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North West · E08000007 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,289
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
5.0%
higher than 7% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
83.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
91.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.7%
48 allowed of 147 decided
Decisions overturned
0.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 8.3%

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
1,416
in the window
Applications decided
1,289
in the window
Approval rate
95.0%
1,225 granted, 64 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 3 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
98.3%
rank 32 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 7 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
Major27100.0%100.0%
Minor20593.2%83.3%
Other1,05795.3%—
of which householder94396.4%99.3%
"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
01983952024 Q3: 320 received2024 Q3: 353 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 361 received2024 Q4: 304 decided2025 Q1: 388 received2025 Q1: 307 decided2025 Q2: 325 received2025 Q2: 352 decided2025 Q3: 347 received2025 Q3: 300 decided2025 Q4: 312 received2025 Q4: 334 decided2026 Q1: 395 received2026 Q1: 332 decided2026 Q2: 362 received2026 Q2: 323 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
43%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E08000007). 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 323 305 18 5.6% 100.0% 100.0% 362
2026 Q1 332 313 19 5.7% 100.0% 94.1% 395
2025 Q4 334 320 14 4.2% 100.0% 100.0% 312
2025 Q3 300 287 13 4.3% — 20.0% 347
2025 Q2 352 334 18 5.1% — 100.0% 325
2025 Q1 307 288 19 6.2% 100.0% 100.0% 388
2024 Q4 304 291 13 4.3% 100.0% 100.0% 361
2024 Q3 353 344 9 2.5% — 91.7% 320
2024 Q2 379 350 29 7.7% — 100.0% 371
2024 Q1 371 344 27 7.3% — 98.0% 401
2023 Q4 367 342 25 6.8% — 85.7% 367
2023 Q3 418 386 32 7.7% — 90.9% 350
2023 Q2 465 427 38 8.2% — 84.2% 402
2023 Q1 397 379 18 4.5% 100.0% 90.9% 375
2022 Q4 360 335 25 6.9% — 70.6% 377
2022 Q3 388 363 25 6.4% — 90.3% 411
2022 Q2 422 392 30 7.1% 100.0% 95.0% 535
2022 Q1 496 455 41 8.3% 100.0% 75.0% 520
2021 Q4 457 439 18 3.9% 100.0% 85.7% 488
2021 Q3 579 551 28 4.8% 100.0% 91.3% 575
2021 Q2 622 576 46 7.4% — 76.9% 662
2021 Q1 532 501 31 5.8% 100.0% 83.3% 665
2020 Q4 469 453 16 3.4% 100.0% 82.6% 572
2020 Q3 412 397 15 3.6% 100.0% 86.4% 544
2020 Q2 348 335 13 3.7% 100.0% 93.8% 338
2020 Q1 341 332 9 2.6% 100.0% 81.5% 491
2019 Q4 418 402 16 3.8% 100.0% 95.7% 432
2019 Q3 450 426 24 5.3% — 88.6% 433
2019 Q2 532 506 26 4.9% 60.0% 82.0% 535
2019 Q1 479 455 24 5.0% 100.0% 89.6% 542
2018 Q4 481 445 36 7.5% 100.0% 65.8% 486
2018 Q3 491 480 11 2.2% 100.0% 95.6% 544
2018 Q2 494 477 17 3.4% 100.0% 97.9% 530
2018 Q1 405 384 21 5.2% 100.0% 90.9% 505
2017 Q4 516 492 24 4.7% 100.0% 90.5% 495
2017 Q3 491 469 22 4.5% 100.0% 83.6% 510
2017 Q2 493 479 14 2.8% 100.0% 83.7% 522
