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Peterborough

East of England · E06000031 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
626
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.0%
higher than 69% of authorities
Majors in time
57.1%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
76.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
20.3%
39 allowed of 192 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 21.8%

Official statistics — is development moving through the system?

MHCLG quarterly planning returns (PS1/PS2), last 4 quarters 2025 Q3 to 2026 Q2, and the government's latest Housing Delivery Test. These are the authority's own statutory returns, not our scrape.

Applications received
725
in the window
Applications decided
626
in the window
Approval rate
85.0%
532 granted, 94 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 48 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
84.2%
rank 241 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 48 of 63 unitary authorities · peer median 90.6%

Peer ranks compare only unitary authorities with more than 50 decisions in the window, the same floor as the national rank. A rank among peers is the fairer read: types of authority carry very different caseloads.

Performance by development type
TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time
Major2882.1%57.1%
Minor13382.7%76.1%
Other46585.8%—
of which householder28690.2%91.6%
"In time" = within the statutory period or an agreed extension, excluding prior approvals. "Other" covers everything that is neither major nor minor; householder figures are measured against the 8-week period.
Applications through the system
Last 8 quarters held
01162322024 Q3: 204 received2024 Q3: 206 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 195 received2024 Q4: 191 decided2025 Q1: 232 received2025 Q1: 183 decided2025 Q2: 169 received2025 Q2: 212 decided2025 Q3: 189 received2025 Q3: 158 decided2025 Q4: 166 received2025 Q4: 153 decided2026 Q1: 172 received2026 Q1: 142 decided2026 Q2: 198 received2026 Q2: 173 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
100%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

Where these figures come from. Each dataset below is the publisher's own file, loaded unchanged; rows are matched to this authority by its ONS code (E06000031). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLG2022/23 to 2024/2518 Aug 2026Measurement
Open Government Licence v3.0. The MHCLG tables are reloaded every Sunday; the loaded date is the last successful run.

