Horsham
South East · E07000227 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,319
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
8.4%
higher than 31% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
90.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.8%
100 allowed of 388 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.6%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 343 | 319 | 24 | 7.0% | 100.0% | 94.0% | 398 |
| 2025 Q4 | 336 | 311 | 25 | 7.4% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 361 |
| 2025 Q3 | 323 | 295 | 28 | 8.7% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 313 |
| 2025 Q2 | 317 | 283 | 34 | 10.7% | 100.0% | 86.2% | 318 |
| 2025 Q1 | 283 | 242 | 41 | 14.5% | 50.0% | 82.8% | 339 |
| 2024 Q4 | 284 | 257 | 27 | 9.5% | 50.0% | 92.1% | 320 |
| 2024 Q3 | 332 | 267 | 65 | 19.6% | 83.3% | 40.0% | 293 |
| 2024 Q2 | 346 | 288 | 58 | 16.8% | — | 86.0% | 292 |
| 2024 Q1 | 313 | 285 | 28 | 8.9% | 100.0% | 81.0% | 306 |
| 2023 Q4 | 255 | 232 | 23 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 95.7% | 339 |
| 2023 Q3 | 288 | 269 | 19 | 6.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 309 |
| 2023 Q2 | 322 | 294 | 28 | 8.7% | 100.0% | 96.4% | 326 |
| 2023 Q1 | 314 | 274 | 40 | 12.7% | 66.7% | 84.0% | 332 |
| 2022 Q4 | 277 | 255 | 22 | 7.9% | 100.0% | 94.7% | 310 |
| 2022 Q3 | 305 | 271 | 34 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 85.7% | 350 |
| 2022 Q2 | 410 | 344 | 66 | 16.1% | 100.0% | 87.2% | 352 |
| 2022 Q1 | 367 | 329 | 38 | 10.4% | — | 92.3% | 400 |
| 2021 Q4 | 392 | 359 | 33 | 8.4% | 100.0% | 78.6% | 373 |
| 2021 Q3 | 464 | 440 | 24 | 5.2% | 100.0% | 86.2% | 561 |
| 2021 Q2 | 322 | 287 | 35 | 10.9% | 100.0% | 89.7% | 422 |
| 2021 Q1 | 404 | 362 | 42 | 10.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 424 |
| 2020 Q4 | 341 | 299 | 42 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 91.9% | 433 |
| 2020 Q3 | 352 | 318 | 34 | 9.7% | 100.0% | 93.1% | 376 |
| 2020 Q2 | 347 | 319 | 28 | 8.1% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 316 |
| 2020 Q1 | 378 | 328 | 50 | 13.2% | 100.0% | 95.5% | 412 |
| 2019 Q4 | 371 | 332 | 39 | 10.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 387 |
| 2019 Q3 | 393 | 349 | 44 | 11.2% | 100.0% | 97.8% | 403 |
| 2019 Q2 | 428 | 393 | 35 | 8.2% | 100.0% | 98.4% | 389 |
| 2019 Q1 | 405 | 367 | 38 | 9.4% | 100.0% | 95.6% | 489 |
| 2018 Q4 | 389 | 349 | 40 | 10.3% | 100.0% | 98.2% | 440 |
| 2018 Q3 | 407 | 364 | 43 | 10.6% | 100.0% | 98.4% | 433 |
| 2018 Q2 | 438 | 397 | 41 | 9.4% | 100.0% | 94.2% | 448 |
| 2018 Q1 | 399 | 362 | 37 | 9.3% | 100.0% | 96.3% | 446 |
| 2017 Q4 | 366 | 333 | 33 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 96.0% | 395 |
| 2017 Q3 | 443 | 389 | 54 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 96.7% | 444 |
| 2017 Q2 | 490 | 430 | 60 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 98.4% | 472 |
| 2017 Q1 | 460 | 399 | 61 | 13.3% | 100.0% | 90.5% | 492 |
| 2016 Q4 | 406 | 345 | 61 | 15.0% | 85.7% | 82.3% | 488 |
| 2016 Q3 | 488 | 409 | 79 | 16.2% | 100.0% | 76.9% | 458 |
| 2016 Q2 | 429 | 374 | 55 | 12.8% | 75.0% | 81.6% | 504 |
| 2016 Q1 | 388 | 318 | 70 | 18.0% | 100.0% | 81.7% | 430 |
| 2015 Q4 | 387 | 335 | 52 | 13.4% | 90.0% | 80.0% | 397 |
| 2015 Q3 | 454 | 369 | 85 | 18.7% | 100.0% | 72.3% | 465 |
| 2015 Q2 | 409 | 339 | 70 | 17.1% | 66.7% | 87.2% | 443 |
| 2015 Q1 | 367 | 297 | 70 | 19.1% | 14.3% | 75.4% | 438 |
| 2014 Q4 | 392 | 331 | 61 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 86.2% | 402 |
| 2014 Q3 | 476 | 429 | 47 | 9.9% | 60.0% | 78.2% | 450 |
