Data & insights19 March 20264 min read

Q3 2025/26: Planning Inspectorate Appeal Statistics | England

The Planning Inspectorate's Q3 2025–26 statistics cover October to December 2025. The headline figures are significant — but the patterns within the data tell a more nuanced story.

David Robinson

Chartered Architect & Co-founder, Planning Appeals

2,422

s78 appeals received

+176 vs prev quarter

2,597

s78 appeals decided

−161 vs prev quarter

30.3%

s78 allow rate

Up from 28–29% in 2024

37.2%

Householder allow rate

Stable (33–39% range)

Every quarter, the Planning Inspectorate publishes its decision statistics for section 78 planning appeals. The Q3 2025–26 figures — covering October to December 2025 — are now available, and they are worth reading carefully. Not just for the headline allow rate, but for what the underlying patterns suggest about where the system is.

At a glance

National allow rate: 30.3% in Q3 2025–26 — down from 33.1% in Q4 2024–25, continuing a moderation from the higher rates seen earlier in 2024
Householder rate: 37.2% — persistently above the overall average, reflecting structural conditions that have not materially changed
Written representations dominance: 95.6% of all appeals received in the quarter came through the written reps procedure — the paper route shapes the whole system
Inquiry allow rate: 81.6% recorded in Q1 2025–26 — but this reflects case selection, not procedural advantage; inquiry cases are not a representative sample
LPA-level intelligence: The national figure is context. The case-level record at LPA level is where practical preparation intelligence lives

The headline figures

In Q3 2025–26, the Planning Inspectorate issued 2,597 section 78 decisions. Of those, 786 were allowed — a headline allow rate of 30.3%.

That figure is lower than the 33.1% seen in Q4 2024–25 (January to March 2025), and notably lower than the 81.6% recorded for inquiry appeals in Q1 2025–26 (April to June 2025). The headline figure is, as always, a blended average across case types and procedures that have very different underlying characteristics.

Two numbers from Q3 2025–26 deserve particular attention.

The first is the householder allow rate: 37.2%. More than a third of householder appeals in the quarter were allowed. For the single largest case type by volume, this is a significant figure — it means that the rate at which LPAs are having householder refusals overturned remains materially higher than the overall average.

The second is the written representations share: 95.6% of all appeals received in the quarter came through the written reps procedure. This dominance of the paper procedure shapes the resource and preparation requirements for the system as a whole.

What the procedure breakdown reveals

The divergence between the 30.3% overall allow rate and the 81.6% inquiry allow rate recorded in Q1 2025–26 is striking, and it requires some care in interpretation.

Inquiry cases are not a random sample of the appeal population. They are the cases considered complex enough — by the parties, and by the Inspectorate — to justify the full evidential procedure. They tend to involve major development, significant policy questions, or substantial factual disputes. They are also cases where both parties have assessed the appeal as worth the cost of an inquiry, which means they tend to be cases with high-value outcomes.

The high inquiry allow rate reflects case selection at least as much as procedural advantage. Cases that are poorly grounded or that involve minor residential applications are not routed to inquiry. The cases that are routed to inquiry are disproportionately those where the appeal arguments are sufficiently strong to justify the investment.

The written reps allow rate is the more representative figure for most of the profession's day-to-day practice, and the 30.3% overall figure is substantially driven by written reps outcomes.

Allow rate over time

All proceduresWritten repsHearingsInquiries

Appeal volumes

s78 appeals

ReceivedDecided

Householder appeals

ReceivedDecidedAllowed

The trend direction

Comparing Q3 2025–26 to the preceding quarters, the overall allow rate has moderated from the relatively high levels seen in 2024. The Q4 2024–25 rate of 33.1% was itself at the higher end of recent quarters, and the movement back toward 30% in Q3 2025–26 continues a pattern.

What is notable in the trend is the relative stability of the householder allow rate compared to the volatility in the commercial and major development categories. Householder allow rates have remained persistently in the 35–40% range across recent quarters, suggesting that the structural conditions driving householder overturns — inconsistent local design policies, vague refusal reasoning, limited specific policy support — have not materially changed.

The major development and commercial categories show more quarter-to-quarter variation, which reflects both the smaller sample sizes and the more case-specific character of those appeals.

Reading the quarterly data alongside LPA-level intelligence

The quarterly statistics give the national picture. They are useful context for understanding the system's broad direction, and they provide a benchmark against which LPA-level performance can be assessed.

