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Rugby

West Midlands · E07000220 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
443
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
7.4%
higher than 21% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
64.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
79.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
36.8%
42 allowed of 114 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.3%

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
619
in the window
Applications decided
443
in the window
Approval rate
92.6%
410 granted, 33 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 40 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
77.0%
rank 273 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 144 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
Major2085.0%100.0%
Minor13090.8%64.3%
Other29393.9%—
of which householder23894.1%79.3%
"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
01032062024 Q3: 166 received2024 Q3: 128 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 178 received2024 Q4: 145 decided2025 Q1: 206 received2025 Q1: 143 decided2025 Q2: 139 received2025 Q2: 131 decided2025 Q3: 138 received2025 Q3: 108 decided2025 Q4: 141 received2025 Q4: 131 decided2026 Q1: 159 received2026 Q1: 96 decided2026 Q2: 181 received2026 Q2: 108 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
187%
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 (E07000220). 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 108 97 11 10.2% 100.0% 66.7% 181
2026 Q1 96 87 9 9.4% — 77.8% 159
2025 Q4 131 123 8 6.1% — 55.6% 141
2025 Q3 108 103 5 4.6% 100.0% 50.0% 138
2025 Q2 131 122 9 6.9% — 78.3% 139
2025 Q1 143 131 12 8.4% 100.0% 91.7% 206
2024 Q4 145 133 12 8.3% 50.0% 94.1% 178
2024 Q3 128 116 12 9.4% 100.0% 82.4% 166
2024 Q2 125 114 11 8.8% 33.3% 60.0% 169
2024 Q1 143 128 15 10.5% 100.0% 62.5% 169
2023 Q4 153 132 21 13.7% 50.0% 46.7% 160
2023 Q3 137 129 8 5.8% 33.3% 81.3% 174
2023 Q2 131 107 24 18.3% 0.0% 50.0% 137
2023 Q1 181 167 14 7.7% 100.0% 80.8% 203
2022 Q4 178 160 18 10.1% 0.0% 64.3% 169
2022 Q3 156 145 11 7.1% 66.7% 72.7% 172
2022 Q2 186 171 15 8.1% — 83.3% 165
2022 Q1 227 209 18 7.9% — 50.0% 196
2021 Q4 191 181 10 5.2% 100.0% 60.9% 169
2021 Q3 211 206 5 2.4% 100.0% 87.5% 161
2021 Q2 224 211 13 5.8% 100.0% 47.1% 224
2021 Q1 179 171 8 4.5% 100.0% 70.0% 222
2020 Q4 200 186 14 7.0% — 88.2% 194
2020 Q3 157 150 7 4.5% — 82.4% 213
2020 Q2 160 156 4 2.5% 100.0% 84.2% 152
2020 Q1 179 164 15 8.4% — 66.7% 183
2019 Q4 180 164 16 8.9% 100.0% 100.0% 204
2019 Q3 220 210 10 4.5% 100.0% 57.7% 218
2019 Q2 162 149 13 8.0% 100.0% 65.2% 249
2019 Q1 180 172 8 4.4% 100.0% 92.0% 198
2018 Q4 251 242 9 3.6% 100.0% 90.2% 225
2018 Q3 250 236 14 5.6% 100.0% 83.3% 252
2018 Q2 245 236 9 3.7% 100.0% 77.4% 249
2018 Q1 175 169 6 3.4% 100.0% 91.7% 209
2017 Q4 197 187 10 5.1% 100.0% 90.3% 194
2017 Q3 270 258 12 4.4% 100.0% 87.5% 277
2017 Q2 293 284 9 3.1% 100.0% 82.6% 284
2017 Q1 167 158 9 5.4% 100.0% 68.4% 211
