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Malvern Hills

West Midlands · E07000235 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
744
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.6%
higher than 83% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
38.4%
116 allowed of 302 decided
Decisions overturned
2.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 24.3%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 185 154 31 16.8% 100.0% 84.8% 201
2025 Q4 177 134 43 24.3% — 86.2% 184
2025 Q3 197 165 32 16.2% — 91.3% 199
2025 Q2 185 160 25 13.5% 100.0% 88.5% 191
2025 Q1 161 137 24 14.9% 100.0% 76.5% 224
2024 Q4 167 130 37 22.2% 85.7% 72.4% 154
2024 Q3 220 190 30 13.6% 100.0% 93.8% 195
2024 Q2 182 144 38 20.9% 75.0% 60.0% 202
2024 Q1 181 142 39 21.5% 100.0% 78.6% 163
2023 Q4 142 120 22 15.5% — 77.8% 118
2023 Q3 184 160 24 13.0% 75.0% 63.0% 217
2023 Q2 191 175 16 8.4% — 54.5% 183
2023 Q1 206 181 25 12.1% 100.0% 76.9% 242
2022 Q4 223 189 34 15.2% 33.3% 70.3% 238
2022 Q3 176 151 25 14.2% 66.7% 63.2% 189
2022 Q2 196 171 25 12.8% 60.0% 62.5% 205
2022 Q1 205 181 24 11.7% 83.3% 44.8% 228
2021 Q4 229 216 13 5.7% 100.0% 84.0% 243
2021 Q3 249 224 25 10.0% — 76.3% 312
2021 Q2 187 168 19 10.2% 66.7% 86.4% 257
2021 Q1 195 169 26 13.3% 100.0% 80.0% 206
2020 Q4 210 182 28 13.3% 66.7% 77.8% 241
2020 Q3 195 169 26 13.3% 100.0% 86.5% 233
2020 Q2 179 151 28 15.6% 50.0% 80.8% 204
2020 Q1 194 156 38 19.6% 100.0% 70.6% 209
2019 Q4 210 171 39 18.6% 100.0% 77.1% 195
2019 Q3 202 162 40 19.8% 87.5% 77.3% 251
2019 Q2 209 175 34 16.3% 83.3% 77.8% 223
2019 Q1 172 153 19 11.0% 100.0% 96.9% 230
2018 Q4 193 170 23 11.9% 83.3% 89.7% 234
2018 Q3 214 174 40 18.7% 75.0% 100.0% 212
2018 Q2 225 197 28 12.4% 100.0% 92.5% 252
2018 Q1 220 193 27 12.3% 100.0% 88.9% 246
2017 Q4 237 194 43 18.1% 100.0% 90.2% 235
2017 Q3 293 259 34 11.6% 33.3% 84.6% 301
2017 Q2 142 116 26 18.3% 20.0% 52.0% 235
2017 Q1 175 155 20 11.4% 20.0% 51.3% 186
2016 Q4 223 186 37 16.6% 25.0% 40.0% 208
2016 Q3 228 202 26 11.4% 0.0% 42.5% 241
2016 Q2 214 189 25 11.7% 50.0% 48.7% 235
2016 Q1 191 160 31 16.2% 0.0% 64.6% 271
2015 Q4 207 167 40 19.3% 0.0% 60.0% 256
2015 Q3 270 225 45 16.7% 66.7% 76.4% 261
2015 Q2 202 178 24 11.9% 100.0% 64.6% 277
2015 Q1 214 176 38 17.8% 33.3% 57.1% 229
2014 Q4 232 200 32 13.8% 100.0% 55.3% 229
2014 Q3 237 207 30 12.7% 50.0% 65.2% 313
2014 Q2 233 207 26 11.2% 83.3% 70.1% 226
2014 Q1 198 170 17 8.6% 75.0% 50.0% 234
2013 Q4 239 195 33 13.8% 37.5% 58.7% 243
2013 Q3 233 203 17 7.3% 40.0% 50.8% 257
2013 Q2 237 193 34 14.3% 33.3% 46.0% 259
2013 Q1 191 150 32 16.8% 33.3% 55.0% 243
2012 Q4 272 231 34 12.5% 36.4% 53.8% 253
2012 Q3 268 225 28 10.4% 80.0% 66.3% 265
2012 Q2 255 214 29 11.4% 16.7% 69.3% 306
