Newcastle upon Tyne
North East · E08000021 · 146 quarters held (1987 Q4 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,005
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
10.2%
higher than 39% of authorities
Majors in time
80.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
88.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
23.6%
38 allowed of 161 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 17.0%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 270 | 224 | 46 | 17.0% | 100.0% | 98.2% | 293 |
| 2025 Q4 | 261 | 233 | 28 | 10.7% | 50.0% | 90.9% | 275 |
| 2025 Q3 | 233 | 221 | 12 | 5.2% | 100.0% | 86.4% | 277 |
| 2025 Q2 | 241 | 224 | 17 | 7.1% | 100.0% | 85.7% | 225 |
| 2025 Q1 | 175 | 162 | 13 | 7.4% | — | 87.1% | 259 |
| 2024 Q4 | 277 | 250 | 27 | 9.7% | 100.0% | 77.1% | 229 |
| 2024 Q3 | 221 | 209 | 12 | 5.4% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 268 |
| 2024 Q2 | 259 | 246 | 13 | 5.0% | 100.0% | 82.1% | 274 |
| 2024 Q1 | 261 | 242 | 19 | 7.3% | 100.0% | 81.3% | 268 |
| 2023 Q4 | 240 | 219 | 21 | 8.8% | 66.7% | 77.8% | 254 |
| 2023 Q3 | 213 | 197 | 16 | 7.5% | 66.7% | 78.1% | 252 |
| 2023 Q2 | 253 | 232 | 21 | 8.3% | 100.0% | 72.0% | 229 |
| 2023 Q1 | 216 | 201 | 15 | 6.9% | — | 51.9% | 312 |
| 2022 Q4 | 218 | 195 | 23 | 10.6% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 239 |
| 2022 Q3 | 251 | 231 | 20 | 8.0% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 271 |
| 2022 Q2 | 358 | 340 | 18 | 5.0% | — | 70.5% | 291 |
| 2022 Q1 | 288 | 273 | 15 | 5.2% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 348 |
| 2021 Q4 | 346 | 321 | 25 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 286 |
| 2021 Q3 | 290 | 263 | 27 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 313 |
| 2021 Q2 | 327 | 310 | 17 | 5.2% | — | 75.0% | 350 |
| 2021 Q1 | 262 | 239 | 23 | 8.8% | 100.0% | 68.8% | 390 |
| 2020 Q4 | 269 | 255 | 14 | 5.2% | 100.0% | 84.0% | 293 |
| 2020 Q3 | 241 | 223 | 18 | 7.5% | 33.3% | 68.2% | 266 |
| 2020 Q2 | 234 | 216 | 18 | 7.7% | 66.7% | 34.6% | 224 |
| 2020 Q1 | 275 | 248 | 27 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 70.0% | 282 |
| 2019 Q4 | 301 | 271 | 30 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 75.0% | 307 |
| 2019 Q3 | 320 | 303 | 17 | 5.3% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 323 |
| 2019 Q2 | 363 | 321 | 42 | 11.6% | 100.0% | 84.8% | 377 |
| 2019 Q1 | 291 | 277 | 14 | 4.8% | 80.0% | 92.3% | 365 |
| 2018 Q4 | 290 | 272 | 18 | 6.2% | 75.0% | 91.8% | 319 |
| 2018 Q3 | 308 | 283 | 25 | 8.1% | 100.0% | 88.4% | 300 |
| 2018 Q2 | 380 | 322 | 58 | 15.3% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 363 |
| 2018 Q1 | 286 | 263 | 23 | 8.0% | 91.7% | 92.3% | 361 |
| 2017 Q4 | 324 | 287 | 37 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 88.9% | 402 |
| 2017 Q3 | 362 | 329 | 33 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 92.5% | 370 |
| 2017 Q2 | 385 | 359 | 26 | 6.8% | 100.0% | 84.7% | 395 |
| 2017 Q1 | 352 | 337 | 15 | 4.3% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 387 |
| 2016 Q4 | 414 | 379 | 35 | 8.5% | 85.7% | 90.8% | 384 |
| 2016 Q3 | 402 | 346 | 56 | 13.9% | 83.3% | 87.1% | 437 |
| 2016 Q2 | 368 | 340 | 28 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 85.3% | 416 |
| 2016 Q1 | 315 | 294 | 21 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 77.8% | 369 |
| 2015 Q4 | 383 | 354 | 29 | 7.6% | 88.9% | 80.2% | 330 |
| 2015 Q3 | 349 | 318 | 31 | 8.9% | 87.5% | 79.4% | 396 |
| 2015 Q2 | 373 | 349 | 24 | 6.4% | 92.3% | 85.3% | 379 |
