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Elmbridge

South East · E07000207 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,358
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
23.1%
higher than 93% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
37.2%
220 allowed of 591 decided
Decisions overturned
2.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 27.5%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 351 269 82 23.4% — 68.8% 422
2025 Q4 293 236 57 19.5% — 86.2% 352
2025 Q3 338 262 76 22.5% — 91.4% 355
2025 Q2 376 277 99 26.3% 100.0% 93.5% 412
2025 Q1 302 236 66 21.9% 75.0% 82.6% 380
2024 Q4 312 233 79 25.3% 60.0% 87.5% 320
2024 Q3 447 359 88 19.7% 100.0% 84.6% 365
2024 Q2 414 324 90 21.7% 33.3% 76.5% 419
2024 Q1 354 291 63 17.8% 100.0% 84.4% 429
2023 Q4 413 325 88 21.3% 100.0% 83.3% 428
2023 Q3 440 334 106 24.1% 100.0% 82.5% 455
2023 Q2 415 335 80 19.3% 60.0% 76.3% 448
2023 Q1 398 313 85 21.4% 100.0% 76.0% 473
2022 Q4 389 311 78 20.1% 80.0% 72.2% 451
2022 Q3 520 397 123 23.7% 66.7% 69.0% 491
2022 Q2 476 377 99 20.8% 0.0% 75.8% 579
2022 Q1 483 396 87 18.0% 80.0% 76.2% 628
2021 Q4 474 383 91 19.2% 80.0% 52.4% 573
2021 Q3 530 447 83 15.7% 75.0% 82.9% 617
2021 Q2 489 402 87 17.8% 100.0% 94.9% 651
2021 Q1 430 353 77 17.9% 100.0% 96.8% 617
2020 Q4 435 346 89 20.5% 71.4% 82.4% 596
2020 Q3 395 337 58 14.7% 80.0% 85.0% 485
2020 Q2 410 340 70 17.1% 75.0% 90.5% 418
2020 Q1 433 342 91 21.0% 75.0% 86.5% 468
2019 Q4 418 354 64 15.3% 100.0% 80.0% 497
2019 Q3 459 380 79 17.2% 83.3% 76.5% 521
2019 Q2 427 368 59 13.8% 66.7% 72.2% 516
2019 Q1 441 345 96 21.8% 0.0% 86.5% 474
2018 Q4 449 370 79 17.6% 90.0% 82.0% 493
2018 Q3 515 443 72 14.0% 66.7% 70.5% 483
2018 Q2 487 412 75 15.4% 50.0% 50.0% 573
2018 Q1 453 390 63 13.9% 66.7% 55.3% 590
2017 Q4 475 389 86 18.1% 100.0% 81.0% 575
2017 Q3 577 442 135 23.4% 100.0% 65.7% 601
2017 Q2 562 430 132 23.5% 100.0% 72.1% 552
2017 Q1 557 448 109 19.6% 100.0% 81.2% 573
2016 Q4 586 425 161 27.5% 83.3% 81.7% 548
2016 Q3 606 484 122 20.1% 75.0% 73.5% 554
2016 Q2 496 380 116 23.4% 75.0% 80.4% 643
2016 Q1 473 377 96 20.3% 100.0% 86.8% 509
2015 Q4 548 438 110 20.1% 100.0% 80.2% 478
2015 Q3 686 541 145 21.1% 100.0% 72.8% 693
2015 Q2 651 511 140 21.5% 100.0% 76.6% 773
2015 Q1 451 352 99 22.0% 50.0% 66.7% 813
2014 Q4 624 511 113 18.1% — 75.5% 578
2014 Q3 554 448 106 19.1% 100.0% 68.9% 765
2014 Q2 601 487 114 19.0% — 74.0% 576
2014 Q1 547 376 96 17.6% 75.0% 77.7% 766
2013 Q4 539 384 93 17.3% 100.0% 81.7% 407
2013 Q3 694 536 94 13.5% 71.4% 84.7% 600
2013 Q2 496 364 79 15.9% 84.6% 89.9% 656
2013 Q1 465 322 98 21.1% 83.3% 79.3% 467
2012 Q4 508 375 78 15.4% 50.0% 81.6% 522
2012 Q3 561 411 82 14.6% 66.7% 80.0% 529
