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Hammersmith and Fulham

London · E09000013 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,227
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
5.0%
higher than 7% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
86.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
39.9%
148 allowed of 371 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 19.2%

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
1,547
in the window
Applications decided
1,227
in the window
Approval rate
95.0%
1,166 granted, 61 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 2 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
84.8%
rank 236 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 29 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
Major11100.0%—
Minor56595.9%85.9%
Other65194.2%—
of which householder50697.8%86.9%
"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
02144272024 Q3: 349 received2024 Q3: 305 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 368 received2024 Q4: 293 decided2025 Q1: 425 received2025 Q1: 358 decided2025 Q2: 306 received2025 Q2: 351 decided2025 Q3: 368 received2025 Q3: 340 decided2025 Q4: 381 received2025 Q4: 352 decided2026 Q1: 371 received2026 Q1: 278 decided2026 Q2: 427 received2026 Q2: 257 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
91%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer consequence.

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 (E09000013). 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 257 250 7 2.7% — 81.5% 427
2026 Q1 278 249 29 10.4% — 63.4% 371
2025 Q4 352 345 7 2.0% — 95.5% 381
2025 Q3 340 322 18 5.3% — 92.1% 368
2025 Q2 351 345 6 1.7% — 89.7% 306
2025 Q1 358 350 8 2.2% 100.0% 97.9% 425
2024 Q4 293 270 23 7.8% — 98.3% 368
2024 Q3 305 271 34 11.1% — 88.5% 349
2024 Q2 293 277 16 5.5% — 89.2% 384
2024 Q1 291 269 22 7.6% — 88.9% 299
2023 Q4 303 277 26 8.6% 100.0% 93.6% 344
2023 Q3 303 277 26 8.6% — 85.2% 311
2023 Q2 359 327 32 8.9% — 90.8% 407
2023 Q1 343 301 42 12.2% 100.0% 90.5% 393
2022 Q4 393 356 37 9.4% — 89.4% 422
2022 Q3 389 352 37 9.5% — 70.8% 390
2022 Q2 379 358 21 5.5% — 85.1% 416
2022 Q1 339 314 25 7.4% — 79.4% 435
2021 Q4 412 358 54 13.1% — 84.6% 520
2021 Q3 473 418 55 11.6% — 79.2% 458
2021 Q2 420 347 73 17.4% 100.0% 94.3% 566
2021 Q1 420 366 54 12.9% 66.7% 89.1% 557
2020 Q4 350 299 51 14.6% — 78.7% 496
2020 Q3 305 255 50 16.4% 100.0% 70.4% 408
2020 Q2 381 337 44 11.5% 100.0% 85.0% 354
2020 Q1 346 311 35 10.1% 100.0% 71.8% 469
2019 Q4 352 324 28 8.0% — 70.3% 490
2019 Q3 322 288 34 10.6% 100.0% 73.8% 442
2019 Q2 375 318 57 15.2% 100.0% 79.5% 453
2019 Q1 385 335 50 13.0% — 79.2% 491
2018 Q4 453 407 46 10.2% 0.0% 86.4% 477
2018 Q3 530 462 68 12.8% 50.0% 73.7% 535
2018 Q2 590 477 113 19.2% 33.3% 74.3% 644
2018 Q1 428 370 58 13.6% 66.7% 60.0% 550
2017 Q4 575 476 99 17.2% 50.0% 71.0% 635
2017 Q3 537 452 85 15.8% 100.0% 73.1% 657
2017 Q2 587 483 104 17.7% 100.0% 81.9% 737
2017 Q1 568 473 95 16.7% 25.0% 74.8% 736
