Ealing
London · E09000009 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,973
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
15.5%
higher than 73% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
93.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
99.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.6%
152 allowed of 514 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 27.2%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 585 | 502 | 83 | 14.2% | — | 92.2% | 512 |
| 2025 Q4 | 465 | 385 | 80 | 17.2% | 100.0% | 94.3% | 476 |
| 2025 Q3 | 470 | 397 | 73 | 15.5% | — | 93.4% | 502 |
| 2025 Q2 | 453 | 383 | 70 | 15.5% | — | 92.3% | 535 |
| 2025 Q1 | 447 | 398 | 49 | 11.0% | — | 94.0% | 568 |
| 2024 Q4 | 468 | 388 | 80 | 17.1% | 100.0% | 97.9% | 496 |
| 2024 Q3 | 497 | 417 | 80 | 16.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 491 |
| 2024 Q2 | 520 | 443 | 77 | 14.8% | — | 100.0% | 536 |
| 2024 Q1 | 556 | 459 | 97 | 17.4% | 100.0% | 98.2% | 542 |
| 2023 Q4 | 499 | 413 | 86 | 17.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 569 |
| 2023 Q3 | 523 | 417 | 106 | 20.3% | 100.0% | 98.0% | 557 |
| 2023 Q2 | 568 | 470 | 98 | 17.3% | 100.0% | 99.0% | 563 |
| 2023 Q1 | 578 | 450 | 128 | 22.1% | 100.0% | 95.5% | 620 |
| 2022 Q4 | 616 | 498 | 118 | 19.2% | — | 90.7% | 538 |
| 2022 Q3 | 640 | 524 | 116 | 18.1% | — | 90.1% | 620 |
| 2022 Q2 | 513 | 436 | 77 | 15.0% | — | 99.1% | 640 |
| 2022 Q1 | 556 | 482 | 74 | 13.3% | 100.0% | 98.1% | 629 |
| 2021 Q4 | 590 | 502 | 88 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 99.1% | 606 |
| 2021 Q3 | 649 | 540 | 109 | 16.8% | 100.0% | 96.3% | 675 |
| 2021 Q2 | 685 | 558 | 127 | 18.5% | 100.0% | 89.7% | 745 |
| 2021 Q1 | 552 | 464 | 88 | 15.9% | 100.0% | 87.8% | 669 |
| 2020 Q4 | 584 | 478 | 106 | 18.2% | 100.0% | 90.8% | 643 |
| 2020 Q3 | 510 | 413 | 97 | 19.0% | 75.0% | 90.0% | 643 |
| 2020 Q2 | 490 | 389 | 101 | 20.6% | — | 96.1% | 542 |
| 2020 Q1 | 530 | 414 | 116 | 21.9% | — | 97.8% | 598 |
| 2019 Q4 | 600 | 489 | 111 | 18.5% | 100.0% | 96.1% | 602 |
| 2019 Q3 | 699 | 573 | 126 | 18.0% | 100.0% | 95.7% | 599 |
| 2019 Q2 | 601 | 513 | 88 | 14.6% | — | 97.6% | 689 |
| 2019 Q1 | 563 | 481 | 82 | 14.6% | 50.0% | 92.5% | 682 |
| 2018 Q4 | 615 | 530 | 85 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 93.1% | 671 |
| 2018 Q3 | 588 | 502 | 86 | 14.6% | — | 95.0% | 591 |
| 2018 Q2 | 608 | 500 | 108 | 17.8% | 80.0% | 96.1% | 680 |
| 2018 Q1 | 609 | 464 | 145 | 23.8% | 60.0% | 95.6% | 687 |
| 2017 Q4 | 562 | 409 | 153 | 27.2% | 66.7% | 96.4% | 669 |
| 2017 Q3 | 664 | 525 | 139 | 20.9% | 66.7% | 93.5% | 597 |
| 2017 Q2 | 653 | 577 | 76 | 11.6% | 66.7% | 93.0% | 722 |
| 2017 Q1 | 661 | 597 | 64 | 9.7% | 75.0% | 97.2% | 696 |
| 2016 Q4 | 753 | 659 | 94 | 12.5% | 50.0% | 94.9% | 661 |
| 2016 Q3 | 700 | 598 | 102 | 14.6% | 75.0% | 92.4% | 793 |
| 2016 Q2 | 661 | 549 | 112 | 16.9% | 70.0% | 85.9% | 785 |
| 2016 Q1 | 644 | 561 | 83 | 12.9% | 33.3% | 86.4% | 709 |
| 2015 Q4 | 590 | 494 | 96 | 16.3% | 44.4% | 88.9% | 633 |
| 2015 Q3 | 706 | 553 | 153 | 21.7% | 80.0% | 91.0% | 764 |
| 2015 Q2 | 678 | 546 | 132 | 19.5% | 76.9% | 93.0% | 752 |
| 2015 Q1 | 659 | 530 | 129 | 19.6% | 50.0% | 88.7% | 1,008 |
| 2014 Q4 | 610 | 509 | 101 | 16.6% | 58.3% | 85.2% | 914 |
| 2014 Q3 | 619 | 507 | 112 | 18.1% | 75.0% | 82.9% | 908 |
| 2014 Q2 | 652 | 519 | 133 | 20.4% | 50.0% | 84.4% | 946 |
| 2014 Q1 | 734 | 436 | 103 | 14.0% | 69.6% | 81.9% | 830 |
| 2013 Q4 | 756 | 446 | 138 | 18.3% | 62.1% | 87.3% | 825 |
| 2013 Q3 | 804 | 503 | 120 | 14.9% | 57.9% | 85.7% | 817 |
