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Chichester

South East · E07000225 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
866
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.7%
higher than 50% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.8%
99 allowed of 302 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 16.4%

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
931
in the window
Applications decided
866
in the window
Approval rate
88.3%
765 granted, 101 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 90 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
98.5%
rank 28 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 11 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
Major3781.1%100.0%
Minor23678.4%96.9%
Other59392.7%—
of which householder42894.9%99.7%
"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
01382752024 Q3: 244 received2024 Q3: 245 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 211 received2024 Q4: 251 decided2025 Q1: 275 received2025 Q1: 193 decided2025 Q2: 235 received2025 Q2: 275 decided2025 Q3: 227 received2025 Q3: 241 decided2025 Q4: 233 received2025 Q4: 220 decided2026 Q1: 239 received2026 Q1: 199 decided2026 Q2: 232 received2026 Q2: 206 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
124%
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 (E07000225). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 206 184 22 10.7% 100.0% 97.4% 232
2026 Q1 199 170 29 14.6% 100.0% 97.6% 239
2025 Q4 220 199 21 9.5% 100.0% 93.3% 233
2025 Q3 241 212 29 12.0% — 100.0% 227
2025 Q2 275 247 28 10.2% 66.7% 98.3% 235
2025 Q1 193 173 20 10.4% 100.0% 88.5% 275
2024 Q4 251 222 29 11.6% 50.0% 91.7% 211
2024 Q3 245 226 19 7.8% 100.0% 94.1% 244
2024 Q2 252 224 28 11.1% 100.0% 92.3% 252
2024 Q1 231 195 36 15.6% 100.0% 90.5% 256
2023 Q4 312 277 35 11.2% — 69.6% 262
2023 Q3 250 219 31 12.4% 100.0% 85.0% 252
2023 Q2 242 212 30 12.4% 100.0% 61.1% 280
2023 Q1 220 200 20 9.1% 100.0% 35.7% 247
2022 Q4 275 263 12 4.4% 100.0% 57.9% 256
2022 Q3 243 221 22 9.1% — 75.0% 328
2022 Q2 269 250 19 7.1% 100.0% 74.1% 286
2022 Q1 348 306 42 12.1% 80.0% 72.7% 305
2021 Q4 325 298 27 8.3% 50.0% 57.1% 316
2021 Q3 308 289 19 6.2% 50.0% 70.0% 344
2021 Q2 322 294 28 8.7% 50.0% 62.1% 361
2021 Q1 254 234 20 7.9% 100.0% 70.0% 410
2020 Q4 292 260 32 11.0% 60.0% 81.8% 332
2020 Q3 269 234 35 13.0% 75.0% 79.4% 324
2020 Q2 274 229 45 16.4% 100.0% 85.4% 287
2020 Q1 283 254 29 10.2% 100.0% 93.1% 302
2019 Q4 280 253 27 9.6% 100.0% 60.5% 328
2019 Q3 314 289 25 8.0% 83.3% 88.9% 328
2019 Q2 291 253 38 13.1% 100.0% 70.3% 340
2019 Q1 308 274 34 11.0% 100.0% 90.3% 382
2018 Q4 351 319 32 9.1% 100.0% 85.2% 348
2018 Q3 301 270 31 10.3% 50.0% 90.9% 326
2018 Q2 361 323 38 10.5% 50.0% 79.1% 346
2018 Q1 277 253 24 8.7% 60.0% 88.9% 345
2017 Q4 374 336 38 10.2% 66.7% 83.6% 347
2017 Q3 321 290 31 9.7% 100.0% 82.6% 377
2017 Q2 326 288 38 11.7% 100.0% 70.6% 376
2017 Q1 302 257 45 14.9% 83.3% 76.0% 379
2016 Q4 342 298 44 12.9% 85.7% 92.9% 354
2016 Q3 355 302 53 14.9% 100.0% 66.7% 368
