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Bury

North West · E08000002 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
757
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
14.4%
higher than 69% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
24.6%
28 allowed of 114 decided
Decisions overturned
0.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.6%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 168 135 33 19.6% 94.7% 194
2025 Q4 198 169 29 14.6% 100.0% 100.0% 179
2025 Q3 207 182 25 12.1% 100.0% 100.0% 181
2025 Q2 184 162 22 12.0% 100.0% 100.0% 167
2025 Q1 188 168 20 10.6% 100.0% 100.0% 228
2024 Q4 170 151 19 11.2% 100.0% 173
2024 Q3 170 155 15 8.8% 100.0% 100.0% 175
2024 Q2 156 136 20 12.8% 100.0% 100.0% 167
2024 Q1 197 172 25 12.7% 100.0% 100.0% 177
2023 Q4 227 195 32 14.1% 83.3% 100.0% 197
2023 Q3 197 165 32 16.2% 100.0% 208
2023 Q2 188 167 21 11.2% 100.0% 206
2023 Q1 233 210 23 9.9% 100.0% 198
2022 Q4 234 220 14 6.0% 100.0% 201
2022 Q3 244 224 20 8.2% 80.0% 228
2022 Q2 223 210 13 5.8% 100.0% 231
2022 Q1 249 227 22 8.8% 100.0% 261
2021 Q4 281 248 33 11.7% 100.0% 93.3% 252
2021 Q3 272 248 24 8.8% 100.0% 100.0% 289
2021 Q2 302 285 17 5.6% 100.0% 289
2021 Q1 240 228 12 5.0% 100.0% 100.0% 299
2020 Q4 226 211 15 6.6% 100.0% 100.0% 249
2020 Q3 241 226 15 6.2% 100.0% 100.0% 246
2020 Q2 223 219 4 1.8% 100.0% 228
2020 Q1 217 209 8 3.7% 100.0% 269
2019 Q4 258 244 14 5.4% 100.0% 100.0% 207
2019 Q3 251 239 12 4.8% 100.0% 100.0% 258
2019 Q2 275 267 8 2.9% 100.0% 274
2019 Q1 248 240 8 3.2% 100.0% 100.0% 269
2018 Q4 225 206 19 8.4% 100.0% 228
2018 Q3 240 222 18 7.5% 100.0% 100.0% 245
2018 Q2 279 262 17 6.1% 100.0% 100.0% 263
2018 Q1 203 184 19 9.4% 100.0% 100.0% 276
2017 Q4 235 215 20 8.5% 100.0% 100.0% 224
2017 Q3 235 211 24 10.2% 100.0% 211
2017 Q2 282 265 17 6.0% 100.0% 100.0% 297
2017 Q1 264 245 19 7.2% 100.0% 100.0% 255
2016 Q4 255 233 22 8.6% 100.0% 100.0% 278
2016 Q3 226 210 16 7.1% 100.0% 245
2016 Q2 303 277 26 8.6% 100.0% 100.0% 288
2016 Q1 220 205 15 6.8% 100.0% 96.7% 254
2015 Q4 250 235 15 6.0% 100.0% 97.9% 270
2015 Q3 282 255 27 9.6% 100.0% 98.0% 309
2015 Q2 218 201 17 7.8% 93.1% 264
2015 Q1 187 175 12 6.4% 100.0% 87.2% 252
2014 Q4 220 193 27 12.3% 100.0% 75.5% 246
2014 Q3 217 180 37 17.1% 100.0% 84.0% 248
2014 Q2 248 222 26 10.5% 100.0% 67.7% 244
2014 Q1 235 191 26 11.1% 100.0% 76.0% 295
2013 Q4 223 197 20 9.0% 100.0% 73.7% 233
2013 Q3 250 218 22 8.8% 100.0% 81.0% 246
2013 Q2 225 195 16 7.1% 100.0% 83.3% 279
2013 Q1 198 166 24 12.1% 70.0% 79.2% 219
2012 Q4 206 176 19 9.2% 66.7% 66.7% 198
2012 Q3 273 208 46 16.8% 75.0% 77.6% 272
