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Richmond upon Thames

London · E09000027 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,825
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.9%
higher than 84% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
99.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
36.7%
256 allowed of 697 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 22.8%

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
1,943
in the window
Applications decided
1,825
in the window
Approval rate
82.1%
1,498 granted, 327 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 18 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
98.2%
rank 35 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 3 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
Major11100.0%100.0%
Minor32475.3%96.9%
Other1,49083.4%—
of which householder1,30283.3%98.7%
"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
03146282024 Q3: 628 received2024 Q3: 602 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 606 received2024 Q4: 572 decided2025 Q1: 506 received2025 Q1: 447 decided2025 Q2: 510 received2025 Q2: 513 decided2025 Q3: 482 received2025 Q3: 508 decided2025 Q4: 467 received2025 Q4: 448 decided2026 Q1: 491 received2026 Q1: 419 decided2026 Q2: 503 received2026 Q2: 450 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
63%
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 (E09000027). 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 450 386 64 14.2% — 95.0% 503
2026 Q1 419 342 77 18.4% — 95.0% 491
2025 Q4 448 374 74 16.5% — 100.0% 467
2025 Q3 508 396 112 22.0% 100.0% 97.2% 482
2025 Q2 513 418 95 18.5% 100.0% 95.7% 510
2025 Q1 447 345 102 22.8% — 85.7% 506
2024 Q4 572 483 89 15.6% 100.0% 90.1% 606
2024 Q3 602 506 96 15.9% — 81.6% 628
2024 Q2 577 484 93 16.1% — 83.0% 633
2024 Q1 603 479 124 20.6% — 78.2% 577
2023 Q4 586 494 92 15.7% — 86.4% 619
2023 Q3 589 485 104 17.7% — 86.8% 618
2023 Q2 640 520 120 18.8% 66.7% 85.8% 687
2023 Q1 631 554 77 12.2% — 79.0% 618
2022 Q4 598 520 78 13.0% — 78.8% 639
2022 Q3 704 584 120 17.0% 100.0% 79.3% 632
2022 Q2 673 563 110 16.3% 0.0% 79.7% 722
2022 Q1 670 547 123 18.4% 100.0% 83.0% 753
2021 Q4 681 561 120 17.6% 100.0% 83.3% 707
2021 Q3 736 585 151 20.5% — 89.6% 720
2021 Q2 689 560 129 18.7% — 87.3% 777
2021 Q1 676 546 130 19.2% 100.0% 88.1% 813
2020 Q4 582 488 94 16.2% 0.0% 93.1% 721
2020 Q3 586 489 97 16.6% 75.0% 92.9% 647
2020 Q2 610 506 104 17.0% 100.0% 95.6% 618
2020 Q1 620 518 102 16.5% 100.0% 90.1% 676
2019 Q4 605 490 115 19.0% 100.0% 93.8% 661
2019 Q3 681 566 115 16.9% — 89.4% 695
2019 Q2 703 581 122 17.4% — 84.0% 685
2019 Q1 728 563 165 22.7% 100.0% 96.3% 822
2018 Q4 613 520 93 15.2% — 96.0% 734
2018 Q3 734 610 124 16.9% 100.0% 93.8% 745
2018 Q2 724 618 106 14.6% — 95.5% 777
2018 Q1 700 584 116 16.6% 100.0% 92.2% 748
2017 Q4 724 582 142 19.6% 66.7% 81.3% 715
2017 Q3 757 648 109 14.4% 57.1% 82.5% 818
2017 Q2 788 637 151 19.2% — 67.9% 795
2017 Q1 715 591 124 17.3% — 73.8% 959
2016 Q4 786 634 152 19.3% 100.0% 70.9% 743
