Sandwell
West Midlands · E08000028 · 146 quarters held (1987 Q4 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
909
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
13.6%
higher than 64% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
94.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
34.5%
39 allowed of 113 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 17.4%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 201 | 166 | 35 | 17.4% | 100.0% | 91.2% | 235 |
| 2025 Q4 | 218 | 198 | 20 | 9.2% | 100.0% | 90.3% | 206 |
| 2025 Q3 | 232 | 199 | 33 | 14.2% | 100.0% | 95.0% | 235 |
| 2025 Q2 | 258 | 222 | 36 | 14.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 251 |
| 2025 Q1 | 227 | 202 | 25 | 11.0% | 100.0% | 95.8% | 261 |
| 2024 Q4 | 229 | 196 | 33 | 14.4% | — | 97.3% | 235 |
| 2024 Q3 | 239 | 205 | 34 | 14.2% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 249 |
| 2024 Q2 | 185 | 162 | 23 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 96.3% | 214 |
| 2024 Q1 | 227 | 199 | 28 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 86.5% | 244 |
| 2023 Q4 | 249 | 224 | 25 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 88.7% | 230 |
| 2023 Q3 | 220 | 200 | 20 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 84.1% | 243 |
| 2023 Q2 | 242 | 222 | 20 | 8.3% | 100.0% | 82.6% | 256 |
| 2023 Q1 | 254 | 226 | 28 | 11.0% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 270 |
| 2022 Q4 | 316 | 288 | 28 | 8.9% | 100.0% | 91.1% | 253 |
| 2022 Q3 | 296 | 264 | 32 | 10.8% | 66.7% | 86.1% | 328 |
| 2022 Q2 | 302 | 279 | 23 | 7.6% | 100.0% | 93.1% | 305 |
| 2022 Q1 | 264 | 242 | 22 | 8.3% | 100.0% | 94.0% | 338 |
| 2021 Q4 | 328 | 293 | 35 | 10.7% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 273 |
| 2021 Q3 | 278 | 256 | 22 | 7.9% | 100.0% | 82.9% | 330 |
| 2021 Q2 | 316 | 294 | 22 | 7.0% | 100.0% | 89.4% | 296 |
| 2021 Q1 | 302 | 270 | 32 | 10.6% | 83.3% | 91.7% | 303 |
| 2020 Q4 | 274 | 266 | 8 | 2.9% | 100.0% | 94.1% | 288 |
| 2020 Q3 | 229 | 219 | 10 | 4.4% | 100.0% | 92.5% | 293 |
| 2020 Q2 | 238 | 222 | 16 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 91.9% | 203 |
| 2020 Q1 | 212 | 191 | 21 | 9.9% | 85.7% | 82.9% | 283 |
| 2019 Q4 | 275 | 254 | 21 | 7.6% | 66.7% | 93.6% | 244 |
| 2019 Q3 | 255 | 238 | 17 | 6.7% | 80.0% | 83.0% | 297 |
| 2019 Q2 | 346 | 322 | 24 | 6.9% | 83.3% | 82.4% | 277 |
| 2019 Q1 | 250 | 237 | 13 | 5.2% | 100.0% | 97.7% | 394 |
| 2018 Q4 | 252 | 240 | 12 | 4.8% | 100.0% | 90.7% | 246 |
| 2018 Q3 | 265 | 232 | 33 | 12.5% | 85.7% | 94.0% | 268 |
| 2018 Q2 | 275 | 258 | 17 | 6.2% | 60.0% | 83.9% | 276 |
| 2018 Q1 | 246 | 225 | 21 | 8.5% | 71.4% | 84.1% | 306 |
| 2017 Q4 | 279 | 258 | 21 | 7.5% | 100.0% | 92.8% | 275 |
| 2017 Q3 | 324 | 299 | 25 | 7.7% | 92.3% | 88.1% | 295 |
| 2017 Q2 | 286 | 270 | 16 | 5.6% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 340 |
| 2017 Q1 | 226 | 219 | 7 | 3.1% | 72.7% | 87.7% | 290 |
| 2016 Q4 | 269 | 252 | 17 | 6.3% | 75.0% | 81.2% | 243 |
| 2016 Q3 | 378 | 358 | 20 | 5.3% | 80.0% | 90.1% | 324 |
| 2016 Q2 | 286 | 270 | 16 | 5.6% | 81.3% | 89.8% | 368 |
| 2016 Q1 | 304 | 295 | 9 | 3.0% | 84.6% | 83.9% | 347 |
| 2015 Q4 | 274 | 257 | 17 | 6.2% | 86.7% | 84.6% | 264 |
| 2015 Q3 | 280 | 271 | 9 | 3.2% | 68.8% | 85.9% | 283 |
| 2015 Q2 | 226 | 218 | 8 | 3.5% | 91.7% | 81.5% | 261 |
| 2015 Q1 | 241 | 229 | 12 | 5.0% | 84.0% | 83.6% | 272 |
| 2014 Q4 | 249 | 228 | 21 | 8.4% | 87.5% | 85.5% | 246 |
| 2014 Q3 | 305 | 285 | 20 | 6.6% | 72.7% | 72.5% | 281 |
