Planning Appeal Intelligence

Refusal rates and appeal patterns across all councils

Total Applications

9,550

Refused

1,842

Appealed

Overall Refusal Rate

19.3%

Top 20 Councils by Refusal Rate

All Councils Ranked by Refusal Rate (312 councils)

#	Council	Type	Region	Total Apps	Refused	Refusal Rate
1	Folkestone & Hythe District Council	district council	South East	30	13	43.3%
2	Bedford Borough Council	unitary authority	East of England	30	12	40.0%
3	Erewash Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	31	12	38.7%
4	Winchester City Council	district council	South East	30	11	36.7%
5	London Borough of Hounslow	london borough	London	32	11	34.4%
6	Cambridgeshire County Council	county council	East of England	30	10	33.3%
7	Rotherham MBC	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	10	33.3%
8	West Suffolk Council	district council	East of England	30	10	33.3%
9	Bromsgrove District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	10	33.3%
10	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	10	32.3%
11	Buckinghamshire Council	unitary authority	South East	31	10	32.3%
12	East Devon District Council	district council	South West	32	10	31.3%
13	London Borough of Enfield	london borough	London	30	9	30.0%
14	Fenland District Council	district council	East of England	30	9	30.0%
15	Mole Valley District Council	district council	South East	30	9	30.0%
16	Wigan Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	9	30.0%
17	Norfolk County Council	county council	East of England	30	9	30.0%
18	West Lindsey District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	9	30.0%
19	Middlesbrough Council	unitary authority	North East	30	9	30.0%
20	North Tyneside Council	metropolitan district	North East	30	9	30.0%
21	Walsall Council	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	9	30.0%
22	West Sussex County Council	county council	South East	30	9	30.0%
23	Harlow District Council	district council	East of England	30	9	30.0%
24	Kirklees Council	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	9	30.0%
25	North East Derbyshire District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	9	30.0%
26	Sevenoaks District Council	district council	South East	30	9	30.0%
27	Borough of Broxbourne	district council	East of England	34	10	29.4%
28	Derby City Council	unitary authority	East Midlands	31	9	29.0%
29	Hertsmere Borough Council	district council	East of England	31	9	29.0%
30	Reading Borough Council	unitary authority	South East	32	9	28.1%
31	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	district council	West Midlands	33	9	27.3%
32	Stockport MBC	metropolitan district	North West	33	9	27.3%
33	Birmingham City Council	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	8	26.7%
34	Essex County Council	county council	East of England	30	8	26.7%
35	Gloucestershire County Council	county council	South West	30	8	26.7%
36	Wyre Council	district council	North West	30	8	26.7%
37	Eastbourne Borough Council	district council	South East	30	8	26.7%
38	Ipswich Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	8	26.7%
39	Ashford Borough Council	district council	South East	30	8	26.7%
40	North Devon District Council	district council	South West	30	8	26.7%
41	Cherwell District Council	district council	South East	30	8	26.7%
42	Suffolk County Council	county council	East of England	30	8	26.7%
43	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	unitary authority	North East	30	8	26.7%
44	Dover District Council	district council	South East	30	8	26.7%
45	Warwickshire County Council	county council	West Midlands	30	8	26.7%
46	Sandwell MBC	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	8	26.7%
47	London Borough of Havering	london borough	London	30	8	26.7%
48	Arun District Council	district council	South East	30	8	26.7%
49	London Borough of Hackney	london borough	London	30	8	26.7%
50	Lichfield District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	8	26.7%
51	Rushmoor Borough Council	district council	South East	30	8	26.7%
52	City of Westminster	london borough	London	30	8	26.7%
53	Gateshead Council	metropolitan district	North East	30	8	26.7%
54	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	unitary authority	North East	30	8	26.7%
55	Colchester City Council	district council	East of England	30	8	26.7%
56	London Borough of Hillingdon	london borough	London	30	8	26.7%
57	Hart District Council	district council	South East	31	8	25.8%
58	City of York Council	unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	31	8	25.8%
59	New Forest District Council	district council	South East	31	8	25.8%
60	Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames	london borough	London	31	8	25.8%
61	London Borough of Haringey	london borough	London	31	8	25.8%
62	Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council	district council	South East	31	8	25.8%
63	London Borough of Bromley	london borough	London	35	9	25.7%
64	Dorset Council	unitary authority	South West	36	9	25.0%
65	Hastings Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
66	South Gloucestershire Council	unitary authority	South West	30	7	23.3%
67	Devon County Council	county council	South West	30	7	23.3%
68	Leicestershire County Council	county council	East Midlands	30	7	23.3%
69	Mid Devon District Council	district council	South West	30	7	23.3%
70	South Norfolk District Council	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
71	Redditch Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	30	7	23.3%
72	Cheshire West and Chester Council	unitary authority	North West	30	7	23.3%
73	Elmbridge Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
74	City of Bradford MDC	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	7	23.3%
75	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
76	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	london borough	London	30	7	23.3%
