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Kingston upon Thames

London · E09000021 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,100
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
22.2%
higher than 93% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
78.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
92.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
36.4%
154 allowed of 423 decided
Decisions overturned
2.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 29.7%

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
1,106
in the window
Applications decided
1,100
in the window
Approval rate
77.8%
856 granted, 244 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 23 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
87.8%
rank 205 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 23 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
Major2483.3%0.0%
Minor25164.9%78.6%
Other82581.6%—
of which householder74283.0%92.9%
"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
01693372024 Q3: 274 received2024 Q3: 256 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 310 received2024 Q4: 243 decided2025 Q1: 302 received2025 Q1: 317 decided2025 Q2: 315 received2025 Q2: 337 decided2025 Q3: 264 received2025 Q3: 281 decided2025 Q4: 277 received2025 Q4: 216 decided2026 Q1: 267 received2026 Q1: 277 decided2026 Q2: 298 received2026 Q2: 326 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
66%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E09000021). 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 326 269 57 17.5% 0.0% 79.5% 298
2026 Q1 277 202 75 27.1% — 86.5% 267
2025 Q4 216 172 44 20.4% — 76.5% 277
2025 Q3 281 213 68 24.2% — 70.7% 264
2025 Q2 337 250 87 25.8% 66.7% 78.2% 315
2025 Q1 317 229 88 27.8% 100.0% 82.1% 302
2024 Q4 243 180 63 25.9% — 65.4% 310
2024 Q3 256 186 70 27.3% 100.0% 74.1% 274
2024 Q2 300 211 89 29.7% 0.0% 70.0% 293
2024 Q1 289 206 83 28.7% 100.0% 95.1% 338
2023 Q4 312 222 90 28.8% — 77.3% 304
2023 Q3 331 246 85 25.7% — 94.3% 347
2023 Q2 328 246 82 25.0% 66.7% 92.7% 353
2023 Q1 355 257 98 27.6% — 94.2% 354
2022 Q4 336 261 75 22.3% — 90.9% 348
2022 Q3 498 363 135 27.1% 100.0% 88.7% 376
2022 Q2 455 338 117 25.7% 50.0% 94.2% 489
2022 Q1 458 325 133 29.0% 0.0% 87.3% 493
2021 Q4 454 335 119 26.2% 33.3% 75.0% 373
2021 Q3 393 310 83 21.1% 100.0% 96.8% 453
2021 Q2 466 365 101 21.7% 100.0% 91.1% 478
2021 Q1 329 260 69 21.0% 100.0% 81.8% 475
2020 Q4 268 217 51 19.0% — 100.0% 352
2020 Q3 317 249 68 21.5% 66.7% 100.0% 341
2020 Q2 282 235 47 16.7% 50.0% 81.8% 288
2020 Q1 355 314 41 11.5% 100.0% 73.3% 351
2019 Q4 385 302 83 21.6% 100.0% 61.8% 355
2019 Q3 400 348 52 13.0% — 25.6% 332
2019 Q2 382 353 29 7.6% — 39.3% 388
2019 Q1 203 179 24 11.8% — 21.6% 340
2018 Q4 331 287 44 13.3% 100.0% 62.5% 351
2018 Q3 409 348 61 14.9% 100.0% 66.7% 489
2018 Q2 421 335 86 20.4% 50.0% 79.5% 589
2018 Q1 405 334 71 17.5% — 82.6% 372
2017 Q4 402 305 97 24.1% 100.0% 75.3% 381
2017 Q3 461 369 92 20.0% — 71.8% 568
2017 Q2 393 314 79 20.1% 100.0% 75.0% 607
2017 Q1 419 337 82 19.6% 100.0% 52.2% 620
