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Worthing

South East · E07000229 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
573
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
9.4%
higher than 35% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
92.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
24.3%
25 allowed of 103 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 15.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 136 115 21 15.4% — 91.3% 132
2025 Q4 133 118 15 11.3% 0.0% 91.7% 119
2025 Q3 156 149 7 4.5% 0.0% 82.6% 156
2025 Q2 148 137 11 7.4% — 85.2% 177
2025 Q1 126 121 5 4.0% — 93.8% 141
2024 Q4 124 117 7 5.6% 100.0% 91.7% 119
2024 Q3 140 125 15 10.7% — 90.6% 149
2024 Q2 146 126 20 13.7% — 96.3% 153
2024 Q1 146 133 13 8.9% — 92.9% 148
2023 Q4 134 124 10 7.5% — 95.0% 140
2023 Q3 158 143 15 9.5% 50.0% 82.1% 135
2023 Q2 180 164 16 8.9% 100.0% 73.9% 176
2023 Q1 134 120 14 10.4% — 68.0% 157
2022 Q4 177 154 23 13.0% — 76.7% 160
2022 Q3 202 179 23 11.4% 0.0% 71.9% 172
2022 Q2 195 180 15 7.7% 0.0% 85.4% 214
2022 Q1 175 164 11 6.3% 0.0% 78.9% 235
2021 Q4 188 180 8 4.3% 100.0% 71.9% 188
2021 Q3 239 220 19 7.9% 100.0% 84.0% 237
2021 Q2 248 230 18 7.3% 100.0% 79.6% 269
2021 Q1 169 155 14 8.3% — 72.4% 218
2020 Q4 234 215 19 8.1% — 90.5% 206
2020 Q3 176 162 14 8.0% — 64.7% 230
2020 Q2 168 158 10 6.0% 0.0% 86.7% 176
2020 Q1 183 158 25 13.7% 100.0% 92.7% 207
2019 Q4 171 151 20 11.7% 0.0% 85.7% 195
2019 Q3 199 177 22 11.1% — 78.6% 186
2019 Q2 183 172 11 6.0% 100.0% 82.8% 195
2019 Q1 187 167 20 10.7% — 89.6% 215
2018 Q4 180 155 25 13.9% — 81.3% 185
2018 Q3 205 187 18 8.8% 0.0% 71.2% 187
2018 Q2 187 162 25 13.4% 100.0% 65.9% 201
2018 Q1 164 150 14 8.5% — 79.5% 179
2017 Q4 188 164 24 12.8% 100.0% 66.7% 187
2017 Q3 182 162 20 11.0% 80.0% 78.3% 185
2017 Q2 197 179 18 9.1% 100.0% 86.5% 222
2017 Q1 157 136 21 13.4% — 93.5% 208
2016 Q4 181 170 11 6.1% 83.3% 79.5% 173
2016 Q3 208 195 13 6.3% 100.0% 72.2% 188
2016 Q2 170 159 11 6.5% — 80.0% 221
2016 Q1 142 132 10 7.0% 100.0% 74.3% 171
2015 Q4 179 160 19 10.6% 50.0% 72.9% 169
2015 Q3 181 171 10 5.5% 100.0% 69.2% 168
2015 Q2 187 165 22 11.8% 100.0% 76.5% 227
2015 Q1 189 159 30 15.9% 66.7% 77.8% 182
2014 Q4 179 159 20 11.2% 100.0% 69.5% 187
2014 Q3 180 146 34 18.9% 100.0% 75.0% 193
2014 Q2 154 130 24 15.6% 50.0% 67.2% 244
2014 Q1 169 143 16 9.5% 83.3% 67.3% 186
2013 Q4 176 153 10 5.7% 100.0% 65.0% 168
2013 Q3 146 128 5 3.4% 33.3% 61.5% 199
2013 Q2 210 182 24 11.4% 0.0% 71.7% 239
2013 Q1 176 150 23 13.1% 0.0% 68.2% 221
2012 Q4 195 166 26 13.3% 33.3% 72.0% 202
2012 Q3 208 177 28 13.5% — 68.0% 213
2012 Q2 223 192 28 12.6% 12.5% 69.2% 203
2012 Q1 194 163 28 14.4% 0.0% 72.5% 188
