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London · E09000015 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,330
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
22.4%
higher than 93% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
82.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
36.1%
242 allowed of 671 decided
Decisions overturned
3.0%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 44.5%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 327 | 244 | 83 | 25.4% | 100.0% | 83.8% | 377 |
| 2025 Q4 | 278 | 222 | 56 | 20.1% | — | 87.5% | 318 |
| 2025 Q3 | 349 | 268 | 81 | 23.2% | — | 87.5% | 325 |
| 2025 Q2 | 376 | 298 | 78 | 20.7% | 100.0% | 76.0% | 360 |
| 2025 Q1 | 313 | 241 | 72 | 23.0% | 33.3% | 87.8% | 472 |
| 2024 Q4 | 336 | 263 | 73 | 21.7% | 100.0% | 90.7% | 329 |
| 2024 Q3 | 356 | 250 | 106 | 29.8% | — | 75.0% | 376 |
| 2024 Q2 | 448 | 307 | 141 | 31.5% | 100.0% | 83.6% | 413 |
| 2024 Q1 | 312 | 223 | 89 | 28.5% | — | 67.9% | 403 |
| 2023 Q4 | 195 | 143 | 52 | 26.7% | — | 90.9% | 404 |
| 2023 Q3 | 387 | 249 | 138 | 35.7% | — | 90.7% | 353 |
| 2023 Q2 | 460 | 335 | 125 | 27.2% | 100.0% | 76.1% | 371 |
| 2023 Q1 | 366 | 270 | 96 | 26.2% | — | 78.8% | 444 |
| 2022 Q4 | 484 | 321 | 163 | 33.7% | — | 67.9% | 429 |
| 2022 Q3 | 397 | 271 | 126 | 31.7% | 100.0% | 80.6% | 392 |
| 2022 Q2 | 395 | 288 | 107 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 53.7% | 516 |
| 2022 Q1 | 402 | 311 | 91 | 22.6% | 25.0% | 62.5% | 449 |
| 2021 Q4 | 544 | 448 | 96 | 17.6% | — | 69.0% | 501 |
| 2021 Q3 | 474 | 389 | 85 | 17.9% | — | 66.7% | 552 |
| 2021 Q2 | 535 | 411 | 124 | 23.2% | — | 64.8% | 546 |
| 2021 Q1 | 409 | 324 | 85 | 20.8% | — | 81.1% | 624 |
| 2020 Q4 | 404 | 312 | 92 | 22.8% | 75.0% | 87.7% | 464 |
| 2020 Q3 | 402 | 308 | 94 | 23.4% | 66.7% | 85.2% | 505 |
| 2020 Q2 | 389 | 276 | 113 | 29.0% | 100.0% | 95.3% | 417 |
| 2020 Q1 | 431 | 300 | 131 | 30.4% | 66.7% | 89.4% | 496 |
| 2019 Q4 | 480 | 333 | 147 | 30.6% | 100.0% | 97.2% | 463 |
| 2019 Q3 | 552 | 381 | 171 | 31.0% | — | 96.2% | 553 |
| 2019 Q2 | 569 | 333 | 236 | 41.5% | 100.0% | 93.7% | 600 |
| 2019 Q1 | 466 | 283 | 183 | 39.3% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 606 |
| 2018 Q4 | 531 | 335 | 196 | 36.9% | 100.0% | 90.3% | 528 |
| 2018 Q3 | 519 | 386 | 133 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 85.2% | 574 |
| 2018 Q2 | 519 | 387 | 132 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 586 |
| 2018 Q1 | 471 | 357 | 114 | 24.2% | 75.0% | 72.4% | 772 |
| 2017 Q4 | 510 | 391 | 119 | 23.3% | 40.0% | 77.4% | 857 |
| 2017 Q3 | 558 | 362 | 196 | 35.1% | 50.0% | 79.3% | 890 |
| 2017 Q2 | 535 | 317 | 218 | 40.7% | 50.0% | 84.7% | 868 |
| 2017 Q1 | 458 | 254 | 204 | 44.5% | 75.0% | 90.3% | 714 |
| 2016 Q4 | 524 | 326 | 198 | 37.8% | 66.7% | 86.9% | 577 |
| 2016 Q3 | 549 | 382 | 167 | 30.4% | 50.0% | 73.8% | 576 |
| 2016 Q2 | 565 | 398 | 167 | 29.6% | 71.4% | 92.6% | 633 |
| 2016 Q1 | 484 | 346 | 138 | 28.5% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 791 |
| 2015 Q4 | 508 | 353 | 155 | 30.5% | 100.0% | 88.2% | 763 |
| 2015 Q3 | 558 | 397 | 161 | 28.9% | 87.5% | 82.4% | 759 |
| 2015 Q2 | 508 | 368 | 140 | 27.6% | 100.0% | 75.6% | 857 |
| 2015 Q1 | 451 | 307 | 144 | 31.9% | 77.8% | 80.7% | 603 |
| 2014 Q4 | 462 | 321 | 141 | 30.5% | 83.3% | 84.7% | 665 |
| 2014 Q3 | 553 | 402 | 151 | 27.3% | 75.0% | 68.9% | 587 |
| 2014 Q2 | 334 | 271 | 63 | 18.9% | 71.4% | 61.0% | 690 |
| 2014 Q1 | 469 | 255 | 96 | 20.5% | 83.3% | 82.4% | 589 |
| 2013 Q4 | 542 | 291 | 120 | 22.1% | 50.0% | 78.4% | 583 |