2016 Q4 442 330 112 25.3% 100.0% 75.9% 546
2016 Q3 463 345 118 25.5% 100.0% 64.0% 574
2016 Q2 398 327 71 17.8% 100.0% 80.5% 679
2016 Q1 391 320 71 18.2% — 70.0% 569
2015 Q4 408 348 60 14.7% 100.0% 80.9% 535
2015 Q3 571 508 63 11.0% 100.0% 76.2% 604
2015 Q2 371 296 75 20.2% 100.0% 64.2% 679
2015 Q1 401 286 115 28.7% — 63.6% 548
2014 Q4 386 295 91 23.6% — 56.3% 536
2014 Q3 628 445 183 29.1% 100.0% 63.9% 593
2014 Q2 388 265 123 31.7% 100.0% 53.6% 594
2014 Q1 421 241 101 24.0% 100.0% 65.5% 482
2013 Q4 387 220 87 22.5% 100.0% 69.2% 492
2013 Q3 506 296 94 18.6% 80.0% 64.5% 441
2013 Q2 446 298 57 12.8% 50.0% 62.5% 562
2013 Q1 393 247 60 15.3% 45.5% 58.3% 473
2012 Q4 461 305 74 16.1% 33.3% 59.2% 421
2012 Q3 468 316 86 18.4% 0.0% 46.7% 433
2012 Q2 368 238 54 14.7% 100.0% 69.4% 462
2012 Q1 415 264 64 15.4% 28.6% 53.3% 479
2011 Q4 348 239 60 17.2% 0.0% 77.8% 409
2011 Q3 543 337 88 16.2% 33.3% 59.4% 455
2011 Q2 414 241 88 21.3% 50.0% 69.2% 559
2011 Q1 414 245 81 19.6% 50.0% 66.3% 470
2010 Q4 462 318 70 15.2% 88.9% 71.7% 393
2010 Q3 468 305 67 14.3% 90.0% 62.3% 515
2010 Q2 453 285 101 22.3% 50.0% 53.5% 492
2010 Q1 378 242 74 19.6% 50.0% 70.1% 476
2009 Q4 395 236 79 20.0% 71.4% 72.2% 441
2009 Q3 316 160 91 28.8% 75.0% 56.3% 385
2009 Q2 350 181 97 27.7% 100.0% 67.7% 406
2009 Q1 324 201 72 22.2% 80.0% 68.8% 362
2008 Q4 401 263 90 22.4% 100.0% 85.7% 395
2008 Q3 534 337 123 23.0% 50.0% 72.4% 462
2008 Q2 540 346 110 20.4% 75.0% 81.4% 586
2008 Q1 482 315 101 21.0% 100.0% 83.2% 511
2007 Q4 549 367 111 20.2% 57.1% 80.8% 555
2007 Q3 618 376 130 21.0% 87.5% 74.0% 573
2007 Q2 607 403 110 18.1% 83.3% 80.8% 644
2007 Q1 485 319 87 17.9% 100.0% 80.2% 601
2006 Q4 504 314 108 21.4% 100.0% 87.2% 540
2006 Q3 525 331 112 21.3% 100.0% 86.8% 545
2006 Q2 547 348 123 22.5% 100.0% 87.7% 554
2006 Q1 498 302 119 23.9% 40.0% 88.2% 582
2005 Q4 490 304 104 21.2% 46.2% 80.6% 506
2005 Q3 696 329 144 20.7% 50.0% 87.0% 635
2005 Q2 653 320 113 17.3% 83.3% 68.8% 730
2005 Q1 565 297 107 18.9% 54.5% 75.3% 648
2004 Q4 550 309 96 17.5% 53.8% 63.0% 614
2004 Q3 776 418 135 17.4% 33.3% 66.3% 682
2004 Q2 652 355 118 18.1% 57.9% 59.4% 754
2004 Q1 511 271 105 20.5% 28.6% 59.1% 660
2003 Q4 593 315 125 21.1% 30.0% 63.2% 536
2003 Q3 661 318 157 23.8% 25.0% 55.4% 662
2003 Q2 675 365 146 21.6% 66.7% 54.3% 693
2003 Q1 497 290 112 22.5% 57.1% 50.0% 659
2002 Q4 574 332 112 19.5% 12.5% 51.8% 579
2002 Q3 691 380 136 19.7% 42.9% 44.2% 623
2002 Q2 531 274 117 22.0% 25.0% 53.4% 633
2002 Q1 502 268 102 20.3% 100.0% 64.9% 563
2001 Q4 560 290 113 20.2% 10.0% 52.6% 576
2001 Q3 536 295 119 22.2% 40.0% 61.4% 608
2001 Q2 575 345 112 19.5% 50.0% 59.8% 576
2001 Q1 511 273 100 19.6% 42.9% 48.1% 561
2000 Q4 542 311 103 19.0% 40.0% 58.5% 469
2000 Q3 553 337 91 16.5% 16.7% 35.0% 560
2000 Q2 469 306 84 17.9% 30.0% 42.3% 529
2000 Q1 458 301 81 17.7% 71.4% 33.7% 498
1999 Q4 389 253 63 16.2% 33.3% 19.0% 379
1999 Q3 426 320 64 15.0% 63.6% 33.3% 486
1999 Q2 469 306 84 17.9% 30.0% 42.3% 529
1999 Q1 384 274 70 18.2% 33.3% 32.3% 427
1998 Q4 405 305 73 18.0% 55.6% 35.9% 382
1998 Q3 434 302 104 24.0% 37.5% 22.4% 402
1998 Q2 350 265 63 18.0% 33.3% 21.5% 490
