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Worcester

West Midlands · E07000237 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
386
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.4%
higher than 47% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
95.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.8%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.2%

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
411
in the window
Applications decided
386
in the window
Approval rate
88.6%
342 granted, 44 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 83 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
96.2%
rank 70 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 37 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
Major5100.0%—
Minor8576.5%95.0%
Other29691.9%—
of which householder15390.8%98.3%
"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
0651292024 Q3: 95 received2024 Q3: 90 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 90 received2024 Q4: 91 decided2025 Q1: 129 received2025 Q1: 72 decided2025 Q2: 91 received2025 Q2: 118 decided2025 Q3: 116 received2025 Q3: 106 decided2025 Q4: 105 received2025 Q4: 110 decided2026 Q1: 100 received2026 Q1: 93 decided2026 Q2: 90 received2026 Q2: 77 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
88%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer 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 (E07000237). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 77 73 4 5.2% — 0.0% 90
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 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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