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South Cambridgeshire

East of England · E07000012 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,509
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
6.4%
higher than 14% of authorities
Majors in time
84.6%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.6%
103 allowed of 326 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 17.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 345 324 21 6.1% 100.0% 88.2% 406
2025 Q4 371 349 22 5.9% 100.0% 87.8% 403
2025 Q3 431 398 33 7.7% 66.7% 90.7% 417
2025 Q2 362 342 20 5.5% 100.0% 83.8% 423
2025 Q1 352 315 37 10.5% 100.0% 88.6% 419
2024 Q4 335 310 25 7.5% 100.0% 88.4% 411
2024 Q3 355 330 25 7.0% 100.0% 86.3% 366
2024 Q2 346 318 28 8.1% 100.0% 91.4% 366
2024 Q1 375 339 36 9.6% 0.0% 91.9% 410
2023 Q4 355 327 28 7.9% 100.0% 76.7% 417
2023 Q3 373 341 32 8.6% 66.7% 75.6% 421
2023 Q2 382 345 37 9.7% 100.0% 78.0% 392
2023 Q1 457 404 53 11.6% 100.0% 50.0% 399
2022 Q4 422 360 62 14.7% 40.0% 38.2% 494
2022 Q3 395 356 39 9.9% 33.3% 35.7% 459
2022 Q2 442 397 45 10.2% 33.3% 53.8% 467
2022 Q1 408 352 56 13.7% 66.7% 34.8% 520
2021 Q4 489 404 85 17.4% 66.7% 54.1% 500
2021 Q3 531 485 46 8.7% 75.0% 44.7% 511
2021 Q2 465 417 48 10.3% 40.0% 15.6% 640
2021 Q1 413 372 41 9.9% 66.7% 22.2% 541
2020 Q4 463 423 40 8.6% 100.0% 78.6% 495
2020 Q3 412 377 35 8.5% 50.0% 50.0% 469
2020 Q2 295 267 28 9.5% 33.3% 0.0% 373
2020 Q1 307 272 35 11.4% 50.0% 78.7% 469
2019 Q4 402 335 67 16.7% 60.0% 65.4% 522
2019 Q3 490 423 67 13.7% 60.0% 56.0% 482
2019 Q2 429 384 45 10.5% 50.0% 69.6% 516
2019 Q1 408 346 62 15.2% 63.6% 78.8% 612
2018 Q4 479 414 65 13.6% 33.3% 72.4% 529
2018 Q3 575 513 62 10.8% 60.0% 82.4% 522
2018 Q2 539 462 77 14.3% 54.5% 85.3% 676
2018 Q1 523 447 76 14.5% 30.8% 64.7% 601
2017 Q4 510 428 82 16.1% 57.1% 66.1% 590
2017 Q3 516 455 61 11.8% 50.0% 76.1% 487
2017 Q2 548 499 49 8.9% 50.0% 91.4% 573
2017 Q1 412 374 38 9.2% 75.0% 83.3% 602
2016 Q4 532 501 31 5.8% 100.0% 77.2% 582
2016 Q3 501 431 70 14.0% 100.0% 69.4% 564
2016 Q2 525 443 82 15.6% 40.0% 54.5% 460
2016 Q1 451 363 88 19.5% 22.2% 24.2% 489
2015 Q4 411 363 48 11.7% 11.1% 40.5% 426
2015 Q3 474 414 60 12.7% 35.7% 42.6% 517
2015 Q2 423 367 56 13.2% 40.0% 43.1% 522
2015 Q1 441 394 47 10.7% 45.5% 36.2% 517
2014 Q4 409 377 32 7.8% 52.6% 47.7% 420
2014 Q3 503 455 48 9.5% 52.9% 39.2% 479
2014 Q2 401 370 31 7.7% 53.8% 46.0% 470
2014 Q1 376 319 46 12.2% 38.5% 57.3% 456
2013 Q4 361 302 45 12.5% 50.0% 67.0% 447
2013 Q3 442 381 47 10.6% 63.2% 63.0% 440
2013 Q2 429 377 41 9.6% 55.6% 66.3% 502
2013 Q1 379 317 53 14.0% 54.5% 67.3% 431
2012 Q4 419 365 47 11.2% 60.0% 68.4% 390
2012 Q3 389 329 53 13.6% 30.0% 66.7% 387
