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Oldham

North West · E08000004 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
814
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.8%
higher than 19% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.2%
59 allowed of 217 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 27.0%

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
865
in the window
Applications decided
814
in the window
Approval rate
93.2%
759 granted, 55 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 6 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
90.7%
rank 165 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 21 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
Major2095.0%100.0%
Minor15989.3%87.5%
Other63594.2%—
of which householder46094.8%91.6%
"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
01392772024 Q3: 241 received2024 Q3: 184 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 229 received2024 Q4: 169 decided2025 Q1: 238 received2025 Q1: 186 decided2025 Q2: 233 received2025 Q2: 277 decided2025 Q3: 199 received2025 Q3: 221 decided2025 Q4: 168 received2025 Q4: 191 decided2026 Q1: 227 received2026 Q1: 132 decided2026 Q2: 271 received2026 Q2: 270 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
115%
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 (E08000004). 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 270 261 9 3.3% 100.0% 100.0% 271
2026 Q1 132 121 11 8.3% 100.0% 88.9% 227
2025 Q4 191 170 21 11.0% 100.0% 88.9% 168
2025 Q3 221 207 14 6.3% 100.0% 55.6% 199
2025 Q2 277 230 47 17.0% — 71.4% 233
2025 Q1 186 165 21 11.3% — 100.0% 238
2024 Q4 169 149 20 11.8% 100.0% 88.9% 229
2024 Q3 184 155 29 15.8% 100.0% 72.7% 241
2024 Q2 257 215 42 16.3% 100.0% 95.0% 244
2024 Q1 192 172 20 10.4% 100.0% 92.3% 243
2023 Q4 184 154 30 16.3% 100.0% 90.0% 247
2023 Q3 236 207 29 12.3% 100.0% 90.9% 250
2023 Q2 241 214 27 11.2% 100.0% 89.5% 266
2023 Q1 211 188 23 10.9% 100.0% 82.4% 287
2022 Q4 242 220 22 9.1% 100.0% 88.9% 263
2022 Q3 346 304 42 12.1% 50.0% 90.6% 258
2022 Q2 291 262 29 10.0% 100.0% 71.4% 339
2022 Q1 225 204 21 9.3% 100.0% 66.7% 322
2021 Q4 270 243 27 10.0% 100.0% 70.0% 319
2021 Q3 360 328 32 8.9% — 40.9% 309
2021 Q2 368 354 14 3.8% 100.0% 50.0% 425
2021 Q1 276 247 29 10.5% — 45.8% 358
2020 Q4 223 197 26 11.7% 100.0% 70.0% 326
2020 Q3 251 228 23 9.2% 50.0% 76.0% 301
2020 Q2 223 200 23 10.3% 100.0% 85.2% 210
2020 Q1 224 202 22 9.8% 0.0% 75.0% 262
2019 Q4 265 233 32 12.1% — 87.9% 254
2019 Q3 241 223 18 7.5% 100.0% 30.8% 275
2019 Q2 259 233 26 10.0% 100.0% 93.3% 261
2019 Q1 205 178 27 13.2% 100.0% 89.7% 248
2018 Q4 246 216 30 12.2% 100.0% 94.1% 241
2018 Q3 264 231 33 12.5% 50.0% 96.9% 250
2018 Q2 306 266 40 13.1% 66.7% 93.9% 287
2018 Q1 246 220 26 10.6% 72.7% 62.5% 280
2017 Q4 248 211 37 14.9% 33.3% 22.5% 280
2017 Q3 295 271 24 8.1% 100.0% 86.9% 311
2017 Q2 290 230 60 20.7% 100.0% 72.3% 273
2017 Q1 254 195 59 23.2% 75.0% 69.2% 318
2016 Q4 285 208 77 27.0% 100.0% 74.5% 255