2012 Q2 247 202 36 14.6% 66.7% 93.0% 264
2012 Q1 192 153 32 16.7% 75.0% 92.5% 257
2011 Q4 242 205 24 9.9% 75.0% 85.1% 209
2011 Q3 298 241 31 10.4% 81.8% 89.2% 317
2011 Q2 251 205 33 13.1% 100.0% 86.2% 274
2011 Q1 263 203 46 17.5% 60.0% 89.4% 258
2010 Q4 283 232 36 12.7% 100.0% 87.5% 280
2010 Q3 308 253 36 11.7% 100.0% 88.8% 322
2010 Q2 326 269 40 12.3% 66.7% 96.1% 348
2010 Q1 229 177 39 17.0% 80.0% 97.9% 262
2009 Q4 253 199 33 13.0% 88.9% 91.5% 267
2009 Q3 264 197 46 17.4% 71.4% 89.5% 281
2009 Q2 292 234 37 12.7% 100.0% 95.5% 281
2009 Q1 265 218 36 13.6% 100.0% 95.2% 318
2008 Q4 284 224 46 16.2% 76.9% 87.3% 272
2008 Q3 351 289 47 13.4% 78.6% 91.5% 330
2008 Q2 393 321 53 13.5% 100.0% 86.3% 370
2008 Q1 338 277 49 14.5% 100.0% 88.9% 426
2007 Q4 319 259 51 16.0% 81.8% 93.7% 347
2007 Q3 377 307 59 15.6% 66.7% 85.3% 336
2007 Q2 411 341 51 12.4% 66.7% 89.2% 451
2007 Q1 383 315 51 13.3% 90.9% 92.4% 429
2006 Q4 347 280 48 13.8% 81.8% 90.6% 367
2006 Q3 445 369 68 15.3% 92.3% 93.8% 397
2006 Q2 358 286 58 16.2% 66.7% 88.9% 432
2006 Q1 339 268 57 16.8% 94.1% 89.0% 372
2005 Q4 401 309 77 19.2% 93.3% 84.1% 393
2005 Q3 437 334 79 18.1% 83.3% 88.5% 462
2005 Q2 444 350 75 16.9% 62.1% 79.5% 439
2005 Q1 365 277 55 15.1% 81.3% 82.2% 456
2004 Q4 405 305 79 19.5% 63.6% 83.5% 402
2004 Q3 551 435 109 19.8% 61.9% 75.9% 470
2004 Q2 518 390 120 23.2% 69.2% 57.9% 516
2004 Q1 434 340 93 21.4% 44.4% 57.8% 507
2003 Q4 322 275 47 14.6% 26.1% 28.4% 421
2003 Q3 423 350 70 16.5% 20.0% 58.9% 381
2003 Q2 281 244 37 13.2% 40.0% 71.7% 465
2003 Q1 494 400 92 18.6% 38.5% 61.8% 421
2002 Q4 337 304 28 8.3% 44.4% 54.9% 339
2002 Q3 385 311 72 18.7% 57.1% 53.5% 387
2002 Q2 299 265 32 10.7% 18.2% 69.8% 402
2002 Q1 388 317 68 17.5% 47.1% 59.4% 384
2001 Q4 323 274 48 14.9% 33.3% 40.9% 288
2001 Q3 357 306 50 14.0% 18.2% 45.3% 337
2001 Q2 284 257 25 8.8% 14.3% 37.3% 387
2001 Q1 217 201 14 6.5% 0.0% 47.3% 294
2000 Q4 265 247 17 6.4% 70.0% 38.4% 212
2000 Q3 336 307 29 8.6% 63.6% 50.6% 304
2000 Q2 271 234 36 13.3% 16.7% 36.2% 287
2000 Q1 243 214 29 11.9% 40.0% 34.9% 276
1999 Q4 243 227 15 6.2% 61.5% 40.0% 260
1999 Q3 281 252 28 10.0% 42.9% 49.4% 283
1999 Q2 260 235 24 9.2% 50.0% 57.1% 285
1999 Q1 216 190 26 12.0% 44.4% 51.6% 275
1998 Q4 287 251 36 12.5% 71.4% 46.3% 229
1998 Q3 264 246 17 6.4% 63.6% 54.5% 302
1998 Q2 262 238 24 9.2% 50.0% 63.8% 299
1998 Q1 240 209 28 11.7% 36.4% 48.4% 251
1997 Q4 239 219 20 8.4% 50.0% 40.3% 217
1997 Q3 234 215 19 8.1% 66.7% 66.7% 273
1997 Q2 272 244 28 10.3% 37.5% 58.0% 280
1997 Q1 195 179 16 8.2% 25.0% 49.3% 238
1996 Q4 254 221 32 12.6% 58.3% 54.7% 234
1996 Q3 220 201 16 7.3% 25.0% 64.6% 235
1996 Q2 256 233 21 8.2% 50.0% 57.1% 281