But the quarterly figures do not tell you what you need to know about a specific appeal in a specific authority. For that, the LPA-level record matters more. An overall allow rate of 30.3% does not help a practitioner who needs to understand whether a design-based refusal in a particular London borough has historically been overturned at appeal, or what arguments have been decisive in comparable cases in that specific authority.

The quarterly statistics are the starting point. The case-level record is where the practical intelligence lives.

Decisions by local planning authority

Annual 2024–25. Source: PINS Table 5.1.


Cornwall	South West	190	32.1%	15	20.0%	39
Barnet	London	153	19.6%	73	53.4%	26
Buckinghamshire	South East	145	29.7%	72	27.8%	56
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	142	28.9%	55	38.2%	13
Croydon	London	132	15.2%	39	38.5%	3
North Yorkshire	Yorkshire & Humberside	130	37.7%	49	40.8%	20
Bristol, City of	South West	103	36.9%	36	47.2%	2
Uttlesford	East of England	101	28.7%	13	46.2%	0
Dorset	South West	96	25.0%	28	25.0%	8
Wychavon	West Midlands	95	52.6%	10	40.0%	6
Birmingham	West Midlands	92	33.7%	31	16.1%	11
Bromley	London	92	27.2%	87	28.7%	10
Wiltshire	South West	88	42.0%	22	22.7%	5
Epping Forest	East of England	85	31.8%	41	41.5%	4
Havering	London	83	20.5%	50	34.0%	3
Cheshire East	North West	80	35.0%	39	20.5%	7
Wealden	South East	80	28.7%	19	36.8%	15
Elmbridge	South East	75	29.3%	42	40.5%	1
Somerset	South West	75	37.3%	14	28.6%	5
East Hertfordshire	East of England	74	23.0%	43	37.2%	2
East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire & Humberside	72	25.0%	27	18.5%	14
Brent	London	71	19.7%	35	40.0%	72
Central Bedfordshire	East of England	69	26.1%	32	15.6%	45
Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	69	23.2%	45	20.0%	0
Maidstone	South East	68	35.3%	13	15.4%	12
Waverley	South East	68	30.9%	18	33.3%	5
Greenwich	London	67	25.4%	67	53.7%	4
Leeds	Yorkshire & Humberside	66	28.8%	76	23.7%	8
Liverpool	North West	66	31.8%	29	48.3%	0
Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	66	30.3%	10	30.0%	3
East Devon	South West	65	32.3%	19	36.8%	3
Harrow	London	65	41.5%	38	36.8%	5
Braintree	East of England	64	20.3%	14	50.0%	5
Westminster	London	64	20.3%	7	71.4%	9
Tandridge	South East	63	33.3%	21	19.0%	15
Cheshire West and Chester	North West	62	29.0%	31	48.4%	19
Camden	London	61	27.9%	11	36.4%	11
Waltham Forest	London	61	14.8%	34	32.4%	2
Hounslow	London	60	33.3%	59	44.1%	8
Islington	London	60	28.3%	8	—	2
Mole Valley	South East	60	23.3%	15	33.3%	8
Lambeth	London	59	27.1%	18	50.0%	11
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	58	25.9%	15	26.7%	7
Shropshire	West Midlands	58	27.6%	19	21.1%	3
West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	58	24.1%	10	70.0%	2
Ashford	South East	57	19.3%	7	—	2
North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	57	40.4%	23	47.8%	0
Chelmsford	East of England	56	19.6%	17	41.2%	4
Luton	East of England	56	28.6%	27	25.9%	1
Malvern Hills	West Midlands	56	35.7%	9	22.2%	4
South Hams	South West	56	26.8%	6	33.3%	8
Bedford	East of England	54	18.5%	22	36.4%	6
County Durham	North East	54	24.1%	7	28.6%	19
Northumberland	North East	54	25.9%	25	28.0%	1
Babergh	East of England	53	32.1%	11	27.3%	1
