022 Q3 195 169 26 13.3% 100.0% 81.3% 190
2022 Q2 202 186 16 7.9% 100.0% 93.3% 196
2022 Q1 206 186 20 9.7% 75.0% 100.0% 224
2021 Q4 294 252 42 14.3% 100.0% 92.3% 294
2021 Q3 221 195 26 11.8% 100.0% 81.5% 238
2021 Q2 266 246 20 7.5% 100.0% 79.2% 266
2021 Q1 224 204 20 8.9% — 73.1% 244
2020 Q4 261 240 21 8.0% 66.7% 64.5% 293
2020 Q3 197 184 13 6.6% 100.0% 62.5% 186
2020 Q2 182 171 11 6.0% 100.0% 100.0% 172
2020 Q1 146 131 15 10.3% 100.0% 87.5% 213
2019 Q4 150 132 18 12.0% 100.0% 73.3% 173
2019 Q3 157 143 14 8.9% 66.7% 80.0% 144
2019 Q2 197 189 8 4.1% 100.0% 71.4% 199
2019 Q1 156 149 7 4.5% — 91.7% 197
2018 Q4 168 153 15 8.9% 50.0% 82.4% 181
2018 Q3 181 157 24 13.3% 100.0% 71.9% 183
2018 Q2 168 155 13 7.7% 100.0% 60.0% 176
2018 Q1 171 163 8 4.7% — 55.2% 179
2017 Q4 182 159 23 12.6% 100.0% 66.7% 182
2017 Q3 182 168 14 7.7% 100.0% 86.4% 206
2017 Q2 207 191 16 7.7% — 85.2% 240
2017 Q1 171 157 14 8.2% 100.0% 87.9% 247
2016 Q4 191 172 19 9.9% 100.0% 96.7% 202
2016 Q3 180 161 19 10.6% 100.0% 84.8% 226
2016 Q2 182 162 20 11.0% 100.0% 93.0% 238
2016 Q1 186 159 27 14.5% 100.0% 87.5% 221
2015 Q4 198 184 14 7.1% 100.0% 77.8% 199
2015 Q3 205 186 19 9.3% 100.0% 72.4% 238
2015 Q2 248 215 33 13.3% 100.0% 75.6% 297
2015 Q1 129 99 30 23.3% 33.3% 73.5% 218
2014 Q4 176 164 12 6.8% 80.0% 67.2% 179
2014 Q3 179 161 18 10.1% 42.9% 64.0% 183
2014 Q2 154 145 9 5.8% 100.0% 62.5% 219
2014 Q1 187 147 21 11.2% 50.0% 63.8% 206
2013 Q4 165 135 9 5.5% 50.0% 72.9% 176
2013 Q3 204 159 29 14.2% 77.8% 59.3% 247
2013 Q2 235 194 18 7.7% 75.0% 68.1% 250
2013 Q1 172 142 10 5.8% 50.0% 79.4% 201
2012 Q4 207 167 22 10.6% 20.0% 52.9% 172
2012 Q3 186 147 25 13.4% 16.7% 70.6% 218
2012 Q2 232 171 39 16.8% 62.5% 72.7% 237
2012 Q1 207 157 36 17.4% 83.3% 69.1% 245
2011 Q4 223 166 50 22.4% 40.0% 74.2% 234
2011 Q3 245 201 35 14.3% 33.3% 87.5% 218
2011 Q2 212 167 37 17.5% 50.0% 78.3% 249
2011 Q1 180 129 47 26.1% 100.0% 82.8% 244
2010 Q4 204 165 37 18.1% 66.7% 82.8% 199
2010 Q3 221 163 51 23.1% 50.0% 83.6% 250
2010 Q2 221 166 49 22.2% 80.0% 80.7% 235
2010 Q1 180 147 31 17.2% 78.6% 78.2% 252
2009 Q4 258 206 43 16.7% 80.0% 83.5% 275
2009 Q3 212 180 28 13.2% 50.0% 86.2% 219
2009 Q2 213 167 42 19.7% 100.0% 85.5% 248
2009 Q1 176 130 42 23.9% 66.7% 69.4% 212
2008 Q4 239 197 38 15.9% 71.4% 70.7% 226
2008 Q3 272 212 51 18.8% 100.0% 69.0% 295
2008 Q2 305 240 63 20.7% 85.7% 82.9% 304