2016 Q4 209 198 11 5.3% 80.0% 74.2% 209
2016 Q3 240 223 17 7.1% 100.0% 60.9% 240
2016 Q2 229 218 11 4.8% 100.0% 62.0% 245
2016 Q1 208 196 12 5.8% 75.0% 69.5% 252
2015 Q4 222 204 18 8.1% 85.7% 68.3% 213
2015 Q3 227 211 16 7.0% 85.7% 59.5% 239
2015 Q2 242 226 16 6.6% 0.0% 73.3% 226
2015 Q1 179 160 19 10.6% 100.0% 58.5% 224
2014 Q4 231 202 29 12.6% 100.0% 63.4% 219
2014 Q3 218 200 18 8.3% — 64.8% 220
2014 Q2 190 173 17 8.9% 100.0% 75.0% 203
2014 Q1 222 205 10 4.5% 100.0% 59.7% 228
2013 Q4 211 191 17 8.1% 75.0% 66.7% 229
2013 Q3 238 214 22 9.2% 55.6% 55.6% 229
2013 Q2 221 210 8 3.6% 28.6% 59.0% 234
2013 Q1 199 182 11 5.5% 0.0% 58.2% 229
2012 Q4 197 177 16 8.1% 66.7% 72.9% 197
2012 Q3 249 224 21 8.4% 44.4% 50.0% 229
2012 Q2 210 181 21 10.0% 83.3% 51.8% 213
2012 Q1 197 184 11 5.6% 40.0% 78.1% 200
2011 Q4 191 180 7 3.7% 71.4% 73.6% 239
2011 Q3 195 180 11 5.6% 33.3% 75.4% 214
2011 Q2 191 167 11 5.8% 71.4% 66.2% 195
2011 Q1 190 165 17 8.9% 66.7% 68.1% 189
2010 Q4 219 203 11 5.0% 20.0% 61.4% 195
2010 Q3 266 245 12 4.5% 0.0% 35.2% 222
2010 Q2 184 170 8 4.3% 50.0% 33.3% 129
2010 Q1 174 144 25 14.4% 0.0% 33.3% 125
2009 Q4 163 145 17 10.4% 33.3% 54.2% 156
2009 Q3 187 162 24 12.8% 25.0% 54.2% 184
2009 Q2 204 158 34 16.7% 33.3% 56.6% 198
2009 Q1 188 158 25 13.3% 37.5% 58.8% 201
2008 Q4 216 167 41 19.0% 83.3% 77.8% 238
2008 Q3 241 182 54 22.4% 71.4% 61.2% 247
2008 Q2 248 200 43 17.3% 66.7% 67.1% 313
2008 Q1 245 184 41 16.7% 60.0% 66.1% 273
2007 Q4 270 203 53 19.6% 41.2% 75.4% 283
2007 Q3 303 230 55 18.2% 78.6% 54.1% 299
2007 Q2 281 205 53 18.9% 85.7% 80.8% 319
2007 Q1 292 212 51 17.5% 85.7% 78.8% 300
2006 Q4 312 183 57 18.3% 57.1% 73.1% 351
2006 Q3 289 197 65 22.5% 66.7% 77.8% 316
2006 Q2 359 249 69 19.2% 70.0% 86.4% 359
2006 Q1 331 232 55 16.6% 50.0% 70.1% 393
2005 Q4 326 239 75 23.0% 81.8% 74.5% 334
2005 Q3 294 225 56 19.0% 69.2% 76.1% 303
2005 Q2 416 270 57 13.7% 70.6% 79.3% 380
2005 Q1 322 189 48 14.9% 50.0% 71.3% 322
2004 Q4 287 214 53 18.5% 55.6% 76.9% 309
2004 Q3 403 278 55 13.6% 40.0% 64.8% 345
2004 Q2 327 265 32 9.8% 38.5% 71.1% 348
2004 Q1 276 244 31 11.2% 80.0% 55.7% 320
2003 Q4 230 208 21 9.1% 12.5% 62.3% 287
2003 Q3 267 232 32 12.0% 33.3% 42.2% 287
2003 Q2 312 260 50 16.0% 50.0% 42.7% 293
2003 Q1 260 232 25 9.6% 40.0% 55.9% 320
2002 Q4 280 257 23 8.2% 16.7% 50.6% 282
2002 Q3 275 244 29 10.5% 33.3% 47.1% 310
2002 Q2 254 222 30 11.8% 75.0% 35.9% 302
2002 Q1 231 201 30 13.0% 33.3% 51.6% 264
2001 Q4 250 221 26 10.4% 100.0% 48.2% 261
2001 Q3 243 218 23 9.5% 25.0% 60.9% 281
2001 Q2 256 233 21 8.2% 25.0% 52.4% 288
2001 Q1 243 207 33 13.6% 75.0% 45.7% 250
2000 Q4 209 185 22 10.5% 50.0% 55.7% 214
2000 Q3 248 228 17 6.9% 16.7% 40.6% 224
2000 Q2 243 220 17 7.0% 37.5% 42.6% 313
2000 Q1 239 209 26 10.9% 42.9% 50.7% 234
1999 Q4 211 192 15 7.1% 33.3% 56.6% 242
1999 Q3 271 245 25 9.2% 25.0% 38.2% 277
1999 Q2 190 167 20 10.5% 33.3% 34.0% 244
1999 Q1 207 164 17 8.2% 66.7% 32.4% 218
1998 Q4 212 187 12 5.7% 0.0% 46.2% 212
1998 Q3 259 216 25 9.7% 75.0% 22.4% 259
1998 Q2 226 189 25 11.1% 50.0% 54.8% 262
