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Bradford

Yorkshire and the Humber · E08000032 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
2,354
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
13.3%
higher than 61% of authorities
Majors in time
72.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
72.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.4%
135 allowed of 531 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 21.5%

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
2,483
in the window
Applications decided
2,354
in the window
Approval rate
86.7%
2,041 granted, 313 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 20 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
84.5%
rank 238 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 32 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
Major3488.2%72.7%
Minor61982.4%72.5%
Other1,70188.2%—
of which householder1,31189.9%90.5%
"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
03456902024 Q3: 638 received2024 Q3: 690 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 549 received2024 Q4: 552 decided2025 Q1: 690 received2025 Q1: 539 decided2025 Q2: 602 received2025 Q2: 574 decided2025 Q3: 595 received2025 Q3: 604 decided2025 Q4: 582 received2025 Q4: 613 decided2026 Q1: 630 received2026 Q1: 531 decided2026 Q2: 676 received2026 Q2: 606 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
56%
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 (E08000032). 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 606 530 76 12.5% 66.7% 63.0% 676
2026 Q1 531 460 71 13.4% 100.0% 65.6% 630
2025 Q4 613 520 93 15.2% 66.7% 77.0% 582
2025 Q3 604 531 73 12.1% 75.0% 84.4% 595
2025 Q2 574 488 86 15.0% 100.0% 75.9% 602
2025 Q1 539 446 93 17.3% 100.0% 76.2% 690
2024 Q4 552 480 72 13.0% — 79.0% 549
2024 Q3 690 568 122 17.7% 100.0% 90.4% 638
2024 Q2 687 565 122 17.8% 66.7% 89.7% 706
2024 Q1 542 442 100 18.5% 83.3% 87.3% 702
2023 Q4 610 493 117 19.2% 100.0% 87.2% 611
2023 Q3 724 568 156 21.5% 100.0% 83.8% 700
2023 Q2 677 567 110 16.2% 75.0% 83.3% 720
2023 Q1 587 494 93 15.8% 50.0% 83.3% 678
2022 Q4 727 595 132 18.2% 33.3% 88.4% 694
2022 Q3 859 691 168 19.6% 100.0% 94.2% 818
2022 Q2 844 684 160 19.0% 100.0% 89.4% 876
2022 Q1 822 653 169 20.6% 85.7% 84.1% 918
2021 Q4 864 702 162 18.8% 66.7% 86.4% 851
2021 Q3 1,028 840 188 18.3% 100.0% 82.9% 933
