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Mole Valley

South East · E07000210 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
857
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
27.0%
higher than 98% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
30.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
68.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.5%
118 allowed of 400 decided
Decisions overturned
2.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 31.2%

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
897
in the window
Applications decided
857
in the window
Approval rate
73.0%
626 granted, 231 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 162 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
57.9%
rank 302 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 159 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
Major2075.0%100.0%
Minor24758.7%30.8%
Other59079.0%—
of which householder48876.6%68.4%
"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
01482962024 Q3: 239 received2024 Q3: 257 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 289 received2024 Q4: 222 decided2025 Q1: 296 received2025 Q1: 277 decided2025 Q2: 274 received2025 Q2: 264 decided2025 Q3: 288 received2025 Q3: 218 decided2025 Q4: 243 received2025 Q4: 266 decided2026 Q1: 179 received2026 Q1: 165 decided2026 Q2: 187 received2026 Q2: 208 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
72%
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 (E07000210). 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)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 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 208 161 47 22.6% — 32.1% 187
2026 Q1 165 121 44 26.7% 100.0% 17.9% 179
2025 Q4 266 183 83 31.2% — 30.8% 243
2025 Q3 218 161 57 26.1% — 45.5% 288
2025 Q2 264 189 75 28.4% 100.0% 85.3% 274
2025 Q1 277 215 62 22.4% 25.0% 75.7% 296
2024 Q4 222 170 52 23.4% 66.7% 91.3% 289
2024 Q3 257 193 64 24.9% 50.0% 81.4% 239
2024 Q2 267 193 74 27.7% 0.0% 85.7% 260
2024 Q1 224 164 60 26.8% 100.0% 84.8% 277
2023 Q4 252 191 61 24.2% 100.0% 90.7% 250
2023 Q3 281 229 52 18.5% — 91.7% 259
2023 Q2 251 203 48 19.1% 0.0% 85.3% 253
2023 Q1 239 191 48 20.1% 50.0% 87.9% 268
2022 Q4 280 217 63 22.5% 100.0% 92.9% 271
2022 Q3 334 281 53 15.9% — 95.1% 310
2022 Q2 345 292 53 15.4% 0.0% 78.4% 362
2022 Q1 313 272 41 13.1% 66.7% 53.2% 326
2021 Q4 334 291 43 12.9% 0.0% 31.6% 292
2021 Q3 355 317 38 10.7% 100.0% 41.2% 345
2021 Q2 265 232 33 12.5% — 20.5% 367
2021 Q1 246 200 46 18.7% 0.0% 48.9% 255
2020 Q4 311 257 54 17.4% 0.0% 92.3% 360
2020 Q3 291 241 50 17.2% — 89.5% 315
2020 Q2 236 200 36 15.3% — 89.5% 264
2020 Q1 309 263 46 14.9% 100.0% 86.4% 316
2019 Q4 291 245 46 15.8% 50.0% 83.3% 325
2019 Q3 325 256 69 21.2% 100.0% 74.1% 328
2019 Q2 341 298 43 12.6% — 71.2% 346
2019 Q1 275 233 42 15.3% — 63.8% 357
2018 Q4 300 266 34 11.3% 100.0% 68.0% 261
2018 Q3 257 220 37 14.4% 100.0% 87.1% 319
2018 Q2 332 285 47 14.2% — 94.2% 318
2018 Q1 266 213 53 19.9% 100.0% 91.9% 312
2017 Q4 309 258 51 16.5% 100.0% 86.5% 288
2017 Q3 297 263 34 11.4% 0.0% 91.3% 354
