Doncaster
Yorkshire and the Humber · E08000017 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
928
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
13.1%
higher than 60% of authorities
Majors in time
85.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
81.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
20.9%
39 allowed of 187 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 16.7%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 218 | 200 | 18 | 8.3% | 100.0% | 77.1% | 255 |
| 2025 Q4 | 233 | 194 | 39 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 73.2% | 203 |
| 2025 Q3 | 263 | 224 | 39 | 14.8% | 50.0% | 88.1% | 238 |
| 2025 Q2 | 214 | 188 | 26 | 12.1% | 100.0% | 88.6% | 235 |
| 2025 Q1 | 203 | 180 | 23 | 11.3% | 100.0% | 92.0% | 235 |
| 2024 Q4 | 235 | 203 | 32 | 13.6% | 100.0% | 84.6% | 240 |
| 2024 Q3 | 255 | 224 | 31 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 87.0% | 249 |
| 2024 Q2 | 313 | 290 | 23 | 7.3% | 100.0% | 75.5% | 264 |
| 2024 Q1 | 267 | 235 | 32 | 12.0% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 254 |
| 2023 Q4 | 349 | 306 | 43 | 12.3% | 75.0% | 87.9% | 299 |
| 2023 Q3 | 297 | 259 | 38 | 12.8% | 80.0% | 84.9% | 304 |
| 2023 Q2 | 369 | 329 | 40 | 10.8% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 298 |
| 2023 Q1 | 339 | 293 | 46 | 13.6% | 75.0% | 67.5% | 348 |
| 2022 Q4 | 281 | 255 | 26 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 82.8% | 315 |
| 2022 Q3 | 260 | 236 | 24 | 9.2% | 100.0% | 23.5% | 214 |
| 2022 Q2 | 314 | 290 | 24 | 7.6% | 66.7% | 16.7% | 244 |
| 2022 Q1 | 247 | 222 | 25 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 84.6% | 305 |
| 2021 Q4 | 336 | 305 | 31 | 9.2% | — | 72.7% | 306 |
| 2021 Q3 | 320 | 303 | 17 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 85.2% | 330 |
| 2021 Q2 | 380 | 362 | 18 | 4.7% | 85.7% | 79.1% | 385 |
| 2021 Q1 | 327 | 309 | 18 | 5.5% | 100.0% | 79.2% | 373 |
| 2020 Q4 | 338 | 306 | 32 | 9.5% | 42.9% | 81.8% | 335 |
| 2020 Q3 | 315 | 297 | 18 | 5.7% | 100.0% | 91.2% | 326 |
| 2020 Q2 | 274 | 257 | 17 | 6.2% | 66.7% | 76.7% | 269 |
| 2020 Q1 | 259 | 238 | 21 | 8.1% | 66.7% | 88.6% | 328 |
| 2019 Q4 | 355 | 334 | 21 | 5.9% | 100.0% | 89.6% | 325 |
| 2019 Q3 | 318 | 286 | 32 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 94.1% | 331 |
| 2019 Q2 | 330 | 322 | 8 | 2.4% | 100.0% | 96.1% | 322 |
| 2019 Q1 | 267 | 242 | 25 | 9.4% | 81.8% | 93.6% | 307 |
| 2018 Q4 | 308 | 287 | 21 | 6.8% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 305 |
| 2018 Q3 | 354 | 334 | 20 | 5.6% | 100.0% | 96.4% | 328 |
| 2018 Q2 | 344 | 331 | 13 | 3.8% | 66.7% | 93.2% | 341 |
| 2018 Q1 | 328 | 306 | 22 | 6.7% | 87.5% | 95.4% | 343 |
| 2017 Q4 | 330 | 312 | 18 | 5.5% | 77.8% | 93.3% | 335 |
| 2017 Q3 | 329 | 306 | 23 | 7.0% | 100.0% | 89.4% | 309 |
| 2017 Q2 | 361 | 346 | 15 | 4.2% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 356 |
| 2017 Q1 | 356 | 336 | 20 | 5.6% | 100.0% | 88.9% | 367 |
| 2016 Q4 | 325 | 312 | 13 | 4.0% | 92.3% | 84.2% | 331 |
| 2016 Q3 | 299 | 286 | 13 | 4.3% | 100.0% | 91.1% | 328 |
| 2016 Q2 | 320 | 307 | 13 | 4.1% | 100.0% | 87.7% | 351 |
| 2016 Q1 | 295 | 285 | 10 | 3.4% | 100.0% | 89.7% | 325 |
| 2015 Q4 | 333 | 317 | 16 | 4.8% | 85.7% | 69.4% | 333 |
| 2015 Q3 | 359 | 337 | 22 | 6.1% | 60.0% | 63.1% | 360 |
| 2015 Q2 | 371 | 355 | 16 | 4.3% | 80.0% | 66.4% | 384 |
| 2015 Q1 | 326 | 302 | 24 | 7.4% | 66.7% | 66.4% | 391 |
| 2014 Q4 | 360 | 329 | 31 | 8.6% | 100.0% | 59.7% | 328 |
| 2014 Q3 | 297 | 286 | 11 | 3.7% | 50.0% | 62.5% | 368 |