2016 Q3 854 713 141 16.5% — 70.8% 990
2016 Q2 856 730 126 14.7% — 67.4% 947
2016 Q1 829 718 111 13.4% — 70.9% 976
2015 Q4 842 704 138 16.4% — 74.4% 939
2015 Q3 962 802 160 16.6% 60.0% 70.5% 1,183
2015 Q2 962 805 157 16.3% 0.0% 66.8% 1,329
2015 Q1 779 620 159 20.4% 75.0% 61.0% 1,212
2014 Q4 815 666 149 18.3% 75.0% 65.7% 1,085
2014 Q3 919 782 137 14.9% 75.0% 71.3% 1,253
2014 Q2 821 690 131 16.0% 50.0% 78.3% 1,274
2014 Q1 1,024 681 128 12.5% 37.5% 68.4% 1,186
2013 Q4 963 632 129 13.4% 0.0% 68.5% 1,077
2013 Q3 1,078 734 112 10.4% 50.0% 58.0% 1,004
2013 Q2 954 667 96 10.1% 25.0% 63.1% 1,102
2013 Q1 806 567 105 13.0% 66.7% 74.7% 998
2012 Q4 845 563 103 12.2% 33.3% 74.4% 973
2012 Q3 981 652 139 14.2% 50.0% 75.6% 960
2012 Q2 961 620 151 15.7% 100.0% 69.8% 1,035
2012 Q1 909 576 153 16.8% 33.3% 66.3% 1,028
2011 Q4 908 601 152 16.7% 0.0% 71.3% 925
2011 Q3 1,061 692 155 14.6% 50.0% 69.5% 1,042
2011 Q2 962 624 140 14.6% 57.1% 66.8% 1,062
2011 Q1 873 568 120 13.7% 28.6% 57.3% 1,011
2010 Q4 900 573 155 17.2% 0.0% 66.5% 935
2010 Q3 948 617 140 14.8% 50.0% 74.2% 1,033
2010 Q2 855 559 112 13.1% 54.5% 71.1% 960
2010 Q1 747 504 102 13.7% 60.0% 79.4% 950
2009 Q4 818 535 133 16.3% 83.3% 79.6% 837
2009 Q3 836 555 102 12.2% 60.0% 70.9% 908
2009 Q2 810 554 118 14.6% 57.1% 74.7% 915
2009 Q1 716 475 94 13.1% 0.0% 67.1% 880
2008 Q4 854 575 124 14.5% 100.0% 67.0% 905
2008 Q3 975 667 134 13.7% 50.0% 64.5% 1,033
2008 Q2 1,018 699 121 11.9% 66.7% 74.2% 1,142
2008 Q1 1,025 676 135 13.2% 33.3% 68.1% 1,256
2007 Q4 972 638 154 15.8% 75.0% 82.0% 1,160
2007 Q3 1,153 726 198 17.2% 85.7% 79.8% 1,197
2007 Q2 1,087 730 156 14.4% 100.0% 90.3% 1,359
2007 Q1 890 568 141 15.8% 100.0% 78.4% 1,207
2006 Q4 901 599 145 16.1% 83.3% 73.6% 1,075
2006 Q3 919 597 147 16.0% 66.7% 68.0% 1,011
2006 Q2 961 580 188 19.6% 83.3% 67.8% 1,133
2006 Q1 870 531 159 18.3% 60.0% 73.0% 1,070
2005 Q4 771 511 120 15.6% 66.7% 80.4% 1,059
2005 Q3 936 598 162 17.3% 85.7% 75.1% 1,032
2005 Q2 840 549 158 18.8% 80.0% 72.1% 1,049
2005 Q1 886 566 147 16.6% 57.1% 74.8% 1,017
2004 Q4 779 532 143 18.4% 72.7% 72.5% 1,036
2004 Q3 1,137 700 211 18.6% 100.0% 76.0% 1,090
2004 Q2 869 552 148 17.0% 55.6% 64.2% 1,153
2004 Q1 809 499 167 20.6% 100.0% 77.0% 1,163
2003 Q4 741 479 151 20.4% 70.0% 60.3% 1,001
2003 Q3 1,022 641 209 20.5% 71.4% 72.7% 1,028
2003 Q2 961 585 217 22.6% 75.0% 77.4% 1,082
2003 Q1 875 586 150 17.1% 72.7% 65.4% 1,132
2002 Q4 1,000 648 186 18.6% 42.1% 58.1% 973
2002 Q3 1,018 670 173 17.0% 30.8% 43.5% 1,068
2002 Q2 840 566 122 14.5% 33.3% 53.7% 1,040
2002 Q1 710 458 120 16.9% — 49.7% 1,062
2001 Q4 823 558 123 14.9% 25.0% 59.7% 918
2001 Q3 897 635 115 12.8% 14.3% 45.3% 880
2001 Q2 797 563 103 12.9% 0.0% 42.1% 934
2001 Q1 773 546 98 12.7% 12.5% 49.1% 941
2000 Q4 791 550 100 12.6% 50.0% 49.5% 842
2000 Q3 822 558 98 11.9% 0.0% 50.3% 907
2000 Q2 942 629 95 10.1% 40.0% 50.0% 1,036
2000 Q1 770 540 89 11.6% 11.1% 48.9% 1,048
1999 Q4 859 629 95 11.1% 0.0% 48.6% 853
1999 Q3 801 592 74 9.2% 50.0% 41.8% 811
1999 Q2 735 508 75 10.2% 0.0% 37.0% 914
1999 Q1 590 441 50 8.5% 33.3% 33.1% 853
