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Oldham

North West · E08000004 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
821
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
11.3%
higher than 48% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
75.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 27.0%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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