2012 Q2 567 424 83 14.6% 66.7% 95.1% 632
2012 Q1 553 394 98 17.7% 83.3% 92.5% 648
2011 Q4 536 383 94 17.5% 71.4% 88.5% 548
2011 Q3 622 456 120 19.3% 91.7% 84.7% 631
2011 Q2 598 438 97 16.2% 94.1% 90.3% 548
2011 Q1 486 361 82 16.9% 81.8% 86.4% 632
2010 Q4 557 392 93 16.7% 83.3% 88.0% 536
2010 Q3 577 410 108 18.7% 93.8% 91.4% 603
2010 Q2 525 408 68 13.0% 100.0% 88.3% 618
2010 Q1 459 335 79 17.2% 90.0% 86.7% 555
2009 Q4 500 356 90 18.0% 73.3% 94.4% 452
2009 Q3 488 342 95 19.5% 80.0% 91.3% 534
2009 Q2 409 284 77 18.8% 80.0% 90.0% 495
2009 Q1 382 277 77 20.2% 100.0% 80.3% 450
2008 Q4 522 381 108 20.7% 58.3% 87.0% 452
2008 Q3 598 485 92 15.4% 76.5% 81.4% 612
2008 Q2 698 518 143 20.5% 57.1% 82.7% 692
2008 Q1 615 465 111 18.0% 76.9% 77.2% 615
2007 Q4 764 563 160 20.9% 73.9% 78.4% 677
2007 Q3 690 517 135 19.6% 95.2% 74.0% 760
2007 Q2 707 524 140 19.8% 75.0% 77.3% 744
2007 Q1 617 457 121 19.6% 100.0% 78.3% 755
2006 Q4 600 456 101 16.8% 78.9% 77.4% 663
2006 Q3 609 448 128 21.0% 75.0% 83.3% 665
2006 Q2 667 495 135 20.2% 81.0% 83.3% 638
2006 Q1 519 394 93 17.9% 61.5% 77.1% 684
2005 Q4 567 414 121 21.3% 81.0% 75.9% 570
2005 Q3 650 494 127 19.5% 70.8% 77.3% 636
2005 Q2 650 479 130 20.0% 73.3% 74.3% 662
2005 Q1 470 357 97 20.6% 68.4% 81.0% 642
2004 Q4 613 464 115 18.8% 70.4% 79.0% 587
2004 Q3 654 487 128 19.6% 75.0% 75.1% 650
2004 Q2 633 490 114 18.0% 93.8% 68.4% 681
2004 Q1 507 351 106 20.9% 50.0% 68.3% 602
2003 Q4 562 405 107 19.0% 72.7% 68.4% 503
2003 Q3 562 407 105 18.7% 78.6% 77.9% 553
2003 Q2 663 523 105 15.8% 66.7% 64.6% 624
2003 Q1 591 453 100 16.9% 85.7% 62.3% 749
2002 Q4 605 462 119 19.7% 14.3% 56.7% 619
2002 Q3 707 562 105 14.9% 46.2% 55.1% 675
2002 Q2 648 514 105 16.2% 66.7% 55.1% 666
2002 Q1 535 412 105 19.6% 36.8% 56.3% 678
2001 Q4 558 442 116 20.8% 47.4% 39.7% 592
2001 Q3 537 418 117 21.8% 15.0% 31.6% 596
2001 Q2 528 415 111 21.0% 28.6% 38.5% 625
2001 Q1 490 419 67 13.7% 33.3% 30.1% 596
2000 Q4 490 419 70 14.3% 33.3% 35.7% 481
2000 Q3 543 467 70 12.9% 0.0% 26.3% 586
2000 Q2 513 451 61 11.9% 40.0% 43.3% 711
2000 Q1 432 383 44 10.2% 28.6% 39.2% 698
1999 Q4 483 431 44 9.1% 50.0% 44.3% 423
1999 Q3 531 459 53 10.0% 60.0% 37.2% 563
1999 Q2 469 413 42 9.0% 44.4% 48.5% 624
1999 Q1 453 394 51 11.3% 60.0% 40.9% 539
1998 Q4 450 384 50 11.1% 18.2% 38.1% 500
1998 Q3 453 386 60 13.2% 11.1% 40.8% 475
1998 Q2 428 374 47 11.0% 37.5% 42.3% 501
1998 Q1 486 433 44 9.1% 20.0% 41.1% 437
1997 Q4 383 336 32 8.4% 100.0% 49.4% 526
1997 Q3 460 415 40 8.7% 50.0% 49.5% 484
1997 Q2 467 416 39 8.4% 25.0% 50.0% 492
1997 Q1 404 346 46 11.4% 70.0% 42.2% 425
1996 Q4 375 314 46 12.3% 28.6% 56.0% 380
1996 Q3 369 322 28 7.6% 50.0% 45.1% 421
1996 Q2 394 334 46 11.7% 60.0% 54.5% 414
1996 Q1 107 97 10 9.3% 62.5% 53.8% —
