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Guildford

South East · E07000209 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,348
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
16.2%
higher than 76% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
65.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
78.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
36.1%
182 allowed of 504 decided
Decisions overturned
2.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 26.8%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 333 273 60 18.0% 0.0% 63.6% 354
2025 Q4 325 267 58 17.8% — 58.8% 324
2025 Q3 384 342 42 10.9% — 85.7% 304
2025 Q2 306 247 59 19.3% — 54.5% 376
2025 Q1 301 256 45 15.0% — 69.2% 402
2024 Q4 293 246 47 16.0% — 76.5% 367
2024 Q3 324 284 40 12.3% — 72.2% 361
2024 Q2 368 309 59 16.0% 100.0% 78.6% 393
2024 Q1 331 270 61 18.4% 100.0% 69.2% 396
2023 Q4 437 347 90 20.6% 75.0% 69.0% 388
2023 Q3 485 400 85 17.5% 50.0% 57.1% 414
2023 Q2 513 396 117 22.8% 100.0% 53.6% 491
2023 Q1 465 364 101 21.7% 100.0% 28.6% 419
2022 Q4 499 409 90 18.0% 100.0% 22.2% 441
2022 Q3 468 380 88 18.8% 100.0% 16.7% 425
2022 Q2 398 328 70 17.6% — 18.5% 478
2022 Q1 453 351 102 22.5% 0.0% 11.3% 492
2021 Q4 407 315 92 22.6% 50.0% 2.6% 458
2021 Q3 455 368 87 19.1% 0.0% 32.0% 389
2021 Q2 433 362 71 16.4% 100.0% 41.9% 603
2021 Q1 383 292 91 23.8% 66.7% 40.5% 570
2020 Q4 415 348 67 16.1% 100.0% 50.9% 492
2020 Q3 405 339 66 16.3% 75.0% 75.5% 493
2020 Q2 405 336 69 17.0% 100.0% 72.0% 406
2020 Q1 415 354 61 14.7% 100.0% 93.4% 486
2019 Q4 438 361 77 17.6% 100.0% 92.5% 457
2019 Q3 413 339 74 17.9% 85.7% 88.5% 456
2019 Q2 456 380 76 16.7% 100.0% 98.5% 479
2019 Q1 400 340 60 15.0% 100.0% 96.0% 484
2018 Q4 490 424 66 13.5% 100.0% 92.6% 454
2018 Q3 497 421 76 15.3% 100.0% 91.5% 516
2018 Q2 526 435 91 17.3% 100.0% 87.0% 498
2018 Q1 449 366 83 18.5% 100.0% 94.5% 539
2017 Q4 496 399 97 19.6% 80.0% 83.1% 503
2017 Q3 503 411 92 18.3% 100.0% 93.5% 514
2017 Q2 527 425 102 19.4% 80.0% 90.4% 570
2017 Q1 457 363 94 20.6% 100.0% 88.1% 551
2016 Q4 512 375 137 26.8% 50.0% 79.4% 522
2016 Q3 585 469 116 19.8% 66.7% 89.5% 522
2016 Q2 528 419 109 20.6% 100.0% 86.9% 625
2016 Q1 478 359 119 24.9% 100.0% 72.2% 545
2015 Q4 496 384 112 22.6% 87.5% 73.7% 552
2015 Q3 464 374 90 19.4% 83.3% 69.4% 497
2015 Q2 508 424 84 16.5% 80.0% 64.6% 561
2015 Q1 425 317 108 25.4% 75.0% 70.2% 503
2014 Q4 454 366 88 19.4% 100.0% 71.3% 511
2014 Q3 512 409 103 20.1% 87.5% 67.6% 498
2014 Q2 480 407 73 15.2% 87.5% 68.3% 635
2014 Q1 431 329 68 15.8% 72.7% 65.3% 544
2013 Q4 506 401 54 10.7% 61.5% 49.4% 538
2013 Q3 518 407 50 9.7% 70.0% 45.5% 543
2013 Q2 548 420 65 11.9% 58.8% 68.9% 565
2013 Q1 449 355 60 13.4% 40.0% 63.7% 544
2012 Q4 473 355 76 16.1% 75.0% 65.2% 509