2011 Q4 210 180 27 12.9% 100.0% 71.4% 209
2011 Q3 228 192 32 14.0% 100.0% 73.2% 240
2011 Q2 219 183 32 14.6% — 71.7% 226
2011 Q1 186 163 19 10.2% 0.0% 42.9% 188
2010 Q4 189 150 31 16.4% 100.0% 44.4% 209
2010 Q3 227 191 33 14.5% 66.7% 65.5% 246
2010 Q2 216 183 29 13.4% 100.0% 79.5% 236
2010 Q1 181 144 34 18.8% 33.3% 75.7% 202
2009 Q4 224 177 40 17.9% 80.0% 90.2% 186
2009 Q3 227 184 39 17.2% 50.0% 80.0% 271
2009 Q2 193 146 39 20.2% — 88.6% 215
2009 Q1 152 119 30 19.7% 100.0% 89.1% 218
2008 Q4 212 162 43 20.3% 100.0% 74.2% 166
2008 Q3 270 193 75 27.8% 25.0% 73.5% 278
2008 Q2 278 206 68 24.5% 80.0% 85.7% 291
2008 Q1 249 196 53 21.3% 50.0% 81.3% 284
2007 Q4 274 204 70 25.5% 66.7% 94.2% 314
2007 Q3 341 288 53 15.5% 25.0% 87.8% 324
2007 Q2 332 266 65 19.6% 80.0% 94.5% 334
2007 Q1 243 181 62 25.5% 71.4% 90.2% 375
2006 Q4 277 204 72 26.0% 75.0% 92.9% 271
2006 Q3 300 232 68 22.7% 75.0% 93.3% 305
2006 Q2 218 169 49 22.5% 66.7% 89.2% 349
2006 Q1 271 175 96 35.4% 100.0% 94.9% 321
2005 Q4 295 224 71 24.1% 75.0% 87.5% 319
2005 Q3 262 207 54 20.6% 100.0% 95.2% 311
2005 Q2 291 211 80 27.5% 75.0% 93.7% 293
2005 Q1 260 210 50 19.2% 75.0% 96.4% 320
2004 Q4 283 218 63 22.3% 92.3% 90.6% 308
2004 Q3 265 221 43 16.2% 100.0% 96.6% 255
2004 Q2 295 247 48 16.3% 50.0% 98.1% 342
2004 Q1 304 250 53 17.4% 28.6% 94.4% 334
2003 Q4 298 249 49 16.4% 71.4% 95.1% 324
2003 Q3 393 318 74 18.8% 100.0% 97.9% 356
2003 Q2 337 269 68 20.2% 100.0% 96.1% 416
2003 Q1 293 246 47 16.0% 100.0% 100.0% 289
2002 Q4 286 227 59 20.6% 100.0% 97.8% 343
2002 Q3 274 233 41 15.0% 100.0% 98.1% 361
2002 Q2 291 242 49 16.8% 71.4% 100.0% 261
2002 Q1 262 207 55 21.0% 57.1% 100.0% 349
2001 Q4 264 214 50 18.9% 100.0% 100.0% 335
2001 Q3 321 268 53 16.5% 0.0% 98.4% 402
2001 Q2 280 248 32 11.4% 50.0% 98.4% 290
2001 Q1 282 229 53 18.8% 66.7% 97.0% 291
2000 Q4 222 185 37 16.7% 100.0% 97.5% 279
2000 Q3 321 273 48 15.0% 100.0% 98.6% 280
2000 Q2 188 154 34 18.1% 100.0% 100.0% 209
2000 Q1 214 181 33 15.4% 66.7% 100.0% 277
1999 Q4 221 199 22 10.0% 87.5% 98.2% 230
1999 Q3 235 204 31 13.2% 90.0% 100.0% 236
1999 Q2 249 215 34 13.7% 100.0% 100.0% 281
1999 Q1 212 172 40 18.9% 100.0% 100.0% 243
1998 Q4 202 173 29 14.4% 100.0% 100.0% 228
1998 Q3 268 221 46 17.2% 100.0% 100.0% 220
1998 Q2 471 383 87 18.5% 100.0% 100.0% 524
1998 Q1 371 297 69 18.6% 100.0% 100.0% 399
1997 Q4 119 108 11 9.2% 100.0% 100.0% 118
1997 Q3 165 142 23 13.9% — 100.0% 164
1997 Q2 278 240 38 13.7% 100.0% 97.5% 284
1997 Q1 153 131 22 14.4% 100.0% 100.0% 194
1996 Q4 247 211 36 14.6% 100.0% 97.3% 245
1996 Q3 76 67 9 11.8% — 100.0% 75
1996 Q2 130 107 23 17.7% 85.7% 100.0% 147
1996 Q1 256 214 42 16.4% 100.0% 97.8% —
1995 Q4 241 200 41 17.0% 100.0% 97.1% —
1995 Q3 152 128 24 15.8% 100.0% 96.1% —
