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Calderdale

Yorkshire and the Humber · E08000033 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
805
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.3%
higher than 81% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
92.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
17.0%
48 allowed of 282 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 29.3%

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
838
in the window
Applications decided
805
in the window
Approval rate
82.7%
666 granted, 139 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 31 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
91.0%
rank 160 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 20 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
Major2391.3%100.0%
Minor24380.2%92.7%
Other53983.5%—
of which householder34282.5%90.2%
"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
01382752024 Q3: 268 received2024 Q3: 260 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 272 received2024 Q4: 275 decided2025 Q1: 225 received2025 Q1: 205 decided2025 Q2: 273 received2025 Q2: 257 decided2025 Q3: 205 received2025 Q3: 203 decided2025 Q4: 232 received2025 Q4: 212 decided2026 Q1: 178 received2026 Q1: 184 decided2026 Q2: 223 received2026 Q2: 206 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
83%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

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 (E08000033). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 206 166 40 19.4% — 88.2% 223
2026 Q1 184 151 33 17.9% — 94.7% 178
2025 Q4 212 180 32 15.1% 100.0% 93.3% 232
2025 Q3 203 169 34 16.7% — 93.8% 205
2025 Q2 257 235 22 8.6% — 87.0% 273
2025 Q1 205 158 47 22.9% 100.0% 89.5% 225
2024 Q4 275 196 79 28.7% 100.0% 97.1% 272
2024 Q3 260 213 47 18.1% 100.0% 97.0% 268
2024 Q2 290 232 58 20.0% — 92.9% 274
2024 Q1 256 190 66 25.8% — 96.3% 239
2023 Q4 281 211 70 24.9% — 88.6% 248
2023 Q3 304 215 89 29.3% 75.0% 87.5% 297
2023 Q2 286 211 75 26.2% 0.0% 90.6% 275
2023 Q1 282 233 49 17.4% 100.0% 71.4% 223
2022 Q4 315 251 64 20.3% 33.3% 47.8% 275
2022 Q3 257 221 36 14.0% — 36.8% 313
2022 Q2 322 278 44 13.7% 33.3% 17.1% 332
2022 Q1 296 262 34 11.5% 33.3% 13.3% 278
2021 Q4 364 340 24 6.6% 0.0% 2.6% 301
2021 Q3 260 240 20 7.7% 60.0% 18.5% 295
2021 Q2 228 212 16 7.0% 100.0% 33.3% 403
2021 Q1 244 220 24 9.8% 100.0% 36.0% 359
2020 Q4 298 267 31 10.4% 57.1% 44.7% 339
2020 Q3 270 241 29 10.7% 50.0% 66.7% 344
2020 Q2 252 207 45 17.9% 100.0% 94.9% 343
2020 Q1 248 224 24 9.7% 66.7% 83.9% 299
2019 Q4 328 284 44 13.4% 66.7% 91.7% 303
2019 Q3 335 290 45 13.4% 66.7% 86.5% 374
2019 Q2 352 315 37 10.5% 100.0% 88.1% 347
2019 Q1 277 249 28 10.1% 66.7% 88.5% 338
2018 Q4 344 310 34 9.9% 80.0% 89.7% 301
2018 Q3 359 331 28 7.8% 100.0% 80.3% 364
2018 Q2 359 331 28 7.8% 100.0% 80.3% 364
2018 Q1 330 304 26 7.9% 100.0% 86.4% 360
2017 Q4 329 296 33 10.0% 100.0% 85.0% 351
2017 Q3 356 319 37 10.4% — 84.5% 361
2017 Q2 348 320 28 8.0% 100.0% 81.1% 375
2017 Q1 329 309 20 6.1% 75.0% 76.1% 368
2016 Q4 343 309 34 9.9% 100.0% 90.6% 359