2017 Q1 387 370 17 4.4% 100.0% 89.5% 511
2016 Q4 488 471 17 3.5% 100.0% 85.0% 444
2016 Q3 472 455 17 3.6% 100.0% 86.8% 507
2016 Q2 491 463 28 5.7% 100.0% 92.2% 565
2016 Q1 418 390 28 6.7% 100.0% 72.4% 517
2015 Q4 435 404 31 7.1% 100.0% 69.4% 431
2015 Q3 404 384 20 5.0% 100.0% 63.8% 437
2015 Q2 499 471 28 5.6% 55.6% 68.9% 501
2015 Q1 351 330 21 6.0% 40.0% 59.2% 470
2014 Q4 414 391 23 5.6% 81.8% 55.2% 449
2014 Q3 445 427 18 4.0% 50.0% 69.7% 449
2014 Q2 419 396 23 5.5% 50.0% 62.9% 504
2014 Q1 313 291 18 5.8% 80.0% 64.2% 422
2013 Q4 359 328 26 7.2% 76.5% 65.9% 374
2013 Q3 418 386 30 7.2% 83.3% 80.8% 425
2013 Q2 462 423 29 6.3% 83.3% 70.2% 455
2013 Q1 355 321 30 8.5% 85.7% 72.7% 448
2012 Q4 442 397 38 8.6% 38.5% 49.6% 388
2012 Q3 490 444 32 6.5% 50.0% 46.7% 449
2012 Q2 395 375 15 3.8% 20.0% 54.5% 474
2012 Q1 371 347 20 5.4% 42.9% 52.2% 424
2011 Q4 437 401 28 6.4% 27.3% 49.0% 440
2011 Q3 461 417 35 7.6% 50.0% 56.6% 487
2011 Q2 403 373 21 5.2% 44.4% 58.7% 444
2011 Q1 363 329 27 7.4% 7.1% 47.7% 461
2010 Q4 423 385 30 7.1% 25.0% 63.2% 397
2010 Q3 501 445 40 8.0% 55.6% 61.0% 491
2010 Q2 443 387 32 7.2% 37.5% 44.6% 494
2010 Q1 355 316 34 9.6% 14.3% 51.9% 451
2009 Q4 433 396 32 7.4% 100.0% 68.9% 444
2009 Q3 416 340 51 12.3% 57.1% 73.0% 485
2009 Q2 419 368 43 10.3% 33.3% 64.6% 426
2009 Q1 447 391 47 10.5% 90.9% 73.8% 478
2008 Q4 458 383 69 15.1% 66.7% 67.0% 460
2008 Q3 619 542 73 11.8% 90.0% 61.1% 548
2008 Q2 558 476 74 13.3% 77.8% 64.2% 632
2008 Q1 570 505 65 11.4% 58.3% 64.7% 698
2007 Q4 667 599 67 10.0% 92.3% 78.8% 668
2007 Q3 708 640 65 9.2% 71.4% 74.8% 752
2007 Q2 705 638 65 9.2% 25.0% 74.0% 746
2007 Q1 649 571 76 11.7% 66.7% 70.1% 751
2006 Q4 621 558 60 9.7% 50.0% 77.1% 669
2006 Q3 691 614 77 11.1% 80.0% 76.3% 685
2006 Q2 761 672 89 11.7% 68.4% 70.1% 765
2006 Q1 527 442 83 15.7% 69.6% 76.1% 725
2005 Q4 690 594 92 13.3% 47.1% 79.8% 654
2005 Q3 748 632 113 15.1% 55.6% 76.9% 773
2005 Q2 866 717 145 16.7% 92.6% 73.0% 822
2005 Q1 770 641 119 15.5% 58.1% 68.7% 892
2004 Q4 821 698 120 14.6% 77.8% 77.0% 827
2004 Q3 892 774 113 12.7% 72.0% 77.6% 936
2004 Q2 921 766 150 16.3% 46.4% 67.8% 962
2004 Q1 681 575 105 15.4% 100.0% 62.0% 844
2003 Q4 726 615 108 14.9% 81.5% 61.7% 805
2003 Q3 816 718 87 10.7% 53.8% 53.1% 774
2003 Q2 825 711 112 13.6% 58.8% 55.4% 867
2003 Q1 559 475 78 14.0% 33.3% 57.3% 758
2002 Q4 684 576 103 15.1% 52.9% 69.8% 693
2002 Q3 783 671 107 13.7% 30.8% 70.0% 772
2002 Q2 754 630 119 15.8% 42.9% 61.3% 791
2002 Q1 587 473 110 18.7% 30.8% 55.1% 674
2001 Q4 591 512 76 12.9% 28.6% 60.5% 676
2001 Q3 702 607 90 12.8% 28.6% 41.1% 703
2001 Q2 673 609 62 9.2% 38.5% 25.4% 751
2001 Q1 550 476 69 12.5% 26.7% 26.2% 547
2000 Q4 593 507 68 11.5% 57.1% 34.9% 571
2000 Q3 675 594 64 9.5% 28.6% 23.1% 634
2000 Q2 545 476 38 7.0% 53.8% 37.3% 890
2000 Q1 309 240 51 16.5% 100.0% 88.7% 698
1999 Q4 558 489 64 11.5% 25.0% 29.4% 440
1999 Q3 604 553 45 7.5% 23.1% 28.8% 604
1999 Q2 524 476 43 8.2% 37.5% 28.4% 642
1999 Q1 411 373 37 9.0% 40.0% 33.3% 504
1998 Q4 456 382 70 15.4% 36.4% 39.8% 418
