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Wigan

North West · E08000010 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
690
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.4%
higher than 70% of authorities
Majors in time
84.6%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
78.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.4%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 23.7%

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
710
in the window
Applications decided
690
in the window
Approval rate
84.6%
584 granted, 106 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 27 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
93.1%
rank 122 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 15 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
Major4497.7%84.6%
Minor17178.4%78.0%
Other47585.7%—
of which householder38988.2%97.7%
"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
01072132024 Q3: 170 received2024 Q3: 213 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 168 received2024 Q4: 201 decided2025 Q1: 195 received2025 Q1: 177 decided2025 Q2: 174 received2025 Q2: 198 decided2025 Q3: 167 received2025 Q3: 172 decided2025 Q4: 182 received2025 Q4: 165 decided2026 Q1: 193 received2026 Q1: 173 decided2026 Q2: 168 received2026 Q2: 180 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
153%
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 (E08000010). 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 180 159 21 11.7% 100.0% 58.3% 168
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 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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