Peterborough
East of England · E06000031 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
665
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.3%
higher than 81% of authorities
Majors in time
62.5%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
75.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
86.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.0%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 21.8%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Q2 – 2026 Q1. 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.