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Huntingdonshire

East of England · E07000011 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,058
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
12.8%
higher than 56% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
81.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.4%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.8%
62 allowed of 223 decided
Decisions overturned
1.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.8%

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
1,125
in the window
Applications decided
1,058
in the window
Approval rate
87.2%
923 granted, 135 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 100 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
89.9%
rank 180 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 98 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
Major3597.1%100.0%
Minor32374.3%81.6%
Other70092.7%—
of which householder48194.8%93.4%
"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
01653292024 Q3: 279 received2024 Q3: 292 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 267 received2024 Q4: 267 decided2025 Q1: 329 received2025 Q1: 216 decided2025 Q2: 251 received2025 Q2: 301 decided2025 Q3: 285 received2025 Q3: 255 decided2025 Q4: 274 received2025 Q4: 281 decided2026 Q1: 294 received2026 Q1: 240 decided2026 Q2: 272 received2026 Q2: 282 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
136%
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 (E07000011). 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 282 254 28 9.9% — 89.3% 272
2026 Q1 240 202 38 15.8% 100.0% 65.2% 294
2025 Q4 281 242 39 13.9% 100.0% 84.4% 274
2025 Q3 255 225 30 11.8% — 85.0% 285
2025 Q2 301 283 18 6.0% 100.0% 81.0% 251
2025 Q1 216 204 12 5.6% 50.0% 90.9% 329
2024 Q4 267 236 31 11.6% — 85.7% 267
2024 Q3 292 263 29 9.9% 100.0% 52.9% 279
2024 Q2 294 260 34 11.6% 100.0% 52.0% 284
2024 Q1 227 193 34 15.0% — 50.0% 299
2023 Q4 254 213 41 16.1% 33.3% 31.6% 303
2023 Q3 314 271 43 13.7% 80.0% 51.6% 299
2023 Q2 283 238 45 15.9% 100.0% 34.5% 349
2023 Q1 324 263 61 18.8% 25.0% 40.6% 295
2022 Q4 391 350 41 10.5% 100.0% 50.0% 284
2022 Q3 308 281 27 8.8% 100.0% 70.0% 366
2022 Q2 308 277 31 10.1% 0.0% 66.7% 393
2022 Q1 281 262 19 6.8% 33.3% 20.7% 364
2021 Q4 387 342 45 11.6% 33.3% 34.0% 323
2021 Q3 401 364 37 9.2% — 33.3% 420
2021 Q2 454 415 39 8.6% 100.0% 29.2% 462
2021 Q1 296 275 21 7.1% 50.0% 22.2% 403
2020 Q4 337 308 29 8.6% 66.7% 35.3% 354
2020 Q3 259 242 17 6.6% — 0.0% 371
2020 Q2 245 227 18 7.3% — 53.8% 266
2020 Q1 336 302 34 10.1% 100.0% 50.0% 338
2019 Q4 306 268 38 12.4% 50.0% 57.7% 386
2019 Q3 348 324 24 6.9% 100.0% 61.0% 344
2019 Q2 408 368 40 9.8% 40.0% 80.0% 439
2019 Q1 305 284 21 6.9% 0.0% 56.7% 388
2018 Q4 307 287 20 6.5% 0.0% 64.0% 378
2018 Q3 395 385 10 2.5% 33.3% 71.9% 386
2018 Q2 392 378 14 3.6% 50.0% 71.1% 421
2018 Q1 292 272 20 6.8% 40.0% 80.0% 377
2017 Q4 316 288 28 8.9% 83.3% 73.9% 396
2017 Q3 343 323 20 5.8% 33.3% 52.5% 377
2017 Q2 369 347 22 6.0% 37.5% 63.6% 414
2017 Q1 323 298 25 7.7% 50.0% 72.9% 417
