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City of London

London · E09000001 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
477
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
2.3%
higher than 0% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
73.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
—
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.6%
16 allowed of 56 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.1%

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
519
in the window
Applications decided
477
in the window
Approval rate
97.7%
466 granted, 11 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 1 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
82.6%
rank 250 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 30 of 33 London boroughs · peer median 91.0%

Peer ranks compare only London boroughs 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
Major25100.0%100.0%
Minor17397.1%73.3%
Other27997.8%—
of which householder1100.0%—
"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
0741472024 Q3: 133 received2024 Q3: 120 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 117 received2024 Q4: 122 decided2025 Q1: 142 received2025 Q1: 121 decided2025 Q2: 123 received2025 Q2: 118 decided2025 Q3: 147 received2025 Q3: 81 decided2025 Q4: 127 received2025 Q4: 128 decided2026 Q1: 128 received2026 Q1: 133 decided2026 Q2: 117 received2026 Q2: 135 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
4%
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 (E09000001). 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 135 135 0 0.0% — 88.9% 117
2026 Q1 133 128 5 3.8% 100.0% 75.0% 128
2025 Q4 128 127 1 0.8% — 66.7% 127
2025 Q3 81 76 5 6.2% — 50.0% 147
2025 Q2 118 115 3 2.5% — 100.0% 123
2025 Q1 121 113 8 6.6% — 100.0% 142
2024 Q4 122 120 2 1.6% — 75.0% 117
2024 Q3 120 115 5 4.2% — 85.7% 133
2024 Q2 102 98 4 3.9% — 70.0% 123
2024 Q1 123 120 3 2.4% 100.0% 50.0% 140
2023 Q4 98 98 0 0.0% 100.0% 33.3% 142
2023 Q3 98 98 0 0.0% 100.0% 87.5% 125
2023 Q2 108 107 1 0.9% — 100.0% 111
2023 Q1 105 105 0 0.0% — 100.0% 115
2022 Q4 111 109 2 1.8% — 28.6% 103
2022 Q3 107 106 1 0.9% — 40.0% 137
2022 Q2 131 106 25 19.1% — 84.6% 120
2022 Q1 88 88 0 0.0% — 62.5% 122
2021 Q4 94 93 1 1.1% — 75.0% 122
2021 Q3 133 133 0 0.0% 50.0% 88.9% 124
2021 Q2 111 109 2 1.8% — 82.4% 132
2021 Q1 79 78 1 1.3% — 88.9% 105
2020 Q4 95 93 2 2.1% — 86.7% 115
2020 Q3 96 95 1 1.0% 0.0% 100.0% 103
2020 Q2 94 93 1 1.1% — 84.6% 95
2020 Q1 113 113 0 0.0% — 88.2% 146
2019 Q4 185 183 2 1.1% — 94.4% 141
2019 Q3 154 151 3 1.9% 100.0% 85.7% 218
2019 Q2 129 127 2 1.6% 100.0% 93.5% 182
2019 Q1 112 105 7 6.3% 0.0% 100.0% 134
2018 Q4 151 148 3 2.0% — 100.0% 157
2018 Q3 170 147 23 13.5% 100.0% 100.0% 136
2018 Q2 118 115 3 2.5% — 96.3% 205
2018 Q1 111 107 4 3.6% — 100.0% 114
2017 Q4 145 138 7 4.8% 100.0% 89.5% 148
2017 Q3 163 155 8 4.9% 0.0% 93.8% 184
2017 Q2 155 152 3 1.9% — 97.6% 213
2017 Q1 126 123 3 2.4% — 95.5% 144
