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Rochdale

North West · E08000005 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
607
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
13.7%
higher than 63% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.0%
51 allowed of 182 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 32.3%

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
653
in the window
Applications decided
607
in the window
Approval rate
86.3%
524 granted, 83 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 22 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
90.5%
rank 173 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 24 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
Major2596.0%66.7%
Minor13083.1%92.0%
Other45286.7%—
of which householder33188.2%91.0%
"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
0931852024 Q3: 185 received2024 Q3: 181 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 164 received2024 Q4: 176 decided2025 Q1: 159 received2025 Q1: 161 decided2025 Q2: 162 received2025 Q2: 163 decided2025 Q3: 177 received2025 Q3: 164 decided2025 Q4: 154 received2025 Q4: 150 decided2026 Q1: 162 received2026 Q1: 132 decided2026 Q2: 160 received2026 Q2: 161 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
125%
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 (E08000005). 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)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 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 161 141 20 12.4% — 100.0% 160
2026 Q1 132 117 15 11.4% 50.0% 80.0% 162
2025 Q4 150 131 19 12.7% — 84.6% 154
2025 Q3 164 135 29 17.7% 100.0% 100.0% 177
2025 Q2 163 144 19 11.7% 100.0% 100.0% 162
2025 Q1 161 131 30 18.6% — 86.7% 159
2024 Q4 176 146 30 17.0% 100.0% 100.0% 164
2024 Q3 181 153 28 15.5% 50.0% 91.7% 185
2024 Q2 186 157 29 15.6% — 69.2% 162
2024 Q1 167 137 30 18.0% 66.7% 72.7% 165
2023 Q4 159 129 30 18.9% — 70.0% 208
2023 Q3 137 112 25 18.2% — 66.7% 185
2023 Q2 157 131 26 16.6% 100.0% 50.0% 181
2023 Q1 168 129 39 23.2% 100.0% 61.5% 189
2022 Q4 249 190 59 23.7% 50.0% 79.2% 181
2022 Q3 205 167 38 18.5% 50.0% 60.0% 248
2022 Q2 224 176 48 21.4% 0.0% 75.0% 265
2022 Q1 203 173 30 14.8% 100.0% 92.6% 257
2021 Q4 230 186 44 19.1% 100.0% 84.0% 232
2021 Q3 244 191 53 21.7% 100.0% 95.5% 258
2021 Q2 303 232 71 23.4% 87.5% 95.0% 302
2021 Q1 193 156 37 19.2% 100.0% 100.0% 285
2020 Q4 267 232 35 13.1% 100.0% 97.0% 250
2020 Q3 248 216 32 12.9% 100.0% 83.9% 264
2020 Q2 207 175 32 15.5% 100.0% 81.3% 216
2020 Q1 211 173 38 18.0% 33.3% 90.5% 227
2019 Q4 206 164 42 20.4% 100.0% 92.0% 237
2019 Q3 227 163 64 28.2% 100.0% 96.6% 239
2019 Q2 243 173 70 28.8% 100.0% 88.9% 241
2019 Q1 237 185 52 21.9% 100.0% 57.7% 224
2018 Q4 207 177 30 14.5% 80.0% 96.4% 247
2018 Q3 234 187 47 20.1% 91.7% 76.3% 232
2018 Q2 195 161 34 17.4% 100.0% 68.4% 226
2018 Q1 197 164 33 16.8% 66.7% 74.1% 229
2017 Q4 218 163 55 25.2% 100.0% 63.0% 227
2017 Q3 217 147 70 32.3% 100.0% 96.9% 264
2017 Q2 245 175 70 28.6% 100.0% 92.3% 281
