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Stafford

West Midlands · E07000197 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
512
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
16.4%
higher than 78% of authorities
Majors in time
33.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
46.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
52.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.0%
60 allowed of 150 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 22.7%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 132 102 30 22.7% — 18.2% 112
2025 Q4 100 82 18 18.0% 50.0% 46.7% 106
2025 Q3 128 109 19 14.8% — 41.2% 145
2025 Q2 152 135 17 11.2% 0.0% 73.3% 179
2025 Q1 107 99 8 7.5% 100.0% 57.1% 130
2024 Q4 159 138 21 13.2% 100.0% 22.2% 136
2024 Q3 140 119 21 15.0% 100.0% 69.2% 147
2024 Q2 154 129 25 16.2% 0.0% 71.4% 180
2024 Q1 187 149 38 20.3% 100.0% 45.8% 169
2023 Q4 211 172 39 18.5% 50.0% 45.8% 163
2023 Q3 187 148 39 20.9% — 40.9% 172
2023 Q2 294 241 53 18.0% — 40.6% 173
2023 Q1 257 222 35 13.6% 75.0% 48.3% 180
2022 Q4 144 131 13 9.0% 50.0% 36.8% 211
2022 Q3 126 114 12 9.5% — 60.0% 232
2022 Q2 142 130 12 8.5% 0.0% 100.0% 210
2022 Q1 145 131 14 9.7% — 16.7% 130
2021 Q4 150 140 10 6.7% — 71.4% 204
2021 Q3 128 105 23 18.0% 100.0% 42.9% 189
2021 Q2 149 139 10 6.7% 0.0% 44.4% 157
2021 Q1 166 150 16 9.6% — 69.2% 231
2020 Q4 155 139 16 10.3% 50.0% 75.0% 250
2020 Q3 136 126 10 7.4% — 100.0% 319
2020 Q2 138 126 12 8.7% 50.0% 87.5% 259
2020 Q1 183 161 22 12.0% — 100.0% 295
2019 Q4 179 155 24 13.4% 100.0% 96.6% 262
2019 Q3 190 178 12 6.3% — 92.0% 279
2019 Q2 216 200 16 7.4% 100.0% 91.7% 292
2019 Q1 208 194 14 6.7% 100.0% 93.8% 323
2018 Q4 249 221 28 11.2% 100.0% 97.4% 308
2018 Q3 213 193 20 9.4% 100.0% 93.9% 331
2018 Q2 217 195 22 10.1% 100.0% 89.7% 333
2018 Q1 248 215 33 13.3% 100.0% 88.6% 337
2017 Q4 300 271 29 9.7% 100.0% 90.7% 335
2017 Q3 289 253 36 12.5% 85.7% 90.5% 393
2017 Q2 218 192 26 11.9% 75.0% 81.8% 391
2017 Q1 243 223 20 8.2% 85.7% 79.7% 372
2016 Q4 226 197 29 12.8% 44.4% 71.4% 235
2016 Q3 279 247 32 11.5% 56.3% 77.0% 268
2016 Q2 262 229 33 12.6% 45.0% 53.5% 271
2016 Q1 226 196 30 13.3% 60.0% 64.3% 270
2015 Q4 278 232 46 16.5% 56.5% 61.9% 255
2015 Q3 268 223 45 16.8% 41.7% 60.3% 202
2015 Q2 250 223 27 10.8% 52.6% 66.1% 298
2015 Q1 221 188 33 14.9% 62.5% 62.0% 289
2014 Q4 263 228 35 13.3% 61.5% 56.4% 242
2014 Q3 264 243 21 8.0% 82.4% 58.2% 289
2014 Q2 217 195 22 10.1% 75.0% 58.5% 282
2014 Q1 217 169 35 16.1% 70.6% 60.3% 267
2013 Q4 252 222 26 10.3% 71.4% 62.2% 228
2013 Q3 264 236 15 5.7% 75.0% 72.2% 276
2013 Q2 230 195 26 11.3% 53.8% 69.0% 282
2013 Q1 218 191 18 8.3% 60.0% 58.2% 232
2012 Q4 233 196 26 11.2% 42.9% 65.9% 256
