Trafford
North West · E08000009 · 142 quarters held (1988 Q4 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,430
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.7%
higher than 56% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.4%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
26.9%
89 allowed of 331 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 23.3%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 324 | 279 | 45 | 13.9% | 100.0% | 88.2% | 347 |
| 2025 Q4 | 331 | 287 | 44 | 13.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 347 |
| 2025 Q3 | 375 | 328 | 47 | 12.5% | 100.0% | 96.2% | 352 |
| 2025 Q2 | 400 | 354 | 46 | 11.5% | — | 100.0% | 389 |
| 2025 Q1 | 345 | 279 | 66 | 19.1% | 66.7% | 83.8% | 439 |
| 2024 Q4 | 347 | 296 | 51 | 14.7% | 100.0% | 92.5% | 377 |
| 2024 Q3 | 342 | 276 | 66 | 19.3% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 352 |
| 2024 Q2 | 416 | 319 | 97 | 23.3% | 100.0% | 81.6% | 378 |
| 2024 Q1 | 399 | 316 | 83 | 20.8% | — | 80.0% | 383 |
| 2023 Q4 | 332 | 281 | 51 | 15.4% | 100.0% | 47.6% | 356 |
| 2023 Q3 | 413 | 353 | 60 | 14.5% | 100.0% | 63.6% | 326 |
| 2023 Q2 | 460 | 402 | 58 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 41.2% | 390 |
| 2023 Q1 | 358 | 312 | 46 | 12.8% | 100.0% | 61.9% | 395 |
| 2022 Q4 | 397 | 361 | 36 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 60.0% | 428 |
| 2022 Q3 | 319 | 297 | 22 | 6.9% | — | 50.0% | 456 |
| 2022 Q2 | 443 | 405 | 38 | 8.6% | — | 70.4% | 479 |
| 2022 Q1 | 432 | 394 | 38 | 8.8% | 100.0% | 71.4% | 523 |
| 2021 Q4 | 453 | 429 | 24 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 510 |
| 2021 Q3 | 538 | 508 | 30 | 5.6% | 100.0% | 73.7% | 532 |
| 2021 Q2 | 529 | 501 | 28 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 72.0% | 626 |
| 2021 Q1 | 577 | 538 | 39 | 6.8% | — | 86.2% | 659 |
| 2020 Q4 | 501 | 467 | 34 | 6.8% | — | 92.0% | 611 |
| 2020 Q3 | 403 | 387 | 16 | 4.0% | 100.0% | 72.2% | 546 |
| 2020 Q2 | 373 | 357 | 16 | 4.3% | — | 81.3% | 397 |
| 2020 Q1 | 375 | 341 | 34 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 84.6% | 437 |
| 2019 Q4 | 419 | 380 | 39 | 9.3% | 100.0% | 86.5% | 463 |
| 2019 Q3 | 502 | 473 | 29 | 5.8% | 100.0% | 89.5% | 443 |
| 2019 Q2 | 473 | 436 | 37 | 7.8% | 80.0% | 87.5% | 566 |
| 2019 Q1 | 399 | 373 | 26 | 6.5% | — | 77.8% | 525 |
| 2018 Q4 | 431 | 398 | 33 | 7.7% | 100.0% | 62.5% | 474 |
| 2018 Q3 | 441 | 418 | 23 | 5.2% | 66.7% | 76.0% | 461 |
| 2018 Q2 | 524 | 495 | 29 | 5.5% | 100.0% | 81.6% | 546 |
| 2018 Q1 | 440 | 416 | 24 | 5.5% | 100.0% | 85.2% | 563 |
| 2017 Q4 | 441 | 413 | 28 | 6.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 471 |
| 2017 Q3 | 498 | 471 | 27 | 5.4% | 83.3% | 89.4% | 495 |
| 2017 Q2 | 468 | 443 | 25 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 71.7% | 537 |
| 2017 Q1 | 377 | 357 | 20 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 78.9% | 538 |
| 2016 Q4 | 424 | 403 | 21 | 5.0% | 100.0% | 84.0% | 426 |
| 2016 Q3 | 409 | 386 | 23 | 5.6% | 90.0% | 97.6% | 464 |
| 2016 Q2 | 452 | 429 | 23 | 5.1% | 100.0% | 83.9% | 486 |
| 2016 Q1 | 411 | 390 | 21 | 5.1% | 100.0% | 97.6% | 472 |
| 2015 Q4 | 384 | 359 | 25 | 6.5% | 92.9% | 97.9% | 411 |
| 2015 Q3 | 459 | 431 | 28 | 6.1% | 87.5% | 86.2% | 538 |
| 2015 Q2 | 435 | 415 | 20 | 4.6% | 75.0% | 81.8% | 556 |
| 2015 Q1 | 367 | 343 | 24 | 6.5% | 90.0% | 73.8% | 551 |
