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East Cambridgeshire

East of England · E07000009 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
692
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.4%
higher than 47% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.1%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
98.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.2%
68 allowed of 193 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.3%

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
721
in the window
Applications decided
692
in the window
Approval rate
88.6%
613 granted, 79 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 83 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
96.0%
rank 74 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 41 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
Major3183.9%100.0%
Minor20583.4%87.1%
Other45691.2%—
of which householder35191.2%98.1%
"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
01112212024 Q3: 160 received2024 Q3: 148 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 182 received2024 Q4: 160 decided2025 Q1: 190 received2025 Q1: 164 decided2025 Q2: 153 received2025 Q2: 171 decided2025 Q3: 178 received2025 Q3: 169 decided2025 Q4: 213 received2025 Q4: 221 decided2026 Q1: 176 received2026 Q1: 136 decided2026 Q2: 154 received2026 Q2: 166 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
116%
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 (E07000009). 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 166 160 6 3.6% 100.0% 84.2% 154
2026 Q1 136 121 15 11.0% 100.0% 81.0% 176
2025 Q4 221 190 31 14.0% 100.0% 91.4% 213
2025 Q3 169 142 27 16.0% 100.0% 88.5% 178
2025 Q2 171 148 23 13.5% 100.0% 92.6% 153
2025 Q1 164 150 14 8.5% — 88.9% 190
2024 Q4 160 141 19 11.9% 100.0% 84.2% 182
2024 Q3 148 131 17 11.5% 100.0% 85.7% 160
2024 Q2 184 149 35 19.0% — 82.1% 170
2024 Q1 175 153 22 12.6% — 88.9% 181
2023 Q4 166 144 22 13.3% 100.0% 94.7% 186
2023 Q3 194 173 21 10.8% 100.0% 90.9% 176
2023 Q2 225 202 23 10.2% 100.0% 86.4% 202
2023 Q1 193 172 21 10.9% 50.0% 80.0% 253
2022 Q4 239 208 31 13.0% 100.0% 83.3% 213
2022 Q3 179 162 17 9.5% — 77.8% 213
2022 Q2 272 243 29 10.7% 100.0% 74.1% 252
2022 Q1 201 176 25 12.4% 100.0% 72.7% 273
2021 Q4 274 254 20 7.3% 100.0% 90.3% 255
2021 Q3 286 250 36 12.6% 100.0% 76.9% 298
2021 Q2 315 278 37 11.7% — 96.0% 327
2021 Q1 228 211 17 7.5% — 100.0% 354
2020 Q4 222 200 22 9.9% — 90.0% 272
2020 Q3 232 199 33 14.2% 0.0% 97.1% 268
2020 Q2 256 225 31 12.1% 0.0% 88.1% 224
2020 Q1 272 234 38 14.0% 100.0% 91.4% 302
2019 Q4 251 200 51 20.3% 100.0% 94.8% 280
2019 Q3 238 205 33 13.9% 100.0% 97.6% 288
2019 Q2 299 270 29 9.7% 100.0% 81.4% 248
2019 Q1 241 194 47 19.5% 100.0% 87.8% 293
2018 Q4 234 197 37 15.8% 100.0% 92.7% 276
2018 Q3 258 227 31 12.0% — 85.5% 284
2018 Q2 285 257 28 9.8% 75.0% 96.2% 289
2018 Q1 264 235 29 11.0% 100.0% 98.1% 278
2017 Q4 283 227 56 19.8% 100.0% 89.6% 279
2017 Q3 372 307 65 17.5% 100.0% 92.1% 375
2017 Q2 275 224 51 18.5% 100.0% 90.6% 357
