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Bromley

London · E09000006 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
2,314
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
23.8%
higher than 95% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
81.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
33.6%
410 allowed of 1,221 decided
Decisions overturned
3.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 31.1%

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
2,398
in the window
Applications decided
2,314
in the window
Approval rate
76.2%
1,764 granted, 550 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 27 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
88.0%
rank 203 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 22 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
Major2075.0%100.0%
Minor54570.3%81.4%
Other1,74978.1%—
of which householder1,60978.6%90.2%
"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
03366722024 Q3: 604 received2024 Q3: 572 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 535 received2024 Q4: 489 decided2025 Q1: 507 received2025 Q1: 529 decided2025 Q2: 672 received2025 Q2: 454 decided2025 Q3: 567 received2025 Q3: 609 decided2025 Q4: 603 received2025 Q4: 579 decided2026 Q1: 625 received2026 Q1: 522 decided2026 Q2: 603 received2026 Q2: 604 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
62%
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 (E09000006). 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 604 431 173 28.6% 100.0% 88.5% 603
2026 Q1 522 395 127 24.3% 100.0% 75.0% 625
2025 Q4 579 464 115 19.9% — 85.2% 603
2025 Q3 609 474 135 22.2% — 72.7% 567
2025 Q2 454 331 123 27.1% 100.0% 57.6% 672
2025 Q1 529 369 160 30.2% — 62.3% 507
2024 Q4 489 355 134 27.4% — 74.7% 535
2024 Q3 572 459 113 19.8% — 79.5% 604
2024 Q2 572 454 118 20.6% — 79.5% 602
2024 Q1 549 413 136 24.8% — 69.9% 604
2023 Q4 541 420 121 22.4% 50.0% 72.2% 572
2023 Q3 609 457 152 25.0% 0.0% 68.5% 547
2023 Q2 687 520 167 24.3% — 72.5% 629
2023 Q1 676 523 153 22.6% — 72.6% 657
2022 Q4 749 564 185 24.7% 100.0% 67.2% 620
2022 Q3 663 544 119 17.9% — 83.0% 680
2022 Q2 707 578 129 18.2% — 68.8% 665
2022 Q1 798 659 139 17.4% 100.0% 39.7% 779
2021 Q4 648 529 119 18.4% — 11.1% 773
2021 Q3 777 640 137 17.6% 100.0% 25.9% 557
2021 Q2 877 737 140 16.0% 50.0% 43.7% 844
2021 Q1 703 603 100 14.2% — 39.0% 881
2020 Q4 630 504 126 20.0% 100.0% 42.3% 698
2020 Q3 582 476 106 18.2% 50.0% 70.2% 716
2020 Q2 603 493 110 18.2% 0.0% 65.4% 576
2020 Q1 643 519 124 19.3% 50.0% 72.4% 755
2019 Q4 689 538 151 21.9% 33.3% 68.0% 638
2019 Q3 784 627 157 20.0% 100.0% 67.9% 728
2019 Q2 749 566 183 24.4% 55.6% 62.1% 829
2019 Q1 702 512 190 27.1% 50.0% 59.5% 726
2018 Q4 690 517 173 25.1% 0.0% 67.9% 701
2018 Q3 781 613 168 21.5% 100.0% 70.6% 750
2018 Q2 759 566 193 25.4% 100.0% 76.7% 799
2018 Q1 770 564 206 26.8% 100.0% 77.2% 801
2017 Q4 792 578 214 27.0% 33.3% 75.0% 811
2017 Q3 907 640 267 29.4% 100.0% 74.3% 879
2017 Q2 790 574 216 27.3% 85.7% 74.1% 839
2017 Q1 788 543 245 31.1% 0.0% 76.3% 834
2016 Q4 814 596 218 26.8% 50.0% 74.3% 799