| 2014 Q2 | 432 | 392 | 40 | 9.3% | 83.3% | 62.1% | 503 |
| 2014 Q1 | 296 | 229 | 38 | 12.8% | 40.0% | 72.2% | 422 |
| 2013 Q4 | 365 | 301 | 37 | 10.1% | 66.7% | 69.2% | 415 |
| 2013 Q3 | 516 | 401 | 66 | 12.8% | 87.5% | 65.1% | 470 |
| 2013 Q2 | 436 | 346 | 52 | 11.9% | 57.1% | 61.1% | 511 |
| 2013 Q1 | 381 | 300 | 50 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 40.7% | 433 |
| 2012 Q4 | 377 | 292 | 54 | 14.3% | 7.1% | 52.2% | 425 |
| 2012 Q3 | 398 | 295 | 65 | 16.3% | 20.0% | 61.4% | 427 |
| 2012 Q2 | 412 | 306 | 63 | 15.3% | 33.3% | 60.7% | 453 |
| 2012 Q1 | 421 | 339 | 47 | 11.2% | 57.1% | 61.9% | 488 |
| 2011 Q4 | 469 | 366 | 66 | 14.1% | 8.3% | 77.2% | 510 |
| 2011 Q3 | 518 | 388 | 77 | 14.9% | 18.2% | 62.0% | 510 |
| 2011 Q2 | 476 | 361 | 72 | 15.1% | 62.5% | 62.9% | 520 |
| 2011 Q1 | 382 | 296 | 60 | 15.7% | 18.2% | 73.1% | 473 |
| 2010 Q4 | 478 | 348 | 84 | 17.6% | 43.8% | 74.2% | 492 |
| 2010 Q3 | 549 | 433 | 68 | 12.4% | 52.9% | 73.0% | 541 |
| 2010 Q2 | 520 | 425 | 53 | 10.2% | 66.7% | 66.0% | 537 |
| 2010 Q1 | 397 | 290 | 66 | 16.6% | 62.5% | 69.4% | 537 |
| 2009 Q4 | 427 | 299 | 63 | 14.8% | 57.1% | 80.2% | 471 |
| 2009 Q3 | 502 | 353 | 50 | 10.0% | 72.7% | 72.3% | 528 |
| 2009 Q2 | 451 | 360 | 49 | 10.9% | 66.7% | 74.5% | 450 |
| 2009 Q1 | 369 | 292 | 60 | 16.3% | 78.6% | 76.5% | 457 |
| 2008 Q4 | 487 | 377 | 77 | 15.8% | 62.5% | 76.6% | 446 |
| 2008 Q3 | 529 | 404 | 94 | 17.8% | 68.2% | 72.2% | 557 |
| 2008 Q2 | 636 | 499 | 115 | 18.1% | 72.0% | 74.8% | 585 |
| 2008 Q1 | 499 | 393 | 81 | 16.2% | 76.5% | 74.1% | 623 |
| 2007 Q4 | 530 | 421 | 80 | 15.1% | 65.4% | 76.1% | 565 |
| 2007 Q3 | 622 | 479 | 111 | 17.8% | 81.5% | 70.0% | 580 |
| 2007 Q2 | 604 | 482 | 92 | 15.2% | 50.0% | 63.2% | 651 |
| 2007 Q1 | 512 | 370 | 107 | 20.9% | 50.0% | 61.2% | 635 |
| 2006 Q4 | 571 | 409 | 133 | 23.3% | 50.0% | 62.1% | 584 |
| 2006 Q3 | 642 | 468 | 136 | 21.2% | 34.5% | 57.1% | 588 |
| 2006 Q2 | 595 | 437 | 134 | 22.5% | 68.4% | 70.1% | 676 |
| 2006 Q1 | 618 | 436 | 155 | 25.1% | 65.8% | 74.2% | 754 |
| 2005 Q4 | 596 | 440 | 135 | 22.7% | 71.4% | 66.4% | 646 |
| 2005 Q3 | 641 | 484 | 130 | 20.3% | 50.0% | 56.6% | 616 |
| 2005 Q2 | 585 | 420 | 138 | 23.6% | 63.2% | 69.0% | 696 |
| 2005 Q1 | 552 | 421 | 119 | 21.6% | 70.6% | 73.2% | 679 |
| 2004 Q4 | 534 | 400 | 117 | 21.9% | 82.6% | 62.9% | 624 |
| 2004 Q3 | 642 | 497 | 128 | 19.9% | 89.5% | 81.0% | 647 |
| 2004 Q2 | 708 | 545 | 153 | 21.6% | 65.0% | 67.9% | 736 |
| 2004 Q1 | 428 | 332 | 96 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 64.2% | 583 |
| 2003 Q4 | 468 | 384 | 84 | 17.9% | 44.4% | 55.9% | 515 |
| 2003 Q3 | 633 | 546 | 87 | 13.7% | 50.0% | 58.3% | 633 |
| 2003 Q2 | 587 | 499 | 88 | 15.0% | 42.9% | 56.0% | 667 |
| 2003 Q1 | 516 | 432 | 82 | 15.9% | 53.8% | 50.6% | 629 |
| 2002 Q4 | 653 | 552 | 99 | 15.2% | 42.9% | 56.8% | 671 |
| 2002 Q3 | 598 | 505 | 93 | 15.6% | 44.4% | 55.7% | 670 |
| 2002 Q2 | 679 | 581 | 94 | 13.8% | 46.7% | 58.6% | 696 |
| 2002 Q1 | 533 | 470 | 63 | 11.8% | 20.0% | 46.0% | 711 |
| 2001 Q4 | 534 | 437 | 97 | 18.2% | 61.9% | 52.6% | 533 |
| 2001 Q3 | 686 | 605 | 81 | 11.8% | 29.4% | 43.2% | 733 |
| 2001 Q2 | 719 | 626 | 93 | 12.9% | 40.0% | 53.8% | 738 |
| 2001 Q1 | 319 | 273 | 46 | 14.4% | 66.7% | 43.0% | 491 |
| 2000 Q4 | 563 | 481 | 81 | 14.4% | 57.9% | 47.2% | 544 |
| 2000 Q3 | 471 | 423 | 47 | 10.0% | 50.0% | 47.1% | 573 |
| 2000 Q2 | 488 | 440 | 46 | 9.4% | 77.8% | 51.7% | 403 |
| 2000 Q1 | 538 | 455 | 82 | 15.2% | 38.5% | 64.4% | 707 |
| 1999 Q4 | 488 | 437 | 49 | 10.0% | 76.9% | 60.2% | 473 |