2016 Q3 364 329 35 9.6% 100.0% 92.4% 371
2016 Q2 369 319 50 13.6% 100.0% 86.4% 412
2016 Q1 288 254 34 11.8% 100.0% 85.7% 393
2015 Q4 427 372 55 12.9% 83.3% 85.6% 365
2015 Q3 342 296 46 13.5% 75.0% 91.1% 420
2015 Q2 369 330 39 10.6% 100.0% 96.0% 409
2015 Q1 283 255 28 9.9% — 86.2% 370
2014 Q4 335 299 36 10.7% 100.0% 84.4% 361
2014 Q3 352 311 41 11.6% 100.0% 87.0% 365
2014 Q2 373 331 42 11.3% 100.0% 73.7% 368
2014 Q1 301 257 36 12.0% 100.0% 70.1% 393
2013 Q4 390 341 45 11.5% 100.0% 76.6% 367
2013 Q3 388 338 40 10.3% 88.9% 77.9% 421
2013 Q2 339 300 35 10.3% 44.4% 77.6% 417
2013 Q1 350 289 56 16.0% 75.0% 70.5% 356
2012 Q4 352 307 37 10.5% 77.8% 82.8% 387
2012 Q3 374 320 44 11.8% 93.8% 83.2% 361
2012 Q2 371 317 44 11.9% 83.3% 86.0% 390
2012 Q1 326 277 43 13.2% 50.0% 79.1% 393
2011 Q4 388 308 74 19.1% 54.5% 78.4% 361
2011 Q3 380 310 55 14.5% 37.5% 77.6% 407
2011 Q2 343 272 65 19.0% 58.3% 79.8% 412
2011 Q1 325 270 52 16.0% 66.7% 82.4% 345
2010 Q4 404 326 76 18.8% 46.2% 56.1% 338
2010 Q3 367 295 67 18.3% 54.5% 38.8% 405
2010 Q2 348 275 66 19.0% 75.0% 77.7% 423
2010 Q1 352 292 57 16.2% 75.0% 79.5% 436
2009 Q4 386 319 64 16.6% 72.7% 80.4% 376
2009 Q3 429 363 62 14.5% 54.5% 62.7% 377
2009 Q2 443 354 80 18.1% 0.0% 58.0% 468
2009 Q1 348 282 60 17.2% 78.6% 63.7% 430
2008 Q4 448 388 57 12.7% 38.5% 59.3% 405
2008 Q3 478 383 94 19.7% 40.0% 65.4% 528
2008 Q2 532 415 116 21.8% 75.0% 80.5% 561
2008 Q1 527 413 110 20.9% 81.3% 80.8% 589
2007 Q4 583 457 123 21.1% 72.7% 84.2% 598
2007 Q3 619 490 122 19.7% 78.9% 82.1% 654
2007 Q2 671 513 154 23.0% 61.1% 78.9% 680
2007 Q1 540 415 124 23.0% 73.1% 74.6% 685
2006 Q4 544 441 100 18.4% 62.5% 72.8% 551
2006 Q3 643 511 128 19.9% 52.6% 57.2% 548
2006 Q2 583 456 123 21.1% 51.6% 53.8% 652
2006 Q1 596 501 86 14.4% 39.3% 50.2% 695
2005 Q4 575 446 125 21.7% 53.8% 54.5% 612
2005 Q3 686 541 143 20.8% 29.6% 61.1% 646
2005 Q2 592 514 75 12.7% 29.2% 43.0% 611
2005 Q1 483 401 81 16.8% 61.1% 55.6% 676
2004 Q4 584 486 97 16.6% 65.4% 56.9% 646
2004 Q3 629 514 112 17.8% 52.4% 67.4% 630
2004 Q2 656 535 120 18.3% 53.6% 69.7% 688
2004 Q1 535 453 80 15.0% 59.1% 63.5% 698
2003 Q4 557 448 104 18.7% 60.9% 62.8% 513
2003 Q3 644 526 117 18.2% 32.0% 58.4% 594
2003 Q2 591 489 102 17.3% 40.0% 69.5% 668
2003 Q1 465 386 78 16.8% 30.8% 63.2% 560
2002 Q4 571 486 84 14.7% 47.6% 53.7% 502
2002 Q3 485 422 63 13.0% 35.3% 34.6% 493
2002 Q2 484 430 52 10.7% 27.8% 34.8% 495
2002 Q1 389 343 45 11.6% 12.5% 37.5% 517
2001 Q4 465 412 51 11.0% 12.5% 51.1% 406
2001 Q3 467 400 65 13.9% 55.6% 54.2% 456
2001 Q2 444 398 46 10.4% 33.3% 52.5% 519
2001 Q1 364 315 48 13.2% 27.3% 55.8% 474
2000 Q4 439 374 62 14.1% 41.7% 61.5% 392
2000 Q3 462 400 60 13.0% 35.7% 63.8% 459
2000 Q2 450 398 49 10.9% 33.3% 64.0% 481
2000 Q1 404 355 46 11.4% 36.8% 50.6% 476
1999 Q4 445 399 43 9.7% 45.0% 41.6% 391
1999 Q3 431 399 30 7.0% 27.3% 31.2% 467
1999 Q2 388 343 43 11.1% 50.0% 45.6% 451
1999 Q1 381 343 37 9.7% 40.0% 42.2% 449
1998 Q4 444 381 63 14.2% 81.3% 45.0% 384
1998 Q3 428 376 49 11.4% 36.4% 48.5% 486
1998 Q2 418 380 38 9.1% 58.3% 44.4% 472
