Newham
London · E09000025 · 165 quarters held (1983 Q1 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
989
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.2%
higher than 81% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
83.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.1%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
22.4%
74 allowed of 331 decided
Decisions overturned
1.4%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 42.7%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 231 | 192 | 39 | 16.9% | — | 87.7% | 246 |
| 2025 Q4 | 231 | 192 | 39 | 16.9% | — | 87.7% | 246 |
| 2025 Q3 | 269 | 230 | 39 | 14.5% | 100.0% | 89.9% | 324 |
| 2025 Q2 | 258 | 205 | 53 | 20.5% | 100.0% | 64.9% | 284 |
| 2025 Q1 | 249 | 183 | 66 | 26.5% | 50.0% | 62.1% | 273 |
| 2024 Q4 | 242 | 161 | 81 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 47.4% | 261 |
| 2024 Q3 | 262 | 202 | 60 | 22.9% | 100.0% | 64.2% | 283 |
| 2024 Q2 | 236 | 183 | 53 | 22.5% | 100.0% | 70.8% | 242 |
| 2024 Q1 | 239 | 194 | 45 | 18.8% | — | 65.3% | 286 |
| 2023 Q4 | 232 | 179 | 53 | 22.8% | 100.0% | 79.7% | 240 |
| 2023 Q3 | 303 | 236 | 67 | 22.1% | — | 54.7% | 272 |
| 2023 Q2 | 248 | 214 | 34 | 13.7% | — | 40.4% | 289 |
| 2023 Q1 | 225 | 147 | 78 | 34.7% | — | 32.4% | 251 |
| 2022 Q4 | 238 | 188 | 50 | 21.0% | 100.0% | 69.3% | 263 |
| 2022 Q3 | 280 | 221 | 59 | 21.1% | — | 65.7% | 317 |
| 2022 Q2 | 286 | 217 | 69 | 24.1% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 309 |
| 2022 Q1 | 294 | 241 | 53 | 18.0% | 100.0% | 95.3% | 308 |
| 2021 Q4 | 285 | 246 | 39 | 13.7% | 100.0% | 97.4% | 324 |
| 2021 Q3 | 270 | 218 | 52 | 19.3% | — | 97.1% | 288 |
| 2021 Q2 | 273 | 218 | 55 | 20.1% | — | 96.3% | 308 |
| 2021 Q1 | 220 | 181 | 39 | 17.7% | 100.0% | 96.7% | 335 |
| 2020 Q4 | 320 | 229 | 91 | 28.4% | 100.0% | 99.1% | 300 |
| 2020 Q3 | 238 | 185 | 53 | 22.3% | — | 100.0% | 276 |
| 2020 Q2 | 218 | 163 | 55 | 25.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 259 |
| 2020 Q1 | 236 | 194 | 42 | 17.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 256 |
| 2019 Q4 | 365 | 265 | 100 | 27.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 311 |
| 2019 Q3 | 328 | 248 | 80 | 24.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 336 |
| 2019 Q2 | 323 | 260 | 63 | 19.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 342 |
| 2019 Q1 | 286 | 219 | 67 | 23.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 355 |
| 2018 Q4 | 318 | 225 | 93 | 29.2% | 66.7% | 100.0% | 359 |
| 2018 Q3 | 356 | 271 | 85 | 23.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 353 |
| 2018 Q2 | 349 | 279 | 70 | 20.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 376 |
| 2018 Q1 | 300 | 237 | 63 | 21.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 345 |
| 2017 Q4 | 406 | 314 | 92 | 22.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 362 |
| 2017 Q3 | 442 | 339 | 103 | 23.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 463 |
| 2017 Q2 | 419 | 289 | 130 | 31.0% | 83.3% | 98.5% | 455 |
| 2017 Q1 | 383 | 234 | 149 | 38.9% | 50.0% | 81.7% | 369 |
| 2016 Q4 | 399 | 262 | 137 | 34.3% | 62.5% | 62.8% | 340 |
