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Bexley

London · E09000004 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,258
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
10.5%
higher than 41% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
94.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.9%
136 allowed of 426 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 31.7%

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
1,333
in the window
Applications decided
1,258
in the window
Approval rate
89.5%
1,126 granted, 132 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 6 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
98.4%
rank 30 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 2 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
Major1989.5%100.0%
Minor23882.4%94.2%
Other1,00191.2%—
of which householder87794.6%99.6%
"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
02064112024 Q3: 312 received2024 Q3: 310 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 293 received2024 Q4: 321 decided2025 Q1: 411 received2025 Q1: 281 decided2025 Q2: 352 received2025 Q2: 393 decided2025 Q3: 314 received2025 Q3: 341 decided2025 Q4: 319 received2025 Q4: 299 decided2026 Q1: 356 received2026 Q1: 291 decided2026 Q2: 344 received2026 Q2: 327 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
85%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer consequence.

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 (E09000004). 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 327 291 36 11.0% 100.0% 94.1% 344
2026 Q1 291 253 38 13.1% — 93.8% 356
2025 Q4 299 276 23 7.7% 100.0% 96.2% 319
2025 Q3 341 306 35 10.3% 100.0% 92.9% 314
2025 Q2 393 356 37 9.4% 100.0% 96.3% 352
2025 Q1 281 238 43 15.3% — 91.3% 411
2024 Q4 321 281 40 12.5% — 100.0% 293
2024 Q3 310 268 42 13.5% — 94.6% 312
2024 Q2 307 257 50 16.3% — 88.0% 362
2024 Q1 326 285 41 12.6% — 82.1% 337
2023 Q4 330 279 51 15.5% — 72.2% 322
2023 Q3 363 318 45 12.4% 100.0% 88.5% 329
2023 Q2 376 314 62 16.5% — 90.0% 382
2023 Q1 350 289 61 17.4% — 96.9% 391
2022 Q4 427 353 74 17.3% — 87.2% 372
2022 Q3 498 423 75 15.1% 100.0% 68.8% 442
2022 Q2 502 424 78 15.5% 100.0% 56.8% 501
2022 Q1 525 439 86 16.4% 100.0% 37.0% 486
2021 Q4 467 410 57 12.2% 50.0% 47.4% 458
2021 Q3 416 349 67 16.1% — 33.3% 467
2021 Q2 496 381 115 23.2% — 48.0% 607
2021 Q1 497 374 123 24.7% 100.0% 77.3% 519
2020 Q4 476 325 151 31.7% — 73.8% 511
2020 Q3 415 328 87 21.0% 100.0% 88.9% 463
2020 Q2 426 353 73 17.1% 100.0% 82.1% 390
2020 Q1 398 318 80 20.1% 100.0% 68.6% 435
2019 Q4 395 332 63 15.9% 100.0% 78.4% 412
2019 Q3 401 359 42 10.5% — 52.9% 402
2019 Q2 437 381 56 12.8% 0.0% 82.5% 461
2019 Q1 395 350 45 11.4% 33.3% 78.5% 427
2018 Q4 419 370 49 11.7% — 78.5% 447
2018 Q3 490 426 64 13.1% — 77.6% 449
2018 Q2 415 362 53 12.8% — 75.6% 482
2018 Q1 441 377 64 14.5% 100.0% 83.3% 478
2017 Q4 455 405 50 11.0% 0.0% 73.0% 383
2017 Q3 476 397 79 16.6% 100.0% 79.2% 456
2017 Q2 496 420 76 15.3% 33.3% 75.0% 474
2017 Q1 461 366 95 20.6% 100.0% 67.6% 515
2016 Q4 458 389 69 15.1% 50.0% 68.6% 456