2008 Q1 268 191 65 24.3% 40.0% 78.1% 373
2007 Q4 310 230 70 22.6% 80.0% 84.6% 314
2007 Q3 327 266 59 18.0% 62.5% 75.9% 359
2007 Q2 348 284 62 17.8% 100.0% 72.0% 315
2007 Q1 282 227 49 17.4% 42.9% 54.4% 392
2006 Q4 300 231 54 18.0% 100.0% 56.7% 310
2006 Q3 332 251 61 18.4% 33.3% 67.4% 354
2006 Q2 305 219 52 17.0% 25.0% 70.4% 367
2006 Q1 252 189 45 17.9% 0.0% 71.0% 359
2005 Q4 268 216 39 14.6% 50.0% 65.2% 260
2005 Q3 288 231 45 15.6% 50.0% 54.5% 304
2005 Q2 362 291 59 16.3% 33.3% 47.4% 350
2005 Q1 295 241 43 14.6% 66.7% 42.0% 372
2004 Q4 368 279 79 21.5% 50.0% 38.6% 328
2004 Q3 338 282 51 15.1% 66.7% 26.4% 362
2004 Q2 381 315 52 13.6% 75.0% 31.3% 408
2004 Q1 340 274 51 15.0% 0.0% 34.5% 387
2003 Q4 316 275 32 10.1% 50.0% 37.8% 361
2003 Q3 303 264 31 10.2% 44.4% 30.5% 358
2003 Q2 410 365 40 9.8% 100.0% 38.6% 550
2003 Q1 293 260 29 9.9% 33.3% 32.3% 392
2002 Q4 371 322 41 11.1% 0.0% 31.1% 319
2002 Q3 362 306 47 13.0% 100.0% 42.6% 395
2002 Q2 396 349 38 9.6% 66.7% 40.4% 426
2002 Q1 293 260 29 9.9% 33.3% 32.3% 317
2001 Q4 293 267 21 7.2% 40.0% 53.3% 287
2001 Q3 359 300 45 12.5% 66.7% 56.3% 372
2001 Q2 316 269 31 9.8% 57.1% 47.1% 338
2001 Q1 217 171 29 13.4% 60.0% 53.0% 360
2000 Q4 329 272 35 10.6% 50.0% 61.1% 270
2000 Q3 372 313 41 11.0% 28.6% 63.9% 385
2000 Q2 328 277 33 10.1% 83.3% 59.8% 340
2000 Q1 271 227 33 12.2% 83.3% 56.8% 369
1999 Q4 293 256 25 8.5% 75.0% 60.7% 277
1999 Q3 291 241 42 14.4% 33.3% 50.0% 354
1999 Q2 346 292 33 9.5% 28.6% 46.2% 318
1999 Q1 332 274 40 12.0% 83.3% 42.9% 354
1998 Q4 190 146 40 21.1% 25.0% 58.7% 277
1998 Q3 286 242 31 10.8% 50.0% 54.9% 301
1998 Q2 229 202 21 9.2% 60.0% 61.6% 316
1998 Q1 370 317 46 12.4% 40.0% 54.6% 299
1997 Q4 304 232 57 18.8% 37.5% 56.0% 240
1997 Q3 334 291 39 11.7% 76.5% 47.0% 303
1997 Q2 253 207 44 17.4% 57.1% 47.9% 312
1997 Q1 232 195 24 10.3% 62.5% 60.0% 270
1996 Q4 240 204 31 12.9% 33.3% 67.7% 225
1996 Q3 262 228 29 11.1% 58.3% 54.5% 273
1996 Q2 187 164 18 9.6% 40.0% 59.6% 259
1996 Q1 434 397 37 8.5% 61.5% 54.1% —
1995 Q4 468 425 43 9.2% 29.4% 63.1% —
1995 Q3 586 542 44 7.5% 36.4% 65.6% —
1995 Q2 577 541 36 6.2% 35.3% 62.5% —
1995 Q1 505 460 45 8.9% 70.0% 68.2% —
1994 Q4 532 478 54 10.2% 12.5% 70.7% —
1994 Q3 596 537 59 9.9% 52.2% 70.4% —
1994 Q2 597 529 68 11.4% 70.0% 69.2% —
1994 Q1 531 467 64 12.1% 57.9% 78.6% —
1993 Q4 510 444 66 12.9% 61.5% 66.7% —
1993 Q3 584 520 64 11.0% 60.0% 71.3% —
