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Hackney

London · E09000012 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,287
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.9%
higher than 84% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
43.5%
266 allowed of 611 decided
Decisions overturned
3.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 30.0%

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
1,407
in the window
Applications decided
1,287
in the window
Approval rate
82.1%
1,057 granted, 230 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 18 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
85.3%
rank 233 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 27 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
Major1788.2%66.7%
Minor68981.6%85.2%
Other58182.6%—
of which householder41584.6%90.3%
"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
02004002024 Q3: 349 received2024 Q3: 303 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 400 received2024 Q4: 327 decided2025 Q1: 391 received2025 Q1: 345 decided2025 Q2: 323 received2025 Q2: 360 decided2025 Q3: 310 received2025 Q3: 320 decided2025 Q4: 373 received2025 Q4: 320 decided2026 Q1: 356 received2026 Q1: 323 decided2026 Q2: 368 received2026 Q2: 324 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
52%
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 (E09000012). 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 (188 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (188 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 324 276 48 14.8% 100.0% 85.5% 368
2026 Q1 323 257 66 20.4% 0.0% 84.4% 356
2025 Q4 320 247 73 22.8% 100.0% 82.7% 373
2025 Q3 320 277 43 13.4% — 88.0% 310
2025 Q2 360 301 59 16.4% — 84.4% 323
2025 Q1 345 271 74 21.4% — 86.1% 391
2024 Q4 327 275 52 15.9% 100.0% 82.3% 400
2024 Q3 303 234 69 22.8% 0.0% 80.9% 349
2024 Q2 294 219 75 25.5% 100.0% 68.3% 328
2024 Q1 301 224 77 25.6% — 72.1% 338
2023 Q4 309 226 83 26.9% — 58.9% 303
2023 Q3 321 254 67 20.9% — 80.2% 388
2023 Q2 320 243 77 24.1% — 68.7% 391
2023 Q1 312 234 78 25.0% 0.0% 70.0% 386
2022 Q4 363 280 83 22.9% — 77.7% 371
2022 Q3 389 299 90 23.1% — 75.6% 397
2022 Q2 420 322 98 23.3% 0.0% 79.7% 438
2022 Q1 319 254 65 20.4% — 60.2% 469
2021 Q4 370 269 101 27.3% 0.0% 67.9% 413
2021 Q3 385 300 85 22.1% 100.0% 79.5% 485
2021 Q2 380 285 95 25.0% — 85.0% 544
2021 Q1 367 264 103 28.1% 100.0% 94.2% 516
2020 Q4 60 42 18 30.0% — 100.0% 570
2020 Q3 355 301 54 15.2% 100.0% 79.1% 440
2020 Q2 352 275 77 21.9% 0.0% 83.1% 370
2020 Q1 382 301 81 21.2% 100.0% 83.6% 395
2019 Q4 454 364 90 19.8% 100.0% 81.5% 431
2019 Q3 486 374 112 23.0% — 81.6% 532
2019 Q2 433 344 89 20.6% 50.0% 85.9% 508
2019 Q1 518 410 108 20.8% 0.0% 85.3% 576
2018 Q4 444 334 110 24.8% — 84.3% 533
2018 Q3 514 413 101 19.6% 0.0% 77.6% 499
2018 Q2 467 357 110 23.6% 100.0% 74.3% 519
2018 Q1 437 338 99 22.7% — 80.3% 556
2017 Q4 444 354 90 20.3% — 74.5% 598
2017 Q3 479 366 113 23.6% 100.0% 78.5% 581
2017 Q2 470 391 79 16.8% — 73.9% 644
2017 Q1 354 283 71 20.1% — 73.9% 689