2016 Q3 563 487 76 13.5% 75.0% 60.4% 459
2016 Q2 489 423 66 13.5% 60.0% 69.8% 496
2016 Q1 424 348 76 17.9% 85.7% 66.7% 471
2015 Q4 437 357 80 18.3% 75.0% 75.6% 479
2015 Q3 455 374 81 17.8% 100.0% 70.0% 454
2015 Q2 447 372 75 16.8% 50.0% 68.8% 469
2015 Q1 399 327 72 18.0% 100.0% 81.4% 467
2014 Q4 391 327 64 16.4% 50.0% 74.4% 414
2014 Q3 444 378 66 14.9% 66.7% 81.2% 414
2014 Q2 376 332 44 11.7% 66.7% 73.2% 464
2014 Q1 370 286 40 10.8% 85.7% 80.3% 425
2013 Q4 400 306 58 14.5% 60.0% 81.0% 406
2013 Q3 427 351 39 9.1% 60.0% 77.8% 419
2013 Q2 426 324 62 14.6% 62.5% 76.9% 449
2013 Q1 331 263 44 13.3% 50.0% 78.3% 380
2012 Q4 359 281 39 10.9% 57.1% 77.9% 322
2012 Q3 436 343 49 11.2% 66.7% 76.3% 497
2012 Q2 445 335 60 13.5% 80.0% 72.0% 424
2012 Q1 349 272 45 12.9% 58.3% 70.4% 460
2011 Q4 353 274 51 14.4% 75.0% 78.6% 341
2011 Q3 457 353 62 13.6% 33.3% 77.6% 434
2011 Q2 447 346 55 12.3% 77.8% 82.3% 483
2011 Q1 348 265 55 15.8% 60.0% 78.9% 421
2010 Q4 408 306 64 15.7% 60.0% 79.3% 392
2010 Q3 476 342 70 14.7% 50.0% 84.9% 453
2010 Q2 412 311 63 15.3% 66.7% 76.6% 466
2010 Q1 373 269 64 17.2% 100.0% 86.8% 447
2009 Q4 366 261 68 18.6% 100.0% 90.5% 412
2009 Q3 435 325 68 15.6% 40.0% 80.8% 387
2009 Q2 385 291 44 11.4% 66.7% 76.9% 410
2009 Q1 341 238 69 20.2% 60.0% 72.0% 389
2008 Q4 415 287 97 23.4% 55.6% 82.8% 380
2008 Q3 501 373 91 18.2% 57.1% 81.0% 461
2008 Q2 536 379 133 24.8% 100.0% 81.3% 564
2008 Q1 509 394 92 18.1% 72.7% 82.1% 548
2007 Q4 559 428 100 17.9% 76.5% 76.8% 449
2007 Q3 591 434 120 20.3% 75.0% 78.9% 574
2007 Q2 597 413 150 25.1% 50.0% 84.8% 656
2007 Q1 515 394 90 17.5% 55.6% 89.9% 617
2006 Q4 532 401 102 19.2% 100.0% 90.3% 586
2006 Q3 564 391 133 23.6% 100.0% 93.0% 504
2006 Q2 585 420 118 20.2% 87.5% 86.3% 613
2006 Q1 459 321 112 24.4% 100.0% 80.3% 578
2005 Q4 520 378 108 20.8% 90.0% 87.9% 505
2005 Q3 567 420 115 20.3% 66.7% 86.3% 551
2005 Q2 554 394 125 22.6% 80.0% 81.3% 562
2005 Q1 529 414 90 17.0% 50.0% 73.9% 570
2004 Q4 580 440 115 19.8% 75.0% 80.8% 642
2004 Q3 695 522 137 19.7% 91.7% 77.8% 653
2004 Q2 608 471 120 19.7% 100.0% 65.7% 650
2004 Q1 516 408 94 18.2% 71.4% 62.2% 640
2003 Q4 555 441 99 17.8% 44.4% 58.2% 521
2003 Q3 572 472 77 13.5% 21.4% 58.8% 619
2003 Q2 525 446 66 12.6% 0.0% 60.6% 608
2003 Q1 467 380 78 16.7% 0.0% 41.5% 596
2002 Q4 510 426 73 14.3% 16.7% 49.3% 479
2002 Q3 534 447 76 14.2% 20.0% 41.9% 587
2002 Q2 555 471 76 13.7% 71.4% 63.6% 562
2002 Q1 361 298 52 14.4% 40.0% 58.1% 655
2001 Q4 470 388 68 14.5% 25.0% 54.9% 409
2001 Q3 514 420 81 15.8% 25.0% 58.1% 527
2001 Q2 495 423 66 13.3% 50.0% 39.0% 522
2001 Q1 418 358 49 11.7% 28.6% 42.5% 487
2000 Q4 371 310 58 15.6% 30.8% 52.5% 394
2000 Q3 515 443 72 14.0% 18.2% 51.3% 465
2000 Q2 468 416 49 10.5% 50.0% 49.2% 492
2000 Q1 438 365 64 14.6% 0.0% 34.4% 525
1999 Q4 470 396 68 14.5% 46.2% 44.3% 443
1999 Q3 482 416 58 12.0% 18.2% 34.2% 439
1999 Q2 425 372 50 11.8% 22.2% 28.9% 484
1999 Q1 421 355 59 14.0% 27.3% 24.4% 457
1998 Q4 403 337 53 13.2% 50.0% 23.4% 439
1998 Q3 432 340 81 18.8% 11.1% 30.4% 429
1998 Q2 451 388 51 11.3% 80.0% 24.3% 444
