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Bromsgrove

West Midlands · E07000234 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
481
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.7%
higher than 18% of authorities
Majors in time
50.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
56.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
86.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.9%
83 allowed of 203 decided
Decisions overturned
2.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 16.6%

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
499
in the window
Applications decided
481
in the window
Approval rate
93.3%
449 granted, 32 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 35 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
79.3%
rank 264 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 140 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
Major1384.6%50.0%
Minor11687.9%56.9%
Other35295.5%—
of which householder29195.2%86.1%
"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
0701402024 Q3: 112 received2024 Q3: 109 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 109 received2024 Q4: 124 decided2025 Q1: 122 received2025 Q1: 116 decided2025 Q2: 88 received2025 Q2: 130 decided2025 Q3: 122 received2025 Q3: 124 decided2025 Q4: 125 received2025 Q4: 107 decided2026 Q1: 112 received2026 Q1: 115 decided2026 Q2: 140 received2026 Q2: 135 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
58%
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 (E07000234). 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 135 122 13 9.6% 0.0% 36.4% 140
2026 Q1 115 109 6 5.2% — 66.7% 112
2025 Q4 107 99 8 7.5% 100.0% 72.7% 125
2025 Q3 124 119 5 4.0% 0.0% 69.2% 122
2025 Q2 130 122 8 6.2% 100.0% 88.2% 88
2025 Q1 116 111 5 4.3% — 75.0% 122
2024 Q4 124 115 9 7.3% 0.0% 70.0% 109
2024 Q3 109 101 8 7.3% — 85.7% 112
2024 Q2 141 120 21 14.9% 100.0% 70.0% 112
2024 Q1 124 108 16 12.9% 100.0% 91.7% 143
2023 Q4 143 120 23 16.1% 0.0% 83.3% 125
2023 Q3 139 126 13 9.4% — 100.0% 118
2023 Q2 165 143 22 13.3% — 95.0% 122
2023 Q1 163 137 26 16.0% 100.0% 86.4% 51
2022 Q4 138 119 19 13.8% 66.7% 81.3% 113
2022 Q3 137 116 21 15.3% — 92.9% 117
2022 Q2 189 169 20 10.6% 50.0% 81.0% 132
2022 Q1 168 147 21 12.5% 50.0% 91.3% 234
2021 Q4 165 146 19 11.5% 100.0% 81.0% 154
2021 Q3 178 165 13 7.3% 50.0% 78.6% 194
2021 Q2 200 191 9 4.5% — 72.0% 201
2021 Q1 180 161 19 10.6% — 67.9% 234
2020 Q4 201 189 12 6.0% — 81.0% 188
2020 Q3 141 133 8 5.7% 100.0% 80.0% 210
2020 Q2 151 126 25 16.6% 100.0% 79.3% 146
2020 Q1 134 119 15 11.2% 100.0% 73.7% 176
2019 Q4 161 136 25 15.5% 0.0% 65.5% 157
2019 Q3 185 161 24 13.0% 66.7% 88.9% 190
2019 Q2 182 165 17 9.3% 50.0% 74.2% 211
2019 Q1 134 112 22 16.4% 100.0% 72.7% 212
2018 Q4 196 180 16 8.2% — 69.2% 181
2018 Q3 168 146 22 13.1% — 89.5% 151
2018 Q2 176 154 22 12.5% — 78.1% 161
2018 Q1 186 157 29 15.6% 100.0% 89.2% 163
2017 Q4 184 160 24 13.0% 100.0% 91.3% 143
2017 Q3 191 162 29 15.2% — 88.9% 152
2017 Q2 179 154 25 14.0% 100.0% 70.0% 164
2017 Q1 148 135 13 8.8% 100.0% 85.2% 153