2012 Q3 506 386 73 14.4% 50.0% 62.0% 482
2012 Q2 477 348 81 17.0% 71.4% 69.6% 548
2012 Q1 461 311 95 20.6% 100.0% 74.7% 581
2011 Q4 540 404 76 14.1% 100.0% 81.3% 488
2011 Q3 562 391 101 18.0% 62.5% 76.1% 603
2011 Q2 517 376 108 20.9% 87.5% 69.7% 525
2011 Q1 368 244 89 24.2% 62.5% 67.1% 521
2010 Q4 515 355 121 23.5% 75.0% 55.9% 478
2010 Q3 569 402 131 23.0% 90.9% 71.6% 600
2010 Q2 485 327 111 22.9% 100.0% 68.6% 606
2010 Q1 474 319 128 27.0% 72.7% 47.3% 496
2009 Q4 418 312 86 20.6% 92.3% 62.3% 541
2009 Q3 470 312 105 22.3% 81.3% 73.9% 498
2009 Q2 422 304 83 19.7% 100.0% 77.7% 513
2009 Q1 415 268 115 27.7% 83.3% 76.9% 480
2008 Q4 454 327 106 23.3% 81.8% 70.2% 494
2008 Q3 571 406 153 26.8% 91.7% 80.5% 531
2008 Q2 564 414 143 25.4% 62.5% 73.2% 633
2008 Q1 432 311 101 23.4% 60.0% 65.2% 594
2007 Q4 582 447 116 19.9% 93.3% 80.2% 613
2007 Q3 632 463 154 24.4% 90.9% 87.4% 652
2007 Q2 564 426 124 22.0% 100.0% 83.9% 711
2007 Q1 548 398 124 22.6% 90.9% 73.4% 648
2006 Q4 487 371 83 17.0% 100.0% 79.5% 618
2006 Q3 623 488 106 17.0% 62.5% 70.7% 591
2006 Q2 588 431 135 23.0% 42.9% 69.9% 682
2006 Q1 547 401 110 20.1% 46.2% 79.6% 673
2005 Q4 496 374 91 18.3% 14.3% 56.4% 574
2005 Q3 561 441 93 16.6% 46.2% 62.4% 624
2005 Q2 608 478 106 17.4% 66.7% 70.1% 634
2005 Q1 568 442 101 17.8% 58.3% 66.0% 626
2004 Q4 534 443 66 12.4% 57.1% 65.8% 613
2004 Q3 643 532 96 14.9% 63.2% 76.6% 659
2004 Q2 657 529 113 17.2% 30.0% 60.6% 718
2004 Q1 582 464 101 17.4% 69.2% 69.6% 713
2003 Q4 589 465 112 19.0% 43.8% 52.2% 615
2003 Q3 690 559 115 16.7% 57.1% 61.4% 675
2003 Q2 557 463 81 14.5% 0.0% 50.9% 651
2003 Q1 548 443 88 16.1% 20.0% 62.3% 635
2002 Q4 552 454 84 15.2% 40.0% 64.4% 623
2002 Q3 633 518 100 15.8% 38.5% 51.4% 618
2002 Q2 549 467 63 11.5% 66.7% 59.8% 657
2002 Q1 497 387 88 17.7% 44.4% 49.5% 654
2001 Q4 546 409 84 15.4% 18.2% 54.0% 524
2001 Q3 590 489 89 15.1% 50.0% 57.1% 660
2001 Q2 531 433 78 14.7% 62.5% 51.8% 520
2001 Q1 514 408 67 13.0% 62.5% 52.6% 595
2000 Q4 464 376 67 14.4% 28.6% 59.3% 480
2000 Q3 616 508 103 16.7% 53.8% 45.8% 511
2000 Q2 615 512 97 15.8% 33.3% 40.0% 633
2000 Q1 518 433 75 14.5% 37.5% 27.6% 579
1999 Q4 298 245 39 13.1% 100.0% 29.0% 419
1999 Q3 644 518 91 14.1% — 28.8% 871
1999 Q2 534 451 60 11.2% 0.0% 10.9% 538
1999 Q1 399 352 36 9.0% 0.0% 22.3% 526
1998 Q4 482 415 58 12.0% 0.0% 35.0% 421
1998 Q3 479 415 42 8.8% 0.0% 27.9% 527
1998 Q2 480 410 44 9.2% 42.9% 32.4% 479
1998 Q1 481 409 47 9.8% 11.1% 39.5% 462
1997 Q4 406 338 43 10.6% 22.2% 35.1% 412
1997 Q3 463 395 46 9.9% 14.3% 32.5% 487
1997 Q2 455 377 47 10.3% 25.0% 15.2% 475
1997 Q1 391 320 38 9.7% 50.0% 34.9% 421
1996 Q4 410 343 50 12.2% 0.0% 22.8% 415
1996 Q3 441 373 53 12.0% 66.7% 29.2% 373
1996 Q2 405 337 51 12.6% 0.0% 34.2% 466