Enfield	London	53	11.3%	41	41.5%	2
Horsham	South East	53	18.9%	2	—	6
Chichester	South East	52	23.1%	8	50.0%	9
East Suffolk	East of England	52	28.8%	15	26.7%	1
Haringey	London	52	26.9%	16	43.8%	13
Hackney	London	51	29.4%	33	36.4%	12
Ealing	London	50	22.0%	35	54.3%	25
Hillingdon	London	50	36.0%	64	35.9%	16
Brighton and Hove	South East	49	24.5%	18	33.3%	5
Huntingdonshire	East of England	49	40.8%	9	44.4%	2
Maldon	East of England	49	40.8%	7	14.3%	6
Richmond upon Thames	London	49	20.4%	67	43.3%	14
Sevenoaks	South East	49	26.5%	13	23.1%	8
Tendring	East of England	48	20.8%	9	44.4%	1
Basingstoke and Deane	South East	47	25.5%	9	22.2%	0
Reigate and Banstead	South East	47	29.8%	24	33.3%	8
Wandsworth	London	47	23.4%	29	41.4%	7
Forest of Dean	South West	46	26.1%	1	100.0%	0
South Downs National Park	South East	46	13.0%	17	17.6%	9
South Gloucestershire	South West	46	37.0%	24	45.8%	5
Mid Suffolk	East of England	45	15.6%	8	50.0%	7
Dacorum	East of England	44	27.3%	17	29.4%	6
Lewisham	London	44	31.8%	16	43.8%	11
Bexley	London	43	25.6%	17	35.3%	2
Colchester	East of England	43	25.6%	20	50.0%	4
Brentwood	East of England	42	35.7%	16	37.5%	3
West Devon	South West	42	33.3%	4	25.0%	7
West Oxfordshire	South East	42	28.6%	17	41.2%	1
Guildford	South East	41	26.8%	42	31.0%	2
Kingston upon Thames	London	41	26.8%	25	44.0%	0
South Staffordshire	West Midlands	41	41.5%	11	9.1%	13
St Albans	East of England	41	26.8%	25	40.0%	1
Trafford	North West	41	22.0%	33	33.3%	9
Isle of Wight	South East	40	40.0%	9	22.2%	1
Kensington and Chelsea	London	40	42.5%	31	54.8%	3
North Somerset	South West	40	30.0%	12	25.0%	3
Peterborough	East of England	40	15.0%	7	14.3%	3
Sutton	London	40	25.0%	21	38.1%	9
Tower Hamlets	London	40	27.5%	6	16.7%	2
Lancaster	North West	39	20.5%	1	—	8
Rother	South East	37	18.9%	7	14.3%	1
Warwick	West Midlands	37	40.5%	14	64.3%	2
Wokingham	South East	37	29.7%	3	33.3%	20
Coventry	West Midlands	36	27.8%	35	45.7%	1
Hammersmith and Fulham	London	36	36.1%	14	28.6%	4
Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	36	36.1%	12	25.0%	22
Stroud	South West	36	30.6%	21	38.1%	0
Bradford	Yorkshire & Humberside	35	28.6%	31	29.0%	23
Cotswold	South West	35	17.1%	7	28.6%	0
Manchester	North West	35	60.0%	13	46.2%	14
Rushcliffe	East Midlands	35	37.1%	7	28.6%	0
Southwark	London	35	14.3%	3	33.3%	5
West Berkshire	South East	35	34.3%	8	50.0%	2
Breckland	East of England	34	11.8%	9	44.4%	1
North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire & Humberside	34	35.3%	5	60.0%	6
Torbay	South West	34	38.2%	24	41.7%	5
Cherwell	South East	33	51.5%	14	35.7%	3
South Oxfordshire	South East	33	36.4%	9	33.3%	14
Southend-on-Sea	East of England	33	36.4%	20	45.0%	9
Arun	South East	32	28.1%	6	—	4
Kirklees	Yorkshire & Humberside	32	25.0%	42	23.8%	12
Peak District National Park	East Midlands	32	34.4%	10	40.0%	3
Spelthorne	South East	32	31.2%	17	47.1%	17
Basildon	East of England	31	38.7%	16	43.8%	45
Dartmoor National Park	South West	31	29.0%	3	—	7
Folkestone and Hythe	South East	31	22.6%	11	36.4%	2
Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	31	29.0%	1	100.0%	6
Merton	London	31	25.8%	12	33.3%	12
Newham	London	31	25.8%	12	16.7%	24
Redbridge	London	31	6.5%	32	28.1%	2
Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	31	54.8%	13	23.1%	1
