Waverley
South East · E07000216 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,378
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
11.7%
higher than 50% of authorities
Majors in time
85.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.5%
166 allowed of 495 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 18.2%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 325 | 292 | 33 | 10.2% | 100.0% | 90.3% | 366 |
| 2025 Q4 | 346 | 299 | 47 | 13.6% | 100.0% | 97.3% | 364 |
| 2025 Q3 | 363 | 317 | 46 | 12.7% | — | 86.4% | 352 |
| 2025 Q2 | 344 | 309 | 35 | 10.2% | 66.7% | 93.9% | 361 |
| 2025 Q1 | 324 | 277 | 47 | 14.5% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 419 |
| 2024 Q4 | 411 | 336 | 75 | 18.2% | 80.0% | 86.8% | 375 |
| 2024 Q3 | 387 | 348 | 39 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 87.5% | 395 |
| 2024 Q2 | 364 | 322 | 42 | 11.5% | 33.3% | 82.9% | 354 |
| 2024 Q1 | 389 | 332 | 57 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 83.9% | 387 |
| 2023 Q4 | 451 | 389 | 62 | 13.7% | 100.0% | 87.0% | 393 |
| 2023 Q3 | 422 | 367 | 55 | 13.0% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 371 |
| 2023 Q2 | 330 | 280 | 50 | 15.2% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 405 |
| 2023 Q1 | 358 | 314 | 44 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 63.6% | 456 |
| 2022 Q4 | 432 | 378 | 54 | 12.5% | — | 64.7% | 460 |
| 2022 Q3 | 483 | 434 | 49 | 10.1% | 66.7% | 41.2% | 474 |
| 2022 Q2 | 564 | 508 | 56 | 9.9% | 100.0% | 45.5% | 450 |
| 2022 Q1 | 620 | 548 | 72 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 24.2% | 556 |
| 2021 Q4 | 466 | 418 | 48 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 494 |
| 2021 Q3 | 335 | 318 | 17 | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 638 |
| 2021 Q2 | 332 | 308 | 24 | 7.2% | 11.1% | 7.5% | 584 |
| 2021 Q1 | 391 | 347 | 44 | 11.3% | 50.0% | 55.6% | 458 |
| 2020 Q4 | 422 | 361 | 61 | 14.5% | — | 28.6% | 427 |
| 2020 Q3 | 435 | 398 | 37 | 8.5% | 50.0% | 78.3% | 432 |
| 2020 Q2 | 269 | 250 | 19 | 7.1% | — | 68.8% | 431 |
| 2020 Q1 | 410 | 366 | 44 | 10.7% | — | 72.2% | 472 |
| 2019 Q4 | 405 | 359 | 46 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 81.1% | 433 |
| 2019 Q3 | 451 | 400 | 51 | 11.3% | 50.0% | 75.0% | 481 |
| 2019 Q2 | 389 | 349 | 40 | 10.3% | 75.0% | 82.6% | 495 |
| 2019 Q1 | 477 | 418 | 59 | 12.4% | 80.0% | 84.1% | 457 |
| 2018 Q4 | 450 | 383 | 67 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 93.3% | 519 |
| 2018 Q3 | 377 | 343 | 34 | 9.0% | — | 96.0% | 461 |
| 2018 Q2 | 437 | 405 | 32 | 7.3% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 449 |
| 2018 Q1 | 448 | 396 | 52 | 11.6% | 100.0% | 92.4% | 538 |
| 2017 Q4 | 448 | 411 | 37 | 8.3% | 100.0% | 93.9% | 491 |
| 2017 Q3 | 508 | 465 | 43 | 8.5% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 548 |
| 2017 Q2 | 501 | 451 | 50 | 10.0% | 83.3% | 90.2% | 517 |
| 2017 Q1 | 416 | 370 | 46 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 98.2% | 573 |
| 2016 Q4 | 502 | 443 | 59 | 11.8% | 83.3% | 88.6% | 490 |
| 2016 Q3 | 541 | 469 | 72 | 13.3% | 100.0% | 97.4% | 562 |
| 2016 Q2 | 544 | 502 | 42 | 7.7% | 100.0% | 95.0% | 616 |
| 2016 Q1 | 416 | 367 | 49 | 11.8% | 50.0% | 83.3% | 553 |
| 2015 Q4 | 505 | 427 | 78 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 88.8% | 516 |
| 2015 Q3 | 506 | 432 | 74 | 14.6% | 100.0% | 92.5% | 526 |
| 2015 Q2 | 520 | 462 | 58 | 11.2% | 75.0% | 91.5% | 561 |
| 2015 Q1 | 502 | 444 | 58 | 11.6% | 100.0% | 83.0% | 591 |
| 2014 Q4 | 486 | 441 | 45 | 9.3% | 100.0% | 78.4% | 582 |
| 2014 Q3 | 456 | 416 | 40 | 8.8% | 85.7% | 83.5% | 529 |
