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South Cambridgeshire

East of England · E07000012 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,498
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.4%
higher than 16% of authorities
Majors in time
75.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
90.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
97.3%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 17.4%

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
1,606
in the window
Applications decided
1,498
in the window
Approval rate
93.6%
1,402 granted, 96 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 29 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
93.3%
rank 121 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 67 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
Major6496.9%75.0%
Minor41289.6%90.5%
Other1,02295.0%—
of which householder77095.7%94.7%
"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
02164312024 Q3: 366 received2024 Q3: 355 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 411 received2024 Q4: 335 decided2025 Q1: 419 received2025 Q1: 352 decided2025 Q2: 423 received2025 Q2: 362 decided2025 Q3: 417 received2025 Q3: 431 decided2025 Q4: 403 received2025 Q4: 371 decided2026 Q1: 406 received2026 Q1: 345 decided2026 Q2: 380 received2026 Q2: 351 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
148%
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 (E07000012). 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 351 331 20 5.7% 66.7% 96.9% 380
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 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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