Swale	South East	31	19.4%	8	25.0%	2
Barking and Dagenham	London	30	16.7%	22	22.7%	14
Bath and North East Somerset	South West	30	16.7%	4	75.0%	5
East Hampshire	South East	30	40.0%	6	33.3%	7
North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	30	26.7%	8	37.5%	4
Solihull	West Midlands	30	63.3%	22	63.6%	4
Tewkesbury	South West	30	20.0%	4	25.0%	5
Thanet	South East	29	6.9%	10	10.0%	0
Thurrock	East of England	29	17.2%	15	13.3%	2
Wakefield	Yorkshire & Humberside	29	27.6%	27	25.9%	9
Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	28	35.7%	10	30.0%	4
Sheffield	Yorkshire & Humberside	28	35.7%	21	19.0%	11
South Cambridgeshire	East of England	28	28.6%	10	60.0%	44
South Kesteven	East Midlands	28	42.9%	4	100.0%	2
Ashfield	East Midlands	27	33.3%	6	16.7%	1
Bassetlaw	East Midlands	27	29.6%	4	25.0%	2
Charnwood	East Midlands	27	37.0%	15	20.0%	1
Hart	South East	27	22.2%	15	73.3%	2
Warrington	North West	27	37.0%	23	30.4%	7
York	Yorkshire & Humberside	27	18.5%	13	38.5%	12
Nottingham	East Midlands	26	34.6%	4	50.0%	1
Ribble Valley	North West	26	38.5%	8	12.5%	3
Rochford	East of England	26	42.3%	12	41.7%	2
Test Valley	South East	26	34.6%	3	33.3%	6
Tonbridge and Malling	South East	26	30.8%	17	41.2%	4
Westmorland and Furness	North West	26	19.2%	4	—	4
Wirral	North West	26	23.1%	18	22.2%	2
Gravesham	South East	25	28.0%	26	26.9%	2
Lake District National Park	North West	25	28.0%	4	50.0%	32
Medway	South East	25	40.0%	5	20.0%	12
Tunbridge Wells	South East	25	12.0%	4	50.0%	4
Vale of White Horse	South East	25	32.0%	9	33.3%	6
Winchester	South East	25	20.0%	4	25.0%	12
Bromsgrove	West Midlands	24	54.2%	11	36.4%	4
Dartford	South East	24	16.7%	19	52.6%	5
Rotherham	Yorkshire & Humberside	24	25.0%	21	4.8%	5
South Norfolk	East of England	24	16.7%	12	41.7%	1
Blackpool	North West	23	30.4%	5	40.0%	9
Calderdale	Yorkshire & Humberside	23	13.0%	20	15.0%	3
Cambridge	East of England	23	26.1%	5	20.0%	1
Derby	East Midlands	23	39.1%	8	—	0
East Cambridgeshire	East of England	23	30.4%	9	55.6%	1
Exeter	South West	23	8.7%	15	33.3%	1
Slough	South East	23	30.4%	15	40.0%	20
South Holland	East Midlands	23	30.4%	6	16.7%	16
Teignbridge	South West	23	30.4%	18	44.4%	0
Three Rivers	East of England	23	52.2%	22	40.9%	3
West Lancashire	North West	23	43.5%	8	12.5%	7
West Suffolk	East of England	23	39.1%	1	—	1
Woking	South East	23	8.7%	22	45.5%	6
Mid Sussex	South East	22	27.3%	15	33.3%	6
North Hertfordshire	East of England	22	22.7%	6	33.3%	0
Sefton	North West	22	45.5%	10	10.0%	6
Surrey Heath	South East	22	63.6%	17	23.5%	4
Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	22	31.8%	32	31.2%	3
Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	21	28.6%	3	33.3%	2
Oxford	South East	21	42.9%	12	33.3%	6
South Derbyshire	East Midlands	21	47.6%	2	50.0%	0
Stafford	West Midlands	21	28.6%	8	50.0%	2
Amber Valley	East Midlands	20	45.0%	0	—	0
Canterbury	South East	20	30.0%	11	54.5%	5
Doncaster	Yorkshire & Humberside	20	15.0%	3	33.3%	4
East Lindsey	East Midlands	20	10.0%	2	—	0
Epsom and Ewell	South East	20	25.0%	16	37.5%	0
Harborough	East Midlands	20	25.0%	9	33.3%	2
North Norfolk	East of England	20	20.0%	3	—	10
North Warwickshire	West Midlands	20	20.0%	3	66.7%	0
Runnymede	South East	20	20.0%	7	14.3%	4
Torridge	South West	20	25.0%	1	—	7