| 2014 Q2 | 499 | 452 | 47 | 9.4% | 100.0% | 81.8% | 532 |
| 2014 Q1 | 465 | 361 | 50 | 10.8% | 77.8% | 86.5% | 597 |
| 2013 Q4 | 493 | 370 | 47 | 9.5% | 100.0% | 86.0% | 527 |
| 2013 Q3 | 499 | 414 | 40 | 8.0% | 100.0% | 93.3% | 540 |
| 2013 Q2 | 525 | 430 | 44 | 8.4% | 60.0% | 84.8% | 543 |
| 2013 Q1 | 397 | 303 | 47 | 11.8% | 87.5% | 76.4% | 539 |
| 2012 Q4 | 487 | 389 | 62 | 12.7% | 64.7% | 82.1% | 486 |
| 2012 Q3 | 466 | 372 | 59 | 12.7% | 81.8% | 82.7% | 527 |
| 2012 Q2 | 523 | 411 | 70 | 13.4% | 72.7% | 85.7% | 514 |
| 2012 Q1 | 465 | 358 | 61 | 13.1% | 75.0% | 81.3% | 556 |
| 2011 Q4 | 511 | 403 | 66 | 12.9% | 66.7% | 81.7% | 524 |
| 2011 Q3 | 551 | 406 | 83 | 15.1% | 56.3% | 79.3% | 556 |
| 2011 Q2 | 514 | 379 | 60 | 11.7% | 64.3% | 85.3% | 597 |
| 2011 Q1 | 451 | 340 | 73 | 16.2% | 71.4% | 83.5% | 539 |
| 2010 Q4 | 555 | 393 | 83 | 15.0% | 80.0% | 83.8% | 574 |
| 2010 Q3 | 540 | 391 | 92 | 17.0% | 88.9% | 87.9% | 584 |
| 2010 Q2 | 505 | 387 | 83 | 16.4% | 65.0% | 88.2% | 565 |
| 2010 Q1 | 412 | 310 | 71 | 17.2% | 76.2% | 69.3% | 534 |
| 2009 Q4 | 424 | 316 | 74 | 17.5% | 86.7% | 83.6% | 499 |
| 2009 Q3 | 409 | 335 | 49 | 12.0% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 483 |
| 2009 Q2 | 488 | 386 | 63 | 12.9% | 71.4% | 79.6% | 476 |
| 2009 Q1 | 385 | 303 | 57 | 14.8% | 54.5% | 69.7% | 456 |
| 2008 Q4 | 565 | 466 | 88 | 15.6% | 66.7% | 47.3% | 399 |
| 2008 Q3 | 537 | 452 | 67 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 19.0% | 566 |
| 2008 Q2 | 522 | 409 | 92 | 17.6% | 33.3% | 36.1% | 572 |
| 2008 Q1 | 577 | 451 | 110 | 19.1% | 66.7% | 52.3% | 668 |
| 2007 Q4 | 542 | 387 | 134 | 24.7% | 71.4% | 45.5% | 618 |
| 2007 Q3 | 583 | 413 | 151 | 25.9% | 20.0% | 62.2% | 627 |
| 2007 Q2 | 650 | 440 | 189 | 29.1% | 66.7% | 72.3% | 766 |
| 2007 Q1 | 607 | 417 | 167 | 27.5% | 61.5% | 69.3% | 745 |
| 2006 Q4 | 570 | 383 | 168 | 29.5% | 83.3% | 73.3% | 709 |
| 2006 Q3 | 654 | 475 | 159 | 24.3% | 76.9% | 71.3% | 668 |
| 2006 Q2 | 768 | 540 | 202 | 26.3% | 83.3% | 67.3% | 751 |
| 2006 Q1 | 550 | 386 | 148 | 26.9% | 72.7% | 72.6% | 854 |
| 2005 Q4 | 512 | 364 | 128 | 25.0% | 55.6% | 69.3% | 617 |
| 2005 Q3 | 650 | 480 | 145 | 22.3% | 50.0% | 73.0% | 625 |
| 2005 Q2 | 644 | 475 | 143 | 22.2% | 72.7% | 70.2% | 646 |
| 2005 Q1 | 595 | 421 | 155 | 26.1% | 35.7% | 67.2% | 695 |
| 2004 Q4 | 624 | 429 | 168 | 26.9% | 57.9% | 64.0% | 714 |
| 2004 Q3 | 653 | 429 | 204 | 31.2% | 76.9% | 65.6% | 718 |
| 2004 Q2 | 692 | 479 | 191 | 27.6% | 38.9% | 53.0% | 710 |
| 2004 Q1 | 610 | 398 | 196 | 32.1% | 47.6% | 41.4% | 715 |
| 2003 Q4 | 631 | 447 | 171 | 27.1% | 29.4% | 36.6% | 637 |
| 2003 Q3 | 584 | 438 | 131 | 22.4% | 11.1% | 39.1% | 694 |
| 2003 Q2 | 658 | 466 | 180 | 27.4% | 25.0% | 40.4% | 652 |
| 2003 Q1 | 570 | 419 | 146 | 25.6% | 61.5% | 34.8% | 691 |
| 2002 Q4 | 635 | 458 | 161 | 25.4% | 18.2% | 28.6% | 640 |
| 2002 Q3 | 526 | 410 | 101 | 19.2% | 50.0% | 31.8% | 623 |
| 2002 Q2 | 545 | 458 | 77 | 14.1% | 50.0% | 37.6% | 629 |
| 2002 Q1 | 531 | 444 | 67 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 51.0% | 668 |
| 2001 Q4 | 554 | 442 | 85 | 15.3% | 77.8% | 40.0% | 607 |
| 2001 Q3 | 608 | 507 | 93 | 15.3% | 11.1% | 48.5% | 588 |
| 2001 Q2 | 629 | 484 | 82 | 13.0% | 40.0% | 50.8% | 680 |
| 2001 Q1 | 593 | 498 | 79 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 55.8% | 598 |
| 2000 Q4 | 607 | 518 | 70 | 11.5% | 33.3% | 50.3% | 667 |
| 2000 Q3 | 531 | 444 | 72 | 13.6% | 66.7% | 48.6% | 597 |
| 2000 Q2 | 456 | 373 | 66 | 14.5% | 40.0% | 44.2% | 611 |
| 2000 Q1 | 524 | 454 | 58 | 11.1% | 80.0% | 37.8% | 482 |
