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Worcester

West Midlands · E07000237 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
427
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
14.5%
higher than 69% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
34.0%
36 allowed of 106 decided
Decisions overturned
1.5%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.2%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 93 86 7 7.5% — 100.0% 100
2025 Q4 110 92 18 16.4% — 100.0% 105
2025 Q3 106 91 15 14.2% — 100.0% 116
2025 Q2 118 96 22 18.6% 100.0% 87.5% 91
2025 Q1 72 68 4 5.6% — 80.0% 129
2024 Q4 91 83 8 8.8% — 100.0% 90
2024 Q3 90 77 13 14.4% — 100.0% 95
2024 Q2 99 80 19 19.2% — 78.6% 97
2024 Q1 99 90 9 9.1% 100.0% 91.7% 97
2023 Q4 97 85 12 12.4% 100.0% 90.0% 95
2023 Q3 116 94 22 19.0% — 100.0% 129
2023 Q2 131 126 5 3.8% — 69.2% 127
2023 Q1 126 114 12 9.5% 0.0% 87.5% 119
2022 Q4 135 119 16 11.9% 0.0% 76.5% 131
2022 Q3 161 149 12 7.5% 100.0% 85.7% 147
2022 Q2 115 101 14 12.2% 50.0% 38.5% 134
2022 Q1 177 160 17 9.6% 50.0% 31.8% 131
2021 Q4 144 123 21 14.6% 0.0% 15.0% 142
2021 Q3 167 162 5 3.0% 50.0% 46.7% 187
2021 Q2 101 98 3 3.0% — 100.0% 162
2021 Q1 140 132 8 5.7% 100.0% 81.3% 117
2020 Q4 128 122 6 4.7% 100.0% 88.9% 149
2020 Q3 107 101 6 5.6% 100.0% 95.5% 175
2020 Q2 128 122 6 4.7% 100.0% 76.9% 114
2020 Q1 139 127 12 8.6% 100.0% 90.9% 154
2019 Q4 130 124 6 4.6% 100.0% 81.3% 122
2019 Q3 142 134 8 5.6% 100.0% 91.7% 154
2019 Q2 117 109 8 6.8% 100.0% 91.7% 166
2019 Q1 113 103 10 8.8% 100.0% 81.0% 180
2018 Q4 163 148 15 9.2% 100.0% 95.7% 156
2018 Q3 153 143 10 6.5% — 84.2% 137
2018 Q2 161 143 18 11.2% 100.0% 65.4% 155
2018 Q1 105 102 3 2.9% 66.7% 88.2% 152
2017 Q4 173 162 11 6.4% 100.0% 46.2% 122
2017 Q3 146 128 18 12.3% 100.0% 41.7% 152
2017 Q2 144 128 16 11.1% 100.0% 37.5% 152
2017 Q1 134 123 11 8.2% — 30.8% 198
2016 Q4 111 104 7 6.3% 100.0% 60.0% 124
2016 Q3 193 184 9 4.7% 100.0% 78.3% 149
2016 Q2 208 193 15 7.2% 75.0% 89.5% 209
2016 Q1 131 122 9 6.9% 100.0% 84.6% 168
2015 Q4 138 129 9 6.5% — 94.4% 141
2015 Q3 159 149 10 6.3% 100.0% 79.2% 121
2015 Q2 125 119 6 4.8% 100.0% 71.4% 155
2015 Q1 109 105 4 3.7% 100.0% 68.2% 134
2014 Q4 137 128 9 6.6% — 70.6% 147
2014 Q3 162 150 12 7.4% 100.0% 93.3% 166
2014 Q2 151 144 7 4.6% 100.0% 93.8% 161
2014 Q1 144 138 5 3.5% 100.0% 79.4% 148
2013 Q4 140 128 9 6.4% 100.0% 78.6% 170
2013 Q3 149 138 8 5.4% 80.0% 81.3% 147
2013 Q2 207 197 3 1.4% 75.0% 64.7% 195
2013 Q1 128 115 11 8.6% 57.1% 76.7% 184
2012 Q4 127 116 7 5.5% 25.0% 94.7% 158
2012 Q3 133 123 8 6.0% 50.0% 83.3% 129
2012 Q2 105 90 10 9.5% 75.0% 92.9% 147
2012 Q1 125 113 11 8.8% 66.7% 100.0% 138
