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Thurrock

East of England · E06000034 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
670
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
19.3%
higher than 87% of authorities
Majors in time
87.5%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
96.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
94.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.6%
82 allowed of 287 decided
Decisions overturned
1.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 37.7%

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
691
in the window
Applications decided
670
in the window
Approval rate
80.7%
541 granted, 129 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 57 of 63 unitary authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 10.6%
Decided within time
98.3%
rank 32 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 10 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
Major3987.2%87.5%
Minor17875.3%96.3%
Other45382.3%—
of which householder36381.5%98.9%
"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
01022032024 Q3: 153 received2024 Q3: 203 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 182 received2024 Q4: 178 decided2025 Q1: 184 received2025 Q1: 182 decided2025 Q2: 176 received2025 Q2: 171 decided2025 Q3: 198 received2025 Q3: 179 decided2025 Q4: 155 received2025 Q4: 179 decided2026 Q1: 163 received2026 Q1: 142 decided2026 Q2: 175 received2026 Q2: 170 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
29%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E06000034). 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 170 132 38 22.4% 100.0% 100.0% 175
2026 Q1 142 114 28 19.7% — 94.4% 163
2025 Q4 179 152 27 15.1% 66.7% 96.7% 155
2025 Q3 179 143 36 20.1% 100.0% 93.8% 198
2025 Q2 171 138 33 19.3% 50.0% 100.0% 176
2025 Q1 182 146 36 19.8% 0.0% 83.3% 184
2024 Q4 178 147 31 17.4% — 92.0% 182
2024 Q3 203 163 40 19.7% 100.0% 100.0% 153
2024 Q2 178 141 37 20.8% 100.0% 100.0% 207
2024 Q1 156 137 19 12.2% — 93.3% 175
2023 Q4 173 144 29 16.8% — 100.0% 171
2023 Q3 217 177 40 18.4% — 96.4% 209
2023 Q2 160 133 27 16.9% 66.7% 100.0% 220
2023 Q1 206 176 30 14.6% 100.0% 93.8% 191
2022 Q4 208 164 44 21.2% 100.0% 94.1% 178
2022 Q3 213 164 49 23.0% — 100.0% 194
2022 Q2 208 173 35 16.8% 100.0% 100.0% 242
2022 Q1 231 144 87 37.7% — 93.8% 217
2021 Q4 338 240 98 29.0% 100.0% 100.0% 364
2021 Q3 290 204 86 29.7% 100.0% 100.0% 277
2021 Q2 232 172 60 25.9% 100.0% 100.0% 307
2021 Q1 241 195 46 19.1% 100.0% 100.0% 251
2020 Q4 266 193 73 27.4% 100.0% 100.0% 271
2020 Q3 221 149 72 32.6% — 100.0% 243
2020 Q2 151 101 50 33.1% 50.0% 100.0% 217
2020 Q1 191 146 45 23.6% 100.0% 100.0% 190
2019 Q4 188 141 47 25.0% — 100.0% 204
2019 Q3 220 167 53 24.1% 100.0% 100.0% 222
2019 Q2 214 161 53 24.8% 100.0% 100.0% 261
2019 Q1 187 134 53 28.3% 100.0% 100.0% 228
2018 Q4 205 155 50 24.4% 100.0% 100.0% 205
2018 Q3 198 159 39 19.7% 100.0% 100.0% 228
2018 Q2 208 162 46 22.1% 100.0% 100.0% 220
2018 Q1 166 138 28 16.9% 100.0% 100.0% 224
2017 Q4 241 186 55 22.8% 100.0% 100.0% 209
2017 Q3 244 202 42 17.2% 100.0% 100.0% 239
