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Redbridge

London · E09000026 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,638
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
27.1%
higher than 98% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
96.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
100.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.9%
182 allowed of 609 decided
Decisions overturned
1.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 47.0%

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
1,681
in the window
Applications decided
1,638
in the window
Approval rate
72.9%
1,194 granted, 444 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 32 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
93.8%
rank 115 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 11 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
Major1586.7%100.0%
Minor38769.8%88.0%
Other1,23673.7%—
of which householder99182.8%96.3%
"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
02474932024 Q3: 359 received2024 Q3: 422 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 472 received2024 Q4: 387 decided2025 Q1: 451 received2025 Q1: 408 decided2025 Q2: 493 received2025 Q2: 398 decided2025 Q3: 428 received2025 Q3: 475 decided2025 Q4: 421 received2025 Q4: 430 decided2026 Q1: 419 received2026 Q1: 370 decided2026 Q2: 413 received2026 Q2: 363 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
30%
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 (E09000026). 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 363 286 77 21.2% 100.0% 95.2% 413
2026 Q1 370 255 115 31.1% 100.0% 82.5% 419
2025 Q4 430 300 130 30.2% 100.0% 96.0% 421
2025 Q3 475 353 122 25.7% 100.0% 79.1% 428
2025 Q2 398 304 94 23.6% 100.0% 91.9% 493
2025 Q1 408 309 99 24.3% 100.0% 93.2% 451
2024 Q4 387 279 108 27.9% 100.0% 93.8% 472
2024 Q3 422 340 82 19.4% 100.0% 94.5% 359
2024 Q2 427 341 86 20.1% 100.0% 96.4% 414
2024 Q1 408 324 84 20.6% 100.0% 80.9% 387
2023 Q4 376 320 56 14.9% — 95.5% 427
2023 Q3 455 339 116 25.5% 100.0% 88.2% 406
2023 Q2 460 328 132 28.7% — 64.4% 386
2023 Q1 420 322 98 23.3% — 68.6% 408
2022 Q4 392 322 70 17.9% 100.0% 80.9% 410
2022 Q3 500 418 82 16.4% 100.0% 87.3% 428
2022 Q2 514 427 87 16.9% 100.0% 93.3% 472
2022 Q1 434 376 58 13.4% 100.0% 84.5% 477
2021 Q4 517 376 141 27.3% — 81.6% 437
2021 Q3 607 448 159 26.2% — 84.7% 549
2021 Q2 579 419 160 27.6% 100.0% 94.5% 599
2021 Q1 528 386 142 26.9% 100.0% 98.9% 559
2020 Q4 513 318 195 38.0% 100.0% 97.5% 814
2020 Q3 450 264 186 41.3% 75.0% 91.1% 774
2020 Q2 400 269 131 32.8% 100.0% 96.9% 559
2020 Q1 428 269 159 37.1% 100.0% 89.5% 687
2019 Q4 593 314 279 47.0% 100.0% 74.6% 692
2019 Q3 599 364 235 39.2% 80.0% 77.8% 751
2019 Q2 517 407 110 21.3% 66.7% 68.4% 642
2019 Q1 369 285 84 22.8% 100.0% 56.3% 737
2018 Q4 385 286 99 25.7% 100.0% 87.5% 1,320
2018 Q3 491 419 72 14.7% 100.0% 97.0% 782
2018 Q2 465 387 78 16.8% 100.0% 91.3% 825
2018 Q1 467 348 119 25.5% 66.7% 84.3% 788
2017 Q4 522 407 115 22.0% 100.0% 87.7% 801
2017 Q3 552 401 151 27.4% 100.0% 92.9% 845
2017 Q2 631 492 139 22.0% 75.0% 86.3% 946