| 2014 Q2 | 366 | 348 | 18 | 4.9% | 50.0% | 69.4% | 362 |
| 2014 Q1 | 285 | 261 | 19 | 6.7% | 80.0% | 64.8% | 383 |
| 2013 Q4 | 360 | 335 | 18 | 5.0% | 62.5% | 66.7% | 341 |
| 2013 Q3 | 298 | 276 | 13 | 4.4% | 60.0% | 67.5% | 314 |
| 2013 Q2 | 353 | 326 | 19 | 5.4% | 40.0% | 49.0% | 385 |
| 2013 Q1 | 306 | 284 | 11 | 3.6% | 40.0% | 52.8% | 303 |
| 2012 Q4 | 339 | 315 | 22 | 6.5% | 37.5% | 44.3% | 310 |
| 2012 Q3 | 321 | 305 | 15 | 4.7% | 40.0% | 53.3% | 361 |
| 2012 Q2 | 394 | 379 | 11 | 2.8% | 40.0% | 63.4% | 389 |
| 2012 Q1 | 303 | 267 | 29 | 9.6% | 36.4% | 70.8% | 406 |
| 2011 Q4 | 390 | 343 | 36 | 9.2% | 43.8% | 79.5% | 365 |
| 2011 Q3 | 399 | 356 | 40 | 10.0% | 50.0% | 74.5% | 426 |
| 2011 Q2 | 449 | 421 | 20 | 4.5% | 91.7% | 68.2% | 425 |
| 2011 Q1 | 326 | 304 | 15 | 4.6% | 64.7% | 66.9% | 445 |
| 2010 Q4 | 406 | 378 | 18 | 4.4% | 66.7% | 68.4% | 339 |
| 2010 Q3 | 430 | 383 | 38 | 8.8% | 81.0% | 67.9% | 415 |
| 2010 Q2 | 392 | 353 | 28 | 7.1% | 78.6% | 70.6% | 474 |
| 2010 Q1 | 281 | 235 | 44 | 15.7% | 90.9% | 82.0% | 429 |
| 2009 Q4 | 313 | 276 | 30 | 9.6% | 60.0% | 74.7% | 400 |
| 2009 Q3 | 393 | 321 | 68 | 17.3% | 73.3% | 79.1% | 383 |
| 2009 Q2 | 445 | 375 | 61 | 13.7% | 86.2% | 78.4% | 440 |
| 2009 Q1 | 364 | 316 | 47 | 12.9% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 423 |
| 2008 Q4 | 480 | 388 | 80 | 16.7% | 40.0% | 61.7% | 412 |
| 2008 Q3 | 527 | 450 | 75 | 14.2% | 57.1% | 64.6% | 485 |
| 2008 Q2 | 573 | 464 | 104 | 18.2% | 68.0% | 62.4% | 609 |
| 2008 Q1 | 523 | 423 | 99 | 18.9% | 80.6% | 72.8% | 648 |
| 2007 Q4 | 600 | 465 | 134 | 22.3% | 59.3% | 74.4% | 601 |
| 2007 Q3 | 657 | 527 | 130 | 19.8% | 63.3% | 73.8% | 665 |
| 2007 Q2 | 850 | 741 | 102 | 12.0% | 73.1% | 73.4% | 633 |
| 2007 Q1 | 531 | 445 | 86 | 16.2% | 79.4% | 69.4% | 671 |
| 2006 Q4 | 571 | 486 | 83 | 14.5% | 51.9% | 60.4% | 568 |
| 2006 Q3 | 637 | 559 | 75 | 11.8% | 76.5% | 76.8% | 656 |
| 2006 Q2 | 742 | 645 | 90 | 12.1% | 73.9% | 73.4% | 707 |
| 2006 Q1 | 550 | 481 | 67 | 12.2% | 69.6% | 69.5% | 756 |
| 2005 Q4 | 654 | 583 | 71 | 10.9% | 72.0% | 74.6% | 596 |
| 2005 Q3 | 749 | 672 | 77 | 10.3% | 65.2% | 75.5% | 752 |
| 2005 Q2 | 761 | 673 | 87 | 11.4% | 52.0% | 81.8% | 764 |
| 2005 Q1 | 615 | 529 | 86 | 14.0% | 29.0% | 56.9% | 619 |
| 2004 Q4 | 772 | 690 | 82 | 10.6% | 57.1% | 60.1% | 683 |
| 2004 Q3 | 751 | 686 | 65 | 8.7% | 27.3% | 53.0% | 741 |
| 2004 Q2 | 819 | 734 | 84 | 10.3% | 32.0% | 59.6% | 799 |
| 2004 Q1 | 660 | 596 | 63 | 9.5% | 34.8% | 59.4% | 776 |
| 2003 Q4 | 743 | 677 | 64 | 8.6% | 24.0% | 56.9% | 642 |
| 2003 Q3 | 751 | 683 | 67 | 8.9% | 37.5% | 49.2% | 721 |
| 2003 Q2 | 582 | 535 | 44 | 7.6% | 45.0% | 53.7% | 699 |
| 2003 Q1 | 532 | 493 | 36 | 6.8% | 26.1% | 59.1% | 762 |
| 2002 Q4 | 584 | 530 | 50 | 8.6% | 32.3% | 66.7% | 571 |
| 2002 Q3 | 607 | 553 | 50 | 8.2% | 42.9% | 65.4% | 625 |
| 2002 Q2 | 628 | 566 | 59 | 9.4% | 52.9% | 66.3% | 633 |
| 2002 Q1 | 478 | 421 | 52 | 10.9% | 50.0% | 51.4% | 565 |
| 2001 Q4 | 465 | 417 | 43 | 9.2% | 55.6% | 45.6% | 500 |
| 2001 Q3 | 488 | 449 | 37 | 7.6% | 50.0% | 53.6% | 511 |
| 2001 Q2 | 480 | 430 | 45 | 9.4% | 55.6% | 54.1% | 520 |
| 2001 Q1 | 402 | 342 | 58 | 14.4% | 68.8% | 48.8% | 504 |
| 2000 Q4 | 408 | 347 | 57 | 14.0% | 68.2% | 58.6% | 413 |
| 2000 Q3 | 450 | 385 | 60 | 13.3% | 54.5% | 45.9% | 456 |
| 2000 Q2 | 423 | 387 | 33 | 7.8% | 52.9% | 55.4% | 481 |
| 2000 Q1 | 400 | 351 | 47 | 11.8% | 75.0% | 48.7% | 459 |
| 1999 Q4 | 400 | 336 | 56 | 14.0% | 56.5% | 58.1% | 402 |
| 1999 Q3 | 456 | 394 | 52 | 11.4% | 45.8% | 65.2% | 476 |
| 1999 Q2 | 466 | 406 | 56 | 12.0% | 46.2% | 55.7% | 432 |