2016 Q4 151 148 3 2.0% — 92.9% 163
2016 Q3 137 125 12 8.8% — 91.7% 145
2016 Q2 152 147 5 3.3% 100.0% 100.0% 170
2016 Q1 132 126 6 4.5% — 94.3% 154
2015 Q4 152 149 3 2.0% 100.0% 97.8% 145
2015 Q3 164 159 5 3.0% 100.0% 60.3% 173
2015 Q2 158 151 7 4.4% 28.6% 71.7% 171
2015 Q1 112 111 1 0.9% 0.0% 79.1% 145
2014 Q4 126 124 2 1.6% 50.0% 82.6% 145
2014 Q3 157 153 4 2.5% 66.7% 67.7% 153
2014 Q2 148 148 0 0.0% 41.2% 70.6% 184
2014 Q1 124 124 0 0.0% 44.4% 63.8% 132
2013 Q4 123 120 0 0.0% 58.3% 65.7% 131
2013 Q3 162 158 3 1.9% 66.7% 66.7% 135
2013 Q2 155 150 0 0.0% 58.3% 76.1% 185
2013 Q1 124 122 2 1.6% 78.6% 66.7% 146
2012 Q4 141 140 1 0.7% 69.2% 70.6% 147
2012 Q3 206 198 7 3.4% 81.3% 67.3% 207
2012 Q2 150 149 1 0.7% 83.3% 80.8% 177
2012 Q1 149 147 1 0.7% 16.7% 72.7% 174
2011 Q4 123 118 3 2.4% 0.0% 31.0% 130
2011 Q3 150 149 0 0.0% 52.9% 60.0% 143
2011 Q2 102 101 0 0.0% 25.0% 72.5% 145
2011 Q1 112 111 1 0.9% 0.0% 72.7% 139
2010 Q4 122 121 0 0.0% 0.0% 87.9% 129
2010 Q3 157 156 1 0.6% 50.0% 94.1% 171
2010 Q2 139 138 1 0.7% 14.3% 87.0% 160
2010 Q1 103 102 1 1.0% 0.0% 78.0% 124
2009 Q4 119 116 3 2.5% 50.0% 93.3% 127
2009 Q3 141 135 6 4.3% 50.0% 82.4% 114
2009 Q2 111 108 2 1.8% 0.0% 93.5% 161
2009 Q1 82 79 2 2.4% 0.0% 84.4% 117
2008 Q4 108 108 0 0.0% 37.5% 83.7% 95
2008 Q3 132 128 3 2.3% 0.0% 90.4% 138
2008 Q2 174 167 5 2.9% 40.0% 79.7% 162
2008 Q1 238 236 2 0.8% 72.6% 72.0% 236
2007 Q4 253 253 0 0.0% 71.4% 67.8% 247
2007 Q3 270 269 1 0.4% 65.5% 78.9% 278
2007 Q2 257 256 1 0.4% 78.6% 83.3% 293
2007 Q1 230 230 0 0.0% 78.3% 74.0% 322
2006 Q4 249 247 2 0.8% 72.7% 81.3% 270
2006 Q3 226 225 1 0.4% 74.3% 83.3% 261
2006 Q2 211 210 1 0.5% 73.8% 89.6% 243
2006 Q1 182 181 0 0.0% 68.2% 94.8% 221
2005 Q4 211 209 1 0.5% 72.0% 83.1% 232
2005 Q3 222 221 0 0.0% 70.8% 85.7% 245
2005 Q2 187 187 0 0.0% 75.0% 86.1% 242
2005 Q1 180 178 0 0.0% 61.1% 88.9% 191
2004 Q4 195 195 0 0.0% 53.3% 82.6% 202
2004 Q3 219 215 3 1.4% 100.0% 84.0% 219
2004 Q2 177 167 3 1.7% 70.0% 81.1% 245
2004 Q1 199 197 1 0.5% 76.9% 80.0% 208
2003 Q4 194 190 3 1.5% 81.0% 71.0% 187
2003 Q3 189 186 2 1.1% 100.0% 73.5% 197
2003 Q2 208 205 2 1.0% 62.3% 62.1% 193
2003 Q1 184 181 2 1.1% 75.0% 65.0% 195
2002 Q4 218 214 3 1.4% 75.6% 75.8% 229
2002 Q3 231 225 5 2.2% 53.2% 75.0% 251
2002 Q2 252 235 10 4.0% 72.4% 54.4% 247
2002 Q1 211 207 3 1.4% 75.0% 60.9% 290
2001 Q4 245 243 2 0.8% 52.8% 69.0% 222
2001 Q3 263 258 1 0.4% 79.6% 66.7% 265
2001 Q2 237 234 0 0.0% 80.5% 70.9% 267
2001 Q1 259 254 0 0.0% 71.4% 65.3% 243
2000 Q4 216 215 1 0.5% 68.4% 79.7% 298
2000 Q3 275 272 3 1.1% 88.7% 65.6% 290
2000 Q2 245 242 2 0.8% 65.9% 67.8% 275
2000 Q1 250 242 5 2.0% 73.5% 68.5% 275
1999 Q4 253 247 4 1.6% 73.3% 67.0% 266
1999 Q3 256 247 5 2.0% 72.1% 77.6% 281
1999 Q2 289 278 2 0.7% 80.0% 78.8% 311
1999 Q1 279 274 2 0.7% 64.1% 62.0% 305
1998 Q4 303 297 2 0.7% 68.5% 62.9% 273
1998 Q3 265 257 5 1.9% 71.0% 56.8% 304
1998 Q2 257 253 2 0.8% 73.7% 64.8% 307
1998 Q1 252 246 3 1.2% 58.1% 72.2% 270
1997 Q4 324 318 4 1.2% 78.8% 71.4% 324
