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Solihull

West Midlands · E08000029 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,118
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
6.4%
higher than 14% of authorities
Majors in time
33.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
73.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
37.1%
89 allowed of 240 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 12.9%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 225 210 15 6.7% — 71.4% 289
2025 Q4 279 262 17 6.1% 0.0% 55.6% 283
2025 Q3 293 275 18 6.1% 50.0% 75.0% 265
2025 Q2 321 300 21 6.5% — 88.9% 297
2025 Q1 292 278 14 4.8% 100.0% 88.9% 359
2024 Q4 291 273 18 6.2% — 73.3% 306
2024 Q3 315 283 32 10.2% — 88.2% 325
2024 Q2 286 249 37 12.9% — 100.0% 329
2024 Q1 320 284 36 11.3% 100.0% 95.5% 345
2023 Q4 312 282 30 9.6% 0.0% 85.7% 324
2023 Q3 362 335 27 7.5% — 78.8% 334
2023 Q2 353 332 21 5.9% 100.0% 84.6% 359
2023 Q1 367 345 22 6.0% — 100.0% 356
2022 Q4 316 298 18 5.7% 100.0% 94.4% 333
2022 Q3 382 363 19 5.0% 100.0% 95.0% 341
2022 Q2 372 356 16 4.3% 0.0% 92.9% 401
2022 Q1 374 358 16 4.3% 100.0% 62.5% 371
2021 Q4 359 338 21 5.8% — 76.2% 363
2021 Q3 464 452 12 2.6% — 65.7% 416
2021 Q2 485 457 28 5.8% 100.0% 70.8% 519
2021 Q1 443 421 22 5.0% 100.0% 71.1% 562
2020 Q4 396 375 21 5.3% — 87.2% 452
2020 Q3 329 311 18 5.5% — 89.3% 414
2020 Q2 271 245 26 9.6% 100.0% 97.1% 294
2020 Q1 337 313 24 7.1% 100.0% 92.9% 325
2019 Q4 367 348 19 5.2% 83.3% 96.0% 350
2019 Q3 401 373 28 7.0% 71.4% 92.3% 408
2019 Q2 451 427 24 5.3% 100.0% 92.7% 449
2019 Q1 365 341 24 6.6% 75.0% 89.5% 422
2018 Q4 397 363 34 8.6% 80.0% 65.3% 401
2018 Q3 447 435 12 2.7% 100.0% 71.4% 434
2018 Q2 494 481 13 2.6% 100.0% 56.1% 501
2018 Q1 377 366 11 2.9% 100.0% 93.0% 491
2017 Q4 425 410 15 3.5% 80.0% 92.5% 391
2017 Q3 468 445 23 4.9% 80.0% 84.2% 472
2017 Q2 458 440 18 3.9% 100.0% 87.3% 491
2017 Q1 378 365 13 3.4% 100.0% 97.8% 450
2016 Q4 354 336 18 5.1% 85.7% 91.3% 389
2016 Q3 433 419 14 3.2% 100.0% 85.9% 387
2016 Q2 472 450 22 4.7% 83.3% 65.5% 494
2016 Q1 396 375 21 5.3% 100.0% 83.3% 446
2015 Q4 417 397 20 4.8% 92.3% 72.7% 407
2015 Q3 442 426 16 3.6% 60.0% 76.3% 442
2015 Q2 492 468 24 4.9% 50.0% 65.0% 482
2015 Q1 338 327 11 3.3% 100.0% 71.4% 439
2014 Q4 382 357 25 6.5% 100.0% 61.7% 413
2014 Q3 363 345 18 5.0% 69.2% 67.7% 407
2014 Q2 401 384 17 4.2% 100.0% 80.8% 386
2014 Q1 392 363 15 3.8% 100.0% 86.0% 415
2013 Q4 342 313 24 7.0% 88.9% 81.8% 423
2013 Q3 401 383 9 2.2% 100.0% 88.4% 394
2013 Q2 411 390 16 3.9% 42.9% 86.1% 450
2013 Q1 398 382 10 2.5% 55.6% 73.0% 411
2012 Q4 383 358 17 4.4% 87.5% 65.0% 381
2012 Q3 444 412 19 4.3% 28.6% 43.7% 349