2017 Q1 526 382 144 27.4% 77.8% 60.5% 912
2016 Q4 510 365 145 28.4% 90.9% 56.0% 840
2016 Q3 540 382 158 29.3% 44.4% 62.3% 895
2016 Q2 486 356 130 26.7% 33.3% 64.8% 1,014
2016 Q1 511 383 128 25.0% 100.0% 51.0% 795
2015 Q4 539 420 119 22.1% 50.0% 51.1% 742
2015 Q3 384 318 66 17.2% 100.0% 55.6% 722
2015 Q2 424 338 86 20.3% 100.0% 84.0% 678
2015 Q1 447 333 114 25.5% 33.3% 73.7% 733
2014 Q4 518 353 165 31.9% — 66.4% 728
2014 Q3 518 406 112 21.6% 100.0% 65.9% 731
2014 Q2 392 323 69 17.6% 75.0% 58.0% 723
2014 Q1 536 281 96 17.9% 71.4% 61.5% 661
2013 Q4 509 288 110 21.6% 88.9% 54.2% 608
2013 Q3 627 413 90 14.4% 66.7% 48.3% 605
2013 Q2 586 368 73 12.5% 60.0% 37.8% 685
2013 Q1 471 306 59 12.5% 28.6% 30.3% 566
2012 Q4 593 353 92 15.5% 33.3% 57.0% 600
2012 Q3 686 442 118 17.2% 63.6% 34.2% 617
2012 Q2 621 344 100 16.1% 50.0% 25.6% 668
2012 Q1 594 380 60 10.1% 28.6% 21.1% 666
2011 Q4 598 408 74 12.4% 29.4% 25.2% 597
2011 Q3 684 400 135 19.7% 33.3% 51.8% 687
2011 Q2 581 306 139 23.9% 42.9% 65.8% 663
2011 Q1 497 274 117 23.5% 33.3% 61.0% 682
2010 Q4 703 392 166 23.6% 20.0% 47.4% 567
2010 Q3 717 412 138 19.2% 75.0% 68.9% 717
2010 Q2 679 346 179 26.4% 80.0% 79.8% 745
2010 Q1 565 307 141 25.0% 66.7% 71.4% 702
2009 Q4 583 290 148 25.4% 71.4% 56.5% 606
2009 Q3 675 357 158 23.4% 50.0% 72.3% 644
2009 Q2 636 303 163 25.6% 75.0% 73.8% 707
2009 Q1 549 270 135 24.6% 83.3% 70.7% 671
2008 Q4 602 303 177 29.4% 50.0% 76.0% 623
2008 Q3 809 455 244 30.2% 100.0% 78.5% 730
2008 Q2 895 490 252 28.2% 75.0% 74.7% 806
2008 Q1 758 430 226 29.8% 86.7% 71.8% 902
2007 Q4 792 433 240 30.3% 66.7% 69.8% 799
2007 Q3 904 503 263 29.1% 44.4% 66.3% 851
2007 Q2 822 495 200 24.3% 55.6% 60.1% 846
2007 Q1 649 393 179 27.6% 66.7% 56.6% 869
2006 Q4 727 443 193 26.5% 50.0% 73.4% 736
2006 Q3 901 523 273 30.3% 85.1% 79.8% 839
2006 Q2 791 448 253 32.0% 86.7% 81.5% 879
2006 Q1 716 402 233 32.5% 74.1% 85.6% 889
2005 Q4 892 554 266 29.8% 83.8% 90.3% 841
2005 Q3 1,071 645 331 30.9% 77.8% 82.8% 1,023
2005 Q2 1,027 588 334 32.5% 82.1% 77.0% 1,028
2005 Q1 931 538 314 33.7% 68.2% 71.1% 966
2004 Q4 978 563 325 33.2% 56.7% 54.6% 985
2004 Q3 1,254 794 349 27.8% 50.9% 43.9% 1,029
2004 Q2 819 498 232 28.3% 54.5% 44.9% 1,085
2004 Q1 805 494 248 30.8% 25.0% 44.8% 1,012
2003 Q4 950 568 304 32.0% 35.3% 48.4% 813
2003 Q3 839 474 263 31.3% 45.0% 41.1% 972
2003 Q2 882 544 256 29.0% 40.0% 35.1% 894
2003 Q1 641 402 180 28.1% 25.0% 36.6% 789
2002 Q4 814 508 226 27.8% 22.2% 39.5% 755
2002 Q3 761 482 191 25.1% 25.0% 36.3% 820
2002 Q2 749 456 213 28.4% 20.0% 45.4% 805
2002 Q1 567 391 124 21.9% 25.0% 48.3% 746
2001 Q4 711 478 167 23.5% 35.0% 60.8% 629
2001 Q3 787 526 208 26.4% 21.4% 53.1% 725
2001 Q2 646 448 137 21.2% 50.0% 40.8% 719
2001 Q1 543 379 127 23.4% 42.9% 36.3% 670
2000 Q4 584 409 133 22.8% 50.0% 44.1% 554
2000 Q3 725 501 158 21.8% 46.7% 51.6% 696
2000 Q2 722 452 200 27.7% 68.4% 44.8% 815
2000 Q1 619 435 127 20.5% 80.0% 48.2% 752
1999 Q4 611 411 132 21.6% 36.4% 48.5% 579
1999 Q3 681 486 141 20.7% 62.5% 50.7% 745
1999 Q2 584 406 132 22.6% 50.0% 52.6% 600
1999 Q1 564 411 116 20.6% 61.5% 49.7% 624
1998 Q4 541 375 128 23.7% 60.0% 57.2% 586
1998 Q3 731 546 138 18.9% 77.8% 54.9% 652