2017 Q2 340 293 47 13.8% — 81.3% 311
2017 Q1 295 256 39 13.2% 100.0% 97.7% 378
2016 Q4 308 240 68 22.1% 66.7% 57.4% 290
2016 Q3 339 286 53 15.6% 100.0% 56.1% 314
2016 Q2 295 265 30 10.2% 75.0% 52.1% 342
2016 Q1 243 218 25 10.3% — 43.5% 314
2015 Q4 307 282 25 8.1% 100.0% 68.1% 305
2015 Q3 356 321 35 9.8% 100.0% 73.8% 365
2015 Q2 313 285 28 8.9% 100.0% 72.0% 338
2015 Q1 261 238 23 8.8% — 56.1% 324
2014 Q4 282 258 24 8.5% 100.0% 38.0% 264
2014 Q3 309 282 27 8.7% 0.0% 64.9% 307
2014 Q2 302 277 25 8.3% 66.7% 59.7% 362
2014 Q1 258 213 20 7.8% 75.0% 74.3% 330
2013 Q4 272 216 34 12.5% 100.0% 68.0% 294
2013 Q3 311 250 31 10.0% 60.0% 66.7% 306
2013 Q2 328 270 31 9.5% 46.2% 64.0% 324
2013 Q1 276 233 22 8.0% 100.0% 75.4% 358
2012 Q4 308 253 18 5.8% 80.0% 73.0% 338
2012 Q3 334 283 32 9.6% 75.0% 69.0% 313
2012 Q2 345 289 25 7.2% 25.0% 84.1% 404
2012 Q1 295 240 28 9.5% 33.3% 75.3% 314
2011 Q4 331 281 28 8.5% 40.0% 61.6% 338
2011 Q3 354 303 30 8.5% 75.0% 74.4% 345
2011 Q2 311 254 37 11.9% 0.0% 73.5% 361
2011 Q1 265 208 29 10.9% 100.0% 66.7% 316
2010 Q4 279 221 32 11.5% 100.0% 62.7% 300
2010 Q3 320 262 36 11.3% 0.0% 74.6% 327
2010 Q2 361 291 47 13.0% 80.0% 61.8% 352
2010 Q1 258 221 25 9.7% 100.0% 53.6% 355
2009 Q4 265 215 31 11.7% 100.0% 74.1% 311
2009 Q3 317 260 33 10.4% 100.0% 83.6% 310
2009 Q2 281 230 31 11.0% 50.0% 87.1% 341
2009 Q1 233 201 20 8.6% 83.3% 76.8% 266
2008 Q4 270 216 47 17.4% 100.0% 85.3% 298
2008 Q3 319 257 53 16.6% 80.0% 67.5% 308
2008 Q2 443 374 59 13.3% 66.7% 45.2% 370
2008 Q1 355 277 67 18.9% 85.7% 75.3% 456
2007 Q4 411 312 82 20.0% 50.0% 69.6% 389
2007 Q3 438 371 58 13.2% 100.0% 63.9% 440
2007 Q2 411 331 70 17.0% 87.5% 73.5% 446
2007 Q1 331 261 64 19.3% 92.9% 77.2% 450
2006 Q4 337 257 61 18.1% 100.0% 80.0% 367
2006 Q3 392 317 59 15.1% 100.0% 74.2% 394
2006 Q2 402 330 62 15.4% 84.6% 80.4% 414
2006 Q1 318 253 56 17.6% 100.0% 77.8% 397
2005 Q4 375 282 80 21.3% 87.5% 81.3% 378
2005 Q3 433 312 75 17.3% 75.0% 77.3% 396
2005 Q2 437 339 89 20.4% 100.0% 79.4% 464
2005 Q1 348 264 68 19.5% 90.9% 84.3% 447
2004 Q4 411 317 74 18.0% 77.8% 67.8% 393
2004 Q3 436 334 88 20.2% 83.3% 69.9% 405
2004 Q2 423 332 86 20.3% 100.0% 72.8% 465
2004 Q1 355 272 78 22.0% 77.8% 74.7% 470
2003 Q4 378 296 77 20.4% 66.7% 71.3% 384
2003 Q3 403 331 71 17.6% 66.7% 65.5% 416
2003 Q2 376 304 69 18.4% 50.0% 74.7% 400
2003 Q1 336 290 45 13.4% 30.0% 54.8% 390
2002 Q4 353 292 50 14.2% 62.5% 47.3% 380
2002 Q3 385 323 44 11.4% 12.5% 54.8% 399
2002 Q2 465 412 49 10.5% 80.0% 57.3% 454
2002 Q1 330 286 38 11.5% — 56.4% 451
2001 Q4 352 308 43 12.2% 50.0% 44.2% 335
2001 Q3 367 326 35 9.5% 60.0% 50.0% 409
2001 Q2 377 342 32 8.5% — 62.5% 392
2001 Q1 319 284 32 10.0% 75.0% 47.8% 394
2000 Q4 387 330 51 13.2% 0.0% 49.3% 380
2000 Q3 400 350 50 12.5% 37.5% 48.7% 384
2000 Q2 429 372 54 12.6% 100.0% 67.1% 469
2000 Q1 297 269 24 8.1% 50.0% 50.8% 459
1999 Q4 342 301 36 10.5% 50.0% 63.9% 335
1999 Q3 383 338 44 11.5% 100.0% 58.8% 361
1999 Q2 351 299 48 13.7% 50.0% 58.1% 422
1999 Q1 291 251 39 13.4% 80.0% 62.7% 333
1998 Q4 331 290 40 12.1% 25.0% 51.6% 330
1998 Q3 314 257 56 17.8% 0.0% 54.0% 351