| 2014 Q2 | 245 | 229 | 16 | 6.5% | 84.6% | 86.6% | 304 |
| 2014 Q1 | 229 | 217 | 9 | 3.9% | 92.3% | 81.2% | 272 |
| 2013 Q4 | 328 | 311 | 14 | 4.3% | 92.0% | 85.7% | 256 |
| 2013 Q3 | 309 | 296 | 13 | 4.2% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 344 |
| 2013 Q2 | 314 | 291 | 18 | 5.7% | 90.0% | 78.8% | 316 |
| 2013 Q1 | 222 | 207 | 14 | 6.3% | 85.0% | 67.8% | 292 |
| 2012 Q4 | 306 | 283 | 20 | 6.5% | 85.0% | 79.5% | 276 |
| 2012 Q3 | 391 | 352 | 32 | 8.2% | 77.8% | 84.9% | 393 |
| 2012 Q2 | 288 | 261 | 24 | 8.3% | 87.5% | 84.4% | 346 |
| 2012 Q1 | 263 | 238 | 20 | 7.6% | 64.7% | 80.6% | 305 |
| 2011 Q4 | 302 | 270 | 29 | 9.6% | 76.5% | 80.4% | 266 |
| 2011 Q3 | 327 | 294 | 31 | 9.5% | 86.7% | 88.0% | 347 |
| 2011 Q2 | 294 | 267 | 25 | 8.5% | 57.1% | 73.5% | 305 |
| 2011 Q1 | 238 | 207 | 27 | 11.3% | 90.0% | 79.5% | 288 |
| 2010 Q4 | 306 | 263 | 40 | 13.1% | 75.0% | 74.7% | 282 |
| 2010 Q3 | 346 | 297 | 47 | 13.6% | 80.0% | 68.9% | 315 |
| 2010 Q2 | 286 | 255 | 27 | 9.4% | 75.0% | 79.2% | 271 |
| 2010 Q1 | 209 | 184 | 23 | 11.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 283 |
| 2009 Q4 | 323 | 284 | 39 | 12.1% | 78.6% | 83.3% | 269 |
| 2009 Q3 | 387 | 336 | 49 | 12.7% | 80.0% | 80.9% | 362 |
| 2009 Q2 | 312 | 255 | 56 | 17.9% | 73.3% | 81.3% | 340 |
| 2009 Q1 | 262 | 222 | 39 | 14.9% | 47.4% | 75.4% | 318 |
| 2008 Q4 | 355 | 300 | 53 | 14.9% | 47.1% | 74.5% | 297 |
| 2008 Q3 | 382 | 316 | 64 | 16.8% | 55.6% | 68.4% | 367 |
| 2008 Q2 | 375 | 297 | 76 | 20.3% | 56.5% | 75.0% | 408 |
| 2008 Q1 | 329 | 223 | 56 | 17.0% | 75.0% | 80.4% | 382 |
| 2007 Q4 | 412 | 300 | 58 | 14.1% | 71.4% | 71.0% | 360 |
| 2007 Q3 | 399 | 278 | 72 | 18.0% | 61.1% | 74.3% | 437 |
| 2007 Q2 | 428 | 323 | 51 | 11.9% | 77.3% | 73.8% | 433 |
| 2007 Q1 | 394 | 258 | 64 | 16.2% | 65.4% | 78.0% | 423 |
| 2006 Q4 | 383 | 286 | 54 | 14.1% | 64.0% | 73.5% | 405 |
| 2006 Q3 | 404 | 305 | 50 | 12.4% | 66.7% | 74.1% | 419 |
| 2006 Q2 | 376 | 282 | 61 | 16.2% | 72.7% | 81.7% | 434 |
| 2006 Q1 | 389 | 280 | 70 | 18.0% | 69.6% | 82.9% | 400 |
| 2005 Q4 | 443 | 317 | 60 | 13.5% | 78.6% | 71.2% | 408 |
| 2005 Q3 | 422 | 336 | 51 | 12.1% | 64.3% | 67.8% | 441 |
| 2005 Q2 | 516 | 389 | 62 | 12.0% | 63.2% | 67.1% | 463 |
| 2005 Q1 | 413 | 282 | 53 | 12.8% | 69.0% | 58.2% | 559 |
| 2004 Q4 | 546 | 395 | 81 | 14.8% | 53.8% | 76.8% | 470 |
| 2004 Q3 | 483 | 346 | 80 | 16.6% | 56.5% | 79.7% | 536 |
| 2004 Q2 | 488 | 372 | 50 | 10.2% | 63.3% | 63.4% | 483 |
| 2004 Q1 | 473 | 363 | 56 | 11.8% | 61.5% | 75.0% | 512 |
| 2003 Q4 | 409 | 336 | 48 | 11.7% | 69.2% | 76.7% | 456 |
| 2003 Q3 | 554 | 419 | 89 | 16.1% | 66.7% | 75.0% | 423 |
| 2003 Q2 | 391 | 317 | 61 | 15.6% | 66.7% | 65.9% | 474 |
| 2003 Q1 | 342 | 302 | 40 | 11.7% | 40.0% | 70.9% | 415 |
| 2002 Q4 | 491 | 425 | 52 | 10.6% | 52.8% | 66.9% | 389 |
| 2002 Q3 | 394 | 345 | 37 | 9.4% | 16.7% | 47.8% | 465 |
| 2002 Q2 | 379 | 330 | 36 | 9.5% | 30.0% | 57.4% | 404 |
| 2002 Q1 | 309 | 270 | 27 | 8.7% | 53.8% | 69.6% | 398 |
| 2001 Q4 | 378 | 321 | 27 | 7.1% | 38.5% | 59.1% | 374 |
| 2001 Q3 | 403 | 353 | 24 | 6.0% | 22.2% | 52.4% | 373 |
| 2001 Q2 | 357 | 316 | 23 | 6.4% | 29.4% | 56.7% | 395 |
| 2001 Q1 | 309 | 281 | 11 | 3.6% | 50.0% | 62.0% | 379 |
| 2000 Q4 | 362 | 320 | 16 | 4.4% | 40.0% | 72.3% | 343 |
| 2000 Q3 | 321 | 292 | 13 | 4.0% | 33.3% | 70.1% | 356 |
| 2000 Q2 | 348 | 334 | 11 | 3.2% | 60.0% | 70.4% | 337 |
| 2000 Q1 | 341 | 326 | 8 | 2.3% | 64.7% | 72.5% | 387 |
| 1999 Q4 | 383 | 345 | 14 | 3.7% | 81.3% | 62.0% | 322 |