2017 Q1 288 254 34 11.8% 100.0% 79.1% 313
2016 Q4 265 225 40 15.1% 100.0% 81.4% 295
2016 Q3 312 287 25 8.0% 100.0% 91.3% 295
2016 Q2 283 261 22 7.8% — 63.4% 316
2016 Q1 225 219 6 2.7% 100.0% 77.8% 267
2015 Q4 208 191 17 8.2% 100.0% 94.7% 243
2015 Q3 263 247 16 6.1% 100.0% 84.1% 250
2015 Q2 239 218 21 8.8% 100.0% 65.5% 248
2015 Q1 150 130 20 13.3% 100.0% 83.3% 223
2014 Q4 242 217 25 10.3% 50.0% 73.7% 185
2014 Q3 207 191 16 7.7% — 42.1% 217
2014 Q2 227 199 28 12.3% 100.0% 54.3% 263
2014 Q1 159 133 21 13.2% 75.0% 50.0% 228
2013 Q4 164 138 23 14.0% 60.0% 41.2% 192
2013 Q3 212 185 14 6.6% 42.9% 36.5% 189
2013 Q2 171 150 14 8.2% 100.0% 36.8% 188
2013 Q1 196 177 16 8.2% 66.7% 30.4% 193
2012 Q4 160 145 11 6.9% 16.7% 32.6% 188
2012 Q3 191 158 21 11.0% 0.0% 35.6% 194
2012 Q2 190 171 13 6.8% 66.7% 35.3% 188
2012 Q1 196 172 17 8.7% 42.9% 36.8% 213
2011 Q4 194 174 13 6.7% 60.0% 44.7% 221
2011 Q3 213 191 15 7.0% 0.0% 63.0% 197
2011 Q2 211 174 26 12.3% 25.0% 52.5% 223
2011 Q1 176 158 10 5.7% 71.4% 48.6% 247
2010 Q4 233 200 22 9.4% 66.7% 52.5% 178
2010 Q3 247 219 23 9.3% 77.8% 55.0% 264
2010 Q2 214 182 24 11.2% 75.0% 75.0% 258
2010 Q1 174 144 21 12.1% 57.1% 84.8% 239
2009 Q4 189 166 19 10.1% 100.0% 87.0% 208
2009 Q3 223 191 29 13.0% 66.7% 91.4% 225
2009 Q2 216 190 25 11.6% 83.3% 90.2% 229
2009 Q1 161 134 22 13.7% 66.7% 78.4% 224
2008 Q4 217 190 26 12.0% 83.3% 93.8% 222
2008 Q3 264 204 58 22.0% 76.9% 86.8% 228
2008 Q2 301 235 64 21.3% 60.0% 84.6% 332
2008 Q1 258 196 57 22.1% 75.0% 88.3% 309
2007 Q4 328 248 67 20.4% 44.4% 83.9% 322
2007 Q3 340 259 72 21.2% 92.9% 84.5% 337
2007 Q2 329 276 46 14.0% 100.0% 81.1% 360
2007 Q1 241 194 42 17.4% 57.1% 77.9% 352
2006 Q4 278 215 53 19.1% 76.9% 83.5% 304
2006 Q3 313 253 53 16.9% 81.8% 84.4% 327
2006 Q2 369 302 60 16.3% 75.0% 80.4% 357
2006 Q1 287 218 64 22.3% 88.9% 71.8% 352
2005 Q4 272 227 34 12.5% 62.5% 78.9% 302
2005 Q3 339 272 49 14.5% 87.5% 80.8% 309
2005 Q2 337 290 39 11.6% 85.7% 83.5% 357
2005 Q1 276 227 40 14.5% 36.4% 76.7% 366
2004 Q4 336 271 57 17.0% 50.0% 73.6% 345
2004 Q3 326 291 32 9.8% 55.6% 78.6% 354
2004 Q2 374 326 39 10.4% 37.5% 79.1% 407
2004 Q1 285 245 33 11.6% 66.7% 62.9% 362
2003 Q4 323 270 37 11.5% 33.3% 62.7% 290
2003 Q3 315 266 37 11.7% 83.3% 61.5% 338
2003 Q2 325 271 43 13.2% 69.2% 74.0% 369
2003 Q1 268 229 28 10.4% 0.0% 54.7% 320
2002 Q4 247 215 26 10.5% 0.0% 43.7% 279
2002 Q3 354 315 29 8.2% 0.0% 45.7% 281
2002 Q2 302 265 29 9.6% 50.0% 51.2% 327
2002 Q1 262 233 20 7.6% 30.0% 59.7% 305
2001 Q4 254 235 14 5.5% 40.0% 41.4% 240
2001 Q3 316 294 16 5.1% 11.1% 32.2% 248
2001 Q2 216 211 2 0.9% 25.0% 8.7% 284
2001 Q1 201 190 9 4.5% 60.0% 32.9% 257
2000 Q4 193 183 6 3.1% 0.0% 31.9% 218
2000 Q3 246 230 12 4.9% 20.0% 38.4% 221
2000 Q2 299 280 14 4.7% 58.3% 36.2% 278
2000 Q1 206 184 13 6.3% 14.3% 44.3% 273
1999 Q4 326 304 13 4.0% 25.0% 46.3% 317
1999 Q3 265 256 6 2.3% 12.5% 50.5% 244
1999 Q2 264 241 15 5.7% 85.7% 57.4% 296
1999 Q1 237 217 16 6.8% 45.5% 50.0% 272
1998 Q4 218 206 10 4.6% 50.0% 44.3% 183
1998 Q3 262 250 12 4.6% 20.0% 44.6% 252
1998 Q2 223 201 21 9.4% 0.0% 50.0% 279