2012 Q3 254 213 29 11.4% 33.3% 64.2% 234
2012 Q2 298 260 32 10.7% 20.0% 53.8% 272
2012 Q1 273 233 33 12.1% 37.5% 55.6% 273
2011 Q4 304 277 16 5.3% 63.6% 50.5% 255
2011 Q3 285 245 28 9.8% 25.0% 35.8% 298
2011 Q2 249 204 39 15.7% 16.7% 35.2% 236
2011 Q1 276 217 47 17.0% 30.0% 51.0% 294
2010 Q4 269 206 51 19.0% 14.3% 62.5% 250
2010 Q3 303 246 54 17.8% 83.3% 67.9% 291
2010 Q2 269 219 48 17.8% 50.0% 70.8% 311
2010 Q1 259 211 46 17.8% 15.4% 60.6% 274
2009 Q4 253 186 58 22.9% 40.0% 50.0% 239
2009 Q3 290 226 60 20.7% 0.0% 36.7% 263
2009 Q2 268 222 44 16.4% 100.0% 57.0% 319
2009 Q1 252 201 48 19.0% 66.7% 57.4% 341
2008 Q4 363 280 83 22.9% 54.5% 34.8% 254
2008 Q3 412 323 82 19.9% 70.0% 28.5% 360
2008 Q2 379 291 86 22.7% 68.8% 33.0% 372
2008 Q1 301 227 73 24.3% 62.5% 40.0% 455
2007 Q4 372 286 82 22.0% 52.9% 51.3% 389
2007 Q3 420 324 92 21.9% 50.0% 63.4% 421
2007 Q2 462 371 87 18.8% 69.2% 54.3% 459
2007 Q1 412 316 93 22.6% 52.9% 58.0% 508
2006 Q4 392 300 90 23.0% 20.0% 65.4% 385
2006 Q3 396 317 75 18.9% 46.7% 71.1% 407
2006 Q2 442 346 93 21.0% 15.4% 79.3% 457
2006 Q1 360 287 73 20.3% 44.4% 71.4% 451
2005 Q4 407 311 93 22.9% 50.0% 73.9% 368
2005 Q3 398 301 91 22.9% 66.7% 68.4% 449
2005 Q2 472 378 87 18.4% 73.3% 71.2% 459
2005 Q1 403 315 81 20.1% 73.3% 76.3% 461
2004 Q4 437 334 102 23.3% 46.7% 62.7% 425
2004 Q3 524 393 123 23.5% 46.7% 59.7% 462
2004 Q2 472 403 69 14.6% 60.0% 54.3% 498
2004 Q1 404 359 44 10.9% 41.2% 39.8% 450
2003 Q4 421 371 44 10.5% 53.3% 45.0% 406
2003 Q3 514 449 56 10.9% 27.3% 24.4% 425
2003 Q2 381 335 41 10.8% 0.0% 37.4% 482
2003 Q1 362 296 54 14.9% 37.5% 30.5% 430
2002 Q4 313 261 47 15.0% 42.9% 54.3% 403
2002 Q3 410 333 69 16.8% 50.0% 56.0% 405
2002 Q2 431 374 45 10.4% 100.0% 56.8% 440
2002 Q1 343 280 52 15.2% — 54.5% 473
2001 Q4 369 296 62 16.8% — 41.7% 326
2001 Q3 399 345 42 10.5% 0.0% 26.8% 403
2001 Q2 392 316 69 17.6% 0.0% 33.3% 407
2001 Q1 360 282 63 17.5% 0.0% 35.7% 441
2000 Q4 335 253 59 17.6% 0.0% 40.4% 357
2000 Q3 380 297 69 18.2% 0.0% 46.9% 405
2000 Q2 357 288 62 17.4% — 52.0% 389
2000 Q1 360 296 63 17.5% 0.0% 51.9% 402
1999 Q4 319 265 54 16.9% 0.0% 30.3% 323
1999 Q3 337 278 54 16.0% 50.0% 33.6% 359
1999 Q2 320 264 54 16.9% 22.2% 29.7% 359
1999 Q1 295 244 47 15.9% 33.3% 34.9% 366
1998 Q4 321 259 59 18.4% 25.0% 44.4% 295
1998 Q3 349 266 78 22.3% 71.4% 49.2% 347
1998 Q2 367 294 65 17.7% 38.5% 52.8% 429
1998 Q1 288 217 67 23.3% 25.0% 39.0% 351
1997 Q4 362 299 61 16.9% 44.4% 52.0% 314
1997 Q3 301 249 43 14.3% 71.4% 55.9% 355
1997 Q2 427 351 74 17.3% 100.0% 44.4% 381
1997 Q1 235 178 51 21.7% 33.3% 42.7% 379
1996 Q4 403 337 56 13.9% 85.7% 43.6% 326
1996 Q3 247 195 43 17.4% 81.8% 47.5% 348
1996 Q2 379 312 50 13.2% 81.8% 46.4% 358
