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Knowsley

North West · E08000011 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
274
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
4.4%
higher than 5% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
16.2%
6 allowed of 37 decided
Decisions overturned
0.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 12.1%

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
299
in the window
Applications decided
274
in the window
Approval rate
95.6%
262 granted, 12 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 2 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
92.3%
rank 137 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 17 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
Major1888.9%100.0%
Minor5794.7%88.9%
Other19996.5%—
of which householder15497.4%94.2%
"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
049982024 Q3: 96 received2024 Q3: 94 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 81 received2024 Q4: 86 decided2025 Q1: 93 received2025 Q1: 84 decided2025 Q2: 94 received2025 Q2: 98 decided2025 Q3: 73 received2025 Q3: 71 decided2025 Q4: 64 received2025 Q4: 63 decided2026 Q1: 82 received2026 Q1: 67 decided2026 Q2: 80 received2026 Q2: 73 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
245%
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 (E08000011). 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 73 71 2 2.7% — 100.0% 80
2026 Q1 67 66 1 1.5% 100.0% 100.0% 82
2025 Q4 63 57 6 9.5% — 50.0% 64
2025 Q3 71 68 3 4.2% 100.0% 100.0% 73
2025 Q2 98 89 9 9.2% 100.0% 87.5% 94
2025 Q1 84 81 3 3.6% 100.0% 80.0% 93
2024 Q4 86 79 7 8.1% 100.0% 100.0% 81
2024 Q3 94 89 5 5.3% 100.0% 100.0% 96
2024 Q2 86 83 3 3.5% 100.0% 100.0% 74
2024 Q1 102 97 5 4.9% 100.0% 100.0% 91
2023 Q4 83 81 2 2.4% 100.0% 85.7% 95
2023 Q3 84 83 1 1.2% — 80.0% 81
2023 Q2 104 100 4 3.8% 100.0% 100.0% 107
2023 Q1 99 97 2 2.0% — 100.0% 110
2022 Q4 107 101 6 5.6% 50.0% 75.0% 89
2022 Q3 122 119 3 2.5% — 100.0% 119
2022 Q2 106 100 6 5.7% 0.0% 80.0% 112
2022 Q1 109 108 1 0.9% 100.0% 100.0% 109
2021 Q4 109 105 4 3.7% — 100.0% 131
2021 Q3 119 116 3 2.5% — 100.0% 134
2021 Q2 166 165 1 0.6% — 100.0% 142
2021 Q1 139 132 7 5.0% — 88.9% 168
2020 Q4 98 92 6 6.1% 100.0% 100.0% 141
2020 Q3 114 105 9 7.9% 100.0% 100.0% 120
2020 Q2 85 81 4 4.7% 100.0% 100.0% 114
2020 Q1 78 75 3 3.8% 100.0% 100.0% 115
2019 Q4 90 88 2 2.2% 100.0% 100.0% 71
2019 Q3 136 131 5 3.7% 100.0% 88.9% 124
2019 Q2 125 120 5 4.0% 100.0% 93.8% 112
2019 Q1 66 61 5 7.6% 66.7% 50.0% 138
2018 Q4 105 103 2 1.9% 66.7% 68.8% 102
2018 Q3 98 94 4 4.1% 50.0% 93.8% 120
2018 Q2 132 123 9 6.8% 100.0% 86.7% 126
2018 Q1 94 86 8 8.5% 100.0% 100.0% 134
2017 Q4 124 109 15 12.1% 100.0% 87.5% 100
2017 Q3 101 94 7 6.9% 75.0% 50.0% 116
2017 Q2 123 117 6 4.9% 75.0% 55.6% 122
2017 Q1 87 80 7 8.0% 100.0% 75.0% 133
2016 Q4 98 89 9 9.2% 100.0% 77.8% 109
2016 Q3 115 109 6 5.2% 40.0% 68.0% 121
2016 Q2 124 114 10 8.1% 100.0% 96.3% 156
2016 Q1 108 96 12 11.1% 100.0% 91.2% 126
