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Coventry

West Midlands · E08000026 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,055
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.5%
higher than 82% of authorities
Majors in time
93.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
100.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.7%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.1%
123 allowed of 372 decided
Decisions overturned
1.8%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 22.4%

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
1,139
in the window
Applications decided
1,055
in the window
Approval rate
82.5%
870 granted, 185 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 32 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
99.9%
rank 6 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 2 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
Major4486.4%93.3%
Minor26874.6%100.0%
Other74385.1%—
of which householder55390.6%100.0%
"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
02024032024 Q3: 357 received2024 Q3: 340 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 403 received2024 Q4: 320 decided2025 Q1: 400 received2025 Q1: 338 decided2025 Q2: 317 received2025 Q2: 362 decided2025 Q3: 284 received2025 Q3: 254 decided2025 Q4: 273 received2025 Q4: 272 decided2026 Q1: 300 received2026 Q1: 243 decided2026 Q2: 282 received2026 Q2: 286 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
47%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E08000026). 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 286 245 41 14.3% 75.0% 100.0% 282
2026 Q1 243 201 42 17.3% 100.0% 100.0% 300
2025 Q4 272 211 61 22.4% 100.0% 100.0% 273
2025 Q3 254 213 41 16.1% 100.0% 100.0% 284
2025 Q2 362 320 42 11.6% 100.0% 95.1% 317
2025 Q1 338 306 32 9.5% 100.0% 99.1% 400
2024 Q4 320 268 52 16.3% 80.0% 87.1% 403
2024 Q3 340 293 47 13.8% 100.0% 96.4% 357
2024 Q2 330 270 60 18.2% 80.0% 97.4% 343
2024 Q1 301 257 44 14.6% 100.0% 84.7% 399
2023 Q4 320 268 52 16.3% 80.0% 87.1% 355
2023 Q3 347 283 64 18.4% 85.7% 87.1% 370
2023 Q2 313 258 55 17.6% 100.0% 95.6% 375
2023 Q1 339 292 47 13.9% 100.0% 92.2% 383
2022 Q4 326 276 50 15.3% 100.0% 93.5% 391
2022 Q3 358 316 42 11.7% 83.3% 85.2% 325
2022 Q2 383 347 36 9.4% 90.0% 83.6% 392
2022 Q1 289 260 29 10.0% 88.9% 91.7% 393
2021 Q4 387 334 53 13.7% 100.0% 83.9% 343
2021 Q3 418 372 46 11.0% 40.0% 96.2% 486
2021 Q2 391 346 45 11.5% 100.0% 90.7% 446
2021 Q1 329 292 37 11.2% 75.0% 91.3% 431
2020 Q4 337 298 39 11.6% 66.7% 98.4% 432
2020 Q3 322 304 18 5.6% 100.0% 100.0% 405
2020 Q2 283 251 32 11.3% 100.0% 100.0% 349
2020 Q1 293 258 35 11.9% 100.0% 100.0% 409
2019 Q4 338 292 46 13.6% 100.0% 100.0% 352
2019 Q3 397 336 61 15.4% 100.0% 98.9% 393
2019 Q2 449 407 42 9.4% 100.0% 90.9% 448
2019 Q1 303 272 31 10.2% 100.0% 98.4% 451
2018 Q4 406 364 42 10.3% 100.0% 98.6% 405
2018 Q3 455 360 95 20.9% 100.0% 100.0% 470
2018 Q2 234 202 32 13.7% 100.0% 100.0% 320
2018 Q1 370 328 42 11.4% 100.0% 100.0% 467
2017 Q4 367 310 57 15.5% 100.0% 98.6% 411
2017 Q3 415 361 54 13.0% 100.0% 100.0% 399