2012 Q2 459 401 54 11.8% 53.3% 70.5% 415
2012 Q1 420 369 48 11.4% 50.0% 64.7% 513
2011 Q4 386 345 34 8.8% 76.9% 67.0% 427
2011 Q3 510 440 64 12.5% 35.3% 52.7% 468
2011 Q2 475 418 45 9.5% 30.4% 55.6% 474
2011 Q1 362 314 45 12.4% 53.3% 42.1% 505
2010 Q4 359 318 33 9.2% 35.7% 37.8% 428
2010 Q3 411 335 65 15.8% 35.3% 40.0% 433
2010 Q2 387 329 50 12.9% 85.7% 65.3% 547
2010 Q1 423 341 74 17.5% 60.0% 64.6% 444
2009 Q4 395 331 60 15.2% 73.3% 83.6% 487
2009 Q3 428 352 72 16.8% 69.2% 77.0% 430
2009 Q2 360 297 63 17.5% 56.3% 81.7% 458
2009 Q1 321 241 78 24.3% 66.7% 60.2% 375
2008 Q4 409 302 102 24.9% 70.0% 80.0% 383
2008 Q3 537 439 91 16.9% 71.4% 64.9% 491
2008 Q2 522 427 92 17.6% 56.3% 64.9% 558
2008 Q1 490 418 68 13.9% 82.4% 76.5% 613
2007 Q4 555 458 89 16.0% 78.3% 76.1% 582
2007 Q3 592 485 94 15.9% 72.7% 73.2% 604
2007 Q2 624 505 107 17.1% 80.0% 66.9% 667
2007 Q1 493 406 85 17.2% 80.0% 79.1% 643
2006 Q4 544 439 100 18.4% 71.4% 66.4% 582
2006 Q3 648 535 103 15.9% 96.4% 61.1% 595
2006 Q2 603 471 126 20.9% 87.5% 71.6% 634
2006 Q1 510 403 102 20.0% 79.3% 72.0% 670
2005 Q4 521 412 101 19.4% 53.3% 71.6% 575
2005 Q3 620 499 111 17.9% 60.7% 66.3% 578
2005 Q2 647 527 115 17.8% 48.4% 68.0% 688
2005 Q1 492 381 108 22.0% 25.0% 54.2% 603
2004 Q4 562 460 90 16.0% 35.0% 62.9% 594
2004 Q3 619 524 83 13.4% 40.0% 64.2% 656
2004 Q2 658 569 81 12.3% 50.0% 56.0% 673
2004 Q1 540 446 90 16.7% 21.4% 41.5% 698
2003 Q4 532 446 83 15.6% 27.8% 56.2% 565
2003 Q3 629 529 91 14.5% 21.4% 47.5% 627
2003 Q2 746 612 128 17.2% 36.4% 50.6% 707
2003 Q1 530 458 69 13.0% 25.0% 46.6% 701
2002 Q4 515 416 90 17.5% 42.9% 42.3% 565
2002 Q3 599 519 75 12.5% 45.5% 56.2% 591
2002 Q2 647 574 68 10.5% 46.2% 66.7% 663
2002 Q1 565 516 48 8.5% 25.0% 64.7% 695
2001 Q4 504 428 71 14.1% 35.3% 62.9% 554
2001 Q3 598 530 66 11.0% 14.3% 62.0% 590
2001 Q2 605 548 48 7.9% 41.2% 67.1% 612
2001 Q1 571 509 59 10.3% 50.0% 57.0% 655
2000 Q4 459 399 58 12.6% 50.0% 66.9% 549
2000 Q3 614 543 61 9.9% 42.9% 64.3% 624
2000 Q2 618 536 68 11.0% 46.2% 53.2% 639
2000 Q1 522 467 47 9.0% 59.1% 66.9% 627
1999 Q4 488 432 51 10.5% 86.4% 58.5% 532
1999 Q3 554 503 48 8.7% 42.3% 65.6% 554
1999 Q2 526 471 53 10.1% 52.4% 59.9% 520
1999 Q1 462 402 57 12.3% 30.0% 67.8% 538
1998 Q4 486 428 54 11.1% 42.3% 64.6% 527
1998 Q3 556 488 62 11.2% 21.7% 65.3% 535
1998 Q2 530 469 55 10.4% 20.0% 58.6% 556
1998 Q1 537 447 84 15.6% 22.2% 53.8% 525
1997 Q4 432 330 92 21.3% 52.4% 49.6% 460
1997 Q3 472 408 61 12.9% 46.7% 43.6% 506
1997 Q2 558 486 68 12.2% 40.7% 45.1% 564
1997 Q1 398 342 50 12.6% 69.2% 37.0% 466
1996 Q4 439 372 60 13.7% 40.9% 33.1% 424
1996 Q3 490 435 49 10.0% 50.0% 45.0% 516
1996 Q2 471 425 40 8.5% 14.3% 49.2% 540
1996 Q1 219 177 42 19.2% 40.0% 45.6% —
