Appeal success rates for each local planning authority
Compare LPAs' widely varying success rates for planning appeals on our updated table here. The Planning Inspectorate's figures for the year ending 31st March 2026 relate to:
- s78 planning appeals,
- household appeals, and
- s174 enforcement notice appeals
Best and Worst LPAs for s78 planning appeals
The Local Planning Authorities with the highest success rate for s78 planning appeals in 2025/26 were:
| Local planning authority – year to 31st March 2026 |
no. appeals decided |
% allowed |
| Most successful LPAs for s78 appeals | ||
| Fylde | 7 | 86% |
| Hyndburn | 13 | 69% |
| South Tyneside | 3 | 67% |
| Chorley | 14 | 64% |
| Stockport | 8 | 63% |
| Walsall | 18 | 61% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 20 | 60% |
| Broxtowe | 10 | 60% |
| Norfolk County Council | 5 | 60% |
| Least successful LPAs for s78 appeals | ||
| Amber Valley | 11 | 9% |
| Merton | 22 | 9% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 33 | 9% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 24 | 8% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 21 | 5% |
| Chesterfield | 8 | 0% |
| Plymouth | 8 | 0% |
| Sunderland | 11 | 0% |
| Lake District National Park | 14 | 0% |
NB. In the interests of fairness, we have ignored LPAs with a small number of appeals, namely fewer than 6 appeals over the 12 months ending 31st March 2026. For all other LPAs, see the 2025/26 table here.
Best and Worst LPAs for householder planning appeals
The Local Planning Authorities with the highest success rate for householder planning appeals in 2025/26 were:
| Local planning authority – year to 31st March 2026 |
no. appeals decided |
% allowed |
| Most successful LPAs for householder appeals | ||
| Isle of Wight | 8 | 88% |
| Hounslow | 68 | 68% |
| Wakefield | 9 | 67% |
| Southampton | 11 | 64% |
| Maldon | 8 | 63% |
| Hackney | 23 | 61% |
| Least successful LPAs for householder appeals | ||
| Runnymede | 11 | 9% |
| Swindon | 12 | 8% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 17 | 6% |
| Oldham | 17 | 6% |
| Bolton | 18 | 6% |
| Rochdale | 9 | 0% |
| North Lincolnshire | 7 | 0% |
NB. In the interests of fairness, we have ignored LPAs with a small number of appeals, namely fewer than 6 appeals over the 12 months ending 31st March 2026. For all other LPAs, see the 2025/26 table here.
Best and Worst LPAs for s174 enforcement planning appeals
| Local planning authority – year to 31st March 2026 |
no. appeals decided |
Enforcement appeals % quashed/granted |
| Most successful LPAs for s174 enforcement appeals | ||
| Preston | 8 | 75% |
| Surrey Heath | 8 | 75% |
| South Oxfordshire | 11 | 45% |
| Basildon | 16 | 44% |
| Shropshire | 9 | 44% |
| Wigan | 9 | 44% |
| Tandridge | 14 | 43% |
| Croydon | 7 | 43% |
| Dorset | 7 | 43% |
| Least successful LPAs for s174 enforcement appeals | ||
| Ealing | 45 | 0% |
| Slough | 22 | 0% |
| Tewkesbury | 14 | 0% |
| Wakefield | 14 | 0% |
| Islington | 11 | 0% |
| Mole Valley | 11 | 0% |
| Chichester | 10 | 0% |
| East Devon | 10 | 0% |
| Mid Devon | 10 | 0% |
NB. In the interests of fairness, we have ignored LPAs with a small number of appeals, namely fewer than 6 appeals over the 12 months ending 31st March 2026. For all other LPAs, see the 2025/26 table here.