2015 Q4 116 102 14 12.1% 85.7% 100.0% 131
2015 Q3 135 113 22 16.3% 88.9% 100.0% 131
2015 Q2 139 122 17 12.2% 90.0% 94.0% 156
2015 Q1 90 76 14 15.6% 100.0% 90.0% 114
2014 Q4 107 94 13 12.1% 100.0% 83.3% 101
2014 Q3 134 126 8 6.0% 83.3% 90.0% 134
2014 Q2 158 154 4 2.5% 40.0% 96.6% 211
2014 Q1 109 94 13 11.9% 75.0% 83.3% 118
2013 Q4 130 108 14 10.8% 75.0% 83.0% 158
2013 Q3 116 99 9 7.8% 88.9% 83.3% 106
2013 Q2 109 99 9 8.3% 71.4% 95.7% 123
2013 Q1 116 106 7 6.0% 70.0% 88.9% 132
2012 Q4 132 114 15 11.4% 55.6% 68.2% 114
2012 Q3 134 118 16 11.9% 54.5% 67.5% 148
2012 Q2 109 90 12 11.0% 57.1% 67.7% 136
2012 Q1 124 102 19 15.3% 42.9% 66.7% 128
2011 Q4 102 87 14 13.7% 66.7% 71.4% 140
2011 Q3 136 113 21 15.4% 50.0% 54.5% 144
2011 Q2 103 87 12 11.7% 0.0% 51.4% 107
2011 Q1 85 70 15 17.6% 40.0% 52.9% 116
2010 Q4 107 90 16 15.0% 62.5% 71.4% 103
2010 Q3 167 143 23 13.8% 38.5% 83.7% 171
2010 Q2 125 105 19 15.2% 33.3% 72.4% 151
2010 Q1 124 98 26 21.0% 44.4% 66.7% 131
2009 Q4 116 102 14 12.1% 100.0% 61.5% 148
2009 Q3 136 124 12 8.8% 80.0% 87.2% 129
2009 Q2 110 102 8 7.3% 70.0% 91.4% 140
2009 Q1 108 90 18 16.7% 71.4% 73.2% 119
2008 Q4 188 159 29 15.4% 75.0% 62.3% 132
2008 Q3 159 142 17 10.7% 30.0% 65.8% 185
2008 Q2 157 142 15 9.6% 33.3% 73.0% 168
2008 Q1 170 148 22 12.9% 90.9% 78.9% 205
2007 Q4 204 189 9 4.4% 35.7% 81.1% 210
2007 Q3 270 225 32 11.9% 86.7% 63.5% 243
2007 Q2 253 214 34 13.4% 81.3% 87.8% 271
2007 Q1 220 192 23 10.5% 75.0% 94.6% 282
2006 Q4 208 187 21 10.1% 100.0% 89.7% 216
2006 Q3 253 223 26 10.3% 70.0% 94.5% 257
2006 Q2 243 216 27 11.1% 58.3% 81.8% 258
2006 Q1 171 153 16 9.4% 58.3% 82.5% 215
2005 Q4 197 180 15 7.6% 50.0% 84.8% 228
2005 Q3 255 222 32 12.5% 93.3% 82.5% 218
2005 Q2 249 231 13 5.2% 83.3% 78.0% 284
2005 Q1 261 243 17 6.5% 65.0% 92.4% 321
2004 Q4 266 249 16 6.0% 76.5% 74.5% 245
2004 Q3 350 314 32 9.1% 84.2% 69.2% 307
2004 Q2 277 247 29 10.5% 50.0% 64.4% 356
2004 Q1 277 262 14 5.1% 89.5% 91.3% 345
2003 Q4 316 279 31 9.8% 90.0% 65.9% 289
2003 Q3 247 229 17 6.9% 66.7% 80.3% 294
2003 Q2 246 231 14 5.7% 78.6% 73.8% 283
2003 Q1 226 215 5 2.2% 85.7% 86.4% 279
2002 Q4 166 157 6 3.6% 100.0% 84.1% 232
2002 Q3 267 238 13 4.9% 76.2% 80.8% 246
2002 Q2 224 204 17 7.6% 75.0% 78.6% 258
2002 Q1 181 166 15 8.3% 69.2% 91.3% 238
2001 Q4 180 167 13 7.2% 85.7% 58.3% 191
2001 Q3 155 142 11 7.1% 100.0% 58.3% 175
2001 Q2 169 151 11 6.5% 66.7% 78.3% 188
2001 Q1 147 139 6 4.1% 50.0% 62.3% 187
2000 Q4 175 167 4 2.3% 76.9% 60.0% 177
2000 Q3 157 154 3 1.9% 60.0% 67.7% 179
2000 Q2 180 175 5 2.8% 60.0% 53.6% 195
2000 Q1 132 131 1 0.8% 100.0% 48.2% 186
1999 Q4 212 198 14 6.6% 75.0% 74.1% 202
1999 Q3 188 178 10 5.3% 62.5% 65.7% 242
1999 Q2 200 168 32 16.0% 100.0% 74.3% 200
1999 Q1 151 142 9 6.0% 92.3% 55.0% 187
1998 Q4 143 130 13 9.1% 60.0% 70.7% 165
1998 Q3 171 158 13 7.6% 50.0% 64.9% 175
1998 Q2 183 168 15 8.2% 100.0% 60.9% 178
1998 Q1 134 122 12 9.0% 81.8% 64.2% 195
1997 Q4 162 146 16 9.9% 90.9% 75.0% 172
1997 Q3 189 176 13 6.9% 73.3% 47.1% 187
1997 Q2 159 147 12 7.5% 87.5% 77.6% 207
1997 Q1 139 128 11 7.9% 77.8% 66.2% 167