2017 Q2 410 358 52 12.7% 100.0% 100.0% 479
2017 Q1 334 293 41 12.3% 100.0% 100.0% 474
2016 Q4 365 329 36 9.9% 100.0% 100.0% 380
2016 Q3 430 389 41 9.5% 100.0% 100.0% 410
2016 Q2 330 304 26 7.9% 100.0% 98.3% 432
2016 Q1 328 308 20 6.1% 100.0% 100.0% 405
2015 Q4 358 322 36 10.1% 100.0% 97.4% 387
2015 Q3 415 388 27 6.5% 100.0% 100.0% 439
2015 Q2 346 312 34 9.8% 100.0% 98.5% 432
2015 Q1 295 267 28 9.5% 100.0% 100.0% 409
2014 Q4 395 367 28 7.1% 100.0% 100.0% 383
2014 Q3 398 358 40 10.1% 100.0% 98.7% 423
2014 Q2 355 316 39 11.0% 100.0% 100.0% 400
2014 Q1 299 260 31 10.4% 100.0% 98.5% 364
2013 Q4 340 300 28 8.2% 100.0% 98.6% 368
2013 Q3 367 334 24 6.5% 95.8% 100.0% 358
2013 Q2 368 321 23 6.3% 100.0% 98.6% 415
2013 Q1 273 240 16 5.9% 100.0% 98.1% 324
2012 Q4 375 338 25 6.7% 100.0% 98.6% 315
2012 Q3 386 332 43 11.1% 100.0% 98.8% 442
2012 Q2 349 303 33 9.5% 100.0% 97.6% 382
2012 Q1 310 279 20 6.5% 100.0% 97.5% 366
2011 Q4 311 291 14 4.5% 100.0% 100.0% 336
2011 Q3 371 338 27 7.3% 81.0% 97.6% 330
2011 Q2 341 298 35 10.3% 100.0% 98.9% 371
2011 Q1 319 273 38 11.9% 100.0% 97.4% 352
2010 Q4 327 271 49 15.0% 100.0% 100.0% 349
2010 Q3 338 287 39 11.5% 90.0% 100.0% 362
2010 Q2 305 261 38 12.5% 100.0% 98.5% 344
2010 Q1 341 299 35 10.3% 34.3% 71.4% 292
2009 Q4 300 248 39 13.0% 50.0% 75.4% 307
2009 Q3 296 271 21 7.1% 62.5% 81.2% 319
2009 Q2 328 274 50 15.2% 86.4% 77.4% 327
2009 Q1 261 212 43 16.5% 68.4% 83.6% 321
2008 Q4 355 296 56 15.8% 92.3% 84.7% 334
2008 Q3 344 312 28 8.1% 54.5% 82.5% 419
2008 Q2 382 332 48 12.6% 50.0% 77.0% 345
2008 Q1 326 266 57 17.5% 65.4% 74.6% 449
2007 Q4 413 352 56 13.6% 52.9% 75.9% 417
2007 Q3 492 430 56 11.4% 75.0% 71.4% 493
2007 Q2 398 333 57 14.3% 52.9% 85.4% 548
2007 Q1 427 378 47 11.0% 59.3% 77.8% 486
2006 Q4 386 342 39 10.1% 68.8% 64.7% 444
2006 Q3 390 349 37 9.5% 62.5% 82.9% 471
2006 Q2 441 374 63 14.3% 52.4% 89.3% 471
2006 Q1 425 341 76 17.9% 69.6% 81.3% 504
2005 Q4 431 356 68 15.8% 65.0% 70.5% 452
2005 Q3 494 424 59 11.9% 66.7% 70.1% 468
2005 Q2 436 350 73 16.7% 73.1% 69.6% 535
2005 Q1 439 356 71 16.2% 50.0% 72.1% 530
2004 Q4 460 357 90 19.6% 55.6% 67.9% 486
2004 Q3 577 449 120 20.8% 57.7% 73.9% 537
2004 Q2 488 446 41 8.4% 53.8% 61.7% 578
2004 Q1 407 363 38 9.3% 66.7% 65.5% 603
2003 Q4 392 337 54 13.8% 70.6% 67.1% 544
2003 Q3 584 496 83 14.2% 73.3% 80.0% 612
2003 Q2 407 345 61 15.0% 54.5% 74.0% 585
2003 Q1 520 478 41 7.9% 65.0% 53.6% 545
2002 Q4 282 264 17 6.0% 43.8% 47.8% 415
2002 Q3 439 420 19 4.3% 60.0% 51.0% 415
2002 Q2 334 317 16 4.8% 46.7% 54.1% 464
2002 Q1 354 329 24 6.8% 72.7% 63.0% 494
2001 Q4 307 267 39 12.7% 58.3% 58.3% 403
2001 Q3 414 382 30 7.2% 75.0% 56.7% 453
2001 Q2 334 305 25 7.5% 62.5% 73.2% 467
2001 Q1 424 387 35 8.3% 77.3% 70.6% 452
2000 Q4 333 310 23 6.9% 50.0% 60.0% 406
2000 Q3 431 395 33 7.7% 38.5% 45.8% 422
2000 Q2 343 324 19 5.5% 61.5% 46.7% 426
2000 Q1 320 292 25 7.8% 70.0% 57.6% 393
1999 Q4 316 295 20 6.3% 15.0% 32.9% 363
1999 Q3 411 367 43 10.5% 25.0% 44.0% 383
1999 Q2 274 228 43 15.7% 36.4% 42.3% 358
1999 Q1 361 327 32 8.9% 55.6% 48.3% 384
1998 Q4 335 310 24 7.2% 69.2% 62.1% 338
1998 Q3 397 345 46 11.6% 50.0% 52.4% 399