| 2016 Q3 | 267 | 153 | 114 | 42.7% | 100.0% | 70.1% | 329 |
| 2016 Q2 | 293 | 173 | 120 | 41.0% | 55.6% | 50.4% | 325 |
| 2016 Q1 | 287 | 152 | 135 | 47.0% | 71.4% | 62.4% | 357 |
| 2015 Q4 | 313 | 191 | 122 | 39.0% | 50.0% | 57.9% | 369 |
| 2015 Q3 | 311 | 174 | 137 | 44.1% | 100.0% | 69.9% | 329 |
| 2015 Q2 | 310 | 197 | 113 | 36.5% | 50.0% | 67.3% | 350 |
| 2015 Q1 | 275 | 184 | 91 | 33.1% | 87.5% | 71.3% | 503 |
| 2014 Q4 | 298 | 198 | 100 | 33.6% | 87.5% | 71.5% | 408 |
| 2014 Q3 | 294 | 193 | 101 | 34.4% | 85.7% | 83.2% | 403 |
| 2014 Q2 | 230 | 164 | 66 | 28.7% | 100.0% | 86.6% | 264 |
| 2014 Q1 | 331 | 167 | 90 | 27.2% | 100.0% | 96.6% | 369 |
| 2013 Q4 | 351 | 200 | 83 | 23.6% | 78.9% | 86.7% | 366 |
| 2013 Q3 | 402 | 214 | 82 | 20.4% | 80.0% | 94.1% | 426 |
| 2013 Q2 | 290 | 163 | 56 | 19.3% | 60.0% | 79.2% | 364 |
| 2013 Q1 | 272 | 129 | 67 | 24.6% | 66.7% | 85.2% | 319 |
| 2012 Q4 | 292 | 161 | 79 | 27.1% | 100.0% | 84.9% | 293 |
| 2012 Q3 | 352 | 195 | 78 | 22.2% | 83.3% | 79.8% | 383 |
| 2012 Q2 | 389 | 207 | 107 | 27.5% | 87.5% | 91.7% | 568 |
| 2012 Q1 | 285 | 154 | 79 | 27.7% | 45.5% | 90.6% | 402 |
| 2011 Q4 | 291 | 166 | 74 | 25.4% | 50.0% | 91.7% | 306 |
| 2011 Q3 | 314 | 181 | 72 | 22.9% | 80.0% | 92.4% | 319 |
| 2011 Q2 | 286 | 157 | 73 | 25.5% | 57.1% | 95.5% | 333 |
| 2011 Q1 | 280 | 177 | 60 | 21.4% | 75.0% | 96.6% | 330 |
| 2010 Q4 | 321 | 174 | 89 | 27.7% | 83.3% | 97.1% | 338 |
| 2010 Q3 | 358 | 208 | 85 | 23.7% | 75.0% | 94.2% | 402 |
| 2010 Q2 | 279 | 168 | 73 | 26.2% | 77.8% | 96.9% | 315 |
| 2010 Q1 | 269 | 156 | 58 | 21.6% | 100.0% | 93.9% | 347 |
| 2009 Q4 | 268 | 168 | 63 | 23.5% | 100.0% | 92.4% | 301 |
| 2009 Q3 | 302 | 169 | 91 | 30.1% | 85.7% | 90.4% | 435 |
| 2009 Q2 | 251 | 148 | 56 | 22.3% | 87.5% | 91.0% | 424 |
| 2009 Q1 | 250 | 152 | 59 | 23.6% | 100.0% | 96.0% | 429 |
| 2008 Q4 | 354 | 193 | 106 | 29.9% | 71.4% | 95.3% | 389 |
| 2008 Q3 | 308 | 155 | 98 | 31.8% | 50.0% | 89.6% | 489 |
| 2008 Q2 | 336 | 188 | 96 | 28.6% | 73.3% | 88.5% | 529 |
| 2008 Q1 | 370 | 206 | 105 | 28.4% | 92.3% | 91.7% | 504 |
| 2007 Q4 | 349 | 172 | 96 | 27.5% | 64.5% | 86.3% | 550 |
| 2007 Q3 | 411 | 240 | 78 | 19.0% | 43.5% | 76.5% | 462 |
| 2007 Q2 | 311 | 168 | 67 | 21.5% | 40.9% | 74.7% | 591 |
| 2007 Q1 | 300 | 150 | 73 | 24.3% | 20.0% | 84.2% | 404 |
| 2006 Q4 | 358 | 191 | 78 | 21.8% | 41.7% | 66.7% | 407 |
| 2006 Q3 | 352 | 199 | 81 | 23.0% | 65.2% | 79.2% | 413 |
| 2006 Q2 | 363 | 188 | 103 | 28.4% | 60.7% | 74.8% | 440 |
| 2006 Q1 | 358 | 186 | 78 | 21.8% | 65.6% | 73.3% | 508 |
| 2005 Q4 | 314 | 189 | 74 | 23.6% | 72.5% | 68.9% | 436 |
| 2005 Q3 | 378 | 233 | 90 | 23.8% | 74.5% | 76.1% | 337 |
| 2005 Q2 | 365 | 222 | 91 | 24.9% | 79.5% | 84.6% | 485 |
| 2005 Q1 | 383 | 257 | 79 | 20.6% | 56.9% | 81.0% | 483 |
| 2004 Q4 | 482 | 299 | 116 | 24.1% | 65.9% | 76.6% | 516 |
| 2004 Q3 | 358 | 220 | 97 | 27.1% | 75.9% | 75.6% | 461 |
| 2004 Q2 | 391 | 273 | 84 | 21.5% | 71.7% | 79.1% | 430 |
| 2004 Q1 | 337 | 240 | 65 | 19.3% | 76.1% | 77.1% | 422 |
| 2003 Q4 | 354 | 262 | 60 | 16.9% | 75.4% | 77.8% | 404 |
| 2003 Q3 | 369 | 269 | 81 | 22.0% | 71.7% | 76.1% | 389 |
| 2003 Q2 | 350 | 259 | 75 | 21.4% | 68.1% | 74.1% | 440 |
