Leeds
Yorkshire and the Humber · E08000035 · 150 quarters held (1988 Q4 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
3,681
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
16.7%
higher than 79% of authorities
Majors in time
77.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
89.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.2%
309 allowed of 1,096 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 19.8%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 837 | 681 | 156 | 18.6% | 71.4% | 91.1% | 869 |
| 2025 Q4 | 950 | 776 | 174 | 18.3% | 83.3% | 89.7% | 866 |
| 2025 Q3 | 877 | 730 | 147 | 16.8% | 80.0% | 88.3% | 930 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,017 | 881 | 136 | 13.4% | 75.0% | 86.6% | 943 |
| 2025 Q1 | 805 | 656 | 149 | 18.5% | 100.0% | 83.6% | 1,023 |
| 2024 Q4 | 855 | 697 | 158 | 18.5% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 904 |
| 2024 Q3 | 958 | 797 | 161 | 16.8% | 100.0% | 89.3% | 895 |
| 2024 Q2 | 898 | 744 | 154 | 17.1% | 75.0% | 89.7% | 980 |
| 2024 Q1 | 873 | 700 | 173 | 19.8% | 88.9% | 80.0% | 899 |
| 2023 Q4 | 868 | 719 | 149 | 17.2% | 100.0% | 89.2% | 882 |
| 2023 Q3 | 992 | 837 | 155 | 15.6% | 66.7% | 83.3% | 941 |
| 2023 Q2 | 962 | 795 | 167 | 17.4% | 100.0% | 88.7% | 1,048 |
| 2023 Q1 | 961 | 806 | 155 | 16.1% | 100.0% | 85.9% | 1,030 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,114 | 946 | 168 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 74.1% | 988 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,168 | 972 | 196 | 16.8% | 100.0% | 85.5% | 1,156 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,257 | 1,067 | 190 | 15.1% | 71.4% | 81.3% | 1,206 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,227 | 1,070 | 157 | 12.8% | 88.9% | 60.3% | 1,279 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,294 | 1,113 | 181 | 14.0% | 66.7% | 56.6% | 1,285 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,298 | 1,117 | 181 | 13.9% | 80.0% | 33.8% | 1,284 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,274 | 1,125 | 149 | 11.7% | 72.7% | 61.4% | 1,593 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,146 | 1,010 | 136 | 11.9% | 80.0% | 65.8% | 1,544 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,216 | 1,058 | 158 | 13.0% | 87.5% | 81.3% | 1,347 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,105 | 984 | 121 | 11.0% | 100.0% | 72.8% | 1,262 |
| 2020 Q2 | 764 | 682 | 82 | 10.7% | 33.3% | 58.1% | 909 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,010 | 892 | 118 | 11.7% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 1,170 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,012 | 901 | 111 | 11.0% | 100.0% | 85.6% | 1,086 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,095 | 994 | 101 | 9.2% | 75.0% | 80.5% | 1,112 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,096 | 998 | 98 | 8.9% | 82.4% | 84.1% | 1,228 |
| 2019 Q1 | 991 | 919 | 72 | 7.3% | 80.0% | 85.7% | 1,176 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,088 | 992 | 96 | 8.8% | 62.5% | 79.1% | 1,093 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,113 | 1,032 | 81 | 7.3% | 81.3% | 78.4% | 1,159 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,212 | 1,098 | 114 | 9.4% | 86.7% | 82.3% | 1,225 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,054 | 957 | 97 | 9.2% | 91.7% | 89.1% | 1,319 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,155 | 1,022 | 133 | 11.5% | 84.2% | 81.6% | 1,164 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,279 | 1,138 | 141 | 11.0% | 90.9% | 87.4% | 1,285 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,133 | 999 | 134 | 11.8% | 86.7% | 83.2% | 1,268 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,062 | 961 | 101 | 9.5% | 83.3% | 83.9% | 1,260 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,096 | 1,006 | 90 | 8.2% | 100.0% | 92.2% | 1,164 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,207 | 1,080 | 127 | 10.5% | 88.2% | 92.0% | 1,239 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,167 | 1,024 | 143 | 12.3% | 80.0% | 83.9% | 1,282 |
| 2016 Q1 | 900 | 792 | 108 | 12.0% | 92.3% | 91.4% | 1,199 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,102 | 959 | 143 | 13.0% | 92.9% | 87.0% | 1,019 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,218 | 1,057 | 161 | 13.2% | 95.7% | 89.1% | 1,193 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,165 | 1,029 | 136 | 11.7% | 95.8% | 90.4% | 1,281 |
| 2015 Q1 | 941 | 831 | 110 | 11.7% | 90.5% | 85.3% | 1,139 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,010 | 842 | 168 | 16.6% | 91.7% | 88.4% | 1,013 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,139 | 985 | 154 | 13.5% | 94.1% | 87.9% | 1,138 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,029 | 889 | 140 | 13.6% | 85.0% | 79.2% | 1,221 |
