Greenwich
London · E09000011 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,468
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
22.5%
higher than 93% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
89.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
37.0%
248 allowed of 670 decided
Decisions overturned
3.0%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 35.0%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 342 | 260 | 82 | 24.0% | — | 87.5% | 364 |
| 2025 Q4 | 371 | 299 | 72 | 19.4% | 100.0% | 92.1% | 374 |
| 2025 Q3 | 378 | 285 | 93 | 24.6% | — | 91.8% | 382 |
| 2025 Q2 | 377 | 293 | 84 | 22.3% | — | 84.4% | 355 |
| 2025 Q1 | 361 | 277 | 84 | 23.3% | — | 87.0% | 393 |
| 2024 Q4 | 385 | 265 | 120 | 31.2% | — | 97.4% | 436 |
| 2024 Q3 | 426 | 306 | 120 | 28.2% | — | 89.5% | 407 |
| 2024 Q2 | 412 | 297 | 115 | 27.9% | — | 94.9% | 388 |
| 2024 Q1 | 336 | 236 | 100 | 29.8% | — | 86.4% | 431 |
| 2023 Q4 | 390 | 264 | 126 | 32.3% | — | 82.0% | 355 |
| 2023 Q3 | 396 | 262 | 134 | 33.8% | — | 82.6% | 393 |
| 2023 Q2 | 394 | 289 | 105 | 26.6% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 403 |
| 2023 Q1 | 364 | 263 | 101 | 27.7% | 100.0% | 90.7% | 408 |
| 2022 Q4 | 425 | 314 | 111 | 26.1% | 100.0% | 86.4% | 427 |
| 2022 Q3 | 431 | 311 | 120 | 27.8% | — | 84.9% | 430 |
| 2022 Q2 | 365 | 277 | 88 | 24.1% | — | 94.2% | 454 |
| 2022 Q1 | 341 | 250 | 91 | 26.7% | — | 92.0% | 414 |
| 2021 Q4 | 410 | 290 | 120 | 29.3% | — | 90.7% | 394 |
| 2021 Q3 | 454 | 335 | 119 | 26.2% | — | 83.8% | 381 |
| 2021 Q2 | 398 | 279 | 119 | 29.9% | 100.0% | 88.1% | 517 |
| 2021 Q1 | 398 | 298 | 100 | 25.1% | 100.0% | 96.4% | 464 |
| 2020 Q4 | 417 | 325 | 92 | 22.1% | 100.0% | 90.9% | 423 |
| 2020 Q3 | 333 | 256 | 77 | 23.1% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 399 |
| 2020 Q2 | 213 | 140 | 73 | 34.3% | — | 94.7% | 349 |
| 2020 Q1 | 319 | 230 | 89 | 27.9% | — | 90.4% | 349 |
| 2019 Q4 | 320 | 233 | 87 | 27.2% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 401 |
| 2019 Q3 | 377 | 257 | 120 | 31.8% | 100.0% | 87.5% | 336 |
| 2019 Q2 | 421 | 283 | 138 | 32.8% | — | 91.3% | 461 |
| 2019 Q1 | 349 | 230 | 119 | 34.1% | 100.0% | 90.8% | 380 |
| 2018 Q4 | 508 | 330 | 178 | 35.0% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 430 |
| 2018 Q3 | 429 | 297 | 132 | 30.8% | 100.0% | 92.2% | 523 |
| 2018 Q2 | 515 | 374 | 141 | 27.4% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 411 |
| 2018 Q1 | 392 | 279 | 113 | 28.8% | 100.0% | 81.6% | 441 |
| 2017 Q4 | 372 | 297 | 75 | 20.2% | 100.0% | 84.1% | 458 |
| 2017 Q3 | 414 | 275 | 139 | 33.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 422 |
| 2017 Q2 | 420 | 288 | 132 | 31.4% | — | 73.0% | 437 |
| 2017 Q1 | 454 | 344 | 110 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 76.2% | 523 |
| 2016 Q4 | 542 | 422 | 120 | 22.1% | — | 45.0% | 468 |
| 2016 Q3 | 327 | 257 | 70 | 21.4% | 75.0% | 27.8% | 477 |
| 2016 Q2 | 382 | 301 | 81 | 21.2% | 100.0% | 42.0% | 506 |
| 2016 Q1 | 354 | 289 | 65 | 18.4% | 66.7% | 59.7% | 469 |
| 2015 Q4 | 453 | 366 | 87 | 19.2% | 33.3% | 70.6% | 463 |
| 2015 Q3 | 430 | 327 | 103 | 24.0% | 85.7% | 67.7% | 503 |
| 2015 Q2 | 423 | 344 | 79 | 18.7% | 100.0% | 46.3% | 484 |
| 2015 Q1 | 321 | 238 | 83 | 25.9% | 100.0% | 58.1% | 410 |
| 2014 Q4 | 396 | 300 | 96 | 24.2% | 100.0% | 83.5% | 422 |
| 2014 Q3 | 441 | 367 | 74 | 16.8% | 100.0% | 73.5% | 427 |
| 2014 Q2 | 408 | 319 | 89 | 21.8% | 64.3% | 86.8% | 435 |
| 2014 Q1 | 370 | 254 | 71 | 19.2% | 83.3% | 78.8% | 470 |
