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Kirklees

Yorkshire and the Humber · E08000034 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,766
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
9.7%
higher than 36% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
79.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
92.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
26.8%
121 allowed of 452 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.3%

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
1,959
in the window
Applications decided
1,766
in the window
Approval rate
90.3%
1,595 granted, 171 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 12 of 36 metropolitan districts (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 13.2%
Decided within time
89.0%
rank 190 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 27 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
Major6794.0%100.0%
Minor51886.1%79.4%
Other1,18192.0%—
of which householder91493.2%92.5%
"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
02645282024 Q3: 516 received2024 Q3: 528 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 431 received2024 Q4: 458 decided2025 Q1: 524 received2025 Q1: 416 decided2025 Q2: 490 received2025 Q2: 441 decided2025 Q3: 488 received2025 Q3: 423 decided2025 Q4: 461 received2025 Q4: 439 decided2026 Q1: 519 received2026 Q1: 476 decided2026 Q2: 491 received2026 Q2: 428 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
65%
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 (E08000034). 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 428 380 48 11.2% 100.0% 85.7% 491
2026 Q1 476 424 52 10.9% 100.0% 77.1% 519
2025 Q4 439 402 37 8.4% 100.0% 72.4% 461
2025 Q3 423 389 34 8.0% — 81.1% 488
2025 Q2 441 413 28 6.3% 100.0% 82.6% 490
2025 Q1 416 370 46 11.1% 0.0% 88.2% 524
2024 Q4 458 407 51 11.1% 100.0% 87.8% 431
2024 Q3 528 463 65 12.3% 100.0% 80.5% 516
2024 Q2 510 420 90 17.6% 100.0% 81.8% 551
2024 Q1 512 431 81 15.8% — 87.9% 534
2023 Q4 512 441 71 13.9% — 76.5% 535
2023 Q3 477 400 77 16.1% 100.0% 75.0% 511
2023 Q2 492 416 76 15.4% 100.0% 74.2% 579
2023 Q1 569 459 110 19.3% 100.0% 65.4% 588
2022 Q4 560 456 104 18.6% 0.0% 56.3% 530
2022 Q3 558 463 95 17.0% 100.0% 56.3% 597
2022 Q2 553 481 72 13.0% 50.0% 58.3% 628
2022 Q1 536 473 63 11.8% — 52.6% 668
2021 Q4 571 480 91 15.9% 100.0% 60.7% 591
2021 Q3 707 605 102 14.4% — 79.4% 693
2021 Q2 823 737 86 10.4% 50.0% 80.4% 898
2021 Q1 736 658 78 10.6% — 80.0% 869
2020 Q4 756 717 39 5.2% 100.0% 82.8% 714
2020 Q3 539 507 32 5.9% 100.0% 81.8% 727
2020 Q2 394 358 36 9.1% — 84.6% 607
2020 Q1 559 497 62 11.1% 100.0% 84.0% 694
2019 Q4 567 500 67 11.8% 100.0% 94.1% 648
2019 Q3 653 589 64 9.8% 66.7% 92.3% 631
2019 Q2 632 571 61 9.7% 75.0% 91.1% 717
2019 Q1 579 534 45 7.8% 100.0% 83.7% 691
2018 Q4 598 550 48 8.0% 50.0% 90.6% 687
2018 Q3 597 529 68 11.4% 100.0% 86.8% 638
2018 Q2 657 604 53 8.1% 100.0% 89.7% 668
2018 Q1 641 567 74 11.5% 100.0% 92.0% 683
2017 Q4 649 589 60 9.2% 100.0% 81.8% 686
2017 Q3 587 545 42 7.2% 87.5% 83.1% 678
2017 Q2 655 611 44 6.7% 85.7% 88.1% 685
2017 Q1 710 666 44 6.2% 62.5% 85.5% 714
