Hillingdon
London · E09000017 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,680
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
15.2%
higher than 72% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
85.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.8%
325 allowed of 908 decided
Decisions overturned
3.0%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 38.6%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 409 | 345 | 64 | 15.6% | — | 86.8% | 479 |
| 2025 Q4 | 404 | 342 | 62 | 15.3% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 422 |
| 2025 Q3 | 399 | 339 | 60 | 15.0% | 100.0% | 86.8% | 429 |
| 2025 Q2 | 468 | 399 | 69 | 14.7% | 100.0% | 81.8% | 433 |
| 2025 Q1 | 432 | 347 | 85 | 19.7% | — | 89.5% | 524 |
| 2024 Q4 | 518 | 404 | 114 | 22.0% | — | 90.6% | 471 |
| 2024 Q3 | 473 | 389 | 84 | 17.8% | — | 82.4% | 496 |
| 2024 Q2 | 514 | 413 | 101 | 19.6% | — | 64.7% | 493 |
| 2024 Q1 | 480 | 356 | 124 | 25.8% | — | 90.2% | 461 |
| 2023 Q4 | 524 | 421 | 103 | 19.7% | — | 79.7% | 464 |
| 2023 Q3 | 549 | 426 | 123 | 22.4% | — | 77.6% | 661 |
| 2023 Q2 | 528 | 394 | 134 | 25.4% | 100.0% | 85.4% | 680 |
| 2023 Q1 | 624 | 486 | 138 | 22.1% | — | 81.1% | 682 |
| 2022 Q4 | 506 | 397 | 109 | 21.5% | — | 76.7% | 708 |
| 2022 Q3 | 569 | 419 | 150 | 26.4% | — | 81.6% | 657 |
| 2022 Q2 | 685 | 524 | 161 | 23.5% | 100.0% | 79.2% | 650 |
| 2022 Q1 | 532 | 349 | 183 | 34.4% | — | 87.5% | 704 |
| 2021 Q4 | 450 | 317 | 133 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 82.1% | 620 |
| 2021 Q3 | 614 | 436 | 178 | 29.0% | 100.0% | 78.5% | 716 |
| 2021 Q2 | 687 | 449 | 238 | 34.6% | 100.0% | 85.9% | 866 |
| 2021 Q1 | 668 | 440 | 228 | 34.1% | 100.0% | 88.6% | 938 |
| 2020 Q4 | 640 | 406 | 234 | 36.6% | 50.0% | 78.9% | 853 |
| 2020 Q3 | 573 | 371 | 202 | 35.3% | — | 83.6% | 812 |
| 2020 Q2 | 622 | 390 | 232 | 37.3% | 100.0% | 79.8% | 635 |
| 2020 Q1 | 549 | 349 | 200 | 36.4% | 0.0% | 84.0% | 788 |
| 2019 Q4 | 617 | 413 | 204 | 33.1% | 0.0% | 79.5% | 718 |
| 2019 Q3 | 632 | 396 | 236 | 37.3% | 66.7% | 87.5% | 682 |
| 2019 Q2 | 660 | 443 | 217 | 32.9% | — | 85.7% | 838 |
| 2019 Q1 | 566 | 351 | 215 | 38.0% | 40.0% | 76.1% | 765 |
| 2018 Q4 | 588 | 365 | 223 | 37.9% | 50.0% | 81.9% | 753 |
| 2018 Q3 | 601 | 398 | 203 | 33.8% | 0.0% | 84.0% | 753 |
| 2018 Q2 | 676 | 415 | 261 | 38.6% | — | 88.6% | 853 |
| 2018 Q1 | 652 | 403 | 249 | 38.2% | 50.0% | 82.8% | 874 |
| 2017 Q4 | 672 | 420 | 252 | 37.5% | 75.0% | 74.7% | 860 |
| 2017 Q3 | 641 | 443 | 198 | 30.9% | 42.9% | 77.0% | 830 |
| 2017 Q2 | 709 | 453 | 256 | 36.1% | 100.0% | 72.0% | 875 |
| 2017 Q1 | 602 | 392 | 210 | 34.9% | 75.0% | 78.6% | 929 |
| 2016 Q4 | 564 | 374 | 190 | 33.7% | — | 73.3% | 717 |
| 2016 Q3 | 613 | 422 | 191 | 31.2% | 0.0% | 69.4% | 815 |
| 2016 Q2 | 685 | 496 | 189 | 27.6% | 50.0% | 73.9% | 887 |
| 2016 Q1 | 573 | 416 | 157 | 27.4% | 83.3% | 75.0% | 897 |
| 2015 Q4 | 658 | 446 | 212 | 32.2% | 100.0% | 81.5% | 837 |
| 2015 Q3 | 665 | 422 | 243 | 36.5% | 100.0% | 68.5% | 853 |
| 2015 Q2 | 605 | 385 | 220 | 36.4% | 100.0% | 83.2% | 837 |
| 2015 Q1 | 559 | 346 | 213 | 38.1% | 87.5% | 63.6% | 809 |
| 2014 Q4 | 649 | 393 | 256 | 39.4% | 88.9% | 69.8% | 731 |
| 2014 Q3 | 605 | 395 | 210 | 34.7% | 100.0% | 72.1% | 799 |
| 2014 Q2 | 574 | 366 | 208 | 36.2% | 100.0% | 70.9% | 749 |
| 2014 Q1 | 574 | 244 | 192 | 33.4% | 58.3% | 63.1% | 736 |
| 2013 Q4 | 630 | 289 | 206 | 32.7% | 73.3% | 66.9% | 595 |
| 2013 Q3 | 673 | 315 | 206 | 30.6% | 63.6% | 74.6% | 645 |
| 2013 Q2 | 605 | 331 | 186 | 30.7% | 75.0% | 70.4% | 731 |