1998 Q1 197 185 12 6.1% 33.3% 30.4% 226
1997 Q4 177 160 16 9.0% 60.0% 43.2% 192
1997 Q3 226 200 21 9.3% 50.0% 39.5% 210
1997 Q2 232 205 23 9.9% 33.3% 41.0% 263
1997 Q1 181 153 22 12.2% 25.0% 37.1% 225
1996 Q4 182 162 15 8.2% 37.5% 59.7% 209
1996 Q3 237 215 19 8.0% 42.9% 56.0% 241
1996 Q2 255 235 15 5.9% 20.0% 52.6% 230
1996 Q1 134 131 3 2.2% 66.7% 81.0% —
1995 Q4 144 137 7 4.9% 50.0% 86.8% —
1995 Q3 178 170 8 4.5% 90.0% 67.3% —
1995 Q2 173 165 8 4.6% 100.0% 78.0% —
1995 Q1 141 135 6 4.3% 71.4% 83.0% —
1994 Q4 179 162 17 9.5% 75.0% 77.8% —
1994 Q3 204 190 14 6.9% 66.7% 62.7% —
1994 Q2 180 164 16 8.9% 50.0% 77.8% —
1994 Q1 172 165 7 4.1% 40.0% 89.5% —
1993 Q4 190 179 11 5.8% 33.3% 86.4% —
1993 Q3 256 243 13 5.1% 85.7% 83.8% —
1993 Q2 213 204 9 4.2% 100.0% 93.9% —
1993 Q1 146 138 8 5.5% 100.0% 91.5% —
1992 Q4 160 154 6 3.8% 100.0% 87.8% —
1992 Q3 219 207 12 5.5% 44.4% 89.1% —
1992 Q2 316 302 14 4.4% 70.0% 80.3% —
1992 Q1 157 144 13 8.3% 100.0% 71.1% —
1991 Q4 184 161 23 12.5% 50.0% 57.4% —
1991 Q3 247 232 15 6.1% 83.3% 50.0% —
1991 Q2 209 186 23 11.0% 0.0% 43.3% —
1991 Q1 130 118 12 9.2% 60.0% 51.2% —
1990 Q4 175 145 30 17.1% 75.0% 59.5% —
1990 Q3 218 187 31 14.2% 66.7% 55.8% —
1990 Q2 190 173 17 8.9% 100.0% 66.7% —
1990 Q1 158 143 15 9.5% 85.7% 57.7% —
1989 Q4 231 210 21 9.1% 90.9% 66.7% —
1989 Q3 146 134 12 8.2% 72.7% 54.8% —
1989 Q2 234 221 13 5.6% 92.3% 77.8% —
1989 Q1 100 97 3 3.0% 100.0% 80.5% —
1988 Q4 129 115 14 10.9% 75.0% 73.9% —
1988 Q3 203 196 7 3.4% 100.0% 70.5% —
1988 Q2 180 174 6 3.3% 100.0% 77.5% —
1988 Q1 115 109 6 5.2% 62.5% 80.0% —
1987 Q4 201 195 6 3.0% 100.0% 54.5% —
1987 Q3 352 286 66 18.8% 92.9% 79.0% —
1987 Q2 381 325 56 14.7% 100.0% 75.6% —
1987 Q1 245 211 34 13.9% 66.7% 78.6% —
1986 Q4 249 215 34 13.7% 60.0% 81.0% —
1986 Q3 298 256 42 14.1% 100.0% 76.1% —
1986 Q2 318 276 42 13.2% 100.0% 82.7% —
1986 Q1 255 212 43 16.9% 50.0% 80.2% —
1985 Q4 253 222 31 12.3% 100.0% 90.8% —
1985 Q3 305 275 30 9.8% 88.9% 85.4% —
1985 Q2 271 237 34 12.5% 60.0% 85.7% —
1985 Q1 205 177 28 13.7% 100.0% 86.0% —
1984 Q4 211 185 26 12.3% 100.0% 89.7% —
1984 Q3 251 226 25 10.0% 80.0% 81.2% —
1984 Q2 338 287 51 15.1% 100.0% 90.9% —
1984 Q1 224 207 17 7.6% 50.0% 93.2% —
1983 Q4 205 172 33 16.1% 100.0% 77.3% —
1983 Q3 273 244 29 10.6% 66.7% 80.5% —
1983 Q2 246 218 28 11.4% 0.0% 91.3% —
1983 Q1 251 224 27 10.8% 100.0% 90.0% —
1982 Q4 178 160 18 10.1% 100.0% 97.4% —
1982 Q3 214 190 24 11.2% 100.0% 93.9% —
1982 Q2 276 247 29 10.5% 100.0% 87.5% —
1982 Q1 140 121 19 13.6% — 91.0% —
1981 Q4 171 149 22 12.9% 100.0% 84.1% —
1981 Q3 231 208 23 10.0% 75.0% 87.5% —
1981 Q2 335 273 62 18.5% 75.0% 85.7% —
1981 Q1 240 214 26 10.8% 100.0% 80.7% —
1980 Q4 232 196 36 15.5% 71.4% 79.5% —
1980 Q3 263 219 44 16.7% 100.0% 91.4% —
1980 Q2 308 271 37 12.0% 66.7% 76.8% —
1980 Q1 265 233 32 12.1% 100.0% 90.2% —
1979 Q4 251 226 25 10.0% 100.0% 82.8% —
1979 Q3 265 227 38 14.3% 87.5% 88.4% —
1979 Q2 291 253 38 13.1% 100.0% 78.1% —

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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