1998 Q2 311 257 52 16.7% 57.1% 58.2% 353
1998 Q1 276 233 40 14.5% 0.0% 60.4% 344
1997 Q4 321 269 43 13.4% 50.0% 61.4% 314
1997 Q3 310 271 35 11.3% 50.0% 56.7% 357
1997 Q2 307 255 51 16.6% 60.0% 76.8% 360
1997 Q1 220 190 28 12.7% 100.0% 63.0% 312
1996 Q4 262 212 43 16.4% 50.0% 60.0% 236
1996 Q3 294 248 44 15.0% 75.0% 67.1% 287
1996 Q2 274 224 47 17.2% 42.9% 60.0% 315
1996 Q1 270 251 19 7.0% 50.0% 65.9% —
1995 Q4 255 232 23 9.0% 37.5% 73.3% —
1995 Q3 274 251 23 8.4% 70.0% 64.4% —
1995 Q2 314 286 28 8.9% 87.5% 68.5% —
1995 Q1 278 254 24 8.6% 40.0% 67.7% —
1994 Q4 272 250 22 8.1% 50.0% 75.7% —
1994 Q3 288 269 19 6.6% 71.4% 69.4% —
1994 Q2 306 285 21 6.9% 55.6% 61.6% —
1994 Q1 231 206 25 10.8% 77.8% 65.5% —
1993 Q4 302 280 22 7.3% 69.2% 62.7% —
1993 Q3 278 244 34 12.2% 85.7% 75.3% —
1993 Q2 274 246 28 10.2% 50.0% 63.2% —
1993 Q1 232 218 14 6.0% 60.0% 42.1% —
1992 Q4 251 236 15 6.0% 100.0% 56.7% —
1992 Q3 297 273 24 8.1% 100.0% 62.8% —
1992 Q2 342 307 35 10.2% 42.9% 59.4% —
1992 Q1 258 223 35 13.6% 66.7% 81.5% —
1991 Q4 321 293 28 8.7% 50.0% 61.3% —
1991 Q3 349 318 31 8.9% 58.3% 51.1% —
1991 Q2 421 391 30 7.1% 38.5% 65.1% —
1991 Q1 317 282 35 11.0% 38.5% 44.4% —
1990 Q4 322 294 28 8.7% 15.8% 28.4% —
1990 Q3 311 273 38 12.2% 63.6% 34.9% —
1990 Q2 371 326 45 12.1% 90.0% 67.4% —
1990 Q1 292 258 34 11.6% 75.0% 69.3% —
1989 Q4 384 347 37 9.6% 85.7% 66.0% —
1989 Q3 331 294 37 11.2% 50.0% 57.4% —
1989 Q2 448 394 54 12.1% 90.9% 68.2% —
1989 Q1 338 298 40 11.8% 80.0% 69.6% —
1988 Q4 448 405 43 9.6% 85.7% 67.7% —
1988 Q3 372 330 42 11.3% 54.5% 58.1% —
1988 Q2 436 382 54 12.4% 90.9% 67.3% —
1988 Q1 285 251 34 11.9% 75.0% 68.6% —
1987 Q4 385 349 36 9.4% 85.7% 66.0% —
1987 Q3 312 274 38 12.2% 60.0% 58.0% —
1987 Q2 378 332 46 12.2% 90.0% 66.3% —
1987 Q1 261 231 30 11.5% 75.0% 67.1% —
1986 Q4 354 319 35 9.9% 85.7% 66.0% —
1986 Q3 281 247 34 12.1% 55.6% 57.0% —
1986 Q2 337 295 42 12.5% 88.9% 67.5% —
1986 Q1 245 217 28 11.4% 75.0% 66.2% —
1985 Q4 319 288 31 9.7% 85.7% 65.5% —
1985 Q3 279 245 34 12.2% 55.6% 57.0% —
1985 Q2 339 297 42 12.4% 88.9% 67.5% —
1985 Q1 270 244 26 9.6% 100.0% 70.9% —
1984 Q4 268 231 37 13.8% 71.4% 65.0% —
1984 Q3 293 256 37 12.6% 75.0% 59.8% —
1984 Q2 348 314 34 9.8% 57.1% 60.8% —
1984 Q1 223 193 30 13.5% 62.5% 63.6% —
1983 Q4 274 234 40 14.6% 50.0% 62.5% —
1983 Q3 300 271 29 9.7% 100.0% 45.3% —
1983 Q2 295 262 33 11.2% 66.7% 55.4% —
1983 Q1 213 195 18 8.5% 50.0% 67.9% —
1982 Q4 228 199 29 12.7% 80.0% 65.3% —
1982 Q3 285 253 32 11.2% 0.0% 60.3% —
1982 Q2 281 259 22 7.8% 100.0% 61.6% —
1982 Q1 222 208 14 6.3% 33.3% 67.9% —
1981 Q4 250 224 26 10.4% 40.0% 67.9% —
1981 Q3 273 228 45 16.5% 70.0% 52.1% —
1981 Q2 376 319 57 15.2% 75.0% 43.9% —
1981 Q1 291 257 34 11.7% 83.3% 64.0% —
1980 Q4 299 276 23 7.7% 0.0% 58.8% —
1980 Q3 365 330 35 9.6% 58.3% 41.0% —
1980 Q2 416 378 38 9.1% 80.0% 54.9% —
1980 Q1 362 323 39 10.8% 66.7% 43.4% —
1979 Q4 344 315 29 8.4% 60.0% 44.7% —
1979 Q3 403 367 36 8.9% 33.3% 47.3% —
1979 Q2 338 304 34 10.1% 85.7% 39.2% —

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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