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Crawley

South East · E07000226 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
217
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.1%
higher than 81% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
100.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.1%
37 allowed of 127 decided
Decisions overturned
2.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 26.2%

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
281
in the window
Applications decided
217
in the window
Approval rate
82.9%
180 granted, 37 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 139 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
94.2%
rank 106 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 60 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
Major887.5%100.0%
Minor4486.4%100.0%
Other16581.8%—
of which householder11680.2%93.3%
"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
039782024 Q3: 58 received2024 Q3: 63 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 77 received2024 Q4: 65 decided2025 Q1: 61 received2025 Q1: 56 decided2025 Q2: 55 received2025 Q2: 51 decided2025 Q3: 63 received2025 Q3: 48 decided2025 Q4: 66 received2025 Q4: 65 decided2026 Q1: 74 received2026 Q1: 54 decided2026 Q2: 78 received2026 Q2: 50 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
36%
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 (E07000226). 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 50 43 7 14.0% 100.0% 100.0% 78
2026 Q1 54 47 7 13.0% — 100.0% 74
2025 Q4 65 48 17 26.2% — 100.0% 66
2025 Q3 48 42 6 12.5% — — 63
2025 Q2 51 43 8 15.7% — 100.0% 55
2025 Q1 56 45 11 19.6% — 80.0% 61
2024 Q4 65 52 13 20.0% — 100.0% 77
2024 Q3 63 49 14 22.2% — 100.0% 58
2024 Q2 94 80 14 14.9% — 100.0% 72
2024 Q1 72 60 12 16.7% — 50.0% 64
2023 Q4 56 46 10 17.9% — 33.3% 78
2023 Q3 71 55 16 22.5% — 100.0% 63
2023 Q2 61 53 8 13.1% 0.0% 100.0% 72
2023 Q1 52 41 11 21.2% — 50.0% 84
2022 Q4 80 73 7 8.8% — 100.0% 79
2022 Q3 61 56 5 8.2% — 0.0% 92
2022 Q2 63 59 4 6.3% — — 85
2022 Q1 68 64 4 5.9% 100.0% — 106
2021 Q4 63 52 11 17.5% — 0.0% 90
2021 Q3 85 73 12 14.1% 0.0% — 88
2021 Q2 92 76 16 17.4% — 100.0% 210
2021 Q1 82 67 15 18.3% 100.0% 66.7% 107
2020 Q4 83 71 12 14.5% — 100.0% 83
2020 Q3 80 66 14 17.5% — 100.0% 100
2020 Q2 51 42 9 17.6% — 100.0% 58
2020 Q1 79 71 8 10.1% 100.0% 100.0% 103
2019 Q4 86 70 16 18.6% 0.0% 100.0% 101
2019 Q3 94 71 23 24.5% — 62.5% 100
2019 Q2 93 82 11 11.8% — 81.8% 123
2019 Q1 100 76 24 24.0% 0.0% 100.0% 84
2018 Q4 87 71 16 18.4% 100.0% 100.0% 111
2018 Q3 92 81 11 12.0% — 100.0% 107
2018 Q2 87 69 18 20.7% — 82.4% 106
2018 Q1 109 90 19 17.4% 100.0% 87.5% 119
2017 Q4 121 107 14 11.6% 50.0% 85.7% 114
2017 Q3 119 99 20 16.8% 33.3% 90.9% 155
2017 Q2 137 122 15 10.9% 75.0% 72.2% 138
2017 Q1 112 93 19 17.0% 60.0% 100.0% 141
2016 Q4 112 96 16 14.3% 0.0% 90.0% 112
2016 Q3 124 108 16 12.9% — 68.4% 128
2016 Q2 126 115 11 8.7% 66.7% 71.4% 152
