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Tameside

North West · E08000008 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
553
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
14.3%
higher than 66% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
95.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.1%
48 allowed of 171 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.3%

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
670
in the window
Applications decided
553
in the window
Approval rate
85.7%
474 granted, 79 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 24 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
97.7%
rank 47 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 9 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
Major1894.4%100.0%
Minor14981.2%95.7%
Other38687.0%—
of which householder26594.0%99.5%
"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
0951902024 Q3: 150 received2024 Q3: 150 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 153 received2024 Q4: 133 decided2025 Q1: 190 received2025 Q1: 139 decided2025 Q2: 170 received2025 Q2: 154 decided2025 Q3: 171 received2025 Q3: 152 decided2025 Q4: 143 received2025 Q4: 124 decided2026 Q1: 186 received2026 Q1: 131 decided2026 Q2: 170 received2026 Q2: 146 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
232%
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 (E08000008). 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 146 127 19 13.0% — 100.0% 170
2026 Q1 131 107 24 18.3% — 93.8% 186
2025 Q4 124 107 17 13.7% 100.0% 88.2% 143
2025 Q3 152 133 19 12.5% 100.0% 100.0% 171
2025 Q2 154 134 20 13.0% — 81.8% 170
2025 Q1 139 121 18 12.9% — 96.3% 190
2024 Q4 133 125 8 6.0% — 83.3% 153
2024 Q3 150 140 10 6.7% 100.0% 95.2% 150
2024 Q2 167 140 27 16.2% — 87.5% 181
2024 Q1 142 125 17 12.0% 100.0% 100.0% 176
2023 Q4 130 119 11 8.5% 100.0% 84.6% 165
2023 Q3 130 121 9 6.9% 100.0% 90.0% 179
2023 Q2 164 151 13 7.9% 100.0% 100.0% 162
2023 Q1 152 133 19 12.5% — 81.0% 203
2022 Q4 171 156 15 8.8% — 89.3% 175
2022 Q3 216 205 11 5.1% 100.0% 88.9% 193
2022 Q2 220 196 24 10.9% 100.0% 83.9% 273
2022 Q1 192 173 19 9.9% 100.0% 65.5% 259
2021 Q4 222 191 31 14.0% 50.0% 87.0% 229
2021 Q3 239 213 26 10.9% — 72.7% 199
2021 Q2 264 236 28 10.6% — 52.9% 300
2021 Q1 204 175 29 14.2% 0.0% 76.9% 307
2020 Q4 214 179 35 16.4% — 92.9% 237
2020 Q3 179 158 21 11.7% 50.0% 93.3% 300
2020 Q2 150 131 19 12.7% 100.0% 88.9% 183
2020 Q1 159 138 21 13.2% 100.0% 90.9% 226
2019 Q4 215 187 28 13.0% 75.0% 91.3% 185
2019 Q3 183 157 26 14.2% 100.0% 100.0% 247
2019 Q2 201 174 27 13.4% 66.7% 96.2% 249
2019 Q1 173 150 23 13.3% 100.0% 100.0% 208
2018 Q4 209 185 24 11.5% 100.0% 84.6% 225
2018 Q3 216 184 32 14.8% — 92.1% 204
2018 Q2 200 176 24 12.0% 100.0% 75.9% 251
2018 Q1 153 138 15 9.8% — 9.1% 178
2017 Q4 151 139 12 7.9% — 50.0% 182
2017 Q3 195 174 21 10.8% 50.0% 50.0% 189
2017 Q2 200 176 24 12.0% 0.0% 53.5% 211
2017 Q1 127 111 16 12.6% 100.0% 46.2% 183
2016 Q4 192 176 16 8.3% 100.0% 81.8% 231