| 1999 Q3 | 552 | 473 | 76 | 13.8% | 60.0% | 54.5% | 534 |
| 1999 Q2 | 603 | 514 | 88 | 14.6% | 75.0% | 49.6% | 683 |
| 1999 Q1 | 375 | 328 | 47 | 12.5% | 66.7% | 61.5% | 543 |
| 1998 Q4 | 519 | 450 | 68 | 13.1% | 56.5% | 53.3% | 522 |
| 1998 Q3 | 611 | 528 | 81 | 13.3% | 70.0% | 63.9% | 704 |
| 1998 Q2 | 474 | 410 | 59 | 12.4% | 16.7% | 64.2% | 505 |
| 1998 Q1 | 375 | 318 | 53 | 14.1% | 46.2% | 65.0% | 482 |
| 1997 Q4 | 434 | 375 | 57 | 13.1% | 20.0% | 70.6% | 465 |
| 1997 Q3 | 522 | 456 | 65 | 12.5% | 53.8% | 60.1% | 542 |
| 1997 Q2 | 575 | 513 | 59 | 10.3% | 86.4% | 73.8% | 925 |
| 1997 Q1 | 289 | 238 | 51 | 17.6% | 68.8% | 65.8% | 125 |
| 1996 Q4 | 722 | 624 | 96 | 13.3% | 77.8% | 68.3% | 780 |
| 1996 Q3 | 106 | 82 | 24 | 22.6% | 50.0% | 69.2% | 0 |
| 1996 Q2 | 566 | 505 | 61 | 10.8% | 56.0% | 71.2% | 636 |
| 1996 Q1 | 204 | 157 | 47 | 23.0% | 36.4% | 50.5% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 178 | 148 | 30 | 16.9% | 50.0% | 59.5% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 229 | 196 | 33 | 14.4% | 100.0% | 53.3% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 203 | 182 | 21 | 10.3% | 33.3% | 69.0% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 172 | 147 | 25 | 14.5% | 25.0% | 68.7% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 201 | 171 | 30 | 14.9% | 71.4% | 70.5% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 201 | 172 | 29 | 14.4% | 25.0% | 67.0% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 207 | 178 | 29 | 14.0% | 20.0% | 60.5% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 186 | 151 | 35 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 73.0% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 234 | 192 | 42 | 17.9% | 69.2% | 72.0% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 182 | 154 | 28 | 15.4% | 66.7% | 76.5% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 233 | 196 | 37 | 15.9% | 40.0% | 65.4% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 199 | 158 | 41 | 20.6% | 54.5% | 58.9% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 203 | 157 | 46 | 22.7% | 72.7% | 55.2% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 214 | 190 | 24 | 11.2% | 66.7% | 63.0% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 256 | 205 | 51 | 19.9% | 30.0% | 55.6% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 180 | 147 | 33 | 18.3% | 40.0% | 51.9% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 274 | 199 | 75 | 27.4% | 41.7% | 43.0% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 240 | 189 | 51 | 21.3% | 33.3% | 39.8% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 289 | 231 | 58 | 20.1% | 14.3% | 41.1% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 190 | 136 | 54 | 28.4% | 12.5% | 21.9% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 252 | 199 | 53 | 21.0% | 37.5% | 24.3% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 317 | 252 | 65 | 20.5% | 44.4% | 24.5% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 242 | 185 | 57 | 23.6% | 66.7% | 29.7% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 231 | 187 | 44 | 19.0% | 73.3% | 28.0% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 248 | 186 | 62 | 25.0% | 11.1% | 37.4% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 242 | 193 | 49 | 20.2% | 30.8% | 36.4% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 292 | 246 | 46 | 15.8% | 75.0% | 51.7% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 224 | 184 | 40 | 17.9% | 38.5% | 55.5% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 258 | 217 | 41 | 15.9% | 66.7% | 50.7% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 