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London · E09000033 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
4,802
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
13.8%
higher than 64% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
75.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
66.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.5%
213 allowed of 600 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 17.6%

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
5,354
in the window
Applications decided
4,802
in the window
Approval rate
86.2%
4,137 granted, 665 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 11 of 33 London boroughs (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 17.0%
Decided within time
65.7%
rank 294 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 32 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
Major2596.0%66.7%
Minor1,76685.8%75.1%
Other3,01186.3%—
of which householder36682.0%66.1%
"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
08061,6122024 Q3: 1,511 received2024 Q3: 1,394 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 1,251 received2024 Q4: 1,245 decided2025 Q1: 1,292 received2025 Q1: 1,236 decided2025 Q2: 1,414 received2025 Q2: 1,412 decided2025 Q3: 1,430 received2025 Q3: 1,341 decided2025 Q4: 1,325 received2025 Q4: 845 decided2026 Q1: 1,289 received2026 Q1: 1,004 decided2026 Q2: 1,310 received2026 Q2: 1,612 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
120%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

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 (E09000033). 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 1,612 1,407 205 12.7% — 59.1% 1,310
2026 Q1 1,004 873 131 13.0% 0.0% 19.6% 1,289
2025 Q4 845 720 125 14.8% 100.0% 93.9% 1,325
2025 Q3 1,341 1,137 204 15.2% 100.0% 92.4% 1,430
2025 Q2 1,412 1,224 188 13.3% 0.0% 89.8% 1,414
2025 Q1 1,236 1,084 152 12.3% — 81.6% 1,292
2024 Q4 1,245 1,098 147 11.8% 100.0% 72.2% 1,251
2024 Q3 1,394 1,222 172 12.3% 0.0% 74.9% 1,511
2024 Q2 1,234 1,104 130 10.5% 100.0% 73.9% 1,367
2024 Q1 1,107 992 115 10.4% 0.0% 76.3% 1,258
2023 Q4 1,096 978 118 10.8% 100.0% 74.7% 1,188
2023 Q3 1,209 1,072 137 11.3% 0.0% 64.9% 1,286
2023 Q2 1,285 1,139 146 11.4% — 70.2% 1,337
2023 Q1 1,099 972 127 11.6% 0.0% 70.2% 1,253
2022 Q4 1,158 1,040 118 10.2% 0.0% 74.2% 1,305
2022 Q3 1,284 1,128 156 12.1% 100.0% 74.8% 1,419
2022 Q2 1,195 1,093 102 8.5% 50.0% 73.7% 1,414
2022 Q1 1,084 987 97 8.9% — 68.9% 1,240
2021 Q4 1,178 1,054 124 10.5% 0.0% 79.6% 1,272
