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Staffordshire Moorlands

West Midlands · E07000198 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
381
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
23.9%
higher than 95% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
89.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
37.4%
82 allowed of 219 decided
Decisions overturned
2.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 30.9%

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
445
in the window
Applications decided
381
in the window
Approval rate
76.1%
290 granted, 91 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 159 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
91.1%
rank 158 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 88 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
Major1172.7%0.0%
Minor11669.0%87.9%
Other25479.5%—
of which householder17878.1%95.2%
"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
0691382024 Q3: 122 received2024 Q3: 138 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 96 received2024 Q4: 121 decided2025 Q1: 130 received2025 Q1: 104 decided2025 Q2: 126 received2025 Q2: 126 decided2025 Q3: 93 received2025 Q3: 102 decided2025 Q4: 96 received2025 Q4: 87 decided2026 Q1: 124 received2026 Q1: 81 decided2026 Q2: 132 received2026 Q2: 111 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
160%
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 (E07000198). 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 111 91 20 18.0% — 100.0% 132
2026 Q1 81 56 25 30.9% — 80.0% 124
2025 Q4 87 65 22 25.3% — 100.0% 96
2025 Q3 102 78 24 23.5% 0.0% 81.8% 93
2025 Q2 126 103 23 18.3% — 88.9% 126
2025 Q1 104 89 15 14.4% — 100.0% 130
2024 Q4 121 98 23 19.0% — 75.0% 96
2024 Q3 138 115 23 16.7% — 83.3% 122
2024 Q2 134 111 23 17.2% — 75.0% 140
2024 Q1 126 93 33 26.2% — 70.0% 140
2023 Q4 117 95 22 18.8% — 91.7% 136
2023 Q3 145 109 36 24.8% — 81.8% 151
2023 Q2 126 103 23 18.3% — 81.5% 133
2023 Q1 155 130 25 16.1% — 85.7% 154
2022 Q4 167 137 30 18.0% — 69.2% 122
2022 Q3 155 128 27 17.4% — 82.4% 172
2022 Q2 151 124 27 17.9% — 54.5% 151
2022 Q1 152 133 19 12.5% 100.0% 84.6% 156
2021 Q4 130 111 19 14.6% — 50.0% 185
2021 Q3 174 150 24 13.8% — 69.2% 192
2021 Q2 169 147 22 13.0% 100.0% 82.8% 192
2021 Q1 167 129 38 22.8% 100.0% 83.3% 187
2020 Q4 177 155 22 12.4% 100.0% 55.0% 176
2020 Q3 138 119 19 13.8% 100.0% 61.5% 178
2020 Q2 115 93 22 19.1% 100.0% 90.0% 141
2020 Q1 134 101 33 24.6% 100.0% 76.2% 170
2019 Q4 148 115 33 22.3% 100.0% 93.3% 167
2019 Q3 135 109 26 19.3% — 88.2% 189
2019 Q2 165 141 24 14.5% — 88.9% 197
2019 Q1 130 99 31 23.8% 100.0% 100.0% 162
2018 Q4 186 155 31 16.7% — 72.0% 173
2018 Q3 191 156 35 18.3% — 93.9% 191
2018 Q2 180 153 27 15.0% 100.0% 74.1% 189
2018 Q1 187 163 24 12.8% 100.0% 90.0% 184
2017 Q4 168 143 25 14.9% 100.0% 60.0% 193
2017 Q3 148 125 23 15.5% 100.0% 75.0% 191
2017 Q2 156 137 19 12.2% 100.0% 76.5% 183
2017 Q1 157 127 30 19.1% 0.0% 87.5% 183
2016 Q4 124 106 18 14.5% — 68.2% 181
2016 Q3 127 112 15 11.8% 100.0% 71.4% 168