1996 Q1 228 184 44 19.3% 50.0% 66.1% —
1995 Q4 280 229 51 18.2% 61.1% 39.2% —
1995 Q3 291 235 56 19.2% 54.5% 51.4% —
1995 Q2 235 197 38 16.2% 50.0% 56.1% —
1995 Q1 192 152 40 20.8% 60.0% 46.2% —
1994 Q4 320 274 46 14.4% 68.4% 49.0% —
1994 Q3 259 223 36 13.9% 60.0% 46.2% —
1994 Q2 250 206 44 17.6% 64.3% 43.2% —
1994 Q1 302 301 1 0.3% 80.0% 61.5% —
1993 Q4 303 276 27 8.9% 68.2% 56.9% —
1993 Q3 232 195 37 15.9% 50.0% 60.0% —
1993 Q2 187 162 25 13.4% 100.0% 62.0% —
1993 Q1 193 146 47 24.4% 66.7% 51.5% —
1992 Q4 104 77 27 26.0% 0.0% 50.0% —
1992 Q3 268 231 37 13.8% 57.1% 55.9% —
1992 Q2 232 168 64 27.6% 70.0% 35.7% —
1992 Q1 209 172 37 17.7% 62.5% 35.5% —
1991 Q4 278 213 65 23.4% 60.0% 47.5% —
1991 Q3 278 213 65 23.4% 25.0% 45.8% —
1991 Q2 291 198 93 32.0% 25.0% 14.9% —
1991 Q1 107 72 35 32.7% 0.0% 2.4% —
1990 Q4 202 134 68 33.7% 20.0% 34.4% —
1990 Q3 297 206 91 30.6% 62.5% 16.3% —
1990 Q2 239 164 75 31.4% 50.0% 39.2% —
1990 Q1 257 186 71 27.6% 31.3% 47.9% —
1989 Q4 229 148 81 35.4% 16.7% 33.3% —
1989 Q3 305 213 92 30.2% 62.5% 18.0% —
1989 Q2 297 206 91 30.6% 20.0% 12.5% —
1989 Q1 276 170 106 38.4% 18.2% 32.6% —
1988 Q4 307 190 117 38.1% 50.0% 24.5% —
1988 Q3 267 189 78 29.2% 80.0% 32.6% —
1988 Q2 342 225 117 34.2% 50.0% 50.9% —
1988 Q1 254 166 88 34.6% 57.1% 43.9% —
1987 Q4 245 171 74 30.2% 50.0% 46.2% —
1987 Q3 426 366 60 14.1% 14.3% 49.5% —
1987 Q2 416 356 60 14.4% 50.0% 43.6% —
1987 Q1 431 361 70 16.2% 37.5% 44.4% —
1986 Q4 393 323 70 17.8% 41.2% 57.4% —
1986 Q3 406 327 79 19.5% 54.5% 65.7% —
1986 Q2 484 388 96 19.8% 62.5% 72.3% —
1986 Q1 326 269 57 17.5% 26.7% 57.1% —
1985 Q4 352 287 65 18.5% 81.8% 60.4% —
1985 Q3 266 220 46 17.3% 33.3% 57.0% —
1985 Q2 514 427 87 16.9% 41.7% 60.5% —
1985 Q1 289 239 50 17.3% 71.4% 61.4% —
1984 Q4 322 262 60 18.6% 70.0% 72.2% —
1984 Q3 352 280 72 20.5% 75.0% 64.8% —
1984 Q2 512 421 91 17.8% 64.7% 73.4% —
1984 Q1 327 257 70 21.4% 77.8% 57.5% —
1983 Q4 303 249 54 17.8% 54.5% 74.0% —
1983 Q3 355 285 70 19.7% 85.7% 74.7% —
1983 Q2 440 376 64 14.5% 50.0% 74.1% —
1983 Q1 350 303 47 13.4% 72.7% 87.5% —
1982 Q4 310 267 43 13.9% 87.5% 70.8% —
1982 Q3 320 259 61 19.1% 37.5% 77.9% —
1982 Q2 484 403 81 16.7% 47.4% 66.9% —
1982 Q1 287 247 40 13.9% 53.8% 75.8% —
1981 Q4 300 252 48 16.0% 50.0% 37.7% —
1981 Q3 290 245 45 15.5% 57.1% 38.2% —
1981 Q2 636 533 103 16.2% 21.4% 19.5% —
1981 Q1 395 332 63 15.9% 66.7% 78.0% —
1980 Q4 401 332 69 17.2% 83.3% 78.8% —
1980 Q3 540 456 84 15.6% 87.5% 82.0% —
1980 Q2 587 491 96 16.4% 84.6% 82.5% —
1980 Q1 462 364 98 21.2% 90.9% 82.9% —
1979 Q4 484 399 85 17.6% 100.0% 82.1% —
1979 Q3 568 469 99 17.4% 11.1% 65.8% —
1979 Q2 526 437 89 16.9% 69.2% 84.0% —

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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