2021 Q3 1,326 1,177 149 11.2% 50.0% 84.5% 1,416
2021 Q2 1,187 1,068 119 10.0% 100.0% 67.8% 1,427
2021 Q1 1,118 1,003 115 10.3% — 70.6% 1,251
2020 Q4 1,136 1,022 114 10.0% 0.0% 69.0% 1,413
2020 Q3 1,163 1,028 135 11.6% 100.0% 70.4% 1,259
2020 Q2 1,106 979 127 11.5% 0.0% 71.2% 1,131
2020 Q1 1,432 1,276 156 10.9% 0.0% 70.3% 1,498
2019 Q4 1,369 1,186 183 13.4% 50.0% 73.3% 1,641
2019 Q3 1,634 1,455 179 11.0% 50.0% 76.4% 1,655
2019 Q2 1,551 1,375 176 11.3% — 81.1% 1,776
2019 Q1 1,386 1,230 156 11.3% 0.0% 73.3% 1,577
2018 Q4 1,527 1,259 268 17.6% — 84.4% 1,630
2018 Q3 1,677 1,455 222 13.2% 100.0% 84.7% 1,722
2018 Q2 1,559 1,373 186 11.9% 0.0% 80.4% 1,823
2018 Q1 1,515 1,325 190 12.5% 100.0% 81.7% 1,691
2017 Q4 1,621 1,416 205 12.6% 60.0% 79.9% 1,861
2017 Q3 1,874 1,594 280 14.9% 75.0% 85.4% 1,987
2017 Q2 1,619 1,380 239 14.8% 100.0% 81.5% 2,038
2017 Q1 1,645 1,417 228 13.9% 100.0% 80.0% 1,945
2016 Q4 1,801 1,564 237 13.2% 100.0% 73.9% 1,925
2016 Q3 1,968 1,695 273 13.9% 66.7% 71.1% 2,096
2016 Q2 2,216 1,908 308 13.9% 72.7% 64.9% 2,380
2016 Q1 1,609 1,420 189 11.7% 75.0% 48.2% 1,895
2015 Q4 1,831 1,543 288 15.7% 75.0% 59.6% 1,833
2015 Q3 1,761 1,556 205 11.6% 81.8% 68.6% 2,091
2015 Q2 1,805 1,526 279 15.5% 71.4% 73.7% 1,981
2015 Q1 1,827 1,644 183 10.0% 71.4% 69.3% 2,033
2014 Q4 1,964 1,738 226 11.5% 66.7% 69.3% 2,083
2014 Q3 2,075 1,837 238 11.5% 58.3% 67.2% 2,249
2014 Q2 1,928 1,718 210 10.9% 62.5% 66.0% 2,210
2014 Q1 1,760 1,537 187 10.6% 90.9% 62.3% 2,061
2013 Q4 1,894 1,630 229 12.1% 100.0% 67.8% 2,082
2013 Q3 2,049 1,760 255 12.4% 44.4% 74.4% 2,462
2013 Q2 1,873 1,603 224 12.0% 71.4% 73.0% 2,268
2013 Q1 1,732 1,466 226 13.0% 62.5% 70.4% 1,972
2012 Q4 1,940 1,617 261 13.5% 37.5% 68.2% 2,146
2012 Q3 1,999 1,672 277 13.9% 77.3% 65.4% 2,202
2012 Q2 1,758 1,483 229 13.0% 64.7% 60.7% 2,379
2012 Q1 1,790 1,516 241 13.5% 40.0% 63.4% 2,020
2011 Q4 1,923 1,685 192 10.0% 66.7% 69.2% 2,217
2011 Q3 1,793 1,529 230 12.8% 53.8% 73.7% 2,221
2011 Q2 1,725 1,431 245 14.2% 78.6% 68.4% 1,975
2011 Q1 1,575 1,303 219 13.9% 57.9% 66.5% 2,070
2010 Q4 1,603 1,345 227 14.2% 88.9% 83.1% 1,921
2010 Q3 1,921 1,619 257 13.4% 74.1% 80.0% 2,080
2010 Q2 1,569 1,302 236 15.0% 70.6% 65.1% 1,854
2010 Q1 1,473 1,258 192 13.0% 89.5% 64.6% 1,812
2009 Q4 1,655 1,423 187 11.3% 65.2% 77.0% 1,803
2009 Q3 1,776 1,523 214 12.0% 64.7% 82.4% 1,945
2009 Q2 1,436 1,224 191 13.3% 100.0% 70.5% 1,893
2009 Q1 1,395 1,166 200 14.3% 87.0% 70.6% 1,602
2008 Q4 1,618 1,359 239 14.8% 66.7% 69.5% 1,878
2008 Q3 1,871 1,496 218 11.7% 76.5% 77.7% 2,025