2017 Q1 205 161 44 21.5% 100.0% 92.7% 264
2016 Q4 220 170 50 22.7% 100.0% 92.3% 238
2016 Q3 238 186 52 21.8% 100.0% 81.6% 246
2016 Q2 263 205 58 22.1% 100.0% 52.5% 268
2016 Q1 199 158 41 20.6% — 89.8% 281
2015 Q4 223 181 42 18.8% 100.0% 78.9% 223
2015 Q3 233 177 56 24.0% 100.0% 84.2% 255
2015 Q2 237 178 59 24.9% 87.5% 92.2% 243
2015 Q1 206 165 41 19.9% 100.0% 85.5% 260
2014 Q4 258 220 38 14.7% 75.0% 65.8% 249
2014 Q3 241 209 32 13.3% 87.5% 72.6% 258
2014 Q2 247 211 36 14.6% 50.0% 73.3% 261
2014 Q1 181 149 27 14.9% 0.0% 66.1% 271
2013 Q4 248 209 29 11.7% 66.7% 67.9% 214
2013 Q3 244 207 33 13.5% 100.0% 69.9% 236
2013 Q2 254 213 34 13.4% 36.4% 75.8% 269
2013 Q1 214 172 36 16.8% 66.7% 52.5% 256
2012 Q4 248 196 44 17.7% 57.1% 80.8% 272
2012 Q3 239 195 35 14.6% 58.3% 80.3% 269
2012 Q2 240 198 32 13.3% 66.7% 81.8% 297
2012 Q1 236 193 35 14.8% 62.5% 69.8% 256
2011 Q4 224 184 29 12.9% 72.7% 61.0% 196
2011 Q3 271 231 32 11.8% 66.7% 72.4% 300
2011 Q2 258 218 31 12.0% 75.0% 75.0% 326
2011 Q1 221 188 27 12.2% 54.2% 78.9% 279
2010 Q4 291 264 20 6.9% 58.3% 78.7% 331
2010 Q3 282 257 24 8.5% 69.2% 91.8% 220
2010 Q2 304 256 43 14.1% 72.2% 89.7% 317
2010 Q1 248 216 32 12.9% 82.4% 87.9% 301
2009 Q4 317 282 31 9.8% 73.3% 81.6% 292
2009 Q3 296 254 42 14.2% 87.5% 69.4% 320
2009 Q2 288 244 42 14.6% 71.4% 78.5% 309
2009 Q1 205 175 28 13.7% 100.0% 74.4% 299
2008 Q4 305 249 56 18.4% 66.7% 76.3% 238
2008 Q3 367 324 43 11.7% 66.7% 74.8% 351
2008 Q2 402 360 42 10.4% 50.0% 61.1% 385
2008 Q1 331 283 47 14.2% 92.3% 71.3% 410
2007 Q4 403 340 62 15.4% 69.2% 77.3% 366
2007 Q3 478 415 62 13.0% 73.1% 82.5% 459
2007 Q2 515 451 59 11.5% 59.1% 81.7% 498
2007 Q1 442 376 61 13.8% 72.4% 72.1% 487
2006 Q4 406 337 64 15.8% 70.0% 71.2% 462
2006 Q3 540 456 81 15.0% 77.3% 71.5% 473
2006 Q2 418 359 55 13.2% 75.0% 79.0% 567
2006 Q1 405 338 61 15.1% 73.3% 83.3% 491
2005 Q4 491 409 77 15.7% 66.7% 77.8% 443
2005 Q3 466 387 70 15.0% 84.6% 67.9% 493
2005 Q2 407 322 79 19.4% 69.2% 75.0% 469
2005 Q1 375 299 69 18.4% 92.3% 72.7% 444
2004 Q4 461 390 66 14.3% 71.4% 75.9% 446
2004 Q3 572 487 82 14.3% 88.9% 82.4% 538
2004 Q2 492 420 64 13.0% 60.0% 68.8% 540
2004 Q1 417 380 35 8.4% 61.9% 55.8% 516
2003 Q4 466 413 45 9.7% 69.2% 59.0% 399
2003 Q3 449 413 28 6.2% 50.0% 65.9% 465
2003 Q2 383 349 31 8.1% 46.2% 47.6% 455
2003 Q1 314 291 14 4.5% 63.6% 58.1% 372
2002 Q4 380 342 30 7.9% 54.5% 55.4% 350
2002 Q3 404 355 43 10.6% 43.8% 57.3% 421
2002 Q2 316 287 21 6.6% 71.4% 61.3% 339
2002 Q1 339 293 39 11.5% 25.0% 72.1% 392
2001 Q4 266 247 17 6.4% 50.0% 72.0% 310
2001 Q3 337 303 27 8.0% 53.8% 53.4% 294
2001 Q2 373 321 49 13.1% 33.3% 49.5% 347
2001 Q1 218 205 13 6.0% 72.7% 54.2% 296
2000 Q4 256 232 23 9.0% 20.0% 64.6% 281
2000 Q3 315 282 30 9.5% 54.5% 56.8% 292
2000 Q2 276 247 25 9.1% 64.3% 55.9% 294
2000 Q1 329 298 30 9.1% 38.5% 56.4% 326
1999 Q4 247 222 25 10.1% 50.0% 50.6% 251
1999 Q3 362 313 48 13.3% 60.0% 50.6% 333
1999 Q2 324 298 25 7.7% 33.3% 36.6% 345
1999 Q1 295 255 39 13.2% 43.8% 34.8% 308
1998 Q4 272 244 25 9.2% 45.5% 43.2% 264
1998 Q3 276 249 26 9.4% 40.0% 42.9% 285