| 2013 Q1 | 592 | 314 | 170 | 28.7% | 73.1% | 70.0% | 624 |
| 2012 Q4 | 561 | 306 | 155 | 27.6% | 68.8% | 77.5% | 638 |
| 2012 Q3 | 621 | 322 | 175 | 28.2% | 30.8% | 78.5% | 597 |
| 2012 Q2 | 680 | 365 | 176 | 25.9% | 64.7% | 76.0% | 689 |
| 2012 Q1 | 585 | 334 | 158 | 27.0% | 12.5% | 60.4% | 602 |
| 2011 Q4 | 640 | 355 | 184 | 28.7% | 52.2% | 62.6% | 635 |
| 2011 Q3 | 665 | 377 | 167 | 25.1% | 42.9% | 55.9% | 622 |
| 2011 Q2 | 586 | 309 | 166 | 28.3% | 71.4% | 74.5% | 671 |
| 2011 Q1 | 544 | 311 | 145 | 26.7% | 63.6% | 73.1% | 645 |
| 2010 Q4 | 589 | 341 | 155 | 26.3% | 68.2% | 69.3% | 582 |
| 2010 Q3 | 639 | 358 | 165 | 25.8% | 78.9% | 77.0% | 654 |
| 2010 Q2 | 609 | 326 | 165 | 27.1% | 66.7% | 70.1% | 643 |
| 2010 Q1 | 457 | 265 | 116 | 25.4% | 86.7% | 76.8% | 631 |
| 2009 Q4 | 557 | 308 | 130 | 23.3% | 86.7% | 74.5% | 562 |
| 2009 Q3 | 683 | 368 | 177 | 25.9% | 57.1% | 77.1% | 602 |
| 2009 Q2 | 531 | 278 | 151 | 28.4% | 88.9% | 81.0% | 641 |
| 2009 Q1 | 516 | 259 | 148 | 28.7% | 66.7% | 77.0% | 575 |
| 2008 Q4 | 729 | 400 | 211 | 28.9% | 88.0% | 68.6% | 648 |
| 2008 Q3 | 823 | 410 | 293 | 35.6% | 78.3% | 75.0% | 762 |
| 2008 Q2 | 810 | 421 | 297 | 36.7% | 88.9% | 63.3% | 815 |
| 2008 Q1 | 689 | 392 | 205 | 29.8% | 73.3% | 67.1% | 889 |
| 2007 Q4 | 763 | 404 | 266 | 34.9% | 88.5% | 78.1% | 802 |
| 2007 Q3 | 813 | 404 | 269 | 33.1% | 75.8% | 72.8% | 913 |
| 2007 Q2 | 819 | 444 | 245 | 29.9% | 70.6% | 73.8% | 745 |
| 2007 Q1 | 679 | 389 | 209 | 30.8% | 83.9% | 70.1% | 875 |
| 2006 Q4 | 630 | 343 | 182 | 28.9% | 66.7% | 70.6% | 693 |
| 2006 Q3 | 769 | 450 | 188 | 24.4% | 63.0% | 71.4% | 708 |
| 2006 Q2 | 775 | 382 | 286 | 36.9% | 76.9% | 76.1% | 839 |
| 2006 Q1 | 595 | 337 | 180 | 30.3% | 61.1% | 74.8% | 871 |
| 2005 Q4 | 661 | 358 | 206 | 31.2% | 72.0% | 75.0% | 685 |
| 2005 Q3 | 781 | 416 | 250 | 32.0% | 60.0% | 72.3% | 382 |
| 2005 Q2 | 764 | 460 | 212 | 27.7% | 78.6% | 75.3% | 794 |
| 2005 Q1 | 674 | 367 | 214 | 31.8% | 77.3% | 73.2% | 872 |
| 2004 Q4 | 686 | 416 | 177 | 25.8% | 73.3% | 65.8% | 687 |
| 2004 Q3 | 840 | 550 | 186 | 22.1% | 82.8% | 71.7% | 849 |
| 2004 Q2 | 812 | 463 | 187 | 23.0% | 56.0% | 72.2% | 860 |
| 2004 Q1 | 635 | 358 | 171 | 26.9% | 38.1% | 53.3% | 793 |
| 2003 Q4 | 691 | 451 | 165 | 23.9% | 65.0% | 36.9% | 678 |
| 2003 Q3 | 728 | 491 | 138 | 19.0% | 48.1% | 20.5% | 670 |
| 2003 Q2 | 687 | 456 | 134 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 12.9% | 760 |
| 2003 Q1 | 615 | 399 | 134 | 21.8% | 12.5% | 15.4% | 717 |
| 2002 Q4 | 607 | 402 | 116 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 8.8% | 691 |
| 2002 Q3 | 673 | 445 | 143 | 21.2% | 50.0% | 2.8% | 738 |
| 2002 Q2 | 525 | 355 | 98 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 743 |
| 2002 Q1 | 602 | 439 | 117 | 19.4% | 11.1% | 9.2% | 706 |
| 2001 Q4 | 617 | 448 | 106 | 17.2% | 22.2% | 15.0% | 598 |
| 2001 Q3 | 662 | 482 | 96 | 14.5% | 20.0% | 6.8% | 629 |
| 2001 Q2 | 562 | 437 | 102 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 23.6% | 713 |
| 2001 Q1 | 620 | 472 | 85 | 13.7% | 43.8% | 52.0% | 617 |
| 2000 Q4 | 636 | 484 | 87 | 13.7% | 41.2% | 51.6% | 700 |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 765 |
| 2000 Q2 | 651 | 493 | 90 | 13.8% | 41.2% | 51.9% | 929 |
| 2000 Q1 | 569 | 428 | 83 | 14.6% | 35.3% | 49.1% | 713 |
| 1999 Q4 | 575 | 432 | 89 | 15.5% | 38.9% | 48.5% | 589 |
| 1999 Q3 | 567 | 428 | 84 | 14.8% | 40.0% | 53.2% | 0 |
| 1999 Q2 | 584 | 445 | 133 | 22.8% | 38.5% | 60.5% | 635 |
| 1999 Q1 | 527 | 390 | 129 | 24.5% | 47.6% | 54.6% | 597 |