| 2013 Q3 | 526 | 306 | 110 | 20.9% | 44.4% | 73.1% | 583 |
| 2013 Q2 | 552 | 315 | 120 | 21.7% | 66.7% | 78.4% | 611 |
| 2013 Q1 | 417 | 258 | 71 | 17.0% | 87.5% | 73.3% | 566 |
| 2012 Q4 | 574 | 334 | 131 | 22.8% | 44.4% | 83.6% | 502 |
| 2012 Q3 | 645 | 346 | 165 | 25.6% | 33.3% | 74.1% | 648 |
| 2012 Q2 | 575 | 284 | 168 | 29.2% | 100.0% | 72.3% | 728 |
| 2012 Q1 | 528 | 256 | 166 | 31.4% | 40.0% | 77.0% | 649 |
| 2011 Q4 | 717 | 337 | 240 | 33.5% | 81.8% | 72.3% | 627 |
| 2011 Q3 | 685 | 317 | 229 | 33.4% | 50.0% | 71.9% | 769 |
| 2011 Q2 | 581 | 286 | 163 | 28.1% | 57.1% | 80.4% | 717 |
| 2011 Q1 | 510 | 270 | 136 | 26.7% | 72.2% | 77.8% | 580 |
| 2010 Q4 | 549 | 316 | 123 | 22.4% | 50.0% | 76.9% | 540 |
| 2010 Q3 | 614 | 348 | 146 | 23.8% | 42.9% | 85.0% | 580 |
| 2010 Q2 | 596 | 347 | 124 | 20.8% | 43.8% | 70.6% | 658 |
| 2010 Q1 | 516 | 290 | 111 | 21.5% | 60.0% | 64.9% | 593 |
| 2009 Q4 | 541 | 284 | 151 | 27.9% | 66.7% | 76.0% | 560 |
| 2009 Q3 | 574 | 331 | 131 | 22.8% | 60.0% | 72.6% | 644 |
| 2009 Q2 | 508 | 259 | 140 | 27.6% | 66.7% | 79.4% | 550 |
| 2009 Q1 | 466 | 238 | 121 | 26.0% | 50.0% | 82.0% | 462 |
| 2008 Q4 | 668 | 394 | 170 | 25.4% | 84.2% | 85.5% | 544 |
| 2008 Q3 | 748 | 436 | 212 | 28.3% | 87.5% | 87.1% | 714 |
| 2008 Q2 | 810 | 433 | 232 | 28.6% | 95.8% | 84.3% | 805 |
| 2008 Q1 | 697 | 386 | 181 | 26.0% | 90.9% | 89.0% | 809 |
| 2007 Q4 | 846 | 487 | 218 | 25.8% | 85.7% | 84.6% | 756 |
| 2007 Q3 | 910 | 470 | 269 | 29.6% | 89.6% | 84.4% | 860 |
| 2007 Q2 | 814 | 459 | 237 | 29.1% | 88.9% | 87.0% | 786 |
| 2007 Q1 | 767 | 431 | 196 | 25.6% | 66.7% | 75.6% | 832 |
| 2006 Q4 | 691 | 427 | 168 | 24.3% | 70.0% | 67.5% | 685 |
| 2006 Q3 | 773 | 464 | 165 | 21.3% | 28.6% | 64.2% | 724 |
| 2006 Q2 | 662 | 405 | 170 | 25.7% | 62.5% | 77.1% | 784 |
| 2006 Q1 | 607 | 376 | 121 | 19.9% | 42.9% | 60.0% | 838 |
| 2005 Q4 | 626 | 388 | 145 | 23.2% | 50.0% | 75.4% | 732 |
| 2005 Q3 | 731 | 451 | 160 | 21.9% | 55.6% | 76.8% | 774 |
| 2005 Q2 | 733 | 460 | 166 | 22.6% | 60.0% | 73.4% | 851 |
| 2005 Q1 | 596 | 367 | 148 | 24.8% | 50.0% | 68.8% | 801 |
| 2004 Q4 | 664 | 445 | 137 | 20.6% | 77.8% | 68.4% | 689 |
| 2004 Q3 | 800 | 512 | 159 | 19.9% | 50.0% | 74.8% | 829 |
| 2004 Q2 | 839 | 551 | 166 | 19.8% | 85.7% | 67.9% | 946 |
| 2004 Q1 | 720 | 434 | 180 | 25.0% | 71.4% | 51.3% | 857 |
| 2003 Q4 | 652 | 415 | 146 | 22.4% | 68.8% | 30.3% | 698 |
| 2003 Q3 | 712 | 423 | 201 | 28.2% | 64.3% | 32.1% | 792 |
| 2003 Q2 | 734 | 468 | 159 | 21.7% | 16.7% | 35.4% | 799 |
| 2003 Q1 | 555 | 360 | 119 | 21.4% | 18.2% | 13.8% | 697 |
| 2002 Q4 | 617 | 430 | 110 | 17.8% | 11.1% | 45.8% | 642 |
| 2002 Q3 | 638 | 405 | 111 | 17.4% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 747 |
| 2002 Q2 | 665 | 474 | 85 | 12.8% | 85.7% | 39.8% | 764 |
| 2002 Q1 | 514 | 350 | 76 | 14.8% | 33.3% | 43.8% | 702 |
| 2001 Q4 | 528 | 352 | 108 | 20.5% | 20.0% | 39.7% | 524 |
| 2001 Q3 | 548 | 355 | 89 | 16.2% | 37.5% | 32.0% | 669 |
| 2001 Q2 | 631 | 455 | 106 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 35.3% | 647 |
| 2001 Q1 | 413 | 284 | 74 | 17.9% | 14.3% | 40.0% | 592 |
| 2000 Q4 | 450 | 325 | 74 | 16.4% | 55.6% | 38.6% | 542 |
| 2000 Q3 | 599 | 424 | 88 | 14.7% | 16.7% | 24.7% | 535 |
| 2000 Q2 | 491 | 349 | 55 | 11.2% | 14.3% | 32.8% | 665 |
| 2000 Q1 | 474 | 359 | 67 | 14.1% | 66.7% | 31.3% | 597 |
| 1999 Q4 | 465 | 353 | 68 | 14.6% | 14.3% | 41.7% | 518 |
| 1999 Q3 | 491 | 354 | 69 | 14.1% | 33.3% | 47.0% | 537 |
| 1999 Q2 | 493 | 337 | 89 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 42.5% | 608 |