2016 Q3 290 234 56 19.3% 100.0% 64.9% 320
2016 Q2 263 215 48 18.3% 66.7% 77.4% 308
2016 Q1 223 183 40 17.9% 0.0% 63.3% 302
2015 Q4 238 196 42 17.6% 90.0% 81.0% 255
2015 Q3 256 232 24 9.4% 80.0% 76.9% 251
2015 Q2 262 233 29 11.1% 100.0% 78.3% 303
2015 Q1 208 180 28 13.5% 81.8% 81.6% 256
2014 Q4 242 208 34 14.0% 60.0% 69.1% 238
2014 Q3 276 238 38 13.8% 62.5% 87.7% 291
2014 Q2 249 218 31 12.4% 80.0% 79.1% 265
2014 Q1 212 183 25 11.8% 60.0% 75.0% 266
2013 Q4 252 201 42 16.7% 63.6% 78.5% 245
2013 Q3 261 202 49 18.8% 87.5% 73.7% 244
2013 Q2 273 219 44 16.1% 64.3% 86.2% 291
2013 Q1 240 188 47 19.6% 75.0% 88.3% 278
2012 Q4 256 206 41 16.0% 71.4% 81.3% 243
2012 Q3 289 220 59 20.4% 76.9% 78.0% 293
2012 Q2 302 257 38 12.6% 57.1% 83.6% 278
2012 Q1 246 188 53 21.5% 88.9% 81.7% 329
2011 Q4 263 218 39 14.8% 75.0% 80.6% 246
2011 Q3 273 218 52 19.0% 42.9% 84.7% 307
2011 Q2 325 258 64 19.7% 87.5% 79.2% 290
2011 Q1 279 218 61 21.9% 55.6% 77.3% 328
2010 Q4 330 281 47 14.2% 65.4% 49.4% 283
2010 Q3 294 249 41 13.9% 81.3% 64.8% 313
2010 Q2 285 243 37 13.0% 71.4% 77.3% 321
2010 Q1 232 202 29 12.5% 83.3% 73.3% 287
2009 Q4 303 255 43 14.2% 90.0% 75.6% 293
2009 Q3 309 267 37 12.0% 71.4% 85.1% 341
2009 Q2 315 266 47 14.9% 75.0% 92.2% 291
2009 Q1 248 211 37 14.9% 33.3% 83.7% 321
2008 Q4 330 280 48 14.5% 80.0% 83.7% 281
2008 Q3 375 292 81 21.6% 77.3% 78.7% 361
2008 Q2 433 371 62 14.3% 70.0% 76.1% 405
2008 Q1 266 219 47 17.7% 75.0% 80.4% 399
2007 Q4 412 364 47 11.4% 65.2% 81.3% 343
2007 Q3 435 373 61 14.0% 75.0% 77.5% 421
2007 Q2 471 404 67 14.2% 66.7% 82.8% 509
2007 Q1 375 324 51 13.6% 85.7% 75.6% 436
2006 Q4 401 354 46 11.5% 76.5% 80.2% 425
2006 Q3 412 357 55 13.3% 66.7% 68.8% 416
2006 Q2 450 390 59 13.1% 82.6% 77.2% 480
2006 Q1 365 314 51 14.0% 64.7% 81.3% 458
2005 Q4 397 348 49 12.3% 73.7% 86.4% 399
2005 Q3 512 439 70 13.7% 50.0% 79.0% 465
2005 Q2 546 476 70 12.8% 70.0% 85.2% 516
2005 Q1 404 368 36 8.9% 75.0% 84.7% 546
2004 Q4 523 428 94 18.0% 41.7% 85.0% 463
2004 Q3 607 531 76 12.5% 64.7% 79.3% 609
2004 Q2 562 505 57 10.1% 75.0% 84.2% 601
2004 Q1 446 371 75 16.8% 81.0% 73.0% 555
2003 Q4 474 400 73 15.4% 69.2% 70.7% 501
2003 Q3 586 507 78 13.3% 60.0% 66.5% 598
2003 Q2 486 420 63 13.0% 45.5% 52.3% 529
2003 Q1 401 336 65 16.2% 14.3% 50.5% 489
2002 Q4 463 405 54 11.7% 60.0% 42.0% 400
2002 Q3 429 368 61 14.2% 66.7% 21.9% 455
2002 Q2 381 340 40 10.5% 36.4% 29.8% 416
2002 Q1 299 260 39 13.0% 66.7% 26.3% 384
2001 Q4 279 237 41 14.7% 90.9% 24.7% 350
2001 Q3 330 276 51 15.5% 33.3% 48.6% 350
2001 Q2 336 300 34 10.1% 63.6% 63.2% 345
2001 Q1 322 271 50 15.5% 28.6% 59.4% 332
2000 Q4 402 347 54 13.4% 66.7% 38.5% 314
2000 Q3 271 233 37 13.7% 36.4% 49.2% 429
2000 Q2 342 278 62 18.1% 66.7% 41.8% 386
2000 Q1 302 260 41 13.6% 50.0% 52.5% 340
1999 Q4 323 283 37 11.5% 60.0% 55.6% 332
1999 Q3 327 288 38 11.6% 53.3% 63.3% 342
1999 Q2 320 288 30 9.4% 60.0% 53.4% 345
1999 Q1 294 252 41 13.9% 66.7% 53.6% 332
1998 Q4 320 274 45 14.1% 71.4% 64.9% 325
1998 Q3 353 315 37 10.5% 38.5% 45.5% 310
1998 Q2 302 260 41 13.6% 53.8% 42.2% 358
