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Islington

London · E09000019 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,488
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
11.2%
higher than 47% of authorities
Majors in time
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
26.5%
136 allowed of 514 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 26.1%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 384 320 64 16.7% 95.9% 364
2025 Q4 313 287 26 8.3% 88.7% 378
2025 Q3 397 352 45 11.3% 93.1% 327
2025 Q2 394 362 32 8.1% 88.0% 427
2025 Q1 347 318 29 8.4% 96.7% 434
2024 Q4 408 366 42 10.3% 93.0% 420
2024 Q3 405 367 38 9.4% 93.5% 413
2024 Q2 226 206 20 8.8% 79.2% 435
2024 Q1 291 261 30 10.3% 92.8% 415
2023 Q4 363 322 41 11.3% 95.2% 329
2023 Q3 445 393 52 11.7% 93.5% 438
2023 Q2 377 332 45 11.9% 98.2% 456
2023 Q1 382 336 46 12.0% 94.6% 465
2022 Q4 494 426 68 13.8% 0.0% 94.7% 429
2022 Q3 415 345 70 16.9% 94.9% 481
2022 Q2 428 366 62 14.5% 96.1% 538
2022 Q1 390 320 70 17.9% 100.0% 96.9% 436
2021 Q4 373 295 78 20.9% 92.2% 436
2021 Q3 364 299 65 17.9% 95.0% 441
2021 Q2 362 289 73 20.2% 89.5% 406
2021 Q1 392 315 77 19.6% 100.0% 96.3% 416
2020 Q4 377 280 97 25.7% 100.0% 89.3% 459
2020 Q3 363 280 83 22.9% 0.0% 88.5% 393
2020 Q2 342 287 55 16.1% 100.0% 88.8% 366
2020 Q1 335 274 61 18.2% 100.0% 81.5% 428
2019 Q4 372 279 93 25.0% 0.0% 87.3% 460
2019 Q3 403 339 64 15.9% 87.7% 421
2019 Q2 397 332 65 16.4% 100.0% 76.5% 413
2019 Q1 369 329 40 10.8% 100.0% 78.1% 448
2018 Q4 407 355 52 12.8% 66.2% 458
2018 Q3 407 327 80 19.7% 88.3% 470
2018 Q2 467 345 122 26.1% 100.0% 86.8% 565
2018 Q1 429 352 77 17.9% 86.7% 480
2017 Q4 525 432 93 17.7% 100.0% 88.3% 593
2017 Q3 451 367 84 18.6% 100.0% 90.6% 571
2017 Q2 528 414 114 21.6% 100.0% 85.4% 548
2017 Q1 453 349 104 23.0% 100.0% 86.5% 616
2016 Q4 527 391 136 25.8% 100.0% 86.4% 544
2016 Q3 567 450 117 20.6% 100.0% 91.5% 585
2016 Q2 536 434 102 19.0% 66.7% 80.4% 666
2016 Q1 492 380 112 22.8% 40.0% 81.4% 601
2015 Q4 543 433 110 20.3% 50.0% 80.2% 644
2015 Q3 539 424 115 21.3% 0.0% 84.4% 635
2015 Q2 500 380 120 24.0% 83.3% 86.8% 643
2015 Q1 503 383 120 23.9% 66.7% 75.5% 597
2014 Q4 505 385 120 23.8% 83.0% 610
2014 Q3 613 481 132 21.5% 0.0% 79.3% 644
2014 Q2 522 392 130 24.9% 100.0% 85.3% 702
2014 Q1 475 331 104 21.9% 33.3% 77.5% 638
2013 Q4 613 447 124 20.2% 100.0% 85.4% 599
2013 Q3 582 391 145 24.9% 62.5% 79.0% 654
2013 Q2 513 368 112 21.8% 66.7% 77.8% 715