2016 Q4 486 402 84 17.3% 100.0% 82.6% 606
2016 Q3 448 356 92 20.5% 33.3% 80.2% 645
2016 Q2 398 321 77 19.3% 20.0% 69.8% 673
2016 Q1 400 330 70 17.5% 71.4% 76.8% 566
2015 Q4 446 379 67 15.0% 100.0% 77.9% 564
2015 Q3 472 408 64 13.6% 0.0% 78.2% 629
2015 Q2 484 415 69 14.3% 12.5% 76.2% 631
2015 Q1 370 318 52 14.1% 25.0% 66.8% 596
2014 Q4 434 375 59 13.6% 0.0% 72.6% 589
2014 Q3 471 375 96 20.4% 50.0% 78.1% 574
2014 Q2 476 386 90 18.9% 66.7% 77.3% 612
2014 Q1 438 306 74 16.9% 50.0% 71.6% 604
2013 Q4 489 342 94 19.2% 72.7% 77.7% 503
2013 Q3 530 370 82 15.5% 45.5% 78.0% 612
2013 Q2 486 350 79 16.3% 42.9% 72.5% 608
2013 Q1 366 259 67 18.3% 66.7% 78.9% 551
2012 Q4 411 254 87 21.2% 71.4% 78.9% 532
2012 Q3 407 244 94 23.1% 85.7% 81.8% 459
2012 Q2 548 314 100 18.2% 88.9% 83.7% 535
2012 Q1 478 276 101 21.1% 28.6% 68.9% 617
2011 Q4 403 238 110 27.3% 60.0% 89.0% 525
2011 Q3 461 297 100 21.7% 30.0% 79.2% 481
2011 Q2 384 229 97 25.3% 50.0% 83.3% 501
2011 Q1 343 225 65 19.0% 18.2% 88.9% 509
2010 Q4 416 255 119 28.6% 71.4% 83.5% 485
2010 Q3 416 280 90 21.6% 70.6% 79.4% 485
2010 Q2 431 277 86 20.0% 33.3% 78.6% 496
2010 Q1 323 220 64 19.8% 77.8% 80.5% 496
2009 Q4 311 198 83 26.7% 70.0% 80.4% 649
2009 Q3 403 262 96 23.8% 66.7% 79.9% 536
2009 Q2 320 206 84 26.3% 70.0% 85.1% 561
2009 Q1 345 217 74 21.4% 66.7% 68.8% 443
2008 Q4 379 218 87 23.0% 63.6% 72.9% 400
2008 Q3 413 242 93 22.5% 60.0% 71.0% 445
2008 Q2 373 172 103 27.6% 77.8% 80.5% 502
2008 Q1 382 213 117 30.6% 57.1% 83.6% 505
2007 Q4 397 223 118 29.7% 75.0% 90.1% 556
2007 Q3 444 273 129 29.1% 70.6% 86.2% 523
2007 Q2 425 254 129 30.4% 80.0% 84.5% 535
2007 Q1 387 240 112 28.9% 76.9% 88.4% 559
2006 Q4 363 197 127 35.0% 66.7% 85.6% 457
2006 Q3 468 272 158 33.8% 68.0% 81.7% 445
2006 Q2 460 230 175 38.0% 71.4% 80.7% 522
2006 Q1 396 274 122 30.8% 67.9% 77.3% 522
2005 Q4 423 233 139 32.9% 65.4% 74.4% 479
2005 Q3 508 273 154 30.3% 60.7% 69.0% 497
2005 Q2 426 234 123 28.9% 45.5% 69.2% 551
2005 Q1 289 154 82 28.4% 46.7% 67.8% 451
2004 Q4 405 201 130 32.1% 42.9% 65.6% 412
2004 Q3 418 196 145 34.7% 46.2% 56.4% 395
2004 Q2 428 216 127 29.7% 48.0% 62.0% 445
2004 Q1 430 186 138 32.1% 38.9% 47.3% 519
2003 Q4 469 162 125 26.7% 38.2% 48.5% 533
2003 Q3 512 219 129 25.2% 48.3% 38.6% 605
2003 Q2 438 184 127 29.0% 30.0% 48.6% 732
2003 Q1 517 231 135 26.1% 27.3% 24.6% 496
2002 Q4 520 272 144 27.7% 36.6% 30.7% 563
2002 Q3 430 207 101 23.5% 11.1% 15.6% 564
2002 Q2 216 104 24 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 319
2002 Q1 517 231 135 26.1% 27.3% 24.6% 358
2001 Q4 451 329 71 15.7% 33.3% 50.5% 473
2001 Q3 462 337 72 15.6% 33.3% 47.6% 533
2001 Q2 438 318 70 16.0% 33.3% 48.0% 554
2001 Q1 327 246 51 15.6% 57.1% 53.5% 241
2000 Q4 87 66 12 13.8% 0.0% 54.5% 25
2000 Q2 424 255 85 20.0% 25.0% 24.8% 515
2000 Q1 313 175 78 24.9% 11.1% 32.5% 436
1999 Q4 86 61 14 16.3% 0.0% 29.7% 363
1999 Q3 172 123 34 19.8% 75.0% 58.5% 324
1999 Q2 318 197 49 15.4% 28.6% 58.4% 358
1999 Q1 437 325 70 16.0% 45.5% 66.3% 326
1998 Q4 280 188 43 15.4% 44.4% 62.5% 409
1998 Q3 347 226 63 18.2% 16.7% 56.2% 327
1998 Q2 296 230 32 10.8% 36.4% 31.7% 347