2016 Q4 383 340 43 11.2% 16.7% 70.1% 363
2016 Q3 403 364 39 9.7% 66.7% 55.3% 424
2016 Q2 379 346 33 8.7% 77.8% 63.6% 413
2016 Q1 318 295 23 7.2% 88.9% 67.4% 387
2015 Q4 387 354 33 8.5% 66.7% 61.5% 341
2015 Q3 307 284 23 7.5% 50.0% 40.5% 411
2015 Q2 335 318 17 5.1% 72.7% 45.5% 357
2015 Q1 359 325 34 9.5% 38.5% 31.3% 333
2014 Q4 311 292 19 6.1% 55.6% 41.5% 357
2014 Q3 416 390 26 6.3% 62.5% 49.4% 374
2014 Q2 294 274 20 6.8% 75.0% 54.8% 440
2014 Q1 271 246 25 9.2% 53.8% 62.9% 352
2013 Q4 300 279 18 6.0% 66.7% 70.0% 347
2013 Q3 366 331 28 7.7% 66.7% 58.8% 347
2013 Q2 328 296 23 7.0% 88.9% 68.8% 382
2013 Q1 303 262 34 11.2% 84.6% 70.0% 362
2012 Q4 306 263 38 12.4% 86.7% 68.1% 352
2012 Q3 374 337 32 8.6% 100.0% 78.4% 355
2012 Q2 357 306 44 12.3% 55.6% 71.1% 419
2012 Q1 301 248 46 15.3% 66.7% 70.8% 366
2011 Q4 310 272 29 9.4% 70.0% 69.2% 328
2011 Q3 413 369 41 9.9% 59.1% 75.2% 379
2011 Q2 349 320 25 7.2% 90.0% 81.0% 434
2011 Q1 284 249 30 10.6% 75.0% 70.3% 372
2010 Q4 313 270 42 13.4% 50.0% 75.0% 349
2010 Q3 386 348 32 8.3% 92.9% 82.4% 370
2010 Q2 358 309 41 11.5% 92.3% 71.3% 396
2010 Q1 316 267 40 12.7% 75.0% 73.4% 379
2009 Q4 334 281 51 15.3% 62.5% 75.5% 343
2009 Q3 366 304 62 16.9% 93.3% 80.7% 368
2009 Q2 309 263 44 14.2% 60.0% 69.4% 360
2009 Q1 293 238 53 18.1% 60.0% 68.3% 343
2008 Q4 380 322 56 14.7% 83.3% 78.0% 366
2008 Q3 382 329 52 13.6% 62.5% 68.4% 401
2008 Q2 489 428 61 12.5% 81.8% 66.9% 483
2008 Q1 395 341 54 13.7% 86.7% 71.2% 517
2007 Q4 453 375 76 16.8% 66.7% 64.5% 428
2007 Q3 510 407 101 19.8% 60.0% 73.2% 536
2007 Q2 448 376 71 15.8% 81.3% 65.4% 576
2007 Q1 451 391 58 12.9% 46.7% 75.3% 544
2006 Q4 441 360 80 18.1% 77.8% 67.6% 439
2006 Q3 538 461 76 14.1% 86.7% 60.9% 529
2006 Q2 488 393 88 18.0% 29.4% 65.2% 544
2006 Q1 472 402 68 14.4% 61.5% 72.9% 575
2005 Q4 431 352 76 17.6% 42.1% 61.7% 482
2005 Q3 496 434 58 11.7% 58.3% 80.1% 490
2005 Q2 554 468 85 15.3% 69.0% 72.6% 555
2005 Q1 450 374 75 16.7% 46.7% 51.1% 535
2004 Q4 447 377 69 15.4% 50.0% 55.6% 456
2004 Q3 656 560 95 14.5% 16.7% 51.7% 541
2004 Q2 582 517 60 10.3% 50.0% 50.0% 621
2004 Q1 491 429 56 11.4% 42.9% 40.5% 598
2003 Q4 542 432 102 18.8% 25.0% 40.4% 526
2003 Q3 652 555 92 14.1% 57.1% 37.7% 655
2003 Q2 590 510 77 13.1% 42.9% 26.1% 643
2003 Q1 499 410 83 16.6% 66.7% 43.3% 591
2002 Q4 582 487 90 15.5% 40.0% 42.8% 576
2002 Q3 613 516 93 15.2% 77.8% 42.4% 647
2002 Q2 653 544 93 14.2% 29.4% 25.3% 635
2002 Q1 527 462 59 11.2% 29.4% 40.0% 611
2001 Q4 456 377 74 16.2% 25.0% 39.4% 472
2001 Q3 555 490 62 11.2% 25.0% 51.0% 528
2001 Q2 495 431 56 11.3% 50.0% 56.7% 582
2001 Q1 425 358 62 14.6% 44.4% 51.1% 510
2000 Q4 494 426 58 11.7% 52.9% 54.1% 402
2000 Q3 500 449 48 9.6% 43.8% 51.6% 546
2000 Q2 469 410 59 12.6% 50.0% 48.6% 531
2000 Q1 448 390 56 12.5% 45.5% 43.9% 487
1999 Q4 422 365 56 13.3% 50.0% 51.0% 375
1999 Q3 425 371 53 12.5% 9.1% 47.1% 462
1999 Q2 475 423 52 10.9% 47.1% 54.3% 487
1999 Q1 350 309 40 11.4% 33.3% 45.7% 455
1998 Q4 396 364 29 7.3% 14.3% 56.0% 366
1998 Q3 428 391 34 7.9% 30.8% 47.6% 435
1998 Q2 516 479 37 7.2% 38.9% 43.2% 411