2016 Q3 191 170 21 11.0% 100.0% 76.9% 267
2016 Q2 231 214 17 7.4% 100.0% 91.9% 222
2016 Q1 145 138 7 4.8% 100.0% 89.7% 219
2015 Q4 193 181 12 6.2% 100.0% 86.7% 155
2015 Q3 184 169 15 8.2% 83.3% 85.7% 190
2015 Q2 243 227 16 6.6% 100.0% 70.5% 232
2015 Q1 170 160 10 5.9% 33.3% 62.0% 210
2014 Q4 196 180 16 8.2% 100.0% 76.5% 196
2014 Q3 215 188 27 12.6% 100.0% 76.9% 221
2014 Q2 235 215 20 8.5% 80.0% 83.1% 247
2014 Q1 180 163 5 2.8% 66.7% 68.5% 247
2013 Q4 182 161 17 9.3% 100.0% 88.5% 166
2013 Q3 237 212 16 6.8% 85.7% 83.8% 217
2013 Q2 230 214 13 5.7% 60.0% 75.9% 248
2013 Q1 194 179 15 7.7% 66.7% 75.8% 224
2012 Q4 203 185 14 6.9% 50.0% 65.2% 191
2012 Q3 244 223 17 7.0% 50.0% 81.4% 228
2012 Q2 273 252 18 6.6% 0.0% 83.7% 256
2012 Q1 194 176 16 8.2% 42.9% 81.6% 279
2011 Q4 223 199 22 9.9% 72.7% 80.3% 213
2011 Q3 243 226 14 5.8% 0.0% 66.3% 226
2011 Q2 220 192 28 12.7% 36.4% 57.1% 217
2011 Q1 167 158 8 4.8% 20.0% 74.1% 254
2010 Q4 235 212 22 9.4% 66.7% 70.4% 174
2010 Q3 242 224 16 6.6% 70.0% 67.1% 267
2010 Q2 228 208 18 7.9% 57.1% 79.7% 234
2010 Q1 227 206 20 8.8% 80.0% 80.2% 245
2009 Q4 220 198 21 9.5% 93.3% 77.4% 256
2009 Q3 254 238 16 6.3% 75.0% 88.5% 226
2009 Q2 237 213 22 9.3% 75.0% 84.0% 255
2009 Q1 187 165 22 11.8% 60.0% 84.1% 254
2008 Q4 260 225 34 13.1% 100.0% 79.1% 211
2008 Q3 394 355 39 9.9% 69.2% 80.9% 320
2008 Q2 360 322 38 10.6% 69.2% 76.4% 372
2008 Q1 327 299 26 8.0% 88.9% 75.5% 394
2007 Q4 389 346 41 10.5% 87.5% 76.3% 379
2007 Q3 432 377 51 11.8% 55.6% 80.9% 413
2007 Q2 365 317 46 12.6% 65.5% 76.6% 417
2007 Q1 373 344 28 7.5% 88.9% 78.1% 413
2006 Q4 360 318 37 10.3% 82.1% 73.7% 378
2006 Q3 479 427 49 10.2% 52.6% 76.5% 437
2006 Q2 425 372 39 9.2% 55.6% 64.8% 458
2006 Q1 403 356 30 7.4% 72.0% 81.6% 457
2005 Q4 361 292 45 12.5% 52.9% 74.6% 422
2005 Q3 388 335 39 10.1% 57.1% 71.4% 391
2005 Q2 485 431 45 9.3% 78.6% 87.6% 451
2005 Q1 359 301 46 12.8% 50.0% 77.8% 469
2004 Q4 431 373 49 11.4% 62.1% 74.4% 400
2004 Q3 570 485 68 11.9% 60.0% 73.6% 495
2004 Q2 483 433 40 8.3% 60.0% 75.6% 520
2004 Q1 325 287 32 9.8% 60.0% 66.2% 483
2003 Q4 406 358 42 10.3% 71.4% 72.2% 391
2003 Q3 454 389 52 11.5% 75.0% 70.1% 464
2003 Q2 455 404 41 9.0% 66.7% 66.7% 472
2003 Q1 397 338 41 10.3% 41.7% 65.9% 397
2002 Q4 371 310 47 12.7% 64.7% 75.8% 391
2002 Q3 360 318 25 6.9% 44.4% 40.0% 362
2002 Q2 374 325 32 8.6% 62.5% 53.7% 400
2002 Q1 297 255 30 10.1% 27.3% 58.8% 382
2001 Q4 316 266 34 10.8% 40.0% 68.6% 285
2001 Q3 386 343 34 8.8% 46.2% 54.8% 330
2001 Q2 320 286 30 9.4% 66.7% 64.7% 420
2001 Q1 232 206 23 9.9% 63.2% 61.4% 304
2000 Q4 272 239 27 9.9% 60.0% 59.1% 230
2000 Q3 340 286 48 14.1% 75.0% 70.8% 331
2000 Q2 263 239 19 7.2% 36.4% 68.7% 365
2000 Q1 219 196 20 9.1% 62.5% 52.6% 248
1999 Q4 253 225 26 10.3% 66.7% 63.6% 278
1999 Q3 320 285 32 10.0% 66.7% 59.3% 297
1999 Q2 273 237 23 8.4% 42.9% 76.1% 314
1999 Q1 261 214 14 5.4% 75.0% 73.8% 281
1998 Q4 268 221 24 9.0% 81.8% 66.7% 246
1998 Q3 317 273 32 10.1% 83.3% 64.2% 297
1998 Q2 282 237 28 9.9% 59.1% 58.1% 312
1998 Q1 242 224 16 6.6% 70.6% 61.3% 271