| 2003 Q1 | 368 | 279 | 67 | 18.2% | 53.6% | 48.0% | 372 |
| 2002 Q4 | 332 | 253 | 60 | 18.1% | 70.2% | 69.6% | 424 |
| 2002 Q3 | 329 | 252 | 62 | 18.8% | 67.6% | 83.9% | 434 |
| 2002 Q2 | 342 | 259 | 56 | 16.4% | 87.7% | 79.8% | 442 |
| 2002 Q1 | 440 | 164 | 45 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 54.8% | 370 |
| 2001 Q4 | 350 | 125 | 50 | 14.3% | 50.0% | 28.6% | 339 |
| 2001 Q3 | 288 | 99 | 69 | 24.0% | 12.5% | 33.3% | 385 |
| 2001 Q2 | 335 | 98 | 45 | 13.4% | 37.5% | 41.7% | 369 |
| 2001 Q1 | 288 | 105 | 34 | 11.8% | 11.1% | 47.6% | 481 |
| 2000 Q4 | 332 | 132 | 48 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 29.2% | 308 |
| 2000 Q3 | 314 | 95 | 77 | 24.5% | 14.3% | 41.7% | 350 |
| 2000 Q2 | 268 | 139 | 37 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 251 |
| 2000 Q1 | 228 | 89 | 31 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 276 |
| 1999 Q4 | 198 | 171 | 24 | 12.1% | 88.9% | 53.6% | 301 |
| 1999 Q3 | 211 | 181 | 28 | 13.3% | 40.0% | 59.4% | 331 |
| 1999 Q2 | 215 | 194 | 20 | 9.3% | 75.0% | 34.7% | 362 |
| 1999 Q1 | 153 | 133 | 20 | 13.1% | 66.7% | 39.4% | 342 |
| 1998 Q4 | 185 | 163 | 20 | 10.8% | 33.3% | 50.6% | 407 |
| 1998 Q3 | 165 | 150 | 15 | 9.1% | 50.0% | 74.1% | 388 |
| 1998 Q2 | 229 | 198 | 28 | 12.2% | 57.1% | 71.6% | 409 |
| 1996 Q1 | 175 | 145 | 30 | 17.1% | 50.0% | 70.5% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 192 | 161 | 31 | 16.1% | 71.4% | 76.3% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 206 | 187 | 19 | 9.2% | 66.7% | 80.9% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 192 | 156 | 36 | 18.8% | 57.1% | 63.4% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 168 | 145 | 23 | 13.7% | 100.0% | 68.6% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 200 | 168 | 32 | 16.0% | 100.0% | 67.9% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 230 | 192 | 38 | 16.5% | 78.6% | 54.8% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 239 | 209 | 30 | 12.6% | 57.1% | 57.8% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 224 | 203 | 21 | 9.4% | 66.7% | 83.9% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 213 | 179 | 34 | 16.0% | 75.0% | 58.2% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 216 | 178 | 38 | 17.6% | 80.0% | 63.8% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 211 | 190 | 21 | 10.0% | 71.4% | 87.0% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 141 | 125 | 16 | 11.3% | 33.3% | 69.6% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 220 | 182 | 38 | 17.3% | 80.0% | 78.6% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 223 | 181 | 42 | 18.8% | 85.7% | 81.6% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 265 | 205 | 60 | 22.6% | 50.0% | 80.5% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 198 | 164 | 34 | 17.2% | 55.6% | 88.5% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 240 | 188 | 52 | 21.7% | 72.7% | 78.9% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 237 | 190 | 47 | 19.8% | 83.3% | 72.2% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 267 | 199 | 68 | 25.5% | 100.0% | 84.6% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 222 | 175 | 