Brent
London · E09000005 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,963
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
22.0%
higher than 91% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
95.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.5%
290 allowed of 816 decided
Decisions overturned
2.7%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 39.0%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 417 | 311 | 106 | 25.4% | — | 99.2% | 480 |
| 2025 Q4 | 491 | 394 | 97 | 19.8% | 100.0% | 97.5% | 527 |
| 2025 Q3 | 554 | 428 | 126 | 22.7% | 100.0% | 91.9% | 529 |
| 2025 Q2 | 501 | 399 | 102 | 20.4% | 100.0% | 94.6% | 586 |
| 2025 Q1 | 476 | 379 | 97 | 20.4% | — | 90.0% | 551 |
| 2024 Q4 | 510 | 387 | 123 | 24.1% | — | 89.4% | 553 |
| 2024 Q3 | 498 | 364 | 134 | 26.9% | — | 86.6% | 549 |
| 2024 Q2 | 440 | 332 | 108 | 24.5% | 100.0% | 85.8% | 500 |
| 2024 Q1 | 465 | 321 | 144 | 31.0% | — | 72.5% | 518 |
| 2023 Q4 | 479 | 312 | 167 | 34.9% | 100.0% | 75.2% | 473 |
| 2023 Q3 | 517 | 341 | 176 | 34.0% | 100.0% | 84.0% | 582 |
| 2023 Q2 | 474 | 326 | 148 | 31.2% | — | 79.5% | 582 |
| 2023 Q1 | 478 | 326 | 152 | 31.8% | 100.0% | 74.7% | 552 |
| 2022 Q4 | 519 | 373 | 146 | 28.1% | 66.7% | 75.8% | 544 |
| 2022 Q3 | 579 | 407 | 172 | 29.7% | — | 80.0% | 563 |
| 2022 Q2 | 561 | 342 | 219 | 39.0% | 100.0% | 78.5% | 670 |
| 2022 Q1 | 488 | 327 | 161 | 33.0% | 100.0% | 72.8% | 610 |
| 2021 Q4 | 638 | 438 | 200 | 31.3% | 100.0% | 79.2% | 569 |
| 2021 Q3 | 595 | 392 | 203 | 34.1% | 100.0% | 77.8% | 678 |
| 2021 Q2 | 591 | 388 | 203 | 34.3% | 100.0% | 79.6% | 655 |
| 2021 Q1 | 560 | 374 | 186 | 33.2% | 100.0% | 82.7% | 658 |
| 2020 Q4 | 580 | 396 | 184 | 31.7% | — | 89.0% | 609 |
| 2020 Q3 | 491 | 337 | 154 | 31.4% | 100.0% | 76.0% | 592 |
| 2020 Q2 | 423 | 294 | 129 | 30.5% | 100.0% | 85.1% | 441 |
| 2020 Q1 | 506 | 365 | 141 | 27.9% | 100.0% | 86.3% | 517 |
| 2019 Q4 | 505 | 381 | 124 | 24.6% | 100.0% | 88.8% | 562 |
| 2019 Q3 | 578 | 464 | 114 | 19.7% | — | 91.9% | 594 |
| 2019 Q2 | 592 | 481 | 111 | 18.8% | 100.0% | 82.9% | 629 |
| 2019 Q1 | 478 | 382 | 96 | 20.1% | 100.0% | 79.4% | 644 |
| 2018 Q4 | 532 | 397 | 135 | 25.4% | — | 91.7% | 623 |
| 2018 Q3 | 652 | 476 | 176 | 27.0% | 100.0% | 88.2% | 642 |
| 2018 Q2 | 645 | 525 | 120 | 18.6% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 644 |
| 2018 Q1 | 580 | 475 | 105 | 18.1% | 100.0% | 73.3% | 677 |
| 2017 Q4 | 596 | 450 | 146 | 24.5% | 80.0% | 91.3% | 708 |
| 2017 Q3 | 702 | 502 | 200 | 28.5% | 50.0% | 92.4% | 661 |
| 2017 Q2 | 633 | 458 | 175 | 27.6% | 100.0% | 86.6% | 715 |
| 2017 Q1 | 637 | 469 | 168 | 26.4% | 66.7% | 88.2% | 673 |
| 2016 Q4 | 663 | 518 | 145 | 21.9% | 75.0% | 82.6% | 647 |
| 2016 Q3 | 699 | 512 | 187 | 26.8% | 100.0% | 75.3% | 656 |
| 2016 Q2 | 559 | 410 | 149 | 26.7% | 50.0% | 48.2% | 734 |
| 2016 Q1 | 540 | 412 | 128 | 23.7% | 50.0% | 63.3% | 682 |
| 2015 Q4 | 636 | 452 | 184 | 28.9% | 50.0% | 80.4% | 709 |
| 2015 Q3 | 643 | 481 | 162 | 25.2% | 50.0% | 81.1% | 678 |
| 2015 Q2 | 612 | 448 | 164 | 26.8% | 100.0% | 82.1% | 660 |
| 2015 Q1 | 564 | 431 | 133 | 23.6% | 66.7% | 54.1% | 886 |
| 2014 Q4 | 626 | 482 | 144 | 23.0% | 100.0% | 48.2% | 815 |
| 2014 Q3 | 539 | 421 | 118 | 21.9% | 25.0% | 48.0% | 955 |
| 2014 Q2 | 519 | 410 | 109 | 21.0% | 50.0% | 58.9% | 836 |
| 2014 Q1 | 729 | 427 | 117 | 16.0% | 55.6% | 67.2% | 814 |
| 2013 Q4 | 693 | 412 | 102 | 14.7% | 50.0% | 55.4% | 785 |
| 2013 Q3 | 632 | 384 | 101 | 16.0% | 66.7% | 65.9% | 720 |