| 2014 Q1 | 909 | 766 | 120 | 13.2% | 81.3% | 67.0% | 1,108 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,022 | 841 | 161 | 15.8% | 69.7% | 64.4% | 1,011 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,043 | 871 | 146 | 14.0% | 69.0% | 74.4% | 1,161 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,004 | 857 | 128 | 12.7% | 77.8% | 75.5% | 1,215 |
| 2013 Q1 | 874 | 739 | 122 | 14.0% | 75.7% | 76.9% | 1,138 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,012 | 851 | 147 | 14.5% | 64.1% | 71.6% | 971 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,016 | 845 | 154 | 15.2% | 55.3% | 78.7% | 1,030 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,076 | 904 | 158 | 14.7% | 54.2% | 83.1% | 1,138 |
| 2012 Q1 | 935 | 778 | 141 | 15.1% | 55.6% | 80.0% | 1,171 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,044 | 896 | 126 | 12.1% | 56.4% | 71.8% | 1,045 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,096 | 942 | 139 | 12.7% | 52.8% | 77.6% | 1,135 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,062 | 883 | 167 | 15.7% | 60.5% | 78.9% | 1,126 |
| 2011 Q1 | 935 | 778 | 147 | 15.7% | 47.6% | 81.1% | 1,096 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,012 | 842 | 159 | 15.7% | 43.9% | 73.2% | 1,075 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,108 | 912 | 191 | 17.2% | 86.3% | 74.2% | 1,156 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,141 | 932 | 200 | 17.5% | 65.1% | 78.1% | 1,224 |
| 2010 Q1 | 999 | 840 | 155 | 15.5% | 60.4% | 74.7% | 1,241 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,045 | 850 | 190 | 18.2% | 55.0% | 78.2% | 1,071 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,055 | 878 | 171 | 16.2% | 59.4% | 78.7% | 1,146 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,101 | 899 | 195 | 17.7% | 67.6% | 80.1% | 1,142 |
| 2009 Q1 | 924 | 722 | 200 | 21.6% | 65.9% | 72.1% | 1,149 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,158 | 913 | 240 | 20.7% | 44.1% | 76.3% | 1,114 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,450 | 1,184 | 258 | 17.8% | 81.3% | 73.1% | 1,392 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,657 | 1,358 | 289 | 17.4% | 75.0% | 81.5% | 1,679 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,629 | 1,330 | 284 | 17.4% | 55.1% | 72.2% | 1,806 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,770 | 1,425 | 332 | 18.8% | 67.9% | 82.8% | 1,788 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,866 | 1,524 | 330 | 17.7% | 69.0% | 76.3% | 1,891 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,803 | 1,463 | 333 | 18.5% | 62.5% | 82.1% | 1,943 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,686 | 1,352 | 325 | 19.3% | 60.5% | 74.5% | 2,026 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,660 | 1,339 | 314 | 18.9% | 64.3% | 70.5% | 1,715 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,783 | 1,464 | 313 | 17.6% | 65.8% | 67.8% | 1,736 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,623 | 1,402 | 217 | 13.4% | 50.9% | 66.5% | 1,833 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,377 | 1,112 | 258 | 18.7% | 49.0% | 64.4% | 1,746 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,693 | 1,432 | 260 | 15.4% | 53.2% | 72.6% | 1,589 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,721 | 1,456 | 263 | 15.3% | 50.0% | 73.0% | 1,802 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,979 | 1,674 | 305 | 15.4% | 58.7% | 71.1% | 1,920 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,564 | 1,344 | 218 | 13.9% | 67.6% | 76.1% | 1,931 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,743 | 1,551 | 191 | 11.0% | 57.9% | 59.3% | 1,737 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,008 | 1,769 | 239 | 11.9% | 48.6% | 58.4% | 1,902 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,003 | 1,757 | 245 | 12.2% | 70.4% | 66.7% | 2,192 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,619 | 1,416 | 202 | 12.5% | 63.6% | 74.7% | 2,051 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,706 | 1,491 | 215 | 12.6% | 63.2% | 77.6% | 1,752 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,119 | 1,759 | 359 | 16.9% | 69.9% | 78.4% | 1,931 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,906 | 1,656 | 249 | 13.1% | 62.7% | 67.6% | 2,058 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,491 | 1,260 | 229 | 15.4% | 60.6% | 70.1% | 1,972 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,742 | 1,442 | 297 | 17.0% | 55.1% | 72.6% | 1,685 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,192 | 1,859 | 331 | 15.1% | 44.8% | 58.1% | 1,740 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,300 | 1,119 | 180 | 13.8% | 24.5% | 