| 2015 Q1 | 273 | 249 | 24 | 8.8% | 85.7% | 88.6% | 384 |
| 2014 Q4 | 325 | 291 | 34 | 10.5% | 89.5% | 76.2% | 342 |
| 2014 Q3 | 358 | 319 | 39 | 10.9% | 100.0% | 86.5% | 347 |
| 2014 Q2 | 409 | 378 | 31 | 7.6% | 76.9% | 85.1% | 431 |
| 2014 Q1 | 323 | 281 | 28 | 8.7% | 71.4% | 84.8% | 435 |
| 2013 Q4 | 361 | 312 | 32 | 8.9% | 75.0% | 89.3% | 378 |
| 2013 Q3 | 363 | 324 | 29 | 8.0% | 73.3% | 79.8% | 379 |
| 2013 Q2 | 353 | 315 | 26 | 7.4% | 82.4% | 89.2% | 391 |
| 2013 Q1 | 308 | 264 | 31 | 10.1% | 78.9% | 83.1% | 381 |
| 2012 Q4 | 318 | 285 | 23 | 7.2% | 72.2% | 80.8% | 328 |
| 2012 Q3 | 400 | 346 | 35 | 8.8% | 50.0% | 60.0% | 342 |
| 2012 Q2 | 334 | 309 | 15 | 4.5% | 60.0% | 53.2% | 374 |
| 2012 Q1 | 286 | 260 | 17 | 5.9% | 78.9% | 70.8% | 366 |
| 2011 Q4 | 370 | 334 | 26 | 7.0% | 66.7% | 60.9% | 343 |
| 2011 Q3 | 363 | 331 | 30 | 8.3% | 76.9% | 66.0% | 384 |
| 2011 Q2 | 365 | 334 | 20 | 5.5% | 84.2% | 83.5% | 400 |
| 2011 Q1 | 310 | 280 | 23 | 7.4% | 81.8% | 67.0% | 404 |
| 2010 Q4 | 361 | 328 | 28 | 7.8% | 71.4% | 77.1% | 373 |
| 2010 Q3 | 387 | 345 | 37 | 9.6% | 64.7% | 80.5% | 392 |
| 2010 Q2 | 352 | 332 | 15 | 4.3% | 77.8% | 83.0% | 415 |
| 2010 Q1 | 328 | 298 | 30 | 9.1% | 85.7% | 80.6% | 400 |
| 2009 Q4 | 362 | 327 | 31 | 8.6% | 90.5% | 88.4% | 356 |
| 2009 Q3 | 397 | 360 | 34 | 8.6% | 87.5% | 92.3% | 444 |
| 2009 Q2 | 354 | 312 | 40 | 11.3% | 93.3% | 85.3% | 422 |
| 2009 Q1 | 323 | 281 | 39 | 12.1% | 69.0% | 71.1% | 376 |
| 2008 Q4 | 423 | 370 | 49 | 11.6% | 84.6% | 60.6% | 396 |
| 2008 Q3 | 430 | 379 | 50 | 11.6% | 88.9% | 77.4% | 512 |
| 2008 Q2 | 405 | 338 | 66 | 16.3% | 77.8% | 86.4% | 453 |
| 2008 Q1 | 468 | 390 | 72 | 15.4% | 83.3% | 90.9% | 559 |
| 2007 Q4 | 503 | 420 | 74 | 14.7% | 54.5% | 86.8% | 513 |
| 2007 Q3 | 548 | 474 | 65 | 11.9% | 93.8% | 91.0% | 594 |
| 2007 Q2 | 601 | 532 | 62 | 10.3% | 90.0% | 93.5% | 658 |
| 2007 Q1 | 518 | 453 | 47 | 9.1% | 85.0% | 92.8% | 631 |
| 2006 Q4 | 616 | 556 | 48 | 7.8% | 90.9% | 91.9% | 620 |
| 2006 Q3 | 579 | 508 | 56 | 9.7% | 94.4% | 91.8% | 614 |
| 2006 Q2 | 628 | 549 | 61 | 9.7% | 85.7% | 85.5% | 726 |
| 2006 Q1 | 515 | 434 | 63 | 12.2% | 93.8% | 89.8% | 609 |
| 2005 Q4 | 459 | 397 | 50 | 10.9% | 100.0% | 86.4% | 523 |
| 2005 Q3 | 572 | 473 | 87 | 15.2% | 73.3% | 88.9% | 544 |
| 2005 Q2 | 658 | 546 | 92 | 14.0% | 56.3% | 75.8% | 657 |
| 2005 Q1 | 581 | 483 | 91 | 15.7% | 57.1% | 65.7% | 609 |
| 2004 Q4 | 637 | 540 | 81 | 12.7% | 44.4% | 65.7% | 626 |
| 2004 Q3 | 656 | 562 | 76 | 11.6% | 52.9% | 57.0% | 676 |
| 2004 Q2 | 620 | 531 | 81 | 13.1% | 60.0% | 51.0% | 701 |
| 2004 Q1 | 465 | 405 | 51 | 11.0% | 47.1% | 57.4% | 691 |
| 2003 Q4 | 565 | 496 | 59 | 10.4% | 68.8% | 61.8% | 563 |
| 2003 Q3 | 677 | 559 | 110 | 16.2% | 50.0% | 58.7% | 628 |
| 2003 Q2 | 663 | 587 | 74 | 11.2% | 57.1% | 53.8% | 774 |
| 2003 Q1 | 651 | 536 | 103 | 15.8% | 28.6% | 42.1% | 675 |
| 2002 Q4 | 530 | 447 | 77 | 14.5% | 14.3% | 50.6% | 561 |
| 2002 Q3 | 524 | 452 | 67 | 12.8% | 50.0% | 39.0% | 654 |
| 2002 Q2 | 544 | 476 | 58 | 10.7% | 60.0% | 43.8% | 577 |
| 2002 Q1 | 373 | 319 | 49 | 13.1% | 41.2% | 58.4% | 335 |
| 2001 Q4 | 463 | 398 | 65 | 14.0% | 21.4% | 54.7% | 491 |
| 2001 Q3 | 473 | 439 | 31 | 6.6% | 61.1% | 64.6% | 404 |
| 2001 Q2 | 383 | 354 | 26 | 6.8% | 41.7% | 65.7% | 499 |
| 2001 Q1 | 473 | 423 | 47 | 9.9% | 15.4% | 48.4% | 442 |
| 2000 Q4 | 383 | 348 | 27 | 7.0% | 33.3% | 61.5% | 425 |
| 2000 Q3 | 414 | 377 | 31 | 7.5% | 63.6% | 48.0% | 505 |
| 2000 Q2 | 325 | 304 | 20 | 6.2% | 57.1% | 57.4% | 444 |
| 2000 Q1 | 385 | 325 | 53 | 13.8% | 55.6% | 54.1% | 444 |
