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South East · E07000223 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
307
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
5.5%
higher than 11% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.9%
23 allowed of 70 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 12.7%

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
308
in the window
Applications decided
307
in the window
Approval rate
94.5%
290 granted, 17 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 21 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
Major4100.0%100.0%
Minor6288.7%91.2%
Other24195.9%—
of which householder21695.8%97.1%
"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
050992024 Q3: 70 received2024 Q3: 88 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 90 received2024 Q4: 71 decided2025 Q1: 99 received2025 Q1: 81 decided2025 Q2: 74 received2025 Q2: 85 decided2025 Q3: 51 received2025 Q3: 75 decided2025 Q4: 85 received2025 Q4: 69 decided2026 Q1: 89 received2026 Q1: 69 decided2026 Q2: 83 received2026 Q2: 94 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
48%
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 (E07000223). 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 94 90 4 4.3% 100.0% 90.9% 83
2026 Q1 69 65 4 5.8% — 88.9% 89
2025 Q4 69 64 5 7.2% — 91.7% 85
2025 Q3 75 71 4 5.3% — 100.0% 51
2025 Q2 85 78 7 8.2% — 66.7% 74
2025 Q1 81 73 8 9.9% — 72.7% 99
2024 Q4 71 62 9 12.7% — 70.0% 90
2024 Q3 88 79 9 10.2% — 83.3% 70
2024 Q2 98 96 2 2.0% — 90.9% 103
2024 Q1 84 76 8 9.5% 100.0% 91.7% 99
2023 Q4 110 105 5 4.5% 0.0% 93.3% 99
2023 Q3 92 85 7 7.6% 100.0% 87.5% 94
2023 Q2 112 108 4 3.6% — 100.0% 90
2023 Q1 83 77 6 7.2% 100.0% 85.7% 132
2022 Q4 116 107 9 7.8% — 92.9% 97
2022 Q3 104 98 6 5.8% 50.0% 100.0% 105
2022 Q2 110 104 6 5.5% — 100.0% 130
2022 Q1 127 122 5 3.9% 0.0% 93.8% 132
2021 Q4 135 126 9 6.7% 0.0% 85.7% 122
2021 Q3 142 133 9 6.3% — 94.4% 157
2021 Q2 165 155 10 6.1% — 100.0% 158
2021 Q1 113 106 7 6.2% 100.0% 100.0% 154
2020 Q4 108 103 5 4.6% — 100.0% 120
2020 Q3 118 109 9 7.6% — 100.0% 125
2020 Q2 98 89 9 9.2% — 100.0% 100
2020 Q1 83 74 9 10.8% 100.0% 100.0% 114
2019 Q4 108 100 8 7.4% — 90.9% 101
2019 Q3 117 104 13 11.1% 0.0% 92.9% 106
2019 Q2 109 100 9 8.3% 100.0% 90.0% 122
2019 Q1 119 115 4 3.4% 50.0% 83.3% 125
2018 Q4 116 107 9 7.8% 100.0% 86.7% 110
2018 Q3 107 99 8 7.5% 100.0% 83.3% 110
2018 Q2 102 92 10 9.8% — 92.9% 121
2018 Q1 90 85 5 5.6% 100.0% 89.5% 100
2017 Q4 116 109 7 6.0% 100.0% 85.7% 106
2017 Q3 93 86 7 7.5% — 69.2% 115
2017 Q2 115 104 11 9.6% — 78.9% 106
2017 Q1 120 113 7 5.8% 100.0% 81.3% 125
2016 Q4 100 93 7 7.0% — 93.8% 124
2016 Q3 115 106 9 7.8% 100.0% 64.0% 109
2016 Q2 101 94 7 6.9% 100.0% 82.4% 104
2016 Q1 99 90 9 9.1% 100.0% 71.4% 107
2015 Q4 100 93 7 7.0% 100.0% 62.5% 108
2015 Q3 106 98 8 7.5% 100.0% 76.9% 113
