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South Staffordshire

West Midlands · E07000196 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
610
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
16.6%
higher than 78% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.1%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 21.8%

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
673
in the window
Applications decided
610
in the window
Approval rate
83.4%
509 granted, 101 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 134 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
97.6%
rank 49 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 21 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
Major3281.3%100.0%
Minor17368.8%98.5%
Other40589.9%—
of which householder35090.0%98.5%
"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
0931862024 Q3: 149 received2024 Q3: 160 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 160 received2024 Q4: 146 decided2025 Q1: 175 received2025 Q1: 151 decided2025 Q2: 137 received2025 Q2: 147 decided2025 Q3: 150 received2025 Q3: 144 decided2025 Q4: 186 received2025 Q4: 145 decided2026 Q1: 174 received2026 Q1: 176 decided2026 Q2: 163 received2026 Q2: 145 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
171%
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 (E07000196). 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 145 117 28 19.3% — 100.0% 163
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 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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