2013 Q1 495 340 104 21.0% 66.7% 56.9% 629
2012 Q4 448 303 108 24.1% 50.0% 68.6% 620
2012 Q3 538 392 117 21.7% 38.5% 54.8% 767
2012 Q2 428 300 93 21.7% 50.0% 58.8% 584
2012 Q1 481 348 98 20.4% 26.3% 43.5% 589
2011 Q4 592 440 115 19.4% 22.2% 45.8% 584
2011 Q3 515 369 117 22.7% 58.3% 71.2% 661
2011 Q2 532 397 111 20.9% 66.7% 78.3% 647
2011 Q1 463 333 99 21.4% 45.5% 82.7% 638
2010 Q4 569 445 92 16.2% 62.5% 81.4% 585
2010 Q3 506 399 89 17.6% 44.4% 77.1% 618
2010 Q2 484 375 90 18.6% 63.2% 70.6% 580
2010 Q1 460 341 67 14.6% 38.5% 89.3% 667
2009 Q4 467 366 74 15.8% 62.5% 79.8% 551
2009 Q3 512 376 113 22.1% 87.5% 82.1% 596
2009 Q2 451 367 65 14.4% 77.8% 71.5% 532
2009 Q1 463 373 67 14.5% 100.0% 98.0% 605
2008 Q4 527 397 105 19.9% 61.5% 84.7% 581
2008 Q3 491 384 80 16.3% 90.0% 83.9% 686
2008 Q2 489 384 78 16.0% 88.9% 75.3% 575
2008 Q1 526 368 106 20.2% 70.6% 83.9% 640
2007 Q4 610 448 122 20.0% 75.0% 84.3% 641
2007 Q3 663 461 160 24.1% 46.2% 73.3% 642
2007 Q2 455 306 125 27.5% 71.4% 80.1% 657
2007 Q1 584 370 171 29.3% 57.1% 78.6% 710
2006 Q4 497 338 121 24.3% 70.0% 62.6% 453
2006 Q3 502 342 132 26.3% 50.0% 58.3% 533
2006 Q2 487 309 146 30.0% 60.9% 76.6% 581
2006 Q1 498 319 156 31.3% 69.7% 70.5% 572
2005 Q4 476 341 108 22.7% 55.0% 57.1% 530
2005 Q3 483 337 123 25.5% 50.0% 67.2% 583
2005 Q2 409 273 122 29.8% 81.3% 68.4% 510
2005 Q1 510 295 159 31.2% 57.1% 79.5% 512
2004 Q4 482 342 106 22.0% 24.0% 65.1% 565
2004 Q3 536 324 173 32.3% 53.3% 78.4% 632
2004 Q2 459 298 139 30.3% 10.0% 69.5% 560
2004 Q1 378 242 122 32.3% 60.0% 65.3% 559
2003 Q4 480 337 117 24.4% 57.7% 70.5% 455
2003 Q3 470 316 124 26.4% 81.0% 76.9% 506
2003 Q2 464 331 108 23.3% 55.6% 71.7% 516
2003 Q1 392 302 71 18.1% 68.8% 50.7% 587
2002 Q4 425 316 86 20.2% 52.9% 66.7% 486
2002 Q3 491 351 117 23.8% 54.5% 64.0% 588
2002 Q2 507 397 90 17.8% 38.9% 72.2% 589
2002 Q1 358 275 67 18.7% 66.7% 60.6% 544
2001 Q4 388 299 73 18.8% 58.3% 62.8% 419
2001 Q3 389 298 75 19.3% 75.0% 64.8% 518
2001 Q2 442 345 74 16.7% 87.5% 60.6% 474
2001 Q1 409 337 65 15.9% 70.0% 56.5% 464
2000 Q4 367 306 51 13.9% 63.6% 58.7% 460
2000 Q3 375 300 64 17.1% 76.5% 58.2% 505
2000 Q2 310 264 41 13.2% 64.0% 50.5% 476
2000 Q1 433 368 62 14.3% 50.0% 68.8% 480
1999 Q4 393 339 46 11.7% 73.3% 57.5% 469
1999 Q3 429 365 61 14.2% 46.7% 60.6% 500
1999 Q2 335 291 30 9.0% 78.9% 61.3% 445
1999 Q1 366 303 55 15.0% 58.3% 66.4% 399
1998 Q4 376 311 57 15.2% 81.0% 65.6% 420
