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East of England · E07000008 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
986
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
8.5%
higher than 29% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
93.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.5%
52 allowed of 204 decided
Decisions overturned
0.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 16.0%

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
1,072
in the window
Applications decided
986
in the window
Approval rate
91.5%
902 granted, 84 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 54 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
96.5%
rank 63 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 31 of 164 district councils · peer median 91.9%

Peer ranks compare only district councils 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
Major1989.5%66.7%
Minor25484.6%93.3%
Other71394.0%—
of which householder45695.4%97.8%
"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
01613222024 Q3: 270 received2024 Q3: 258 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 286 received2024 Q4: 265 decided2025 Q1: 322 received2025 Q1: 238 decided2025 Q2: 275 received2025 Q2: 297 decided2025 Q3: 258 received2025 Q3: 262 decided2025 Q4: 258 received2025 Q4: 237 decided2026 Q1: 292 received2026 Q1: 218 decided2026 Q2: 264 received2026 Q2: 269 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
82%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

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 (E07000008). 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)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 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 269 256 13 4.8% 100.0% 97.4% 264
2026 Q1 218 197 21 9.6% 100.0% 88.6% 292
2025 Q4 237 214 23 9.7% 0.0% 91.9% 258
2025 Q3 262 235 27 10.3% — 95.0% 258
2025 Q2 297 268 29 9.8% 100.0% 82.9% 275
2025 Q1 238 223 15 6.3% 100.0% 77.4% 322
2024 Q4 265 247 18 6.8% 100.0% 94.3% 286
2024 Q3 258 237 21 8.1% 100.0% 92.9% 270
2024 Q2 257 235 22 8.6% 100.0% 91.7% 325
2024 Q1 254 230 24 9.4% — 100.0% 251
2023 Q4 222 201 21 9.5% — 87.5% 290
2023 Q3 262 246 16 6.1% 0.0% 85.2% 256
2023 Q2 305 265 40 13.1% 100.0% 65.9% 305
2023 Q1 282 244 38 13.5% 0.0% 73.1% 298
2022 Q4 252 230 22 8.7% — 43.5% 321
2022 Q3 313 280 33 10.5% 66.7% 45.9% 304
2022 Q2 287 250 37 12.9% 0.0% 45.5% 350
2022 Q1 275 231 44 16.0% 0.0% 40.0% 324
2021 Q4 252 229 23 9.1% 0.0% 37.5% 273
2021 Q3 321 303 18 5.6% 50.0% 32.1% 290
2021 Q2 291 271 20 6.9% — 26.7% 340
2021 Q1 229 210 19 8.3% 0.0% 20.0% 329
2020 Q4 231 217 14 6.1% — 75.0% 262
2020 Q3 213 191 22 10.3% — 53.8% 277
2020 Q2 206 179 27 13.1% 100.0% 18.8% 184
2020 Q1 234 218 16 6.8% 33.3% 23.5% 251
2019 Q4 266 245 21 7.9% 75.0% 30.0% 264
2019 Q3 284 264 20 7.0% 0.0% 36.0% 251
2019 Q2 273 263 10 3.7% 33.3% 54.5% 329
2019 Q1 242 230 12 5.0% — 29.2% 297
2018 Q4 200 187 13 6.5% — 77.3% 363
2018 Q3 274 250 24 8.8% 100.0% 74.1% 285
2018 Q2 273 260 13 4.8% — 85.7% 355
2018 Q1 354 322 32 9.0% 80.0% 89.7% 351
2017 Q4 326 299 27 8.3% 100.0% 67.9% 365