2015 Q2 105 97 8 7.6% 100.0% 72.7% 106
2015 Q1 90 81 9 10.0% — 43.8% 100
2014 Q4 100 90 10 10.0% 100.0% 66.7% 92
2014 Q3 102 93 9 8.8% 100.0% 73.1% 105
2014 Q2 78 68 10 12.8% 100.0% 60.0% 144
2014 Q1 98 84 7 7.1% 66.7% 58.3% 97
2013 Q4 98 76 11 11.2% — 50.0% 84
2013 Q3 83 70 10 12.0% 100.0% 65.0% 110
2013 Q2 97 81 12 12.4% 33.3% 76.0% 110
2013 Q1 80 67 10 12.5% 0.0% 65.2% 102
2012 Q4 85 70 12 14.1% — 68.0% 93
2012 Q3 90 75 12 13.3% 100.0% 66.7% 98
2012 Q2 97 80 12 12.4% — 72.0% 105
2012 Q1 88 69 14 15.9% 0.0% 70.8% 100
2011 Q4 97 79 13 13.4% 33.3% 76.9% 115
2011 Q3 105 84 15 14.3% 50.0% 76.9% 111
2011 Q2 105 84 15 14.3% 75.0% 72.0% 109
2011 Q1 92 77 10 10.9% 50.0% 68.0% 100
2010 Q4 113 103 8 7.1% 66.7% 76.3% 115
2010 Q3 93 82 4 4.3% — 90.9% 114
2010 Q2 118 99 13 11.0% 100.0% 88.0% 114
2010 Q1 76 67 7 9.2% 50.0% 75.0% 93
2009 Q4 96 82 9 9.4% 100.0% 81.8% 96
2009 Q3 100 80 15 15.0% 66.7% 95.8% 116
2009 Q2 127 106 17 13.4% 0.0% 92.5% 112
2009 Q1 104 89 12 11.5% 0.0% 83.9% 112
2008 Q4 104 80 21 20.2% 100.0% 84.6% 108
2008 Q3 155 123 30 19.4% 50.0% 76.5% 115
2008 Q2 145 124 16 11.0% 66.7% 63.0% 162
2008 Q1 153 110 42 27.5% 75.0% 83.8% 175
2007 Q4 177 140 30 16.9% 75.0% 87.2% 170
2007 Q3 183 153 27 14.8% 100.0% 93.9% 197
2007 Q2 156 126 23 14.7% 100.0% 81.0% 185
2007 Q1 143 118 24 16.8% 100.0% 100.0% 168
2006 Q4 158 123 30 19.0% 0.0% 78.4% 154
2006 Q3 146 129 15 10.3% 100.0% 68.4% 147
2006 Q2 157 130 18 11.5% 100.0% 88.5% 170
2006 Q1 116 96 18 15.5% 66.7% 71.4% 146
2005 Q4 146 117 25 17.1% 66.7% 82.0% 123
2005 Q3 154 133 16 10.4% 0.0% 86.2% 149
2005 Q2 156 140 13 8.3% 0.0% 79.1% 154
2005 Q1 150 124 24 16.0% 100.0% 86.4% 186
2004 Q4 130 114 15 11.5% 50.0% 86.2% 135
2004 Q3 192 164 24 12.5% 75.0% 88.6% 172
2004 Q2 205 175 24 11.7% 25.0% 77.4% 192
2004 Q1 139 109 26 18.7% — 65.4% 135
2003 Q4 119 103 13 10.9% — 55.9% 112
2003 Q3 193 170 20 10.4% 0.0% 65.1% 185
2003 Q2 195 170 22 11.3% 0.0% 46.2% 199
2003 Q1 156 131 20 12.8% 0.0% 51.3% 152
2002 Q4 139 117 18 12.9% 0.0% 59.5% 136
2002 Q3 78 73 5 6.4% — — 94
2002 Q2 96 89 7 7.3% — 100.0% 108
2002 Q1 144 134 10 6.9% 100.0% 67.9% 146
2001 Q4 132 117 14 10.6% 80.0% 73.3% 116
2001 Q3 134 121 13 9.7% — 77.1% 176
2001 Q2 143 124 19 13.3% 100.0% 73.9% 146
2001 Q1 137 120 17 12.4% 66.7% 62.9% 167
2000 Q4 148 136 12 8.1% 66.7% 82.4% 138
2000 Q3 106 95 11 10.4% — 72.2% 109
2000 Q2 104 91 13 12.5% — 89.5% 118
2000 Q1 127 112 14 11.0% 100.0% 95.8% 125
1999 Q4 124 106 18 14.5% 50.0% 93.1% 118
1999 Q3 132 119 13 9.8% 33.3% 93.5% 164
1999 Q2 137 114 23 16.8% 0.0% 74.4% 143
1999 Q1 105 96 7 6.7% — 84.0% 102
1998 Q4 105 95 10 9.5% 33.3% 83.3% 115
1998 Q3 121 102 19 15.7% 0.0% 81.0% 115
1998 Q2 152 128 24 15.8% 100.0% 89.2% 160
1998 Q1 100 84 15 15.0% 60.0% 92.9% 115
1997 Q4 134 114 20 14.9% 33.3% 82.9% 137
1997 Q3 128 110 18 14.1% 100.0% 97.3% 145
1997 Q2 137 119 18 13.1% 100.0% 88.9% 125
1997 Q1 85 72 13 15.3% 66.7% 92.6% 121