Walsall	West Midlands	20	25.0%	8	12.5%	0
Watford	East of England	20	30.0%	10	10.0%	0
Bury	North West	19	31.6%	7	—	3
Dover	South East	19	15.8%	1	—	4
Dudley	West Midlands	19	47.4%	9	55.6%	2
Hertsmere	East of England	19	63.2%	11	27.3%	3
Leicester	East Midlands	19	21.1%	20	30.0%	10
New Forest	South East	19	15.8%	7	28.6%	4
Wolverhampton	West Midlands	19	42.1%	10	40.0%	5
Worcester	West Midlands	19	36.8%	4	—	0
Broadland	East of England	18	5.6%	6	16.7%	15
Broxbourne	East of England	18	33.3%	8	12.5%	5
Cumberland	North West	18	16.7%	7	14.3%	0
Eastleigh	South East	18	11.1%	10	20.0%	0
Lewes	South East	17	17.6%	8	37.5%	0
Lichfield	West Midlands	17	35.3%	1	—	0
Reading	South East	17	11.8%	7	42.9%	5
Rochdale	North West	17	35.3%	13	23.1%	0
Rutland	East Midlands	17	35.3%	4	25.0%	0
Salford	North West	17	23.5%	2	—	2
Castle Point	East of England	16	12.5%	9	33.3%	2
High Peak	East Midlands	16	43.8%	9	22.2%	0
North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire & Humberside	16	37.5%	2	—	0
Portsmouth	South East	16	68.8%	9	33.3%	1
Swindon	South West	16	37.5%	11	45.5%	1
East Staffordshire	West Midlands	15	33.3%	5	40.0%	3
Fenland	East of England	15	40.0%	2	100.0%	2
Rossendale	North West	15	53.3%	1	100.0%	3
Wigan	North West	15	26.7%	13	7.7%	2
Wyre	North West	15	20.0%	8	37.5%	4
Bolton	North West	14	35.7%	20	25.0%	4
North Devon	South West	14	14.3%	0	—	4
Oldham	North West	14	42.9%	17	17.6%	4
Worthing	South East	14	21.4%	6	33.3%	0
Bracknell Forest	South East	13	23.1%	4	25.0%	0
Ipswich	East of England	13	61.5%	4	25.0%	1
Mid Devon	South West	13	23.1%	1	100.0%	0
Milton Keynes	South East	13	30.8%	16	18.8%	1
North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	13	23.1%	0	—	2
Plymouth	South West	13	38.5%	3	—	0
Stockport	North West	13	30.8%	7	14.3%	6
Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	13	7.7%	7	71.4%	0
Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	13	30.8%	2	—	0
West Lindsey	East Midlands	13	—	1	—	0
Wyre Forest	West Midlands	13	46.2%	10	60.0%	4
Gedling	East Midlands	12	16.7%	1	—	7
Pendle	North West	12	41.7%	5	40.0%	2
Rugby	West Midlands	12	50.0%	5	60.0%	0
Stockton-on-Tees	North East	12	—	5	20.0%	3
Blaby	East Midlands	11	36.4%	4	—	1
Broxtowe	East Midlands	11	63.6%	5	60.0%	1
Gloucester	South West	11	36.4%	8	12.5%	0
Hyndburn	North West	11	54.5%	4	50.0%	0
North Kesteven	East Midlands	11	—	3	—	4
Sandwell	West Midlands	11	36.4%	11	18.2%	0
Southampton	South East	11	27.3%	8	50.0%	10
Yorkshire Dales National Park	Yorkshire & Humberside	11	9.1%	2	50.0%	2
Barnsley	Yorkshire & Humberside	10	30.0%	8	12.5%	11
Hastings	South East	10	60.0%	3	66.7%	2
New Forest National Park	South East	10	10.0%	9	55.6%	4
Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	10	40.0%	1	—	1
Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	10	20.0%	2	50.0%	0
North Tyneside	North East	10	20.0%	6	33.3%	1
North York Moors National Park	Yorkshire & Humberside	10	20.0%	7	28.6%	2
Norwich	East of England	10	30.0%	2	—	4
Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	10	30.0%	4	25.0%	0
Tameside	North West	10	40.0%	10	30.0%	0
Eastbourne	South East	9	11.1%	0	—	0
Fylde	North West	9	33.3%	5	—	0
Gateshead	North East	9	22.2%	4	25.0%	5
Great Yarmouth	East of England	9	11.1%	5	40.0%	0