1996 Q1 259 229 30 11.6% 77.8% 51.1%
1995 Q4 264 237 27 10.2% 42.9% 50.0%
1995 Q3 252 236 16 6.3% 58.3% 39.3%
1995 Q2 287 266 21 7.3% 41.7% 56.9%
1995 Q1 232 208 24 10.3% 50.0% 41.3%
1994 Q4 236 225 11 4.7% 64.3% 50.0%
1994 Q3 251 229 22 8.8% 66.7% 40.3%
1994 Q2 308 282 26 8.4% 36.4% 61.5%
1994 Q1 240 216 24 10.0% 80.0% 50.0%
1993 Q4 322 276 46 14.3% 65.0% 39.0%
1993 Q3 306 277 29 9.5% 54.5% 67.2%
1993 Q2 310 280 30 9.7% 75.0% 60.3%
1993 Q1 258 228 30 11.6% 66.7% 52.9%
1992 Q4 340 289 51 15.0% 54.2% 51.0%
1992 Q3 253 216 37 14.6% 81.8% 65.4%
1992 Q2 297 277 20 6.7% 71.4% 55.1%
1992 Q1 212 194 18 8.5% 62.5% 47.5%
1991 Q4 327 279 48 14.7% 76.2% 54.7%
1991 Q3 323 290 33 10.2% 52.9% 45.7%
1991 Q2 365 330 35 9.6% 62.5% 51.0%
1991 Q1 270 241 29 10.7% 84.6% 69.1%
1990 Q4 356 317 39 11.0% 63.6% 69.0%
1990 Q3 334 295 39 11.7% 75.0% 72.9%
1990 Q2 401 359 42 10.5% 77.8% 53.1%
1990 Q1 332 302 30 9.0% 71.4% 63.0%
1989 Q4 375 330 45 12.0% 72.0% 61.8%
1989 Q3 411 377 34 8.3% 44.4% 60.5%
1989 Q2 389 345 44 11.3% 64.3% 64.6%
1989 Q1 337 303 34 10.1% 53.8% 64.3%
1988 Q4 324 289 35 10.8% 53.3% 63.8%
1988 Q3 365 307 58 15.9% 93.3% 72.3%
1988 Q2 394 338 56 14.2% 87.5% 87.0%
1988 Q1 269 229 40 14.9% 100.0% 91.5%
1987 Q4 312 254 58 18.6% 93.8% 83.6%
1987 Q3 535 446 89 16.6% 100.0% 72.1%
1987 Q2 529 439 90 17.0% 100.0% 60.7%
1987 Q1 388 332 56 14.4% 76.9% 65.8%
1986 Q4 450 380 70 15.6% 71.4% 73.9%
1986 Q3 534 426 108 20.2% 73.3% 59.0%
1986 Q2 444 347 97 21.8% 71.4% 65.2%
1986 Q1 283 231 52 18.4% 75.0% 65.4%
1985 Q4 452 354 98 21.7% 100.0% 66.0%
1985 Q3 510 397 113 22.2% 50.0% 60.9%
1985 Q2 396 324 72 18.2% 100.0% 59.3%
1985 Q1 336 274 62 18.5% 66.7% 69.4%
1984 Q4 466 394 72 15.5% 88.9% 72.1%
1984 Q3 525 444 81 15.4% 50.0% 64.2%
1984 Q2 434 378 56 12.9% 75.0% 73.8%
1984 Q1 422 359 63 14.9% 77.8% 49.4%
1983 Q4 481 415 66 13.7% 72.7% 44.4%
1983 Q3 437 366 71 16.2% 72.7% 45.3%
1983 Q2 392 348 44 11.2% 66.7% 48.7%
1983 Q1 343 300 43 12.5% 75.0% 57.7%
1982 Q4 431 384 47 10.9% 100.0% 62.3%
1982 Q3 428 369 59 13.8% 75.0% 50.7%
1982 Q2 355 317 38 10.7% 50.0% 54.0%
1982 Q1 280 240 40 14.3% 42.9% 49.5%
1981 Q4 363 315 48 13.2% 100.0% 61.6%
1981 Q3 411 360 51 12.4% 62.5% 57.7%
1981 Q2 607 512 95 15.7% 86.7% 75.7%
1981 Q1 485 411 74 15.3% 60.9% 67.7%
1980 Q4 499 415 84 16.8% 37.5% 76.6%
1980 Q3 602 528 74 12.3% 80.0% 76.5%
1980 Q2 641 561 80 12.5% 70.6% 84.6%
1980 Q1 643 544 99 15.4% 81.3% 74.8%
1979 Q4 644 523 121 18.8% 81.8% 76.8%
1979 Q3 645 553 92 14.3% 79.2% 82.0%
1979 Q2 587 524 63 10.7% 82.1% 85.1%

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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