1997 Q3 305 295 7 2.3% 76.9% 65.0% 354
1997 Q2 283 282 1 0.4% 70.6% 75.2% 373
1997 Q1 243 241 2 0.8% 78.3% 67.3% 258
1996 Q4 241 227 10 4.1% 68.2% 61.5% 264
1996 Q3 247 238 7 2.8% 70.6% 76.1% 246
1996 Q2 222 216 4 1.8% 75.0% 85.1% 293
1996 Q1 215 214 1 0.5% 78.4% 74.7% —
1995 Q4 224 219 5 2.2% 59.5% 70.4% —
1995 Q3 260 255 5 1.9% 61.3% 70.2% —
1995 Q2 251 250 1 0.4% 55.9% 78.2% —
1995 Q1 234 232 2 0.9% 58.3% 71.2% —
1994 Q4 194 190 4 2.1% 55.6% 78.8% —
1994 Q3 182 178 4 2.2% 33.3% 61.4% —
1994 Q2 171 165 6 3.5% 50.0% 62.7% —
1994 Q1 180 173 7 3.9% 0.0% 59.0% —
1993 Q4 198 195 3 1.5% 58.3% 63.8% —
1993 Q3 148 142 6 4.1% 37.5% 57.5% —
1993 Q2 158 153 5 3.2% 69.2% 39.7% —
1993 Q1 124 122 2 1.6% 50.0% 36.2% —
1992 Q4 121 115 6 5.0% 20.8% 67.5% —
1992 Q3 159 155 4 2.5% 37.5% 55.2% —
1992 Q2 143 139 4 2.8% 50.0% 57.1% —
1992 Q1 168 155 13 7.7% 34.5% 59.3% —
1991 Q4 134 127 7 5.2% 55.0% 48.1% —
1991 Q3 190 183 7 3.7% 58.5% 34.3% —
1991 Q2 166 156 10 6.0% 54.5% 43.4% —
1991 Q1 124 115 9 7.3% 37.0% 50.0% —
1990 Q4 179 174 5 2.8% 56.8% 50.0% —
1990 Q3 187 172 15 8.0% 44.7% 47.3% —
1990 Q2 156 148 8 5.1% 53.1% 53.3% —
1990 Q1 173 170 3 1.7% 63.4% 27.0% —
1989 Q4 169 161 8 4.7% 61.4% 33.3% —
1989 Q3 187 182 5 2.7% 35.9% 39.1% —
1989 Q2 179 171 8 4.5% 46.2% 33.9% —
1989 Q1 190 180 10 5.3% 58.1% 39.1% —
1988 Q4 190 179 11 5.8% 44.7% 40.6% —
1988 Q3 209 205 4 1.9% 30.6% 39.5% —
1988 Q2 200 172 28 14.0% 36.2% 35.7% —
1988 Q1 144 131 13 9.0% 41.4% 40.0% —
1987 Q4 228 220 8 3.5% 61.0% 57.6% —
1987 Q3 1,120 980 140 12.5% 15.4% 16.5% —
1987 Q2 953 811 142 14.9% 16.0% 23.9% —
1987 Q1 1,110 974 136 12.3% 12.0% 18.0% —
1986 Q4 1,082 924 158 14.6% 35.5% 16.7% —
1986 Q3 947 835 112 11.8% 35.5% 18.3% —
1986 Q2 872 748 124 14.2% 37.9% 22.2% —
1986 Q1 944 775 169 17.9% 26.7% 28.1% —
1985 Q4 785 680 105 13.4% 20.0% 28.7% —
1985 Q3 989 876 113 11.4% 29.2% 23.0% —
1985 Q2 820 710 110 13.4% 25.0% 18.4% —
1985 Q1 798 672 126 15.8% 16.7% 19.3% —
1984 Q4 681 579 102 15.0% 23.8% 23.7% —
1984 Q3 804 698 106 13.2% 25.0% 18.0% —
1984 Q2 681 596 85 12.5% 25.0% 18.4% —
1984 Q1 634 559 75 11.8% 43.8% 21.1% —
1983 Q4 575 514 61 10.6% 66.7% 27.8% —
1983 Q3 667 581 86 12.9% 33.3% 27.1% —
1983 Q2 576 490 86 14.9% 24.0% 20.9% —
1983 Q1 678 569 109 16.1% 45.0% 28.9% —
1982 Q4 597 515 82 13.7% 12.5% 32.9% —
1982 Q3 636 541 95 14.9% 30.4% 34.3% —
1982 Q2 573 487 86 15.0% 53.8% 53.5% —
1982 Q1 596 535 61 10.2% 35.7% 55.7% —
1981 Q4 621 541 80 12.9% 57.1% 65.1% —
1981 Q3 773 663 110 14.2% 41.7% 51.4% —
1981 Q2 519 437 82 15.8% 42.9% 46.0% —
1981 Q1 552 465 87 15.8% 40.9% 44.0% —
1980 Q4 709 589 120 16.9% 66.7% 54.9% —
1980 Q3 736 624 112 15.2% 71.4% 59.0% —
1980 Q2 619 524 95 15.3% 59.1% 47.2% —
1980 Q1 631 535 96 15.2% 75.0% 47.0% —
1979 Q4 470 387 83 17.7% 62.5% 39.4% —
1979 Q3 577 507 70 12.1% 30.8% 40.4% —
1979 Q2 443 375 68 15.3% 66.7% 41.8% —

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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