| 1998 Q4 | 562 | 416 | 134 | 23.8% | 14.3% | 40.4% | 558 |
| 1998 Q3 | 576 | 439 | 130 | 22.6% | 43.5% | 51.9% | 520 |
| 1998 Q2 | 596 | 482 | 104 | 17.4% | 26.1% | 42.5% | 622 |
| 1998 Q1 | 542 | 449 | 88 | 16.2% | 29.2% | 45.2% | 598 |
| 1997 Q4 | 422 | 329 | 83 | 19.7% | 30.0% | 21.0% | 504 |
| 1997 Q3 | 435 | 357 | 71 | 16.3% | 31.3% | 18.5% | 485 |
| 1997 Q2 | 400 | 327 | 61 | 15.3% | 31.3% | 15.1% | 542 |
| 1997 Q1 | 337 | 256 | 75 | 22.3% | 32.0% | 17.8% | 417 |
| 1996 Q4 | 449 | 355 | 72 | 16.0% | 50.0% | 25.6% | 394 |
| 1996 Q3 | 511 | 426 | 78 | 15.3% | 42.9% | 29.6% | 581 |
| 1996 Q2 | 473 | 378 | 82 | 17.3% | 37.5% | 48.6% | 478 |
| 1996 Q1 | 143 | 118 | 25 | 17.5% | 50.0% | 64.9% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 148 | 125 | 23 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 74.0% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 185 | 159 | 26 | 14.1% | 85.7% | 61.4% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 189 | 161 | 28 | 14.8% | 100.0% | 66.7% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 170 | 148 | 22 | 12.9% | 57.1% | 60.3% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 184 | 148 | 36 | 19.6% | 50.0% | 63.5% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 218 | 184 | 34 | 15.6% | 44.4% | 67.1% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 225 | 184 | 41 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 70.1% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 179 | 135 | 44 | 24.6% | 57.1% | 50.0% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 165 | 137 | 28 | 17.0% | 66.7% | 69.7% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 228 | 187 | 41 | 18.0% | 75.0% | 78.8% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 189 | 153 | 36 | 19.0% | 60.0% | 80.4% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 121 | 91 | 30 | 24.8% | 83.3% | 70.2% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 162 | 136 | 26 | 16.0% | 75.0% | 65.7% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 224 | 187 | 37 | 16.5% | 87.5% | 74.0% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 252 | 199 | 53 | 21.0% | 57.1% | 75.6% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 203 | 155 | 48 | 23.6% | 50.0% | 55.7% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 172 | 138 | 34 | 19.8% | 100.0% | 61.1% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 256 | 200 | 56 | 21.9% | 80.0% | 53.0% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 237 | 197 | 40 | 16.9% | 50.0% | 38.9% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 182 | 137 | 45 | 24.7% | 33.3% | 46.3% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 220 | 170 | 50 | 22.7% | 57.1% | 49.0% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 269 | 206 | 63 | 23.4% | 61.9% | 59.1% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 248 | 193 | 55 | 22.2% | 50.0% | 65.9% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 267 | 214 | 53 | 19.9% | 66.7% | 43.1% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 281 | 237 | 44 | 15.7% | 50.0% | 44.0% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 309 | 242 | 67 | 21.7% | 60.0% | 42.6% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 319 | 253 | 66 | 20.7% | 52.0% | 52.0% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 236 | 203 | 33 | 14.0% | 63.6% | 48.2% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 260 | 226 | 34 | 13.1% | 63.6% | 49.1% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 275 | 251 | 