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Dartmoor National Park

National Parks · E26000001 · 141 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
287
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.7%
higher than 73% of authorities
Majors in time
—
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
32.8%
43 allowed of 131 decided
Decisions overturned
2.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 25.0%

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
315
in the window
Applications decided
287
in the window
Approval rate
84.3%
242 granted, 45 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 9 of 9 national park authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 9.0%
Decided within time
94.5%
rank 101 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 3 of 9 national park authorities · peer median 87.4%

Peer ranks compare only national park authorities 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
Major250.0%—
Minor11078.2%88.5%
Other17588.6%—
of which householder12692.1%97.7%
"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
047932024 Q3: 92 received2024 Q3: 93 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 87 received2024 Q4: 63 decided2025 Q1: 73 received2025 Q1: 63 decided2025 Q2: 82 received2025 Q2: 89 decided2025 Q3: 78 received2025 Q3: 78 decided2025 Q4: 77 received2025 Q4: 80 decided2026 Q1: 71 received2026 Q1: 60 decided2026 Q2: 89 received2026 Q2: 69 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test

Not measured for this authority in the latest HDT release (county-matter, national park or recently merged authorities are not all listed).

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 (E26000001). 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 (141 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (141 quarters)18 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLGnot measured for this authority18 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 69 59 10 14.5% — 83.3% 89
2026 Q1 60 48 12 20.0% — 85.7% 71
2025 Q4 80 71 9 11.3% — 100.0% 77
2025 Q3 78 64 14 17.9% — 86.7% 78
2025 Q2 89 83 6 6.7% — 60.0% 82
2025 Q1 63 51 12 19.0% — 75.0% 73
2024 Q4 63 54 9 14.3% — 100.0% 87
2024 Q3 93 81 12 12.9% — 95.5% 92
2024 Q2 93 84 9 9.7% 0.0% 86.4% 62
2024 Q1 94 76 18 19.1% 100.0% 72.7% 111
2023 Q4 76 69 7 9.2% — 93.8% 109
2023 Q3 115 98 17 14.8% — 85.7% 100
2023 Q2 117 103 14 12.0% — 93.8% 90
2023 Q1 84 63 21 25.0% — 94.1% 84
2022 Q4 76 71 5 6.6% — 100.0% 82
2022 Q3 113 94 19 16.8% — 71.9% 105
2022 Q2 75 67 8 10.7% — 100.0% 109
2022 Q1 113 104 9 8.0% — 100.0% 106
2021 Q4 170 147 23 13.5% 0.0% 89.4% 164
2021 Q3 151 132 19 12.6% — 80.6% 166
2021 Q2 128 117 11 8.6% — 100.0% 182
2021 Q1 114 97 17 14.9% — 86.4% 136
2020 Q4 140 118 22 15.7% 100.0% 80.6% 147
2020 Q3 122 105 17 13.9% — 81.8% 151
2020 Q2 124 110 14 11.3% — 85.0% 120
2020 Q1 110 101 9 8.2% — 82.6% 153
2019 Q4 132 119 13 9.8% — 86.8% 130
2019 Q3 137 121 16 11.7% — 84.8% 150
2019 Q2 111 85 26 23.4% — 86.2% 146
2019 Q1 107 95 12 11.2% — 66.7% 131
2018 Q4 146 123 23 15.8% — 84.2% 144
2018 Q3 168 157 11 6.5% — 91.4% 172
2018 Q2 130 105 25 19.2% — 89.2% 152
2018 Q1 119 107 12 10.1% — 91.9% 155
2017 Q4 139 124 15 10.8% 0.0% 93.2% 124
2017 Q3 132 118 14 10.6% — 85.0% 158
2017 Q2 141 124 17 12.1% — 81.6% 146
2017 Q1 119 103 16 13.4% 100.0% 80.6% 157
2016 Q4 158 139 19 12.0% — 66.7% 129
2016 Q3 147 134 13 8.8% — 77.6% 176
2016 Q2 128 113 15 11.7% — 62.7% 155