2008 Q2 1,755 1,408 213 12.1% 71.4% 77.5% 2,063
2008 Q1 1,691 1,321 234 13.8% 80.0% 82.6% 1,901
2007 Q4 1,845 1,494 233 12.6% 71.0% 69.1% 2,051
2007 Q3 1,802 1,438 261 14.5% 81.5% 72.5% 2,010
2007 Q2 1,894 1,547 223 11.8% 66.7% 68.3% 2,098
2007 Q1 1,603 1,309 209 13.0% 81.3% 69.8% 1,977
2006 Q4 1,635 1,366 168 10.3% 87.5% 67.3% 1,848
2006 Q3 1,775 1,414 241 13.6% 86.7% 73.0% 2,017
2006 Q2 1,673 1,356 194 11.6% 66.7% 74.7% 2,066
2006 Q1 1,539 1,210 196 12.7% 76.2% 68.6% 1,816
2005 Q4 1,793 1,476 205 11.4% 70.0% 74.4% 1,945
2005 Q3 1,842 1,404 248 13.5% 88.2% 73.3% 2,103
2005 Q2 1,816 1,423 219 12.1% 66.7% 74.1% 2,019
2005 Q1 1,546 1,217 214 13.8% 80.0% 71.4% 1,830
2004 Q4 1,677 1,304 247 14.7% 76.9% 73.0% 1,852
2004 Q3 1,869 1,470 274 14.7% 70.0% 73.9% 2,056
2004 Q2 1,668 1,265 302 18.1% 59.1% 71.2% 1,951
2004 Q1 1,603 1,242 248 15.5% 69.6% 67.5% 1,844
2003 Q4 1,656 1,264 285 17.2% 43.8% 68.3% 1,821
2003 Q3 1,787 1,345 329 18.4% 77.8% 67.3% 1,875
2003 Q2 1,800 1,398 291 16.2% 22.2% 64.3% 1,948
2003 Q1 1,794 1,360 310 17.3% 35.7% 48.0% 1,918
2002 Q4 1,893 1,486 296 15.6% 27.8% 31.6% 2,011
2002 Q3 1,272 962 223 17.5% 0.0% 33.1% 1,704
2002 Q2 1,802 1,356 272 15.1% 9.1% 62.5% 1,929
2002 Q1 1,656 1,264 243 14.7% 25.0% 54.1% 1,882
2001 Q4 1,765 1,336 265 15.0% 22.2% 57.1% 1,992
2001 Q3 2,017 1,543 276 13.7% 9.1% 50.8% 1,987
2001 Q2 1,561 1,214 233 14.9% 18.8% 50.0% 1,942
2001 Q1 1,492 1,131 252 16.9% 31.3% 50.4% 1,801
2000 Q4 1,589 1,201 298 18.8% 21.9% 59.4% 1,874
2000 Q3 1,740 1,277 324 18.6% 37.0% 55.8% 1,931
2000 Q2 1,529 1,188 244 16.0% 27.3% 51.1% 1,808
2000 Q1 1,573 1,190 293 18.6% 13.0% 48.8% 1,906
1999 Q4 1,517 1,198 277 18.3% 24.0% 56.6% 1,707
1999 Q3 1,684 1,333 288 17.1% 24.0% 67.4% 1,812
1999 Q2 1,847 1,468 310 16.8% 20.0% 66.5% 2,122
1999 Q1 1,521 1,205 250 16.4% 18.4% 54.7% 1,884
1998 Q4 1,999 1,603 337 16.9% 20.9% 44.7% 1,949
1998 Q3 1,869 1,506 261 14.0% 18.0% 49.8% 2,269
1998 Q2 1,793 1,360 261 14.6% 27.6% 55.3% 2,249
1998 Q1 1,826 1,323 243 13.3% 16.2% 54.8% 2,274
1997 Q4 1,938 1,308 282 14.6% 14.9% 53.9% 2,001
1997 Q3 2,255 1,504 295 13.1% 45.7% 55.5% 2,571
1997 Q2 1,990 1,490 304 15.3% 29.3% 51.6% 2,709
1997 Q1 1,968 1,409 300 15.2% 14.8% 60.6% 2,296
1996 Q4 2,138 1,612 299 14.0% 43.8% 63.2% 2,137
1996 Q3 2,114 1,611 387 18.3% 18.8% 66.1% 2,350
1996 Q2 2,329 1,876 390 16.7% 42.1% 68.8% 2,347
1996 Q1 307 281 26 8.5% 100.0% 68.0% —
1995 Q4 307 275 32 10.4% 66.7% 68.8% —
1995 Q3 326 306 20 6.1% 60.0% 62.3% —
1995 Q2 334 304 30 9.0% 36.4% 60.6% —
1995 Q1 307 280 27 8.8% 37.5% 69.2% —
