Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 91909
Housing: Planning Permission
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Derek Twigg
Labour — Widnes and Halewood
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, How many housing development applications refused by local authorities have had decisions subsequently been overturned by planning inspectors in each year since 2015.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe table below shows housing development applications refused by local planning authorities and subsequently overturned on appeal, as well as total housing development appeal decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate between the years 2015 and 2025:
Year | Total overturned | Housing development decisions |
2015 | 1,977 | 6,793 |
2016 | 2,621 | 9,063 |
2017 | 2,192 | 7,928 |
2018 | 2,018 | 7,256 |
2019 | 2,091 | 8,625 |
2020 | 1,466 | 6,618 |
2021 | 1,443 | 5,933 |
2022 | 1,392 | 5,492 |
2023 | 1,480 | 5,847 |
2024 | 1,561 | 6,353 |
2025 | 1,243 | 4,532 |