2016 Q2 412 382 30 7.3% 100.0% 71.0% 401
2016 Q1 312 267 45 14.4% 100.0% 78.6% 409
2015 Q4 366 305 61 16.7% 100.0% 80.6% 368
2015 Q3 378 308 70 18.5% 71.4% 71.8% 390
2015 Q2 335 275 60 17.9% 83.3% 63.0% 374
2015 Q1 340 290 50 14.7% 66.7% 70.6% 390
2014 Q4 374 316 58 15.5% 60.0% 79.0% 401
2014 Q3 376 321 55 14.6% 66.7% 80.0% 375
2014 Q2 351 311 40 11.4% 100.0% 72.0% 416
2014 Q1 325 264 33 10.2% 75.0% 66.0% 437
2013 Q4 373 286 45 12.1% 50.0% 62.6% 367
2013 Q3 420 314 58 13.8% 61.1% 70.5% 387
2013 Q2 324 242 44 13.6% 50.0% 67.1% 423
2013 Q1 319 239 50 15.7% 43.8% 62.2% 344
2012 Q4 410 310 59 14.4% 14.3% 28.0% 328
2012 Q3 301 229 37 12.3% 28.6% 33.3% 410
2012 Q2 473 348 79 16.7% 42.9% 35.1% 365
2012 Q1 520 423 59 11.3% 66.7% 55.6% 655
2011 Q4 572 450 81 14.2% 37.5% 53.9% 578
2011 Q3 550 388 105 19.1% 55.6% 64.7% 582
2011 Q2 588 437 100 17.0% 62.5% 62.5% 652
2011 Q1 556 431 83 14.9% 42.9% 61.3% 635
2010 Q4 608 483 82 13.5% 36.4% 56.1% 603
2010 Q3 652 525 74 11.3% 60.0% 59.5% 641
2010 Q2 618 455 67 10.8% 100.0% 49.5% 697
2010 Q1 510 389 49 9.6% 100.0% 42.6% 638
2009 Q4 499 400 43 8.6% 80.0% 69.7% 590
2009 Q3 588 477 58 9.9% 64.7% 70.9% 581
2009 Q2 456 363 59 12.9% 25.0% 86.9% 576
2009 Q1 458 355 60 13.1% 63.6% 80.8% 530
2008 Q4 601 496 81 13.5% 66.7% 77.3% 541
2008 Q3 585 471 86 14.7% 80.0% 71.0% 603
2008 Q2 665 573 70 10.5% 50.0% 66.7% 650
2008 Q1 586 510 65 11.1% 50.0% 74.2% 725
2007 Q4 679 586 80 11.8% 77.8% 74.5% 719
2007 Q3 733 603 118 16.1% 85.7% 69.9% 723
2007 Q2 673 573 87 12.9% 100.0% 78.8% 831
2007 Q1 675 553 112 16.6% 85.7% 83.2% 789
2006 Q4 584 453 112 19.2% 90.9% 69.5% 686
2006 Q3 709 555 129 18.2% 69.2% 71.7% 672
2006 Q2 645 524 115 17.8% 57.1% 73.9% 728
2006 Q1 604 487 102 16.9% 85.0% 79.5% 708
2005 Q4 628 502 102 16.2% 50.0% 74.8% 703
2005 Q3 726 598 109 15.0% 91.7% 65.9% 722
2005 Q2 716 591 105 14.7% 100.0% 80.2% 792
2005 Q1 639 532 92 14.4% 75.0% 71.6% 777
2004 Q4 711 578 108 15.2% 69.2% 66.9% 742
2004 Q3 769 621 122 15.9% 82.4% 70.3% 767
2004 Q2 792 666 110 13.9% 42.9% 67.9% 728
2004 Q1 608 511 83 13.7% 61.9% 54.6% 784
2003 Q4 658 564 72 10.9% 28.6% 56.4% 628
2003 Q3 686 577 95 13.8% 25.0% 61.7% 775
2003 Q2 721 617 87 12.1% 63.6% 51.9% 715
2003 Q1 688 590 83 12.1% 70.0% 60.5% 746
2002 Q4 706 587 99 14.0% 25.0% 59.3% 746
2002 Q3 856 733 110 12.9% 50.0% 54.2% 819
2002 Q2 680 582 94 13.8% 38.5% 61.7% 798
2002 Q1 607 512 84 13.8% 0.0% 50.6% 741
2001 Q4 725 618 87 12.0% 30.8% 48.4% 698
2001 Q3 700 588 102 14.6% 18.8% 41.3% 658
2001 Q2 689 579 86 12.5% 36.4% 33.7% 706
2001 Q1 731 624 94 12.9% 37.5% 33.8% 750
2000 Q4 590 482 83 14.1% 0.0% 25.2% 675
2000 Q3 601 488 95 15.8% 26.7% 36.3% 688
2000 Q2 669 578 84 12.6% 21.4% 35.1% 674
2000 Q1 602 528 66 11.0% 53.8% 20.3% 799
1999 Q4 554 477 70 12.6% 41.7% 43.3% 621
1999 Q3 706 590 107 15.2% 57.1% 36.6% 655
1999 Q2 607 533 65 10.7% 0.0% 36.2% 738
1999 Q1 504 426 65 12.9% 50.0% 40.9% 653
1998 Q4 658 528 110 16.7% 25.0% 47.5% 624
1998 Q3 656 563 92 14.0% 66.7% 57.7% 690
1998 Q2 708 610 98 13.8% 68.4% 57.3% 904
1998 Q1 1,001 883 112 11.2% 58.1% 50.4% 1,061
