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Malvern Hills

West Midlands · E07000235 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
737
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
18.3%
higher than 85% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
83.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.7%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 24.3%

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
752
in the window
Applications decided
737
in the window
Approval rate
81.7%
602 granted, 135 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 146 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.1%
rank 142 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 80 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
Major1984.2%100.0%
Minor26371.1%83.5%
Other45587.7%—
of which householder33288.3%98.2%
"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
01122242024 Q3: 195 received2024 Q3: 220 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 154 received2024 Q4: 167 decided2025 Q1: 224 received2025 Q1: 161 decided2025 Q2: 191 received2025 Q2: 185 decided2025 Q3: 199 received2025 Q3: 197 decided2025 Q4: 184 received2025 Q4: 177 decided2026 Q1: 201 received2026 Q1: 185 decided2026 Q2: 168 received2026 Q2: 178 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
101%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

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 (E07000235). 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 178 149 29 16.3% — 74.3% 168
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 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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