| 2014 Q4 | 424 | 389 | 35 | 8.3% | 71.4% | 49.4% | 460 |
| 2014 Q3 | 412 | 367 | 45 | 10.9% | 54.5% | 55.8% | 428 |
| 2014 Q2 | 360 | 325 | 35 | 9.7% | 78.6% | 54.5% | 471 |
| 2014 Q1 | 304 | 250 | 38 | 12.5% | 80.0% | 58.5% | 403 |
| 2013 Q4 | 388 | 334 | 35 | 9.0% | 66.7% | 59.7% | 414 |
| 2013 Q3 | 415 | 338 | 57 | 13.7% | 53.3% | 70.1% | 448 |
| 2013 Q2 | 466 | 392 | 50 | 10.7% | 70.0% | 74.5% | 503 |
| 2013 Q1 | 376 | 310 | 54 | 14.4% | 45.0% | 62.4% | 482 |
| 2012 Q4 | 366 | 294 | 54 | 14.8% | 57.1% | 61.6% | 361 |
| 2012 Q3 | 375 | 322 | 37 | 9.9% | 36.4% | 36.1% | 354 |
| 2012 Q2 | 373 | 327 | 36 | 9.7% | 38.9% | 55.4% | 435 |
| 2012 Q1 | 273 | 230 | 26 | 9.5% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 434 |
| 2011 Q4 | 323 | 293 | 23 | 7.1% | 33.3% | 48.5% | 389 |
| 2011 Q3 | 367 | 312 | 49 | 13.4% | 64.3% | 63.9% | 391 |
| 2011 Q2 | 401 | 349 | 45 | 11.2% | 38.5% | 55.3% | 449 |
| 2011 Q1 | 279 | 233 | 37 | 13.3% | 38.5% | 69.8% | 420 |
| 2010 Q4 | 363 | 301 | 49 | 13.5% | 38.9% | 60.6% | 347 |
| 2010 Q3 | 447 | 378 | 56 | 12.5% | 55.2% | 65.9% | 422 |
| 2010 Q2 | 400 | 347 | 43 | 10.8% | 46.2% | 69.0% | 463 |
| 2010 Q1 | 282 | 238 | 34 | 12.1% | 71.4% | 52.0% | 421 |
| 2009 Q4 | 323 | 282 | 34 | 10.5% | 53.3% | 65.5% | 389 |
| 2009 Q3 | 335 | 283 | 45 | 13.4% | 100.0% | 78.5% | 398 |
| 2009 Q2 | 397 | 348 | 41 | 10.3% | 54.5% | 70.8% | 450 |
| 2009 Q1 | 376 | 324 | 41 | 10.9% | 50.0% | 61.5% | 420 |
| 2008 Q4 | 435 | 355 | 73 | 16.8% | 27.8% | 70.9% | 409 |
| 2008 Q3 | 542 | 437 | 99 | 18.3% | 31.6% | 71.4% | 515 |
| 2008 Q2 | 519 | 407 | 106 | 20.4% | 56.0% | 73.3% | 581 |
| 2008 Q1 | 501 | 378 | 103 | 20.6% | 67.9% | 73.7% | 578 |
| 2007 Q4 | 585 | 458 | 114 | 19.5% | 80.0% | 78.0% | 587 |
| 2007 Q3 | 574 | 453 | 112 | 19.5% | 58.8% | 75.2% | 668 |
| 2007 Q2 | 627 | 487 | 128 | 20.4% | 44.4% | 73.6% | 649 |
| 2007 Q1 | 456 | 358 | 82 | 18.0% | 82.4% | 78.7% | 593 |
| 2006 Q4 | 549 | 444 | 91 | 16.6% | 64.3% | 73.9% | 561 |
| 2006 Q3 | 575 | 467 | 97 | 16.9% | 72.7% | 80.0% | 544 |
| 2006 Q2 | 594 | 462 | 117 | 19.7% | 78.6% | 84.2% | 666 |
| 2006 Q1 | 538 | 415 | 99 | 18.4% | 63.6% | 87.2% | 613 |
| 2005 Q4 | 564 | 444 | 101 | 17.9% | 66.7% | 80.8% | 633 |
| 2005 Q3 | 626 | 476 | 133 | 21.2% | 76.5% | 82.8% | 601 |
| 2005 Q2 | 698 | 513 | 150 | 21.5% | 53.8% | 65.6% | 595 |
| 2005 Q1 | 617 | 449 | 153 | 24.8% | 57.1% | 67.1% | 694 |
| 2004 Q4 | 592 | 434 | 150 | 25.3% | 53.3% | 39.5% | 610 |
| 2004 Q3 | 762 | 555 | 197 | 25.9% | 60.0% | 37.8% | 689 |
| 2004 Q2 | 701 | 541 | 146 | 20.8% | 40.0% | 54.7% | 785 |
| 2004 Q1 | 643 | 531 | 99 | 15.4% | 41.2% | 44.7% | 724 |
| 2003 Q4 | 607 | 485 | 109 | 18.0% | 33.3% | 34.7% | 651 |
| 2003 Q3 | 694 | 555 | 118 | 17.0% | 27.3% | 35.6% | 662 |
| 2003 Q2 | 675 | 576 | 92 | 13.6% | 30.0% | 35.2% | 696 |
| 2003 Q1 | 578 | 487 | 78 | 13.5% | 29.4% | 45.4% | 671 |
| 2002 Q4 | 487 | 414 | 50 | 10.3% | 50.0% | 46.8% | 642 |
| 2002 Q3 | 643 | 534 | 80 | 12.4% | 45.0% | 55.3% | 607 |
| 2002 Q2 | 559 | 467 | 64 | 11.4% | 50.0% | 58.0% | 609 |
| 2002 Q1 | 517 | 443 | 65 | 12.6% | 55.6% | 52.9% | 637 |
| 2001 Q4 | 511 | 428 | 60 | 11.7% | 47.1% | 61.0% | 557 |
| 2001 Q3 | 552 | 472 | 60 | 10.9% | 38.1% | 57.4% | 549 |
| 2001 Q2 | 536 | 459 | 61 | 11.4% | 43.8% | 61.3% | 635 |
| 2001 Q1 | 537 | 463 | 58 | 10.8% | 59.1% | 42.2% | 568 |
| 2000 Q4 | 539 | 470 | 56 | 10.4% | 44.4% | 43.0% | 523 |
| 2000 Q3 | 502 | 449 | 44 | 8.8% | 50.0% | 33.9% | 534 |
