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Stratford-on-Avon

West Midlands · E07000221 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,228
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
8.1%
higher than 26% of authorities
Majors in time
62.5%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
71.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.4%
131 allowed of 392 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 17.3%

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
1,379
in the window
Applications decided
1,228
in the window
Approval rate
91.9%
1,128 granted, 100 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 50 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
84.5%
rank 238 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 125 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
Major3783.8%62.5%
Minor36086.7%71.5%
Other83194.5%—
of which householder59595.3%90.7%
"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
01933862024 Q3: 386 received2024 Q3: 328 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 367 received2024 Q4: 335 decided2025 Q1: 380 received2025 Q1: 315 decided2025 Q2: 358 received2025 Q2: 366 decided2025 Q3: 339 received2025 Q3: 315 decided2025 Q4: 337 received2025 Q4: 291 decided2026 Q1: 363 received2026 Q1: 285 decided2026 Q2: 340 received2026 Q2: 337 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
202%
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 (E07000221). 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 337 309 28 8.3% 33.3% 55.8% 340
2026 Q1 285 268 17 6.0% — 71.1% 363
2025 Q4 291 265 26 8.9% 100.0% 90.9% 337
2025 Q3 315 286 29 9.2% 75.0% 81.5% 339
2025 Q2 366 340 26 7.1% — 84.0% 358
2025 Q1 315 275 40 12.7% — 84.6% 380
2024 Q4 335 277 58 17.3% 80.0% 64.9% 367
2024 Q3 328 285 43 13.1% 100.0% 63.3% 386
2024 Q2 323 275 48 14.9% 0.0% 57.9% 370
2024 Q1 349 308 41 11.7% 50.0% 51.9% 379
2023 Q4 385 334 51 13.2% 66.7% 58.5% 415
2023 Q3 397 355 42 10.6% 100.0% 53.5% 494
2023 Q2 364 330 34 9.3% 85.7% 43.9% 484
2023 Q1 390 348 42 10.8% 33.3% 65.0% 533
2022 Q4 426 376 50 11.7% 66.7% 65.0% 520
2022 Q3 454 412 42 9.3% 50.0% 66.7% 539
2022 Q2 446 410 36 8.1% 50.0% 72.7% 580
2022 Q1 441 396 45 10.2% 100.0% 67.7% 631
2021 Q4 476 425 51 10.7% 50.0% 71.4% 624
2021 Q3 399 349 50 12.5% — 71.4% 598
2021 Q2 408 378 30 7.4% 100.0% 66.7% 754
2021 Q1 399 349 50 12.5% — 71.4% 568
2020 Q4 388 340 48 12.4% 50.0% 88.1% 534
2020 Q3 431 381 50 11.6% 0.0% 81.0% 591
2020 Q2 363 317 46 12.7% 100.0% 79.1% 469
2020 Q1 375 332 43 11.5% 66.7% 81.4% 577
2019 Q4 464 403 61 13.1% 75.0% 92.5% 530
2019 Q3 468 424 44 9.4% 100.0% 96.8% 571
2019 Q2 426 373 53 12.4% 100.0% 96.1% 601
2019 Q1 431 382 49 11.4% 100.0% 90.2% 553
2018 Q4 490 435 55 11.2% 100.0% 95.9% 590
2018 Q3 424 381 43 10.1% 75.0% 93.4% 595
2018 Q2 442 385 57 12.9% 100.0% 87.1% 542
2018 Q1 441 374 67 15.2% 100.0% 80.7% 552
2017 Q4 475 415 60 12.6% 100.0% 83.9% 593
2017 Q3 513 455 58 11.3% 100.0% 70.7% 562
2017 Q2 435 384 51 11.7% 100.0% 93.7% 520
2017 Q1 455 393 62 13.6% 85.7% 97.7% 587