| 2013 Q2 | 724 | 498 | 98 | 13.5% | 30.0% | 71.7% | 757 |
| 2013 Q1 | 517 | 337 | 62 | 12.0% | 50.0% | 80.7% | 701 |
| 2012 Q4 | 657 | 397 | 116 | 17.7% | 57.1% | 77.5% | 641 |
| 2012 Q3 | 667 | 363 | 121 | 18.1% | 55.6% | 71.3% | 691 |
| 2012 Q2 | 682 | 393 | 119 | 17.4% | 77.8% | 79.5% | 722 |
| 2012 Q1 | 627 | 396 | 97 | 15.5% | 42.9% | 67.5% | 704 |
| 2011 Q4 | 651 | 410 | 109 | 16.7% | 28.6% | 72.5% | 611 |
| 2011 Q3 | 624 | 397 | 104 | 16.7% | 83.3% | 84.0% | 739 |
| 2011 Q2 | 675 | 405 | 112 | 16.6% | 54.5% | 75.8% | 755 |
| 2011 Q1 | 583 | 322 | 132 | 22.6% | 60.0% | 75.7% | 666 |
| 2010 Q4 | 585 | 370 | 99 | 16.9% | 69.2% | 73.2% | 605 |
| 2010 Q3 | 685 | 400 | 123 | 18.0% | 88.9% | 80.2% | 720 |
| 2010 Q2 | 631 | 357 | 123 | 19.5% | 80.0% | 81.9% | 749 |
| 2010 Q1 | 524 | 314 | 109 | 20.8% | 66.7% | 85.9% | 640 |
| 2009 Q4 | 580 | 358 | 98 | 16.9% | 55.6% | 84.4% | 610 |
| 2009 Q3 | 635 | 359 | 118 | 18.6% | 80.0% | 86.1% | 674 |
| 2009 Q2 | 721 | 475 | 105 | 14.6% | 84.6% | 79.6% | 718 |
| 2009 Q1 | 506 | 298 | 77 | 15.2% | 85.7% | 65.7% | 643 |
| 2008 Q4 | 556 | 332 | 100 | 18.0% | 83.3% | 77.4% | 593 |
| 2008 Q3 | 776 | 464 | 134 | 17.3% | 70.0% | 69.9% | 680 |
| 2008 Q2 | 749 | 421 | 148 | 19.8% | 50.0% | 67.4% | 793 |
| 2008 Q1 | 680 | 390 | 144 | 21.2% | 37.5% | 77.0% | 790 |
| 2007 Q4 | 736 | 435 | 154 | 20.9% | 86.7% | 77.8% | 802 |
| 2007 Q3 | 927 | 533 | 182 | 19.6% | 78.3% | 72.9% | 828 |
| 2007 Q2 | 739 | 444 | 124 | 16.8% | 54.5% | 72.3% | 874 |
| 2007 Q1 | 610 | 368 | 129 | 21.1% | 66.7% | 66.9% | 781 |
| 2006 Q4 | 694 | 400 | 148 | 21.3% | 86.7% | 72.3% | 729 |
| 2006 Q3 | 872 | 505 | 183 | 21.0% | 70.0% | 72.9% | 870 |
| 2006 Q2 | 694 | 394 | 150 | 21.6% | 50.0% | 77.3% | 857 |
| 2006 Q1 | 687 | 406 | 156 | 22.7% | 61.9% | 72.5% | 777 |
| 2005 Q4 | 627 | 341 | 142 | 22.6% | 65.0% | 77.0% | 690 |
| 2005 Q3 | 803 | 416 | 192 | 23.9% | 80.0% | 79.4% | 763 |
| 2005 Q2 | 853 | 446 | 207 | 24.3% | 73.7% | 80.0% | 819 |
| 2005 Q1 | 706 | 417 | 168 | 23.8% | 66.7% | 79.8% | 840 |
| 2004 Q4 | 769 | 469 | 167 | 21.7% | 69.2% | 80.7% | 842 |
| 2004 Q3 | 923 | 527 | 186 | 20.2% | 75.0% | 74.7% | 898 |
| 2004 Q2 | 835 | 482 | 213 | 25.5% | 47.1% | 77.2% | 892 |
| 2004 Q1 | 731 | 423 | 166 | 22.7% | 55.0% | 78.0% | 883 |
| 2003 Q4 | 775 | 404 | 239 | 30.8% | 78.9% | 77.9% | 799 |
| 2003 Q3 | 928 | 463 | 270 | 29.1% | 76.2% | 77.6% | 937 |
| 2003 Q2 | 892 | 468 | 273 | 30.6% | 78.6% | 67.3% | 854 |
| 2003 Q1 | 686 | 360 | 226 | 32.9% | 41.7% | 69.0% | 798 |
| 2002 Q4 | 736 | 409 | 207 | 28.1% | 30.8% | 66.9% | 758 |
| 2002 Q3 | 786 | 408 | 215 | 27.4% | 7.7% | 55.9% | 797 |
| 2002 Q2 | 653 | 384 | 145 | 22.2% | 23.1% | 57.9% | 716 |
| 2002 Q1 | 597 | 333 | 134 | 22.4% | 14.3% | 52.3% | 670 |
| 2001 Q4 | 687 | 409 | 145 | 21.1% | 15.4% | 54.5% | 682 |
| 2001 Q3 | 641 | 354 | 162 | 25.3% | 27.3% | 56.8% | 755 |
| 2001 Q2 | 542 | 312 | 126 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 63.1% | 601 |
| 2001 Q1 | 550 | 319 | 147 | 26.7% | 26.3% | 61.4% | 659 |
| 2000 Q4 | 664 | 395 | 174 | 26.2% | 33.3% | 31.9% | 565 |
| 2000 Q3 | 524 | 322 | 117 | 22.3% | 22.2% | 32.7% | 648 |
| 2000 Q2 | 577 | 359 | 144 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 55.7% | 646 |
| 2000 Q1 | 521 | 331 | 129 | 24.8% | 23.1% | 54.4% | 662 |
| 1999 Q4 | 568 | 355 | 138 | 24.3% | 30.0% | 61.6% | 607 |
| 1999 Q3 | 631 | 383 | 157 | 24.9% | 46.2% | 57.4% | 617 |
| 1999 Q2 | 306 | 262 | 20 | 6.5% | 66.7% | 46.2% | 672 |
| 1999 Q1 | 513 | 296 | 134 | 26.1% | 66.7% | 64.3% | 581 |