2016 Q4 180 165 15 8.3% 100.0% 88.5% 164
2016 Q3 244 218 26 10.7% 100.0% 95.5% 167
2016 Q2 223 196 27 12.1% 100.0% 80.0% 194
2016 Q1 171 152 19 11.1% 0.0% 74.3% 165
2015 Q4 189 164 25 13.2% 75.0% 46.9% 141
2015 Q3 198 172 26 13.1% 100.0% 46.8% 190
2015 Q2 186 169 17 9.1% 50.0% 38.1% 112
2015 Q1 191 170 21 11.0% 40.0% 20.4% 131
2014 Q4 224 197 27 12.1% 66.7% 19.1% 145
2014 Q3 138 116 22 15.9% 33.3% 24.0% 147
2014 Q2 222 177 45 20.3% 33.3% 26.9% 130
2014 Q1 145 119 18 12.4% 63.6% 18.5% 180
2013 Q4 187 161 17 9.1% 8.3% 11.1% 140
2013 Q3 186 153 14 7.5% 0.0% 12.5% 206
2013 Q2 162 142 10 6.2% 0.0% 24.3% 187
2013 Q1 173 144 21 12.1% 0.0% 21.7% 159
2012 Q4 218 177 35 16.1% 0.0% 31.3% 262
2012 Q3 176 135 28 15.9% 16.7% 48.8% 201
2012 Q2 208 160 41 19.7% 60.0% 67.3% 231
2012 Q1 208 149 43 20.7% 57.1% 71.4% 222
2011 Q4 203 143 52 25.6% 60.0% 60.0% 205
2011 Q3 212 150 51 24.1% 50.0% 62.3% 248
2011 Q2 210 160 38 18.1% 80.0% 83.7% 239
2011 Q1 186 141 33 17.7% 62.5% 92.1% 224
2010 Q4 245 177 58 23.7% 66.7% 84.1% 241
2010 Q3 232 172 41 17.7% 70.0% 93.2% 244
2010 Q2 223 176 36 16.1% 72.7% 88.1% 308
2010 Q1 183 149 27 14.8% 66.7% 96.2% 257
2009 Q4 175 138 25 14.3% 50.0% 80.0% 203
2009 Q3 203 152 35 17.2% 100.0% 85.0% 158
2009 Q2 199 145 38 19.1% 100.0% 83.8% 236
2009 Q1 162 121 33 20.4% 20.0% 90.0% 207
2008 Q4 192 143 37 19.3% 85.7% 78.7% 187
2008 Q3 243 196 37 15.2% 71.4% 60.0% 204
2008 Q2 298 252 44 14.8% 77.8% 80.0% 252
2008 Q1 269 204 59 21.9% 77.8% 97.8% 269
2007 Q4 276 221 49 17.8% 100.0% 89.1% 277
2007 Q3 346 269 60 17.3% 100.0% 93.8% 382
2007 Q2 305 240 52 17.0% 100.0% 89.1% 351
2007 Q1 297 212 72 24.2% 75.0% 81.3% 326
2006 Q4 347 260 70 20.2% 100.0% 87.7% 369
2006 Q3 343 261 67 19.5% 87.5% 83.3% 373
2006 Q2 345 267 54 15.7% 55.6% 37.8% 367
2006 Q1 230 187 30 13.0% 33.3% 53.7% 254
2005 Q4 270 198 50 18.5% 25.0% 66.7% 304
2005 Q3 308 251 38 12.3% 10.0% 34.1% 335
2005 Q2 290 235 34 11.7% 62.5% 69.8% 320
2005 Q1 257 198 39 15.2% 57.1% 73.8% 277
2004 Q4 391 307 60 15.3% 54.5% 78.2% 333
2004 Q3 375 313 58 15.5% 75.0% 84.7% 414
2004 Q2 394 309 59 15.0% 22.2% 85.7% 435
2004 Q1 308 256 35 11.4% 33.3% 69.4% 383
2003 Q4 324 230 73 22.5% 37.5% 45.5% 331
2003 Q3 411 263 143 34.8% 84.2% 76.5% 400
2003 Q2 348 285 47 13.5% 25.0% 77.8% 445
2003 Q1 298 235 54 18.1% 16.7% 76.1% 404
2002 Q4 329 240 72 21.9% 70.0% 81.3% 349
2002 Q3 315 251 50 15.9% 50.0% 68.4% 359
2002 Q2 352 278 49 13.9% 80.0% 73.8% 372
2002 Q1 261 216 35 13.4% 40.0% 82.3% 373
2001 Q4 311 241 53 17.0% 100.0% 79.5% 321
2001 Q3 340 267 56 16.5% 72.7% 73.0% 310
2001 Q2 366 302 57 15.6% 40.0% 46.2% 334
2001 Q1 271 223 34 12.5% 71.4% 43.7% 378
2000 Q4 353 290 63 17.8% 37.5% 36.1% 301
2000 Q3 323 268 43 13.3% 63.6% 26.9% 324
2000 Q2 286 245 37 12.9% 40.0% 19.2% 323
2000 Q1 257 229 24 9.3% 100.0% 36.8% 357
1999 Q4 343 289 50 14.6% 63.6% 57.8% 347
1999 Q3 263 237 13 4.9% 100.0% 64.3% 399
1999 Q2 315 259 39 12.4% 60.0% 54.4% 352
1999 Q1 215 173 34 15.8% 50.0% 55.1% 314
1998 Q4 222 183 33 14.9% 83.3% 34.8% 271
1998 Q3 231 194 31 13.4% 0.0% 33.3% 270
1998 Q2 248 199 39 15.7% 100.0% 58.2% 330