2016 Q4 608 562 46 7.6% 83.3% 75.0% 598
2016 Q3 608 551 57 9.4% 100.0% 90.6% 676
2016 Q2 653 601 52 8.0% 75.0% 82.2% 851
2016 Q1 564 518 46 8.2% 85.7% 89.0% 801
2015 Q4 610 562 48 7.9% 100.0% 73.2% 694
2015 Q3 662 614 48 7.3% 60.0% 66.1% 716
2015 Q2 588 539 49 8.3% 30.0% 78.6% 815
2015 Q1 481 430 51 10.6% 62.5% 86.8% 732
2014 Q4 562 507 55 9.8% 70.0% 82.0% 690
2014 Q3 619 567 52 8.4% 90.0% 82.8% 718
2014 Q2 653 599 54 8.3% 83.3% 72.8% 806
2014 Q1 532 457 50 9.4% 93.3% 65.2% 750
2013 Q4 614 528 57 9.3% 73.3% 63.5% 662
2013 Q3 668 584 68 10.2% 64.7% 74.2% 720
2013 Q2 715 582 95 13.3% 66.7% 76.0% 773
2013 Q1 677 580 66 9.7% 58.3% 72.8% 815
2012 Q4 716 610 68 9.5% 37.5% 53.2% 719
2012 Q3 705 604 77 10.9% 30.0% 48.9% 741
2012 Q2 664 579 63 9.5% 52.4% 56.2% 827
2012 Q1 581 466 94 16.2% 36.8% 59.2% 747
2011 Q4 740 631 97 13.1% 50.0% 50.6% 765
2011 Q3 715 604 102 14.3% 42.1% 49.5% 767
2011 Q2 643 541 96 14.9% 28.6% 55.9% 772
2011 Q1 585 481 92 15.7% 66.7% 72.0% 814
2010 Q4 731 601 126 17.2% 47.1% 67.6% 630
2010 Q3 735 590 138 18.8% 75.9% 67.9% 859
2010 Q2 636 538 93 14.6% 61.5% 71.3% 932
2010 Q1 609 509 99 16.3% 84.6% 73.4% 826
2009 Q4 676 548 122 18.0% 64.7% 77.6% 773
2009 Q3 827 653 169 20.4% 78.6% 73.2% 966
2009 Q2 691 568 118 17.1% 66.7% 82.7% 922
2009 Q1 679 562 115 16.9% 71.4% 74.3% 849
2008 Q4 889 719 167 18.8% 20.0% 59.9% 892
2008 Q3 844 676 168 19.9% 63.2% 63.7% 742
2008 Q2 1,072 853 214 20.0% 43.3% 73.4% 1,190
2008 Q1 1,116 907 200 17.9% 72.7% 76.6% 1,292
2007 Q4 1,108 913 185 16.7% 36.0% 79.6% 1,324
2007 Q3 1,244 1,002 240 19.3% 68.0% 77.9% 1,393
2007 Q2 1,261 1,019 236 18.7% 58.1% 76.2% 1,365
2007 Q1 1,057 831 222 21.0% 56.5% 71.3% 1,415
2006 Q4 1,161 938 219 18.9% 59.5% 61.6% 1,277
2006 Q3 1,231 989 234 19.0% 71.8% 72.1% 1,407
2006 Q2 1,215 967 242 19.9% 62.5% 68.3% 1,414
2006 Q1 1,038 826 206 19.8% 77.8% 69.1% 1,380
2005 Q4 1,091 817 267 24.5% 78.6% 72.1% 1,230
2005 Q3 1,300 1,014 277 21.3% 71.8% 70.7% 1,236
2005 Q2 1,326 995 315 23.8% 61.3% 74.4% 1,469
2005 Q1 1,095 818 272 24.8% 55.6% 51.3% 1,261
2004 Q4 1,394 1,103 285 20.4% 42.6% 54.9% 1,377
2004 Q3 1,416 1,104 306 21.6% 26.3% 56.7% 1,498
2004 Q2 1,410 1,144 261 18.5% 28.6% 48.6% 1,376
2004 Q1 1,090 876 208 19.1% 33.3% 56.1% 1,384
2003 Q4 1,213 979 230 19.0% 48.0% 61.1% 1,201
2003 Q3 1,442 1,206 231 16.0% 36.1% 56.5% 1,383
2003 Q2 1,180 971 207 17.5% 36.1% 44.1% 1,329
2003 Q1 913 739 170 18.6% 36.7% 57.3% 1,205
2002 Q4 1,176 1,004 170 14.5% 54.8% 53.5% 1,049
2002 Q3 1,103 944 156 14.1% 35.7% 26.7% 1,093
2002 Q2 1,035 880 151 14.6% 42.9% 18.1% 1,066
2002 Q1 781 663 115 14.7% 29.0% 41.0% 1,068
2001 Q4 916 774 139 15.2% 35.7% 45.0% 838
2001 Q3 920 763 153 16.6% 42.1% 48.3% 1,018
2001 Q2 887 751 133 15.0% 38.7% 40.1% 915
2001 Q1 719 604 114 15.9% 36.8% 45.6% 877
2000 Q4 758 628 129 17.0% 48.4% 54.7% 776
2000 Q3 883 755 124 14.0% 42.9% 51.9% 853
2000 Q2 917 793 124 13.5% 61.9% 62.5% 882
2000 Q1 704 602 100 14.2% 62.5% 65.1% 979
1999 Q4 798 650 147 18.4% 68.0% 55.7% 731
1999 Q3 870 749 120 13.8% 60.7% 62.6% 868
1999 Q2 838 743 93 11.1% 45.0% 49.8% 859
1999 Q1 745 639 104 14.0% 34.6% 61.9% 893
1998 Q4 858 707 150 17.5% 50.0% 59.7% 754