1998 Q2 319 281 35 11.0% 28.6% 45.4% 375
1998 Q1 353 302 47 13.3% 63.6% 47.2% 358
1997 Q4 291 263 22 7.6% 52.4% 31.6% 309
1997 Q3 333 292 40 12.0% 57.9% 37.4% 393
1997 Q2 327 287 38 11.6% 54.5% 48.6% 318
1997 Q1 334 300 32 9.6% 56.3% 57.9% 367
1996 Q4 371 338 31 8.4% 60.9% 35.8% 348
1996 Q3 347 329 16 4.6% 45.5% 28.1% 401
1996 Q2 316 288 28 8.9% 72.2% 56.2% 400
1996 Q1 442 405 37 8.4% 0.0% 57.5% —
1995 Q4 400 366 34 8.5% 60.0% 50.0% —
1995 Q3 464 415 49 10.6% 20.0% 53.6% —
1995 Q2 414 357 57 13.8% 25.0% 40.5% —
1995 Q1 451 396 55 12.2% 57.1% 52.6% —
1994 Q4 415 370 45 10.8% 45.5% 43.6% —
1994 Q3 526 473 53 10.1% 25.0% 51.3% —
1994 Q2 471 409 62 13.2% 66.7% 39.6% —
1994 Q1 443 393 50 11.3% 40.0% 55.0% —
1993 Q4 474 420 54 11.4% 33.3% 48.7% —
1993 Q3 467 413 54 11.6% 54.5% 54.8% —
1993 Q2 454 398 56 12.3% 50.0% 50.0% —
1993 Q1 362 310 52 14.4% 83.3% 64.1% —
1992 Q4 400 351 49 12.3% 100.0% 68.1% —
1992 Q3 559 490 69 12.3% 75.0% 61.1% —
1992 Q2 557 486 71 12.7% 100.0% 52.0% —
1992 Q1 432 371 61 14.1% 73.3% 52.4% —
1991 Q4 450 377 73 16.2% 46.7% 42.0% —
1991 Q3 433 366 67 15.5% 38.9% 47.2% —
1991 Q2 527 450 77 14.6% 66.7% 54.2% —
1991 Q1 455 369 86 18.9% 75.0% 42.2% —
1990 Q4 431 366 65 15.1% 71.4% 47.6% —
1990 Q3 473 384 89 18.8% 63.6% 19.8% —
1990 Q2 594 499 95 16.0% 45.5% 12.8% —
1990 Q1 498 401 97 19.5% 46.2% 41.8% —
1989 Q4 632 474 158 25.0% 62.5% 31.8% —
1989 Q3 556 451 105 18.9% 64.0% 20.1% —
1989 Q2 731 615 116 15.9% 46.2% 12.3% —
1989 Q1 564 453 111 19.7% 50.0% 42.8% —
1988 Q4 647 487 160 24.7% 62.5% 32.2% —
1988 Q3 582 471 111 19.1% 65.4% 21.2% —
1988 Q2 672 565 107 15.9% 41.7% 12.4% —
1988 Q1 489 384 105 21.5% 61.5% 15.9% —
1987 Q4 554 452 102 18.4% 61.5% 34.8% —
1987 Q3 397 363 34 8.6% 60.0% 54.4% —
1987 Q2 426 378 48 11.3% 63.6% 71.7% —
1987 Q1 381 324 57 15.0% 85.7% 65.6% —
1986 Q4 405 363 42 10.4% 77.8% 71.9% —
1986 Q3 383 334 49 12.8% 85.7% 70.9% —
1986 Q2 409 369 40 9.8% 100.0% 64.8% —
1986 Q1 312 282 30 9.6% 100.0% 77.1% —
1985 Q4 362 319 43 11.9% 80.0% 79.7% —
1985 Q3 405 360 45 11.1% 87.5% 73.3% —
1985 Q2 470 404 66 14.0% 91.7% 81.8% —
1985 Q1 376 328 48 12.8% 81.8% 77.5% —
1984 Q4 418 360 58 13.9% 90.0% 75.9% —
1984 Q3 525 469 56 10.7% 68.2% 60.6% —
1984 Q2 429 375 54 12.6% 72.2% 59.1% —
1984 Q1 327 281 46 14.1% 45.5% 61.8% —
1983 Q4 376 323 53 14.1% 70.0% 69.2% —
1983 Q3 401 330 71 17.7% 66.7% 71.9% —
1983 Q2 413 360 53 12.8% 70.0% 65.7% —
1983 Q1 449 399 50 11.1% 73.3% 64.5% —
1982 Q4 487 431 56 11.5% 90.0% 63.6% —
1982 Q3 525 463 62 11.8% 91.7% 65.1% —
1982 Q2 510 456 54 10.6% 85.7% 59.7% —
1982 Q1 418 365 53 12.7% 86.7% 58.1% —
1981 Q4 459 404 55 12.0% 78.6% 60.4% —
1981 Q3 534 464 70 13.1% 44.4% 51.6% —
1981 Q2 721 620 101 14.0% 85.7% 49.3% —
1981 Q1 594 512 82 13.8% 78.3% 58.2% —
1980 Q4 626 541 85 13.6% 68.2% 57.6% —
1980 Q3 731 640 91 12.4% 70.4% 51.5% —
1980 Q2 818 719 99 12.1% 70.4% 48.0% —
1980 Q1 707 618 89 12.6% 72.4% 50.5% —
1979 Q4 740 647 93 12.6% 76.0% 51.1% —
1979 Q3 809 717 92 11.4% 70.8% 50.3% —
1979 Q2 761 673 88 11.6% 79.2% 48.8% —

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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