1996 Q4 127 102 25 19.7% 100.0% 86.8% 90
1996 Q3 139 114 24 17.3% 75.0% 84.4% 136
1996 Q2 99 87 12 12.1% 100.0% 87.5% 365
1996 Q1 110 96 14 12.7% 100.0% 92.3% —
1995 Q4 104 96 8 7.7% 66.7% 85.7% —
1995 Q3 100 83 17 17.0% 66.7% 83.3% —
1995 Q2 79 69 10 12.7% 100.0% 78.9% —
1995 Q1 141 123 18 12.8% 71.4% 85.1% —
1994 Q4 125 114 11 8.8% 100.0% 89.7% —
1994 Q3 156 139 17 10.9% 83.3% 95.6% —
1994 Q2 116 98 18 15.5% 50.0% 94.4% —
1994 Q1 123 105 18 14.6% 81.8% 95.5% —
1993 Q4 118 109 9 7.6% 60.0% 70.7% —
1993 Q3 77 67 10 13.0% 100.0% 82.6% —
1993 Q2 114 95 19 16.7% 100.0% 96.4% —
1993 Q1 116 91 25 21.6% 83.3% 87.5% —
1992 Q4 90 72 18 20.0% 66.7% 85.2% —
1992 Q3 98 78 20 20.4% 75.0% 78.6% —
1992 Q2 104 83 21 20.2% 100.0% 79.2% —
1992 Q1 119 88 31 26.1% 66.7% 82.4% —
1991 Q4 115 86 29 25.2% 88.9% 76.9% —
1991 Q3 109 88 21 19.3% 62.5% 90.6% —
1991 Q2 124 101 23 18.5% 83.3% 95.8% —
1991 Q1 115 88 27 23.5% 75.0% 81.6% —
1990 Q4 91 76 15 16.5% 100.0% 72.7% —
1990 Q3 147 116 31 21.1% 87.5% 81.6% —
1990 Q2 154 122 32 20.8% 100.0% 63.9% —
1990 Q1 128 102 26 20.3% 50.0% 84.3% —
1989 Q4 124 91 33 26.6% 80.0% 91.7% —
1989 Q3 179 151 28 15.6% 40.0% 72.5% —
1989 Q2 238 183 55 23.1% 100.0% 73.4% —
1989 Q1 129 112 17 13.2% 66.7% 57.9% —
1988 Q4 188 148 40 21.3% 75.0% 72.5% —
1988 Q3 181 152 29 16.0% 53.8% 88.2% —
1988 Q2 174 150 24 13.8% 57.1% 75.0% —
1988 Q1 143 120 23 16.1% 80.0% 75.0% —
1987 Q4 127 102 25 19.7% 71.4% 78.6% —
1987 Q3 141 123 18 12.8% 100.0% 83.3% —
1987 Q2 145 120 25 17.2% 60.0% 79.4% —
1987 Q1 157 121 36 22.9% 71.4% 80.4% —
1986 Q4 109 90 19 17.4% 83.3% 92.3% —
1986 Q3 159 129 30 18.9% 91.7% 81.4% —
1986 Q2 132 104 28 21.2% 100.0% 80.0% —
1986 Q1 141 121 20 14.2% 60.0% 82.5% —
1985 Q4 85 73 12 14.1% 100.0% 87.0% —
1985 Q3 138 109 29 21.0% 100.0% 91.3% —
1985 Q2 157 123 34 21.7% 75.0% 79.5% —
1985 Q1 99 90 9 9.1% 100.0% 86.5% —
1984 Q4 102 89 13 12.7% 100.0% 84.4% —
1984 Q3 125 103 22 17.6% 85.7% 92.1% —
1984 Q2 151 127 24 15.9% 100.0% 90.5% —
1984 Q1 116 97 19 16.4% 80.0% 81.8% —
1983 Q4 121 101 20 16.5% 85.7% 94.7% —
1983 Q3 122 100 22 18.0% 80.0% 90.9% —
1983 Q2 142 123 19 13.4% 90.0% 97.1% —
1983 Q1 94 86 8 8.5% 100.0% 83.3% —
1982 Q4 104 86 18 17.3% 66.7% 100.0% —
1982 Q3 87 73 14 16.1% 100.0% 87.0% —
1982 Q2 153 136 17 11.1% 87.5% 86.0% —
1982 Q1 89 72 17 19.1% 75.0% 96.8% —
1981 Q4 133 105 28 21.1% 85.7% 95.2% —
1981 Q3 140 118 22 15.7% 75.0% 100.0% —
1981 Q2 156 133 23 14.7% 50.0% 94.3% —
1981 Q1 192 161 31 16.1% 100.0% 90.6% —
1980 Q4 156 136 20 12.8% 100.0% 85.3% —
1980 Q3 203 155 48 23.6% 66.7% 61.9% —
1980 Q2 191 155 36 18.8% 100.0% 55.2% —
1980 Q1 200 154 46 23.0% 75.0% 56.9% —
1979 Q4 207 163 44 21.3% 66.7% 56.3% —
1979 Q3 193 153 40 20.7% 60.0% 26.8% —
1979 Q2 219 169 50 22.8% 0.0% 32.0% —

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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