1998 Q1 355 276 54 15.2% 12.5% 27.1% 469
1997 Q4 376 303 54 14.4% 20.0% 29.2% 372
1997 Q3 388 329 41 10.6% 0.0% 25.0% 402
1997 Q2 322 263 51 15.8% 40.0% 36.4% 417
1997 Q1 361 286 53 14.7% 55.6% 25.8% 435
1996 Q4 350 263 55 15.7% 14.3% 30.0% 418
1996 Q3 391 301 54 13.8% 50.0% 48.1% 395
1996 Q2 412 328 71 17.2% 20.0% 50.0% 432
1996 Q1 250 220 30 12.0% 18.2% 50.0% —
1995 Q4 344 274 70 20.3% 60.0% 47.8% —
1995 Q3 297 241 56 18.9% 33.3% 31.3% —
1995 Q2 413 335 78 18.9% 40.0% 47.6% —
1995 Q1 316 260 56 17.7% 25.0% 59.8% —
1994 Q4 331 270 61 18.4% 44.4% 35.3% —
1994 Q3 313 241 72 23.0% 25.0% 41.9% —
1994 Q2 346 303 43 12.4% 33.3% 54.2% —
1994 Q1 308 266 42 13.6% 58.3% 57.8% —
1993 Q4 349 285 64 18.3% 60.0% 49.4% —
1993 Q3 356 299 57 16.0% 50.0% 42.6% —
1993 Q2 330 282 48 14.5% 33.3% 40.0% —
1993 Q1 299 254 45 15.1% 27.3% 39.0% —
1992 Q4 331 264 67 20.2% 53.3% 30.6% —
1992 Q3 375 316 59 15.7% 14.3% 31.6% —
1992 Q2 352 289 63 17.9% 0.0% 34.0% —
1992 Q1 310 253 57 18.4% 41.7% 35.9% —
1991 Q4 294 233 61 20.7% 42.9% 40.6% —
1991 Q3 410 330 80 19.5% 16.7% 41.5% —
1991 Q2 414 358 56 13.5% 33.3% 36.0% —
1991 Q1 386 306 80 20.7% 37.5% 27.8% —
1990 Q4 443 361 82 18.5% 32.0% 32.3% —
1990 Q3 511 431 80 15.7% 35.0% 6.5% —
1990 Q2 500 411 89 17.8% 13.6% 7.3% —
1990 Q1 464 389 75 16.2% 14.8% 12.8% —
1989 Q4 544 455 89 16.4% 48.0% 7.1% —
1989 Q3 512 447 65 12.7% 38.5% 3.2% —
1989 Q2 516 458 58 11.2% 27.3% 7.5% —
1989 Q1 578 516 62 10.7% 51.6% 13.1% —
1988 Q4 629 553 76 12.1% 25.0% 10.3% —
1988 Q3 567 498 69 12.2% 64.3% 14.4% —
1988 Q2 580 522 58 10.0% 66.7% 12.0% —
1988 Q1 564 477 87 15.4% 76.2% 23.4% —
1987 Q4 588 525 63 10.7% 84.2% 28.4% —
1987 Q3 611 545 66 10.8% 87.5% 30.0% —
1987 Q2 524 466 58 11.1% 70.8% 25.0% —
1987 Q1 355 268 87 24.5% 50.0% 39.4% —
1986 Q4 417 354 63 15.1% 57.1% 65.1% —
1986 Q3 487 448 39 8.0% 100.0% 55.2% —
1986 Q2 539 509 30 5.6% 82.4% 79.3% —
1986 Q1 367 331 36 9.8% 81.8% 62.9% —
1985 Q4 509 456 53 10.4% 66.7% 63.6% —
1985 Q3 558 502 56 10.0% 100.0% 71.6% —
1985 Q2 531 476 55 10.4% 73.3% 40.0% —
1985 Q1 484 429 55 11.4% 53.3% 52.7% —
1984 Q4 445 404 41 9.2% 44.4% 58.4% —
1984 Q3 621 571 50 8.1% 0.0% 36.0% —
1984 Q2 454 423 31 6.8% 100.0% 49.3% —
1984 Q1 566 509 57 10.1% 57.1% 31.6% —
1983 Q4 373 339 34 9.1% 87.5% 51.7% —
1983 Q3 590 523 67 11.4% 90.9% 39.8% —
1983 Q2 495 454 41 8.3% 33.3% 50.6% —
1983 Q1 400 361 39 9.8% 100.0% 61.2% —
1982 Q4 429 405 24 5.6% 80.0% 60.8% —
1982 Q3 458 416 42 9.2% 88.9% 49.2% —
1982 Q2 499 456 43 8.6% 100.0% 43.1% —
1982 Q1 387 354 33 8.5% 88.9% 51.9% —
1981 Q4 400 371 29 7.3% 80.0% 62.1% —
1981 Q3 591 531 60 10.2% 70.0% 57.6% —
1981 Q2 607 552 55 9.1% 100.0% 33.7% —
1981 Q1 487 443 44 9.0% 92.3% 43.1% —
1980 Q4 562 524 38 6.8% 28.6% 57.5% —
1980 Q3 837 725 112 13.4% 56.0% 43.9% —
1980 Q2 929 809 120 12.9% 50.0% 34.4% —
1980 Q1 833 710 123 14.8% 46.7% 35.3% —
1979 Q4 577 496 81 14.0% 68.4% 34.6% —
1979 Q3 858 752 106 12.4% 50.0% 31.1% —
1979 Q2 783 676 107 13.7% 46.2% 33.3% —

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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