| 2013 Q2 | 753 | 457 | 107 | 14.2% | 54.5% | 82.9% | 1,291 |
| 2013 Q1 | 644 | 404 | 89 | 13.8% | 66.7% | 83.3% | 1,087 |
| 2012 Q4 | 705 | 418 | 126 | 17.9% | 60.0% | 87.6% | 1,016 |
| 2012 Q3 | 866 | 505 | 145 | 16.7% | 60.0% | 77.7% | 1,187 |
| 2012 Q2 | 805 | 451 | 161 | 20.0% | 66.7% | 87.9% | 1,117 |
| 2012 Q1 | 702 | 417 | 133 | 18.9% | 46.7% | 79.1% | 1,167 |
| 2011 Q4 | 732 | 421 | 160 | 21.9% | 28.6% | 86.2% | 1,110 |
| 2011 Q3 | 805 | 440 | 141 | 17.5% | 46.2% | 84.5% | 1,155 |
| 2011 Q2 | 721 | 416 | 136 | 18.9% | 58.8% | 83.4% | 1,240 |
| 2011 Q1 | 723 | 422 | 132 | 18.3% | 77.8% | 86.2% | 1,273 |
| 2010 Q4 | 829 | 465 | 160 | 19.3% | 73.7% | 82.4% | 1,147 |
| 2010 Q3 | 889 | 528 | 162 | 18.2% | 65.2% | 79.7% | 1,163 |
| 2010 Q2 | 760 | 450 | 133 | 17.5% | 50.0% | 82.6% | 878 |
| 2010 Q1 | 668 | 380 | 133 | 19.9% | 63.2% | 74.0% | 813 |
| 2009 Q4 | 705 | 410 | 119 | 16.9% | 61.1% | 78.7% | 668 |
| 2009 Q3 | 780 | 422 | 152 | 19.5% | 52.9% | 79.1% | 763 |
| 2009 Q2 | 672 | 339 | 140 | 20.8% | 61.5% | 76.7% | 709 |
| 2009 Q1 | 605 | 274 | 154 | 25.5% | 33.3% | 72.5% | 677 |
| 2008 Q4 | 658 | 343 | 167 | 25.4% | 81.8% | 75.7% | 830 |
| 2008 Q3 | 884 | 458 | 211 | 23.9% | 47.6% | 79.9% | 834 |
| 2008 Q2 | 878 | 421 | 230 | 26.2% | 58.1% | 76.2% | 943 |
| 2008 Q1 | 831 | 356 | 280 | 33.7% | 70.6% | 76.3% | 957 |
| 2007 Q4 | 942 | 471 | 280 | 29.7% | 60.9% | 86.7% | 980 |
| 2007 Q3 | 948 | 465 | 232 | 24.5% | 53.8% | 81.0% | 1,025 |
| 2007 Q2 | 800 | 401 | 198 | 24.8% | 85.7% | 72.7% | 1,020 |
| 2007 Q1 | 815 | 407 | 222 | 27.2% | 72.2% | 83.9% | 991 |
| 2006 Q4 | 802 | 432 | 200 | 24.9% | 72.2% | 80.1% | 787 |
| 2006 Q3 | 880 | 535 | 165 | 18.8% | 85.7% | 76.5% | 946 |
| 2006 Q2 | 833 | 495 | 145 | 17.4% | 78.3% | 67.0% | 873 |
| 2006 Q1 | 716 | 399 | 128 | 17.9% | 78.9% | 52.5% | 934 |
| 2005 Q4 | 706 | 397 | 152 | 21.5% | 33.3% | 78.0% | 787 |
| 2005 Q3 | 835 | 450 | 167 | 20.0% | 69.2% | 73.6% | 912 |
| 2005 Q2 | 771 | 428 | 196 | 25.4% | 60.7% | 84.3% | 910 |
| 2005 Q1 | 721 | 390 | 174 | 24.1% | 59.1% | 87.6% | 898 |
| 2004 Q4 | 861 | 479 | 222 | 25.8% | 61.9% | 65.6% | 894 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,161 | 582 | 277 | 23.9% | 91.3% | 77.9% | 1,152 |
| 2004 Q2 | 857 | 487 | 181 | 21.1% | 48.4% | 10.4% | 981 |
| 2004 Q1 | 787 | 448 | 180 | 22.9% | 38.9% | 27.9% | 1,014 |
| 2003 Q4 | 864 | 516 | 186 | 21.5% | 43.5% | 48.9% | 832 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,009 | 539 | 269 | 26.7% | 40.0% | 38.2% | 1,033 |
| 2003 Q2 | 945 | 492 | 263 | 27.8% | 38.5% | 30.8% | 969 |
| 2003 Q1 | 804 | 450 | 224 | 27.9% | 25.0% | 22.8% | 946 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,021 | 615 | 229 | 22.4% | 52.9% | 26.1% | 727 |
| 2002 Q3 | 833 | 489 | 170 | 20.4% | 6.3% | 11.9% | 916 |
| 2002 Q2 | 797 | 522 | 152 | 19.1% | 23.5% | 14.6% | 883 |
| 2002 Q1 | 656 | 395 | 144 | 22.0% | 33.3% | 13.9% | 847 |
| 2001 Q4 | 823 | 530 | 166 | 20.2% | 13.6% | 22.6% | 767 |
| 2001 Q3 | 787 | 468 | 162 | 20.6% | 60.9% | 44.4% | 859 |
| 2001 Q2 | 759 | 433 | 157 | 20.7% | 36.4% | 30.9% | 927 |
| 2001 Q1 | 723 | 467 | 146 | 20.2% | 62.5% | 39.6% | 795 |
| 2000 Q4 | 731 | 449 | 157 | 21.5% | 33.3% | 38.3% | 749 |
| 2000 Q3 | 782 | 460 | 171 | 21.9% | 50.0% | 62.3% | 884 |
| 2000 Q2 | 914 | 460 | 194 | 21.2% | 33.3% | 39.8% | 851 |
| 2000 Q1 | 624 | 360 | 153 | 24.5% | 9.1% | 39.5% | 801 |
| 1999 Q4 | 717 | 415 | 171 | 23.8% | 23.1% | 38.4% | 633 |
| 1999 Q3 | 736 | 447 | 147 | 20.0% | 27.3% | 23.2% | 711 |
| 1999 Q2 | 494 | 316 | 85 | 17.2% | 44.4% | 28.1% | 834 |