1998 Q1 375 335 36 9.6% 41.2% 33.8% 531
1997 Q4 408 366 37 9.1% 35.7% 36.1% 385
1997 Q3 393 364 28 7.1% 45.5% 47.8% 457
1997 Q2 492 433 59 12.0% 30.4% 42.7% 482
1997 Q1 308 270 34 11.0% 27.3% 42.1% 417
1996 Q4 418 382 31 7.4% 28.6% 52.6% 370
1996 Q3 367 337 29 7.9% 37.5% 53.5% 433
1996 Q2 393 357 31 7.9% 75.0% 44.5% 399
1996 Q1 179 158 21 11.7% 80.0% 68.1% —
1995 Q4 150 130 20 13.3% 66.7% 73.0% —
1995 Q3 195 179 16 8.2% 40.0% 76.9% —
1995 Q2 176 156 20 11.4% 40.0% 72.2% —
1995 Q1 156 140 16 10.3% 100.0% 90.3% —
1994 Q4 167 144 23 13.8% 50.0% 64.5% —
1994 Q3 225 191 34 15.1% 33.3% 89.5% —
1994 Q2 158 135 23 14.6% 0.0% 77.4% —
1994 Q1 150 132 18 12.0% 0.0% 83.3% —
1993 Q4 163 149 14 8.6% 100.0% 84.0% —
1993 Q3 159 129 30 18.9% 100.0% 88.9% —
1993 Q2 178 145 33 18.5% 80.0% 84.0% —
1993 Q1 144 123 21 14.6% 55.6% 72.4% —
1992 Q4 139 120 19 13.7% 100.0% 68.4% —
1992 Q3 139 119 20 14.4% 0.0% 80.6% —
1992 Q2 155 132 23 14.8% 100.0% 82.8% —
1992 Q1 155 135 20 12.9% 75.0% 65.9% —
1991 Q4 158 126 32 20.3% 0.0% 90.7% —
1991 Q3 191 153 38 19.9% 50.0% 92.9% —
1991 Q2 202 147 55 27.2% 87.5% 84.2% —
1991 Q1 174 146 28 16.1% 50.0% 70.5% —
1990 Q4 187 164 23 12.3% 100.0% 85.7% —
1990 Q3 191 151 40 20.9% 100.0% 75.8% —
1990 Q2 246 184 62 25.2% 66.7% 64.0% —
1990 Q1 209 172 37 17.7% 100.0% 68.2% —
1989 Q4 213 148 65 30.5% 57.1% 82.1% —
1989 Q3 256 176 80 31.3% 85.7% 73.3% —
1989 Q2 311 209 102 32.8% 100.0% 66.7% —
1989 Q1 275 198 77 28.0% 0.0% 74.5% —
1988 Q4 306 235 71 23.2% 50.0% 82.5% —
1988 Q3 312 234 78 25.0% 80.0% 70.3% —
1988 Q2 228 187 41 18.0% 90.0% 84.1% —
1988 Q1 222 186 36 16.2% 83.3% 73.8% —
1987 Q4 228 191 37 16.2% 94.4% 69.7% —
1987 Q3 251 212 39 15.5% 100.0% 75.0% —
1987 Q2 260 184 76 29.2% 40.0% 79.1% —
1987 Q1 225 172 53 23.6% 100.0% 68.2% —
1986 Q4 201 175 26 12.9% 60.0% 77.1% —
1986 Q3 263 212 51 19.4% 100.0% 83.2% —
1986 Q2 242 210 32 13.2% 66.7% 82.1% —
1986 Q1 195 161 34 17.4% 50.0% 82.7% —
1985 Q4 212 178 34 16.0% 50.0% 80.8% —
1985 Q3 209 172 37 17.7% 100.0% 76.7% —
1985 Q2 201 160 41 20.4% 0.0% 84.1% —
1985 Q1 150 127 23 15.3% 75.0% 73.8% —
1984 Q4 161 134 27 16.8% 100.0% 81.7% —
1984 Q3 191 162 29 15.2% 60.0% 87.7% —
1984 Q2 245 200 45 18.4% 80.0% 86.7% —
1984 Q1 152 129 23 15.1% 100.0% 84.3% —
1983 Q4 165 143 22 13.3% 50.0% 69.0% —
1983 Q3 180 153 27 15.0% 80.0% 71.8% —
1983 Q2 107 97 10 9.3% 100.0% 83.3% —
1983 Q1 141 123 18 12.8% 75.0% 89.4% —
1982 Q4 200 174 26 13.0% 100.0% 82.2% —
1982 Q3 168 148 20 11.9% 100.0% 83.6% —
1982 Q2 175 155 20 11.4% 75.0% 72.9% —
1982 Q1 136 119 17 12.5% 100.0% 69.8% —
1981 Q4 136 119 17 12.5% 100.0% 74.0% —
1981 Q3 173 147 26 15.0% 75.0% 65.6% —
1981 Q2 170 140 30 17.6% 100.0% 62.1% —
1981 Q1 170 144 26 15.3% 100.0% 70.5% —
1980 Q4 169 141 28 16.6% 100.0% 67.2% —
1980 Q3 193 161 32 16.6% 100.0% 60.9% —
1980 Q2 203 171 32 15.8% 100.0% 58.1% —
1980 Q1 149 125 24 16.1% 100.0% 56.9% —
1979 Q4 206 173 33 16.0% 100.0% 57.1% —
1979 Q3 206 173 33 16.0% 100.0% 58.5% —
1979 Q2 192 175 17 8.9% 100.0% 42.6% —

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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