Insights and analysis for UK planning professionals: written for consultants, LPA officers, barristers, architects, and developers. Articles cover policy changes, procedural reforms, costs awards, and how to use inspector reasoning and outcome data to build stronger cases.
Data-driven analysis of appeal outcomes, inspector decisions, and LPA performance patterns.
The Q4 2025–26 allow rate rose to 31.7% — but the headline conceals regional gaps of 17 percentage points and a procedure divide that changes the baseline for every practitioner.
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.