77	Surrey Heath Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
78	London Borough of Brent	london borough	London	30	7	23.3%
79	London Borough of Croydon	london borough	London	30	7	23.3%
80	Dudley MBC	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	7	23.3%
81	Hertfordshire County Council	county council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
82	Boston Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	7	23.3%
83	Vale of White Horse District Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
84	Wirral Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	7	23.3%
85	Fareham Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
86	Uttlesford District Council	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
87	Spelthorne Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
88	Newark and Sherwood District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	7	23.3%
89	Norwich City Council	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
90	Castle Point Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
91	Warrington Borough Council	unitary authority	North West	30	7	23.3%
92	Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
93	Breckland District Council	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
94	North Norfolk District Council	district council	East of England	30	7	23.3%
95	Luton Borough Council	unitary authority	East of England	30	7	23.3%
96	East Sussex County Council	county council	South East	30	7	23.3%
97	Sunderland City Council	metropolitan district	North East	30	7	23.3%
98	Newcastle City Council	metropolitan district	North East	30	7	23.3%
99	Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead	unitary authority	South East	30	7	23.3%
100	North Lincolnshire Council	unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	7	23.3%
101	West Berkshire Council	unitary authority	South East	30	7	23.3%
102	Preston City Council	district council	North West	30	7	23.3%
103	Chorley Council	district council	North West	30	7	23.3%
104	London Borough of Merton	london borough	London	30	7	23.3%
105	Calderdale Council	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	7	23.3%
106	Gosport Borough Council	district council	South East	30	7	23.3%
107	Test Valley Borough Council	district council	South East	39	9	23.1%
108	Swindon Borough Council	unitary authority	South West	31	7	22.6%
109	Ashfield District Council	district council	East Midlands	31	7	22.6%
110	North Warwickshire Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	31	7	22.6%
111	Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	31	7	22.6%
112	North Hertfordshire District Council	district council	East of England	33	7	21.2%
113	Rother District Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
114	Plymouth City Council	unitary authority	South West	30	6	20.0%
115	London Borough of Harrow	london borough	London	30	6	20.0%
116	London Borough of Ealing	london borough	London	30	6	20.0%
117	Ribble Valley Borough Council	district council	North West	30	6	20.0%
118	London Borough of Lewisham	london borough	London	30	6	20.0%
119	Great Yarmouth Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	6	20.0%
120	Three Rivers District Council	district council	East of England	30	6	20.0%
121	Darlington Borough Council	unitary authority	North East	30	6	20.0%
122	South Cambridgeshire District Council	district council	East of England	30	6	20.0%
123	City of Lincoln Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
124	East Staffordshire Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	30	6	20.0%
125	Tameside MBC	metropolitan district	North West	30	6	20.0%
126	Mansfield District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
127	Slough Borough Council	unitary authority	South East	30	6	20.0%
128	Horsham District Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
129	North West Leicestershire District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
130	Worthing Borough Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
131	Nottingham City Council	unitary authority	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
132	Fylde Borough Council	district council	North West	30	6	20.0%
133	Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
134	Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	30	6	20.0%
135	Warwick District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	6	20.0%
136	Nottinghamshire County Council	county council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
137	Durham County Council	unitary authority	North East	30	6	20.0%
138	Cheltenham Borough Council	district council	South West	30	6	20.0%
139	East Lindsey District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
140	South Tyneside Council	metropolitan district	North East	30	6	20.0%
141	South Staffordshire Council	district council	West Midlands	30	6	20.0%
142	Dartford Borough Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
143	Wealden District Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
144	East Hampshire District Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
145	Portsmouth City Council	unitary authority	South East	30	6	20.0%
146	Hartlepool Borough Council	unitary authority	North East	30	6	20.0%
147	Crawley Borough Council	district council	South East	30	6	20.0%
148	Coventry City Council	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	6	20.0%
149	West Lancashire Borough Council	district council	North West	30	6	20.0%
150	Cotswold District Council	district council	South West	30	6	20.0%
151	Solihull MBC	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	6	20.0%
152	West Northamptonshire Council	unitary authority	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
153	Cumberland Council	unitary authority	North West	30	6	20.0%
154	Bassetlaw District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
155	Amber Valley Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	6	20.0%