1996 Q1 194 182 12 6.2% 71.4% 48.8% —
1995 Q4 284 261 23 8.1% 30.8% 35.4% —
1995 Q3 284 261 23 8.1% 30.8% 35.4% —
1995 Q2 323 301 22 6.8% 55.6% 24.1% —
1995 Q1 176 163 13 7.4% 37.5% 34.9% —
1994 Q4 213 189 24 11.3% 58.3% 52.2% —
1994 Q3 337 307 30 8.9% 61.5% 45.9% —
1994 Q2 298 266 32 10.7% 40.0% 53.3% —
1994 Q1 265 238 27 10.2% 38.5% 40.3% —
1993 Q4 328 286 42 12.8% 63.6% 33.3% —
1993 Q3 305 273 32 10.5% 41.2% 30.7% —
1993 Q2 354 315 39 11.0% 57.9% 36.4% —
1993 Q1 284 245 39 13.7% 44.4% 14.5% —
1992 Q4 292 250 42 14.4% 33.3% 26.0% —
1992 Q3 345 297 48 13.9% 16.7% 18.1% —
1992 Q2 337 320 17 5.0% 60.0% 24.6% —
1992 Q1 290 252 38 13.1% 6.3% 14.3% —
1991 Q4 380 334 46 12.1% 23.1% 8.3% —
1991 Q3 412 368 44 10.7% 30.0% 17.0% —
1991 Q2 377 346 31 8.2% 50.0% 9.3% —
1991 Q1 318 253 65 20.4% 35.3% 6.0% —
1990 Q4 410 362 48 11.7% 23.1% 8.6% —
1990 Q3 318 282 36 11.3% 11.1% 4.7% —
1990 Q2 409 364 45 11.0% 33.3% 13.5% —
1990 Q1 326 273 53 16.3% 60.0% 15.6% —
1989 Q4 379 320 59 15.6% 40.9% 23.3% —
1989 Q3 418 360 58 13.9% 50.0% 28.7% —
1989 Q2 348 309 39 11.2% 50.0% 41.0% —
1989 Q1 335 284 51 15.2% 64.7% 54.1% —
1988 Q4 318 275 43 13.5% 59.1% 43.5% —
1988 Q3 341 295 46 13.5% 35.7% 27.4% —
1988 Q2 297 255 42 14.1% 100.0% 54.5% —
1988 Q1 270 238 32 11.9% 80.0% 50.7% —
1987 Q4 308 281 27 8.8% 72.2% 69.1% —
1987 Q3 326 304 22 6.7% 75.0% 53.9% —
1987 Q2 256 241 15 5.9% 66.7% 41.2% —
1987 Q1 195 175 20 10.3% 100.0% 46.5% —
1986 Q4 249 213 36 14.5% 33.3% 50.6% —
1986 Q3 320 292 28 8.8% 33.3% 38.7% —
1986 Q2 287 256 31 10.8% 66.7% 40.3% —
1986 Q1 229 208 21 9.2% 57.1% 19.2% —
1985 Q4 240 209 31 12.9% 0.0% 34.2% —
1985 Q3 238 212 26 10.9% 100.0% 64.9% —
1985 Q2 317 287 30 9.5% 87.5% 36.1% —
1985 Q1 192 167 25 13.0% 83.3% 62.9% —
1984 Q4 208 180 28 13.5% 85.7% 62.7% —
1984 Q3 238 212 26 10.9% 100.0% 64.9% —
1984 Q2 345 311 34 9.9% 87.5% 35.8% —
1984 Q1 215 190 25 11.6% 71.4% 63.9% —
1983 Q4 223 196 27 12.1% 100.0% 62.3% —
1983 Q3 245 218 27 11.0% 85.7% 60.3% —
1983 Q2 256 230 26 10.2% 83.3% 59.1% —
1983 Q1 151 140 11 7.3% 100.0% 58.5% —
1982 Q4 304 268 36 11.8% — 57.7% —
1982 Q3 296 261 35 11.8% 33.3% 55.2% —
1982 Q2 203 189 14 6.9% — 70.8% —
1982 Q1 105 97 8 7.6% — 48.9% —
1981 Q4 278 236 42 15.1% — 62.2% —
1981 Q3 325 298 27 8.3% — 46.1% —
1981 Q2 403 366 37 9.2% 100.0% 53.0% —
1981 Q1 305 268 37 12.1% 100.0% 76.2% —
1980 Q4 348 308 40 11.5% 100.0% 88.6% —
1980 Q3 329 280 49 14.9% 100.0% 84.8% —
1980 Q2 548 486 62 11.3% 100.0% 82.2% —
1980 Q1 486 424 62 12.8% 66.7% 69.4% —
1979 Q4 438 395 43 9.8% 69.2% 75.7% —
1979 Q3 508 456 52 10.2% 87.5% 74.2% —
1979 Q2 611 553 58 9.5% 80.0% 77.3% —

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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