2012 Q1 237 196 29 12.2% 62.5% 69.5% 260
2011 Q4 237 195 29 12.2% 100.0% 81.3% 258
2011 Q3 246 185 42 17.1% 87.5% 85.9% 286
2011 Q2 226 175 30 13.3% 42.9% 81.7% 265
2011 Q1 199 144 31 15.6% 50.0% 84.3% 267
2010 Q4 233 194 30 12.9% 100.0% 84.7% 234
2010 Q3 256 195 50 19.5% 100.0% 65.2% 351
2010 Q2 208 159 36 17.3% 37.5% 72.5% 270
2010 Q1 162 129 23 14.2% 50.0% 55.8% 177
2009 Q4 224 186 33 14.7% 50.0% 66.7% 239
2009 Q3 259 212 35 13.5% 80.0% 81.8% 276
2009 Q2 286 235 36 12.6% 91.7% 86.7% 295
2009 Q1 211 156 38 18.0% 100.0% 88.1% 285
2008 Q4 291 219 65 22.3% 71.4% 85.4% 278
2008 Q3 368 288 77 20.9% 85.7% 82.0% 339
2008 Q2 371 298 69 18.6% 100.0% 75.8% 372
2008 Q1 302 239 56 18.5% 71.4% 84.8% 362
2007 Q4 338 270 59 17.5% 50.0% 69.7% 407
2007 Q3 341 269 65 19.1% 84.2% 86.5% 397
2007 Q2 422 331 81 19.2% 75.0% 79.0% 431
2007 Q1 373 296 65 17.4% 92.3% 68.3% 456
2006 Q4 332 264 64 19.3% 0.0% 60.0% 397
2006 Q3 375 315 56 14.9% 54.5% 61.6% 332
2006 Q2 352 287 63 17.9% 44.4% 70.3% 414
2006 Q1 326 261 60 18.4% 100.0% 66.3% 385
2005 Q4 323 264 50 15.5% 66.7% 64.5% 384
2005 Q3 426 342 79 18.5% 71.4% 64.3% 397
2005 Q2 369 307 62 16.8% 25.0% 67.4% 418
2005 Q1 329 266 58 17.6% 80.0% 55.7% 415
2004 Q4 372 317 55 14.8% 33.3% 58.7% 351
2004 Q3 441 371 68 15.4% 20.0% 51.2% 435
2004 Q2 387 335 50 12.9% 75.0% 48.4% 469
2004 Q1 318 261 55 17.3% 80.0% 47.5% 401
2003 Q4 430 371 55 12.8% 50.0% 51.2% 406
2003 Q3 403 342 60 14.9% 37.5% 34.3% 417
2003 Q2 414 359 55 13.3% 60.0% 41.2% 463
2003 Q1 291 252 39 13.4% 75.0% 40.2% 398
2002 Q4 340 291 47 13.8% 60.0% 47.3% 311
2002 Q3 339 298 39 11.5% 100.0% 39.8% 356
2002 Q2 355 300 41 11.5% 50.0% 45.1% 397
2002 Q1 314 270 41 13.1% 25.0% 33.7% 364
2001 Q4 306 269 32 10.5% 50.0% 27.8% 328
2001 Q3 301 261 38 12.6% 25.0% 54.1% 325
2001 Q2 343 308 30 8.7% 0.0% 55.2% 362
2001 Q1 244 199 35 14.3% 25.0% 59.8% 324
2000 Q4 283 244 35 12.4% 42.9% 63.2% 319
2000 Q3 277 245 29 10.5% 66.7% 57.9% 310
2000 Q2 285 238 46 16.1% 85.7% 67.3% 327
2000 Q1 290 247 34 11.7% 100.0% 60.2% 323
1999 Q4 288 248 31 10.8% 100.0% 36.6% 294
1999 Q3 324 281 24 7.4% 33.3% 41.4% 348
1999 Q2 301 250 42 14.0% 100.0% 66.7% 266
1999 Q1 288 239 41 14.2% 33.3% 64.7% 334
1998 Q4 306 266 31 10.1% 25.0% 65.1% 318
1998 Q3 366 309 45 12.3% 50.0% 70.5% 317
1998 Q2 335 273 44 13.1% 50.0% 66.7% 352
1998 Q1 362 289 50 13.8% 50.0% 40.0% 468
1997 Q4 391 311 62 15.9% 50.0% 42.6% 389
1997 Q3 473 406 38 8.0% 45.5% 53.2% 431
1997 Q2 355 299 39 11.0% 70.0% 61.5% 347
1997 Q1 427 360 37 8.7% 54.5% 30.7% 402
1996 Q4 301 240 44 14.6% 80.0% 41.0% 401
1996 Q3 418 344 58 13.9% 75.0% 48.7% 413
1996 Q2 332 288 34 10.2% 75.0% 59.5% 432
1996 Q1 160 136 24 15.0% 33.3% 56.9% —
1995 Q4 214 179 35 16.4% 61.5% 69.1% —