| 1998 Q4 | 604 | 367 | 178 | 29.5% | 25.0% | 56.5% | 536 |
| 1998 Q3 | 612 | 376 | 171 | 27.9% | 50.0% | 65.7% | 693 |
| 1998 Q2 | 525 | 295 | 155 | 29.5% | 37.5% | 71.7% | 659 |
| 1998 Q1 | 556 | 356 | 140 | 25.2% | 78.6% | 76.6% | 554 |
| 1997 Q4 | 665 | 391 | 193 | 29.0% | 38.5% | 64.4% | 708 |
| 1997 Q3 | 704 | 457 | 135 | 19.2% | 78.6% | 61.3% | 625 |
| 1997 Q2 | 490 | 342 | 76 | 15.5% | 63.6% | 67.1% | 694 |
| 1997 Q1 | 429 | 300 | 71 | 16.6% | 62.5% | 66.0% | 519 |
| 1996 Q4 | 466 | 319 | 85 | 18.2% | 46.7% | 69.4% | 497 |
| 1996 Q3 | 520 | 384 | 75 | 14.4% | 53.8% | 71.7% | 530 |
| 1996 Q2 | 416 | 294 | 67 | 16.1% | 55.6% | 76.0% | 508 |
| 1996 Q1 | 385 | 290 | 95 | 24.7% | 75.0% | 81.7% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 388 | 314 | 74 | 19.1% | 80.0% | 68.7% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 427 | 344 | 83 | 19.4% | 100.0% | 76.6% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 336 | 259 | 77 | 22.9% | 92.3% | 76.5% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 368 | 292 | 76 | 20.7% | 76.9% | 71.9% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 448 | 350 | 98 | 21.9% | 81.0% | 62.1% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 350 | 287 | 63 | 18.0% | 38.5% | 73.8% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 332 | 251 | 81 | 24.4% | 100.0% | 64.8% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 356 | 287 | 69 | 19.4% | 54.5% | 71.6% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 410 | 310 | 100 | 24.4% | 41.7% | 68.7% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 397 | 319 | 78 | 19.6% | 100.0% | 57.7% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 445 | 342 | 103 | 23.1% | 83.3% | 62.7% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 350 | 258 | 92 | 26.3% | 44.4% | 63.1% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 393 | 306 | 87 | 22.1% | 66.7% | 71.7% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 411 | 308 | 103 | 25.1% | 88.2% | 59.6% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 396 | 279 | 117 | 29.5% | 57.1% | 64.2% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 456 | 324 | 132 | 28.9% | 50.0% | 53.6% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 441 | 306 | 135 | 30.6% | 50.0% | 62.1% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 530 | 367 | 163 | 30.8% | 23.5% | 57.0% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 436 | 300 | 136 | 31.2% | 12.5% | 42.6% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 462 | 316 | 146 | 31.6% | 46.7% | 41.8% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 373 | 253 | 120 | 32.2% | 10.0% | 36.8% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 548 | 371 | 177 | 32.3% | 21.4% | 27.6% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 522 | 371 | 151 | 28.9% | 0.0% | 32.7% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 561 | 396 | 165 | 29.4% | 91.3% | 29.9% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 485 | 355 | 130 | 26.8% | 0.0% | 21.2% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 365 | 290 | 75 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 18.0% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 434 | 332 | 102 | 23.5% | 25.0% | 19.1% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 565 | 460 | 105 | 18.6% | 26.1% | 38.6% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 562 | 458 | 104 | 18.5% | 16.7% | 39.4% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 554 | 453 | 101 | 18.2% | 