2021 Q2 1,120 936 184 16.4% 100.0% 84.7% 1,103
2021 Q1 832 684 148 17.8% 60.0% 84.5% 1,110
2020 Q4 877 714 163 18.6% 50.0% 90.7% 889
2020 Q3 836 683 153 18.3% 75.0% 86.5% 951
2020 Q2 661 563 98 14.8% 100.0% 75.4% 699
2020 Q1 626 515 111 17.7% 75.0% 89.0% 732
2019 Q4 747 627 120 16.1% 50.0% 84.9% 749
2019 Q3 857 724 133 15.5% 71.4% 75.9% 833
2019 Q2 903 734 169 18.7% 50.0% 80.9% 839
2019 Q1 672 540 132 19.6% 71.4% 76.6% 891
2018 Q4 759 606 153 20.2% 60.0% 87.4% 783
2018 Q3 862 690 172 20.0% 85.7% 85.7% 787
2018 Q2 803 641 162 20.2% 92.9% 90.8% 839
2018 Q1 739 604 135 18.3% 100.0% 90.8% 863
2017 Q4 816 671 145 17.8% 93.3% 93.0% 759
2017 Q3 810 651 159 19.6% 80.0% 91.7% 845
2017 Q2 858 718 140 16.3% 87.5% 94.8% 858
2017 Q1 762 598 164 21.5% 75.0% 92.2% 886
2016 Q4 775 641 134 17.3% 100.0% 88.5% 818
2016 Q3 894 770 124 13.9% 100.0% 83.6% 846
2016 Q2 968 820 148 15.3% 88.9% 91.6% 972
2016 Q1 670 570 100 14.9% 83.3% 89.3% 910
2015 Q4 788 633 155 19.7% 100.0% 91.6% 748
2015 Q3 837 694 143 17.1% 84.6% 93.1% 818
2015 Q2 815 651 164 20.1% 83.3% 89.3% 907
2015 Q1 759 623 136 17.9% 83.3% 86.5% 834
2014 Q4 784 641 143 18.2% 100.0% 90.0% 752
2014 Q3 838 674 164 19.6% 82.6% 89.1% 811
2014 Q2 764 623 141 18.5% 83.3% 90.6% 789
2014 Q1 751 588 120 16.0% 78.6% 74.4% 904
2013 Q4 815 645 123 15.1% 80.0% 86.5% 835
2013 Q3 842 669 139 16.5% 66.7% 88.1% 876
2013 Q2 924 754 123 13.3% 50.0% 86.8% 905
2013 Q1 755 573 141 18.7% 64.7% 80.4% 872
2012 Q4 855 637 179 20.9% 73.3% 84.8% 855
2012 Q3 869 653 166 19.1% 65.0% 86.3% 859
2012 Q2 916 698 174 19.0% 51.7% 83.5% 927
2012 Q1 790 605 145 18.4% 75.9% 84.1% 974
2011 Q4 886 678 179 20.2% 78.6% 83.6% 832
2011 Q3 1,059 756 226 21.3% 56.5% 83.9% 1,063
2011 Q2 925 659 203 21.9% 62.1% 85.4% 1,015
2011 Q1 949 663 241 25.4% 70.0% 79.3% 1,009
2010 Q4 1,006 750 212 21.1% 67.4% 63.2% 936
2010 Q3 1,038 729 251 24.2% 70.0% 81.3% 1,111
2010 Q2 930 679 207 22.3% 75.0% 79.1% 1,053
2010 Q1 826 552 233 28.2% 77.3% 88.7% 1,025
2009 Q4 952 708 212 22.3% 78.3% 87.6% 932
2009 Q3 1,059 734 271 25.6% 73.5% 83.3% 1,073
2009 Q2 967 702 218 22.5% 65.8% 85.2% 1,042
2009 Q1 887 644 225 25.4% 75.0% 78.4% 981
2008 Q4 1,001 753 241 24.1% 60.0% 72.9% 922
2008 Q3 1,397 1,083 303 21.7% 67.5% 65.8% 1,194
2008 Q2 1,115 861 251 22.5% 66.0% 69.0% 1,227
2008 Q1 1,133 819 310 27.4% 61.5% 68.8% 1,304
2007 Q4 1,261 952 301 23.9% 61.2% 57.5% 1,188
2007 Q3 1,204 888 309 25.7% 58.3% 68.3% 1,413