1995 Q2 216 166 50 23.1% 90.9% 96.5% —
1995 Q1 164 140 24 14.6% 0.0% 96.2% —
1994 Q4 354 317 37 10.5% 100.0% 100.0% —
1994 Q3 185 152 33 17.8% 100.0% 95.9% —
1994 Q2 136 112 24 17.6% 100.0% 97.5% —
1994 Q1 338 259 79 23.4% 100.0% 97.2% —
1993 Q4 197 155 42 21.3% 80.0% 87.5% —
1993 Q3 105 80 25 23.8% 100.0% 94.1% —
1993 Q2 131 101 30 22.9% 100.0% 100.0% —
1993 Q1 155 113 42 27.1% 100.0% 96.2% —
1992 Q4 374 260 114 30.5% 88.9% 95.8% —
1992 Q3 291 221 70 24.1% 92.9% 96.4% —
1992 Q2 153 111 42 27.5% 100.0% 98.0% —
1992 Q1 186 140 46 24.7% 100.0% 86.3% —
1991 Q4 103 77 26 25.2% 66.7% 90.6% —
1991 Q3 105 89 16 15.2% 100.0% 93.3% —
1991 Q2 169 135 34 20.1% 100.0% 93.7% —
1991 Q1 222 154 68 30.6% 100.0% 94.3% —
1990 Q4 542 361 181 33.4% 80.0% 72.6% —
1990 Q3 424 304 120 28.3% 86.7% 73.8% —
1990 Q2 217 160 57 26.3% 100.0% 80.7% —
1990 Q1 345 261 84 24.3% 88.9% 74.7% —
1989 Q4 228 158 70 30.7% 80.0% 72.2% —
1989 Q3 222 171 51 23.0% 100.0% 81.2% —
1989 Q2 206 151 55 26.7% 100.0% 77.5% —
1989 Q1 343 254 89 25.9% 92.3% 82.2% —
1988 Q4 559 450 109 19.5% 78.9% 76.6% —
1988 Q3 282 238 44 15.6% 91.7% 54.5% —
1988 Q2 240 202 38 15.8% 70.0% 46.9% —
1988 Q1 131 106 25 19.1% 71.4% 34.5% —
1987 Q4 288 243 45 15.6% 78.6% 34.5% —
1987 Q3 175 138 37 21.1% 73.3% 18.1% —
1987 Q2 313 263 50 16.0% 66.7% 48.0% —
1987 Q1 219 177 42 19.2% 100.0% 52.6% —
1986 Q4 310 256 54 17.4% 62.5% 72.1% —
1986 Q3 315 262 53 16.8% 88.9% 63.8% —
1986 Q2 320 280 40 12.5% 85.7% 76.9% —
1986 Q1 243 206 37 15.2% 76.9% 61.6% —
1985 Q4 193 155 38 19.7% 83.3% 77.3% —
1985 Q3 379 316 63 16.6% 93.3% 63.3% —
1985 Q2 273 229 44 16.1% 100.0% 84.9% —
1985 Q1 135 112 23 17.0% 66.7% 70.7% —
1984 Q4 249 196 53 21.3% 87.5% 60.4% —
1984 Q3 191 152 39 20.4% 100.0% 67.6% —
1984 Q2 268 226 42 15.7% 75.0% 81.4% —
1984 Q1 201 163 38 18.9% 57.1% 85.4% —
1983 Q4 184 148 36 19.6% 42.9% 83.1% —
1983 Q3 234 187 47 20.1% 100.0% 90.2% —
1983 Q2 279 231 48 17.2% 100.0% 93.9% —
1983 Q1 204 167 37 18.1% 100.0% 96.2% —
1982 Q4 219 169 50 22.8% 71.4% 100.0% —
1982 Q3 175 143 32 18.3% 100.0% 95.9% —
1982 Q2 323 266 57 17.6% 100.0% 95.5% —
1982 Q1 173 125 48 27.7% 60.0% 88.7% —
1981 Q4 214 168 46 21.5% 60.0% 97.4% —
1981 Q3 248 193 55 22.2% 100.0% 92.5% —
1981 Q2 287 228 59 20.6% 100.0% 96.4% —
1981 Q1 241 209 32 13.3% 100.0% 90.3% —
1980 Q4 261 222 39 14.9% 100.0% 96.5% —
1980 Q3 388 322 66 17.0% 92.3% 88.7% —
1980 Q2 355 289 66 18.6% 100.0% 91.8% —
1980 Q1 247 202 45 18.2% 83.3% 88.3% —
1979 Q4 311 244 67 21.5% 100.0% 87.4% —
1979 Q3 500 390 110 22.0% 77.8% 97.0% —
1979 Q2 280 237 43 15.4% 100.0% 93.2% —

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.

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