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Wigan

North West · E08000010 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
708
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
15.4%
higher than 72% of authorities
Majors in time
88.9%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.9%
44 allowed of 170 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 23.7%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 173 132 41 23.7% 75.0% 60.0% 193
2025 Q4 165 144 21 12.7% 80.0% 75.0% 182
2025 Q3 172 149 23 13.4% 100.0% 100.0% 167
2025 Q2 198 174 24 12.1% 100.0% 88.9% 174
2025 Q1 177 151 26 14.7% 100.0% 80.0% 195
2024 Q4 201 162 39 19.4% 80.0% 78.6% 168
2024 Q3 213 185 28 13.1% 100.0% 75.0% 170
2024 Q2 209 182 27 12.9% 100.0% 205
2024 Q1 206 171 35 17.0% 50.0% 66.7% 218
2023 Q4 217 192 25 11.5% 0.0% 61.5% 202
2023 Q3 194 170 24 12.4% 100.0% 73.7% 227
2023 Q2 189 164 25 13.2% 60.9% 198
2023 Q1 197 180 17 8.6% 50.0% 56.3% 212
2022 Q4 275 263 12 4.4% 71.4% 81.8% 209
2022 Q3 325 303 22 6.8% 40.0% 241
2022 Q2 237 229 8 3.4% 0.0% 100.0% 275
2022 Q1 213 199 14 6.6% 100.0% 44.4% 168
2021 Q4 256 242 14 5.5% 100.0% 78.9% 191
2021 Q3 272 259 13 4.8% 100.0% 90.0% 316
2021 Q2 356 316 40 11.2% 100.0% 96.4% 333
2021 Q1 285 251 34 11.9% 100.0% 100.0% 416
2020 Q4 311 272 39 12.5% 100.0% 100.0% 300
2020 Q3 304 273 31 10.2% 100.0% 95.2% 327
2020 Q2 216 203 13 6.0% 100.0% 100.0% 264
2020 Q1 247 220 27 10.9% 100.0% 97.5% 307
2019 Q4 271 238 33 12.2% 75.0% 92.9% 264
2019 Q3 282 256 26 9.2% 66.7% 86.1% 293
2019 Q2 298 275 23 7.7% 66.7% 84.2% 293
2019 Q1 251 234 17 6.8% 100.0% 80.0% 309
2018 Q4 326 313 13 4.0% 0.0% 83.7% 253
2018 Q3 275 268 7 2.5% 50.0% 77.8% 316
2018 Q2 247 247 0 0.0% 76.9% 326
2018 Q1 249 248 1 0.4% 0.0% 96.4% 266
2017 Q4 271 261 10 3.7% 66.7% 94.9% 260
2017 Q3 297 289 8 2.7% 50.0% 97.9% 261
2017 Q2 280 277 3 1.1% 94.6% 319
2017 Q1 232 227 5 2.2% 100.0% 97.7% 315
2016 Q4 301 291 10 3.3% 100.0% 97.8% 276
2016 Q3 287 284 3 1.0% 100.0% 100.0% 306
2016 Q2 308 298 10 3.2% 100.0% 96.6% 320
2016 Q1 273 269 4 1.5% 75.0% 97.9% 348
2015 Q4 267 261 6 2.2% 100.0% 94.8% 261
2015 Q3 291 281 10 3.4% 83.3% 93.8% 264
2015 Q2 278 269 9 3.2% 66.7% 90.3% 323
2015 Q1 271 263 8 3.0% 63.6% 89.4% 286
2014 Q4 272 259 13 4.8% 80.0% 91.8% 264
2014 Q3 287 274 13 4.5% 62.5% 93.3% 296
2014 Q2 297 291 6 2.0% 85.7% 75.0% 317
2014 Q1 266 258 4 1.5% 50.0% 58.5% 280
2013 Q4 300 285 8 2.7% 76.9% 73.0% 301
2013 Q3 293 274 12 4.1% 92.3% 85.4% 341
2013 Q2 297 283 9 3.0% 60.0% 86.6% 330
2013 Q1 265 252 6 2.3% 41.7% 81.9% 311
2012 Q4 340 317 20 5.9% 66.7% 87.5% 305
2012 Q3 323 302 18 5.6% 50.0% 85.5% 329