26.4% | 1,703 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,546 | 1,281 | 264 | 17.1% | 14.3% | 53.0% | 1,633 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,454 | 1,245 | 209 | 14.4% | 18.4% | 52.6% | 1,299 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,561 | 1,387 | 174 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 36.6% | 1,515 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,422 | 1,245 | 175 | 12.3% | 25.5% | 30.4% | 1,554 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,227 | 1,111 | 116 | 9.5% | 11.7% | 42.0% | 1,488 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,205 | 1,084 | 121 | 10.0% | 4.1% | 39.6% | 1,342 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,279 | 1,138 | 140 | 10.9% | 25.6% | 43.3% | 1,406 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,207 | 1,052 | 155 | 12.8% | 5.6% | 38.4% | 1,375 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,120 | 1,009 | 111 | 9.9% | 14.9% | 42.2% | 1,330 |
| 1999 Q4 | 1,198 | 1,051 | 147 | 12.3% | 9.8% | 44.4% | 1,193 |
| 1999 Q3 | 1,190 | 1,067 | 122 | 10.3% | 23.3% | 52.8% | 1,260 |
| 1999 Q2 | 1,232 | 1,069 | 163 | 13.2% | 34.3% | 46.8% | 1,328 |
| 1999 Q1 | 1,155 | 995 | 159 | 13.8% | 15.0% | 42.0% | 1,236 |
| 1998 Q4 | 1,288 | 1,132 | 154 | 12.0% | 7.9% | 31.2% | 1,167 |
| 1998 Q3 | 1,168 | 1,043 | 125 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 42.1% | 1,349 |
| 1998 Q2 | 1,274 | 1,156 | 118 | 9.3% | 10.7% | 35.4% | 1,299 |
| 1998 Q1 | 983 | 869 | 112 | 11.4% | 20.7% | 40.4% | 1,303 |
| 1997 Q4 | 1,171 | 1,037 | 132 | 11.3% | 20.6% | 35.6% | 1,112 |
| 1997 Q3 | 1,293 | 1,172 | 118 | 9.1% | 24.4% | 58.5% | 1,465 |
| 1997 Q2 | 1,064 | 945 | 118 | 11.1% | 27.1% | 41.7% | 1,343 |
| 1997 Q1 | 1,154 | 973 | 181 | 15.7% | 23.4% | 46.2% | 1,108 |
| 1996 Q4 | 1,327 | 1,195 | 128 | 9.6% | 34.3% | 42.9% | 1,235 |
| 1996 Q3 | 1,231 | 1,147 | 83 | 6.7% | 29.0% | 37.1% | 1,470 |
| 1996 Q2 | 1,086 | 994 | 89 | 8.2% | 33.3% | 43.3% | 1,345 |
| 1996 Q1 | 150 | 139 | 11 | 7.3% | 100.0% | 66.7% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 163 | 158 | 5 | 3.1% | 100.0% | 76.2% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 141 | 133 | 8 | 5.7% | 100.0% | 81.8% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 211 | 191 | 20 | 9.5% | 71.4% | 84.4% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 134 | 117 | 17 | 12.7% | 100.0% | 79.5% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 141 | 133 | 8 | 5.7% | 92.3% | 85.7% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 178 | 165 | 13 | 7.3% | 100.0% | 80.0% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 227 | 213 | 14 | 6.2% | 60.0% | 74.5% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 164 | 154 | 10 | 6.1% | 83.3% | 83.3% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 176 | 163 | 13 | 7.4% | 100.0% | 79.5% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 229 | 219 | 10 | 4.4% | 100.0% | 87.5% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 204 | 188 | 16 | 7.8% | 50.0% | 83.8% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 203 | 183 | 20 | 9.9% | 100.0% | 88.7% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 159 | 152 | 7 | 4.4% | 100.0% | 79.4% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 222 | 206 | 16 | 7.2% | 100.0% | 77.6% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 212 | 189 | 23 | 10.8% | 83.3% | 80.0% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 169 | 157 | 12 | 7.1% | 100.0% | 78.2% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 160 | 150 | 10 | 6.3% | 75.0% | 95.0% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 248 | 224 | 24 | 9.7% | 75.0% | 81.5% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 256 | 232 | 24 | 9.4% | 83.3% | 81.8% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 167 | 153 | 14 | 8.4% | 100.0% | 66.7% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 171 | 145 | 26 | 15.2% | 100.0% | 83.3% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 264 | 221 | 43 | 16.3% | 50.0% | 88.6% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 331 | 295 | 36 | 10.9% | 100.0% | 78.9% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 296 | 272 | 24 | 8.1% | 85.7% | 87.7% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 185 | 161 | 24 | 13.0% | 100.0% | 90.2% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 255 | 229 | 26 | 10.2% | 100.0% | 76.9% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 293 | 244 | 49 | 16.7% | 90.0% | 83.6% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 222 | 190 | 32 | 14.4% | 100.0% | 88.7% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 247 | 223 | 24 | 9.7% | 100.0% | 88.9% | — |
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.