1998 Q1 309 232 68 22.0% 42.9% 34.1% 404
1997 Q4 343 271 56 16.3% 100.0% 41.6% 369
1997 Q3 396 314 54 13.6% 0.0% 43.0% 394
1997 Q2 396 304 64 16.2% 50.0% 48.3% 477
1997 Q1 333 258 62 18.6% 33.3% 51.6% 384
1996 Q4 324 250 50 15.4% 100.0% 54.8% 386
1996 Q3 374 294 48 12.8% 0.0% 52.9% 368
1996 Q2 368 280 60 16.3% 25.0% 46.7% 403
1996 Q1 307 246 61 19.9% 75.0% 48.4% —
1995 Q4 282 232 50 17.7% 60.0% 50.4% —
1995 Q3 347 280 67 19.3% 40.0% 58.1% —
1995 Q2 406 311 95 23.4% 100.0% 47.3% —
1995 Q1 300 264 36 12.0% 50.0% 42.6% —
1994 Q4 297 242 55 18.5% 50.0% 57.7% —
1994 Q3 314 253 61 19.4% 72.7% 57.6% —
1994 Q2 301 246 55 18.3% 83.3% 65.7% —
1994 Q1 270 237 33 12.2% 70.0% 57.7% —
1993 Q4 305 251 54 17.7% 40.0% 52.0% —
1993 Q3 326 285 41 12.6% 66.7% 52.1% —
1993 Q2 284 240 44 15.5% 36.4% 63.2% —
1993 Q1 227 195 32 14.1% 85.7% 50.0% —
1992 Q4 270 225 45 16.7% 58.8% 44.8% —
1992 Q3 214 175 39 18.2% 62.5% 50.7% —
1992 Q2 324 264 60 18.5% 61.5% 62.9% —
1992 Q1 239 197 42 17.6% 50.0% 52.2% —
1991 Q4 303 249 54 17.8% 45.5% 49.5% —
1991 Q3 372 258 114 30.6% 33.3% 51.1% —
1991 Q2 338 261 77 22.8% 35.7% 27.0% —
1991 Q1 273 214 59 21.6% 20.0% 22.5% —
1990 Q4 279 211 68 24.4% 36.4% 28.2% —
1990 Q3 368 282 86 23.4% 0.0% 36.0% —
1990 Q2 359 303 56 15.6% 50.0% 32.2% —
1990 Q1 285 205 80 28.1% 36.4% 37.1% —
1989 Q4 334 229 105 31.4% 46.2% 46.2% —
1989 Q3 456 370 86 18.9% 44.4% 38.3% —
1989 Q2 434 328 106 24.4% 42.9% 32.4% —
1989 Q1 394 307 87 22.1% 37.5% 32.0% —
1988 Q4 364 296 68 18.7% 0.0% 25.5% —
1988 Q3 505 431 74 14.7% 16.7% 22.5% —
1988 Q2 400 351 49 12.3% 8.3% 23.1% —
1988 Q1 399 344 55 13.8% 14.3% 24.1% —
1987 Q4 381 304 77 20.2% 19.0% 17.6% —
1987 Q3 341 286 55 16.1% 21.4% 24.8% —
1987 Q2 405 338 67 16.5% 17.6% 31.3% —
1987 Q1 292 245 47 16.1% 12.5% 54.9% —
1986 Q4 349 287 62 17.8% 23.1% 39.2% —
1986 Q3 374 315 59 15.8% 25.0% 22.2% —
1986 Q2 239 207 32 13.4% 71.4% 38.9% —
1986 Q1 270 219 51 18.9% 55.6% 40.0% —
1985 Q4 326 261 65 19.9% 81.8% 62.4% —
1985 Q3 322 264 58 18.0% 46.7% 55.9% —
1985 Q2 380 315 65 17.1% 70.0% 50.0% —
1985 Q1 239 196 43 18.0% 71.4% 59.6% —
1984 Q4 272 217 55 20.2% 37.5% 68.9% —
1984 Q3 325 259 66 20.3% 77.8% 70.7% —
1984 Q2 361 298 63 17.5% 66.7% 53.9% —
1984 Q1 286 245 41 14.3% 60.0% 56.0% —
1983 Q4 272 222 50 18.4% 69.2% 53.1% —
1983 Q3 321 260 61 19.0% 40.0% 51.4% —
1983 Q2 350 305 45 12.9% 40.0% 55.8% —
1983 Q1 279 214 65 23.3% 50.0% 42.5% —
1982 Q4 264 223 41 15.5% 25.0% 33.3% —
1982 Q3 327 284 43 13.1% 35.7% 41.2% —
1982 Q2 231 200 31 13.4% 0.0% 34.0% —
1982 Q1 293 246 47 16.0% 22.7% 28.8% —
1981 Q4 301 254 47 15.6% 28.6% 28.9% —
1981 Q3 232 195 37 15.9% 23.8% 8.6% —
1981 Q2 319 272 47 14.7% 20.0% 13.8% —
1981 Q1 264 223 41 15.5% 41.2% 30.1% —
1980 Q4 344 302 42 12.2% 62.5% 24.8% —
1980 Q3 365 314 51 14.0% 33.3% 18.4% —
1980 Q2 442 373 69 15.6% 28.6% 12.1% —
1980 Q1 340 281 59 17.4% 26.3% 13.6% —
1979 Q4 350 301 49 14.0% 68.8% 25.7% —
1979 Q3 357 303 54 15.1% 25.0% 21.1% —
1979 Q2 352 298 54 15.3% 50.0% 28.4% —

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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