24 | 8.7% | 81.3% | 58.0% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 254 | 227 | 27 | 10.6% | 100.0% | 56.7% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 199 | 164 | 35 | 17.6% | 57.1% | 54.7% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 198 | 178 | 20 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 48.6% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 290 | 239 | 51 | 17.6% | 100.0% | 58.5% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 219 | 179 | 40 | 18.3% | 100.0% | 47.8% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 180 | 151 | 29 | 16.1% | 66.7% | 30.0% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 196 | 159 | 37 | 18.9% | 50.0% | 57.8% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 206 | 164 | 42 | 20.4% | 75.0% | 57.1% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 223 | 186 | 37 | 16.6% | 87.5% | 53.4% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 208 | 159 | 49 | 23.6% | 85.7% | 57.9% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 192 | 151 | 41 | 21.4% | 100.0% | 75.9% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 243 | 203 | 40 | 16.5% | 92.9% | 60.4% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 224 | 189 | 35 | 15.6% | 100.0% | 81.8% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 182 | 142 | 40 | 22.0% | 66.7% | 85.3% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 214 | 173 | 41 | 19.2% | 100.0% | 86.5% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 259 | 226 | 33 | 12.7% | 100.0% | 69.2% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 218 | 181 | 37 | 17.0% | 75.0% | 78.9% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 245 | 214 | 31 | 12.7% | 71.4% | 68.6% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 221 | 193 | 28 | 12.7% | 93.8% | 88.3% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 251 | 210 | 41 | 16.3% | 77.8% | 73.9% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 296 | 258 | 38 | 12.8% | 100.0% | 78.4% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 258 | 219 | 39 | 15.1% | 50.0% | 73.1% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 207 | 176 | 31 | 15.0% | 66.7% | 87.2% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 246 | 205 | 41 | 16.7% | 80.0% | 84.8% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 287 | 243 | 44 | 15.3% | 90.9% | 73.6% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 256 | 219 | 37 | 14.5% | 100.0% | 71.5% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 217 | 174 | 43 | 19.8% | 83.3% | 76.7% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 300 | 256 | 44 | 14.7% | 63.6% | 70.7% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 589 | 423 | 166 | 28.2% | 88.5% | 48.8% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 326 | 237 | 89 | 27.3% | 75.0% | 37.8% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 262 | 212 | 50 | 19.1% | 50.0% | 68.0% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 521 | 419 | 102 | 19.6% | 53.8% | 50.8% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 393 | 326 | 67 | 17.0% | 33.3% | 37.7% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 371 | 308 | 63 | 17.0% | 77.8% | 25.9% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 373 | 308 | 65 | 17.4% | 35.3% | 23.6% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 276 | 232 | 44 | 15.9% | 42.9% | 19.3% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 293 | 248 | 45 | 15.4% | 57.1% | 23.7% | — |
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.