| 2000 Q2 | 495 | 445 | 45 | 9.1% | 33.3% | 35.3% | 567 |
| 2000 Q1 | 419 | 363 | 43 | 10.3% | 41.7% | 47.4% | 511 |
| 1999 Q4 | 427 | 361 | 53 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 35.7% | 427 |
| 1999 Q3 | 444 | 410 | 34 | 7.7% | 25.0% | 48.3% | 496 |
| 1999 Q2 | 376 | 328 | 45 | 12.0% | 55.6% | 36.9% | 474 |
| 1999 Q1 | 386 | 343 | 43 | 11.1% | 40.0% | 39.7% | 406 |
| 1998 Q4 | 383 | 346 | 37 | 9.7% | 33.3% | 41.6% | 405 |
| 1998 Q3 | 481 | 419 | 57 | 11.9% | 58.3% | 33.1% | 410 |
| 1998 Q2 | 367 | 335 | 32 | 8.7% | 57.9% | 17.1% | 472 |
| 1996 Q1 | 157 | 145 | 12 | 7.6% | 30.0% | 67.5% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 200 | 188 | 12 | 6.0% | 44.4% | 54.2% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 143 | 134 | 9 | 6.3% | 54.5% | 61.3% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 155 | 145 | 10 | 6.5% | 28.6% | 61.5% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 198 | 190 | 8 | 4.0% | 88.9% | 50.6% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 115 | 110 | 5 | 4.3% | 64.7% | 50.0% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 166 | 153 | 13 | 7.8% | 45.5% | 35.5% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 132 | 121 | 11 | 8.3% | 54.5% | 56.7% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 168 | 151 | 17 | 10.1% | 50.0% | 44.7% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 163 | 155 | 8 | 4.9% | 63.2% | 52.5% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 145 | 133 | 12 | 8.3% | 71.4% | 66.1% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 149 | 131 | 18 | 12.1% | 33.3% | 57.1% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 179 | 170 | 9 | 5.0% | 40.0% | 40.3% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 168 | 145 | 23 | 13.7% | 80.0% | 36.8% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 160 | 141 | 19 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 36.4% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 148 | 137 | 11 | 7.4% | 40.0% | 36.3% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 170 | 147 | 23 | 13.5% | 22.2% | 32.7% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 167 | 120 | 47 | 28.1% | 35.7% | 23.8% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 175 | 139 | 36 | 20.6% | 50.0% | 19.1% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 187 | 158 | 29 | 15.5% | 33.3% | 31.3% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 157 | 125 | 32 | 20.4% | 38.5% | 22.4% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 202 | 145 | 57 | 28.2% | 40.0% | 23.7% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 197 | 165 | 32 | 16.2% | 41.7% | 26.7% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 193 | 170 | 23 | 11.9% | 40.0% | 37.7% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 246 | 171 | 75 | 30.5% | 25.0% | 37.0% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 151 | 130 | 21 | 13.9% | 23.1% | 29.5% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 232 | 208 | 24 | 10.3% | 6.7% | 14.3% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 161 | 142 | 19 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 6.6% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 306 | 266 | 40 | 13.1% | 51.2% | 16.5% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 158 | 137 | 21 | 13.3% | 22.2% | 10.6% | — |
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.