2016 Q4 495 434 61 12.3% 88.9% 88.2% 585
2016 Q3 495 423 72 14.5% 80.0% 79.4% 609
2016 Q2 488 426 62 12.7% 100.0% 76.4% 627
2016 Q1 472 410 62 13.1% 100.0% 85.1% 555
2015 Q4 519 452 67 12.9% 85.7% 78.1% 567
2015 Q3 617 530 87 14.1% 75.0% 81.8% 630
2015 Q2 520 460 60 11.5% 60.0% 74.0% 876
2015 Q1 436 365 71 16.3% 60.0% 69.4% 614
2014 Q4 502 425 77 15.3% 86.7% 75.0% 565
2014 Q3 471 414 57 12.1% 60.0% 81.9% 568
2014 Q2 434 396 38 8.8% 76.9% 63.9% 536
2014 Q1 405 325 54 13.3% 100.0% 70.1% 587
2013 Q4 501 423 41 8.2% 80.0% 74.0% 508
2013 Q3 500 427 46 9.2% 63.2% 78.8% 582
2013 Q2 519 426 51 9.8% 52.6% 66.7% 527
2013 Q1 413 330 46 11.1% 14.3% 62.9% 520
2012 Q4 502 425 46 9.2% 37.5% 43.2% 457
2012 Q3 569 481 58 10.2% 41.7% 47.9% 442
2012 Q2 349 301 28 8.0% 62.5% 63.5% 504
2012 Q1 468 397 33 7.1% 29.4% 48.9% 527
2011 Q4 488 420 28 5.7% 50.0% 53.7% 419
2011 Q3 512 447 43 8.4% 25.0% 36.0% 494
2011 Q2 398 348 25 6.3% 42.9% 24.5% 521
2011 Q1 393 341 24 6.1% 20.0% 27.8% 512
2010 Q4 444 377 38 8.6% 62.5% 25.5% 440
2010 Q3 433 361 35 8.1% 75.0% 34.8% 508
2010 Q2 418 361 32 7.7% 37.5% 55.4% 456
2010 Q1 415 355 37 8.9% 50.0% 43.1% 469
2009 Q4 400 353 28 7.0% 44.4% 43.9% 403
2009 Q3 374 324 37 9.9% 75.0% 46.6% 413
2009 Q2 395 341 39 9.9% 55.6% 71.0% 492
2009 Q1 352 301 41 11.6% 100.0% 75.5% 444
2008 Q4 489 416 61 12.5% 83.3% 76.2% 446
2008 Q3 588 505 68 11.6% 77.8% 61.8% 572
2008 Q2 567 480 71 12.5% 25.0% 45.9% 580
2008 Q1 369 323 26 7.0% 86.7% 37.1% 555
2007 Q4 519 460 28 5.4% 44.4% 51.2% 590
2007 Q3 608 529 43 7.1% 61.1% 54.6% 628
2007 Q2 561 478 39 7.0% 66.7% 79.1% 662
2007 Q1 530 465 38 7.2% 73.7% 62.6% 633
2006 Q4 548 462 52 9.5% 66.7% 71.1% 594
2006 Q3 621 511 64 10.3% 52.9% 75.9% 611
2006 Q2 605 504 70 11.6% 35.3% 74.0% 688
2006 Q1 489 417 44 9.0% 64.3% 67.4% 636
2005 Q4 587 462 74 12.6% 75.0% 70.3% 609
2005 Q3 606 499 82 13.5% 71.4% 78.7% 667
2005 Q2 683 527 134 19.6% 72.7% 75.8% 722
2005 Q1 505 372 104 20.6% 60.9% 75.7% 661
2004 Q4 651 500 122 18.7% 51.9% 44.6% 615
2004 Q3 632 501 102 16.1% 59.1% 30.9% 693
2004 Q2 624 509 87 13.9% 33.3% 34.6% 669
2004 Q1 549 454 65 11.8% 33.3% 24.8% 704
2003 Q4 594 477 84 14.1% 35.3% 24.0% 644
2003 Q3 610 493 95 15.6% 41.7% 21.1% 674
2003 Q2 650 512 101 15.5% 55.0% 29.7% 659
2003 Q1 614 492 96 15.6% 27.3% 32.7% 743
2002 Q4 628 517 88 14.0% 45.5% 26.4% 589
2002 Q3 653 545 81 12.4% 33.3% 18.1% 650
2002 Q2 517 432 58 11.2% 16.7% 12.1% 649
2002 Q1 567 439 82 14.5% 15.4% 25.8% 693
2001 Q4 537 426 74 13.8% 29.4% 32.7% 590
2001 Q3 591 473 88 14.9% 21.4% 49.0% 559
2001 Q2 617 513 84 13.6% 35.7% 61.4% 678
2001 Q1 617 492 88 14.3% 31.3% 61.9% 671
2000 Q4 604 479 80 13.2% 33.3% 43.6% 597
2000 Q3 518 416 64 12.4% 44.4% 44.3% 550
2000 Q2 522 434 47 9.0% 20.0% 48.9% 647
2000 Q1 523 449 51 9.8% 41.7% 41.5% 614
1999 Q4 521 453 47 9.0% 37.5% 42.1% 536
1999 Q3 603 517 58 9.6% 40.0% 28.5% 578
1999 Q2 439 384 40 9.1% 50.0% 35.6% 630
1999 Q1 456 382 60 13.2% 42.9% 45.4% 425
1998 Q4 526 440 49 9.3% 23.1% 41.8% 523
1998 Q3 579 480 62 10.7% 18.8% 45.8% 563
1998 Q2 560 472 48 8.6% 50.0% 41.0% 604
