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Elmbridge

South East · E07000207 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,590
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
19.6%
higher than 88% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
84.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.3%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 27.5%

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
1,611
in the window
Applications decided
1,590
in the window
Approval rate
80.4%
1,278 granted, 312 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 150 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
85.5%
rank 231 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 124 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
Major2673.1%—
Minor47579.4%86.8%
Other1,08981.0%—
of which householder90081.0%84.7%
"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
03046082024 Q3: 365 received2024 Q3: 447 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 320 received2024 Q4: 312 decided2025 Q1: 380 received2025 Q1: 302 decided2025 Q2: 412 received2025 Q2: 376 decided2025 Q3: 355 received2025 Q3: 338 decided2025 Q4: 352 received2025 Q4: 293 decided2026 Q1: 422 received2026 Q1: 351 decided2026 Q2: 482 received2026 Q2: 608 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
59%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E07000207). 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 608 511 97 16.0% — 89.2% 482
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 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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