| 1999 Q4 | 436 | 361 | 68 | 15.6% | 20.0% | 33.7% | 534 |
| 1999 Q3 | 520 | 453 | 62 | 11.9% | 100.0% | 52.5% | 560 |
| 1999 Q2 | 542 | 467 | 70 | 12.9% | 50.0% | 53.6% | 577 |
| 1999 Q1 | 416 | 358 | 54 | 13.0% | 50.0% | 50.5% | 504 |
| 1998 Q4 | 454 | 390 | 58 | 12.8% | 36.4% | 57.3% | 504 |
| 1998 Q3 | 536 | 464 | 68 | 12.7% | 60.0% | 54.2% | 541 |
| 1998 Q2 | 533 | 458 | 69 | 12.9% | 50.0% | 59.4% | 577 |
| 1998 Q1 | 378 | 320 | 39 | 10.3% | 50.0% | 58.9% | 469 |
| 1997 Q4 | 496 | 423 | 54 | 10.9% | 33.3% | 70.2% | 462 |
| 1997 Q3 | 477 | 396 | 67 | 14.0% | 75.0% | 58.1% | 587 |
| 1997 Q2 | 511 | 431 | 65 | 12.7% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 494 |
| 1997 Q1 | 426 | 357 | 57 | 13.4% | 55.6% | 53.5% | 466 |
| 1996 Q4 | 400 | 320 | 58 | 14.5% | 14.3% | 57.8% | 468 |
| 1996 Q3 | 404 | 345 | 51 | 12.6% | 50.0% | 61.9% | 457 |
| 1996 Q2 | 446 | 354 | 84 | 18.8% | 80.0% | 64.2% | 415 |
| 1996 Q1 | 201 | 175 | 26 | 12.9% | 50.0% | 78.1% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 216 | 186 | 30 | 13.9% | 75.0% | 83.1% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 212 | 186 | 26 | 12.3% | 83.3% | 76.1% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 189 | 168 | 21 | 11.1% | 44.4% | 76.0% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 145 | 128 | 17 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 41.7% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 225 | 193 | 32 | 14.2% | 50.0% | 64.4% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 254 | 215 | 39 | 15.4% | 90.9% | 84.7% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 257 | 227 | 30 | 11.7% | 77.8% | 80.9% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 224 | 203 | 21 | 9.4% | 80.0% | 81.0% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 191 | 159 | 32 | 16.8% | 85.7% | 60.9% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 239 | 210 | 29 | 12.1% | 50.0% | 67.3% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 260 | 228 | 32 | 12.3% | 42.9% | 66.3% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 175 | 160 | 15 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 88.9% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 255 | 213 | 42 | 16.5% | 71.4% | 65.7% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 234 | 191 | 43 | 18.4% | 75.0% | 87.0% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 247 | 213 | 34 | 13.8% | 33.3% | 75.8% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 211 | 165 | 46 | 21.8% | 72.7% | 67.5% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 185 | 133 | 52 | 28.1% | 87.5% | 64.9% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 249 | 196 | 53 | 21.3% | 50.0% | 67.7% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 337 | 275 | 62 | 18.4% | 58.3% | 77.2% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 281 | 225 | 56 | 19.9% | 6.7% | 69.4% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 286 | 220 | 66 | 23.1% | 63.6% | 67.4% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 337 | 264 | 73 | 21.7% | 64.7% | 64.9% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 361 | 251 | 110 | 30.5% | 46.2% | 65.6% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 359 | 276 | 83 | 23.1% | 35.0% | 67.1% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 397 | 273 | 124 | 31.2% | 33.3% | 57.5% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 362 | 253 | 109 | 30.1% | 33.3% | 57.3% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 455 | 290 | 165 | 36.3% | 42.9% | 61.2% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 421 | 310 | 111 | 26.4% | 50.0% | 