1995 Q4 212 165 47 22.2% 100.0% 51.7% —
1995 Q3 242 209 33 13.6% 75.0% 61.0% —
1995 Q2 252 220 32 12.7% 60.0% 62.1% —
1995 Q1 212 191 21 9.9% 71.4% 48.4% —
1994 Q4 241 204 37 15.4% 100.0% 55.6% —
1994 Q3 229 195 34 14.8% 50.0% 49.1% —
1994 Q2 232 208 24 10.3% 100.0% 56.7% —
1994 Q1 200 169 31 15.5% 100.0% 56.5% —
1993 Q4 246 217 29 11.8% 62.5% 53.5% —
1993 Q3 268 232 36 13.4% 60.0% 66.7% —
1993 Q2 288 236 52 18.1% 66.7% 51.8% —
1993 Q1 233 198 35 15.0% 20.0% 55.9% —
1992 Q4 251 220 31 12.4% 62.5% 54.1% —
1992 Q3 248 208 40 16.1% 100.0% 60.0% —
1992 Q2 265 241 24 9.1% 100.0% 50.0% —
1992 Q1 252 204 48 19.0% 100.0% 50.7% —
1991 Q4 213 177 36 16.9% 50.0% 44.9% —
1991 Q3 219 184 35 16.0% 60.0% 45.3% —
1991 Q2 262 227 35 13.4% 75.0% 39.7% —
1991 Q1 243 201 42 17.3% 0.0% 40.8% —
1990 Q4 276 208 68 24.6% 62.5% 35.6% —
1990 Q3 256 208 48 18.8% 25.0% 36.0% —
1990 Q2 296 262 34 11.5% 28.6% 37.3% —
1990 Q1 296 218 78 26.4% 100.0% 23.4% —
1989 Q4 266 215 51 19.2% 60.0% 34.4% —
1989 Q3 285 235 50 17.5% 16.7% 21.0% —
1989 Q2 355 299 56 15.8% 81.3% 24.4% —
1989 Q1 335 243 92 27.5% 53.3% 23.3% —
1988 Q4 351 270 81 23.1% 20.0% 36.5% —
1988 Q3 380 288 92 24.2% 50.0% 23.5% —
1988 Q2 363 279 84 23.1% 37.5% 14.6% —
1988 Q1 253 209 44 17.4% 37.5% 2.9% —
1987 Q4 269 221 48 17.8% 0.0% 1.3% —
1987 Q3 257 222 35 13.6% 10.0% 2.7% —
1987 Q2 284 246 38 13.4% 37.5% 1.2% —
1987 Q1 287 230 57 19.9% 0.0% 8.6% —
1986 Q4 278 216 62 22.3% 5.6% 2.1% —
1986 Q3 252 198 54 21.4% 16.7% 5.6% —
1986 Q2 238 198 40 16.8% 66.7% 15.0% —
1986 Q1 239 178 61 25.5% 50.0% 26.5% —
1985 Q4 281 234 47 16.7% 33.3% 38.5% —
1985 Q3 219 183 36 16.4% 42.9% 46.9% —
1985 Q2 319 259 60 18.8% 50.0% 25.6% —
1985 Q1 246 206 40 16.3% 50.0% 40.0% —
1984 Q4 267 213 54 20.2% 62.5% 44.2% —
1984 Q3 285 237 48 16.8% 100.0% 48.1% —
1984 Q2 258 227 31 12.0% 75.0% 58.5% —
1984 Q1 295 248 47 15.9% 66.7% 58.0% —
1983 Q4 300 255 45 15.0% 50.0% 50.8% —
1983 Q3 299 247 52 17.4% 71.4% 56.1% —
1983 Q2 226 190 36 15.9% 60.0% 61.8% —
1983 Q1 270 227 43 15.9% 37.5% 62.8% —
1982 Q4 232 196 36 15.5% 25.0% 68.4% —
1982 Q3 242 200 42 17.4% 100.0% 63.0% —
1982 Q2 227 200 27 11.9% 40.0% 68.4% —
1982 Q1 249 206 43 17.3% 66.7% 56.7% —
1981 Q4 252 218 34 13.5% 66.7% 63.3% —
1981 Q3 235 204 31 13.2% 62.5% 54.9% —
1981 Q2 388 324 64 16.5% 58.8% 47.2% —
1981 Q1 218 192 26 11.9% 50.0% 59.3% —
1980 Q4 316 266 50 15.8% 38.5% 35.2% —
1980 Q3 383 334 49 12.8% 44.4% 64.8% —
1980 Q2 281 243 38 13.5% 100.0% 47.9% —
1980 Q1 365 317 48 13.2% 27.3% 58.3% —
1979 Q4 306 253 53 17.3% 0.0% 49.4% —
1979 Q3 293 259 34 11.6% 50.0% 52.0% —
1979 Q2 406 329 77 19.0% 100.0% 44.0% —

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.

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