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q2 173 153 20 11.6% 100.0% 90.0% 198
2026 Q1 142 117 25 17.6% 0.0% 80.0% 172
2025 Q4 153 124 29 19.0% 0.0% 65.2% 166
2025 Q3 158 138 20 12.7% 100.0% 78.3% 189
2025 Q2 212 171 41 19.3% 100.0% 79.2% 169
2025 Q1 183 157 26 14.2% 83.3% 91.3% 232
2024 Q4 191 170 21 11.0% 100.0% 82.4% 195
2024 Q3 206 171 35 17.0% 100.0% 85.0% 204
2024 Q2 215 183 32 14.9% 80.0% 85.7% 225
2024 Q1 183 156 27 14.8% 100.0% 59.3% 232
2023 Q4 203 159 44 21.7% 66.7% 90.3% 192
2023 Q3 264 227 37 14.0% 33.3% 86.4% 236
2023 Q2 165 141 24 14.5% 100.0% 76.2% 252
2023 Q1 191 168 23 12.0% 100.0% 83.3% 189
2022 Q4 235 206 29 12.3% 100.0% 88.0% 209
2022 Q3 259 230 29 11.2% 83.3% 75.0% 237
2022 Q2 237 207 30 12.7% 100.0% 59.1% 257
2022 Q1 231 200 31 13.4% 100.0% 72.2% 226
2021 Q4 271 212 59 21.8% 100.0% 57.6% 252
2021 Q3 240 214 26 10.8% 100.0% 75.0% 312
2021 Q2 242 203 39 16.1% 50.0% 70.6% 294
2021 Q1 242 219 23 9.5% 100.0% 95.2% 268
2020 Q4 212 197 15 7.1% 100.0% 87.5% 238
2020 Q3 213 198 15 7.0% 100.0% 94.1% 247
2020 Q2 198 179 19 9.6% 100.0% 84.2% 201
2020 Q1 186 174 12 6.5% 50.0% 75.0% 227
2019 Q4 210 192 18 8.6% 66.7% 95.2% 233
2019 Q3 254 231 23 9.1% 66.7% 100.0% 252
2019 Q2 213 197 16 7.5% 75.0% 68.0% 232
2019 Q1 212 203 9 4.2% 100.0% 95.8% 247
2018 Q4 246 228 18 7.3% 75.0% 82.8% 254
2018 Q3 220 196 24 10.9% 100.0% 85.0% 240
2018 Q2 252 221 31 12.3% 100.0% 88.0% 260
2018 Q1 241 223 18 7.5% 80.0% 97.6% 271
2017 Q4 235 216 19 8.1% 90.0% 97.9% 251
2017 Q3 276 260 16 5.8% 100.0% 96.8% 273
2017 Q2 263 249 14 5.3% 100.0% 95.9% 279
2017 Q1 226 211 15 6.6% 100.0% 93.3% 276
2016 Q4 288 267 21 7.3% 100.0% 93.1% 284
2016 Q3 295 275 20 6.8% 100.0% 94.0% 264
2016 Q2 309 286 23 7.4% 100.0% 94.6% 340
2016 Q1 237 215 22 9.3% 66.7% 81.4% 284
2015 Q4 224 198 26 11.6% 100.0% 87.8% 233
2015 Q3 247 224 23 9.3% 85.7% 92.4% 265
2015 Q2 227 210 17 7.5% 100.0% 90.4% 260
2015 Q1 213 190 23 10.8% 85.7% 78.0% 237
2014 Q4 239 215 24 10.0% 87.5% 77.8% 224
2014 Q3 297 259 38 12.8% 85.7% 79.7% 305
2014 Q2 248 223 25 10.1% 100.0% 84.7% 312
2014 Q1 198 167 29 14.6% 90.9% 72.7% 225
2013 Q4 207 171 32 15.5% 64.3% 68.1% 229
2013 Q3 227 199 27 11.9% 81.8% 81.7% 234
2013 Q2 233 208 21 9.0% 66.7% 88.9% 267
2013 Q1 217 179 35 16.1% 50.0% 85.9% 228
2012 Q4 227 204 21 9.3% 85.7% 85.9% 257
2012 Q3 223 187 34 15.2% 75.0% 86.1% 239
2012 Q2 260 222 32 12.3% 50.0% 87.5% 270
2012 Q1 216 176 39 18.1% 60.0% 89.2% 282
2011 Q4 220 187 30 13.6% 66.7% 80.0% 225
2011 Q3 264 209 54 20.5% 77.8% 84.3% 281
2011 Q2 286 240 42 14.7% 46.2% 87.2% 295
2011 Q1 227 197 26 11.5% 50.0% 73.2% 273
2010 Q4 276 225 48 17.4% 41.7% 74.4% 245
2010 Q3 317 250 64 20.2% 71.4% 76.0% 312