244 | 219 | 25 | 10.2% | 55.6% | 68.1% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 237 | 219 | 18 | 7.6% | 60.0% | 46.9% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 214 | 188 | 26 | 12.1% | 64.3% | 71.6% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 227 | 197 | 30 | 13.2% | 100.0% | 72.4% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 214 | 170 | 44 | 20.6% | 72.7% | 55.6% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 227 | 210 | 17 | 7.5% | 50.0% | 52.7% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 195 | 164 | 31 | 15.9% | 87.5% | 71.8% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 187 | 158 | 29 | 15.5% | 57.1% | 75.0% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 231 | 199 | 32 | 13.9% | 75.0% | 75.2% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 215 | 194 | 21 | 9.8% | 69.2% | 72.6% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 182 | 158 | 24 | 13.2% | 50.0% | 59.8% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 186 | 161 | 25 | 13.4% | 42.9% | 72.0% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 204 | 174 | 30 | 14.7% | 80.0% | 83.3% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 230 | 199 | 31 | 13.5% | 50.0% | 68.2% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 222 | 201 | 21 | 9.5% | 70.0% | 81.8% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 193 | 172 | 21 | 10.9% | 66.7% | 74.1% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 205 | 185 | 20 | 9.8% | 83.3% | 72.8% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 249 | 214 | 35 | 14.1% | 100.0% | 59.8% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 210 | 181 | 29 | 13.8% | 66.7% | 64.0% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 231 | 207 | 24 | 10.4% | 72.7% | 62.7% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 252 | 225 | 27 | 10.7% | 60.0% | 62.7% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 260 | 237 | 23 | 8.8% | 50.0% | 60.0% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 191 | 164 | 27 | 14.1% | 75.0% | 56.4% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 218 | 190 | 28 | 12.8% | 90.9% | 73.9% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 241 | 209 | 32 | 13.3% | 100.0% | 55.0% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 210 | 188 | 22 | 10.5% | 55.6% | 62.1% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 134 | 125 | 9 | 6.7% | 87.5% | 60.0% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 262 | 233 | 29 | 11.1% | 71.4% | 66.3% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 245 | 215 | 30 | 12.2% | 72.7% | 52.9% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 298 | 251 | 47 | 15.8% | 68.2% | 49.0% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 250 | 226 | 24 | 9.6% | 46.7% | 65.1% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 334 | 291 | 43 | 12.9% | 83.3% | 74.1% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 324 | 285 | 39 | 12.0% | 41.2% | 50.0% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 317 | 279 | 38 | 12.0% | 81.8% | 50.0% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 301 | 273 | 28 | 9.3% | 50.0% | 44.2% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 363 | 313 | 50 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 47.5% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 343 | 297 | 46 | 13.4% | 53.8% | 34.3% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 256 | 233 | 23 | 9.0% | 62.5% | 68.4% | — |
Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1. 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.