| 1999 Q1 | 576 | 377 | 116 | 20.1% | 12.5% | 42.6% | 762 |
| 1998 Q4 | 606 | 379 | 130 | 21.5% | 26.7% | 42.2% | 612 |
| 1998 Q3 | 656 | 396 | 152 | 23.2% | 33.3% | 42.2% | 707 |
| 1998 Q2 | 568 | 335 | 145 | 25.5% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 737 |
| 1998 Q1 | 643 | 339 | 119 | 18.5% | 34.8% | 47.4% | 707 |
| 1997 Q4 | 562 | 364 | 123 | 21.9% | 23.1% | 38.3% | 725 |
| 1997 Q3 | 705 | 469 | 146 | 20.7% | 31.8% | 26.5% | 639 |
| 1997 Q2 | 534 | 368 | 83 | 15.5% | 32.3% | 24.7% | 675 |
| 1997 Q1 | 432 | 290 | 93 | 21.5% | 45.8% | 36.4% | 715 |
| 1996 Q4 | 662 | 458 | 138 | 20.8% | 61.8% | 54.5% | 606 |
| 1996 Q3 | 539 | 390 | 105 | 19.5% | 45.5% | 67.9% | 628 |
| 1996 Q2 | 583 | 403 | 119 | 20.4% | 70.0% | 65.2% | 540 |
| 1996 Q1 | 165 | 153 | 12 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 62.5% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 187 | 171 | 16 | 8.6% | 72.7% | 55.0% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 207 | 191 | 16 | 7.7% | 60.0% | 42.0% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 166 | 154 | 12 | 7.2% | 57.1% | 34.3% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 190 | 178 | 12 | 6.3% | 70.0% | 61.5% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 221 | 199 | 22 | 10.0% | 71.4% | 36.0% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 252 | 236 | 16 | 6.3% | 45.5% | 26.3% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 232 | 213 | 19 | 8.2% | 66.7% | 6.8% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 198 | 174 | 24 | 12.1% | 44.4% | 36.5% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 176 | 162 | 14 | 8.0% | 20.0% | 27.9% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 223 | 201 | 22 | 9.9% | 88.9% | 32.0% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 264 | 250 | 14 | 5.3% | 50.0% | 39.0% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 187 | 171 | 16 | 8.6% | 20.0% | 6.1% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 221 | 197 | 24 | 10.9% | 100.0% | 35.0% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 282 | 263 | 19 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 29.5% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 248 | 228 | 20 | 8.1% | 16.7% | 51.1% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 198 | 109 | 89 | 44.9% | 30.0% | 32.7% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 233 | 102 | 131 | 56.2% | 50.0% | 48.5% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 243 | 200 | 43 | 17.7% | 42.9% | 36.4% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 34.6% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 0.0% | 57.1% | 49.1% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 232 | 232 | 0 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 53.3% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 215 | 178 | 37 | 17.2% | 40.0% | 45.2% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 22.2% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 235 | 151 | 84 | 35.7% | 9.1% | 29.3% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 195 | 168 | 27 | 13.8% | 28.6% | 29.0% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 213 | 178 | 35 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 9.3% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 200 | 184 | 16 | 8.0% | — | 28.9% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 136 | 123 | 13 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 26.5% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 219 | 194 | 25 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 38.3% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 