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Waltham Forest

London · E09000031 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,406
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
21.4%
higher than 92% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
99.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.6%
147 allowed of 514 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 33.6%

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
1,488
in the window
Applications decided
1,406
in the window
Approval rate
78.6%
1,105 granted, 301 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 22 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
88.6%
rank 193 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 20 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
Major15100.0%66.7%
Minor52576.6%88.3%
Other86679.4%—
of which householder77181.5%90.1%
"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
02214422024 Q3: 343 received2024 Q3: 385 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 329 received2024 Q4: 355 decided2025 Q1: 381 received2025 Q1: 285 decided2025 Q2: 383 received2025 Q2: 379 decided2025 Q3: 303 received2025 Q3: 344 decided2025 Q4: 351 received2025 Q4: 324 decided2026 Q1: 442 received2026 Q1: 344 decided2026 Q2: 392 received2026 Q2: 394 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
84%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

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 (E09000031). 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 394 321 73 18.5% 0.0% 94.6% 392
2026 Q1 344 274 70 20.3% 100.0% 89.5% 442
2025 Q4 324 242 82 25.3% 100.0% 85.9% 351
2025 Q3 344 268 76 22.1% 50.0% 78.4% 303
2025 Q2 379 275 104 27.4% — 77.4% 383
2025 Q1 285 206 79 27.7% — 69.3% 381
2024 Q4 355 245 110 31.0% 100.0% 71.1% 329
2024 Q3 385 287 98 25.5% 100.0% 75.7% 343
2024 Q2 339 231 108 31.9% — 80.0% 405
2024 Q1 317 228 89 28.1% — 88.4% 365
2023 Q4 309 216 93 30.1% — 76.8% 336
2023 Q3 321 220 101 31.5% 0.0% 77.8% 334
2023 Q2 348 267 81 23.3% — 80.0% 295
2023 Q1 311 232 79 25.4% — 75.0% 378
2022 Q4 335 268 67 20.0% — 78.8% 353
2022 Q3 318 249 69 21.7% 100.0% 85.7% 370
2022 Q2 413 341 72 17.4% — 72.3% 446
2022 Q1 336 265 71 21.1% 0.0% 78.1% 417
2021 Q4 414 342 72 17.4% 100.0% 84.8% 403
2021 Q3 442 334 108 24.4% — 91.9% 378
2021 Q2 429 338 91 21.2% — 93.3% 429
2021 Q1 291 225 66 22.7% — 93.8% 397
2020 Q4 334 238 96 28.7% 66.7% 92.1% 413
2020 Q3 342 238 104 30.4% 100.0% 82.8% 372
2020 Q2 339 225 114 33.6% 100.0% 96.0% 359
2020 Q1 343 256 87 25.4% — 96.0% 417
2019 Q4 344 267 77 22.4% — 70.9% 336
2019 Q3 393 301 92 23.4% 100.0% 83.3% 408
2019 Q2 327 240 87 26.6% — 87.5% 438
2019 Q1 351 277 74 21.1% — 86.7% 352
2018 Q4 394 337 57 14.5% 100.0% 92.0% 416
2018 Q3 355 291 64 18.0% — 88.2% 394
2018 Q2 340 276 64 18.8% 100.0% 87.0% 340
2018 Q1 361 281 80 22.2% — 96.8% 449
2017 Q4 430 323 107 24.9% — 91.7% 462
2017 Q3 411 309 102 24.8% 100.0% 73.8% 397
2017 Q2 384 295 89 23.2% 100.0% 85.2% 420
2017 Q1 412 303 109 26.5% 100.0% 91.8% 424
2016 Q4 418 315 103 24.6% 0.0% 89.0% 391