2017 Q2 228 184 44 19.3% — 96.2% 258
2017 Q1 222 182 40 18.0% — 100.0% 238
2016 Q4 241 188 53 22.0% 100.0% 100.0% 223
2016 Q3 213 180 33 15.5% 100.0% 100.0% 243
2016 Q2 249 210 39 15.7% 100.0% 100.0% 262
2016 Q1 191 164 27 14.1% 66.7% 100.0% 227
2015 Q4 231 195 36 15.6% 75.0% 93.0% 217
2015 Q3 179 154 25 14.0% 100.0% 96.6% 226
2015 Q2 183 157 26 14.2% 75.0% 82.6% 203
2015 Q1 161 136 25 15.5% 75.0% 75.0% 231
2014 Q4 186 149 37 19.9% 100.0% 75.6% 212
2014 Q3 202 161 41 20.3% 83.3% 91.5% 224
2014 Q2 204 157 47 23.0% 77.8% 97.9% 218
2014 Q1 179 112 49 27.4% 55.6% 86.7% 234
2013 Q4 196 141 40 20.4% 71.4% 93.3% 201
2013 Q3 222 155 51 23.0% 60.0% 91.4% 226
2013 Q2 223 173 36 16.1% 66.7% 95.5% 251
2013 Q1 185 139 31 16.8% 57.9% 93.9% 204
2012 Q4 198 162 24 12.1% 53.3% 97.6% 190
2012 Q3 225 164 43 19.1% 63.6% 98.0% 216
2012 Q2 220 158 48 21.8% 100.0% 94.0% 275
2012 Q1 175 138 29 16.6% 100.0% 88.0% 194
2011 Q4 226 168 43 19.0% 75.0% 94.4% 211
2011 Q3 223 155 51 22.9% 83.3% 94.6% 232
2011 Q2 212 164 34 16.0% 100.0% 85.3% 203
2011 Q1 180 128 40 22.2% 60.0% 100.0% 234
2010 Q4 222 171 45 20.3% 100.0% 92.7% 207
2010 Q3 204 141 51 25.0% 100.0% 89.6% 232
2010 Q2 220 164 44 20.0% 0.0% 91.2% 216
2010 Q1 181 143 25 13.8% 50.0% 84.1% 201
2009 Q4 189 152 28 14.8% 100.0% 91.5% 183
2009 Q3 195 154 28 14.4% 33.3% 81.8% 199
2009 Q2 208 165 28 13.5% 0.0% 76.5% 207
2009 Q1 142 104 23 16.2% 100.0% 80.6% 182
2008 Q4 201 143 47 23.4% 100.0% 91.7% 179
2008 Q3 228 175 44 19.3% 100.0% 93.3% 261
2008 Q2 275 189 71 25.8% 75.0% 96.4% 250
2008 Q1 308 205 89 28.9% 100.0% 84.8% 310
2007 Q4 261 179 63 24.1% 57.1% 70.2% 249
2007 Q3 324 231 71 21.9% 63.6% 66.1% 395
2007 Q2 286 202 74 25.9% 33.3% 84.7% 315
2007 Q1 230 159 65 28.3% 75.0% 82.5% 298
2006 Q4 288 190 82 28.5% 85.7% 68.8% 245
2006 Q3 273 202 62 22.7% 0.0% 82.4% 294
2006 Q2 315 217 86 27.3% 25.0% 66.7% 319
2006 Q1 275 189 80 29.1% 100.0% 73.8% 294
2005 Q4 326 223 85 26.1% 62.5% 70.9% 318
2005 Q3 316 230 70 22.2% 66.7% 56.4% 343
2005 Q2 376 283 78 20.7% 66.7% 69.6% 378
2005 Q1 283 204 68 24.0% 90.9% 63.5% 338
2004 Q4 313 237 64 20.4% 84.6% 71.2% 331
2004 Q3 381 295 76 19.9% 68.8% 82.6% 395
2004 Q2 419 338 63 15.0% 23.1% 77.9% 398
2004 Q1 301 253 44 14.6% 75.0% 32.4% 372
2003 Q4 322 258 50 15.5% 50.0% 20.3% 309
2003 Q3 403 328 68 16.9% 46.2% 45.3% 345
2003 Q2 362 294 57 15.7% 0.0% 52.7% 432
2003 Q1 340 270 61 17.9% 28.6% 27.6% 378
2002 Q4 343 270 60 17.5% 16.7% 32.8% 327
2002 Q3 338 270 62 18.3% 23.1% 47.3% 374
2002 Q2 362 296 65 18.0% 11.1% 26.6% 350
2002 Q1 281 228 49 17.4% 11.8% 47.5% 351
2001 Q4 334 256 71 21.3% 0.0% 19.0% 294
2001 Q3 281 236 33 11.7% 28.6% 31.7% 296
2001 Q2 260 201 51 19.6% 30.8% 52.4% 344
2001 Q1 232 206 23 9.9% 38.9% 24.3% 281
2000 Q4 251 209 34 13.5% 45.5% 48.2% 290
2000 Q3 276 214 39 14.1% 0.0% 38.6% 265
2000 Q2 251 188 41 16.3% 33.3% 36.1% 293
2000 Q1 240 187 29 12.1% 25.0% 39.3% 276
1999 Q4 208 153 38 18.3% 36.4% 39.5% 258
1999 Q3 218 156 41 18.8% 20.0% 61.3% 246
1999 Q2 243 182 35 14.4% 50.0% 53.1% 231
1999 Q1 222 168 24 10.8% 57.1% 43.9% 286
1998 Q4 238 198 32 13.4% 81.8% 64.6% 236
1998 Q3 212 182 24 11.3% 42.9% 50.0% 264