1995 Q4 102 89 13 12.7% 100.0% 51.2% —
1995 Q3 111 97 14 12.6% 66.7% 69.4% —
1995 Q2 164 146 18 11.0% 85.7% 59.3% —
1995 Q1 118 110 8 6.8% 61.5% 60.5% —
1994 Q4 138 121 17 12.3% 20.0% 65.0% —
1994 Q3 160 147 13 8.1% 70.0% 64.8% —
1994 Q2 144 131 13 9.0% 100.0% 64.4% —
1994 Q1 115 104 11 9.6% 100.0% 52.6% —
1993 Q4 153 130 23 15.0% 33.3% 61.2% —
1993 Q3 148 121 27 18.2% 50.0% 68.4% —
1993 Q2 148 134 14 9.5% 0.0% 52.4% —
1993 Q1 82 66 16 19.5% 50.0% 75.0% —
1992 Q4 158 137 21 13.3% 100.0% 62.3% —
1992 Q3 141 126 15 10.6% 16.7% 70.6% —
1992 Q2 167 138 29 17.4% 66.7% 63.3% —
1992 Q1 101 80 21 20.8% 76.9% 29.6% —
1991 Q4 163 133 30 18.4% 43.8% 27.7% —
1991 Q3 160 150 10 6.3% 50.0% 63.9% —
1991 Q2 160 142 18 11.3% 69.2% 47.9% —
1991 Q1 161 143 18 11.2% 58.3% 31.8% —
1990 Q4 140 108 32 22.9% 36.4% 16.3% —
1990 Q3 163 134 29 17.8% 60.0% 40.7% —
1990 Q2 179 152 27 15.1% 66.7% 36.4% —
1990 Q1 129 116 13 10.1% 53.8% 36.1% —
1989 Q4 165 146 19 11.5% 69.2% 37.0% —
1989 Q3 188 166 22 11.7% 83.3% 38.9% —
1989 Q2 210 177 33 15.7% 40.0% 20.3% —
1989 Q1 118 109 9 7.6% 40.0% 16.0% —
1988 Q4 189 165 24 12.7% 37.5% 19.6% —
1988 Q3 188 152 36 19.1% 0.0% 20.0% —
1988 Q2 171 144 27 15.8% 66.7% 29.8% —
1988 Q1 164 127 37 22.6% 63.6% 39.6% —
1987 Q4 149 116 33 22.1% 84.2% 45.5% —
1987 Q3 452 400 52 11.5% 82.4% 57.0% —
1987 Q2 290 242 48 16.6% 0.0% 10.4% —
1987 Q1 390 349 41 10.5% 88.9% 53.8% —
1986 Q4 564 494 70 12.4% 62.5% 63.6% —
1986 Q3 399 353 46 11.5% 80.0% 56.4% —
1986 Q2 254 214 40 15.7% 0.0% 6.9% —
1986 Q1 357 319 38 10.6% 87.5% 53.0% —
1985 Q4 526 461 65 12.4% 60.0% 62.4% —
1985 Q3 398 352 46 11.6% 80.0% 56.4% —
1985 Q2 408 351 57 14.0% 44.4% 48.1% —
1985 Q1 321 291 30 9.3% 50.0% 79.2% —
1984 Q4 319 259 60 18.8% 55.6% 59.3% —
1984 Q3 328 288 40 12.2% 60.0% 69.1% —
1984 Q2 403 340 63 15.6% 76.9% 51.9% —
1984 Q1 289 249 40 13.8% 66.7% 83.5% —
1983 Q4 277 221 56 20.2% 87.5% 63.9% —
1983 Q3 398 342 56 14.1% 61.5% 79.7% —
1983 Q2 403 355 48 11.9% 88.9% 70.7% —
1983 Q1 290 253 37 12.8% 100.0% 64.7% —
1982 Q4 307 259 48 15.6% 77.8% 60.9% —
1982 Q3 334 284 50 15.0% 87.5% 57.1% —
1982 Q2 384 336 48 12.5% 50.0% 61.3% —
1982 Q1 294 256 38 12.9% 100.0% 60.0% —
1981 Q4 324 267 57 17.6% 70.0% 56.7% —
1981 Q3 299 254 45 15.1% 50.0% 56.5% —
1981 Q2 490 392 98 20.0% 76.5% 34.9% —
1981 Q1 318 278 40 12.6% 77.8% 48.9% —
1980 Q4 337 286 51 15.1% 88.9% 60.5% —
1980 Q3 331 289 42 12.7% 68.8% 63.9% —
1980 Q2 492 386 106 21.5% 91.7% 50.8% —
1980 Q1 387 324 63 16.3% 25.0% 46.4% —
1979 Q4 436 368 68 15.6% 62.5% 50.9% —
1979 Q3 379 327 52 13.7% 80.0% 57.6% —
1979 Q2 519 462 57 11.0% 75.0% 46.0% —

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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