2017 Q3 340 313 27 7.9% 100.0% 79.5% 375
2017 Q2 359 344 15 4.2% 100.0% 67.6% 384
2017 Q1 292 268 24 8.2% 33.3% 76.2% 386
2016 Q4 297 269 28 9.4% 0.0% 76.9% 341
2016 Q3 350 329 21 6.0% 75.0% 71.1% 357
2016 Q2 373 354 19 5.1% 100.0% 70.2% 427
2016 Q1 310 297 13 4.2% 75.0% 50.0% 410
2015 Q4 333 317 16 4.8% 100.0% 70.0% 372
2015 Q3 447 415 32 7.2% 83.3% 55.8% 432
2015 Q2 346 320 26 7.5% — 81.5% 488
2015 Q1 318 295 23 7.2% 100.0% 85.5% 463
2014 Q4 308 272 36 11.7% 100.0% 80.7% 430
2014 Q3 370 335 35 9.5% 100.0% 61.2% 326
2014 Q2 313 288 25 8.0% — 83.8% 444
2014 Q1 256 221 24 9.4% 100.0% 69.0% 360
2013 Q4 314 280 24 7.6% 100.0% 57.7% 325
2013 Q3 379 336 26 6.9% 60.0% 68.4% 369
2013 Q2 309 274 27 8.7% 50.0% 66.7% 365
2013 Q1 275 236 23 8.4% 66.7% 66.7% 354
2012 Q4 297 259 24 8.1% 53.8% 63.3% 292
2012 Q3 325 280 32 9.8% 72.7% 47.6% 321
2012 Q2 352 304 43 12.2% 14.3% 39.1% 346
2012 Q1 300 266 27 9.0% 0.0% 40.5% 320
2011 Q4 336 292 29 8.6% 40.0% 42.3% 334
2011 Q3 308 261 35 11.4% 9.1% 56.2% 336
2011 Q2 243 215 22 9.1% 33.3% 50.8% 344
2011 Q1 304 259 35 11.5% 12.5% 46.9% 272
2010 Q4 280 233 42 15.0% 75.0% 46.5% 328
2010 Q3 305 270 28 9.2% 27.3% 52.9% 343
2010 Q2 220 196 20 9.1% 25.0% 57.1% 285
2010 Q1 231 193 34 14.7% 81.8% 57.3% 274
2009 Q4 271 226 38 14.0% 20.0% 60.3% 265
2009 Q3 252 204 36 14.3% 50.0% 77.8% 313
2009 Q2 249 198 38 15.3% 83.3% 88.9% 271
2009 Q1 241 186 49 20.3% 50.0% 48.8% 258
2008 Q4 275 217 44 16.0% 41.7% 70.9% 248
2008 Q3 340 293 38 11.2% 30.0% 62.8% 301
2008 Q2 319 263 48 15.0% 40.0% 48.8% 338
2008 Q1 279 232 41 14.7% 44.4% 57.1% 311
2007 Q4 331 273 53 16.0% 66.7% 57.8% 341
2007 Q3 317 237 72 22.7% 71.4% 68.9% 402
2007 Q2 296 237 54 18.2% 80.0% 69.4% 342
2007 Q1 297 238 50 16.8% 50.0% 68.4% 333
2006 Q4 304 237 62 20.4% 72.7% 66.7% 307
2006 Q3 293 245 44 15.0% 81.8% 61.8% 343
2006 Q2 321 264 54 16.8% 76.9% 65.9% 337
2006 Q1 229 183 40 17.5% 76.5% 67.6% 324
2005 Q4 263 227 31 11.8% 61.5% 74.1% 272
2005 Q3 304 246 52 17.1% 50.0% 71.7% 321
2005 Q2 332 273 54 16.3% 68.4% 76.3% 317
2005 Q1 251 200 44 17.5% 64.3% 70.3% 321
2004 Q4 262 214 44 16.8% 45.5% 60.7% 291
2004 Q3 342 290 51 14.9% 31.6% 65.2% 334
2004 Q2 367 308 57 15.5% 55.6% 65.2% 361
2004 Q1 307 266 40 13.0% 0.0% 49.1% 329
2003 Q4 299 251 41 13.7% 27.3% 55.6% 355
2003 Q3 434 375 55 12.7% 20.7% 47.3% 436
2003 Q2 314 269 41 13.1% 42.1% 59.6% 351
2003 Q1 300 260 36 12.0% 41.7% 46.2% 381
2002 Q4 261 221 36 13.8% 22.2% 41.8% 266
2002 Q3 311 264 44 14.1% 21.4% 36.1% 309
2002 Q2 301 261 34 11.3% 25.0% 50.6% 314
2002 Q1 304 262 37 12.2% 56.3% 53.5% 366
2001 Q4 287 253 32 11.1% 25.0% 52.6% 320
2001 Q3 318 287 28 8.8% 0.0% 51.1% 335
2001 Q2 353 323 25 7.1% 23.1% 59.3% 346
2001 Q1 236 206 19 8.1% 35.3% 41.8% 311
2000 Q4 261 227 23 8.8% 27.3% 49.3% 291
2000 Q3 318 295 17 5.3% 25.0% 42.0% 277
2000 Q2 270 243 14 5.2% 16.7% 40.8% 326
2000 Q1 289 259 15 5.2% 33.3% 50.0% 303
1999 Q4 285 253 23 8.1% 25.0% 42.9% 277
1999 Q3 300 273 20 6.7% 42.9% 34.8% 316
1999 Q2 235 215 17 7.2% 55.6% 35.9% 313
1999 Q1 234 206 18 7.7% 0.0% 66.7% 273
1998 Q4 261 215 35 13.4% 0.0% 40.0% 241
1998 Q3 265 238 26 9.8% 20.0% 48.5% 294