1998 Q4 727 530 95 13.1% 50.0% 39.0% 717
1998 Q3 743 539 79 10.6% 0.0% 44.6% 816
1998 Q2 667 478 78 11.7% 0.0% 33.9% 792
1998 Q1 544 411 58 10.7% 0.0% 44.9% 767
1997 Q4 596 446 59 9.9% 20.0% 38.4% 689
1997 Q3 734 534 73 9.9% 33.3% 36.2% 731
1997 Q2 649 466 74 11.4% 0.0% 41.3% 888
1997 Q1 507 362 74 14.6% 20.0% 44.2% 743
1996 Q4 599 417 93 15.5% 0.0% 56.9% 687
1996 Q3 715 527 76 10.6% 25.0% 55.8% 780
1996 Q2 633 459 81 12.8% 0.0% 58.6% 717
1996 Q1 145 127 18 12.4% 100.0% 20.8% —
1995 Q4 185 165 20 10.8% 20.0% 37.6% —
1995 Q3 157 138 19 12.1% 75.0% 41.4% —
1995 Q2 197 179 18 9.1% 66.7% 29.3% —
1995 Q1 146 134 12 8.2% 44.4% 29.2% —
1994 Q4 183 173 10 5.5% 83.3% 43.8% —
1994 Q3 190 176 14 7.4% 85.7% 37.2% —
1994 Q2 210 192 18 8.6% 85.7% 51.3% —
1994 Q1 168 151 17 10.1% 33.3% 26.4% —
1993 Q4 193 176 17 8.8% 50.0% 39.7% —
1993 Q3 170 155 15 8.8% — 26.6% —
1993 Q2 222 201 21 9.5% 0.0% 58.1% —
1993 Q1 146 132 14 9.6% 33.3% 67.1% —
1992 Q4 161 142 19 11.8% 50.0% 54.3% —
1992 Q3 194 174 20 10.3% 66.7% 45.7% —
1992 Q2 168 139 29 17.3% 63.6% 52.7% —
1992 Q1 192 172 20 10.4% 83.3% 37.0% —
1991 Q4 182 138 44 24.2% 25.0% 37.4% —
1991 Q3 228 182 46 20.2% 75.0% 27.6% —
1991 Q2 166 140 26 15.7% 66.7% 29.6% —
1991 Q1 189 150 39 20.6% 40.0% 22.9% —
1990 Q4 201 155 46 22.9% 72.7% 39.8% —
1990 Q3 243 192 51 21.0% 66.7% 43.0% —
1990 Q2 220 175 45 20.5% 71.4% 42.9% —
1990 Q1 289 236 53 18.3% 14.3% 10.4% —
1989 Q4 243 207 36 14.8% 12.5% 8.7% —
1989 Q3 130 118 12 9.2% 0.0% 0.0% —
1989 Q2 147 121 26 17.7% 33.3% 4.4% —
1989 Q1 232 183 49 21.1% — 82.3% —
1988 Q4 180 145 35 19.4% — 83.5% —
1988 Q3 235 181 54 23.0% — 85.5% —
1988 Q2 271 230 41 15.1% — 82.6% —
1988 Q1 198 156 42 21.2% — 82.6% —
1987 Q4 150 121 29 19.3% — 82.9% —
1987 Q3 206 158 48 23.3% — 84.3% —
1987 Q2 242 206 36 14.9% — 81.4% —
1987 Q1 139 104 35 25.2% — 76.2% —
1986 Q4 148 120 28 18.9% — 82.6% —
1986 Q3 190 144 46 24.2% — 84.0% —
1986 Q2 168 140 28 16.7% — 84.3% —
1986 Q1 166 140 26 15.7% — 78.2% —
1985 Q4 173 140 33 19.1% — 83.0% —
1985 Q3 203 153 50 24.6% — 84.2% —
1985 Q2 213 170 43 20.2% — 84.2% —
1985 Q1 178 150 28 15.7% — 79.7% —
1984 Q4 151 113 38 25.2% — 82.2% —
1984 Q3 196 149 47 24.0% — 82.7% —
1984 Q2 170 135 35 20.6% — 86.4% —
1984 Q1 151 114 37 24.5% — 81.2% —
1983 Q4 266 226 40 15.0% — 72.4% —
1983 Q3 195 150 45 23.1% — 80.0% —
1983 Q2 209 170 39 18.7% — 82.2% —
1983 Q1 175 128 47 26.9% — 80.0% —
1982 Q4 169 132 37 21.9% — 74.5% —
1982 Q3 220 166 54 24.5% — 74.3% —
1982 Q2 152 119 33 21.7% — 78.1% —
1982 Q1 149 110 39 26.2% — 75.4% —
1981 Q4 165 128 37 22.4% 90.5% — —
1981 Q3 236 186 50 21.2% 87.8% 47.6% —
1981 Q2 205 171 34 16.6% 90.0% 60.7% —
1981 Q1 159 136 23 14.5% 100.0% 70.2% —
1980 Q4 165 139 26 15.8% 85.7% 71.4% —
1980 Q3 184 156 28 15.2% 85.7% 61.5% —
1980 Q2 223 190 33 14.8% 83.3% 60.0% —
1980 Q1 219 171 48 21.9% 83.3% 48.3% —
1979 Q4 190 161 29 15.3% 54.5% 37.7% —
1979 Q3 217 189 28 12.9% 83.3% 56.9% —
1979 Q2 194 166 28 14.4% 83.3% 58.5% —

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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