1998 Q3 391 329 55 14.1% 58.8% 68.3% 444
1998 Q2 296 252 37 12.5% 50.0% 68.9% 548
1998 Q1 352 309 38 10.8% 71.4% 70.0% 367
1997 Q4 346 291 46 13.3% 61.5% 64.3% 345
1997 Q3 371 316 51 13.7% 73.7% 60.9% 409
1997 Q2 449 383 51 11.4% 60.0% 63.1% 498
1997 Q1 338 300 35 10.4% 58.8% 51.4% 439
1996 Q4 351 310 30 8.5% 71.4% 56.5% 403
1996 Q3 335 291 38 11.3% 46.7% 53.4% 446
1996 Q2 282 254 25 8.9% 53.8% 72.0% 463
1996 Q1 45 43 2 4.4%
1995 Q4 29 24 5 17.2% 0.0%
1995 Q3 11 8 3 27.3% 100.0%
1995 Q2 9 5 4 44.4% 100.0%
1995 Q1 30 22 8 26.7%
1994 Q4 13 10 3 23.1% 100.0%
1994 Q3 24 20 4 16.7% 100.0%
1994 Q2 13 9 4 30.8% 100.0%
1994 Q1 25 22 3 12.0% 90.0%
1993 Q4 26 22 4 15.4% 72.7%
1993 Q3 14 8 6 42.9% 100.0%
1993 Q2 25 21 4 16.0% 44.4%
1993 Q1 19 13 6 31.6% 71.4%
1992 Q4 32 26 6 18.8% 100.0% 71.4%
1992 Q3 24 19 5 20.8% 47.6%
1992 Q2 40 26 14 35.0% 91.7%
1992 Q1 16 12 4 25.0% 100.0%
1991 Q4 26 22 4 15.4% 100.0%
1991 Q3 18 13 5 27.8% 100.0%
1991 Q2 39 25 14 35.9% 73.3%
1991 Q1 41 28 13 31.7% 100.0%
1990 Q4 18 12 6 33.3% 100.0%
1990 Q3 17 13 4 23.5% 100.0%
1990 Q2 23 19 4 17.4% 100.0% 100.0%
1990 Q1 43 34 9 20.9% 100.0%
1989 Q4 28 24 4 14.3% 93.3%
1989 Q3 32 29 3 9.4% 88.9%
1989 Q2 34 30 4 11.8% 90.9%
1989 Q1 48 38 10 20.8% 100.0%
1988 Q4 28 24 4 14.3% 93.3%
1988 Q3 32 29 3 9.4% 88.9%
1988 Q2 32 29 3 9.4% 90.0%
1988 Q1 26 23 3 11.5% 90.9%
1987 Q4 30 25 5 16.7% 75.0%
1987 Q3 28 25 3 10.7% 87.5%
1987 Q2 28 25 3 10.7% 88.9%
1987 Q1 23 21 2 8.7% 90.0%
1986 Q4 28 24 4 14.3% 72.7%
1986 Q3 27 24 3 11.1% 87.5%
1986 Q2 27 24 3 11.1% 88.9%
1986 Q1 21 19 2 9.5% 88.9%
1985 Q4 27 23 4 14.8% 72.7%
1985 Q3 26 23 3 11.5% 87.5%
1985 Q2 27 24 3 11.1% 88.9%
1985 Q1 21 19 2 9.5% 88.9%
1984 Q4 27 23 4 14.8% 72.7%
1984 Q3 25 22 3 12.0% 87.5%
1984 Q2 27 24 3 11.1% 88.9%
1984 Q1 36 30 6 16.7% 100.0%
1983 Q4 23 20 3 13.0% 100.0%
1983 Q3 23 21 2 8.7% 88.9%
1983 Q2 23 20 3 13.0% 87.5%
1983 Q1 21 21 0 0.0% 100.0%
1982 Q4 31 30 1 3.2% 100.0%
1982 Q3 10 7 3 30.0% 87.5%
1982 Q2 18 14 4 22.2% 100.0% 100.0%
1982 Q1 16 15 1 6.3% 100.0%
1981 Q4 17 16 1 5.9% 100.0%
1981 Q3 19 17 2 10.5% 87.5%
1981 Q2 27 23 4 14.8% 80.0%
1981 Q1 24 21 3 12.5% 77.8%
1980 Q4 25 21 4 16.0% 77.8%
1980 Q3 27 23 4 14.8% 70.0%
1980 Q2 30 26 4 13.3% 63.6%
1980 Q1 28 24 4 14.3% 63.6%
1979 Q4 29 25 4 13.8% 63.6%
1979 Q3 30 26 4 13.3% 63.6%
1979 Q2 28 25 3 10.7% 70.0%

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.

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