| 1999 Q1 | 450 | 283 | 63 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 30.2% | 538 |
| 1998 Q4 | 387 | 287 | 75 | 19.4% | 40.0% | 49.3% | 446 |
| 1998 Q3 | 451 | 323 | 77 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 43.2% | 445 |
| 1998 Q2 | 395 | 298 | 61 | 15.4% | 66.7% | 51.5% | 483 |
| 1998 Q1 | 344 | 259 | 67 | 19.5% | 25.0% | 55.4% | 549 |
| 1997 Q4 | 404 | 293 | 86 | 21.3% | 62.5% | 55.3% | 431 |
| 1997 Q3 | 474 | 353 | 84 | 17.7% | 66.7% | 47.5% | 474 |
| 1997 Q2 | 397 | 296 | 83 | 20.9% | 71.4% | 60.3% | 490 |
| 1997 Q1 | 308 | 217 | 69 | 22.4% | 20.0% | 39.4% | 457 |
| 1996 Q4 | 357 | 270 | 75 | 21.0% | 50.0% | 57.1% | 369 |
| 1996 Q3 | 414 | 320 | 81 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 44.7% | 432 |
| 1996 Q2 | 324 | 240 | 59 | 18.2% | 20.0% | 57.7% | 474 |
| 1996 Q1 | 374 | 328 | 46 | 12.3% | 57.1% | 47.3% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 484 | 427 | 57 | 11.8% | 47.6% | 36.2% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 432 | 399 | 33 | 7.6% | 21.7% | 50.0% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 470 | 415 | 55 | 11.7% | 41.2% | 40.7% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 385 | 341 | 44 | 11.4% | 25.0% | 52.4% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 440 | 370 | 70 | 15.9% | 37.5% | 56.5% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 500 | 437 | 63 | 12.6% | 55.0% | 63.7% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 527 | 433 | 94 | 17.8% | 47.1% | 61.6% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 415 | 350 | 65 | 15.7% | 38.5% | 56.4% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 480 | 397 | 83 | 17.3% | 44.4% | 49.1% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 503 | 446 | 57 | 11.3% | 45.5% | 57.1% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 518 | 458 | 60 | 11.6% | 58.3% | 45.4% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 427 | 381 | 46 | 10.8% | 33.3% | 40.1% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 470 | 416 | 54 | 11.5% | 20.0% | 41.0% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 427 | 383 | 44 | 10.3% | 26.3% | 44.7% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 499 | 439 | 60 | 12.0% | 33.3% | 43.4% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 481 | 422 | 59 | 12.3% | 20.0% | 49.3% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 550 | 491 | 59 | 10.7% | 42.9% | 35.3% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 504 | 424 | 80 | 15.9% | 50.0% | 42.5% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 567 | 491 | 76 | 13.4% | 45.0% | 35.7% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 522 | 422 | 100 | 19.2% | 56.0% | 34.6% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 468 | 345 | 123 | 26.3% | 46.2% | 31.3% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 648 | 499 | 149 | 23.0% | 44.4% | 21.8% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 682 | 523 | 159 | 23.3% | 30.4% | 14.4% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 557 | 397 | 160 | 28.7% | 12.5% | 8.6% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 464 | 266 | 198 | 42.7% | 33.3% | 6.3% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 514 | 422 | 92 | 17.9% | 50.0% | 15.9% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 596 | 452 | 144 | 24.2% | 23.1% | 19.6% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 526 | 408 | 118 | 22.4% | 21.4% | 19.5% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 638 | 461 | 177 | 27.7% | 64.3% | 