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Waverley

South East · E07000216 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,362
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
12.0%
higher than 53% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.1%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.2%

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
1,437
in the window
Applications decided
1,362
in the window
Approval rate
88.0%
1,199 granted, 163 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 95 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
95.9%
rank 76 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 43 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
Major2878.6%83.3%
Minor32177.9%91.4%
Other1,01391.5%—
of which householder85092.1%97.0%
"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
02104192024 Q3: 395 received2024 Q3: 387 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 375 received2024 Q4: 411 decided2025 Q1: 419 received2025 Q1: 324 decided2025 Q2: 361 received2025 Q2: 344 decided2025 Q3: 352 received2025 Q3: 363 decided2025 Q4: 364 received2025 Q4: 346 decided2026 Q1: 366 received2026 Q1: 325 decided2026 Q2: 355 received2026 Q2: 328 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
117%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

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 (E07000216). 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 328 291 37 11.3% 50.0% 92.5% 355
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 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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