2012 Q2 421 407 8 1.9% 66.7% 44.6% 418
2012 Q1 317 292 20 6.3% 66.7% 66.1% 417
2011 Q4 376 349 26 6.9% 62.5% 84.8% 423
2011 Q3 420 372 42 10.0% 76.5% 68.5% 402
2011 Q2 384 351 25 6.5% 75.0% 70.7% 407
2011 Q1 353 319 30 8.5% 88.9% 59.4% 439
2010 Q4 377 343 27 7.2% 64.3% 83.6% 419
2010 Q3 426 371 36 8.5% 70.0% 79.7% 443
2010 Q2 395 365 27 6.8% 57.1% 83.9% 428
2010 Q1 324 292 28 8.6% 50.0% 75.4% 372
2009 Q4 404 361 37 9.2% 50.0% 90.4% 381
2009 Q3 442 402 38 8.6% 86.7% 89.7% 460
2009 Q2 425 385 32 7.5% 83.3% 82.6% 443
2009 Q1 277 257 18 6.5% 50.0% 67.8% 420
2008 Q4 436 380 51 11.7% 62.5% 91.8% 366
2008 Q3 506 452 48 9.5% 92.9% 83.5% 493
2008 Q2 520 473 43 8.3% 66.7% 70.2% 516
2008 Q1 521 446 73 14.0% 75.0% 65.6% 591
2007 Q4 593 518 72 12.1% 77.3% 73.0% 563
2007 Q3 616 531 80 13.0% 35.7% 59.8% 622
2007 Q2 624 548 73 11.7% 60.9% 55.6% 648
2007 Q1 490 418 67 13.7% 100.0% 71.4% 696
2006 Q4 520 438 79 15.2% 79.2% 81.3% 606
2006 Q3 557 471 83 14.9% 83.3% 83.0% 543
2006 Q2 609 526 77 12.6% 100.0% 84.5% 644
2006 Q1 485 436 44 9.1% 76.2% 87.6% 630
2005 Q4 514 417 91 17.7% 87.5% 85.4% 522
2005 Q3 572 490 77 13.5% 82.6% 75.0% 590
2005 Q2 625 521 98 15.7% 91.3% 72.2% 613
2005 Q1 519 440 69 13.3% 72.2% 73.5% 610
2004 Q4 566 494 66 11.7% 60.9% 79.3% 639
2004 Q3 804 688 111 13.8% 73.3% 75.0% 701
2004 Q2 614 518 84 13.7% 64.3% 71.7% 727
2004 Q1 532 456 71 13.3% 50.0% 58.6% 623
2003 Q4 603 503 95 15.8% 75.0% 70.3% 589
2003 Q3 665 552 108 16.2% 66.7% 75.2% 741
2003 Q2 680 551 121 17.8% 55.6% 60.5% 689
2003 Q1 545 448 90 16.5% 50.0% 51.0% 681
2002 Q4 567 445 117 20.6% 26.7% 65.4% 619
2002 Q3 745 599 142 19.1% 28.6% 71.9% 648
2002 Q2 587 510 67 11.4% 40.0% 65.4% 725
2002 Q1 500 418 74 14.8% 55.6% 70.9% 612
2001 Q4 538 473 59 11.0% 66.7% 74.5% 588
2001 Q3 687 584 98 14.3% 81.8% 53.0% 613
2001 Q2 577 503 69 12.0% 85.7% 59.6% 765
2001 Q1 516 417 89 17.2% 50.0% 55.4% 564
2000 Q4 502 428 67 13.3% 100.0% 64.1% 561
2000 Q3 548 459 80 14.6% 85.7% 62.0% 588
2000 Q2 614 507 95 15.5% 30.8% 64.9% 549
2000 Q1 442 375 56 12.7% 58.3% 65.2% 605
1999 Q4 490 431 54 11.0% 40.0% 62.2% 468
1999 Q3 596 496 93 15.6% 41.7% 64.6% 556
1999 Q2 443 378 57 12.9% 28.6% 53.8% 555
1999 Q1 384 322 55 14.3% 62.5% 63.5% 501
1998 Q4 421 359 55 13.1% 75.0% 68.9% 404
1998 Q3 570 475 85 14.9% 57.1% 68.9% 530
1998 Q2 477 407 63 13.2% 50.0% 74.3% 540
1998 Q1 386 321 59 15.3% 33.3% 63.4% 465
1997 Q4 405 345 59 14.6% 50.0% 69.7% 418
1997 Q3 497 419 76 15.3% 55.6% 70.0% 429
1997 Q2 445 375 63 14.2% 60.0% 73.8% 523
1997 Q1 344 286 58 16.9% 14.3% 60.6% 392
1996 Q4 418 355 61 14.6% 40.0% 62.4% 371
1996 Q3 421 341 78 18.5% 40.0% 73.5% 471
1996 Q2 385 324 58 15.1% 37.5% 74.8% 437
1996 Q1 106 88 18 17.0% 0.0% 35.3% —
