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South East · E07000224 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
738
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
13.0%
higher than 58% of authorities
Majors in time
84.6%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.1%
79 allowed of 225 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
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
795
in the window
Applications decided
738
in the window
Approval rate
87.0%
642 granted, 96 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 103 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
98.7%
rank 25 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 9 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
Major3360.6%84.6%
Minor18571.4%98.4%
Other52094.2%—
of which householder40496.5%99.8%
"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
01122242024 Q3: 190 received2024 Q3: 165 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 186 received2024 Q4: 172 decided2025 Q1: 224 received2025 Q1: 168 decided2025 Q2: 213 received2025 Q2: 214 decided2025 Q3: 206 received2025 Q3: 207 decided2025 Q4: 197 received2025 Q4: 195 decided2026 Q1: 200 received2026 Q1: 178 decided2026 Q2: 192 received2026 Q2: 158 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
84%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

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 (E07000224). 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 158 136 22 13.9% 100.0% 100.0% 192
2026 Q1 178 157 21 11.8% 100.0% 96.9% 200
2025 Q4 195 162 33 16.9% 80.0% 100.0% 197
2025 Q3 207 187 20 9.7% 66.7% 96.9% 206
2025 Q2 214 175 39 18.2% — 87.9% 213
2025 Q1 168 147 21 12.5% 100.0% 100.0% 224
2024 Q4 172 153 19 11.0% 100.0% 95.0% 186
2024 Q3 165 146 19 11.5% 100.0% 93.8% 190
2024 Q2 238 204 34 14.3% 80.0% 94.7% 183
2024 Q1 220 191 29 13.2% 83.3% 93.5% 249
2023 Q4 205 180 25 12.2% 50.0% 91.2% 231
2023 Q3 256 235 21 8.2% 55.6% 86.0% 210
2023 Q2 254 229 25 9.8% 58.3% 73.1% 265
2023 Q1 238 207 31 13.0% 53.8% 74.5% 283
2022 Q4 254 227 27 10.6% 44.4% 74.0% 298
2022 Q3 300 269 31 10.3% 0.0% 70.0% 275
2022 Q2 285 258 27 9.5% 28.6% 57.9% 286
2022 Q1 241 217 24 10.0% 100.0% 79.5% 334
2021 Q4 301 266 35 11.6% 87.5% 73.5% 302
2021 Q3 311 270 41 13.2% 87.5% 50.0% 264
2021 Q2 332 293 39 11.7% 85.7% 88.1% 367
2021 Q1 284 257 27 9.5% 100.0% 94.1% 371
2020 Q4 268 244 24 9.0% 86.7% 100.0% 285
2020 Q3 265 238 27 10.2% 100.0% 97.4% 286
2020 Q2 259 230 29 11.2% 100.0% 94.3% 221
2020 Q1 260 234 26 10.0% 66.7% 76.2% 277
2019 Q4 288 258 30 10.4% 66.7% 82.8% 235
2019 Q3 299 270 29 9.7% 100.0% 76.2% 271
2019 Q2 277 259 18 6.5% 100.0% 90.9% 290
2019 Q1 286 266 20 7.0% 100.0% 69.2% 311
2018 Q4 305 277 28 9.2% 50.0% 60.0% 329
2018 Q3 259 230 29 11.2% 100.0% 47.6% 255
2018 Q2 280 258 22 7.9% 0.0% 76.9% 284
2018 Q1 253 229 24 9.5% 0.0% 92.9% 262
2017 Q4 265 230 35 13.2% 100.0% 100.0% 246
2017 Q3 296 268 28 9.5% 50.0% 82.8% 270
2017 Q2 275 254 21 7.6% 100.0% 97.1% 305
2017 Q1 274 250 24 8.8% 71.4% 80.0% 306