2016 Q3 360 266 94 26.1% 100.0% 81.0% 478
2016 Q2 414 291 123 29.7% 100.0% 75.4% 424
2016 Q1 331 190 141 42.6% 50.0% 70.9% 466
2015 Q4 399 238 161 40.4% — 73.3% 397
2015 Q3 305 215 90 29.5% 50.0% 74.8% 413
2015 Q2 383 265 118 30.8% — 71.5% 366
2015 Q1 239 160 79 33.1% 100.0% 54.8% 330
2014 Q4 271 196 75 27.7% 100.0% 87.6% 372
2014 Q3 331 225 106 32.0% 100.0% 88.0% 516
2014 Q2 315 239 76 24.1% 71.4% 70.2% 698
2014 Q1 352 202 65 18.5% 100.0% 77.0% 507
2013 Q4 411 212 103 25.1% 50.0% 66.4% 382
2013 Q3 446 257 93 20.9% 25.0% 84.6% 563
2013 Q2 333 187 78 23.4% 77.8% 80.4% 685
2013 Q1 271 146 63 23.2% 50.0% 84.1% 351
2012 Q4 302 173 71 23.5% 100.0% 81.9% 300
2012 Q3 401 197 118 29.4% 44.4% 80.2% 378
2012 Q2 409 203 104 25.4% 100.0% 81.2% 445
2012 Q1 325 165 87 26.8% 50.0% 72.5% 407
2011 Q4 291 145 79 27.1% 80.0% 59.6% 338
2011 Q3 339 173 104 30.7% 70.0% 76.3% 288
2011 Q2 319 157 92 28.8% 80.0% 82.2% 492
2011 Q1 272 132 83 30.5% 80.0% 88.9% 379
2010 Q4 313 178 67 21.4% 55.6% 71.2% 335
2010 Q3 341 193 67 19.6% 62.5% 74.4% 430
2010 Q2 329 179 70 21.3% 62.5% 75.7% 392
2010 Q1 282 157 62 22.0% 75.0% 75.9% 356
2009 Q4 304 163 74 24.3% 77.8% 87.6% 340
2009 Q3 328 202 68 20.7% 100.0% 79.4% 402
2009 Q2 307 145 110 35.8% 85.7% 88.4% 357
2009 Q1 335 169 115 34.3% 33.3% 69.7% 321
2008 Q4 334 177 113 33.8% 71.4% 74.1% 367
2008 Q3 486 239 170 35.0% 66.7% 78.8% 448
2008 Q2 515 242 195 37.9% 87.5% 68.1% 495
2008 Q1 362 207 96 26.5% 77.8% 69.1% 469
2007 Q4 607 366 158 26.0% 60.0% 65.6% 550
2007 Q3 484 305 120 24.8% 71.4% 69.4% 524
2007 Q2 509 329 126 24.8% 62.5% 64.3% 553
2007 Q1 394 224 108 27.4% 66.7% 72.7% 554
2006 Q4 436 253 119 27.3% 87.5% 80.6% 469
2006 Q3 456 271 111 24.3% 62.5% 81.4% 518
2006 Q2 377 227 95 25.2% 75.0% 66.4% 475
2006 Q1 346 223 78 22.5% 42.9% 67.6% 470
2005 Q4 431 299 84 19.5% 54.5% 76.4% 433
2005 Q3 411 283 83 20.2% 53.3% 73.1% 514
2005 Q2 436 261 111 25.5% 57.1% 68.4% 428
2005 Q1 398 254 96 24.1% 33.3% 69.8% 503
2004 Q4 462 266 133 28.8% 55.6% 70.5% 472
2004 Q3 573 373 132 23.0% 23.1% 48.7% 475
2004 Q2 477 263 134 28.1% 40.0% 54.7% 479
2004 Q1 413 264 112 27.1% 33.3% 40.1% 482
2003 Q4 338 204 97 28.7% 100.0% 62.5% 404
2003 Q3 401 248 118 29.4% 43.8% 61.7% 413
2003 Q2 417 289 77 18.5% 75.0% 40.0% 420
2003 Q1 403 259 103 25.6% 16.7% 23.2% 388
2002 Q4 369 236 83 22.5% 80.0% 30.2% 313
2002 Q3 395 263 82 20.8% 66.7% 31.7% 445
2002 Q2 338 241 68 20.1% 50.0% 48.8% 408
2002 Q1 302 196 57 18.9% 33.3% 40.4% 100
2001 Q4 282 201 49 17.4% 71.4% 53.8% 286
2001 Q3 342 247 68 19.9% 28.6% 55.3% 379
2001 Q2 340 228 74 21.8% 50.0% 51.9% 324
2001 Q1 283 200 59 20.8% 33.3% 57.0% 334
2000 Q4 395 254 112 28.4% 83.3% 45.3% 355
2000 Q3 322 228 59 18.3% 40.0% 48.6% 377
2000 Q2 303 218 66 21.8% 66.7% 52.7% 341
2000 Q1 147 111 29 19.7% 25.0% 38.6% 339
1999 Q4 247 181 46 18.6% 75.0% 41.5% 253
1999 Q3 215 135 51 23.7% 0.0% 38.2% 272
1999 Q2 311 226 53 17.0% 14.3% 26.9% 320
1999 Q1 217 144 44 20.3% 75.0% 45.2% 270
1998 Q4 296 222 69 23.3% 50.0% 75.7% 297
1998 Q3 382 265 109 28.5% 40.0% 50.0% 254
1998 Q2 258 199 49 19.0% 0.0% 50.0% 387