2016 Q4 619 507 112 18.1% 50.0% 78.8% 702
2016 Q3 657 546 111 16.9% 100.0% 78.0% 722
2016 Q2 678 550 128 18.9% 50.0% 84.6% 833
2016 Q1 623 521 102 16.4% 100.0% 89.5% 807
2015 Q4 712 578 134 18.8% 100.0% 78.8% 734
2015 Q3 712 619 93 13.1% 83.3% 83.0% 840
2015 Q2 715 611 104 14.5% 100.0% 86.0% 840
2015 Q1 577 485 92 15.9% 50.0% 83.6% 800
2014 Q4 702 606 96 13.7% 100.0% 84.5% 733
2014 Q3 783 653 130 16.6% 100.0% 86.1% 919
2014 Q2 757 660 97 12.8% — 88.1% 924
2014 Q1 707 569 100 14.1% 66.7% 76.5% 774
2013 Q4 733 600 82 11.2% 100.0% 88.2% 747
2013 Q3 713 579 93 13.0% 62.5% 91.5% 835
2013 Q2 797 656 91 11.4% 37.5% 88.9% 785
2013 Q1 599 479 56 9.3% 0.0% 89.8% 798
2012 Q4 611 509 70 11.5% 25.0% 81.6% 776
2012 Q3 623 501 85 13.6% 0.0% 85.9% 685
2012 Q2 605 499 61 10.1% — 79.5% 749
2012 Q1 576 450 94 16.3% 12.5% 60.5% 606
2011 Q4 595 514 46 7.7% 20.0% 82.4% 624
2011 Q3 583 463 92 15.8% 55.6% 71.8% 573
2011 Q2 536 445 65 12.1% 37.5% 77.3% 701
2011 Q1 474 406 31 6.5% 33.3% 69.0% 573
2010 Q4 580 473 66 11.4% 28.6% 70.2% 545
2010 Q3 550 453 51 9.3% 30.0% 77.5% 584
2010 Q2 538 444 53 9.9% 33.3% 87.5% 647
2010 Q1 438 336 76 17.4% 80.0% 77.5% 556
2009 Q4 447 353 65 14.5% 25.0% 72.0% 519
2009 Q3 530 445 52 9.8% 42.9% 83.0% 514
2009 Q2 444 361 55 12.4% 16.7% 82.8% 548
2009 Q1 319 262 30 9.4% 0.0% 82.9% 480
2008 Q4 481 400 48 10.0% 85.7% 75.0% 468
2008 Q3 646 510 74 11.5% 33.3% 78.5% 599
2008 Q2 637 509 64 10.0% 72.7% 81.7% 729
2008 Q1 580 457 71 12.2% 50.0% 81.1% 681
2007 Q4 720 589 61 8.5% 66.7% 80.5% 658
2007 Q3 731 599 65 8.9% 80.0% 81.7% 830
2007 Q2 671 527 58 8.6% 100.0% 86.9% 857
2007 Q1 526 420 56 10.6% 50.0% 92.4% 735
2006 Q4 499 397 35 7.0% 100.0% 90.4% 556
2006 Q3 652 518 69 10.6% 75.0% 89.7% 577
2006 Q2 529 425 43 8.1% 75.0% 83.8% 624
2006 Q1 485 380 48 9.9% 77.8% 81.7% 583
2005 Q4 502 386 56 11.2% 83.3% 75.4% 477
2005 Q3 545 386 98 18.0% 75.0% 76.0% 524
2005 Q2 502 349 90 17.9% 75.0% 67.2% 593
2005 Q1 434 311 78 18.0% 100.0% 68.8% 482
2004 Q4 498 342 110 22.1% 60.0% 65.9% 544
2004 Q3 545 395 87 16.0% 72.7% 75.7% 557
2004 Q2 450 315 78 17.3% 63.6% 70.8% 615
2004 Q1 412 279 79 19.2% 57.1% 73.5% 548
2003 Q4 488 343 93 19.1% 28.6% 60.7% 496
2003 Q3 617 415 134 21.7% 62.5% 64.8% 599
2003 Q2 597 405 121 20.3% 77.8% 69.5% 604
2003 Q1 475 321 95 20.0% 60.0% 60.3% 602
2002 Q4 533 366 113 21.2% 80.0% 56.6% 533
2002 Q3 633 463 107 16.9% 16.7% 65.9% 689
2002 Q2 558 434 82 14.7% 0.0% 45.0% 618
2002 Q1 524 384 79 15.1% 20.0% 32.5% 559
2001 Q4 604 457 91 15.1% 15.4% 38.7% 576
2001 Q3 617 496 63 10.2% 66.7% 54.6% 581
2001 Q2 551 435 74 13.4% 0.0% 48.1% 621
2001 Q1 491 390 45 9.2% 75.0% 42.3% 567
2000 Q4 602 486 59 9.8% 50.0% 45.7% 494
2000 Q3 0 0 0 — — — 561
2000 Q2 425 344 44 10.4% 50.0% 44.9% 588
2000 Q1 496 363 83 16.7% 20.0% 49.3% 580
1999 Q4 469 359 78 16.6% 0.0% 47.6% 510
1999 Q3 569 454 66 11.6% 50.0% 41.2% 511
1999 Q2 420 328 51 12.1% 71.4% 32.7% 507
1999 Q1 456 353 68 14.9% 100.0% 43.7% 534
1998 Q4 490 362 87 17.8% 0.0% 41.3% 483
1998 Q3 475 368 61 12.8% 0.0% 40.8% 469
1998 Q2 453 343 70 15.5% 40.0% 43.0% 550