2011 Q4 125 115 7 5.6% 33.3% 100.0% 119
2011 Q3 146 134 10 6.8% 66.7% 96.2% 158
2011 Q2 157 141 12 7.6% 71.4% 90.9% 172
2011 Q1 138 118 20 14.5% 100.0% 66.7% 172
2010 Q4 119 106 10 8.4% 88.9% 92.6% 139
2010 Q3 146 130 16 11.0% 0.0% 67.6% 158
2010 Q2 154 140 12 7.8% 57.1% 92.0% 197
2010 Q1 107 102 4 3.7% 57.1% 87.0% 145
2009 Q4 161 145 16 9.9% 66.7% 41.9% 149
2009 Q3 141 130 11 7.8% 37.5% 36.4% 143
2009 Q2 159 144 10 6.3% 66.7% 60.6% 157
2009 Q1 106 89 17 16.0% 50.0% 12.2% 135
2008 Q4 161 148 12 7.5% 28.6% 15.6% 164
2008 Q3 150 137 12 8.0% 100.0% 92.9% 198
2008 Q2 228 209 16 7.0% 42.9% 63.0% 231
2008 Q1 185 172 11 5.9% 66.7% 73.9% 218
2007 Q4 161 141 20 12.4% 77.8% 70.5% 207
2007 Q3 218 182 31 14.2% 92.3% 74.6% 219
2007 Q2 199 175 23 11.6% 50.0% 70.5% 218
2007 Q1 200 179 21 10.5% 75.0% 96.2% 257
2006 Q4 213 193 20 9.4% 57.1% 93.2% 252
2006 Q3 187 158 28 15.0% 100.0% 96.0% 253
2006 Q2 181 154 26 14.4% 80.0% 93.5% 203
2006 Q1 173 147 26 15.0% 80.0% 100.0% 217
2005 Q4 190 152 38 20.0% 100.0% 94.2% 214
2005 Q3 206 177 28 13.6% 100.0% 93.9% 224
2005 Q2 218 188 28 12.8% 77.8% 97.6% 226
2005 Q1 201 171 30 14.9% 88.9% 100.0% 253
2004 Q4 226 201 25 11.1% 71.4% 98.2% 226
2004 Q3 266 242 24 9.0% 100.0% 98.2% 248
2004 Q2 223 189 34 15.2% 100.0% 95.9% 264
2004 Q1 193 173 20 10.4% 100.0% 94.2% 242
2003 Q4 195 179 16 8.2% 100.0% 95.3% 215
2003 Q3 231 210 21 9.1% 63.6% 96.4% 208
2003 Q2 235 211 24 10.2% 30.0% 95.6% 218
2003 Q1 182 161 19 10.4% 12.5% 63.6% 204
2002 Q4 203 184 19 9.4% 0.0% 53.2% 184
2002 Q3 238 223 15 6.3% 0.0% 55.1% 221
2002 Q2 196 182 14 7.1% 33.3% 51.4% 229
2002 Q1 181 163 18 9.9% 0.0% 48.6% 232
2001 Q4 173 151 22 12.7% 0.0% 64.2% 170
2001 Q3 219 197 20 9.1% 57.1% 71.9% 182
2001 Q2 171 158 13 7.6% 0.0% 59.3% 277
2001 Q1 157 134 23 14.6% 37.5% 72.2% 193
2000 Q4 130 115 13 10.0% 50.0% 66.7% 138
2000 Q3 211 192 18 8.5% 60.0% 58.3% 161
2000 Q2 198 170 27 13.6% 25.0% 47.6% 210
2000 Q1 139 120 19 13.7% 66.7% 50.0% 227
1999 Q4 183 153 30 16.4% 0.0% 41.7% 155
1999 Q3 164 149 14 8.5% 28.6% 75.0% 195
1999 Q2 201 187 13 6.5% 33.3% 55.3% 177
1999 Q1 149 130 19 12.8% 50.0% 51.3% 192
1998 Q4 150 133 15 10.0% 0.0% 50.0% 180
1998 Q3 180 160 19 10.6% 42.9% 53.1% 150
1998 Q2 168 149 19 11.3% 44.4% 61.4% 187
1998 Q1 132 114 17 12.9% 37.5% 55.8% 177
1997 Q4 171 154 17 9.9% 42.9% 51.2% 153
1997 Q3 213 187 25 11.7% 50.0% 49.3% 191
1997 Q2 169 153 16 9.5% 25.0% 43.2% 207
1997 Q1 128 112 16 12.5% 33.3% 44.4% 171
1996 Q4 189 164 24 12.7% 16.7% 46.9% 168
1996 Q3 202 177 25 12.4% 69.2% 60.4% 196
1996 Q2 160 146 14 8.8% 40.0% 52.8% 210
1996 Q1 130 105 25 19.2% 42.9% 44.1% —
1995 Q4 153 138 15 9.8% 30.0% 53.3% —
1995 Q3 147 119 28 19.0% 33.3% 56.1% —