1998 Q3 868 737 130 15.0% 35.3% 56.4% 893
1998 Q2 1,061 907 151 14.2% 33.3% 53.4% 859
1998 Q1 678 562 112 16.5% 19.0% 52.5% 810
1997 Q4 857 752 102 11.9% 60.0% 50.5% 720
1997 Q3 959 870 86 9.0% 41.2% 60.8% 942
1997 Q2 830 723 101 12.2% 75.0% 56.7% 1,046
1997 Q1 789 686 97 12.3% 60.0% 50.2% 732
1996 Q4 823 697 120 14.6% 52.0% 67.1% 846
1996 Q3 998 853 142 14.2% 44.1% 62.0% 991
1996 Q2 878 726 149 17.0% 37.0% 60.9% 912
1996 Q1 105 95 10 9.5% 0.0% 38.5% —
1995 Q4 115 107 8 7.0% 44.4% 50.0% —
1995 Q3 174 152 22 12.6% 50.0% 51.1% —
1995 Q2 151 132 19 12.6% 40.0% 52.5% —
1995 Q1 110 90 20 18.2% 57.1% 58.3% —
1994 Q4 155 139 16 10.3% 0.0% 56.8% —
1994 Q3 157 127 30 19.1% 14.3% 53.2% —
1994 Q2 133 111 22 16.5% 20.0% 50.0% —
1994 Q1 140 123 17 12.1% 84.6% 51.3% —
1993 Q4 146 123 23 15.8% 57.1% 51.1% —
1993 Q3 147 129 18 12.2% 57.1% 52.5% —
1993 Q2 166 131 35 21.1% 50.0% 44.4% —
1993 Q1 129 115 14 10.9% 75.0% 45.2% —
1992 Q4 157 140 17 10.8% 75.0% 44.7% —
1992 Q3 124 99 25 20.2% 85.7% 35.7% —
1992 Q2 156 130 26 16.7% 75.0% 52.9% —
1992 Q1 129 108 21 16.3% 50.0% 70.4% —
1991 Q4 154 121 33 21.4% 58.3% 50.0% —
1991 Q3 176 133 43 24.4% 71.4% 41.3% —
1991 Q2 158 126 32 20.3% 50.0% 47.5% —
1991 Q1 141 122 19 13.5% 41.7% 54.3% —
1990 Q4 176 144 32 18.2% 71.4% 62.5% —
1990 Q3 187 139 48 25.7% 50.0% 53.1% —
1990 Q2 183 141 42 23.0% 60.0% 50.0% —
1990 Q1 213 186 27 12.7% 50.0% 29.5% —
1989 Q4 219 158 61 27.9% 46.2% 29.8% —
1989 Q3 213 168 45 21.1% 18.2% 6.7% —
1989 Q2 199 155 44 22.1% 20.0% 6.0% —
1989 Q1 190 135 55 28.9% 25.0% 22.6% —
1988 Q4 214 167 47 22.0% 55.6% 28.3% —
1988 Q3 259 202 57 22.0% 53.3% 44.2% —
1988 Q2 245 194 51 20.8% 65.2% 51.6% —
1988 Q1 196 160 36 18.4% 47.1% 57.9% —
1987 Q4 169 134 35 20.7% 52.9% 47.4% —
1987 Q3 188 157 31 16.5% 63.2% 52.6% —
1987 Q2 220 182 38 17.3% 78.6% 57.9% —
1987 Q1 208 176 32 15.4% 75.0% 61.7% —
1986 Q4 198 149 49 24.7% 50.0% 34.4% —
1986 Q3 219 185 34 15.5% 100.0% 64.8% —
1986 Q2 184 151 33 17.9% 52.6% 54.0% —
1986 Q1 151 129 22 14.6% 66.7% 60.5% —
1985 Q4 167 145 22 13.2% 71.4% 72.0% —
1985 Q3 194 162 32 16.5% 61.5% 73.3% —
1985 Q2 169 147 22 13.0% 70.0% 74.4% —
1985 Q1 129 114 15 11.6% 75.0% 76.5% —
1984 Q4 188 153 35 18.6% 62.5% 69.5% —
1984 Q3 185 150 35 18.9% 81.8% 73.7% —
1984 Q2 206 181 25 12.1% 81.8% 66.0% —
1984 Q1 185 148 37 20.0% 53.8% 61.2% —
1983 Q4 163 134 29 17.8% 78.6% 49.0% —
1983 Q3 204 167 37 18.1% 70.0% 41.2% —
1983 Q2 169 151 18 10.7% 46.2% 38.1% —
1983 Q1 153 130 23 15.0% 60.0% 38.5% —
1982 Q4 154 133 21 13.6% 75.0% 44.0% —
1982 Q3 152 134 18 11.8% 81.8% 28.1% —
1982 Q2 201 173 28 13.9% 85.7% 53.3% —
1982 Q1 138 119 19 13.8% 71.4% 67.6% —
1981 Q4 180 150 30 16.7% 76.9% 64.4% —
1981 Q3 158 138 20 12.7% 50.0% 68.3% —
1981 Q2 241 206 35 14.5% 80.0% 56.3% —
1981 Q1 217 185 32 14.7% 77.3% 42.5% —
1980 Q4 165 137 28 17.0% 42.1% 61.5% —
1980 Q3 261 230 31 11.9% 81.5% 49.1% —
1980 Q2 269 229 40 14.9% 43.8% 41.5% —
1980 Q1 225 200 25 11.1% 65.2% 33.3% —
1979 Q4 232 204 28 12.1% 66.7% 51.2% —
1979 Q3 295 256 39 13.2% 69.2% 43.5% —
1979 Q2 213 185 28 13.1% 72.7% 32.8% —

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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