1998 Q1 148 117 27 18.2% 75.0% 70.2% 243
1997 Q4 202 167 27 13.4% 62.5% 64.9% 199
1997 Q3 222 187 19 8.6% 66.7% 64.6% 265
1997 Q2 219 186 26 11.9% 33.3% 48.4% 232
1997 Q1 192 162 19 9.9% 66.7% 53.1% 214
1996 Q4 149 125 18 12.1% 100.0% 72.5% 217
1996 Q3 187 157 21 11.2% 50.0% 91.1% 185
1996 Q2 213 173 30 14.1% 85.7% 81.5% 235
1996 Q1 247 227 20 8.1% 60.0% 66.0% —
1995 Q4 333 319 14 4.2% 66.7% 68.8% —
1995 Q3 339 309 30 8.8% 71.4% 73.7% —
1995 Q2 395 364 31 7.8% 54.5% 53.8% —
1995 Q1 318 294 24 7.5% 66.7% 50.5% —
1994 Q4 296 271 25 8.4% 50.0% 54.3% —
1994 Q3 359 342 17 4.7% 60.0% 48.9% —
1994 Q2 404 373 31 7.7% 62.5% 48.7% —
1994 Q1 286 273 13 4.5% 60.0% 60.4% —
1993 Q4 306 277 29 9.5% 100.0% 41.4% —
1993 Q3 389 358 31 8.0% 80.0% 49.3% —
1993 Q2 410 390 20 4.9% 66.7% 55.2% —
1993 Q1 312 281 31 9.9% 42.9% 55.7% —
1992 Q4 370 342 28 7.6% 88.9% 47.1% —
1992 Q3 317 290 27 8.5% 72.7% 39.6% —
1992 Q2 381 348 33 8.7% 57.1% 45.8% —
1992 Q1 417 367 50 12.0% 54.5% 30.6% —
1991 Q4 392 352 40 10.2% 80.0% 45.8% —
1991 Q3 459 407 52 11.3% 54.5% 46.1% —
1991 Q2 406 379 27 6.7% 30.8% 35.0% —
1991 Q1 420 369 51 12.1% 54.5% 31.1% —
1990 Q4 398 353 45 11.3% 42.9% 30.7% —
1990 Q3 618 521 97 15.7% 25.0% 16.1% —
1990 Q2 576 516 60 10.4% 52.6% 15.8% —
1990 Q1 435 383 52 12.0% 35.3% 25.2% —
1989 Q4 459 414 45 9.8% 41.2% 25.3% —
1989 Q3 336 320 16 4.8% 25.0% 28.0% —
1989 Q2 532 482 50 9.4% 82.4% 36.4% —
1989 Q1 367 333 34 9.3% 57.1% 40.4% —
1988 Q4 410 364 46 11.2% 66.7% 43.6% —
1988 Q3 450 409 41 9.1% 62.5% 57.6% —
1988 Q2 453 417 36 7.9% 50.0% 45.7% —
1988 Q1 426 378 48 11.3% 52.9% 50.3% —
1987 Q4 392 376 16 4.1% 56.3% 33.1% —
1987 Q3 416 375 41 9.9% 66.7% 34.9% —
1987 Q2 379 347 32 8.4% 72.7% 39.3% —
1987 Q1 379 339 40 10.6% 73.9% 40.1% —
1986 Q4 358 325 33 9.2% 90.0% 38.9% —
1986 Q3 397 357 40 10.1% 63.2% 37.3% —
1986 Q2 309 287 22 7.1% 75.0% 37.0% —
1986 Q1 327 298 29 8.9% 71.4% 45.6% —
1985 Q4 370 336 34 9.2% 83.3% 56.7% —
1985 Q3 375 340 35 9.3% 85.7% 47.4% —
1985 Q2 341 306 35 10.3% 66.7% 55.6% —
1985 Q1 329 292 37 11.2% 71.4% 44.8% —
1984 Q4 427 387 40 9.4% 47.6% 46.0% —
1984 Q3 399 350 49 12.3% 44.4% 44.5% —
1984 Q2 440 403 37 8.4% 80.0% 50.4% —
1984 Q1 371 346 25 6.7% 86.7% 51.9% —
1983 Q4 376 335 41 10.9% 50.0% 50.0% —
1983 Q3 477 439 38 8.0% 83.3% 38.2% —
1983 Q2 410 378 32 7.8% 63.6% 40.4% —
1983 Q1 359 333 26 7.2% 78.6% 44.3% —
1982 Q4 324 293 31 9.6% 83.3% 46.8% —
1982 Q3 431 383 48 11.1% 52.6% 40.3% —
1982 Q2 471 432 39 8.3% 70.0% 45.2% —
1982 Q1 348 316 32 9.2% 55.6% 27.1% —
1981 Q4 307 276 31 10.1% 60.0% 43.8% —
1981 Q3 429 379 50 11.7% 75.0% 31.7% —
1981 Q2 517 464 53 10.3% 76.5% 33.8% —
1981 Q1 513 452 61 11.9% 64.3% 29.7% —
1980 Q4 452 397 55 12.2% 83.3% 38.1% —
1980 Q3 492 441 51 10.4% 75.0% 31.5% —
1980 Q2 750 683 67 8.9% 87.5% 27.5% —
1980 Q1 486 445 41 8.4% 68.4% 41.7% —
1979 Q4 639 569 70 11.0% 85.2% 69.7% —
1979 Q3 711 654 57 8.0% 52.2% 27.6% —
1979 Q2 538 495 43 8.0% 78.3% 38.8% —

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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