1998 Q1 211 164 32 15.2% 100.0% 61.4% 308
1997 Q4 205 143 33 16.1% 75.0% 50.0% 264
1997 Q3 231 185 24 10.4% 100.0% 58.3% 299
1997 Q2 214 153 24 11.2% 66.7% 66.7% 343
1997 Q1 200 155 31 15.5% 80.0% 60.0% 263
1996 Q4 224 191 24 10.7% 50.0% 62.5% 240
1996 Q3 222 190 22 9.9% 57.1% 61.3% 234
1996 Q2 237 201 26 11.0% 62.5% 61.2% 268
1996 Q1 179 152 27 15.1% 100.0% 64.5% —
1995 Q4 181 157 24 13.3% 100.0% 69.6% —
1995 Q3 175 153 22 12.6% 100.0% 58.3% —
1995 Q2 176 155 21 11.9% 33.3% 64.2% —
1995 Q1 163 139 24 14.7% 50.0% 60.0% —
1994 Q4 147 133 14 9.5% 0.0% 43.8% —
1994 Q3 226 201 25 11.1% 50.0% 32.6% —
1994 Q2 217 192 25 11.5% 60.0% 28.6% —
1994 Q1 165 151 14 8.5% 100.0% 39.0% —
1993 Q4 199 179 20 10.1% 66.7% 41.3% —
1993 Q3 187 165 22 11.8% 100.0% 41.7% —
1993 Q2 226 201 25 11.1% 60.0% 27.6% —
1993 Q1 207 165 42 20.3% 80.0% 50.0% —
1992 Q4 215 175 40 18.6% 75.0% 42.9% —
1992 Q3 228 194 34 14.9% 33.3% 66.7% —
1992 Q2 248 219 29 11.7% 66.7% 60.9% —
1992 Q1 241 196 45 18.7% 57.1% 33.3% —
1991 Q4 218 189 29 13.3% 72.7% 44.1% —
1991 Q3 286 241 45 15.7% 66.7% 43.0% —
1991 Q2 317 257 60 18.9% 50.0% 34.5% —
1991 Q1 256 207 49 19.1% 44.4% 23.7% —
1990 Q4 269 214 55 20.4% 50.0% 27.0% —
1990 Q3 290 230 60 20.7% 63.6% 29.2% —
1990 Q2 311 244 67 21.5% 66.7% 32.9% —
1990 Q1 288 238 50 17.4% 22.2% 34.1% —
1989 Q4 373 304 69 18.5% 30.8% 17.6% —
1989 Q3 333 294 39 11.7% 87.5% 19.4% —
1989 Q2 326 264 62 19.0% 50.0% 12.4% —
1989 Q1 304 257 47 15.5% 75.0% 16.8% —
1988 Q4 395 337 58 14.7% 37.5% 27.5% —
1988 Q3 376 331 45 12.0% 88.9% 20.7% —
1988 Q2 362 306 56 15.5% 85.7% 31.7% —
1988 Q1 290 250 40 13.8% 83.3% 52.7% —
1987 Q4 279 236 43 15.4% 100.0% 52.7% —
1987 Q3 245 207 38 15.5% 88.9% 95.2% —
1987 Q2 262 227 35 13.4% 85.7% 96.9% —
1987 Q1 203 177 26 12.8% 88.9% 97.1% —
1986 Q4 203 176 27 13.3% 62.5% 96.7% —
1986 Q3 250 211 39 15.6% 88.9% 92.7% —
1986 Q2 251 213 38 15.1% 100.0% 95.0% —
1986 Q1 175 142 33 18.9% 100.0% 92.9% —
1985 Q4 217 187 30 13.8% 75.0% 91.5% —
1985 Q3 243 204 39 16.0% 72.7% 75.6% —
1985 Q2 239 213 26 10.9% 77.8% 81.8% —
1985 Q1 189 166 23 12.2% 71.4% 63.3% —
1984 Q4 197 167 30 15.2% 75.0% 92.3% —
1984 Q3 297 253 44 14.8% 60.0% 77.1% —
1984 Q2 296 258 38 12.8% 83.3% 85.0% —
1984 Q1 186 159 27 14.5% 80.0% 94.4% —
1983 Q4 124 110 14 11.3% 100.0% 78.9% —
1983 Q3 254 216 38 15.0% 100.0% 88.1% —
1983 Q2 252 222 30 11.9% 75.0% 94.9% —
1983 Q1 227 196 31 13.7% 80.0% 87.8% —
1982 Q4 162 134 28 17.3% 100.0% 83.3% —
1982 Q3 193 170 23 11.9% 100.0% 82.1% —
1982 Q2 250 208 42 16.8% 100.0% 75.8% —
1982 Q1 166 129 37 22.3% 100.0% 59.1% —
1981 Q4 178 154 24 13.5% 100.0% 89.0% —
1981 Q3 209 182 27 12.9% 57.1% 90.7% —
1981 Q2 219 186 33 15.1% 100.0% 87.2% —
1981 Q1 300 264 36 12.0% 100.0% 84.9% —
1980 Q4 266 213 53 19.9% 80.0% 83.2% —
1980 Q3 274 217 57 20.8% 81.3% 75.7% —
1980 Q2 347 313 34 9.8% 58.3% 80.7% —
1980 Q1 259 228 31 12.0% 50.0% 76.3% —
1979 Q4 362 317 45 12.4% 66.7% 62.5% —
1979 Q3 330 300 30 9.1% 0.0% 71.8% —
1979 Q2 295 266 29 9.8% 20.0% 71.9% —

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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