Harlow	East of England	9	33.3%	4	50.0%	2
Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire & Humberside	9	44.4%	6	16.7%	0
Burnley	North West	8	12.5%	2	50.0%	2
Melton	East Midlands	8	50.0%	0	—	0
Middlesbrough	North East	8	25.0%	14	28.6%	6
Redcar and Cleveland	North East	8	37.5%	6	16.7%	0
South Ribble	North West	8	12.5%	2	—	0
South Tyneside	North East	8	62.5%	5	—	0
Adur	South East	7	14.3%	1	—	0
Boston	East Midlands	7	14.3%	0	—	2
Cheltenham	South West	7	14.3%	8	25.0%	1
Crawley	South East	7	14.3%	11	9.1%	0
Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	7	14.3%	7	28.6%	0
Redditch	West Midlands	7	14.3%	3	66.7%	1
Bolsover	East Midlands	6	50.0%	2	—	2
Chorley	North West	6	50.0%	4	25.0%	3
Erewash	East Midlands	6	—	2	50.0%	2
Fareham	South East	6	16.7%	1	—	3
Preston	North West	6	16.7%	2	—	0
Rushmoor	South East	6	—	2	—	0
St. Helens	North West	6	16.7%	7	14.3%	0
Sunderland	North East	6	33.3%	5	20.0%	3
Cannock Chase	West Midlands	5	—	4	—	0
Halton	North West	5	40.0%	5	40.0%	2
Hartlepool	North East	5	20.0%	5	—	0
Havant	South East	5	—	6	16.7%	0
Mansfield	East Midlands	4	50.0%	0	—	0
The Broads Authority	East of England	4	—	3	33.3%	7
City of London	London	3	33.3%	0	—	0
Darlington	North East	3	—	3	33.3%	1
Essex County Council	East of England	3	—	1	—	2
Lincoln	East Midlands	3	66.7%	1	—	1
Blackburn with Darwen	North West	2	100.0%	1	—	4
Exmoor National Park	South West	2	50.0%	0	—	0
Hertfordshire County Council	East of England	2	100.0%	0	—	0
Knowsley	North West	2	50.0%	5	—	0
Lancashire County Council	North West	2	100.0%	0	—	2
Stevenage	East of England	2	50.0%	0	—	3
Tamworth	West Midlands	2	100.0%	2	—	0
Cambridgeshire County Council	East of England	1	100.0%	0	—	0
Chesterfield	East Midlands	1	—	3	33.3%	1
Gosport	South East	1	—	1	—	0
London Legacy Development Corporation	London	1	—	0	—	0
Northumberland National Park	North East	1	—	0	—	0
Nottinghamshire County Council	East Midlands	1	—	0	—	0
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation	London	1	100.0%	0	—	7
Oxfordshire County Council	South East	1	—	0	—	1
Worcestershire County Council	West Midlands	1	—	0	—	0
Derbyshire County Council	East Midlands	0	—	0	—	0
Devon County Council	South West	0	—	0	—	0
East Sussex County Council	South East	0	—	0	—	0
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation	South East	0	—	1	100.0%	0
Gloucestershire County Council	South West	0	—	0	—	0
Hampshire County Council	South West	0	—	2	—	0
Hartlepool Development Corporation	North East	0	—	0	—	0
Isles of Scilly	South West	0	—	0	—	0
Kent County Council	South East	0	—	0	—	0
Leicestershire County Council	East Midlands	0	—	0	—	0
Lincolnshire County Council	East Midlands	0	—	0	—	0
Middlesbrough Development Corporation	North East	0	—	0	—	1
Norfolk County Council	East of England	0	—	0	—	0
Staffordshire County Council	West Midlands	0	—	0	—	0
Suffolk County Council	East of England	0	—	0	—	0
Surrey County Council	South East	0	—	0	—	0
Warwickshire County Council	West Midlands	0	—	0	—	0
West Sussex County Council	South East	0	—	0	—	0

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Planning Inspectorate Quarterly and Annual Volume Statistics, published 22 January 2026. Tables 2.1b, 2.4b, 2.6b, 5.1. England only. LPA data covers April 2024 to March 2025.