| 1999 Q1 | 381 | 317 | 61 | 16.0% | 60.0% | 55.3% | 490 |
| 1998 Q4 | 432 | 367 | 62 | 14.4% | 34.8% | 73.4% | 395 |
| 1998 Q3 | 441 | 369 | 66 | 15.0% | 50.0% | 68.0% | 446 |
| 1998 Q2 | 490 | 436 | 45 | 9.2% | 44.4% | 50.7% | 301 |
| 1998 Q1 | 345 | 290 | 52 | 15.1% | 88.9% | 58.3% | 459 |
| 1997 Q4 | 384 | 343 | 40 | 10.4% | 41.7% | 66.7% | 385 |
| 1997 Q3 | 403 | 334 | 65 | 16.1% | 84.2% | 77.7% | 482 |
| 1997 Q2 | 459 | 387 | 68 | 14.8% | 83.3% | 83.0% | 503 |
| 1997 Q1 | 365 | 309 | 56 | 15.3% | 88.2% | 80.6% | 421 |
| 1996 Q4 | 435 | 367 | 65 | 14.9% | 92.9% | 80.5% | 429 |
| 1996 Q3 | 503 | 431 | 69 | 13.7% | 66.7% | 75.8% | 510 |
| 1996 Q2 | 435 | 373 | 62 | 14.3% | 66.7% | 78.1% | 523 |
| 1996 Q1 | 112 | 104 | 8 | 7.1% | 66.7% | 72.7% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 131 | 122 | 9 | 6.9% | 66.7% | 87.2% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 157 | 141 | 16 | 10.2% | 77.8% | 75.0% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 170 | 163 | 7 | 4.1% | 80.0% | 71.4% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 117 | 107 | 10 | 8.5% | 75.0% | 72.9% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 199 | 174 | 25 | 12.6% | 61.5% | 66.7% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 169 | 160 | 9 | 5.3% | 33.3% | 69.4% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 157 | 144 | 13 | 8.3% | 75.0% | 53.7% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 147 | 138 | 9 | 6.1% | 60.0% | 58.5% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 178 | 163 | 15 | 8.4% | 40.0% | 71.7% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 164 | 150 | 14 | 8.5% | 85.7% | 58.9% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 163 | 152 | 11 | 6.7% | 66.7% | 37.8% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 160 | 147 | 13 | 8.1% | 83.3% | 41.7% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 131 | 113 | 18 | 13.7% | 28.6% | 60.5% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 178 | 152 | 26 | 14.6% | 37.5% | 58.8% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 200 | 183 | 17 | 8.5% | 66.7% | 40.0% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 130 | 116 | 14 | 10.8% | 33.3% | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 167 | 142 | 25 | 15.0% | 50.0% | 23.3% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 198 | 187 | 11 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 37.7% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 154 | 135 | 19 | 12.3% | 25.0% | 25.6% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 146 | 123 | 23 | 15.8% | 12.5% | 12.1% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 149 | 131 | 18 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 24.2% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 157 | 138 | 19 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 22.0% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 161 | 142 | 19 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 24.0% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 164 | 144 | 20 | 12.2% | 60.0% | 36.2% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 181 | 71 | 110 | 60.8% | 0.0% | 26.5% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 181 | 167 | 14 | 7.7% | 75.0% | 17.0% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 199 | 183 | 16 | 8.0% | 50.0% | 35.2% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 122 | 113 | 9 | 7.4% | 20.0% | 51.3% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 152 | 143 | 9 | 5.9% | 100.0% | 36.8% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 