1998 Q2 207 175 27 13.0% 100.0% 64.8% 253
1998 Q1 192 145 27 14.1% 76.9% 75.0% 222
1997 Q4 212 158 27 12.7% 75.0% 67.4% 206
1997 Q3 226 167 40 17.7% 72.7% 77.8% 230
1997 Q2 268 215 36 13.4% 85.7% 76.7% 249
1997 Q1 158 128 18 11.4% 72.7% 60.0% 249
1996 Q4 186 158 16 8.6% 70.8% 84.0% 188
1996 Q3 235 187 39 16.6% 86.7% 68.2% 334
1996 Q2 230 184 36 15.7% 88.2% 77.6% 229
1996 Q1 168 127 41 24.4% 33.3% 27.5% —
1995 Q4 215 178 37 17.2% 50.0% 25.0% —
1995 Q3 178 128 50 28.1% 33.3% 24.5% —
1995 Q2 188 167 21 11.2% 100.0% 16.7% —
1995 Q1 170 133 37 21.8% 50.0% 28.9% —
1994 Q4 171 137 34 19.9% 42.9% 39.6% —
1994 Q3 174 140 34 19.5% 12.5% 18.4% —
1994 Q2 208 181 27 13.0% 75.0% 47.7% —
1994 Q1 153 119 34 22.2% 0.0% 34.1% —
1993 Q4 186 139 47 25.3% 33.3% 22.5% —
1993 Q3 247 196 51 20.6% 0.0% 32.1% —
1993 Q2 184 146 38 20.7% 66.7% 27.9% —
1993 Q1 146 124 22 15.1% 20.0% 24.4% —
1992 Q4 158 115 43 27.2% 50.0% 38.3% —
1992 Q3 178 118 60 33.7% 33.3% 35.4% —
1992 Q2 201 170 31 15.4% 100.0% 23.7% —
1992 Q1 243 181 62 25.5% 33.3% 45.7% —
1991 Q4 221 166 55 24.9% 60.0% 22.5% —
1991 Q3 209 143 66 31.6% 16.7% 7.3% —
1991 Q2 182 130 52 28.6% 0.0% 5.3% —
1991 Q1 260 206 54 20.8% 0.0% 5.3% —
1990 Q4 183 134 49 26.8% 16.7% 4.0% —
1990 Q3 219 165 54 24.7% 37.5% 2.0% —
1990 Q2 236 193 43 18.2% 0.0% 3.6% —
1990 Q1 179 125 54 30.2% 85.7% 12.1% —
1989 Q4 208 156 52 25.0% 40.0% 15.7% —
1989 Q3 200 167 33 16.5% 20.0% 17.9% —
1989 Q2 250 194 56 22.4% 60.0% 23.7% —
1989 Q1 278 220 58 20.9% 52.6% 32.9% —
1988 Q4 249 214 35 14.1% 16.7% 18.2% —
1988 Q3 328 257 71 21.6% 83.3% 16.0% —
1988 Q2 283 237 46 16.3% 66.7% 28.6% —
1988 Q1 209 164 45 21.5% 50.0% 24.0% —
1987 Q4 249 204 45 18.1% 73.3% 47.4% —
1987 Q3 243 182 61 25.1% 85.7% 34.2% —
1987 Q2 224 180 44 19.6% 75.0% 25.0% —
1987 Q1 190 163 27 14.2% 62.5% 27.6% —
1986 Q4 194 167 27 13.9% 50.0% 33.3% —
1986 Q3 207 184 23 11.1% 70.0% 25.9% —
1986 Q2 257 209 48 18.7% 72.7% 23.4% —
1986 Q1 181 150 31 17.1% 66.7% 4.0% —
1985 Q4 151 118 33 21.9% 40.0% 12.5% —
1985 Q3 243 208 35 14.4% 53.3% 35.4% —
1985 Q2 207 178 29 14.0% 100.0% 11.4% —
1985 Q1 169 128 41 24.3% 100.0% 30.0% —
1984 Q4 200 160 40 20.0% 75.0% 53.1% —
1984 Q3 273 234 39 14.3% 55.6% 31.9% —
1984 Q2 222 189 33 14.9% 42.9% 27.8% —
1984 Q1 216 185 31 14.4% 66.7% 34.6% —
1983 Q4 120 96 24 20.0% 0.0% 15.0% —
1983 Q3 245 203 42 17.1% 66.7% 30.6% —
1983 Q2 188 154 34 18.1% 50.0% 18.2% —
1983 Q1 135 112 23 17.0% 50.0% 53.1% —
1982 Q4 188 155 33 17.6% 66.7% 43.2% —
1982 Q3 220 179 41 18.6% 100.0% 56.4% —
1982 Q2 193 156 37 19.2% 33.3% 18.2% —
1982 Q1 136 110 26 19.1% 100.0% 29.1% —
1981 Q4 192 163 29 15.1% 0.0% 55.0% —
1981 Q3 221 189 32 14.5% 30.0% 34.2% —
1981 Q2 233 193 40 17.2% 83.3% 39.1% —
1981 Q1 216 186 30 13.9% 71.4% 60.3% —
1980 Q4 203 160 43 21.2% 55.6% 52.4% —
1980 Q3 265 211 54 20.4% 45.5% 61.6% —
1980 Q2 249 198 51 20.5% 85.7% 51.9% —
1980 Q1 177 142 35 19.8% 25.0% 66.7% —
1979 Q4 184 152 32 17.4% 75.0% 68.0% —
1979 Q3 283 234 49 17.3% 85.7% 52.7% —
1979 Q2 203 159 44 21.7% 81.8% 48.6% —

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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