1998 Q1 195 150 42 21.5% 57.1% 32.3% 235
1997 Q4 179 134 36 20.1% 100.0% 44.1% 195
1997 Q3 248 198 45 18.1% 0.0% 56.3% 223
1997 Q2 214 170 39 18.2% 50.0% 57.6% 254
1997 Q1 182 127 51 28.0% 20.0% 50.8% 203
1996 Q4 207 152 49 23.7% 40.0% 69.8% 193
1996 Q3 205 161 41 20.0% 40.0% 51.5% 212
1996 Q2 206 153 48 23.3% 100.0% 44.4% 211
1996 Q1 337 289 48 14.2% 45.5% 53.7% —
1995 Q4 316 276 40 12.7% 47.1% 63.9% —
1995 Q3 398 344 54 13.6% 50.0% 62.9% —
1995 Q2 399 346 53 13.3% 93.3% 55.2% —
1995 Q1 402 341 61 15.2% 67.6% 55.3% —
1994 Q4 379 312 67 17.7% 52.6% 61.3% —
1994 Q3 423 368 55 13.0% 61.9% 47.4% —
1994 Q2 370 318 52 14.1% 61.5% 51.6% —
1994 Q1 433 366 67 15.5% 57.1% 38.9% —
1993 Q4 453 392 61 13.5% 40.0% 48.6% —
1993 Q3 312 278 34 10.9% 62.5% 46.7% —
1993 Q2 324 277 47 14.5% 71.4% 43.0% —
1993 Q1 298 253 45 15.1% 40.0% 53.6% —
1992 Q4 345 286 59 17.1% 61.5% 45.5% —
1992 Q3 385 326 59 15.3% 61.5% 50.8% —
1992 Q2 410 354 56 13.7% 20.0% 43.1% —
1992 Q1 373 322 51 13.7% 61.5% 42.5% —
1991 Q4 435 366 69 15.9% 39.1% 51.9% —
1991 Q3 536 465 71 13.2% 47.4% 19.6% —
1991 Q2 407 324 83 20.4% 21.4% 23.1% —
1991 Q1 402 322 80 19.9% 38.9% 20.6% —
1990 Q4 459 386 73 15.9% 17.4% 14.8% —
1990 Q3 520 427 93 17.9% 37.5% 11.6% —
1990 Q2 479 406 73 15.2% 37.5% 12.9% —
1990 Q1 452 374 78 17.3% 25.9% 23.5% —
1989 Q4 432 363 69 16.0% 25.0% 19.7% —
1989 Q3 397 337 60 15.1% 70.6% 8.9% —
1989 Q2 504 435 69 13.7% 31.6% 22.8% —
1989 Q1 437 360 77 17.6% 53.8% 34.6% —
1988 Q4 386 345 41 10.6% 40.9% 38.9% —
1988 Q3 509 460 49 9.6% 56.3% 33.8% —
1988 Q2 498 432 66 13.3% 53.3% 33.1% —
1988 Q1 390 322 68 17.4% 50.0% 34.7% —
1987 Q4 354 306 48 13.6% 46.7% 50.8% —
1987 Q3 507 447 60 11.8% 60.0% 34.5% —
1987 Q2 232 215 17 7.3% 85.7% 41.3% —
1987 Q1 368 334 34 9.2% 60.7% 52.5% —
1986 Q4 200 179 21 10.5% 42.9% 70.6% —
1986 Q3 282 256 26 9.2% 57.1% 34.1% —
1986 Q2 309 273 36 11.7% 66.7% 41.5% —
1986 Q1 328 286 42 12.8% 81.8% 51.2% —
1985 Q4 370 308 62 16.8% 70.0% 43.1% —
1985 Q3 316 284 32 10.1% 81.8% 47.7% —
1985 Q2 420 375 45 10.7% 75.0% 52.2% —
1985 Q1 312 274 38 12.2% 56.3% 51.3% —
1984 Q4 370 329 41 11.1% 40.0% 53.2% —
1984 Q3 405 361 44 10.9% 63.6% 61.9% —
1984 Q2 483 430 53 11.0% 75.0% 58.0% —
1984 Q1 338 290 48 14.2% 80.0% 57.3% —
1983 Q4 411 351 60 14.6% 60.0% 51.2% —
1983 Q3 407 359 48 11.8% 80.0% 47.6% —
1983 Q2 448 407 41 9.2% 50.0% 40.5% —
1983 Q1 375 335 40 10.7% 50.0% 50.0% —
1982 Q4 409 353 56 13.7% 25.0% 52.4% —
1982 Q3 424 367 57 13.4% 75.0% 48.2% —
1982 Q2 456 406 50 11.0% 50.0% 35.6% —
1982 Q1 375 323 52 13.9% 100.0% 56.7% —
1981 Q4 451 379 72 16.0% 50.0% 51.4% —
1981 Q3 440 376 64 14.5% 40.0% 41.3% —
1981 Q2 607 521 86 14.2% 69.2% 27.6% —
1981 Q1 552 456 96 17.4% 47.1% 35.7% —
1980 Q4 610 535 75 12.3% 75.0% 46.4% —
1980 Q3 576 489 87 15.1% 66.7% 42.5% —
1980 Q2 693 604 89 12.8% 58.8% 43.5% —
1980 Q1 670 584 86 12.8% 70.8% 60.1% —
1979 Q4 761 660 101 13.3% 60.0% 53.0% —
1979 Q3 894 788 106 11.9% 73.1% 49.5% —
1979 Q2 674 597 77 11.4% 66.7% 37.0% —

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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