2016 Q1 119 107 12 10.1% 100.0% 78.3% 144
2015 Q4 147 129 18 12.2% 50.0% 58.3% 125
2015 Q3 145 136 9 6.2% 42.9% 46.4% 167
2015 Q2 154 143 11 7.1% 16.7% 29.7% 179
2015 Q1 114 104 10 8.8% 50.0% 31.3% 151
2014 Q4 118 108 10 8.5% 50.0% 46.2% 165
2014 Q3 147 138 9 6.1% 75.0% 48.3% 164
2014 Q2 125 123 2 1.6% 66.7% 71.4% 212
2014 Q1 93 75 4 4.3% 50.0% 30.8% 148
2013 Q4 135 111 4 3.0% 62.5% 53.1% 119
2013 Q3 120 95 4 3.3% 75.0% 52.2% 135
2013 Q2 129 106 5 3.9% 100.0% 40.7% 132
2013 Q1 92 71 8 8.7% 71.4% 50.0% 130
2012 Q4 116 93 6 5.2% 50.0% 38.7% 106
2012 Q3 131 109 6 4.6% 40.0% 33.3% 113
2012 Q2 118 107 2 1.7% 14.3% 59.1% 137
2012 Q1 113 92 7 6.2% 50.0% 47.8% 138
2011 Q4 116 98 5 4.3% 14.3% 69.0% 120
2011 Q3 152 117 10 6.6% 30.8% 34.5% 138
2011 Q2 116 82 14 12.1% 83.3% 73.9% 146
2011 Q1 94 82 7 7.4% 100.0% 76.5% 129
2010 Q4 123 102 8 6.5% 60.0% 57.1% 104
2010 Q3 130 99 17 13.1% 80.0% 50.0% 139
2010 Q2 134 108 15 11.2% 80.0% 88.5% 154
2010 Q1 112 81 19 17.0% 50.0% 72.2% 126
2009 Q4 131 98 23 17.6% 58.3% 73.9% 147
2009 Q3 98 74 14 14.3% 100.0% 71.4% 125
2009 Q2 113 87 12 10.6% 71.4% 88.9% 125
2009 Q1 126 99 21 16.7% 91.7% 80.0% 126
2008 Q4 139 105 27 19.4% 80.0% 91.3% 141
2008 Q3 159 125 24 15.1% 75.0% 83.3% 144
2008 Q2 174 146 22 12.6% 68.4% 71.8% 203
2008 Q1 138 106 27 19.6% 90.9% 77.4% 201
2007 Q4 127 95 27 21.3% 50.0% 75.0% 150
2007 Q3 132 111 20 15.2% 50.0% 66.7% 170
2007 Q2 156 129 24 15.4% 60.0% 69.4% 165
2007 Q1 149 112 29 19.5% 71.4% 68.0% 165
2006 Q4 134 110 19 14.2% 50.0% 69.2% 160
2006 Q3 185 164 20 10.8% 87.5% 90.9% 176
2006 Q2 152 118 25 16.4% 57.1% 73.1% 216
2006 Q1 140 111 27 19.3% 46.2% 96.0% 157
2005 Q4 165 137 23 13.9% 88.9% 93.8% 165
2005 Q3 179 152 14 7.8% 40.0% 76.7% 177
2005 Q2 186 157 25 13.4% 88.9% 83.9% 211
2005 Q1 186 141 39 21.0% 86.7% 90.6% 223
2004 Q4 166 140 23 13.9% 66.7% 85.2% 194
2004 Q3 196 155 36 18.4% 66.7% 89.5% 208
2004 Q2 227 185 28 12.3% 50.0% 71.9% 236
2004 Q1 114 100 13 11.4% 60.0% 50.0% 142
2003 Q4 144 96 46 31.9% 80.0% 60.0% 117
2003 Q3 181 142 36 19.9% 70.0% 54.2% 191
2003 Q2 219 174 38 17.4% 0.0% 54.8% 214
2003 Q1 162 126 33 20.4% 25.0% 17.4% 139
2002 Q4 156 118 36 23.1% — 50.0% 178
2002 Q3 154 125 28 18.2% 75.0% 60.0% 220
2002 Q2 165 132 33 20.0% 36.4% 61.3% 206
2002 Q1 139 119 13 9.4% 45.5% 52.6% 168
2001 Q4 121 97 19 15.7% 50.0% 40.0% 120
2001 Q3 160 138 15 9.4% 33.3% 25.0% 147
2001 Q2 177 150 21 11.9% 50.0% 66.7% 210
2001 Q1 123 105 14 11.4% 71.4% 51.9% 178
2000 Q4 115 103 11 9.6% 40.0% 69.2% 122
2000 Q3 176 153 18 10.2% 75.0% 69.8% 180
2000 Q2 143 132 8 5.6% 71.4% 82.1% 145
2000 Q1 155 134 18 11.6% 100.0% 67.6% 234
1999 Q4 107 90 14 13.1% 50.0% 76.9% 99
1999 Q3 159 136 21 13.2% 100.0% 72.7% 155
1999 Q2 169 164 4 2.4% 80.0% 76.2% 186
1999 Q1 99 84 2 2.0% 60.0% 79.2% 56
1998 Q4 182 160 16 8.8% 46.7% 74.5% 158
1998 Q3 165 155 7 4.2% 100.0% 65.9% 170
1998 Q2 183 166 9 4.9% 100.0% 82.8% 209
1998 Q1 147 125 13 8.8% 85.7% 72.7% 176