156	London Borough of Bexley	london borough	London	30	6	20.0%
157	Oldham Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	6	20.0%
158	Rochford District Council	district council	East of England	30	6	20.0%
159	Liverpool City Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	6	20.0%
160	Canterbury City Council	district council	South East	31	6	19.4%
161	Wokingham Borough Council	unitary authority	South East	31	6	19.4%
162	North Northamptonshire Council	unitary authority	East Midlands	31	6	19.4%
163	South Kesteven District Council	district council	East Midlands	31	6	19.4%
164	High Peak Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	32	6	18.8%
165	Wiltshire Council	unitary authority	South West	32	6	18.8%
166	Central Bedfordshire Council	unitary authority	East of England	32	6	18.8%
167	Pendle Borough Council	district council	North West	32	6	18.8%
168	Stroud District Council	district council	South West	32	6	18.8%
169	City of Doncaster Council	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	6	18.8%
170	Royal Borough of Greenwich	london borough	London	33	6	18.2%
171	Basildon Borough Council	district council	East of England	33	6	18.2%
172	London Borough of Redbridge	london borough	London	33	6	18.2%
173	Cornwall Council	unitary authority	South West	34	6	17.6%
174	Epping Forest District Council	district council	East of England	35	6	17.1%
175	Mid Sussex District Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
176	Tewkesbury Borough Council	district council	South West	30	5	16.7%
177	Stevenage Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	5	16.7%
178	Tandridge District Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
179	North Somerset Council	unitary authority	South West	30	5	16.7%
180	South Hams District Council	district council	South West	30	5	16.7%
181	Thanet District Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
182	Maidstone Borough Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
183	Woking Borough Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
184	East Hertfordshire District Council	district council	East of England	30	5	16.7%
185	Exeter City Council	district council	South West	30	5	16.7%
186	Barnsley MBC	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	5	16.7%
187	Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	5	16.7%
188	Salford City Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	5	16.7%
189	Watford Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	5	16.7%
190	Kent County Council	county council	South East	30	5	16.7%
191	Wychavon District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	5	16.7%
192	Worcester City Council	district council	West Midlands	30	5	16.7%
193	Surrey County Council	county council	South East	30	5	16.7%
194	Leicester City Council	unitary authority	East Midlands	30	5	16.7%
195	Bury Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	5	16.7%
196	Gedling Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	5	16.7%
197	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
198	Swale Borough Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
199	Peterborough City Council	unitary authority	East of England	30	5	16.7%
200	Forest of Dean District Council	district council	South West	30	5	16.7%
201	Herefordshire Council	unitary authority	West Midlands	30	5	16.7%
202	North Kesteven District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	5	16.7%
203	Eastleigh Borough Council	district council	South East	30	5	16.7%
204	Malvern Hills District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	5	16.7%
205	Tamworth Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	30	5	16.7%
206	Torridge District Council	district council	South West	30	5	16.7%
207	Southend-on-Sea City Council	unitary authority	East of England	30	5	16.7%
208	London Borough of Lambeth	london borough	London	30	5	16.7%
209	Hyndburn Borough Council	district council	North West	30	5	16.7%
210	Isle of Wight Council	unitary authority	South East	30	5	16.7%
211	Broxtowe Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	5	16.7%
212	Southampton City Council	unitary authority	South East	30	5	16.7%
213	Bath and North East Somerset Council	unitary authority	South West	30	5	16.7%
214	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council	unitary authority	North West	30	5	16.7%
215	Burnley Borough Council	district council	North West	30	5	16.7%
216	Oxford City Council	district council	South East	31	5	16.1%
217	Sefton Council	metropolitan district	North West	31	5	16.1%
218	Teignbridge District Council	district council	South West	31	5	16.1%
219	South Holland District Council	district council	East Midlands	31	5	16.1%
220	Trafford Council	metropolitan district	North West	31	5	16.1%
221	Huntingdonshire District Council	district council	East of England	31	5	16.1%
222	London Borough of Islington	london borough	London	31	5	16.1%
223	Adur District Council	district council	South East	31	5	16.1%
224	Shropshire Council	unitary authority	West Midlands	31	5	16.1%
225	London Borough of Barnet	london borough	London	38	6	15.8%
226	Runnymede Borough Council	district council	South East	32	5	15.6%
227	Thurrock Council	unitary authority	East of England	32	5	15.6%
228	South Oxfordshire District Council	district council	South East	32	5	15.6%
229	Kingston upon Hull City Council	unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	5	15.2%
230	Derbyshire Dales District Council	district council	East Midlands	33	5	15.2%
231	City of Wakefield MDC	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	33	5	15.2%
232	London Borough of Newham	london borough	London	34	5	14.7%
233	Chesterfield Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	4	13.3%
234	Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	district council	South East	30	4	13.3%
235	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham	london borough	London	30	4	13.3%