1998 Q3 550 498 50 9.1% 50.0% 40.5% 538
1998 Q2 438 385 47 10.7% 25.0% 31.2% 557
1998 Q1 421 380 39 9.3% 58.3% 37.5% 453
1997 Q4 447 397 47 10.5% 50.0% 48.6% 459
1997 Q3 611 562 42 6.9% 66.7% 56.6% 531
1997 Q2 423 370 45 10.6% 50.0% 38.5% 559
1997 Q1 383 346 30 7.8% 27.3% 36.5% 473
1996 Q4 502 436 58 11.6% 62.5% 51.8% 446
1996 Q3 481 430 44 9.1% 41.7% 46.6% 497
1996 Q2 461 380 79 17.1% 40.0% 57.7% 529
1996 Q1 87 85 2 2.3% 60.0% 48.1% —
1995 Q4 100 90 10 10.0% 66.7% 51.5% —
1995 Q3 83 80 3 3.6% 0.0% 60.0% —
1995 Q2 96 95 1 1.0% — 58.3% —
1995 Q1 100 96 4 4.0% 75.0% 50.0% —
1994 Q4 100 99 1 1.0% 33.3% 65.4% —
1994 Q3 95 91 4 4.2% 60.0% 57.1% —
1994 Q2 123 117 6 4.9% 80.0% 67.9% —
1994 Q1 85 82 3 3.5% 75.0% 41.0% —
1993 Q4 70 62 8 11.4% 75.0% 69.6% —
1993 Q3 77 73 4 5.2% 75.0% 75.0% —
1993 Q2 86 80 6 7.0% 85.7% 76.5% —
1993 Q1 80 72 8 10.0% 0.0% 95.0% —
1992 Q4 86 79 7 8.1% 77.8% 68.4% —
1992 Q3 81 71 10 12.3% 100.0% 68.4% —
1992 Q2 94 87 7 7.4% 66.7% 68.4% —
1992 Q1 98 89 9 9.2% 66.7% 50.0% —
1991 Q4 90 81 9 10.0% 42.9% 43.5% —
1991 Q3 123 110 13 10.6% 28.6% 40.7% —
1991 Q2 84 72 12 14.3% 83.3% 64.7% —
1991 Q1 85 79 6 7.1% 50.0% 42.3% —
1990 Q4 103 89 14 13.6% 100.0% 56.7% —
1990 Q3 105 84 21 20.0% 25.0% 29.2% —
1990 Q2 109 91 18 16.5% 25.0% 18.8% —
1990 Q1 114 96 18 15.8% 55.6% 10.0% —
1989 Q4 107 91 16 15.0% 60.0% 0.0% —
1989 Q3 114 106 8 7.0% 25.0% 29.6% —
1989 Q2 126 112 14 11.1% 33.3% 29.0% —
1989 Q1 123 103 20 16.3% 66.7% 20.8% —
1988 Q4 132 115 17 12.9% 50.0% 33.3% —
1988 Q3 135 116 19 14.1% 16.7% 16.7% —
1988 Q2 164 156 8 4.9% 14.3% 37.2% —
1988 Q1 149 134 15 10.1% 90.0% 56.1% —
1987 Q4 87 70 17 19.5% 42.9% 50.0% —
1987 Q3 148 126 22 14.9% 87.5% 66.7% —
1987 Q2 131 116 15 11.5% 66.7% 46.4% —
1987 Q1 88 75 13 14.8% 100.0% 28.6% —
1986 Q4 125 108 17 13.6% 36.4% 56.3% —
1986 Q3 100 96 4 4.0% 100.0% 57.1% —
1986 Q2 87 77 10 11.5% 66.7% 71.4% —
1986 Q1 51 47 4 7.8% 75.0% 64.3% —
1985 Q4 106 96 10 9.4% 60.0% 70.4% —
1985 Q3 109 97 12 11.0% 50.0% 84.0% —
1985 Q2 93 85 8 8.6% 87.5% 62.5% —
1985 Q1 101 91 10 9.9% 100.0% 89.3% —
1984 Q4 131 111 20 15.3% 76.9% 78.6% —
1984 Q3 149 126 23 15.4% 60.0% 71.0% —
1984 Q2 115 108 7 6.1% 50.0% 65.2% —
1984 Q1 115 100 15 13.0% 66.7% 52.4% —
1983 Q4 79 71 8 10.1% 80.0% 33.3% —
1983 Q3 124 116 8 6.5% 75.0% 75.8% —
1983 Q2 114 94 20 17.5% 100.0% 55.0% —
1983 Q1 81 72 9 11.1% 80.0% 61.9% —
1982 Q4 77 72 5 6.5% 0.0% 60.0% —
1982 Q3 106 92 14 13.2% 100.0% 71.4% —
1982 Q2 104 97 7 6.7% 100.0% 58.3% —
1982 Q1 72 67 5 6.9% 87.5% 66.7% —
1981 Q4 80 76 4 5.0% 66.7% 70.8% —
1981 Q3 60 58 2 3.3% 50.0% 80.0% —
1981 Q2 114 99 15 13.2% 100.0% 67.3% —
1981 Q1 74 66 8 10.8% 100.0% 67.6% —
1980 Q4 109 102 7 6.4% 80.0% 78.2% —
1980 Q3 123 117 6 4.9% 33.3% 69.0% —
1980 Q2 124 112 12 9.7% 50.0% 66.7% —
1980 Q1 67 64 3 4.5% 100.0% 69.7% —
1979 Q4 123 114 9 7.3% 62.5% 80.0% —
1979 Q3 130 124 6 4.6% 40.0% 63.3% —
1979 Q2 106 102 4 3.8% 83.3% 84.6% —

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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