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Dudley

West Midlands · E08000027 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
780
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.6%
higher than 83% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
80.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.5%
92 allowed of 259 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 24.3%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 214 162 52 24.3% 100.0% 48.3% 243
2025 Q4 165 145 20 12.1% 100.0% 90.9% 215
2025 Q3 196 162 34 17.3% — 95.5% 242
2025 Q2 205 174 31 15.1% — 100.0% 226
2025 Q1 174 135 39 22.4% 100.0% 91.9% 231
2024 Q4 201 158 43 21.4% 100.0% 92.9% 185
2024 Q3 221 183 38 17.2% 100.0% 85.0% 226
2024 Q2 229 192 37 16.2% 100.0% 86.2% 241
2024 Q1 222 185 37 16.7% 100.0% 84.4% 220
2023 Q4 216 165 51 23.6% 100.0% 79.2% 217
2023 Q3 211 170 41 19.4% 100.0% 90.0% 249
2023 Q2 267 220 47 17.6% 83.3% 85.0% 281
2023 Q1 229 196 33 14.4% 100.0% 94.7% 306
2022 Q4 286 233 53 18.5% 100.0% 97.9% 293
2022 Q3 257 217 40 15.6% 100.0% 87.1% 298
2022 Q2 317 263 54 17.0% 100.0% 100.0% 330
2022 Q1 283 239 44 15.5% 100.0% 100.0% 312
2021 Q4 323 272 51 15.8% 100.0% 90.2% 335
2021 Q3 375 331 44 11.7% 100.0% 98.0% 373
2021 Q2 387 347 40 10.3% 100.0% 100.0% 420
2021 Q1 301 267 34 11.3% 100.0% 100.0% 417
2020 Q4 288 254 34 11.8% 100.0% 100.0% 349
2020 Q3 246 222 24 9.8% 100.0% 100.0% 333
2020 Q2 251 229 22 8.8% 100.0% 100.0% 234
2020 Q1 263 240 23 8.7% 100.0% 100.0% 321
2019 Q4 264 232 32 12.1% 100.0% 100.0% 305
2019 Q3 320 297 23 7.2% 100.0% 100.0% 305
2019 Q2 309 288 21 6.8% 100.0% 100.0% 352
2019 Q1 260 235 25 9.6% 100.0% 100.0% 299
2018 Q4 292 261 31 10.6% 100.0% 100.0% 304
2018 Q3 303 275 28 9.2% 100.0% 100.0% 338
2018 Q2 280 254 26 9.3% 100.0% 95.7% 308
2018 Q1 281 257 24 8.5% 100.0% 90.7% 321
2017 Q4 291 264 27 9.3% 100.0% 95.7% 274
2017 Q3 320 294 26 8.1% 100.0% 100.0% 321
2017 Q2 361 333 28 7.8% 100.0% 98.4% 352
2017 Q1 333 298 35 10.5% 100.0% 96.4% 390
2016 Q4 315 288 27 8.6% 100.0% 91.4% 352
2016 Q3 323 291 32 9.9% 100.0% 86.0% 315
2016 Q2 348 317 31 8.9% 66.7% 83.9% 394
2016 Q1 261 243 18 6.9% 100.0% 91.7% 323
2015 Q4 315 282 33 10.5% 91.7% 96.9% 287
2015 Q3 354 328 26 7.3% 100.0% 96.1% 391
2015 Q2 315 286 29 9.2% 93.3% 94.4% 365
2015 Q1 307 283 24 7.8% 100.0% 92.9% 386
2014 Q4 317 281 36 11.4% 66.7% 91.9% 308
2014 Q3 323 283 40 12.4% 76.9% 84.9% 368
2014 Q2 373 336 37 9.9% 81.8% 92.5% 368
2014 Q1 338 292 40 11.8% 77.8% 81.1% 398
2013 Q4 328 286 34 10.4% 85.7% 87.8% 383
2013 Q3 411 340 54 13.1% 75.0% 83.6% 374
2013 Q2 335 289 40 11.9% 52.9% 77.3% 391
2013 Q1 294 244 41 13.9% 82.4% 81.3% 381
2012 Q4 328 271 39 11.9% 57.1% 74.0% 343
2012 Q3 362 316 33 9.1% 81.0% 73.8% 353