1998 Q1 439 384 34 7.7% 33.3% 49.0% 578
1997 Q4 466 403 40 8.6% 9.1% 51.8% 489
1997 Q3 576 472 63 10.9% 35.7% 62.6% 590
1997 Q2 530 428 61 11.5% 21.1% 45.7% 602
1997 Q1 446 375 38 8.5% 42.9% 46.4% 554
1996 Q4 500 406 51 10.2% 47.1% 51.0% 476
1996 Q3 480 403 49 10.2% 56.3% 52.3% 531
1996 Q2 467 389 55 11.8% 58.3% 54.2% 537
1996 Q1 244 216 28 11.5% 82.6% 54.9% —
1995 Q4 286 261 25 8.7% 76.2% 66.7% —
1995 Q3 300 255 45 15.0% 66.7% 58.2% —
1995 Q2 321 291 30 9.3% 66.7% 48.6% —
1995 Q1 277 241 36 13.0% 80.0% 59.4% —
1994 Q4 267 246 21 7.9% 66.7% 67.1% —
1994 Q3 326 298 28 8.6% 70.0% 68.4% —
1994 Q2 382 356 26 6.8% 68.8% 62.9% —
1994 Q1 344 312 32 9.3% 75.0% 67.9% —
1993 Q4 355 309 46 13.0% 81.0% 57.1% —
1993 Q3 328 283 45 13.7% 76.2% 62.5% —
1993 Q2 349 312 37 10.6% 80.0% 70.4% —
1993 Q1 343 300 43 12.5% 90.0% 59.3% —
1992 Q4 369 330 39 10.6% 83.3% 42.5% —
1992 Q3 336 298 38 11.3% 92.9% 48.0% —
1992 Q2 322 283 39 12.1% 66.7% 36.0% —
1992 Q1 303 254 49 16.2% 66.7% 52.5% —
1991 Q4 332 285 47 14.2% 88.2% 33.0% —
1991 Q3 380 314 66 17.4% 63.2% 49.6% —
1991 Q2 383 303 80 20.9% 73.7% 50.8% —
1991 Q1 369 302 67 18.2% 77.8% 28.6% —
1990 Q4 377 324 53 14.1% 76.5% 26.4% —
1990 Q3 387 319 68 17.6% 58.8% 20.0% —
1990 Q2 438 368 70 16.0% 64.0% 33.9% —
1990 Q1 380 331 49 12.9% 76.0% 25.2% —
1989 Q4 511 436 75 14.7% 75.0% 17.2% —
1989 Q3 242 218 24 9.9% 63.2% 24.7% —
1989 Q2 466 407 59 12.7% 68.8% 54.2% —
1989 Q1 493 436 57 11.6% 75.9% 50.8% —
1988 Q4 423 378 45 10.6% 66.7% 65.8% —
1988 Q3 422 371 51 12.1% 77.8% 61.1% —
1988 Q2 422 364 58 13.7% 72.2% 67.6% —
1988 Q1 436 382 54 12.4% 88.9% 62.2% —
1987 Q4 367 314 53 14.4% 65.6% 63.2% —
1987 Q3 392 344 48 12.2% 63.3% 58.8% —
1987 Q2 385 328 57 14.8% 75.0% 66.4% —
1987 Q1 271 236 35 12.9% 89.5% 70.0% —
1986 Q4 336 293 43 12.8% 91.7% 69.4% —
1986 Q3 372 323 49 13.2% 72.0% 67.4% —
1986 Q2 385 340 45 11.7% 71.9% 57.1% —
1986 Q1 350 303 47 13.4% 80.0% 67.6% —
1985 Q4 344 295 49 14.2% 89.3% 67.7% —
1985 Q3 363 310 53 14.6% 93.3% 57.4% —
1985 Q2 504 439 65 12.9% 94.4% 59.9% —
1985 Q1 294 262 32 10.9% 75.0% 56.1% —
1984 Q4 351 312 39 11.1% 83.3% 63.2% —
1984 Q3 401 359 42 10.5% 90.6% 66.0% —
1984 Q2 376 333 43 11.4% 76.5% 69.9% —
1984 Q1 340 298 42 12.4% 90.0% 78.2% —
1983 Q4 456 413 43 9.4% 91.7% 78.1% —
1983 Q3 523 464 59 11.3% 89.5% 59.9% —
1983 Q2 385 349 36 9.4% 100.0% 60.0% —
1983 Q1 529 459 70 13.2% 86.2% 92.0% —
1982 Q4 366 306 60 16.4% 88.2% 84.6% —
1982 Q3 350 297 53 15.1% 100.0% 91.4% —
1982 Q2 422 373 49 11.6% 93.8% 92.1% —
1982 Q1 275 249 26 9.5% 89.5% 76.7% —
1981 Q4 319 263 56 17.6% 91.7% 90.8% —
1981 Q3 317 272 45 14.2% 80.0% 89.8% —
1981 Q2 561 456 105 18.7% 90.5% 88.3% —
1981 Q1 433 365 68 15.7% 92.3% 70.5% —
1980 Q4 353 305 48 13.6% 100.0% 89.9% —
1980 Q3 435 380 55 12.6% 83.3% 90.1% —
1980 Q2 669 577 92 13.8% 92.0% 86.8% —
1980 Q1 416 372 44 10.6% 95.0% 83.4% —
1979 Q4 480 411 69 14.4% 68.8% 86.3% —
1979 Q3 583 507 76 13.0% 100.0% 82.2% —
1979 Q2 553 482 71 12.8% 85.0% 89.2% —

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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