11.1% | 40.9% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 550 | 416 | 134 | 24.4% | 40.0% | 37.1% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 571 | 468 | 103 | 18.0% | 35.7% | 32.6% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 465 | 403 | 62 | 13.3% | 80.0% | 48.9% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 247 | 198 | 49 | 19.8% | 50.0% | 20.0% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 258 | 207 | 51 | 19.8% | 50.0% | 23.3% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 322 | 219 | 103 | 32.0% | 52.9% | 23.4% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 221 | 179 | 42 | 19.0% | 55.6% | 39.6% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 277 | 204 | 73 | 26.4% | 33.3% | 24.6% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 254 | 206 | 48 | 18.9% | 72.7% | 42.3% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 159 | 125 | 34 | 21.4% | 22.2% | 45.5% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 276 | 213 | 63 | 22.8% | 33.3% | 43.7% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 226 | 181 | 45 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 48.7% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 267 | 227 | 40 | 15.0% | 20.0% | 45.0% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 193 | 152 | 41 | 21.2% | 28.6% | 47.8% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 289 | 230 | 59 | 20.4% | 66.7% | 61.6% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 305 | 239 | 66 | 21.6% | 87.5% | 64.6% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 278 | 231 | 47 | 16.9% | 45.5% | 63.9% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 264 | 204 | 60 | 22.7% | 85.7% | 65.9% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 259 | 213 | 46 | 17.8% | 50.0% | 72.1% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 314 | 261 | 53 | 16.9% | 44.4% | 42.4% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 276 | 230 | 46 | 16.7% | 85.7% | 30.6% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 280 | 230 | 50 | 17.9% | 60.0% | 38.5% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 278 | 224 | 54 | 19.4% | 80.0% | 78.0% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 305 | 262 | 43 | 14.1% | 71.4% | 76.2% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 241 | 209 | 32 | 13.3% | 50.0% | 65.2% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 253 | 198 | 55 | 21.7% | 60.0% | 56.3% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 281 | 231 | 50 | 17.8% | 70.0% | 67.2% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 453 | 358 | 95 | 21.0% | 75.0% | 67.5% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 317 | 259 | 58 | 18.3% | 66.7% | 43.1% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 296 | 241 | 55 | 18.6% | 100.0% | 49.5% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 367 | 285 | 82 | 22.3% | 90.9% | 63.0% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 420 | 340 | 80 | 19.0% | 40.0% | 53.6% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 294 | 242 | 52 | 17.7% | 88.9% | 32.7% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 364 | 272 | 92 | 25.3% | 100.0% | 53.1% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 303 | 228 | 75 | 24.8% | 85.7% | 44.8% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 415 | 302 | 113 | 27.2% | 100.0% | 43.3% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 330 | 235 | 95 | 28.8% | 89.5% | 64.1% | — |
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.