1998 Q1 213 153 38 17.8% 25.0% 40.0% 336
1997 Q4 273 211 31 11.4% 75.0% 69.6% 353
1997 Q3 474 297 78 16.5% 81.3% 59.9% 359
1997 Q2 307 217 53 17.3% 66.7% 53.4% 468
1997 Q1 224 173 33 14.7% 47.8% 40.6% 198
1996 Q4 158 130 25 15.8% 68.8% 47.8% 262
1996 Q3 185 155 17 9.2% 58.8% 34.4% 245
1996 Q2 219 172 35 16.0% 88.9% 44.7% 260
1996 Q1 341 309 32 9.4% 33.3% 40.0% —
1995 Q4 363 312 51 14.0% 11.1% 23.1% —
1995 Q3 389 350 39 10.0% 33.3% 36.5% —
1995 Q2 422 386 36 8.5% — 33.6% —
1995 Q1 369 324 45 12.2% 16.7% 37.0% —
1994 Q4 354 308 46 13.0% 25.0% 35.5% —
1994 Q3 397 358 39 9.8% 14.3% 41.5% —
1994 Q2 406 370 36 8.9% 25.0% 47.4% —
1994 Q1 338 309 29 8.6% 37.5% 40.7% —
1993 Q4 326 301 25 7.7% 63.6% 45.3% —
1993 Q3 337 305 32 9.5% 55.6% 48.8% —
1993 Q2 399 355 44 11.0% 60.0% 40.8% —
1993 Q1 354 318 36 10.2% 42.9% 44.0% —
1992 Q4 354 318 36 10.2% 26.7% 46.4% —
1992 Q3 365 321 44 12.1% 44.4% 44.9% —
1992 Q2 378 343 35 9.3% 50.0% 47.4% —
1992 Q1 390 337 53 13.6% 30.0% 30.3% —
1991 Q4 337 297 40 11.9% 40.0% 45.3% —
1991 Q3 344 297 47 13.7% 25.0% 21.0% —
1991 Q2 456 396 60 13.2% 37.5% 38.2% —
1991 Q1 329 270 59 17.9% 14.3% 36.4% —
1990 Q4 325 261 64 19.7% 6.7% 42.3% —
1990 Q3 378 313 65 17.2% 33.3% 39.0% —
1990 Q2 372 313 59 15.9% 30.0% 51.0% —
1990 Q1 499 378 121 24.2% 35.5% 39.5% —
1989 Q4 343 270 73 21.3% 7.1% 30.0% —
1989 Q3 376 316 60 16.0% 71.4% 26.8% —
1989 Q2 517 418 99 19.1% 37.5% 37.0% —
1989 Q1 551 416 135 24.5% 37.1% 40.0% —
1988 Q4 378 297 81 21.4% 6.7% 30.3% —
1988 Q3 425 357 68 16.0% 71.4% 29.6% —
1988 Q2 515 416 99 19.2% 37.5% 37.0% —
1988 Q1 508 383 125 24.6% 37.5% 40.0% —
1987 Q4 408 324 84 20.6% 53.8% 38.7% —
1987 Q3 279 248 31 11.1% 50.0% 21.6% —
1987 Q2 362 320 42 11.6% 71.4% 50.2% —
1987 Q1 262 222 40 15.3% 71.4% 47.9% —
1986 Q4 303 260 43 14.2% 40.0% 78.6% —
1986 Q3 271 243 28 10.3% 50.0% 64.3% —
1986 Q2 342 304 38 11.1% 71.4% 49.5% —
1986 Q1 260 221 39 15.0% 71.4% 47.4% —
1985 Q4 291 251 40 13.7% 40.0% 78.2% —
1985 Q3 273 245 28 10.3% 50.0% 64.5% —
1985 Q2 342 304 38 11.1% 71.4% 49.5% —
1985 Q1 243 208 35 14.4% 71.4% 47.7% —
1984 Q4 271 235 36 13.3% 40.0% 77.2% —
1984 Q3 260 234 26 10.0% 50.0% 63.9% —
1984 Q2 341 303 38 11.1% 71.4% 49.2% —
1984 Q1 245 226 19 7.8% 66.7% 43.0% —
1983 Q4 273 255 18 6.6% 25.0% 52.0% —
1983 Q3 287 259 28 9.8% 33.3% 40.2% —
1983 Q2 248 222 26 10.5% 0.0% 31.7% —
1983 Q1 230 213 17 7.4% 66.7% 30.3% —
1982 Q4 289 265 24 8.3% 88.9% 38.7% —
1982 Q3 262 238 24 9.2% 33.3% 40.9% —
1982 Q2 209 202 7 3.3% 100.0% 22.9% —
1982 Q1 170 157 13 7.6% — 16.4% —
1981 Q4 178 159 19 10.7% 20.0% 14.4% —
1981 Q3 262 233 29 11.1% 100.0% 9.8% —
1981 Q2 184 173 11 6.0% 100.0% 3.1% —
1981 Q1 130 112 18 13.8% 100.0% 49.0% —
1980 Q4 127 108 19 15.0% 100.0% 44.9% —
1980 Q3 150 130 20 13.3% 100.0% 45.6% —
1980 Q2 144 125 19 13.2% 50.0% 34.7% —
1980 Q1 141 121 20 14.2% 50.0% 37.7% —
1979 Q4 143 122 21 14.7% 100.0% 39.6% —
1979 Q3 144 127 17 11.8% 50.0% 35.3% —
1979 Q2 136 117 19 14.0% 66.7% 35.8% —

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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