47 | 21.2% | 88.9% | 88.4% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 274 | 187 | 87 | 31.8% | 83.3% | 83.2% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 288 | 209 | 79 | 27.4% | 100.0% | 81.0% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 293 | 228 | 65 | 22.2% | 100.0% | 82.7% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 288 | 216 | 72 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 77.1% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 326 | 253 | 73 | 22.4% | 88.9% | 77.0% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 317 | 253 | 64 | 20.2% | 90.9% | 70.3% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 372 | 310 | 62 | 16.7% | 90.0% | 77.4% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 283 | 246 | 37 | 13.1% | 88.9% | 86.9% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 308 | 248 | 60 | 19.5% | 100.0% | 82.6% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 345 | 303 | 42 | 12.2% | 92.9% | 89.2% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 365 | 335 | 30 | 8.2% | 93.3% | 93.4% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 272 | 246 | 26 | 9.6% | 93.3% | 84.8% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 225 | 201 | 24 | 10.7% | 66.7% | 91.2% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 279 | 230 | 49 | 17.6% | 90.0% | 89.7% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 270 | 236 | 34 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 91.4% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 256 | 217 | 39 | 15.2% | 93.8% | 90.3% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 238 | 208 | 30 | 12.6% | 88.9% | 88.7% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 240 | 217 | 23 | 9.6% | 50.0% | 84.1% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 298 | 263 | 35 | 11.7% | 100.0% | 94.8% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 201 | 176 | 25 | 12.4% | 100.0% | 85.7% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 260 | 215 | 45 | 17.3% | 100.0% | 84.3% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 264 | 231 | 33 | 12.5% | 76.9% | 83.7% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 302 | 257 | 45 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 86.0% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 178 | 154 | 24 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 86.6% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 267 | 220 | 47 | 17.6% | 44.4% | 87.5% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 289 | 255 | 34 | 11.8% | 81.8% | 92.2% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 283 | 245 | 38 | 13.4% | 69.2% | 81.9% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 244 | 211 | 33 | 13.5% | 100.0% | 88.6% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 250 | 207 | 43 | 17.2% | 75.0% | 88.4% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 290 | 255 | 35 | 12.1% | 50.0% | 86.7% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 336 | 292 | 44 | 13.1% | 100.0% | 85.6% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 250 | 218 | 32 | 12.8% | 71.4% | 86.7% | — |
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.