2016 Q4 268 243 25 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% 259
2016 Q3 329 303 26 7.9% 0.0% 97.8% 334
2016 Q2 296 262 34 11.5% 0.0% 87.9% 319
2016 Q1 271 230 41 15.1% 83.3% 86.7% 308
2015 Q4 238 202 36 15.1% 60.0% 77.8% 270
2015 Q3 275 228 47 17.1% 40.0% 78.2% 253
2015 Q2 323 268 55 17.0% 42.9% 82.9% 333
2015 Q1 257 222 35 13.6% 50.0% 75.6% 314
2014 Q4 295 243 52 17.6% 33.3% 90.0% 285
2014 Q3 303 255 48 15.8% 53.8% 43.2% 321
2014 Q2 269 226 43 16.0% 60.0% 57.4% 300
2014 Q1 228 185 31 13.6% 36.4% 56.0% 292
2013 Q4 287 236 35 12.2% 62.5% 67.1% 295
2013 Q3 266 219 31 11.7% 66.7% 63.8% 293
2013 Q2 305 248 39 12.8% 53.3% 73.9% 297
2013 Q1 276 223 38 13.8% 27.3% 49.2% 296
2012 Q4 253 198 42 16.6% 42.9% 63.8% 259
2012 Q3 254 209 38 15.0% 53.3% 58.5% 292
2012 Q2 307 238 52 16.9% 75.0% 49.3% 290
2012 Q1 322 251 57 17.7% 36.4% 48.9% 348
2011 Q4 267 219 34 12.7% 50.0% 48.6% 293
2011 Q3 312 252 49 15.7% 33.3% 53.8% 292
2011 Q2 322 257 54 16.8% 50.0% 60.3% 342
2011 Q1 279 220 43 15.4% 33.3% 60.8% 333
2010 Q4 345 278 53 15.4% 72.7% 75.9% 315
2010 Q3 393 320 66 16.8% 85.7% 78.9% 399
2010 Q2 354 291 52 14.7% 71.4% 67.4% 365
2010 Q1 288 233 45 15.6% 62.5% 66.7% 247
2009 Q4 333 259 55 16.5% 76.9% 71.7% 367
2009 Q3 359 303 46 12.8% 77.8% 83.7% 388
2009 Q2 304 245 51 16.8% 58.8% 75.0% 369
2009 Q1 294 239 47 16.0% 76.9% 75.0% 322
2008 Q4 341 299 38 11.1% 52.4% 71.6% 346
2008 Q3 415 336 73 17.6% 64.7% 64.0% 425
2008 Q2 410 341 64 15.6% 44.4% 67.3% 260
2008 Q1 422 348 67 15.9% 69.2% 67.3% 433
2007 Q4 470 410 51 10.9% 59.1% 68.2% 463
2007 Q3 506 426 73 14.4% 63.6% 56.6% 496
2007 Q2 447 366 76 17.0% 15.4% 66.4% 496
2007 Q1 452 380 56 12.4% 82.4% 78.4% 545
2006 Q4 387 331 50 12.9% 92.3% 83.3% 426
2006 Q3 470 378 73 15.5% 75.0% 72.7% 467
2006 Q2 509 425 76 14.9% 86.7% 71.4% 498
2006 Q1 442 356 80 18.1% 70.0% 69.6% 430
2005 Q4 379 312 59 15.6% 70.6% 64.4% 436
2005 Q3 476 400 67 14.1% 100.0% 68.1% 465
2005 Q2 436 362 64 14.7% 50.0% 77.8% 508
2005 Q1 418 330 78 18.7% 87.5% 83.0% 500
2004 Q4 473 371 90 19.0% 55.6% 65.5% 488
2004 Q3 533 439 83 15.6% 61.5% 77.1% 509
2004 Q2 555 430 112 20.2% 50.0% 65.0% 544
2004 Q1 456 352 91 20.0% 63.6% 67.5% 564
2003 Q4 437 346 91 20.8% 50.0% 66.0% 412
2003 Q3 486 407 79 16.3% 40.0% 55.4% 532
2003 Q2 381 334 46 12.1% 54.5% 57.5% 366
2003 Q1 391 349 42 10.7% 53.8% 55.2% 569
2002 Q4 520 434 86 16.5% 52.0% 51.0% 473
2002 Q3 392 342 50 12.8% 38.5% 35.9% 408
2002 Q2 338 297 41 12.1% 50.0% 49.3% 488
2002 Q1 371 324 47 12.7% 80.0% 70.9% 323
2001 Q4 414 360 54 13.0% 68.4% 61.2% 396
2001 Q3 439 390 49 11.2% 42.9% 50.9% 402
2001 Q2 360 316 44 12.2% 63.6% 67.0% 469
2001 Q1 376 351 25 6.6% 50.0% 64.5% 406
2000 Q4 395 345 50 12.7% 31.3% 61.3% 349
2000 Q3 332 296 36 10.8% 33.3% 61.4% 397
2000 Q2 286 262 24 8.4% 60.0% 74.3% 296
2000 Q1 375 342 33 8.8% 100.0% 68.5% 390
1999 Q4 425 381 44 10.4% 57.1% 64.1% 477
1999 Q3 402 357 45 11.2% 57.1% 49.5% 384
1999 Q2 444 411 32 7.2% 90.0% 66.1% 439
1999 Q1 276 246 30 10.9% 50.0% 55.6% 291
1998 Q4 323 296 27 8.4% 36.4% 29.6% 352
1998 Q3 189 178 11 5.8% 0.0% 36.4% 189
1998 Q2 249 234 15 6.0% 60.0% 40.3% 295