2016 Q2 154 137 17 11.0% 100.0% 81.8% 146
2016 Q1 143 115 28 19.6% 50.0% 54.9% 185
2015 Q4 147 111 36 24.5% 0.0% 78.4% 173
2015 Q3 178 151 27 15.2% 100.0% 74.5% 182
2015 Q2 145 119 26 17.9% — 87.5% 206
2015 Q1 195 154 41 21.0% — 40.3% 166
2014 Q4 131 109 22 16.8% 50.0% 69.1% 215
2014 Q3 190 163 27 14.2% 20.0% 43.6% 176
2014 Q2 130 112 18 13.8% 50.0% 69.4% 189
2014 Q1 131 98 32 24.4% 50.0% 64.2% 171
2013 Q4 154 124 27 17.5% 100.0% 70.5% 146
2013 Q3 193 161 20 10.4% 100.0% 79.7% 215
2013 Q2 190 152 32 16.8% 100.0% 82.6% 223
2013 Q1 179 143 33 18.4% 80.0% 76.9% 202
2012 Q4 227 166 51 22.5% 66.7% 70.3% 187
2012 Q3 139 91 31 22.3% 66.7% 66.1% 226
2012 Q2 190 128 54 28.4% 100.0% 78.5% 157
2012 Q1 156 109 38 24.4% 66.7% 73.3% 195
2011 Q4 211 155 48 22.7% 50.0% 71.1% 183
2011 Q3 202 157 30 14.9% 83.3% 59.5% 227
2011 Q2 162 125 27 16.7% 0.0% 74.1% 224
2011 Q1 159 124 32 20.1% 50.0% 88.3% 174
2010 Q4 189 140 37 19.6% 100.0% 97.2% 171
2010 Q3 232 170 47 20.3% 83.3% 89.6% 214
2010 Q2 191 149 35 18.3% 33.3% 92.8% 223
2010 Q1 140 105 29 20.7% 66.7% 94.0% 188
2009 Q4 185 140 33 17.8% 100.0% 83.6% 189
2009 Q3 204 157 39 19.1% 57.1% 87.7% 218
2009 Q2 194 148 32 16.5% 100.0% 94.2% 203
2009 Q1 166 116 40 24.1% 75.0% 85.9% 183
2008 Q4 205 157 41 20.0% 50.0% 89.2% 190
2008 Q3 257 194 50 19.5% 80.0% 87.0% 254
2008 Q2 251 191 51 20.3% 83.3% 84.0% 259
2008 Q1 223 155 54 24.2% 50.0% 82.9% 238
2007 Q4 251 188 47 18.7% 100.0% 88.7% 250
2007 Q3 283 206 66 23.3% 50.0% 85.1% 251
2007 Q2 303 223 69 22.8% 100.0% 81.0% 328
2007 Q1 239 170 60 25.1% 87.5% 78.3% 321
2006 Q4 254 194 53 20.9% 75.0% 88.9% 268
2006 Q3 326 221 97 29.8% 50.0% 87.4% 240
2006 Q2 275 184 87 31.6% 100.0% 84.3% 354
2006 Q1 235 156 71 30.2% 50.0% 87.3% 296
2005 Q4 283 188 81 28.6% 100.0% 88.9% 306
2005 Q3 335 232 88 26.3% 77.8% 66.0% 298
2005 Q2 319 235 70 21.9% 62.5% 65.2% 335
2005 Q1 262 196 51 19.5% 100.0% 81.0% 334
2004 Q4 311 209 77 24.8% 75.0% 80.0% 281
2004 Q3 315 244 53 16.8% 80.0% 85.7% 343
2004 Q2 299 235 53 17.7% 75.0% 83.6% 342
2004 Q1 319 238 68 21.3% 60.0% 85.5% 149
2003 Q4 293 233 57 19.5% 50.0% 64.8% 486
2003 Q3 274 208 57 20.8% 66.7% 72.1% 265
2003 Q2 223 180 41 18.4% 100.0% 85.5% 335
2003 Q1 269 224 35 13.0% 14.3% 57.9% 304
2002 Q4 230 179 43 18.7% 40.0% 67.6% 260
2002 Q3 293 220 64 21.8% 66.7% 77.3% 305
2002 Q2 287 231 44 15.3% 60.0% 67.7% 285
2002 Q1 251 195 45 17.9% 0.0% 50.0% 295
2001 Q4 166 136 26 15.7% — 36.4% 223
2001 Q3 293 257 31 10.6% 75.0% 51.4% 316
2001 Q2 277 230 34 12.3% 100.0% 65.2% 332
2001 Q1 210 176 31 14.8% 100.0% 41.2% 275
2000 Q4 187 153 27 14.4% 100.0% 53.8% 237
2000 Q3 262 233 24 9.2% 100.0% 74.3% 239
2000 Q2 275 220 36 13.1% 83.3% 54.1% 267
2000 Q1 199 161 23 11.6% 60.0% 57.8% 277
1999 Q4 198 147 37 18.7% 100.0% 65.0% 215
1999 Q3 249 207 32 12.9% 80.0% 48.8% 248
1999 Q2 273 211 28 10.3% 100.0% 69.2% 268
1999 Q1 236 204 21 8.9% 33.3% 73.5% 295
1998 Q4 244 174 55 22.5% 81.8% 47.9% 233
1998 Q3 260 177 63 24.2% 60.0% 29.4% 292
1998 Q2 274 207 56 20.4% 57.1% 39.8% 235
1998 Q1 225 167 28 12.4% 60.0% 33.8% 265