54.8% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 419 | 305 | 114 | 27.2% | 50.0% | 60.3% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 468 | 350 | 118 | 25.2% | 91.7% | 61.8% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 446 | 349 | 97 | 21.7% | 40.0% | 75.9% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 391 | 295 | 96 | 24.6% | 76.9% | 74.1% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 398 | 302 | 96 | 24.1% | 69.2% | 77.7% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 379 | 302 | 77 | 20.3% | 62.5% | 75.6% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 419 | 348 | 71 | 16.9% | 53.3% | 79.7% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 345 | 277 | 68 | 19.7% | 100.0% | 84.8% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 314 | 235 | 79 | 25.2% | 76.9% | 75.8% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 352 | 281 | 71 | 20.2% | 66.7% | 77.1% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 367 | 320 | 47 | 12.8% | 50.0% | 85.3% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 287 | 241 | 46 | 16.0% | 87.5% | 84.2% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 301 | 257 | 44 | 14.6% | 75.0% | 85.3% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 407 | 365 | 42 | 10.3% | 78.6% | 85.6% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 358 | 307 | 51 | 14.2% | 83.3% | 81.0% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 300 | 257 | 43 | 14.3% | 75.0% | 88.7% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 292 | 249 | 43 | 14.7% | 85.7% | 84.9% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 328 | 293 | 35 | 10.7% | 78.6% | 87.4% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 390 | 332 | 58 | 14.9% | 83.3% | 95.0% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 317 | 276 | 41 | 12.9% | 80.0% | 94.7% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 277 | 247 | 30 | 10.8% | 92.9% | 84.0% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 331 | 299 | 32 | 9.7% | 80.0% | 84.1% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 393 | 345 | 48 | 12.2% | 80.0% | 90.8% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 338 | 305 | 33 | 9.8% | 90.9% | 94.7% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 317 | 283 | 34 | 10.7% | 87.5% | 91.1% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 271 | 247 | 24 | 8.9% | 83.3% | 93.4% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 327 | 298 | 29 | 8.9% | 100.0% | 87.8% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 310 | 282 | 28 | 9.0% | 81.8% | 90.5% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 336 | 293 | 43 | 12.8% | 90.0% | 85.5% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 271 | 240 | 31 | 11.4% | 37.5% | 84.7% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 482 | 443 | 39 | 8.1% | 55.6% | 79.4% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 383 | 328 | 55 | 14.4% | 80.0% | 87.0% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 361 | 312 | 49 | 13.6% | 88.2% | 75.4% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 459 | 404 | 55 | 12.0% | 90.9% | 76.9% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 456 | 402 | 54 | 11.8% | 92.3% | 72.7% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 401 | 354 | 47 | 11.7% | 77.8% | 71.3% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 414 | 361 | 53 | 12.8% | 63.6% | 68.9% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 430 | 373 | 57 | 13.3% | 72.7% | 58.6% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 380 | 332 | 48 | 12.6% | 66.7% | 57.8% | — |
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.