1998 Q1 371 305 29 7.8% 60.0% 42.7% 498
1997 Q4 509 407 47 9.2% 0.0% 50.0% 562
1997 Q3 440 367 47 10.7% 0.0% 41.4% 587
1997 Q2 471 405 32 6.8% 0.0% 62.8% 685
1997 Q1 434 358 38 8.8% 16.7% 55.7% 523
1996 Q4 479 377 57 11.9% 33.3% 49.6% 443
1996 Q3 413 318 61 14.8% 0.0% 53.1% 513
1996 Q2 486 380 66 13.6% 9.1% 53.0% 433
1996 Q1 260 224 36 13.8% 28.6% 68.0% —
1995 Q4 294 261 33 11.2% 55.6% 65.0% —
1995 Q3 352 293 59 16.8% 75.0% 57.5% —
1995 Q2 443 383 60 13.5% 63.6% 65.1% —
1995 Q1 356 288 68 19.1% 44.4% 52.8% —
1994 Q4 372 308 64 17.2% 77.8% 48.0% —
1994 Q3 398 322 76 19.1% 42.9% 56.5% —
1994 Q2 303 266 37 12.2% 33.3% 57.0% —
1994 Q1 341 285 56 16.4% 83.3% 49.3% —
1993 Q4 361 312 49 13.6% 37.5% 50.6% —
1993 Q3 355 296 59 16.6% 55.6% 43.3% —
1993 Q2 427 332 95 22.2% 81.8% 65.0% —
1993 Q1 232 201 31 13.4% 0.0% 58.3% —
1992 Q4 371 330 41 11.1% 94.3% 52.4% —
1992 Q3 350 283 67 19.1% 50.0% 68.5% —
1992 Q2 465 365 100 21.5% 92.6% 74.1% —
1992 Q1 267 231 36 13.5% 0.0% 57.3% —
1991 Q4 340 287 53 15.6% 80.0% 72.8% —
1991 Q3 456 367 89 19.5% 42.9% 69.7% —
1991 Q2 413 310 103 24.9% 42.9% 74.8% —
1991 Q1 351 288 63 17.9% 50.0% 59.4% —
1990 Q4 363 274 89 24.5% 28.6% 27.1% —
1990 Q3 611 474 137 22.4% 22.2% 18.7% —
1990 Q2 409 319 90 22.0% 55.6% 14.1% —
1990 Q1 411 328 83 20.2% 20.0% 19.8% —
1989 Q4 465 369 96 20.6% 16.7% 7.5% —
1989 Q3 455 321 134 29.5% 13.3% 4.4% —
1989 Q2 446 365 81 18.2% 10.0% 2.8% —
1989 Q1 353 247 106 30.0% 25.0% 6.6% —
1988 Q4 371 297 74 19.9% 31.3% 21.2% —
1988 Q3 337 279 58 17.2% — 76.2% —
1988 Q2 317 278 39 12.3% 50.0% 71.8% —
1988 Q1 216 178 38 17.6% 57.1% 57.8% —
1987 Q4 311 264 47 15.1% 0.0% 68.1% —
1987 Q3 622 512 110 17.7% 28.6% 51.1% —
1987 Q2 468 409 59 12.6% 100.0% 53.2% —
1987 Q1 504 420 84 16.7% 100.0% 47.5% —
1986 Q4 505 418 87 17.2% 100.0% 50.9% —
1986 Q3 506 452 54 10.7% 0.0% 66.4% —
1986 Q2 496 406 90 18.1% 65.0% 66.7% —
1986 Q1 454 384 70 15.4% 100.0% 63.8% —
1985 Q4 465 388 77 16.6% — 77.0% —
1985 Q3 537 474 63 11.7% 100.0% 81.2% —
1985 Q2 577 498 79 13.7% 60.0% 67.8% —
1985 Q1 409 345 64 15.6% 100.0% 48.8% —
1984 Q4 499 426 73 14.6% 100.0% 45.6% —
1984 Q3 409 361 48 11.7% 50.0% 59.8% —
1984 Q2 460 379 81 17.6% 80.0% 50.4% —
1984 Q1 445 386 59 13.3% 50.0% 40.6% —
1983 Q4 429 372 57 13.3% 75.0% 50.2% —
1983 Q3 553 475 78 14.1% 75.0% 52.2% —
1983 Q2 413 351 62 15.0% — 58.1% —
1983 Q1 550 480 70 12.7% 62.5% 56.8% —
1982 Q4 408 359 49 12.0% 100.0% 43.5% —
1982 Q3 437 391 46 10.5% — 51.0% —
1982 Q2 360 330 30 8.3% 50.0% 44.0% —
1982 Q1 418 377 41 9.8% 40.0% 41.5% —
1981 Q4 302 267 35 11.6% 60.0% 59.9% —
1981 Q3 338 297 41 12.1% 28.6% 44.8% —
1981 Q2 365 326 39 10.7% 60.0% 40.1% —
1981 Q1 306 267 39 12.7% 70.0% 52.3% —
1980 Q4 317 277 40 12.6% 75.0% 67.5% —
1980 Q3 374 341 33 8.8% 70.0% 69.9% —
1980 Q2 451 415 36 8.0% 87.5% 62.7% —
1980 Q1 429 373 56 13.1% 66.7% 53.3% —
1979 Q4 593 518 75 12.6% 69.0% 44.6% —
1979 Q3 434 403 31 7.1% 66.7% 39.9% —
1979 Q2 353 317 36 10.2% 85.0% 33.5% —

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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