236	Halton Borough Council	unitary authority	North West	30	4	13.3%
237	Cheshire East Council	unitary authority	North West	30	4	13.3%
238	Waverley Borough Council	district council	South East	30	4	13.3%
239	East Cambridgeshire District Council	district council	East of England	30	4	13.3%
240	Telford and Wrekin Council	unitary authority	West Midlands	30	4	13.3%
241	Babergh District Council	district council	East of England	30	4	13.3%
242	Charnwood Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	4	13.3%
243	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	london borough	London	30	4	13.3%
244	Stafford Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	30	4	13.3%
245	London Borough of Sutton	london borough	London	30	4	13.3%
246	London Borough of Camden	london borough	London	30	4	13.3%
247	Westmorland and Furness Council	unitary authority	North West	30	4	13.3%
248	Gravesham Borough Council	district council	South East	30	4	13.3%
249	Blaby District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	4	13.3%
250	Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council	district council	South East	30	4	13.3%
251	South Ribble Borough Council	district council	North West	30	4	13.3%
252	East Suffolk Council	district council	East of England	30	4	13.3%
253	Wyre Forest District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	4	13.3%
254	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	unitary authority	West Midlands	30	4	13.3%
255	Tendring District Council	district council	East of England	30	4	13.3%
256	Broadland District Council	district council	East of England	30	4	13.3%
257	Torbay Council	unitary authority	South West	30	4	13.3%
258	Maldon District Council	district council	East of England	30	4	13.3%
259	Gloucester City Council	district council	South West	30	4	13.3%
260	Blackpool Council	unitary authority	North West	30	4	13.3%
261	Bristol City Council	unitary authority	South West	30	4	13.3%
262	Chichester District Council	district council	South East	30	4	13.3%
263	Knowsley MBC	metropolitan district	North West	30	4	13.3%
264	Lancashire County Council	county council	North West	30	4	13.3%
265	Rugby Borough Council	district council	West Midlands	30	4	13.3%
266	City of London Corporation	london borough	London	30	4	13.3%
267	Lancaster City Council	district council	North West	31	4	12.9%
268	Rutland County Council	unitary authority	East Midlands	31	4	12.9%
269	Chelmsford City Council	district council	East of England	31	4	12.9%
270	Leeds City Council	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	40	5	12.5%
271	London Borough of Wandsworth	london borough	London	48	6	12.5%
272	North East Lincolnshire Council	unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	4	11.8%
273	Dacorum Borough Council	district council	East of England	37	4	10.8%
274	Havant Borough Council	district council	South East	30	3	10.0%
275	Brentwood Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	3	10.0%
276	Derbyshire County Council	county council	East Midlands	30	3	10.0%
277	Somerset Council	county council	South West	30	3	10.0%
278	Manchester City Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	3	10.0%
279	Rochdale Borough Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	3	10.0%
280	Melton Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	30	3	10.0%
281	Brighton & Hove City Council	unitary authority	South East	30	3	10.0%
282	Lincolnshire County Council	county council	East Midlands	30	3	10.0%
283	Milton Keynes City Council	unitary authority	South East	30	3	10.0%
284	London Borough of Waltham Forest	london borough	London	30	3	10.0%
285	City of Wolverhampton Council	metropolitan district	West Midlands	30	3	10.0%
286	Sheffield City Council	metropolitan district	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	3	10.0%
287	St Helens Borough Council	metropolitan district	North West	30	3	10.0%
288	South Derbyshire District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	3	10.0%
289	Stratford-on-Avon District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	3	10.0%
290	Harborough District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	3	10.0%
291	St Albans City and District Council	district council	East of England	30	3	10.0%
292	Oxfordshire County Council	county council	South East	30	3	10.0%
293	Lewes District Council	district council	South East	30	3	10.0%
294	Hampshire County Council	county council	South East	30	3	10.0%
295	Mid Suffolk District Council	district council	East of England	30	3	10.0%
296	North Yorkshire Council	unitary authority	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	3	10.0%
297	Bolsover District Council	district council	East Midlands	30	3	10.0%
298	Cannock Chase District Council	district council	West Midlands	30	3	10.0%
299	Rossendale Borough Council	district council	North West	30	3	10.0%
300	Guildford Borough Council	district council	South East	31	3	9.7%
301	Rushcliffe Borough Council	district council	East Midlands	31	3	9.7%
302	Medway Council	unitary authority	South East	31	3	9.7%
303	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council	unitary authority	South West	43	4	9.3%
304	London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham	london borough	London	30	2	6.7%
305	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	district council	East of England	30	2	6.7%
306	London Borough of Richmond upon Thames	london borough	London	30	2	6.7%
307	West Oxfordshire District Council	district council	South East	30	2	6.7%
308	London Borough of Southwark	london borough	London	31	2	6.5%
309	Bolton Council	metropolitan district	North West	37	2	5.4%
310	Staffordshire County Council	county council	West Midlands	30	1	3.3%
311	Worcestershire County Council	county council	West Midlands	30	1	3.3%
312	Braintree District Council	district council	East of England	30	1	3.3%