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Bexley

London · E09000004 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,324
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
10.0%
higher than 38% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
94.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.1%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 31.7%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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% 51.2% 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 7.2% 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 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.

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