2007 Q2 1,378 1,056 314 22.8% 67.4% 74.5% 1,411
2007 Q1 1,248 919 313 25.1% 69.6% 67.8% 1,365
2006 Q4 1,220 927 286 23.4% 71.7% 68.8% 1,240
2006 Q3 1,238 895 331 26.7% 64.0% 68.8% 1,378
2006 Q2 1,292 1,001 277 21.4% 40.0% 75.9% 1,409
2006 Q1 1,215 925 271 22.3% 68.5% 72.6% 1,324
2005 Q4 1,249 988 253 20.3% 57.1% 68.5% 1,229
2005 Q3 1,270 1,013 251 19.8% 64.7% 68.4% 1,337
2005 Q2 1,312 1,052 254 19.4% 50.0% 64.3% 1,334
2005 Q1 1,102 868 227 20.6% 52.2% 52.3% 1,329
2004 Q4 1,259 1,063 188 14.9% 32.0% 52.3% 1,189
2004 Q3 1,304 1,055 239 18.3% 39.5% 62.6% 1,263
2004 Q2 1,204 1,039 163 13.5% 48.8% 62.3% 1,421
2004 Q1 1,106 916 188 17.0% 32.4% 62.6% 1,252
2003 Q4 1,118 930 174 15.6% 16.7% 51.9% 1,153
2003 Q3 1,264 1,050 200 15.8% 51.5% 49.6% 1,202
2003 Q2 1,008 854 144 14.3% 55.6% 56.4% 1,131
2003 Q1 951 775 160 16.8% 46.9% 60.0% 1,165
2002 Q4 1,076 888 173 16.1% 33.3% 51.6% 966
2002 Q3 1,139 1,001 117 10.3% 57.1% 43.8% 1,087
2002 Q2 915 803 93 10.2% 58.3% 50.5% 1,045
2002 Q1 765 655 95 12.4% 32.7% 48.3% 969
2001 Q4 858 722 120 14.0% 34.0% 63.6% 824
2001 Q3 1,049 898 134 12.8% 38.5% 75.4% 1,008
2001 Q2 873 752 103 11.8% 35.0% 66.2% 1,009
2001 Q1 765 640 108 14.1% 45.0% 59.3% 899
2000 Q4 841 715 99 11.8% 39.6% 64.5% 731
2000 Q3 871 729 103 11.8% 50.0% 65.3% 897
2000 Q2 942 833 84 8.9% 56.4% 68.9% 974
2000 Q1 746 649 76 10.2% 71.7% 67.9% 907
1999 Q4 775 678 87 11.2% 36.6% 60.3% 767
1999 Q3 984 896 80 8.1% 48.9% 69.2% 922
1999 Q2 701 611 83 11.8% 54.5% 59.5% 974
1999 Q1 636 525 102 16.0% 31.0% 60.5% 775
1998 Q4 770 640 119 15.5% 55.6% 50.9% 626
1998 Q3 840 700 132 15.7% 42.5% 64.1% 835
1998 Q2 778 673 97 12.5% 55.8% 51.6% 838
1998 Q1 668 571 86 12.9% 47.1% 63.5% 825
1997 Q4 744 643 88 11.8% 46.7% 62.2% 682
1997 Q3 1,007 867 125 12.4% 35.5% 71.1% 868
1997 Q2 801 716 78 9.7% 55.6% 58.5% 1,056
1997 Q1 716 612 99 13.8% 43.2% 61.3% 798
1996 Q4 877 781 91 10.4% 50.0% 70.1% 794
1996 Q3 842 729 104 12.4% 63.2% 60.6% 946
1996 Q2 789 678 106 13.4% 69.6% 61.4% 890
1996 Q1 842 719 123 14.6% 54.8% 64.8% —
1995 Q4 788 679 109 13.8% 42.1% 55.9% —
1995 Q3 818 714 104 12.7% 36.4% 54.9% —
1995 Q2 845 744 101 12.0% 62.1% 59.9% —
1995 Q1 833 735 98 11.8% 44.7% 61.4% —
1994 Q4 964 830 134 13.9% 42.2% 60.0% —
1994 Q3 855 724 131 15.3% 42.2% 52.6% —
1994 Q2 893 777 116 13.0% 61.5% 57.7% —
1994 Q1 939 785 154 16.4% 30.8% 29.2% —
1993 Q4 865 751 114 13.2% 39.0% 27.0% —