1998 Q2 297 266 29 9.8% 33.3% 33.3% 281
1998 Q1 257 228 24 9.3% 36.4% 52.4% 338
1997 Q4 279 251 25 9.0% 34.8% 53.0% 272
1997 Q3 335 295 32 9.6% 40.0% 54.5% 320
1997 Q2 295 262 27 9.2% 38.9% 45.6% 335
1997 Q1 238 210 23 9.7% 58.8% 38.1% 260
1996 Q4 279 249 29 10.4% 61.1% 58.0% 313
1996 Q3 312 267 36 11.5% 46.7% 48.4% 280
1996 Q2 272 235 36 13.2% 73.7% 57.0% 311
1996 Q1 93 86 7 7.5% 100.0% 51.2% —
1995 Q4 114 103 11 9.6% 0.0% 52.3% —
1995 Q3 138 127 11 8.0% 0.0% 53.8% —
1995 Q2 130 122 8 6.2% 0.0% 48.6% —
1995 Q1 134 120 14 10.4% 66.7% 56.7% —
1994 Q4 154 138 16 10.4% — 54.8% —
1994 Q3 144 130 14 9.7% — 62.9% —
1994 Q2 160 150 10 6.3% 0.0% 61.2% —
1994 Q1 125 109 16 12.8% 50.0% 58.5% —
1993 Q4 159 140 19 11.9% 33.3% 67.9% —
1993 Q3 168 149 19 11.3% 50.0% 56.8% —
1993 Q2 165 144 21 12.7% — 64.8% —
1993 Q1 110 94 16 14.5% 50.0% 65.5% —
1992 Q4 115 97 18 15.7% 0.0% 66.7% —
1992 Q3 184 147 37 20.1% 0.0% 42.4% —
1992 Q2 136 114 22 16.2% 33.3% 63.4% —
1992 Q1 148 130 18 12.2% 0.0% 51.3% —
1991 Q4 142 117 25 17.6% 66.7% 75.4% —
1991 Q3 159 138 21 13.2% 66.7% 54.8% —
1991 Q2 131 106 25 19.1% 60.0% 62.7% —
1991 Q1 146 119 27 18.5% 0.0% 62.0% —
1990 Q4 158 124 34 21.5% 100.0% 56.3% —
1990 Q3 156 110 46 29.5% 50.0% 56.8% —
1990 Q2 203 160 43 21.2% 25.0% 61.9% —
1990 Q1 150 119 31 20.7% 50.0% 53.8% —
1989 Q4 150 125 25 16.7% 0.0% 62.5% —
1989 Q3 171 131 40 23.4% 33.3% 58.7% —
1989 Q2 162 130 32 19.8% 33.3% 64.3% —
1989 Q1 151 121 30 19.9% 100.0% 70.4% —
1988 Q4 160 121 39 24.4% 50.0% 66.7% —
1988 Q3 198 152 46 23.2% 0.0% 67.7% —
1988 Q2 169 144 25 14.8% — 84.4% —
1988 Q1 160 121 39 24.4% 33.3% 74.7% —
1987 Q4 155 117 38 24.5% 50.0% 82.3% —
1987 Q3 151 120 31 20.5% 100.0% 72.0% —
1987 Q2 152 125 27 17.8% 100.0% 69.4% —
1987 Q1 150 122 28 18.7% — 74.7% —
1986 Q4 116 104 12 10.3% 0.0% 64.4% —
1986 Q3 148 124 24 16.2% 100.0% 72.6% —
1986 Q2 147 116 31 21.1% 50.0% 83.3% —
1986 Q1 121 104 17 14.0% 100.0% 76.5% —
1985 Q4 144 126 18 12.5% 16.7% 85.9% —
1985 Q3 141 128 13 9.2% 100.0% 81.2% —
1985 Q2 137 117 20 14.6% 80.0% 75.9% —
1985 Q1 114 96 18 15.8% 75.0% 66.1% —
1984 Q4 142 119 23 16.2% 85.7% 80.0% —
1984 Q3 133 112 21 15.8% — 79.7% —
1984 Q2 154 134 20 13.0% 66.7% 77.6% —
1984 Q1 166 138 28 16.9% 100.0% 65.5% —
1983 Q4 168 137 31 18.5% 50.0% 68.4% —
1983 Q3 209 180 29 13.9% 50.0% 65.6% —
1983 Q2 172 148 24 14.0% — 70.5% —
1983 Q1 209 178 31 14.8% 75.0% 79.1% —
1982 Q4 159 139 20 12.6% 0.0% 75.6% —
1982 Q3 192 163 29 15.1% 50.0% 81.1% —
1982 Q2 133 119 14 10.5% 33.3% 68.9% —
1982 Q1 201 180 21 10.4% 33.3% 71.6% —
1981 Q4 159 139 20 12.6% 0.0% 70.2% —
1981 Q3 184 157 27 14.7% 50.0% 49.4% —
1981 Q2 285 227 58 20.4% 75.0% 49.3% —
1981 Q1 178 148 30 16.9% 100.0% 78.8% —
1980 Q4 170 146 24 14.1% 100.0% 73.8% —
1980 Q3 180 149 31 17.2% 0.0% 75.9% —
1980 Q2 246 200 46 18.7% 33.3% 68.8% —
1980 Q1 187 163 24 12.8% 25.0% 77.4% —
1979 Q4 240 206 34 14.2% 50.0% 73.8% —
1979 Q3 238 204 34 14.3% 0.0% 62.5% —
1979 Q2 158 141 17 10.8% 100.0% 60.3% —

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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