1994 Q4 339 307 32 9.4% 37.5% 70.4% —
1994 Q3 376 343 33 8.8% 30.0% 70.4% —
1994 Q2 369 348 21 5.7% 47.1% 73.0% —
1994 Q1 342 312 30 8.8% 42.9% 69.4% —
1993 Q4 337 308 29 8.6% 73.3% 74.8% —
1993 Q3 365 332 33 9.0% 83.3% 68.4% —
1993 Q2 349 322 27 7.7% 53.3% 60.2% —
1993 Q1 314 285 29 9.2% 62.5% 66.7% —
1992 Q4 290 255 35 12.1% 70.0% 64.3% —
1992 Q3 354 310 44 12.4% 58.3% 66.9% —
1992 Q2 378 344 34 9.0% 63.6% 63.0% —
1992 Q1 355 305 50 14.1% 57.9% 59.7% —
1991 Q4 315 277 38 12.1% 50.0% 71.4% —
1991 Q3 388 326 62 16.0% 47.1% 52.4% —
1991 Q2 383 333 50 13.1% 66.7% 58.9% —
1991 Q1 379 321 58 15.3% 71.4% 61.2% —
1990 Q4 349 296 53 15.2% 33.3% 55.8% —
1990 Q3 444 398 46 10.4% 72.2% 59.9% —
1990 Q2 426 375 51 12.0% 46.2% 59.4% —
1990 Q1 397 328 69 17.4% 71.4% 61.7% —
1989 Q4 428 370 58 13.6% 42.1% 61.3% —
1989 Q3 513 431 82 16.0% 61.3% 53.7% —
1989 Q2 620 540 80 12.9% 68.2% 33.6% —
1989 Q1 488 419 69 14.1% 60.0% 30.3% —
1988 Q4 528 451 77 14.6% 54.2% 32.0% —
1988 Q3 596 526 70 11.7% 50.0% 17.5% —
1988 Q2 540 497 43 8.0% 50.0% 23.0% —
1988 Q1 403 356 47 11.7% 55.6% 27.0% —
1987 Q4 379 336 43 11.3% 50.0% 60.7% —
1987 Q3 484 423 61 12.6% 36.8% 65.7% —
1987 Q2 493 437 56 11.4% 62.5% 61.6% —
1987 Q1 356 313 43 12.1% 80.0% 71.2% —
1986 Q4 328 277 51 15.5% 87.5% 70.1% —
1986 Q3 463 402 61 13.2% 38.5% 67.7% —
1986 Q2 403 357 46 11.4% 71.4% 77.3% —
1986 Q1 267 226 41 15.4% 66.7% 80.8% —
1985 Q4 339 302 37 10.9% 75.0% 71.3% —
1985 Q3 318 278 40 12.6% 55.6% 72.6% —
1985 Q2 400 350 50 12.5% 50.0% 64.7% —
1985 Q1 245 221 24 9.8% 70.0% 74.7% —
1984 Q4 303 265 38 12.5% 61.5% 74.5% —
1984 Q3 384 345 39 10.2% 45.5% 60.2% —
1984 Q2 380 344 36 9.5% 80.0% 78.7% —
1984 Q1 308 278 30 9.7% 50.0% 74.6% —
1983 Q4 282 253 29 10.3% 57.1% 70.4% —
1983 Q3 364 326 38 10.4% 80.0% 65.5% —
1983 Q2 329 301 28 8.5% 85.7% 67.7% —
1983 Q1 265 237 28 10.6% 50.0% 75.6% —
1982 Q4 299 265 34 11.4% 40.0% 73.2% —
1982 Q3 316 288 28 8.9% 100.0% 73.9% —
1982 Q2 322 302 20 6.2% 50.0% 73.8% —
1982 Q1 280 252 28 10.0% — 71.3% —
1981 Q4 267 237 30 11.2% 33.3% 59.1% —
1981 Q3 301 270 31 10.3% 37.5% 57.8% —
1981 Q2 416 381 35 8.4% 50.0% 50.8% —
1981 Q1 386 335 51 13.2% 50.0% 58.3% —
1980 Q4 306 273 33 10.8% 42.9% 63.9% —
1980 Q3 398 341 57 14.3% 36.4% 62.7% —
1980 Q2 459 408 51 11.1% 62.5% 55.7% —
1980 Q1 362 323 39 10.8% 28.6% 55.0% —
1979 Q4 381 336 45 11.8% 33.3% 54.4% —
1979 Q3 458 413 45 9.8% 36.4% 55.5% —
1979 Q2 358 320 38 10.6% 81.8% 39.3% —

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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