1995 Q2 156 135 21 13.5% 50.0% 46.2% —
1995 Q1 160 140 20 12.5% 69.2% 47.5% —
1994 Q4 148 125 23 15.5% 33.3% 56.4% —
1994 Q3 168 146 22 13.1% 57.1% 50.0% —
1994 Q2 167 148 19 11.4% 66.7% 47.4% —
1994 Q1 159 132 27 17.0% 46.7% 61.4% —
1993 Q4 166 143 23 13.9% 72.7% 66.7% —
1993 Q3 180 156 24 13.3% 42.1% 46.7% —
1993 Q2 209 172 37 17.7% 72.7% 53.6% —
1993 Q1 150 131 19 12.7% 62.5% 51.9% —
1992 Q4 161 143 18 11.2% 57.1% 43.6% —
1992 Q3 180 159 21 11.7% 54.5% 53.8% —
1992 Q2 190 168 22 11.6% 57.1% 44.1% —
1992 Q1 156 138 18 11.5% 28.6% 47.6% —
1991 Q4 172 154 18 10.5% 77.8% 62.8% —
1991 Q3 206 161 45 21.8% 57.1% 50.8% —
1991 Q2 196 165 31 15.8% 61.9% 43.7% —
1991 Q1 120 107 13 10.8% 36.4% 50.0% —
1990 Q4 186 147 39 21.0% 70.0% 29.5% —
1990 Q3 171 140 31 18.1% 75.0% 39.6% —
1990 Q2 189 147 42 22.2% 30.8% 39.7% —
1990 Q1 233 194 39 16.7% 68.8% 44.2% —
1989 Q4 254 207 47 18.5% 66.7% 31.6% —
1989 Q3 159 124 35 22.0% 83.3% 16.0% —
1989 Q2 224 190 34 15.2% 70.0% 33.9% —
1989 Q1 216 177 39 18.1% 54.5% 38.6% —
1988 Q4 231 191 40 17.3% 35.7% 47.6% —
1988 Q3 257 221 36 14.0% 62.5% 57.5% —
1988 Q2 247 214 33 13.4% 75.0% 47.9% —
1988 Q1 206 179 27 13.1% 37.5% 54.8% —
1987 Q4 214 183 31 14.5% 40.0% 61.9% —
1987 Q3 218 188 30 13.8% 64.3% 55.2% —
1987 Q2 190 176 14 7.4% 50.0% 50.0% —
1987 Q1 168 150 18 10.7% 50.0% 54.0% —
1986 Q4 144 125 19 13.2% 77.8% 57.9% —
1986 Q3 214 180 34 15.9% 60.0% 55.6% —
1986 Q2 188 165 23 12.2% 38.5% 41.0% —
1986 Q1 133 113 20 15.0% 100.0% 47.5% —
1985 Q4 142 115 27 19.0% 50.0% 54.5% —
1985 Q3 185 162 23 12.4% 62.5% 64.2% —
1985 Q2 134 112 22 16.4% 50.0% 56.4% —
1985 Q1 170 139 31 18.2% 54.5% 55.4% —
1984 Q4 159 132 27 17.0% 83.3% 54.2% —
1984 Q3 210 179 31 14.8% 50.0% 41.9% —
1984 Q2 166 152 14 8.4% 66.7% 49.1% —
1984 Q1 131 116 15 11.5% 28.6% 42.6% —
1983 Q4 182 155 27 14.8% 42.9% 40.3% —
1983 Q3 156 145 11 7.1% 54.5% 42.6% —
1983 Q2 175 156 19 10.9% 33.3% 45.5% —
1983 Q1 149 138 11 7.4% 55.6% 56.7% —
1982 Q4 161 140 21 13.0% 50.0% 40.4% —
1982 Q3 178 157 21 11.8% 66.7% 52.2% —
1982 Q2 167 148 19 11.4% 50.0% 43.8% —
1982 Q1 120 108 12 10.0% 57.1% 65.3% —
1981 Q4 172 152 20 11.6% 50.0% 59.4% —
1981 Q3 148 121 27 18.2% 50.0% 48.3% —
1981 Q2 223 198 25 11.2% 55.6% 52.2% —
1981 Q1 141 130 11 7.8% 71.4% 58.0% —
1980 Q4 216 203 13 6.0% 75.0% 59.7% —
1980 Q3 190 170 20 10.5% 77.8% 55.9% —
1980 Q2 217 198 19 8.8% 87.5% 50.7% —
1980 Q1 181 162 19 10.5% 88.9% 66.7% —
1979 Q4 218 195 23 10.6% 100.0% 58.8% —
1979 Q3 255 226 29 11.4% 40.0% 53.1% —
1979 Q2 217 184 33 15.2% 100.0% 51.5% —

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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