2016 Q3 878 655 223 25.4% 100.0% 78.9% 843
2016 Q2 878 631 247 28.1% 50.0% 81.0% 878
2016 Q1 705 474 231 32.8% 100.0% 75.8% 868
2015 Q4 833 574 259 31.1% 100.0% 68.3% 755
2015 Q3 835 605 230 27.5% 92.3% 52.7% 804
2015 Q2 757 560 197 26.0% 46.7% 44.2% 861
2015 Q1 685 521 164 23.9% 10.0% 54.3% 796
2014 Q4 721 528 193 26.8% 66.7% 51.1% 738
2014 Q3 799 596 203 25.4% 48.0% 38.6% 745
2014 Q2 756 567 189 25.0% 40.0% 45.8% 770
2014 Q1 659 433 140 21.2% 77.8% 49.6% 871
2013 Q4 755 488 140 18.5% 50.0% 52.5% 720
2013 Q3 826 541 162 19.6% 90.9% 49.1% 788
2013 Q2 819 505 183 22.3% 60.0% 49.3% 883
2013 Q1 742 442 189 25.5% 52.4% 47.8% 848
2012 Q4 746 454 179 24.0% 50.0% 47.5% 750
2012 Q3 797 488 193 24.2% 64.3% 47.7% 785
2012 Q2 720 458 150 20.8% 54.5% 57.3% 799
2012 Q1 804 534 163 20.3% 37.5% 53.4% 835
2011 Q4 726 453 165 22.7% 45.8% 63.8% 750
2011 Q3 790 509 154 19.5% 56.0% 58.2% 763
2011 Q2 742 465 145 19.5% 31.6% 54.5% 853
2011 Q1 624 427 109 17.5% 41.2% 62.9% 753
2010 Q4 683 456 123 18.0% 82.4% 63.0% 674
2010 Q3 877 614 158 18.0% 72.0% 66.7% 805
2010 Q2 1,045 741 178 17.0% 84.8% 74.8% 1,161
2010 Q1 753 504 159 21.1% 88.5% 78.1% 830
2009 Q4 657 460 114 17.4% 81.0% 66.2% 757
2009 Q3 807 549 165 20.4% 69.6% 67.2% 748
2009 Q2 691 450 151 21.9% 64.7% 66.4% 827
2009 Q1 614 390 144 23.5% 90.5% 67.5% 723
2008 Q4 754 520 180 23.9% 94.7% 77.5% 780
2008 Q3 854 577 215 25.2% 75.0% 71.2% 840
2008 Q2 994 684 245 24.6% 70.8% 78.0% 988
2008 Q1 942 649 228 24.2% 82.6% 78.2% 1,052
2007 Q4 920 598 263 28.6% 89.5% 69.7% 1,005
2007 Q3 1,053 744 232 22.0% 61.5% 71.5% 992
2007 Q2 1,035 759 214 20.7% 66.7% 65.6% 1,085
2007 Q1 809 564 200 24.7% 79.4% 68.4% 1,020
2006 Q4 878 627 194 22.1% 83.3% 67.7% 893
2006 Q3 953 679 215 22.6% 57.9% 78.0% 991
2006 Q2 1,011 702 224 22.2% 80.0% 68.7% 1,036
2006 Q1 874 604 213 24.4% 72.7% 82.4% 1,033
2005 Q4 910 655 191 21.0% 64.3% 77.6% 962
2005 Q3 978 677 242 24.7% 41.2% 76.8% 925
2005 Q2 1,055 749 242 22.9% 45.5% 77.6% 1,089
2005 Q1 874 599 224 25.6% 40.0% 72.3% 1,013
2004 Q4 960 632 266 27.7% 46.2% 73.6% 1,005
2004 Q3 1,117 760 279 25.0% 52.2% 70.3% 963
2004 Q2 1,088 771 261 24.0% 55.0% 71.3% 1,157
2004 Q1 896 630 214 23.9% 53.3% 66.2% 1,086
2003 Q4 934 670 220 23.6% 69.2% 75.7% 999
2003 Q3 1,014 751 214 21.1% 50.0% 78.0% 988
2003 Q2 745 553 166 22.3% 75.0% 67.1% 741
2003 Q1 1,019 765 207 20.3% 70.0% 53.8% 1,074
2002 Q4 972 732 187 19.2% 42.9% 55.7% 973
2002 Q3 968 747 173 17.9% 40.0% 49.5% 1,071
2002 Q2 990 768 179 18.1% 80.0% 52.3% 1,087
2002 Q1 881 690 151 17.1% 0.0% 45.6% 1,118
2001 Q4 861 677 143 16.6% 57.1% 48.7% 933
2001 Q3 891 720 136 15.3% 14.3% 45.0% 1,048
2001 Q2 990 809 146 14.7% 33.3% 49.0% 1,075
2001 Q1 784 613 125 15.9% 22.2% 32.6% 1,071
2000 Q4 756 597 131 17.3% 38.5% 44.4% 849
2000 Q3 904 729 137 15.2% 30.0% 34.4% 960
2000 Q2 917 727 160 17.4% 31.3% 30.4% 1,011
2000 Q1 733 602 92 12.6% 26.7% 33.3% 1,043
1999 Q4 771 608 139 18.0% 50.0% 36.1% 813
1999 Q3 924 739 152 16.5% 54.2% 35.3% 932
1999 Q2 734 618 103 14.0% 52.4% 26.7% 974
1999 Q1 744 594 118 15.9% 31.8% 45.7% 903
1998 Q4 673 535 83 12.3% 60.0% 49.4% 819
1998 Q3 845 714 109 12.9% 41.2% 57.1% 842
