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Richmond upon Thames

London · E09000027 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,888
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
19.0%
higher than 87% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
99.4%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 22.8%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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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