1993 Q3 872 756 116 13.3% 40.0% 36.2% —
1993 Q2 875 715 160 18.3% 50.0% 26.1% —
1993 Q1 928 743 185 19.9% 16.3% 19.1% —
1992 Q4 815 672 143 17.5% 18.5% 31.4% —
1992 Q3 1,050 897 153 14.6% 17.2% 19.9% —
1992 Q2 902 780 122 13.5% 18.2% 19.8% —
1992 Q1 1,186 961 225 19.0% 25.5% 21.0% —
1991 Q4 1,034 823 211 20.4% 23.9% 21.8% —
1991 Q3 1,100 890 210 19.1% 30.3% 18.7% —
1991 Q2 972 818 154 15.8% 31.7% 15.7% —
1991 Q1 1,110 864 246 22.2% 25.0% 7.1% —
1990 Q4 828 717 111 13.4% 34.9% 7.6% —
1990 Q3 852 700 152 17.8% 44.1% 5.7% —
1990 Q2 815 686 129 15.8% 54.3% 25.3% —
1990 Q1 1,182 979 203 17.2% 52.6% 36.2% —
1989 Q4 1,149 1,003 146 12.7% 71.6% 32.3% —
1989 Q3 986 870 116 11.8% 60.7% 24.5% —
1989 Q2 1,160 1,021 139 12.0% 67.9% 32.5% —
1989 Q1 1,119 974 145 13.0% 87.7% 45.5% —
1988 Q4 936 806 130 13.9% 79.6% 53.7% —
1988 Q3 1,228 1,086 142 11.6% 71.0% 46.2% —
1988 Q2 756 695 61 8.1% 47.5% 40.7% —
1988 Q1 928 802 126 13.6% 80.4% 53.0% —
1987 Q4 914 810 104 11.4% 76.3% 62.7% —
1987 Q3 419 352 67 16.0% 47.1% 45.3% —
1987 Q2 530 455 75 14.2% 64.3% 68.4% —
1987 Q1 513 434 79 15.4% 52.6% 52.1% —
1986 Q4 442 377 65 14.7% 50.0% 51.4% —
1986 Q3 478 411 67 14.0% 73.3% 70.4% —
1986 Q2 465 388 77 16.6% 58.8% 61.6% —
1986 Q1 366 318 48 13.1% 52.6% 56.3% —
1985 Q4 342 296 46 13.5% 45.5% 54.5% —
1985 Q3 376 329 47 12.5% 50.0% 59.0% —
1985 Q2 395 334 61 15.4% 46.7% 53.5% —
1985 Q1 318 261 57 17.9% 81.8% 64.7% —
1984 Q4 328 275 53 16.2% 61.5% 62.5% —
1984 Q3 426 353 73 17.1% 57.1% 60.7% —
1984 Q2 457 381 76 16.6% 61.1% 49.3% —
1984 Q1 305 265 40 13.1% 57.1% 59.7% —
1983 Q4 399 342 57 14.3% 53.8% 52.0% —
1983 Q3 395 347 48 12.2% 73.3% 42.2% —
1983 Q2 369 318 51 13.8% 75.0% 51.2% —
1983 Q1 321 271 50 15.6% 63.6% 42.9% —
1982 Q4 283 240 43 15.2% 80.0% 55.1% —
1982 Q3 371 324 47 12.7% 50.0% 52.2% —
1982 Q2 319 284 35 11.0% 80.0% 43.3% —
1982 Q1 269 240 29 10.8% 75.0% 62.7% —
1981 Q4 320 278 42 13.1% 83.3% 63.2% —
1981 Q3 330 287 43 13.0% 50.0% 45.7% —
1981 Q2 552 482 70 12.7% 66.7% 40.5% —
1981 Q1 364 318 46 12.6% 70.0% 61.1% —
1980 Q4 401 344 57 14.2% 66.7% 56.0% —
1980 Q3 511 412 99 19.4% 63.6% 28.0% —
1980 Q2 503 447 56 11.1% 64.3% 37.3% —
1980 Q1 521 443 78 15.0% 70.0% 28.2% —
1979 Q4 477 410 67 14.0% 77.8% 43.7% —
1979 Q3 487 411 76 15.6% 100.0% 51.7% —
1979 Q2 535 471 64 12.0% 85.7% 43.7% —

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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