2012 Q2 339 293 35 10.3% 76.5% 72.2% 414
2012 Q1 329 280 34 10.3% 85.7% 90.0% 397
2011 Q4 369 312 48 13.0% 78.3% 78.7% 371
2011 Q3 322 241 72 22.4% 75.0% 77.4% 352
2011 Q2 371 299 66 17.8% 82.4% 81.8% 387
2011 Q1 288 237 44 15.3% 76.5% 84.3% 358
2010 Q4 392 308 72 18.4% 84.2% 77.4% 364
2010 Q3 381 295 72 18.9% 66.7% 84.3% 398
2010 Q2 398 323 74 18.6% 83.3% 82.7% 423
2010 Q1 338 274 60 17.8% 84.2% 82.6% 444
2009 Q4 399 322 74 18.5% 85.0% 83.5% 362
2009 Q3 427 350 75 17.6% 73.1% 80.9% 423
2009 Q2 327 274 48 14.7% 82.8% 79.3% 410
2009 Q1 309 251 49 15.9% 78.6% 70.1% 357
2008 Q4 366 286 73 19.9% 66.7% 71.7% 356
2008 Q3 434 351 82 18.9% 73.7% 69.7% 398
2008 Q2 462 382 78 16.9% 70.8% 66.4% 479
2008 Q1 426 324 98 23.0% 80.0% 67.2% 484
2007 Q4 483 394 81 16.8% 76.3% 72.5% 476
2007 Q3 550 453 89 16.2% 66.7% 73.3% 514
2007 Q2 557 466 82 14.7% 77.8% 69.6% 584
2007 Q1 446 351 82 18.4% 69.0% 79.0% 574
2006 Q4 478 402 69 14.4% 47.1% 73.0% 463
2006 Q3 523 431 83 15.9% 46.2% 69.7% 509
2006 Q2 594 463 118 19.9% 47.4% 80.9% 576
2006 Q1 497 358 124 24.9% 76.2% 74.4% 637
2005 Q4 559 403 149 26.7% 33.3% 82.5% 560
2005 Q3 676 496 169 25.0% 40.0% 73.4% 642
2005 Q2 657 486 160 24.4% 77.8% 79.6% 613
2005 Q1 583 427 146 25.0% 70.0% 67.0% 694
2004 Q4 635 453 165 26.0% 34.8% 57.8% 603
2004 Q3 636 490 137 21.5% 14.3% 36.1% 648
2004 Q2 566 480 77 13.6% 50.0% 42.7% 589
2004 Q1 501 394 63 12.6% 40.0% 32.7% 607
2003 Q4 522 414 86 16.5% 26.7% 27.9% 520
2003 Q3 581 463 109 18.8% 45.5% 40.0% 574
2003 Q2 489 414 68 13.9% 62.5% 46.5% 606
2003 Q1 486 404 71 14.6% 25.0% 67.7% 581
2002 Q4 500 404 81 16.2% 46.7% 57.4% 539
2002 Q3 569 487 69 12.1% 22.2% 56.5% 569
2002 Q2 534 465 56 10.5% 40.0% 59.8% 608
2002 Q1 449 369 48 10.7% 45.5% 73.6% 584
2001 Q4 497 397 53 10.7% 46.2% 55.0% 535
2001 Q3 515 434 65 12.6% 47.4% 62.5% 515
2001 Q2 476 416 48 10.1% 75.0% 71.2% 537
2001 Q1 504 408 58 11.5% 52.9% 52.2% 513
2000 Q4 498 425 50 10.0% 40.0% 41.0% 414
2000 Q3 572 464 98 17.1% 61.5% 45.9% 691
2000 Q2 473 419 47 9.9% 62.5% 64.9% 525
2000 Q1 457 359 89 19.5% 40.0% 46.3% 508
1999 Q4 367 326 30 8.2% 80.0% 53.9% 400
1999 Q3 500 440 42 8.4% 40.0% 55.1% 458
1999 Q2 460 409 39 8.5% 58.8% 47.9% 470
1999 Q1 361 308 42 11.6% 61.5% 49.6% 438
1998 Q4 437 380 41 9.4% 41.7% 64.8% 390
1998 Q3 424 372 48 11.3% 46.2% 59.8% 477
1998 Q2 451 392 50 11.1% 38.5% 49.6% 423
1998 Q1 322 290 29 9.0% 25.0% 65.5% 442
1997 Q4 408 357 45 11.0% 72.7% 48.1% 371
1997 Q3 410 368 36 8.8% 53.8% 50.4% 425
1997 Q2 432 381 46 10.6% 60.0% 54.5% 476
1997 Q1 330 274 47 14.2% 33.3% 57.0% 416
1996 Q4 450 396 46 10.2% 27.3% 60.6% 385
1996 Q3 403 369 26 6.5% 40.0% 57.6% 450
1996 Q2 431 380 33 7.7% 63.6% 64.3% 461
1996 Q1 343 270 73 21.3% 87.5% 70.7% —