| 1999 Q3 | 311 | 280 | 13 | 4.2% | 66.7% | 61.3% | 366 |
| 1999 Q2 | 311 | 276 | 19 | 6.1% | 52.9% | 51.5% | 302 |
| 1999 Q1 | 320 | 277 | 33 | 10.3% | 91.7% | 60.4% | 342 |
| 1998 Q4 | 313 | 288 | 14 | 4.5% | 66.7% | 69.3% | 310 |
| 1998 Q3 | 355 | 325 | 21 | 5.9% | 87.5% | 55.7% | 325 |
| 1998 Q2 | 323 | 286 | 31 | 9.6% | 32.0% | 57.0% | 357 |
| 1996 Q1 | 318 | 287 | 31 | 9.7% | 20.0% | 55.8% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 305 | 276 | 29 | 9.5% | 60.0% | 35.1% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 355 | 331 | 24 | 6.8% | 50.0% | 46.7% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 412 | 369 | 43 | 10.4% | 68.8% | 43.0% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 377 | 324 | 53 | 14.1% | 38.5% | 68.8% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 371 | 324 | 47 | 12.7% | 63.6% | 66.1% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 346 | 313 | 33 | 9.5% | 66.7% | 52.8% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 419 | 377 | 42 | 10.0% | 53.8% | 63.2% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 334 | 297 | 37 | 11.1% | 71.4% | 54.5% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 386 | 347 | 39 | 10.1% | 59.1% | 65.5% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 379 | 338 | 41 | 10.8% | 66.7% | 71.7% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 400 | 361 | 39 | 9.8% | 42.9% | 75.4% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 337 | 289 | 48 | 14.2% | 55.6% | 68.6% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 359 | 315 | 44 | 12.3% | 63.6% | 65.1% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 434 | 349 | 85 | 19.6% | 50.0% | 67.4% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 429 | 370 | 59 | 13.8% | 55.6% | 72.6% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 410 | 349 | 61 | 14.9% | 45.5% | 66.0% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 411 | 359 | 52 | 12.7% | 50.0% | 61.0% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 460 | 375 | 85 | 18.5% | 75.0% | 62.9% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 487 | 410 | 77 | 15.8% | 70.0% | 49.1% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 426 | 345 | 81 | 19.0% | 58.8% | 33.5% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 365 | 262 | 103 | 28.2% | 60.0% | 61.0% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 440 | 348 | 92 | 20.9% | 53.8% | 55.5% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 494 | 389 | 105 | 21.3% | 54.2% | 61.4% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 522 | 415 | 107 | 20.5% | 52.0% | 34.3% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 507 | 371 | 136 | 26.8% | 35.3% | 39.3% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 485 | 391 | 94 | 19.4% | 50.0% | 34.2% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 558 | 430 | 128 | 22.9% | 68.4% | 40.6% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 564 | 409 | 155 | 27.5% | 65.2% | 44.9% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 550 | 426 | 124 | 22.5% | 48.0% | 48.1% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 520 | 412 | 108 | 20.8% | 80.0% | 33.7% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 534 | 419 | 115 | 21.5% | 88.9% | 47.4% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 501 | 406 | 95 | 19.0% | 70.6% | 47.3% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 410 | 339 | 71 | 17.3% | 75.0% | 51.9% | — |
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.