1998 Q1 393 339 50 12.7% 42.1% 44.2% 452
1997 Q4 439 380 54 12.3% 62.5% 67.9% 430
1997 Q3 486 430 54 11.1% 61.1% 64.8% 509
1997 Q2 427 370 54 12.6% 42.1% 55.8% 471
1997 Q1 400 343 52 13.0% 77.8% 62.2% 441
1996 Q4 420 356 58 13.8% 50.0% 67.0% 442
1996 Q3 512 436 63 12.3% 75.0% 67.9% 474
1996 Q2 440 358 74 16.8% 61.5% 73.4% 521
1996 Q1 378 303 75 19.8% 31.3% 67.9% —
1995 Q4 460 385 75 16.3% 50.0% 60.1% —
1995 Q3 512 439 73 14.3% 70.8% 57.7% —
1995 Q2 455 391 64 14.1% 85.7% 69.8% —
1995 Q1 375 318 57 15.2% 60.0% 54.8% —
1994 Q4 431 365 66 15.3% 55.0% 74.1% —
1994 Q3 544 466 78 14.3% 62.5% 68.3% —
1994 Q2 452 396 56 12.4% 57.1% 67.1% —
1994 Q1 387 333 54 14.0% 55.6% 64.3% —
1993 Q4 448 380 68 15.2% 62.5% 69.2% —
1993 Q3 490 415 75 15.3% 50.0% 70.1% —
1993 Q2 482 416 66 13.7% 53.3% 69.6% —
1993 Q1 433 354 79 18.2% 63.6% 64.0% —
1992 Q4 518 422 96 18.5% 62.5% 58.1% —
1992 Q3 586 454 132 22.5% 76.5% 61.2% —
1992 Q2 495 397 98 19.8% 71.4% 54.9% —
1992 Q1 446 341 105 23.5% 69.2% 53.3% —
1991 Q4 491 364 127 25.9% 78.6% 73.9% —
1991 Q3 539 415 124 23.0% 69.2% 75.2% —
1991 Q2 572 401 171 29.9% 100.0% 86.8% —
1991 Q1 554 353 201 36.3% 71.4% 78.6% —
1990 Q4 755 507 248 32.8% 66.7% 53.9% —
1990 Q3 599 403 196 32.7% 46.7% 49.8% —
1990 Q2 589 411 178 30.2% 36.4% 45.6% —
1990 Q1 631 468 163 25.8% 37.5% 37.4% —
1989 Q4 679 484 195 28.7% 81.8% 29.7% —
1989 Q3 579 444 135 23.3% 71.4% 38.7% —
1989 Q2 590 469 121 20.5% 45.5% 62.8% —
1989 Q1 586 447 139 23.7% 85.7% 67.2% —
1988 Q4 553 428 125 22.6% 72.7% 56.0% —
1988 Q3 711 583 128 18.0% 75.0% 52.4% —
1988 Q2 557 453 104 18.7% 91.7% 59.6% —
1988 Q1 499 402 97 19.4% 57.9% 53.9% —
1987 Q4 503 429 74 14.7% 87.5% 52.9% —
1987 Q3 284 233 51 18.0% 82.4% 50.0% —
1987 Q2 317 261 56 17.7% 57.1% 62.1% —
1987 Q1 320 245 75 23.4% 47.4% 50.0% —
1986 Q4 265 222 43 16.2% 61.5% 37.5% —
1986 Q3 316 265 51 16.1% 64.3% 51.6% —
1986 Q2 322 261 61 18.9% 72.7% 62.4% —
1986 Q1 322 262 60 18.6% 85.7% 55.7% —
1985 Q4 265 218 47 17.7% 46.2% 57.0% —
1985 Q3 268 219 49 18.3% 60.0% 52.5% —
1985 Q2 243 193 50 20.6% 82.4% 50.8% —
1985 Q1 303 265 38 12.5% 76.5% 63.2% —
1984 Q4 225 190 35 15.6% 60.0% 62.5% —
1984 Q3 235 196 39 16.6% 90.0% 66.2% —
1984 Q2 248 213 35 14.1% 83.3% 64.9% —
1984 Q1 295 253 42 14.2% 72.7% 69.4% —
1983 Q4 236 190 46 19.5% 57.1% 78.2% —
1983 Q3 230 192 38 16.5% 88.9% 71.1% —
1983 Q2 310 263 47 15.2% 55.6% 65.0% —
1983 Q1 266 231 35 13.2% 42.9% 48.8% —
1982 Q4 192 169 23 12.0% 80.0% 70.1% —
1982 Q3 189 164 25 13.2% 40.0% 55.6% —
1982 Q2 282 240 42 14.9% 60.0% 45.5% —
1982 Q1 182 153 29 15.9% 66.7% 69.4% —
1981 Q4 156 123 33 21.2% 70.0% 59.2% —
1981 Q3 225 192 33 14.7% 50.0% 59.1% —
1981 Q2 295 255 40 13.6% 83.3% 67.5% —
1981 Q1 221 188 33 14.9% 85.7% 65.1% —
1980 Q4 214 168 46 21.5% 75.0% 48.8% —
1980 Q3 263 202 61 23.2% 94.7% 71.7% —
1980 Q2 330 271 59 17.9% 84.6% 83.9% —
1980 Q1 225 191 34 15.1% 71.4% 78.9% —
1979 Q4 221 193 28 12.7% 60.0% 73.3% —
1979 Q3 271 236 35 12.9% 77.8% 70.7% —
1979 Q2 262 224 38 14.5% 71.4% 76.1% —

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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