1998 Q2 792 644 131 16.5% 47.8% 61.4% 997
1998 Q1 663 515 113 17.0% 44.0% 60.8% 827
1997 Q4 694 522 137 19.7% 52.0% 47.1% 766
1997 Q3 787 626 122 15.5% 59.1% 50.0% 819
1997 Q2 761 599 152 20.0% 57.1% 47.9% 953
1997 Q1 662 502 107 16.2% 57.1% 62.3% 725
1996 Q4 673 535 117 17.4% 83.3% 65.8% 703
1996 Q3 697 548 131 18.8% 52.6% 59.9% 722
1996 Q2 729 593 121 16.6% 58.3% 59.3% 779
1996 Q1 651 503 148 22.7% 71.4% 48.7% —
1995 Q4 589 472 117 19.9% 66.7% 59.5% —
1995 Q3 661 513 148 22.4% 55.6% 60.0% —
1995 Q2 742 590 152 20.5% 50.0% 52.6% —
1995 Q1 621 488 133 21.4% 62.1% 56.4% —
1994 Q4 706 569 137 19.4% 51.9% 58.4% —
1994 Q3 670 554 116 17.3% 77.3% 53.0% —
1994 Q2 706 575 131 18.6% 74.1% 50.3% —
1994 Q1 672 524 148 22.0% 75.0% 52.5% —
1993 Q4 698 548 150 21.5% 70.0% 63.9% —
1993 Q3 760 603 157 20.7% 72.5% 68.5% —
1993 Q2 719 600 119 16.6% 80.8% 59.7% —
1993 Q1 514 402 112 21.8% 79.4% 68.7% —
1992 Q4 672 513 159 23.7% 78.9% 61.3% —
1992 Q3 708 599 109 15.4% 57.9% 59.5% —
1992 Q2 685 534 151 22.0% 60.0% 51.5% —
1992 Q1 522 423 99 19.0% 100.0% 51.1% —
1991 Q4 610 477 133 21.8% 50.0% 59.3% —
1991 Q3 795 640 155 19.5% — 53.3% —
1991 Q2 629 500 129 20.5% — 47.2% —
1991 Q1 643 485 158 24.6% — 40.1% —
1990 Q4 667 509 158 23.7% 0.0% 46.0% —
1990 Q3 793 613 180 22.7% — 35.6% —
1990 Q2 714 536 178 24.9% — 33.0% —
1990 Q1 671 535 136 20.3% — 29.2% —
1989 Q4 799 601 198 24.8% — 30.0% —
1989 Q3 767 589 178 23.2% — 23.6% —
1989 Q2 962 762 200 20.8% — 32.6% —
1989 Q1 899 689 210 23.4% — 38.6% —
1988 Q4 1,008 809 199 19.7% 0.0% 44.1% —
1988 Q3 1,093 895 198 18.1% — 58.4% —
1988 Q2 1,175 837 338 28.8% 100.0% 55.3% —
1988 Q1 741 578 163 22.0% — 64.9% —
1987 Q4 917 681 236 25.7% — 66.3% —
1987 Q3 267 225 42 15.7% 62.5% 50.0% —
1987 Q2 294 248 46 15.6% 83.3% 64.8% —
1987 Q1 240 205 35 14.6% 83.3% 62.0% —
1986 Q4 200 174 26 13.0% 100.0% 48.6% —
1986 Q3 332 283 49 14.8% 83.3% 51.6% —
1986 Q2 264 220 44 16.7% 66.7% 41.8% —
1986 Q1 213 169 44 20.7% 42.9% 41.2% —
1985 Q4 226 198 28 12.4% 57.1% 55.4% —
1985 Q3 268 221 47 17.5% 66.7% 34.6% —
1985 Q2 250 219 31 12.4% 100.0% 52.2% —
1985 Q1 209 174 35 16.7% 87.5% 41.1% —
1984 Q4 225 185 40 17.8% 83.3% 68.2% —
1984 Q3 223 198 25 11.2% 80.0% 59.7% —
1984 Q2 299 262 37 12.4% 40.0% 48.5% —
1984 Q1 218 184 34 15.6% 90.9% 54.3% —
1983 Q4 260 210 50 19.2% 83.3% 66.4% —
1983 Q3 263 235 28 10.6% 33.3% 53.8% —
1983 Q2 303 270 33 10.9% 100.0% 44.4% —
1983 Q1 222 194 28 12.6% 42.9% 50.0% —
1982 Q4 222 190 32 14.4% 87.5% 53.5% —
1982 Q3 248 216 32 12.9% 83.3% 40.0% —
1982 Q2 247 213 34 13.8% 90.9% 34.7% —
1982 Q1 207 176 31 15.0% 50.0% 46.6% —
1981 Q4 183 154 29 15.8% 50.0% 57.8% —
1981 Q3 259 218 41 15.8% 15.8% 42.9% —
1981 Q2 398 314 84 21.1% 50.0% 33.3% —
1981 Q1 359 294 65 18.1% 72.7% 49.2% —
1980 Q4 208 176 32 15.4% 75.0% 61.1% —
1980 Q3 319 286 33 10.3% 83.3% 49.5% —
1980 Q2 432 383 49 11.3% 100.0% 44.2% —
1980 Q1 309 270 39 12.6% 90.9% 37.4% —
1979 Q4 361 303 58 16.1% 60.0% 62.9% —
1979 Q3 434 385 49 11.3% 66.7% 30.1% —
1979 Q2 337 296 41 12.2% 100.0% 42.2% —

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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