| 2013 Q4 | 433 | 317 | 80 | 18.5% | 73.3% | 85.1% | 467 |
| 2013 Q3 | 483 | 344 | 84 | 17.4% | 57.9% | 86.7% | 419 |
| 2013 Q2 | 459 | 301 | 98 | 21.4% | 46.2% | 85.9% | 490 |
| 2013 Q1 | 324 | 206 | 82 | 25.3% | 50.0% | 84.5% | 437 |
| 2012 Q4 | 386 | 277 | 68 | 17.6% | 66.7% | 85.6% | 400 |
| 2012 Q3 | 430 | 292 | 90 | 20.9% | 63.6% | 89.1% | 404 |
| 2012 Q2 | 415 | 294 | 70 | 16.9% | 75.0% | 86.0% | 513 |
| 2012 Q1 | 394 | 288 | 65 | 16.5% | 15.4% | 84.1% | 436 |
| 2011 Q4 | 388 | 278 | 63 | 16.2% | 72.7% | 89.2% | 437 |
| 2011 Q3 | 432 | 306 | 87 | 20.1% | 66.7% | 86.6% | 422 |
| 2011 Q2 | 453 | 332 | 73 | 16.1% | 75.0% | 85.9% | 483 |
| 2011 Q1 | 347 | 249 | 56 | 16.1% | 69.2% | 80.2% | 443 |
| 2010 Q4 | 395 | 297 | 56 | 14.2% | 72.7% | 85.8% | 393 |
| 2010 Q3 | 487 | 351 | 81 | 16.6% | 86.7% | 83.5% | 490 |
| 2010 Q2 | 386 | 262 | 63 | 16.3% | 80.0% | 88.4% | 449 |
| 2010 Q1 | 379 | 254 | 69 | 18.2% | 53.3% | 70.4% | 415 |
| 2009 Q4 | 437 | 325 | 79 | 18.1% | 88.2% | 84.0% | 410 |
| 2009 Q3 | 337 | 233 | 66 | 19.6% | 70.6% | 83.2% | 483 |
| 2009 Q2 | 305 | 213 | 59 | 19.3% | 72.7% | 76.1% | 351 |
| 2009 Q1 | 280 | 177 | 59 | 21.1% | 80.0% | 73.1% | 334 |
| 2008 Q4 | 320 | 207 | 75 | 23.4% | 62.5% | 82.2% | 347 |
| 2008 Q3 | 490 | 304 | 117 | 23.9% | 81.8% | 80.5% | 399 |
| 2008 Q2 | 444 | 263 | 119 | 26.8% | 72.7% | 78.2% | 511 |
| 2008 Q1 | 395 | 224 | 123 | 31.1% | 71.4% | 69.0% | 449 |
| 2007 Q4 | 437 | 247 | 127 | 29.1% | 63.2% | 76.3% | 464 |
| 2007 Q3 | 490 | 296 | 128 | 26.1% | 66.7% | 88.6% | 547 |
| 2007 Q2 | 481 | 332 | 91 | 18.9% | 66.7% | 89.0% | 516 |
| 2007 Q1 | 447 | 268 | 108 | 24.2% | 50.0% | 87.2% | 517 |
| 2006 Q4 | 495 | 263 | 152 | 30.7% | 75.0% | 90.5% | 498 |
| 2006 Q3 | 484 | 256 | 153 | 31.6% | 81.8% | 85.6% | 551 |
| 2006 Q2 | 547 | 307 | 159 | 29.1% | 75.0% | 91.2% | 545 |
| 2006 Q1 | 438 | 250 | 122 | 27.9% | 74.1% | 86.5% | 547 |
| 2005 Q4 | 529 | 300 | 166 | 31.4% | 62.5% | 86.1% | 454 |
| 2005 Q3 | 549 | 356 | 132 | 24.0% | 53.8% | 84.7% | 600 |
| 2005 Q2 | 534 | 351 | 121 | 22.7% | 15.4% | 84.1% | 557 |
| 2005 Q1 | 516 | 334 | 124 | 24.0% | 30.0% | 86.2% | 618 |
| 2004 Q4 | 563 | 389 | 100 | 17.8% | 26.3% | 85.5% | 576 |
| 2004 Q3 | 559 | 309 | 150 | 26.8% | 55.0% | 84.6% | 727 |
| 2004 Q2 | 587 | 340 | 175 | 29.8% | 66.7% | 78.8% | 607 |
| 2004 Q1 | 506 | 340 | 120 | 23.7% | 29.4% | 56.8% | 657 |
| 2003 Q4 | 538 | 360 | 123 | 22.9% | 55.1% | 40.0% | 652 |
| 2003 Q3 | 437 | 246 | 121 | 27.7% | 41.7% | 34.3% | 644 |
| 2003 Q2 | 520 | 327 | 91 | 17.5% | 62.5% | 73.0% | 794 |
| 2003 Q1 | 512 | 272 | 120 | 23.4% | 75.0% | 68.6% | 639 |
| 2002 Q4 | 570 | 329 | 90 | 15.8% | 60.0% | 53.4% | 581 |
| 2002 Q3 | 603 | 375 | 102 | 16.9% | 41.7% | 63.6% | 700 |
| 2002 Q2 | 488 | 271 | 77 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 42.9% | 640 |
| 2002 Q1 | 514 | 307 | 95 | 18.5% | 40.9% | 57.4% | 659 |
| 2001 Q4 | 580 | 338 | 97 | 16.7% | 20.0% | 61.6% | 664 |
| 2001 Q3 | 516 | 326 | 80 | 15.5% | 20.0% | 52.1% | 579 |
| 2001 Q2 | 513 | 300 | 88 | 17.2% | 57.1% | 67.6% | 732 |
| 2001 Q1 | 387 | 235 | 57 | 14.7% | 42.9% | 63.7% | 568 |
| 2000 Q4 | 470 | 267 | 83 | 17.7% | 56.3% | 73.3% | 474 |
| 2000 Q3 | 421 | 270 | 80 | 19.0% | 65.2% | 77.9% | 524 |
| 2000 Q2 | 402 | 259 | 70 | 17.4% | 70.0% | 73.0% | 560 |
| 2000 Q1 | 415 | 269 | 96 | 23.1% | 77.8% | 69.9% | 585 |
| 1999 Q4 | 631 | 430 | 110 | 17.4% | 78.1% | 48.4% | 543 |
| 1999 Q3 | 453 | 308 | 70 | 15.5% | 60.9% | 48.4% | 624 |
| 1999 Q2 | 471 | 276 | 87 | 18.5% | 65.0% | 47.8% | 538 |