2012 Q2 321 301 13 4.0% 71.4% 85.7% 317
2012 Q1 276 250 16 5.8% 60.0% 85.9% 344
2011 Q4 316 288 22 7.0% 66.7% 84.5% 289
2011 Q3 355 330 21 5.9% 47.1% 92.5% 336
2011 Q2 313 290 22 7.0% 53.8% 85.9% 354
2011 Q1 263 237 17 6.5% 57.1% 82.5% 345
2010 Q4 318 294 23 7.2% 35.3% 87.4% 295
2010 Q3 402 380 19 4.7% 60.0% 86.0% 376
2010 Q2 330 318 10 3.0% 66.7% 85.2% 394
2010 Q1 275 261 11 4.0% 71.4% 85.1% 356
2009 Q4 381 329 49 12.9% 90.9% 87.0% 352
2009 Q3 350 320 29 8.3% 66.7% 92.3% 422
2009 Q2 336 308 23 6.8% 60.0% 87.9% 381
2009 Q1 288 259 21 7.3% 70.0% 89.7% 339
2008 Q4 379 346 30 7.9% 90.9% 89.8% 356
2008 Q3 498 446 49 9.8% 61.9% 92.8% 448
2008 Q2 530 479 46 8.7% 80.8% 89.3% 578
2008 Q1 425 373 50 11.8% 80.0% 91.2% 564
2007 Q4 610 532 72 11.8% 95.5% 93.7% 582
2007 Q3 628 573 49 7.8% 77.3% 91.2% 643
2007 Q2 563 520 36 6.4% 92.3% 88.4% 666
2007 Q1 487 445 36 7.4% 64.7% 94.4% 654
2006 Q4 580 526 49 8.4% 73.3% 88.7% 543
2006 Q3 582 534 46 7.9% 76.2% 80.6% 614
2006 Q2 618 572 42 6.8% 81.8% 90.5% 655
2006 Q1 456 413 36 7.9% 81.0% 91.3% 681
2005 Q4 567 529 34 6.0% 75.8% 91.7% 540
2005 Q3 679 637 41 6.0% 88.9% 91.1% 640
2005 Q2 698 659 39 5.6% 81.5% 90.0% 734
2005 Q1 519 476 40 7.7% 87.0% 90.0% 724
2004 Q4 660 619 37 5.6% 64.7% 88.6% 618
2004 Q3 813 763 47 5.8% 66.7% 88.0% 780
2004 Q2 701 652 42 6.0% 47.4% 85.3% 803
2004 Q1 557 534 22 3.9% 50.0% 84.9% 766
2003 Q4 642 606 36 5.6% 52.0% 57.5% 573
2003 Q3 761 742 16 2.1% 38.1% 31.5% 631
2003 Q2 585 557 27 4.6% 52.9% 73.1% 794
2003 Q1 463 450 11 2.4% 50.0% 71.1% 684
2002 Q4 521 495 24 4.6% 50.0% 71.1% 534
2002 Q3 552 503 45 8.2% 44.4% 68.3% 626
2002 Q2 589 561 27 4.6% 52.9% 73.1% 595
2002 Q1 461 419 40 8.7% 64.3% 64.4% 578
2001 Q4 465 427 37 8.0% 36.4% 69.8% 452
2001 Q3 513 464 48 9.4% 68.8% 63.4% 516
2001 Q2 468 425 39 8.3% 43.8% 59.6% 534
2001 Q1 399 370 29 7.3% 40.0% 58.5% 472
2000 Q4 415 376 39 9.4% 25.0% 57.9% 383
2000 Q3 554 510 36 6.5% 61.1% 53.5% 479
2000 Q2 493 474 19 3.9% 44.4% 32.4% 531
2000 Q1 362 340 21 5.8% 55.0% 30.1% 461
1999 Q4 437 413 24 5.5% 50.0% 30.8% 399
1999 Q3 520 478 41 7.9% 59.1% 34.1% 496
1999 Q2 412 381 29 7.0% 56.3% 30.4% 514
1999 Q1 342 314 26 7.6% 52.4% 40.6% 452
1998 Q4 437 403 29 6.6% 33.3% 45.9% 370
1998 Q3 486 432 52 10.7% 46.7% 40.0% 499
1998 Q2 433 399 33 7.6% 61.5% 38.3% 452
1998 Q1 378 350 26 6.9% 63.0% 26.9% 471
1997 Q4 436 404 29 6.7% 36.0% 25.0% 358
1997 Q3 518 472 41 7.9% 65.0% 28.9% 533
1997 Q2 409 391 16 3.9% 47.6% 30.1% 556
1997 Q1 359 333 26 7.2% 45.8% 36.4% 436
1996 Q4 391 365 24 6.1% 60.0% 36.4% 361
1996 Q3 468 430 35 7.5% 85.2% 35.8% 448
1996 Q2 422 402 19 4.5% 47.4% 42.9% 490