1998 Q1 273 224 49 17.9% 40.0% 42.2% 310
1997 Q4 316 276 40 12.7% 58.8% 37.5% 302
1997 Q3 314 290 24 7.6% 28.6% 48.0% 344
1997 Q2 293 260 33 11.3% 36.4% 48.9% 346
1997 Q1 278 241 37 13.3% 33.3% 26.2% 263
1996 Q4 288 246 41 14.2% 76.5% 35.2% 298
1996 Q3 333 285 48 14.4% 53.8% 47.0% 338
1996 Q2 325 271 54 16.6% 46.7% 42.9% 397
1996 Q1 81 71 10 12.3% 0.0% 55.0% —
1995 Q4 73 67 6 8.2% 100.0% 55.6% —
1995 Q3 125 117 8 6.4% 0.0% 70.8% —
1995 Q2 92 80 12 13.0% 50.0% 61.1% —
1995 Q1 102 89 13 12.7% 25.0% 41.2% —
1994 Q4 106 93 13 12.3% 0.0% 56.0% —
1994 Q3 99 87 12 12.1% 100.0% 68.4% —
1994 Q2 118 107 11 9.3% 100.0% 85.7% —
1994 Q1 94 83 11 11.7% 100.0% 84.6% —
1993 Q4 69 68 1 1.4% 100.0% 81.8% —
1993 Q3 97 85 12 12.4% 100.0% 91.7% —
1993 Q2 81 78 3 3.7% 100.0% 66.7% —
1993 Q1 94 89 5 5.3% — 63.6% —
1992 Q4 92 85 7 7.6% 100.0% 71.4% —
1992 Q3 136 121 15 11.0% — 90.0% —
1992 Q2 116 104 12 10.3% 33.3% 76.9% —
1992 Q1 90 66 24 26.7% — 50.0% —
1991 Q4 118 112 6 5.1% 100.0% 52.4% —
1991 Q3 108 91 17 15.7% — 72.7% —
1991 Q2 107 88 19 17.8% — 81.0% —
1991 Q1 71 65 6 8.5% 100.0% 100.0% —
1990 Q4 99 83 16 16.2% — 75.0% —
1990 Q3 126 99 27 21.4% — 82.4% —
1990 Q2 104 96 8 7.7% — 77.8% —
1990 Q1 126 105 21 16.7% 100.0% 73.3% —
1989 Q4 117 104 13 11.1% 100.0% 52.8% —
1989 Q3 183 161 22 12.0% 0.0% 54.8% —
1989 Q2 173 150 23 13.3% 66.7% 46.4% —
1989 Q1 156 136 20 12.8% 28.6% 62.5% —
1988 Q4 176 152 24 13.6% 0.0% 60.3% —
1988 Q3 190 167 23 12.1% 75.0% 71.1% —
1988 Q2 196 176 20 10.2% 66.7% 85.2% —
1988 Q1 143 133 10 7.0% 66.7% 88.2% —
1987 Q4 170 123 47 27.6% 33.3% 84.8% —
1987 Q3 171 151 20 11.7% 100.0% 86.5% —
1987 Q2 169 156 13 7.7% 50.0% 75.7% —
1987 Q1 132 128 4 3.0% 100.0% 75.0% —
1986 Q4 123 120 3 2.4% 100.0% 82.4% —
1986 Q3 133 116 17 12.8% 66.7% 69.4% —
1986 Q2 160 147 13 8.1% 50.0% 84.4% —
1986 Q1 141 128 13 9.2% 83.3% 77.8% —
1985 Q4 107 95 12 11.2% 83.3% 89.3% —
1985 Q3 115 102 13 11.3% 100.0% 70.0% —
1985 Q2 170 148 22 12.9% 100.0% 87.5% —
1985 Q1 102 78 24 23.5% 80.0% 75.9% —
1984 Q4 122 106 16 13.1% 50.0% 85.7% —
1984 Q3 112 97 15 13.4% 33.3% 87.0% —
1984 Q2 165 153 12 7.3% 100.0% 82.8% —
1984 Q1 124 97 27 21.8% 66.7% 86.2% —
1983 Q4 143 134 9 6.3% 87.5% 90.9% —
1983 Q3 107 97 10 9.3% 60.0% 78.6% —
1983 Q2 176 157 19 10.8% 50.0% 67.7% —
1983 Q1 135 125 10 7.4% 100.0% 81.0% —
1982 Q4 125 118 7 5.6% 75.0% 90.5% —
1982 Q3 117 100 17 14.5% 50.0% 67.9% —
1982 Q2 152 141 11 7.2% 100.0% 87.5% —
1982 Q1 127 118 9 7.1% 100.0% 92.0% —
1981 Q4 109 97 12 11.0% 50.0% 86.4% —
1981 Q3 161 148 13 8.1% 50.0% 94.7% —
1981 Q2 205 186 19 9.3% 100.0% 97.4% —
1981 Q1 182 166 16 8.8% 50.0% 94.7% —
1980 Q4 159 142 17 10.7% 100.0% 75.0% —
1980 Q3 179 158 21 11.7% 100.0% 83.9% —
1980 Q2 193 174 19 9.8% 100.0% 64.3% —
1980 Q1 191 168 23 12.0% 66.7% 63.6% —
1979 Q4 164 149 15 9.1% 28.6% 84.2% —
1979 Q3 263 235 28 10.6% 66.7% 70.6% —
1979 Q2 232 210 22 9.5% 50.0% 82.4% —

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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