1995 Q3 224 190 34 15.2% 60.0% 66.7% —
1995 Q2 259 226 33 12.7% 63.6% 51.8% —
1995 Q1 212 180 32 15.1% 75.0% 63.0% —
1994 Q4 231 192 39 16.9% 88.9% 67.3% —
1994 Q3 231 207 24 10.4% 33.3% 57.3% —
1994 Q2 298 243 55 18.5% 52.9% 64.7% —
1994 Q1 217 184 33 15.2% 50.0% 72.3% —
1993 Q4 189 157 32 16.9% 66.7% 60.3% —
1993 Q3 216 186 30 13.9% 40.0% 86.6% —
1993 Q2 222 183 39 17.6% 81.8% 84.0% —
1993 Q1 171 145 26 15.2% 83.3% 83.3% —
1992 Q4 191 164 27 14.1% 70.0% 85.1% —
1992 Q3 223 177 46 20.6% 100.0% 87.2% —
1992 Q2 240 195 45 18.8% 100.0% 95.3% —
1992 Q1 269 214 55 20.4% — 89.3% —
1991 Q4 207 154 53 25.6% 86.7% 87.1% —
1991 Q3 276 248 28 10.1% 42.9% 81.5% —
1991 Q2 342 295 47 13.7% 83.3% 82.1% —
1991 Q1 266 208 58 21.8% 75.0% 73.8% —
1990 Q4 236 179 57 24.2% 92.3% 78.2% —
1990 Q3 324 245 79 24.4% 82.4% 71.6% —
1990 Q2 319 235 84 26.3% 76.5% 60.6% —
1990 Q1 242 190 52 21.5% 100.0% 73.9% —
1989 Q4 338 252 86 25.4% 88.2% 73.8% —
1989 Q3 319 202 117 36.7% 83.3% 62.5% —
1989 Q2 467 378 89 19.1% 72.7% 62.1% —
1989 Q1 323 250 73 22.6% 92.9% 64.0% —
1988 Q4 350 270 80 22.9% 72.2% 61.0% —
1988 Q3 447 353 94 21.0% 84.6% 64.2% —
1988 Q2 461 349 112 24.3% 85.7% 56.7% —
1988 Q1 350 260 90 25.7% 100.0% 64.0% —
1987 Q4 324 263 61 18.8% 91.7% 63.4% —
1987 Q3 315 255 60 19.0% 100.0% 64.2% —
1987 Q2 413 321 92 22.3% 92.3% 67.4% —
1987 Q1 276 221 55 19.9% 87.5% 55.7% —
1986 Q4 318 258 60 18.9% 100.0% 73.7% —
1986 Q3 245 200 45 18.4% 84.6% 72.0% —
1986 Q2 327 271 56 17.1% 100.0% 62.6% —
1986 Q1 256 222 34 13.3% 66.7% 62.4% —
1985 Q4 361 303 58 16.1% 100.0% 76.9% —
1985 Q3 238 187 51 21.4% 57.1% 65.2% —
1985 Q2 383 319 64 16.7% 63.6% 62.9% —
1985 Q1 251 207 44 17.5% 85.7% 51.4% —
1984 Q4 343 282 61 17.8% 77.8% 72.7% —
1984 Q3 323 260 63 19.5% 80.0% 66.1% —
1984 Q2 322 262 60 18.6% 100.0% 77.3% —
1984 Q1 300 249 51 17.0% 100.0% 66.7% —
1983 Q4 227 181 46 20.3% 66.7% 74.2% —
1983 Q3 199 167 32 16.1% 80.0% 72.2% —
1983 Q2 368 316 52 14.1% 100.0% 57.7% —
1983 Q1 261 226 35 13.4% 83.3% 69.7% —
1982 Q4 226 189 37 16.4% 100.0% 80.3% —
1982 Q3 302 257 45 14.9% 100.0% 81.7% —
1982 Q2 248 211 37 14.9% 100.0% 85.1% —
1982 Q1 213 179 34 16.0% 37.5% 75.8% —
1981 Q4 218 179 39 17.9% 100.0% 67.6% —
1981 Q3 272 235 37 13.6% 100.0% 58.9% —
1981 Q2 472 366 106 22.5% 86.7% 63.1% —
1981 Q1 259 216 43 16.6% 100.0% 70.6% —
1980 Q4 266 211 55 20.7% 100.0% 73.3% —
1980 Q3 360 291 69 19.2% 66.7% 64.1% —
1980 Q2 268 229 39 14.6% 75.0% 51.1% —
1980 Q1 439 383 56 12.8% 100.0% 63.8% —
1979 Q4 381 321 60 15.7% 88.9% 57.3% —
1979 Q3 350 279 71 20.3% 100.0% 73.0% —
1979 Q2 415 329 86 20.7% 75.0% 70.2% —

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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