| 1999 Q1 | 411 | 275 | 63 | 15.3% | 46.2% | 50.7% | 476 |
| 1998 Q4 | 340 | 220 | 69 | 20.3% | 56.5% | 33.7% | 384 |
| 1998 Q3 | 454 | 299 | 89 | 19.6% | 38.1% | 35.5% | 479 |
| 1998 Q2 | 417 | 278 | 79 | 18.9% | 44.1% | 23.0% | 443 |
| 1998 Q1 | 342 | 232 | 43 | 12.6% | 65.2% | 18.1% | 443 |
| 1997 Q4 | 333 | 220 | 66 | 19.8% | 42.9% | 38.7% | 334 |
| 1997 Q3 | 348 | 229 | 51 | 14.7% | 61.1% | 39.2% | 455 |
| 1997 Q2 | 330 | 220 | 40 | 12.1% | 16.7% | 47.0% | 472 |
| 1997 Q1 | 312 | 208 | 65 | 20.8% | 76.5% | 48.1% | 370 |
| 1996 Q4 | 314 | 202 | 52 | 16.6% | 66.7% | 62.0% | 377 |
| 1996 Q3 | 346 | 237 | 41 | 11.8% | 71.4% | 74.3% | 389 |
| 1996 Q2 | 332 | 206 | 52 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 65.9% | 384 |
| 1996 Q1 | 232 | 187 | 45 | 19.4% | 90.0% | 62.2% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 176 | 145 | 31 | 17.6% | 83.3% | 74.3% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 234 | 180 | 54 | 23.1% | 81.8% | 65.2% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 257 | 212 | 45 | 17.5% | 78.9% | 61.6% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 222 | 191 | 31 | 14.0% | 66.7% | 51.1% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 236 | 203 | 33 | 14.0% | 64.3% | 79.5% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 237 | 214 | 23 | 9.7% | 64.3% | 57.0% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 230 | 198 | 32 | 13.9% | 40.0% | 62.8% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 208 | 167 | 41 | 19.7% | 84.6% | 68.5% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 264 | 229 | 35 | 13.3% | 84.6% | 67.7% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 215 | 181 | 34 | 15.8% | 66.7% | 58.8% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 276 | 238 | 38 | 13.8% | 71.4% | 58.1% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 180 | 160 | 20 | 11.1% | 61.5% | 63.4% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 216 | 186 | 30 | 13.9% | 50.0% | 77.8% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 253 | 220 | 33 | 13.0% | 66.7% | 60.6% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 242 | 195 | 47 | 19.4% | 50.0% | 70.4% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 220 | 182 | 38 | 17.3% | 55.0% | 62.2% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 246 | 189 | 57 | 23.2% | 81.3% | 68.7% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 266 | 201 | 65 | 24.4% | 53.8% | 67.1% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 289 | 231 | 58 | 20.1% | 60.0% | 75.8% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 228 | 182 | 46 | 20.2% | 77.8% | 82.8% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 291 | 232 | 59 | 20.3% | 82.4% | 74.7% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 307 | 233 | 74 | 24.1% | 66.7% | 65.0% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 312 | 231 | 81 | 26.0% | 54.5% | 62.1% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 290 | 211 | 79 | 27.2% | 50.0% | 61.8% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 320 | 237 | 83 | 25.9% | 100.0% | 58.5% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 360 | 273 | 87 | 24.2% | 50.0% | 68.8% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 501 | 406 | 95 | 19.0% | 72.7% | 71.7% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 269 | 195 | 74 | 27.5% | 40.0% | 61.2% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 291 | 225 | 66 | 22.7% | 30.0% | 56.4% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 