1998 Q1 298 268 26 8.7% 44.4% 43.8% 359
1997 Q4 247 220 20 8.1% 37.5% 50.0% 263
1997 Q3 314 289 21 6.7% 62.5% 70.9% 348
1997 Q2 324 299 24 7.4% 58.3% 64.8% 339
1997 Q1 319 289 30 9.4% 37.5% 55.0% 366
1996 Q4 335 305 29 8.7% 35.7% 78.0% 334
1996 Q3 308 276 31 10.1% 54.5% 62.4% 337
1996 Q2 344 309 35 10.2% 81.8% 64.8% 363
1996 Q1 294 264 30 10.2% 28.6% 62.9% —
1995 Q4 268 238 30 11.2% 50.0% 69.4% —
1995 Q3 319 277 42 13.2% 76.9% 56.1% —
1995 Q2 363 322 41 11.3% 27.8% 55.5% —
1995 Q1 340 300 40 11.8% 70.0% 62.8% —
1994 Q4 284 264 20 7.0% 62.5% 71.3% —
1994 Q3 449 402 47 10.5% 90.5% 59.7% —
1994 Q2 372 339 33 8.9% 72.4% 61.1% —
1994 Q1 291 259 32 11.0% 58.8% 61.5% —
1993 Q4 354 302 52 14.7% 40.9% 60.2% —
1993 Q3 302 285 17 5.6% 33.3% 58.1% —
1993 Q2 308 285 23 7.5% 68.4% 53.1% —
1993 Q1 310 274 36 11.6% 50.0% 51.3% —
1992 Q4 297 265 32 10.8% 76.5% 53.2% —
1992 Q3 307 268 39 12.7% 53.8% 41.9% —
1992 Q2 340 304 36 10.6% 33.3% 54.6% —
1992 Q1 290 249 41 14.1% 7.1% 58.7% —
1991 Q4 359 302 57 15.9% 64.7% 60.9% —
1991 Q3 360 304 56 15.6% 46.2% 63.6% —
1991 Q2 330 280 50 15.2% 70.0% 57.1% —
1991 Q1 392 318 74 18.9% 33.3% 50.0% —
1990 Q4 330 262 68 20.6% 71.4% 61.6% —
1990 Q3 474 393 81 17.1% 66.7% 52.1% —
1990 Q2 439 366 73 16.6% 76.9% 56.3% —
1990 Q1 492 408 84 17.1% 81.8% 50.7% —
1989 Q4 441 325 116 26.3% 55.9% 50.6% —
1989 Q3 503 399 104 20.7% 51.4% 57.1% —
1989 Q2 510 437 73 14.3% 42.9% 66.9% —
1989 Q1 667 540 127 19.0% 54.5% 65.9% —
1988 Q4 589 483 106 18.0% 36.8% 65.8% —
1988 Q3 569 502 67 11.8% 47.2% 54.1% —
1988 Q2 497 434 63 12.7% 54.5% 60.2% —
1988 Q1 459 411 48 10.5% 52.6% 58.7% —
1987 Q4 475 408 67 14.1% 31.6% 69.8% —
1987 Q3 561 499 62 11.1% 56.7% 55.3% —
1987 Q2 474 426 48 10.1% 52.2% 42.7% —
1987 Q1 363 333 30 8.3% 36.8% 51.7% —
1986 Q4 359 316 43 12.0% 35.0% 69.1% —
1986 Q3 424 376 48 11.3% 59.3% 69.9% —
1986 Q2 489 431 58 11.9% 62.5% 67.2% —
1986 Q1 389 333 56 14.4% 75.0% 59.1% —
1985 Q4 301 278 23 7.6% 66.7% 73.6% —
1985 Q3 416 382 34 8.2% 63.6% 70.1% —
1985 Q2 441 390 51 11.6% 76.5% 75.3% —
1985 Q1 397 352 45 11.3% 71.4% 73.4% —
1984 Q4 380 332 48 12.6% 50.0% 74.5% —
1984 Q3 414 375 39 9.4% 88.2% 76.6% —
1984 Q2 463 415 48 10.4% 73.7% 70.4% —
1984 Q1 475 414 61 12.8% 83.3% 72.3% —
1983 Q4 312 284 28 9.0% 85.7% 71.4% —
1983 Q3 429 371 58 13.5% 72.7% 74.6% —
1983 Q2 441 395 46 10.4% 75.0% 72.0% —
1983 Q1 447 398 49 11.0% 61.5% 71.1% —
1982 Q4 339 306 33 9.7% 66.7% 79.4% —
1982 Q3 304 261 43 14.1% 75.0% 73.7% —
1982 Q2 487 417 70 14.4% 78.3% 76.3% —
1982 Q1 358 313 45 12.6% 57.1% 70.6% —
1981 Q4 347 311 36 10.4% 75.0% 74.4% —
1981 Q3 394 334 60 15.2% 62.5% 72.1% —
1981 Q2 521 433 88 16.9% 96.3% 66.5% —
1981 Q1 403 346 57 14.1% 42.9% 73.5% —
1980 Q4 440 385 55 12.5% 80.0% 70.1% —
1980 Q3 448 399 49 10.9% 64.7% 72.3% —
1980 Q2 597 506 91 15.2% 68.8% 72.5% —
1980 Q1 458 384 74 16.2% 72.2% 69.3% —
1979 Q4 499 413 86 17.2% 62.5% 70.8% —
1979 Q3 504 410 94 18.7% 52.4% 61.7% —
1979 Q2 535 450 85 15.9% 84.6% 71.8% —

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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