2016 Q1 129 110 19 14.7% 50.0% 75.4% 160
2015 Q4 152 134 18 11.8% 100.0% 67.3% 156
2015 Q3 133 118 15 11.3% — 78.3% 169
2015 Q2 118 106 12 10.2% 0.0% 76.2% 147
2015 Q1 120 107 13 10.8% 100.0% 57.4% 142
2014 Q4 167 148 19 11.4% — 81.4% 149
2014 Q3 157 127 30 19.1% 100.0% 73.3% 194
2014 Q2 143 127 16 11.2% — 86.7% 147
2014 Q1 146 112 24 16.4% — 78.2% 185
2013 Q4 142 114 22 15.5% — 68.3% 153
2013 Q3 155 130 15 9.7% — 61.1% 166
2013 Q2 148 131 13 8.8% 50.0% 58.9% 166
2013 Q1 124 108 10 8.1% 0.0% 67.6% 164
2012 Q4 152 131 16 10.5% 0.0% 58.7% 128
2012 Q3 152 125 19 12.5% 100.0% 47.8% 152
2012 Q2 161 130 27 16.8% — 61.3% 177
2012 Q1 143 123 13 9.1% — 74.0% 180
2011 Q4 160 137 20 12.5% — 61.5% 161
2011 Q3 153 138 10 6.5% — 65.5% 164
2011 Q2 143 129 12 8.4% 50.0% 70.2% 173
2011 Q1 111 98 10 9.0% — 71.4% 144
2010 Q4 157 138 16 10.2% 0.0% 68.0% 141
2010 Q3 171 158 6 3.5% 100.0% 62.9% 177
2010 Q2 122 101 14 11.5% — 65.7% 144
2010 Q1 135 127 7 5.2% — 65.5% 142
2009 Q4 156 139 17 10.9% 33.3% 53.7% 131
2009 Q3 137 126 9 6.6% 0.0% 62.3% 163
2009 Q2 138 124 11 8.0% 0.0% 50.0% 142
2009 Q1 135 120 13 9.6% 0.0% 55.6% 139
2008 Q4 147 117 27 18.4% — 64.6% 161
2008 Q3 154 125 26 16.9% — 68.6% 187
2008 Q2 227 190 29 12.8% — 62.1% 204
1996 Q1 159 143 16 10.1% 35.7% 62.3% —
1995 Q4 164 148 16 9.8% 52.6% 44.7% —
1995 Q3 164 148 16 9.8% 30.0% 40.7% —
1995 Q2 158 143 15 9.5% 41.7% 33.3% —
1995 Q1 133 123 10 7.5% 7.7% 44.4% —
1994 Q4 155 132 23 14.8% 20.0% 43.2% —
1994 Q3 184 163 21 11.4% 80.0% 54.2% —
1994 Q2 148 131 17 11.5% 50.0% 38.5% —
1994 Q1 161 144 17 10.6% 33.3% 48.9% —
1993 Q4 143 136 7 4.9% 50.0% 35.7% —
1993 Q3 174 154 20 11.5% 80.0% 52.2% —
1993 Q2 160 136 24 15.0% 50.0% 21.1% —
1993 Q1 153 127 26 17.0% 37.5% 43.9% —
1992 Q4 191 168 23 12.0% 37.5% 46.2% —
1992 Q3 142 121 21 14.8% 42.9% 21.9% —
1992 Q2 188 153 35 18.6% 25.0% 41.9% —
1992 Q1 184 158 26 14.1% 50.0% 22.2% —
1991 Q4 166 131 35 21.1% 42.9% 25.6% —
1991 Q3 181 148 33 18.2% 25.0% 23.4% —
1991 Q2 205 170 35 17.1% 30.0% 13.7% —
1991 Q1 143 122 21 14.7% 82.0% 57.8% —
1990 Q4 106 86 20 18.9% 50.0% 22.5% —
1990 Q3 144 127 17 11.8% 33.3% 31.4% —
1990 Q2 218 190 28 12.8% 63.2% 54.9% —
1990 Q1 192 161 31 16.1% 45.5% 56.1% —
1989 Q4 228 185 43 18.9% 50.0% 45.9% —
1989 Q3 296 230 66 22.3% 37.5% 45.1% —
1989 Q2 340 287 53 15.6% 68.8% 40.8% —
1989 Q1 292 240 52 17.8% 45.5% 33.3% —
1988 Q4 312 272 40 12.8% 54.2% 17.8% —
1988 Q3 311 266 45 14.5% 35.7% 9.3% —
1988 Q2 209 185 24 11.5% 42.9% 25.8% —
1988 Q1 212 184 28 13.2% 37.5% 35.2% —
1987 Q4 273 244 29 10.6% 37.5% 26.9% —
1987 Q3 164 132 32 19.5% 66.7% 64.3% —
1987 Q2 157 129 28 17.8% 75.0% 65.9% —
1987 Q1 138 110 28 20.3% 100.0% 58.9% —
1986 Q4 135 103 32 23.7% 100.0% 50.9% —
1986 Q3 175 134 41 23.4% 60.0% 63.2% —
1986 Q2 144 115 29 20.1% 66.7% 54.5% —
1986 Q1 119 99 20 16.8% 83.3% 61.0% —
1985 Q4 134 107 27 20.1% 100.0% 71.4% —
1985 Q3 164 143 21 12.8% 100.0% 66.2% —
1985 Q2 161 138 23 14.3% — 52.2% —
1985 Q1 114 94 20 17.5% 100.0% 69.1% —
1984 Q4 134 105 29 21.6% 100.0% 58.7% —
1984 Q3 125 103 22 17.6% 60.0% 67.8% —
1984 Q2 166 150 16 9.6% 80.0% 62.7% —
1984 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q2 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 Q1 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 Q4 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 Q3 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 Q2 0 0 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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