216 | 188 | 28 | 13.0% | 33.3% | 42.6% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 197 | 178 | 19 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 45.0% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 157 | 143 | 14 | 8.9% | 100.0% | 30.0% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 152 | 147 | 5 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 39.3% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 805 | 721 | 84 | 10.4% | 55.0% | 16.0% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 403 | 274 | 129 | 32.0% | 100.0% | 2.6% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 312 | 238 | 74 | 23.7% | 60.0% | 27.7% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 627 | 500 | 127 | 20.3% | 40.0% | 13.8% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 721 | 647 | 74 | 10.3% | 55.6% | 16.1% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 598 | 515 | 83 | 13.9% | 89.7% | 5.3% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 511 | 421 | 90 | 17.6% | 60.0% | 55.1% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 445 | 355 | 90 | 20.2% | 42.1% | 52.7% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 573 | 454 | 119 | 20.8% | 80.6% | 58.8% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 512 | 424 | 88 | 17.2% | 73.1% | 67.0% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 396 | 343 | 53 | 13.4% | 73.9% | 62.3% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 403 | 338 | 65 | 16.1% | 77.8% | 67.9% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 541 | 442 | 99 | 18.3% | 65.5% | 51.8% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 506 | 405 | 101 | 20.0% | 73.9% | 54.7% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 417 | 359 | 58 | 13.9% | 73.9% | 72.6% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 506 | 414 | 92 | 18.2% | 60.6% | 45.6% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 514 | 438 | 76 | 14.8% | 84.2% | 42.4% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 474 | 415 | 59 | 12.4% | 88.0% | 42.1% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 501 | 412 | 89 | 17.8% | 64.7% | 38.7% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 424 | 361 | 63 | 14.9% | 50.0% | 35.5% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 399 | 342 | 57 | 14.3% | 66.7% | 44.0% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 387 | 323 | 64 | 16.5% | 63.3% | 20.5% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 345 | 293 | 52 | 15.1% | 42.9% | 21.1% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 388 | 335 | 53 | 13.7% | 72.7% | 51.3% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 424 | 367 | 57 | 13.4% | 54.2% | 34.1% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 424 | 376 | 48 | 11.3% | 77.8% | 40.2% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 389 | 328 | 61 | 15.7% | 58.8% | 41.4% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 429 | 369 | 60 | 14.0% | 80.0% | 42.9% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 673 | 593 | 80 | 11.9% | 30.8% | 69.1% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 484 | 445 | 39 | 8.1% | 57.7% | 48.4% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 399 | 367 | 32 | 8.0% | 63.2% | 37.1% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 375 | 346 | 29 | 7.7% | 27.8% | 14.8% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 475 | 418 | 57 | 12.0% | 62.5% | 33.1% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 449 | 388 | 61 | 13.6% | 46.7% | 32.9% | — |
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.