1998 Q2 316 273 41 13.0% 20.0% 42.9% 303
1998 Q1 198 166 29 14.6% 0.0% 39.7% 266
1997 Q4 218 182 32 14.7% 40.0% 43.5% 205
1997 Q3 310 252 37 11.9% 0.0% 42.9% 295
1997 Q2 262 200 47 17.9% 27.3% 38.6% 318
1997 Q1 275 228 34 12.4% 0.0% 41.1% 259
1996 Q4 239 179 47 19.7% 20.0% 28.2% 275
1996 Q3 264 209 41 15.5% 16.7% 55.2% 239
1996 Q2 256 211 41 16.0% 14.3% 47.0% 296
1996 Q1 241 207 34 14.1% 20.0% 37.7% —
1995 Q4 178 154 24 13.5% 12.5% 34.7% —
1995 Q3 238 212 26 10.9% 14.3% 36.8% —
1995 Q2 228 204 24 10.5% 14.3% 34.9% —
1995 Q1 241 210 31 12.9% 16.7% 42.7% —
1994 Q4 226 196 30 13.3% 57.1% 56.0% —
1994 Q3 285 242 43 15.1% 50.0% 58.7% —
1994 Q2 271 213 58 21.4% 20.0% 53.4% —
1994 Q1 267 220 47 17.6% 66.7% 59.0% —
1993 Q4 196 164 32 16.3% 77.8% 53.7% —
1993 Q3 241 202 39 16.2% 50.0% 59.0% —
1993 Q2 231 173 58 25.1% 50.0% 49.3% —
1993 Q1 190 168 22 11.6% 30.0% 50.0% —
1992 Q4 176 141 35 19.9% 42.9% 48.3% —
1992 Q3 251 193 58 23.1% 16.7% 52.4% —
1992 Q2 255 207 48 18.8% 23.5% 48.2% —
1992 Q1 240 198 42 17.5% 35.3% 41.5% —
1991 Q4 249 181 68 27.3% 14.3% 36.2% —
1991 Q3 277 235 42 15.2% 31.3% 29.7% —
1991 Q2 274 209 65 23.7% 18.8% 22.0% —
1991 Q1 276 204 72 26.1% 38.1% 39.5% —
1990 Q4 246 159 87 35.4% 60.0% 11.0% —
1990 Q3 240 157 83 34.6% 35.7% 30.8% —
1990 Q2 279 186 93 33.3% 57.1% 20.5% —
1990 Q1 318 248 70 22.0% 66.7% 44.4% —
1989 Q4 299 237 62 20.7% 52.4% 48.5% —
1989 Q3 329 269 60 18.2% 42.9% 44.2% —
1989 Q2 326 263 63 19.3% 54.5% 39.3% —
1989 Q1 403 313 90 22.3% 66.7% 43.3% —
1988 Q4 344 273 71 20.6% 54.2% 49.5% —
1988 Q3 382 311 71 18.6% 43.8% 45.0% —
1988 Q2 335 271 64 19.1% 54.5% 40.0% —
1988 Q1 378 293 85 22.5% 64.7% 42.9% —
1987 Q4 271 217 54 19.9% 55.6% 50.0% —
1987 Q3 591 481 110 18.6% 42.9% 31.4% —
1987 Q2 481 407 74 15.4% 50.0% 38.9% —
1987 Q1 570 444 126 22.1% 66.7% 27.6% —
1986 Q4 518 426 92 17.8% 80.0% 39.1% —
1986 Q3 566 451 115 20.3% 60.0% 45.5% —
1986 Q2 514 450 64 12.5% 60.0% 44.5% —
1986 Q1 495 403 92 18.6% 72.7% 44.5% —
1985 Q4 515 416 99 19.2% 77.8% 43.7% —
1985 Q3 490 379 111 22.7% 80.0% 47.8% —
1985 Q2 489 404 85 17.4% 92.9% 48.1% —
1985 Q1 464 384 80 17.2% 85.7% 44.1% —
1984 Q4 562 477 85 15.1% 53.8% 48.6% —
1984 Q3 626 535 91 14.5% 66.7% 36.4% —
1984 Q2 542 439 103 19.0% 77.8% 23.6% —
1984 Q1 531 424 107 20.2% 50.0% 28.2% —
1983 Q4 465 386 79 17.0% 50.0% 36.2% —
1983 Q3 504 416 88 17.5% 75.0% 41.9% —
1983 Q2 413 333 80 19.4% 83.3% 32.4% —
1983 Q1 426 364 62 14.6% 60.0% 36.6% —
1982 Q4 487 393 94 19.3% 84.6% 39.2% —
1982 Q3 409 343 66 16.1% 68.8% 45.6% —
1982 Q2 428 333 95 22.2% 82.4% 50.5% —
1982 Q1 425 365 60 14.1% 70.6% 54.2% —
1981 Q4 448 384 64 14.3% 90.9% 49.6% —
1981 Q3 452 374 78 17.3% 71.4% 43.7% —
1981 Q2 396 317 79 19.9% 80.0% 35.2% —
1981 Q1 406 346 60 14.8% 78.6% 44.6% —
1980 Q4 461 369 92 20.0% 100.0% 48.1% —
1980 Q3 467 407 60 12.8% 44.4% 45.4% —
1980 Q2 462 404 58 12.6% 50.0% 34.8% —
1980 Q1 449 382 67 14.9% 50.0% 36.4% —
1979 Q4 441 378 63 14.3% 63.6% 35.4% —
1979 Q3 452 397 55 12.2% 66.7% 34.0% —
1979 Q2 438 371 67 15.3% 33.3% 41.9% —

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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