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Bury

North West · E08000002 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
780
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
14.4%
higher than 67% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
99.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.6%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.6%

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
744
in the window
Applications decided
780
in the window
Approval rate
85.6%
668 granted, 112 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 26 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
99.8%
rank 7 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 3 of 36 metropolitan districts · peer median 92.1%

Peer ranks compare only metropolitan districts 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
Major1788.2%100.0%
Minor17476.4%99.0%
Other58988.3%—
of which householder47094.7%100.0%
"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
01142282024 Q3: 175 received2024 Q3: 170 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 173 received2024 Q4: 170 decided2025 Q1: 228 received2025 Q1: 188 decided2025 Q2: 167 received2025 Q2: 184 decided2025 Q3: 181 received2025 Q3: 207 decided2025 Q4: 179 received2025 Q4: 198 decided2026 Q1: 194 received2026 Q1: 168 decided2026 Q2: 190 received2026 Q2: 207 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
114%
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 (E08000002). 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 207 182 25 12.1% 100.0% 100.0% 190
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 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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