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London · E09000015 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,362
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
25.2%
higher than 96% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.9%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 44.5%

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
1,387
in the window
Applications decided
1,362
in the window
Approval rate
74.8%
1,019 granted, 343 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 28 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
92.7%
rank 127 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 14 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
Major944.4%100.0%
Minor34160.4%86.0%
Other1,01279.9%—
of which householder91781.7%94.5%
"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
02364722024 Q3: 376 received2024 Q3: 356 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 329 received2024 Q4: 336 decided2025 Q1: 472 received2025 Q1: 313 decided2025 Q2: 360 received2025 Q2: 376 decided2025 Q3: 325 received2025 Q3: 349 decided2025 Q4: 318 received2025 Q4: 278 decided2026 Q1: 377 received2026 Q1: 327 decided2026 Q2: 367 received2026 Q2: 408 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
106%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT 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 (E09000015). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 408 285 123 30.1% 100.0% 85.7% 367
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 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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