1995 Q4 156 138 18 11.5% 66.7% 50.0% —
1995 Q3 170 157 13 7.6% 25.0% 47.7% —
1995 Q2 208 180 28 13.5% 37.5% 66.2% —
1995 Q1 137 113 24 17.5% 50.0% 45.7% —
1994 Q4 138 114 24 17.4% 66.7% 48.3% —
1994 Q3 128 107 21 16.4% 60.0% 22.7% —
1994 Q2 155 133 22 14.2% 100.0% 39.1% —
1994 Q1 146 126 20 13.7% 60.0% 48.7% —
1993 Q4 192 171 21 10.9% 37.5% 28.3% —
1993 Q3 99 90 9 9.1% 50.0% 25.9% —
1993 Q2 223 200 23 10.3% 100.0% 55.1% —
1993 Q1 182 151 31 17.0% 0.0% 44.6% —
1992 Q4 170 140 30 17.6% 40.0% 37.3% —
1992 Q3 196 163 33 16.8% 50.0% 40.4% —
1992 Q2 165 136 29 17.6% 25.0% 26.1% —
1992 Q1 159 128 31 19.5% 0.0% 31.0% —
1991 Q4 158 130 28 17.7% 50.0% 40.5% —
1991 Q3 166 139 27 16.3% 25.0% 41.9% —
1991 Q2 170 126 44 25.9% 22.2% 21.4% —
1991 Q1 188 138 50 26.6% 62.5% 31.8% —
1990 Q4 200 141 59 29.5% 36.4% 25.5% —
1990 Q3 176 138 38 21.6% 42.9% 23.3% —
1990 Q2 192 124 68 35.4% 35.7% 23.1% —
1990 Q1 218 158 60 27.5% 47.8% 22.6% —
1989 Q4 254 184 70 27.6% 33.3% 19.4% —
1989 Q3 228 185 43 18.9% 13.3% 13.8% —
1989 Q2 224 188 36 16.1% 60.0% 19.4% —
1989 Q1 287 240 47 16.4% 45.8% 16.4% —
1988 Q4 259 239 20 7.7% 42.2% 22.6% —
1988 Q3 301 276 25 8.3% 58.3% 38.8% —
1988 Q2 258 230 28 10.9% 74.4% 26.3% —
1988 Q1 267 251 16 6.0% 79.1% 36.5% —
1987 Q4 204 179 25 12.3% 56.3% 49.0% —
1987 Q3 267 238 29 10.9% 50.0% 36.2% —
1987 Q2 255 217 38 14.9% 76.5% 50.0% —
1987 Q1 229 198 31 13.5% 64.7% 45.2% —
1986 Q4 209 184 25 12.0% 60.0% 54.4% —
1986 Q3 215 181 34 15.8% 57.1% 43.0% —
1986 Q2 192 177 15 7.8% 75.0% 61.5% —
1986 Q1 182 147 35 19.2% 75.0% 44.7% —
1985 Q4 122 101 21 17.2% 85.7% 60.0% —
1985 Q3 235 208 27 11.5% 52.4% 53.1% —
1985 Q2 185 167 18 9.7% 50.0% 35.8% —
1985 Q1 147 126 21 14.3% 70.0% 42.0% —
1984 Q4 179 160 19 10.6% 77.8% 50.0% —
1984 Q3 171 154 17 9.9% 63.6% 47.3% —
1984 Q2 176 161 15 8.5% 60.0% 47.1% —
1984 Q1 140 127 13 9.3% 66.7% 37.0% —
1983 Q4 149 135 14 9.4% 80.0% 51.2% —
1983 Q3 159 141 18 11.3% 66.7% 38.8% —
1983 Q2 194 177 17 8.8% 100.0% 61.8% —
1983 Q1 141 120 21 14.9% 75.0% 58.2% —
1982 Q4 118 106 12 10.2% 61.5% 42.1% —
1982 Q3 196 181 15 7.7% 50.0% 41.7% —
1982 Q2 172 150 22 12.8% 37.5% 51.9% —
1982 Q1 175 145 30 17.1% 77.8% 43.9% —
1981 Q4 120 107 13 10.8% 50.0% 51.4% —
1981 Q3 173 154 19 11.0% 57.1% 43.4% —
1981 Q2 194 172 22 11.3% 66.7% 45.3% —
1981 Q1 161 134 27 16.8% 78.6% 37.3% —
1980 Q4 175 161 14 8.0% 44.4% 57.1% —
1980 Q3 263 234 29 11.0% 57.1% 37.5% —
1980 Q2 168 159 9 5.4% 50.0% 56.1% —
1980 Q1 200 173 27 13.5% 42.9% 23.3% —
1979 Q4 171 150 21 12.3% 50.0% 41.4% —
1979 Q3 233 217 16 6.9% 42.9% 23.3% —
1979 Q2 147 135 12 8.2% 80.0% 38.9% —

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.

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