1997 Q4 696 603 90 12.9% 65.0% 54.2% 735
1997 Q3 449 380 68 15.1% 60.0% 35.3% 497
1997 Q2 610 541 69 11.3% 52.6% 45.1% 696
1997 Q1 241 213 27 11.2% 50.0% 8.6% 255
1996 Q4 379 335 43 11.3% 38.5% 32.6% 419
1996 Q3 714 620 93 13.0% 65.2% 31.7% 350
1996 Q2 497 436 61 12.3% 69.2% 22.0% 338
1996 Q1 459 400 59 12.9% 76.5% 40.9% —
1995 Q4 429 367 62 14.5% 14.3% 46.0% —
1995 Q3 740 629 111 15.0% 77.3% 52.5% —
1995 Q2 737 630 107 14.5% 50.0% 46.9% —
1995 Q1 713 605 108 15.1% 53.3% 45.5% —
1994 Q4 339 284 55 16.2% 50.0% 45.2% —
1994 Q3 895 772 123 13.7% 61.8% 51.5% —
1994 Q2 688 595 93 13.5% 58.3% 60.0% —
1994 Q1 462 376 86 18.6% 62.5% 57.3% —
1993 Q4 580 450 130 22.4% 64.7% 52.8% —
1993 Q3 477 401 76 15.9% 47.6% 46.6% —
1993 Q2 501 409 92 18.4% 65.4% 45.4% —
1993 Q1 445 361 84 18.9% 36.8% 32.0% —
1992 Q4 880 727 153 17.4% 48.8% 45.3% —
1992 Q3 120 80 40 33.3% 60.0% 30.0% —
1992 Q2 423 358 65 15.4% 57.1% 45.0% —
1992 Q1 373 283 90 24.1% 35.0% 42.4% —
1991 Q4 459 356 103 22.4% 37.5% 31.9% —
1991 Q3 512 392 120 23.4% 54.2% 42.0% —
1991 Q2 635 492 143 22.5% 44.8% 31.4% —
1991 Q1 560 428 132 23.6% 42.1% 27.8% —
1990 Q4 583 411 172 29.5% 43.8% 25.5% —
1990 Q3 455 349 106 23.3% 48.0% 24.5% —
1990 Q2 704 503 201 28.6% 44.8% 30.4% —
1990 Q1 641 481 160 25.0% 40.9% 23.9% —
1989 Q4 640 474 166 25.9% 66.7% 23.4% —
1989 Q3 607 426 181 29.8% 51.5% 22.1% —
1989 Q2 829 628 201 24.2% 32.7% 22.3% —
1989 Q1 569 441 128 22.5% 36.4% 14.4% —
1988 Q4 907 661 246 27.1% 31.0% 16.1% —
1988 Q3 791 614 177 22.4% 40.0% 10.3% —
1988 Q2 490 408 82 16.7% 20.0% 8.6% —
1988 Q1 280 261 19 6.8% 0.0% 9.5% —
1987 Q4 559 473 86 15.4% 50.0% 21.6% —
1987 Q3 588 481 107 18.2% 30.0% 16.0% —
1987 Q2 443 360 83 18.7% 14.3% 15.5% —
1987 Q1 455 351 104 22.9% 36.4% 13.3% —
1986 Q4 432 339 93 21.5% 64.7% 20.7% —
1986 Q3 477 405 72 15.1% 75.0% 27.0% —
1986 Q2 437 338 99 22.7% 85.7% 54.6% —
1986 Q1 389 330 59 15.2% 42.9% 82.9% —
1985 Q4 414 349 65 15.7% 93.8% 73.0% —
1985 Q3 531 446 85 16.0% 88.9% 46.3% —
1985 Q2 434 367 67 15.4% 75.0% 30.5% —
1985 Q1 344 274 70 20.3% 40.0% 41.5% —
1984 Q4 385 330 55 14.3% 75.0% 57.0% —
1984 Q3 513 424 89 17.3% 71.4% 49.4% —
1984 Q2 443 372 71 16.0% 50.0% 56.5% —
1984 Q1 540 465 75 13.9% 100.0% 55.5% —
1983 Q4 367 316 51 13.9% 33.3% 57.8% —
1983 Q3 629 542 87 13.8% 20.0% 30.2% —
1983 Q2 362 326 36 9.9% 0.0% 20.4% —
1983 Q1 455 391 64 14.1% 0.0% 40.3% —
1982 Q4 337 284 53 15.7% — 44.1% —
1982 Q3 469 406 63 13.4% 50.0% 50.0% —
1982 Q2 514 446 68 13.2% 0.0% 34.4% —
1982 Q1 346 289 57 16.5% 33.3% 29.2% —
1981 Q4 375 325 50 13.3% 33.3% 32.8% —
1981 Q3 446 384 62 13.9% 20.0% 16.2% —
1981 Q2 434 345 89 20.5% 0.0% 15.4% —
1981 Q1 442 350 92 20.8% 100.0% 26.6% —
1980 Q4 480 401 79 16.5% 0.0% 33.1% —
1980 Q3 518 441 77 14.9% 0.0% 21.1% —
1980 Q2 602 505 97 16.1% 50.0% 19.9% —
1980 Q1 514 425 89 17.3% — 25.0% —
1979 Q4 501 397 104 20.8% 50.0% 24.6% —
1979 Q3 421 335 86 20.4% 40.0% 38.6% —
1979 Q2 600 525 75 12.5% 100.0% 28.6% —

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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