1993 Q2 579 512 67 11.6% 54.5% 68.4% —
1993 Q1 469 391 78 16.6% 42.1% 68.3% —
1992 Q4 518 440 78 15.1% 40.0% 75.0% —
1992 Q3 609 508 101 16.6% 63.6% 68.6% —
1992 Q2 601 497 104 17.3% 46.2% 59.4% —
1992 Q1 472 381 91 19.3% 64.3% 56.7% —
1991 Q4 560 445 115 20.5% 60.0% 59.4% —
1991 Q3 616 500 116 18.8% 90.0% 63.5% —
1991 Q2 626 515 111 17.7% 77.3% 62.8% —
1991 Q1 566 442 124 21.9% 66.7% 50.0% —
1990 Q4 699 568 131 18.7% 57.7% 54.3% —
1990 Q3 650 519 131 20.2% 66.7% 53.6% —
1990 Q2 722 563 159 22.0% 75.0% 46.3% —
1990 Q1 699 494 205 29.3% 51.9% 49.6% —
1989 Q4 812 603 209 25.7% 44.4% 38.8% —
1989 Q3 770 619 151 19.6% 50.0% 28.6% —
1989 Q2 836 663 173 20.7% 52.9% 35.0% —
1989 Q1 941 727 214 22.7% 70.0% 35.0% —
1988 Q4 847 662 185 21.8% 63.6% 45.6% —
1988 Q3 844 685 159 18.8% 64.7% 43.5% —
1988 Q2 931 769 162 17.4% 47.8% 39.6% —
1988 Q1 685 569 116 16.9% 64.7% 43.9% —
1987 Q4 677 547 130 19.2% 61.5% 52.5% —
1987 Q3 785 673 112 14.3% 64.7% 46.4% —
1987 Q2 765 657 108 14.1% 69.6% 55.2% —
1987 Q1 618 548 70 11.3% 72.7% 42.9% —
1986 Q4 645 554 91 14.1% 52.9% 53.8% —
1986 Q3 665 578 87 13.1% 70.0% 53.2% —
1986 Q2 765 657 108 14.1% 69.6% 55.2% —
1986 Q1 536 474 62 11.6% 75.0% 63.0% —
1985 Q4 648 560 88 13.6% 53.8% 62.9% —
1985 Q3 565 477 88 15.6% 87.5% 61.5% —
1985 Q2 731 636 95 13.0% 72.7% 66.5% —
1985 Q1 505 428 77 15.2% 77.8% 57.4% —
1984 Q4 546 483 63 11.5% 66.7% 62.1% —
1984 Q3 613 527 86 14.0% 90.0% 56.5% —
1984 Q2 525 444 81 15.4% 92.3% 62.9% —
1984 Q1 610 526 84 13.8% 76.9% 59.9% —
1983 Q4 536 474 62 11.6% 70.6% 62.8% —
1983 Q3 529 451 78 14.7% 72.7% 59.1% —
1983 Q2 601 519 82 13.6% 66.7% 63.2% —
1983 Q1 522 457 65 12.5% 70.6% 71.9% —
1982 Q4 515 443 72 14.0% 63.6% 68.5% —
1982 Q3 626 526 100 16.0% 85.7% 56.0% —
1982 Q2 436 366 70 16.1% 50.0% 57.5% —
1982 Q1 430 381 49 11.4% 80.0% 53.4% —
1981 Q4 517 453 64 12.4% 75.0% 56.6% —
1981 Q3 560 455 105 18.8% 41.2% 45.2% —
1981 Q2 727 618 109 15.0% 72.0% 45.7% —
1981 Q1 527 439 88 16.7% 45.5% 60.8% —
1980 Q4 597 483 114 19.1% 87.5% 59.8% —
1980 Q3 689 582 107 15.5% 68.4% 58.1% —
1980 Q2 799 676 123 15.4% 57.9% 45.1% —
1980 Q1 721 567 154 21.4% 56.5% 33.5% —
1979 Q4 667 545 122 18.3% 73.9% 50.2% —
1979 Q3 660 549 111 16.8% 52.2% 47.2% —
1979 Q2 680 587 93 13.7% 66.7% 46.6% —

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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