1998 Q2 491 355 102 20.8% 87.5% 63.2% 734
1998 Q1 408 283 102 25.0% 33.3% 37.3% 447
1997 Q4 456 325 100 21.9% 60.0% 33.3% 408
1997 Q3 565 387 128 22.7% 45.5% 41.2% 531
1997 Q2 544 385 124 22.8% 42.9% 31.3% 570
1997 Q1 420 279 104 24.8% 10.0% 34.2% 460
1996 Q4 435 303 91 20.9% 57.1% 40.0% 453
1996 Q3 628 434 152 24.2% 66.7% 53.6% 494
1996 Q2 496 345 124 25.0% 100.0% 34.4% 551
1996 Q1 178 151 27 15.2% 33.3% 31.4% —
1995 Q4 178 146 32 18.0% 33.3% 42.1% —
1995 Q3 216 182 34 15.7% 11.1% 52.7% —
1995 Q2 232 195 37 15.9% 25.0% 46.6% —
1995 Q1 228 190 38 16.7% 7.1% 26.3% —
1994 Q4 203 178 25 12.3% 46.2% 30.0% —
1994 Q3 257 208 49 19.1% 44.4% 39.7% —
1994 Q2 257 225 32 12.5% 0.0% 19.2% —
1994 Q1 204 184 20 9.8% 14.3% 25.0% —
1993 Q4 162 149 13 8.0% 30.8% 20.5% —
1993 Q3 237 211 26 11.0% 50.0% 26.3% —
1993 Q2 214 178 36 16.8% 0.0% 37.3% —
1993 Q1 141 112 29 20.6% 66.7% 37.2% —
1992 Q4 128 110 18 14.1% 20.0% 79.3% —
1992 Q3 218 178 40 18.3% 66.7% 42.3% —
1992 Q2 204 161 43 21.1% 37.5% 30.5% —
1992 Q1 165 144 21 12.7% 71.4% 38.7% —
1991 Q4 144 124 20 13.9% 18.2% 82.4% —
1991 Q3 197 153 44 22.3% 57.1% 53.3% —
1991 Q2 186 146 40 21.5% 21.4% 41.9% —
1991 Q1 171 126 45 26.3% 0.0% 32.4% —
1990 Q4 199 148 51 25.6% 37.5% 41.5% —
1990 Q3 267 195 72 27.0% 60.0% 46.7% —
1990 Q2 235 171 64 27.2% 42.9% 61.0% —
1990 Q1 212 162 50 23.6% 50.0% 61.2% —
1989 Q4 286 206 80 28.0% 75.0% 45.3% —
1989 Q3 194 154 40 20.6% 50.0% 24.4% —
1989 Q2 287 195 92 32.1% 87.5% 61.1% —
1989 Q1 299 235 64 21.4% 63.2% 53.7% —
1988 Q4 258 183 75 29.1% 51.4% 31.7% —
1988 Q3 511 383 128 25.0% 36.4% 34.6% —
1988 Q2 469 326 143 30.5% 45.5% 17.7% —
1988 Q1 322 219 103 32.0% 74.2% 36.0% —
1987 Q4 240 171 69 28.8% 51.5% 30.3% —
1987 Q3 465 348 117 25.2% 35.0% 33.9% —
1987 Q2 426 296 130 30.5% 45.0% 17.4% —
1987 Q1 285 193 92 32.3% 70.4% 37.6% —
1986 Q4 216 154 62 28.7% 50.0% 27.9% —
1986 Q3 287 240 47 16.4% 100.0% 31.7% —
1986 Q2 330 243 87 26.4% 35.3% 30.4% —
1986 Q1 262 205 57 21.8% 45.5% 37.5% —
1985 Q4 197 146 51 25.9% 55.6% 39.5% —
1985 Q3 243 196 47 19.3% 55.6% 38.5% —
1985 Q2 261 207 54 20.7% 75.0% 41.7% —
1985 Q1 222 165 57 25.7% 38.5% 43.8% —
1984 Q4 227 164 63 27.8% 64.7% 43.0% —
1984 Q3 277 213 64 23.1% 79.2% 53.8% —
1984 Q2 268 205 63 23.5% 69.6% 36.8% —
1984 Q1 249 179 70 28.1% 37.5% 35.3% —
1983 Q4 201 166 35 17.4% 70.0% 64.8% —
1983 Q3 261 207 54 20.7% 88.2% 55.2% —
1983 Q2 245 201 44 18.0% 65.0% 60.6% —
1983 Q1 238 172 66 27.7% 68.4% 75.8% —
1982 Q4 255 182 73 28.6% 76.5% 54.9% —
1982 Q3 225 154 71 31.6% 41.7% 36.9% —
1982 Q2 292 223 69 23.6% 60.0% 46.4% —
1982 Q1 189 149 40 21.2% 50.0% 60.0% —
1981 Q4 315 239 76 24.1% 53.3% 51.5% —
1981 Q3 276 223 53 19.2% 30.0% 38.0% —
1981 Q2 309 238 71 23.0% 72.7% 43.7% —
1981 Q1 218 167 51 23.4% 73.3% 52.1% —
1980 Q4 224 153 71 31.7% 57.1% 53.4% —
1980 Q3 307 238 69 22.5% 63.2% 44.6% —
1980 Q2 302 247 55 18.2% 72.2% 68.2% —
1980 Q1 305 253 52 17.0% 71.4% 48.4% —
1979 Q4 358 298 60 16.8% 70.0% 51.9% —
1979 Q3 318 269 49 15.4% 57.1% 48.3% —
1979 Q2 380 323 57 15.0% 87.5% 46.7% —

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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