1996 Q4 138 127 11 8.0% 75.0% 71.0% 160
1996 Q3 196 185 11 5.6% 64.3% 72.6% 175
1996 Q2 170 161 9 5.3% 63.6% 66.7% 203
1996 Q1 744 610 134 18.0% 60.9% 60.6% —
1995 Q4 815 682 133 16.3% 52.5% 69.4% —
1995 Q3 866 687 179 20.7% 56.8% 63.8% —
1995 Q2 908 763 145 16.0% 65.6% 62.4% —
1995 Q1 858 704 154 17.9% 69.0% 59.3% —
1994 Q4 980 806 174 17.8% 58.1% 55.6% —
1994 Q3 941 793 148 15.7% 64.9% 49.2% —
1994 Q2 947 783 164 17.3% 53.8% 49.8% —
1994 Q1 863 716 147 17.0% 51.5% 51.3% —
1993 Q4 903 729 174 19.3% 53.3% 52.3% —
1993 Q3 956 828 128 13.4% 68.4% 53.8% —
1993 Q2 923 788 135 14.6% 50.0% 56.9% —
1993 Q1 852 691 161 18.9% 57.5% 57.1% —
1992 Q4 850 705 145 17.1% 61.5% 61.9% —
1992 Q3 1,010 813 197 19.5% 63.3% 54.8% —
1992 Q2 976 789 187 19.2% 62.5% 50.5% —
1992 Q1 1,072 850 222 20.7% 53.6% 51.8% —
1991 Q4 1,132 898 234 20.7% 50.0% 54.0% —
1991 Q3 1,143 894 249 21.8% 44.4% 43.1% —
1991 Q2 1,148 900 248 21.6% 44.7% 35.6% —
1991 Q1 967 748 219 22.6% 50.0% 25.6% —
1990 Q4 1,052 843 209 19.9% 36.1% 31.2% —
1990 Q3 1,214 958 256 21.1% 34.0% 25.4% —
1990 Q2 1,171 943 228 19.5% 31.3% 24.1% —
1990 Q1 1,224 956 268 21.9% 37.5% 29.6% —
1989 Q4 1,225 939 286 23.3% 34.2% 22.8% —
1989 Q3 1,032 866 166 16.1% 32.3% 14.5% —
1989 Q2 1,353 1,152 201 14.9% 27.6% 24.6% —
1989 Q1 923 709 214 23.2% 45.2% 36.0% —
1988 Q4 1,019 848 171 16.8% 51.6% 42.6% —
1988 Q3 1,214 1,031 183 15.1% 53.8% 34.3% —
1988 Q2 1,026 889 137 13.4% 62.5% 26.5% —
1988 Q1 884 711 173 19.6% 60.5% 38.1% —
1987 Q4 878 739 139 15.8% 56.7% 44.1% —
1987 Q3 855 734 121 14.2% 46.4% 39.3% —
1987 Q2 892 768 124 13.9% 63.0% 38.7% —
1987 Q1 784 651 133 17.0% 63.3% 38.6% —
1986 Q4 896 734 162 18.1% 56.0% 49.3% —
1986 Q3 945 811 134 14.2% 51.5% 42.9% —
1986 Q2 876 741 135 15.4% 58.8% 50.2% —
1986 Q1 699 589 110 15.7% 50.0% 51.7% —
1985 Q4 812 680 132 16.3% 62.5% 47.6% —
1985 Q3 1,012 863 149 14.7% 58.8% 48.1% —
1985 Q2 861 724 137 15.9% 66.7% 45.2% —
1985 Q1 770 657 113 14.7% 76.9% 44.6% —
1984 Q4 775 664 111 14.3% 53.8% 48.4% —
1984 Q3 884 764 120 13.6% 82.8% 62.2% —
1984 Q2 964 859 105 10.9% 84.6% 52.6% —
1984 Q1 729 618 111 15.2% 84.0% 46.6% —
1983 Q4 773 686 87 11.3% 83.3% 60.7% —
1983 Q3 1,079 932 147 13.6% 60.0% 53.7% —
1983 Q2 959 839 120 12.5% 83.3% 48.6% —
1983 Q1 737 662 75 10.2% 77.8% 52.9% —
1982 Q4 1,005 875 130 12.9% 54.5% 49.4% —
1982 Q3 983 851 132 13.4% 77.8% 58.4% —
1982 Q2 991 880 111 11.2% 85.0% 53.8% —
1982 Q1 688 620 68 9.9% 75.0% 59.3% —
1981 Q4 810 707 103 12.7% 61.9% 66.8% —
1981 Q3 980 858 122 12.4% 58.3% 62.7% —
1981 Q2 1,300 1,110 190 14.6% 91.2% 74.9% —
1981 Q1 1,111 931 180 16.2% 92.6% 85.6% —
1980 Q4 1,095 942 153 14.0% 68.2% 56.8% —
1980 Q3 1,275 1,112 163 12.8% 64.7% 50.6% —
1980 Q2 1,426 1,252 174 12.2% 66.7% 48.2% —
1980 Q1 1,228 1,074 154 12.5% 70.4% 49.1% —
1979 Q4 1,288 1,119 169 13.1% 67.3% 49.7% —
1979 Q3 1,405 1,244 161 11.5% 72.7% 48.4% —
1979 Q2 1,320 1,171 149 11.3% 65.9% 48.1% —

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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