31.1% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 703 | 563 | 140 | 19.9% | 70.6% | 35.0% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 622 | 480 | 142 | 22.8% | 50.0% | 36.0% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 511 | 412 | 99 | 19.4% | 53.3% | 48.1% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 463 | 373 | 90 | 19.4% | 69.2% | 54.0% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 631 | 531 | 100 | 15.8% | 70.0% | 19.9% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 461 | 389 | 72 | 15.6% | 38.5% | 20.7% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 396 | 308 | 88 | 22.2% | 58.3% | 25.5% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 406 | 312 | 94 | 23.2% | 61.5% | 50.0% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 490 | 404 | 86 | 17.6% | 50.0% | 39.1% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 423 | 343 | 80 | 18.9% | 77.8% | 48.8% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 473 | 380 | 93 | 19.7% | 86.7% | 60.0% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 446 | 357 | 89 | 20.0% | 30.0% | 62.0% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 522 | 461 | 61 | 11.7% | 60.0% | 54.8% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 530 | 467 | 63 | 11.9% | 46.2% | 61.2% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 371 | 316 | 55 | 14.8% | 30.8% | 63.2% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 311 | 276 | 35 | 11.3% | 43.8% | 65.7% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 456 | 393 | 63 | 13.8% | 60.0% | 57.0% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 473 | 422 | 51 | 10.8% | 60.0% | 70.3% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 345 | 300 | 45 | 13.0% | 57.1% | 59.4% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 378 | 324 | 54 | 14.3% | 45.5% | 62.6% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 410 | 371 | 39 | 9.5% | 53.3% | 64.1% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 487 | 422 | 65 | 13.3% | 68.8% | 63.3% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 339 | 310 | 29 | 8.6% | 40.0% | 75.6% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 340 | 307 | 33 | 9.7% | 37.5% | 68.7% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 382 | 341 | 41 | 10.7% | 53.8% | 82.8% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 344 | 302 | 42 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 72.2% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 334 | 286 | 48 | 14.4% | 54.5% | 75.8% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 290 | 260 | 30 | 10.3% | 16.7% | 64.0% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 371 | 330 | 41 | 11.1% | 66.7% | 81.3% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 464 | 391 | 73 | 15.7% | 86.7% | 74.1% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 508 | 452 | 56 | 11.0% | 46.7% | 67.0% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 412 | 356 | 56 | 13.6% | 45.5% | 51.9% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 573 | 503 | 70 | 12.2% | 33.3% | 25.0% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 578 | 512 | 66 | 11.4% | 41.7% | 7.8% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 452 | 399 | 53 | 11.7% | 33.3% | 17.4% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 505 | 456 | 49 | 9.7% | 60.0% | 14.5% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 500 | 432 | 68 | 13.6% | 25.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 511 | 455 | 56 | 11.0% | 55.6% | 25.3% | — |
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.