2010 Q2 246 210 31 12.6% 81.3% 81.1% 309
2010 Q1 229 200 27 11.8% 66.7% 78.8% 287
2009 Q4 254 214 38 15.0% 75.0% 78.4% 253
2009 Q3 242 204 35 14.5% 41.2% 76.3% 271
2009 Q2 328 273 55 16.8% 33.3% 50.0% 252
2009 Q1 164 125 38 23.2% 53.8% 52.4% 275
2008 Q4 234 183 47 20.1% 57.9% 66.2% 211
2008 Q3 370 313 56 15.1% 70.0% 68.2% 297
2008 Q2 355 278 74 20.8% 70.0% 70.5% 376
2008 Q1 315 251 63 20.0% 78.3% 62.1% 344
2007 Q4 378 311 62 16.4% 54.5% 62.3% 387
2007 Q3 388 347 41 10.6% 62.5% 67.9% 402
2007 Q2 419 355 58 13.8% 76.5% 75.0% 475
2007 Q1 330 272 57 17.3% 72.0% 64.6% 403
2006 Q4 380 318 61 16.1% 74.1% 76.4% 413
2006 Q3 420 353 62 14.8% 78.9% 85.2% 417
2006 Q2 390 337 48 12.3% 63.2% 82.3% 470
2006 Q1 364 314 49 13.5% 87.5% 77.9% 415
2005 Q4 408 342 59 14.5% 51.7% 80.5% 441
2005 Q3 417 347 69 16.5% 44.0% 80.8% 402
2005 Q2 442 365 73 16.5% 41.4% 64.8% 433
2005 Q1 348 279 67 19.3% 46.2% 56.4% 459
2004 Q4 398 331 65 16.3% 50.0% 75.2% 414
2004 Q3 455 377 71 15.6% 45.8% 70.0% 448
2004 Q2 450 394 50 11.1% 20.0% 64.1% 457
2004 Q1 353 303 43 12.2% 25.0% 61.3% 481
2003 Q4 357 308 45 12.6% 28.6% 52.5% 370
2003 Q3 407 358 45 11.1% 0.0% 62.9% 379
2003 Q2 408 368 39 9.6% 45.0% 64.0% 462
2003 Q1 346 284 56 16.2% 31.3% 70.9% 414
2002 Q4 358 283 67 18.7% 69.2% 73.3% 416
2002 Q3 392 329 60 15.3% 8.3% 69.5% 375
2002 Q2 380 340 38 10.0% 33.3% 61.4% 398
2002 Q1 383 322 54 14.1% 14.3% 42.4% 371
2001 Q4 323 279 38 11.8% 16.7% 46.1% 333
2001 Q3 366 317 48 13.1% 46.2% 49.0% 364
2001 Q2 326 299 25 7.7% 25.0% 54.4% 384
2001 Q1 327 287 37 11.3% 46.2% 57.0% 342
2000 Q4 271 233 36 13.3% 25.0% 47.4% 331
2000 Q3 392 356 34 8.7% 36.4% 52.5% 385
2000 Q2 302 275 22 7.3% 45.5% 49.3% 322
2000 Q1 329 295 31 9.4% 40.0% 47.6% 361
1999 Q4 296 277 16 5.4% 35.7% 74.5% 354
1999 Q3 381 334 43 11.3% 54.5% 77.5% 362
1999 Q2 322 282 37 11.5% 70.0% 75.0% 332
1999 Q1 246 219 22 8.9% 33.3% 74.1% 316
1998 Q4 308 268 31 10.1% 58.3% 59.2% 293
1998 Q3 313 271 39 12.5% 62.5% 69.8% 308
1998 Q2 287 262 24 8.4% 55.6% 63.7% 336
1998 Q1 285 251 29 10.2% 38.5% 59.6% 288
1997 Q4 326 281 43 13.2% 33.3% 51.0% 272
1997 Q3 292 261 22 7.5% 66.7% 33.9% 288
1997 Q2 270 227 20 7.4% 66.7% 30.1% 317
1997 Q1 238 188 21 8.8% 55.6% 51.4% 296
1996 Q4 254 209 25 9.8% 62.5% 50.7% 299
1996 Q3 284 241 24 8.5% 71.4% 59.5% 270
1996 Q2 283 241 17 6.0% 80.0% 64.9% 327
1996 Q1 201 172 29 14.4% 66.7% 68.2% —
1995 Q4 214 189 25 11.7% 33.3% 74.2% —
1995 Q3 238 211 27 11.3% 66.7% 73.5% —
1995 Q2 237 213 24 10.1% 50.0% 80.2% —
1995 Q1 255 232 23 9.0% 100.0% 67.8% —
1994 Q4 233 202 31 13.3% 33.3% 61.9% —
1994 Q3 250 226 24 9.6% 100.0% 76.3% —
1994 Q2 238 210 28 11.8% 50.0% 60.5% —
1994 Q1 211 197 14 6.6% 100.0% 68.4% —