1996 Q1 373 344 29 7.8% 58.1% 31.8%
1995 Q4 380 351 29 7.6% 69.0% 47.2%
1995 Q3 467 422 45 9.6% 61.5% 44.7%
1995 Q2 434 403 31 7.1% 65.0% 43.4%
1995 Q1 390 362 28 7.2% 69.6% 55.4%
1994 Q4 468 436 32 6.8% 82.6% 42.2%
1994 Q3 486 444 42 8.6% 53.1% 30.3%
1994 Q2 490 471 19 3.9% 68.2% 30.8%
1994 Q1 433 404 29 6.7% 75.0% 32.6%
1993 Q4 395 373 22 5.6% 73.9% 24.8%
1993 Q3 577 537 40 6.9% 66.7% 39.3%
1993 Q2 450 432 18 4.0% 75.0% 43.2%
1993 Q1 389 340 49 12.6% 60.0% 31.0%
1992 Q4 362 348 14 3.9% 100.0% 42.1%
1992 Q3 540 496 44 8.1% 25.0% 40.0%
1992 Q2 475 431 44 9.3% 66.7% 49.7%
1992 Q1 434 395 39 9.0% 50.0% 50.6%
1991 Q4 491 435 56 11.4% 76.5% 73.3%
1991 Q3 566 502 64 11.3% 52.9% 47.8%
1991 Q2 555 512 43 7.7% 0.0% 37.8%
1991 Q1 470 418 52 11.1% 63.6% 34.1%
1990 Q4 534 489 45 8.4% 40.0% 43.3%
1990 Q3 555 467 88 15.9% 71.4% 41.7%
1990 Q2 637 578 59 9.3% 38.5% 37.9%
1990 Q1 575 494 81 14.1% 41.2% 31.6%
1989 Q4 552 445 107 19.4% 42.3% 30.6%
1989 Q3 435 378 57 13.1% 50.0% 29.6%
1989 Q2 593 541 52 8.8% 68.6% 46.0%
1989 Q1 492 450 42 8.5% 35.7% 44.1%
1988 Q4 425 383 42 9.9% 50.0% 49.5%
1988 Q3 469 427 42 9.0% 63.6% 52.3%
1988 Q2 495 442 53 10.7% 66.7% 58.2%
1988 Q1 435 379 56 12.9% 70.8% 53.0%
1987 Q4 417 353 64 15.3% 73.9% 57.3%
1987 Q3 435 403 32 7.4% 66.7% 59.2%
1987 Q2 428 370 58 13.6% 81.3% 62.4%
1987 Q1 399 350 49 12.3% 79.2% 63.0%
1986 Q4 323 287 36 11.1% 83.3% 68.5%
1986 Q3 397 348 49 12.3% 61.5% 63.4%
1986 Q2 445 412 33 7.4% 78.6% 66.2%
1986 Q1 341 310 31 9.1% 73.3% 71.1%
1985 Q4 369 326 43 11.7% 71.4% 76.9%
1985 Q3 446 394 52 11.7% 65.4% 71.7%
1985 Q2 492 447 45 9.1% 73.3% 63.3%
1985 Q1 356 318 38 10.7% 64.7% 50.9%
1984 Q4 320 284 36 11.3% 66.7% 59.6%
1984 Q3 374 341 33 8.8% 71.4% 59.8%
1984 Q2 462 416 46 10.0% 64.3% 65.0%
1984 Q1 396 364 32 8.1% 63.6% 54.9%
1983 Q4 428 386 42 9.8% 62.5% 50.5%
1983 Q3 413 370 43 10.4% 78.9% 52.9%
1983 Q2 526 483 43 8.2% 66.7% 47.7%
1983 Q1 394 355 39 9.9% 87.5% 38.5%
1982 Q4 413 368 45 10.9% 66.7% 52.0%
1982 Q3 449 390 59 13.1% 66.7% 41.9%
1982 Q2 465 400 65 14.0% 52.4% 36.6%
1982 Q1 327 280 47 14.4% 50.0% 47.4%
1981 Q4 366 313 53 14.5% 80.0% 47.5%
1981 Q3 516 437 79 15.3% 40.9% 37.6%
1981 Q2 548 471 77 14.1% 45.5% 34.4%
1981 Q1 664 583 81 12.2% 42.4% 41.2%
1980 Q4 838 723 115 13.7% 46.7% 34.1%
1980 Q3 783 662 121 15.5% 23.3% 40.1%
1980 Q2 969 840 129 13.3% 23.5% 25.6%
1980 Q1 710 626 84 11.8% 52.4% 30.4%
1979 Q4 714 629 85 11.9% 7.1% 26.4%
1979 Q3 833 736 97 11.6% 41.2% 31.3%
1979 Q2 852 772 80 9.4% 50.0% 30.3%

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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