1995 Q4 310 248 62 20.0% 50.0% 72.0% —
1995 Q3 332 292 40 12.0% 33.3% 66.5% —
1995 Q2 353 285 68 19.3% 20.0% 64.8% —
1995 Q1 313 237 76 24.3% 62.5% 58.7% —
1994 Q4 232 195 37 15.9% 37.5% 27.7% —
1994 Q3 275 236 39 14.2% 50.0% 43.9% —
1994 Q2 228 187 41 18.0% 50.0% 45.6% —
1994 Q1 243 212 31 12.8% 66.7% 64.3% —
1993 Q4 185 168 17 9.2% 33.3% 56.6% —
1993 Q3 236 216 20 8.5% 50.0% 66.7% —
1993 Q2 276 247 29 10.5% 66.7% 59.7% —
1993 Q1 219 189 30 13.7% 83.3% 58.5% —
1992 Q4 225 204 21 9.3% 75.0% 48.6% —
1992 Q3 279 246 33 11.8% 50.0% 49.4% —
1992 Q2 239 196 43 18.0% 44.4% 39.1% —
1992 Q1 233 201 32 13.7% 100.0% 48.8% —
1991 Q4 255 221 34 13.3% 75.0% 52.7% —
1991 Q3 248 210 38 15.3% 66.7% 44.9% —
1991 Q2 273 218 55 20.1% 62.5% 38.5% —
1991 Q1 258 234 24 9.3% 77.6% 49.4% —
1990 Q4 306 250 56 18.3% 53.3% 46.5% —
1990 Q3 294 239 55 18.7% 77.8% 39.3% —
1990 Q2 306 250 56 18.3% 53.3% 46.5% —
1990 Q1 332 277 55 16.6% 41.7% 41.2% —
1989 Q4 321 262 59 18.4% 47.1% 46.5% —
1989 Q3 380 326 54 14.2% 36.4% 36.1% —
1989 Q2 396 330 66 16.7% 45.5% 36.2% —
1989 Q1 375 314 61 16.3% 27.8% 34.2% —
1988 Q4 347 275 72 20.7% 52.9% 42.9% —
1988 Q3 395 326 69 17.5% 71.4% 42.9% —
1988 Q2 385 329 56 14.5% 76.5% 45.0% —
1988 Q1 275 225 50 18.2% 66.7% 29.9% —
1987 Q4 283 237 46 16.3% 36.4% 35.5% —
1987 Q3 522 456 66 12.6% 90.5% 49.7% —
1987 Q2 492 460 32 6.5% 61.5% 51.1% —
1987 Q1 439 342 97 22.1% 50.0% 49.0% —
1986 Q4 456 414 42 9.2% 66.7% 60.8% —
1986 Q3 469 429 40 8.5% 85.7% 61.5% —
1986 Q2 562 508 54 9.6% 81.3% 56.3% —
1986 Q1 382 335 47 12.3% 68.8% 64.8% —
1985 Q4 458 398 60 13.1% 64.7% 55.4% —
1985 Q3 530 485 45 8.5% 87.5% 62.3% —
1985 Q2 571 509 62 10.9% 72.2% 62.9% —
1985 Q1 416 364 52 12.5% 70.6% 65.5% —
1984 Q4 447 406 41 9.2% 65.0% 63.8% —
1984 Q3 521 472 49 9.4% 70.4% 63.6% —
1984 Q2 576 518 58 10.1% 65.0% 51.0% —
1984 Q1 495 442 53 10.7% 73.7% 69.5% —
1983 Q4 465 421 44 9.5% 70.6% 64.4% —
1983 Q3 561 497 64 11.4% 75.0% 51.8% —
1983 Q2 566 516 50 8.8% 53.3% 57.2% —
1983 Q1 535 490 45 8.4% 57.1% 65.7% —
1982 Q4 420 375 45 10.7% 72.7% 68.8% —
1982 Q3 488 444 44 9.0% 84.6% 67.2% —
1982 Q2 707 616 91 12.9% 66.7% 52.5% —
1982 Q1 440 384 56 12.7% 57.1% 45.0% —
1981 Q4 615 532 83 13.5% 41.2% 33.5% —
1981 Q3 534 468 66 12.4% 22.2% 27.3% —
1981 Q2 642 547 95 14.8% 50.0% 17.5% —
1981 Q1 582 509 73 12.5% 88.9% 46.7% —
1980 Q4 699 608 91 13.0% 63.6% 64.9% —
1980 Q3 869 751 118 13.6% 59.5% 43.1% —
1980 Q2 941 833 108 11.5% 57.1% 31.3% —
1980 Q1 737 634 103 14.0% 64.0% 51.5% —
1979 Q4 910 778 132 14.5% 62.5% 47.5% —
1979 Q3 997 905 92 9.2% 54.3% 23.5% —
1979 Q2 945 837 108 11.4% 72.0% 28.8% —

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.

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