202 | 179 | 23 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 55.6% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 185 | 175 | 10 | 5.4% | 100.0% | 53.7% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 133 | 127 | 6 | 4.5% | — | 48.7% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 151 | 138 | 13 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 43.9% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 324 | 276 | 48 | 14.8% | 50.0% | 46.6% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 402 | 352 | 50 | 12.4% | 73.3% | 45.9% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 334 | 295 | 39 | 11.7% | 46.2% | 47.7% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 345 | 257 | 88 | 25.5% | 44.0% | 44.2% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 344 | 309 | 35 | 10.2% | 50.0% | 54.7% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 367 | 322 | 45 | 12.3% | 87.5% | 36.4% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 298 | 260 | 38 | 12.8% | 52.4% | 50.8% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 378 | 328 | 50 | 13.2% | 58.3% | 56.8% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 366 | 326 | 40 | 10.9% | 50.0% | 44.8% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 439 | 370 | 69 | 15.7% | 45.0% | 37.9% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 355 | 301 | 54 | 15.2% | 40.0% | 30.1% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 381 | 328 | 53 | 13.9% | 46.7% | 10.4% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 381 | 345 | 36 | 9.4% | 27.3% | 22.2% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 424 | 367 | 57 | 13.4% | 37.5% | 38.7% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 401 | 334 | 67 | 16.7% | 35.0% | 34.2% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 355 | 308 | 47 | 13.2% | 45.5% | 38.2% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 546 | 483 | 63 | 11.5% | 36.0% | 31.8% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 405 | 356 | 49 | 12.1% | 66.7% | 33.3% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 342 | 304 | 38 | 11.1% | 73.3% | 37.9% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 464 | 402 | 62 | 13.4% | 55.0% | 47.3% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 424 | 359 | 65 | 15.3% | 47.1% | 53.0% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 445 | 397 | 48 | 10.8% | 57.1% | 47.4% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 367 | 302 | 65 | 17.7% | 38.5% | 26.1% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 433 | 378 | 55 | 12.7% | 58.8% | 40.9% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 441 | 397 | 44 | 10.0% | 35.0% | 32.0% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 694 | 601 | 93 | 13.4% | 59.4% | 21.7% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 603 | 515 | 88 | 14.6% | 45.5% | 24.0% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 629 | 530 | 99 | 15.7% | 32.0% | 22.2% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 723 | 608 | 115 | 15.9% | 34.6% | 13.8% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 859 | 730 | 129 | 15.0% | 29.8% | 13.0% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 557 | 468 | 89 | 16.0% | 25.0% | 9.8% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 754 | 624 | 130 | 17.2% | 42.3% | 13.5% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 649 | 565 | 84 | 12.9% | 25.0% | 10.1% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 488 | 434 | 54 | 11.1% | 28.6% | 13.7% | — |
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.