1997 Q4 166 154 6 3.6% 55.6% 73.1% 143
1997 Q3 160 148 8 5.0% 75.0% 61.9% 157
1997 Q2 169 152 14 8.3% 80.0% 84.6% 209
1997 Q1 86 80 6 7.0% 66.7% 69.2% 106
1996 Q4 122 114 4 3.3% 57.1% 86.7% 109
1996 Q3 126 114 11 8.7% 75.0% 80.6% 117
1996 Q2 125 110 6 4.8% 87.5% 71.1% 128
1996 Q1 132 112 20 15.2% 33.3% 52.6% —
1995 Q4 142 127 15 10.6% 50.0% 70.2% —
1995 Q3 164 149 15 9.1% 50.0% 54.3% —
1995 Q2 141 126 15 10.6% 50.0% 44.8% —
1995 Q1 135 115 20 14.8% 100.0% 40.9% —
1994 Q4 147 122 25 17.0% 50.0% 40.6% —
1994 Q3 186 169 17 9.1% 66.7% 39.4% —
1994 Q2 138 128 10 7.2% — 55.8% —
1994 Q1 149 129 20 13.4% 100.0% 71.2% —
1993 Q4 158 135 23 14.6% 75.0% 70.0% —
1993 Q3 139 120 19 13.7% 50.0% 64.8% —
1993 Q2 116 107 9 7.8% 0.0% 71.7% —
1993 Q1 141 125 16 11.3% 50.0% 42.6% —
1992 Q4 156 127 29 18.6% 75.0% 55.9% —
1992 Q3 158 138 20 12.7% 0.0% 62.1% —
1992 Q2 117 104 13 11.1% — 69.1% —
1992 Q1 184 150 34 18.5% 0.0% 54.0% —
1991 Q4 99 83 16 16.2% — 70.7% —
1991 Q3 181 143 38 21.0% — 66.3% —
1991 Q2 141 119 22 15.6% 100.0% 61.0% —
1991 Q1 159 127 32 20.1% — 61.2% —
1990 Q4 157 115 42 26.8% 66.7% 61.8% —
1990 Q3 203 183 20 9.9% 0.0% 46.1% —
1990 Q2 196 146 50 25.5% 75.0% 59.6% —
1990 Q1 156 122 34 21.8% 100.0% 68.7% —
1989 Q4 185 146 39 21.1% 100.0% 61.0% —
1989 Q3 231 178 53 22.9% 100.0% 55.7% —
1989 Q2 230 183 47 20.4% 50.0% 56.9% —
1989 Q1 202 165 37 18.3% 66.7% 63.8% —
1988 Q4 185 142 43 23.2% 100.0% 62.4% —
1988 Q3 206 159 47 22.8% 100.0% 74.4% —
1988 Q2 187 145 42 22.5% 0.0% 56.9% —
1988 Q1 150 113 37 24.7% — 62.8% —
1987 Q4 144 124 20 13.9% 50.0% 68.8% —
1987 Q3 229 209 20 8.7% 70.6% 56.8% —
1987 Q2 104 96 8 7.7% 77.8% 44.1% —
1987 Q1 215 184 31 14.4% 63.2% 54.5% —
1986 Q4 266 225 41 15.4% 68.0% 51.2% —
1986 Q3 4 4 0 0.0% — 66.7% —
1986 Q2 232 200 32 13.8% 71.4% 62.8% —
1986 Q1 137 118 19 13.9% 75.0% 65.5% —
1985 Q4 37 31 6 16.2% 50.0% 43.5% —
1985 Q3 172 141 31 18.0% 71.4% 65.9% —
1985 Q2 147 120 27 18.4% 85.7% 75.0% —
1985 Q1 133 112 21 15.8% 88.9% 67.4% —
1984 Q4 169 138 31 18.3% 92.3% 77.8% —
1984 Q3 115 98 17 14.8% 62.5% 51.2% —
1984 Q2 118 102 16 13.6% 66.7% 56.4% —
1984 Q1 149 121 28 18.8% 66.7% 65.6% —
1983 Q4 107 87 20 18.7% 100.0% 73.9% —
1983 Q3 134 119 15 11.2% 85.7% 64.4% —
1983 Q2 145 119 26 17.9% 45.5% 70.5% —
1983 Q1 123 104 19 15.4% 100.0% 71.4% —
1982 Q4 77 65 12 15.6% 60.0% 82.8% —
1982 Q3 93 82 11 11.8% 100.0% 81.6% —
1982 Q2 200 172 28 14.0% 78.6% 66.2% —
1982 Q1 126 104 22 17.5% 90.9% 70.0% —
1981 Q4 154 131 23 14.9% 69.2% 87.1% —
1981 Q3 69 58 11 15.9% 50.0% 57.1% —
1981 Q2 179 146 33 18.4% 91.7% 62.3% —
1981 Q1 107 94 13 12.1% 33.3% 69.8% —
1980 Q4 293 236 57 19.5% 43.8% 48.2% —
1980 Q3 133 111 22 16.5% 14.3% 31.3% —
1980 Q2 117 100 17 14.5% — 56.3% —
1980 Q1 8 8 0 0.0% 100.0% 75.0% —
1979 Q4 167 152 15 9.0% 66.7% 44.4% —
1979 Q3 139 123 16 11.5% 40.0% 27.0% —
1979 Q2 137 122 15 10.9% 77.8% 50.0% —

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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