394 | 311 | 83 | 21.1% | 64.3% | 63.6% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 317 | 243 | 74 | 23.3% | 50.0% | 59.0% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 284 | 222 | 62 | 21.8% | 75.0% | 68.0% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 215 | 173 | 42 | 19.5% | 100.0% | 73.5% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 294 | 190 | 104 | 35.4% | 66.7% | 49.2% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 298 | 212 | 86 | 28.9% | 72.7% | 45.0% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 301 | 242 | 59 | 19.6% | 62.5% | 48.8% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 246 | 178 | 68 | 27.6% | 44.4% | 21.4% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 239 | 206 | 33 | 13.8% | 71.4% | 40.7% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 255 | 199 | 56 | 22.0% | 100.0% | 46.3% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 288 | 219 | 69 | 24.0% | 77.8% | 51.1% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 262 | 205 | 57 | 21.8% | 65.2% | 43.0% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 272 | 213 | 59 | 21.7% | 58.3% | 45.3% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 245 | 188 | 57 | 23.3% | 86.7% | 56.3% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 268 | 204 | 64 | 23.9% | 75.8% | 51.1% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 229 | 172 | 57 | 24.9% | 90.9% | 56.3% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 336 | 274 | 62 | 18.5% | 83.3% | 74.4% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 349 | 284 | 65 | 18.6% | 87.5% | 71.4% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 369 | 302 | 67 | 18.2% | 60.9% | 67.3% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 330 | 271 | 59 | 17.9% | 63.6% | 52.7% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 335 | 292 | 43 | 12.8% | 83.3% | 47.7% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 343 | 304 | 39 | 11.4% | 71.4% | 49.6% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 320 | 279 | 41 | 12.8% | 77.8% | 48.1% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 303 | 260 | 43 | 14.2% | 71.4% | 48.4% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 309 | 267 | 42 | 13.6% | 77.8% | 52.5% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 302 | 264 | 38 | 12.6% | 66.7% | 50.4% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 325 | 284 | 41 | 12.6% | 80.0% | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 288 | 249 | 39 | 13.5% | 75.0% | 50.4% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 366 | 314 | 52 | 14.2% | 54.5% | 45.3% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 362 | 312 | 50 | 13.8% | 76.9% | 40.9% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 362 | 313 | 49 | 13.5% | 75.0% | 44.3% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 349 | 302 | 47 | 13.5% | 76.9% | 42.5% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 562 | 487 | 75 | 13.3% | 46.7% | 43.2% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 247 | 217 | 30 | 12.1% | 20.0% | 36.9% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 371 | 317 | 54 | 14.6% | 41.7% | 36.0% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 426 | 365 | 61 | 14.3% | 63.6% | 35.0% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 292 | 257 | 35 | 12.0% | 62.5% | 34.3% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 345 | 299 | 46 | 13.3% | 41.7% | 36.1% | — |
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.