1997 Q4 253 204 32 12.6% 60.0% 67.5% 227
1997 Q3 317 272 30 9.5% 57.9% 52.7% 292
1997 Q2 288 252 24 8.3% 84.2% 46.3% 315
1997 Q1 202 178 14 6.9% 77.3% 56.7% 268
1996 Q4 260 218 26 10.0% 59.1% 35.8% 230
1996 Q3 315 259 48 15.2% 83.3% 55.1% 269
1996 Q2 270 219 37 13.7% 92.9% 48.1% 245
1996 Q1 183 159 24 13.1% 73.7% 88.7% —
1995 Q4 233 198 35 15.0% 88.2% 75.8% —
1995 Q3 260 223 37 14.2% 63.6% 73.5% —
1995 Q2 280 228 52 18.6% 65.2% 85.3% —
1995 Q1 265 225 40 15.1% 52.2% 81.6% —
1994 Q4 223 186 37 16.6% 41.7% 83.8% —
1994 Q3 252 210 42 16.7% 45.5% 78.1% —
1994 Q2 221 197 24 10.9% 75.0% 86.8% —
1994 Q1 262 216 46 17.6% 61.5% 85.7% —
1993 Q4 215 195 20 9.3% 66.7% 88.7% —
1993 Q3 259 232 27 10.4% 57.1% 87.9% —
1993 Q2 205 178 27 13.2% 83.3% 86.2% —
1993 Q1 238 193 45 18.9% 75.0% 84.8% —
1992 Q4 208 175 33 15.9% 31.6% 83.0% —
1992 Q3 258 238 20 7.8% 28.6% 82.1% —
1992 Q2 294 250 44 15.0% 58.3% 76.1% —
1992 Q1 270 231 39 14.4% 81.8% 68.3% —
1991 Q4 250 201 49 19.6% 42.9% 62.9% —
1991 Q3 294 239 55 18.7% 42.9% 76.7% —
1991 Q2 351 279 72 20.5% 57.1% 67.3% —
1991 Q1 241 193 48 19.9% 87.5% 73.0% —
1990 Q4 275 216 59 21.5% 52.9% 73.8% —
1990 Q3 356 296 60 16.9% 55.6% 69.6% —
1990 Q2 418 334 84 20.1% 57.9% 68.5% —
1990 Q1 287 219 68 23.7% 64.3% 74.7% —
1989 Q4 402 309 93 23.1% 46.2% 66.7% —
1989 Q3 396 300 96 24.2% 42.1% 63.6% —
1989 Q2 471 389 82 17.4% 64.3% 72.4% —
1989 Q1 393 312 81 20.6% 75.0% 60.7% —
1988 Q4 449 359 90 20.0% 66.7% 70.1% —
1988 Q3 430 357 73 17.0% 76.9% 73.0% —
1988 Q2 415 352 63 15.2% 30.0% 68.3% —
1988 Q1 359 304 55 15.3% 66.7% 64.8% —
1987 Q4 397 340 57 14.4% 46.7% 72.3% —
1987 Q3 400 322 78 19.5% 85.7% 69.3% —
1987 Q2 424 380 44 10.4% 100.0% 75.2% —
1987 Q1 227 198 29 12.8% 83.3% 61.2% —
1986 Q4 313 262 51 16.3% 60.0% 66.7% —
1986 Q3 355 323 32 9.0% 80.0% 71.2% —
1986 Q2 295 254 41 13.9% 82.4% 70.4% —
1986 Q1 264 234 30 11.4% 54.5% 72.1% —
1985 Q4 287 233 54 18.8% 71.4% 72.5% —
1985 Q3 288 246 42 14.6% 66.7% 61.2% —
1985 Q2 336 286 50 14.9% 64.3% 63.6% —
1985 Q1 221 192 29 13.1% 55.6% 54.8% —
1984 Q4 264 220 44 16.7% 63.6% 68.4% —
1984 Q3 299 260 39 13.0% 100.0% 64.0% —
1984 Q2 351 317 34 9.7% 62.5% 55.9% —
1984 Q1 245 207 38 15.5% 71.4% 40.8% —
1983 Q4 273 237 36 13.2% 100.0% 52.5% —
1983 Q3 302 258 44 14.6% 85.7% 40.2% —
1983 Q2 334 293 41 12.3% 66.7% 60.2% —
1983 Q1 235 208 27 11.5% 50.0% 51.5% —
1982 Q4 266 224 42 15.8% 60.0% 64.0% —
1982 Q3 260 235 25 9.6% 71.4% 61.7% —
1982 Q2 252 225 27 10.7% 42.9% 47.2% —
1982 Q1 235 198 37 15.7% 44.4% 35.7% —
1981 Q4 262 228 34 13.0% 42.9% 44.1% —
1981 Q3 256 225 31 12.1% 38.5% 45.3% —
1981 Q2 420 372 48 11.4% 73.3% 49.6% —
1981 Q1 316 287 29 9.2% 50.0% 43.6% —
1980 Q4 376 326 50 13.3% 66.7% 46.6% —
1980 Q3 345 287 58 16.8% 69.2% 31.9% —
1980 Q2 378 331 47 12.4% 50.0% 37.8% —
1980 Q1 418 364 54 12.9% 35.3% 40.9% —
1979 Q4 386 324 62 16.1% 50.0% 32.9% —
1979 Q3 340 298 42 12.4% 20.0% 16.0% —
1979 Q2 304 262 42 13.8% 30.8% 10.5% —

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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