| 1999 Q4 | 302 | 267 | 29 | 9.6% | 40.0% | 57.4% | 386 |
| 1999 Q3 | 313 | 273 | 39 | 12.5% | 11.1% | 39.7% | 418 |
| 1999 Q2 | 236 | 212 | 23 | 9.7% | 50.0% | 56.2% | 442 |
| 1999 Q1 | 260 | 237 | 23 | 8.8% | 54.5% | 58.8% | 591 |
| 1998 Q4 | 282 | 251 | 29 | 10.3% | 33.3% | 67.3% | 415 |
| 1998 Q3 | 342 | 309 | 33 | 9.6% | 50.0% | 54.3% | 448 |
| 1998 Q2 | 335 | 314 | 21 | 6.3% | 57.1% | 48.3% | 439 |
| 1996 Q1 | 429 | 371 | 58 | 13.5% | 31.3% | 37.4% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 406 | 356 | 50 | 12.3% | 40.0% | 44.8% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 452 | 396 | 56 | 12.4% | 42.9% | 53.0% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 461 | 401 | 60 | 13.0% | 53.3% | 46.3% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 461 | 414 | 47 | 10.2% | 57.9% | 52.6% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 384 | 345 | 39 | 10.2% | 46.7% | 54.1% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 465 | 423 | 42 | 9.0% | 47.1% | 46.2% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 420 | 378 | 42 | 10.0% | 60.0% | 47.2% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 364 | 326 | 38 | 10.4% | 43.5% | 59.7% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 365 | 306 | 59 | 16.2% | 50.0% | 61.5% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 442 | 401 | 41 | 9.3% | 34.8% | 61.0% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 405 | 367 | 38 | 9.4% | 75.0% | 64.9% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 383 | 329 | 54 | 14.1% | 47.6% | 45.8% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 308 | 277 | 31 | 10.1% | 46.2% | 57.3% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 343 | 296 | 47 | 13.7% | 50.0% | 58.2% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 440 | 381 | 59 | 13.4% | 46.7% | 63.7% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 390 | 322 | 68 | 17.4% | 69.2% | 60.4% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 385 | 310 | 75 | 19.5% | 16.7% | 61.9% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 455 | 379 | 76 | 16.7% | 54.5% | 59.8% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 526 | 439 | 87 | 16.5% | 53.6% | 61.6% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 394 | 322 | 72 | 18.3% | 71.4% | 55.1% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 432 | 335 | 97 | 22.5% | 53.8% | 51.7% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 561 | 440 | 121 | 21.6% | 64.0% | 59.0% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 525 | 413 | 112 | 21.3% | 61.1% | 48.1% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 553 | 421 | 132 | 23.9% | 56.3% | 47.2% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 472 | 357 | 115 | 24.4% | 61.1% | 51.3% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 608 | 484 | 124 | 20.4% | 64.7% | 49.1% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 630 | 511 | 119 | 18.9% | 32.1% | 44.3% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 726 | 534 | 192 | 26.4% | 54.1% | 32.9% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 624 | 458 | 166 | 26.6% | 52.9% | 36.6% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 724 | 599 | 125 | 17.3% | 51.3% | 34.6% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 562 | 464 | 98 | 17.4% | 64.0% | 54.8% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 582 | 453 | 129 | 22.2% | 59.1% | 54.4% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 615 | 505 | 110 | 17.9% | 85.0% | 65.8% | — |
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.