1997 Q4 215 156 44 20.5% 60.0% 44.2% 209
1997 Q3 242 176 59 24.4% 80.0% 49.2% 260
1997 Q2 258 186 46 17.8% 69.2% 62.7% 282
1997 Q1 224 158 42 18.8% 78.6% 79.7% 249
1996 Q4 247 178 52 21.1% 94.7% 72.9% 264
1996 Q3 302 238 47 15.6% 66.7% 78.6% 302
1996 Q2 314 218 61 19.4% 80.0% 64.6% 295
1996 Q1 270 225 45 16.7% 37.5% 46.8% —
1995 Q4 292 257 35 12.0% 85.7% 50.4% —
1995 Q3 237 209 28 11.8% 80.0% 46.2% —
1995 Q2 347 309 38 11.0% 60.0% 66.2% —
1995 Q1 233 203 30 12.9% 53.8% 63.1% —
1994 Q4 267 221 46 17.2% 66.7% 63.4% —
1994 Q3 340 299 41 12.1% 71.4% 56.2% —
1994 Q2 312 282 30 9.6% 56.3% 56.3% —
1994 Q1 289 254 35 12.1% 81.8% 55.7% —
1993 Q4 315 279 36 11.4% 73.7% 58.3% —
1993 Q3 361 319 42 11.6% 92.3% 69.3% —
1993 Q2 348 298 50 14.4% 66.7% 65.3% —
1993 Q1 245 207 38 15.5% 70.6% 65.1% —
1992 Q4 302 249 53 17.5% 77.8% 70.2% —
1992 Q3 310 254 56 18.1% 100.0% 58.0% —
1992 Q2 379 323 56 14.8% 65.0% 72.5% —
1992 Q1 275 229 46 16.7% 63.2% 61.7% —
1991 Q4 332 269 63 19.0% 72.7% 46.7% —
1991 Q3 312 260 52 16.7% 64.3% 32.0% —
1991 Q2 310 279 31 10.0% 62.5% 36.8% —
1991 Q1 328 266 62 18.9% 72.7% 31.8% —
1990 Q4 381 301 80 21.0% 40.0% 19.2% —
1990 Q3 298 259 39 13.1% 23.5% 18.4% —
1990 Q2 348 295 53 15.2% 28.6% 6.4% —
1990 Q1 252 202 50 19.8% 25.0% 19.3% —
1989 Q4 374 305 69 18.4% 57.9% 40.3% —
1989 Q3 321 242 79 24.6% 57.1% 59.3% —
1989 Q2 591 468 123 20.8% 68.4% 44.9% —
1989 Q1 378 301 77 20.4% 60.0% 15.1% —
1988 Q4 301 258 43 14.3% 63.6% 38.9% —
1988 Q3 388 322 66 17.0% 66.7% 76.0% —
1988 Q2 415 360 55 13.3% 60.0% 80.0% —
1988 Q1 307 263 44 14.3% 78.6% 77.8% —
1987 Q4 293 235 58 19.8% 81.0% 87.7% —
1987 Q3 359 289 70 19.5% 93.3% 89.8% —
1987 Q2 355 285 70 19.7% 90.9% 86.3% —
1987 Q1 244 201 43 17.6% 75.0% 81.1% —
1986 Q4 349 286 63 18.1% 90.0% 79.8% —
1986 Q3 333 260 73 21.9% 92.9% 81.4% —
1986 Q2 350 278 72 20.6% 91.7% 80.9% —
1986 Q1 275 225 50 18.2% 84.6% 80.0% —
1985 Q4 295 236 59 20.0% 76.9% 78.2% —
1985 Q3 300 237 63 21.0% 90.9% 86.0% —
1985 Q2 366 294 72 19.7% 84.6% 85.6% —
1985 Q1 251 204 47 18.7% 91.7% 77.6% —
1984 Q4 306 256 50 16.3% 76.9% 78.5% —
1984 Q3 346 288 58 16.8% 87.5% 71.6% —
1984 Q2 383 331 52 13.6% 100.0% 66.4% —
1984 Q1 253 211 42 16.6% 64.3% 76.9% —
1983 Q4 296 262 34 11.5% 75.0% 72.0% —
1983 Q3 340 286 54 15.9% 100.0% 70.1% —
1983 Q2 383 333 50 13.1% 100.0% 67.5% —
1983 Q1 273 238 35 12.8% 85.7% 69.7% —
1982 Q4 264 231 33 12.5% 85.7% 71.3% —
1982 Q3 321 279 42 13.1% 100.0% 69.9% —
1982 Q2 346 306 40 11.6% 100.0% 73.0% —
1982 Q1 299 263 36 12.0% 100.0% 72.4% —
1981 Q4 269 233 36 13.4% 87.5% 71.6% —
1981 Q3 362 314 48 13.3% 69.2% 65.4% —
1981 Q2 503 419 84 16.7% 89.5% 64.8% —
1981 Q1 405 340 65 16.0% 92.3% 70.3% —
1980 Q4 393 333 60 15.3% 91.7% 74.1% —
1980 Q3 448 355 93 20.8% 80.0% 67.8% —
1980 Q2 537 453 84 15.6% 75.0% 51.3% —
1980 Q1 337 280 57 16.9% 75.0% 61.0% —
1979 Q4 518 431 87 16.8% 76.2% 51.1% —
1979 Q3 538 458 80 14.9% 86.7% 39.4% —
1979 Q2 499 405 94 18.8% 69.2% 31.2% —

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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