1993 Q4 239 220 19 7.9% 66.7% 70.3% —
1993 Q3 214 195 19 8.9% 100.0% 72.5% —
1993 Q2 224 206 18 8.0% 100.0% 76.7% —
1993 Q1 203 177 26 12.8% 33.3% 67.0% —
1992 Q4 219 191 28 12.8% 100.0% 70.6% —
1992 Q3 221 197 24 10.9% 50.0% 69.7% —
1992 Q2 274 236 38 13.9% 50.0% 50.4% —
1992 Q1 276 230 46 16.7% 66.7% 44.5% —
1991 Q4 235 191 44 18.7% 37.5% 51.1% —
1991 Q3 319 257 62 19.4% 33.3% 45.5% —
1991 Q2 324 255 69 21.3% 25.0% 50.4% —
1991 Q1 316 261 55 17.4% 30.8% 34.9% —
1990 Q4 299 235 64 21.4% 14.3% 49.3% —
1990 Q3 368 300 68 18.5% 25.0% 37.0% —
1990 Q2 386 324 62 16.1% 54.5% 36.7% —
1990 Q1 336 294 42 12.5% 50.0% 41.2% —
1989 Q4 380 310 70 18.4% 60.0% 38.0% —
1989 Q3 390 296 94 24.1% 39.1% 27.6% —
1989 Q2 436 362 74 17.0% 76.2% 40.9% —
1989 Q1 415 344 71 17.1% 40.0% 40.0% —
1988 Q4 415 336 79 19.0% 43.8% 43.0% —
1988 Q3 560 461 99 17.7% 69.2% 39.5% —
1988 Q2 381 344 37 9.7% 25.0% 48.7% —
1988 Q1 386 318 68 17.6% 66.7% 52.6% —
1987 Q4 424 367 57 13.4% 62.5% 46.2% —
1987 Q3 363 307 56 15.4% 80.0% 41.4% —
1987 Q2 308 272 36 11.7% 40.0% 43.5% —
1987 Q1 301 262 39 13.0% 70.0% 37.3% —
1986 Q4 340 294 46 13.5% 50.0% 42.7% —
1986 Q3 303 238 65 21.5% 16.7% 51.0% —
1986 Q2 287 253 34 11.8% 0.0% 48.9% —
1986 Q1 296 272 24 8.1% 66.7% 61.6% —
1985 Q4 310 282 28 9.0% 66.7% 60.9% —
1985 Q3 342 303 39 11.4% 100.0% 69.6% —
1985 Q2 295 253 42 14.2% 75.0% 62.8% —
1985 Q1 273 250 23 8.4% 50.0% 61.7% —
1984 Q4 272 243 29 10.7% 75.0% 66.2% —
1984 Q3 267 243 24 9.0% 66.7% 78.3% —
1984 Q2 277 255 22 7.9% 57.1% 71.4% —
1984 Q1 257 232 25 9.7% 75.0% 70.3% —
1983 Q4 239 211 28 11.7% 100.0% 76.9% —
1983 Q3 260 230 30 11.5% 100.0% 64.8% —
1983 Q2 314 270 44 14.0% 100.0% 56.3% —
1983 Q1 200 182 18 9.0% 75.0% 50.0% —
1982 Q4 239 203 36 15.1% 100.0% 58.3% —
1982 Q3 215 196 19 8.8% 100.0% 70.8% —
1982 Q2 204 179 25 12.3% 33.3% 62.2% —
1982 Q1 173 146 27 15.6% 72.7% 69.7% —
1981 Q4 254 219 35 13.8% 90.9% 67.0% —
1981 Q3 209 190 19 9.1% 0.0% 56.8% —
1981 Q2 374 297 77 20.6% 81.8% 51.8% —
1981 Q1 278 224 54 19.4% 50.0% 64.4% —
1980 Q4 320 261 59 18.4% 100.0% 65.0% —
1980 Q3 219 181 38 17.4% 50.0% 63.7% —
1980 Q2 345 284 61 17.7% 100.0% 55.5% —
1980 Q1 297 253 44 14.8% — 48.2% —
1979 Q4 267 218 49 18.4% — 56.6% —
1979 Q3 272 220 52 19.1% 0.0% 47.2% —
1979 Q2 279 228 51 18.3% — 55.6% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2. Speed figures exclude prior approvals and are measured against the statutory period or agreed extension. Appeal figures: our aggregation of published Planning Inspectorate decisions, 2021–2026 — a different period from the decision figures above. Designation thresholds shown are indicative, not official.

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