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Basildon

East of England · E07000066 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
824
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.0%
higher than 43% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
70.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
86.7%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.0%
136 allowed of 340 decided
Decisions overturned
3.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 35.6%

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
846
in the window
Applications decided
824
in the window
Approval rate
89.0%
733 granted, 91 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 77 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
78.5%
rank 265 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 141 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
Major3797.3%100.0%
Minor23186.1%70.5%
Other55689.6%—
of which householder40888.5%86.7%
"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
01352702024 Q3: 178 received2024 Q3: 180 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 188 received2024 Q4: 184 decided2025 Q1: 182 received2025 Q1: 166 decided2025 Q2: 270 received2025 Q2: 195 decided2025 Q3: 214 received2025 Q3: 228 decided2025 Q4: 213 received2025 Q4: 192 decided2026 Q1: 210 received2026 Q1: 191 decided2026 Q2: 209 received2026 Q2: 213 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
23%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E07000066). 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 213 191 22 10.3% — 72.2% 209
2026 Q1 191 177 14 7.3% — 73.7% 210
2025 Q4 192 164 28 14.6% 100.0% 60.9% 213
2025 Q3 228 201 27 11.8% 100.0% 75.0% 214
2025 Q2 195 156 39 20.0% 100.0% 65.0% 270
2025 Q1 166 137 29 17.5% 100.0% 68.4% 182
2024 Q4 184 147 37 20.1% 100.0% 77.8% 188
2024 Q3 180 135 45 25.0% — 60.9% 178
2024 Q2 178 134 44 24.7% 0.0% 50.0% 193
2024 Q1 189 131 58 30.7% 100.0% 60.0% 191
2023 Q4 173 134 39 22.5% — 62.5% 187
2023 Q3 207 151 56 27.1% 50.0% 56.3% 183
2023 Q2 249 177 72 28.9% 100.0% 51.9% 229
2023 Q1 213 151 62 29.1% — 50.0% 226
2022 Q4 230 163 67 29.1% 33.3% 37.0% 219
2022 Q3 258 208 50 19.4% 50.0% 47.8% 260
2022 Q2 245 183 62 25.3% 50.0% 42.3% 251
2022 Q1 194 125 69 35.6% 75.0% 43.5% 248
2021 Q4 253 187 66 26.1% 50.0% 70.6% 255
2021 Q3 280 204 76 27.1% 66.7% 48.5% 255
2021 Q2 303 227 76 25.1% 100.0% 60.0% 300
2021 Q1 216 182 34 15.7% 80.0% 77.8% 325
2020 Q4 242 189 53 21.9% 100.0% 96.8% 251
2020 Q3 209 169 40 19.1% 50.0% 95.8% 249
2020 Q2 189 148 41 21.7% 0.0% 71.4% 176
2020 Q1 176 140 36 20.5% 100.0% 84.6% 228
2019 Q4 224 186 38 17.0% 75.0% 72.1% 207
2019 Q3 290 247 43 14.8% 33.3% 34.5% 232
2019 Q2 312 273 39 12.5% 33.3% 31.8% 336
2019 Q1 200 163 37 18.5% 0.0% 28.9% 234
2018 Q4 203 173 30 14.8% 100.0% 59.1% 244
2018 Q3 233 190 43 18.5% 60.0% 69.0% 229
2018 Q2 258 219 39 15.1% 100.0% 91.9% 275
2018 Q1 264 211 53 20.1% 100.0% 86.5% 268
2017 Q4 249 200 49 19.7% 66.7% 47.6% 270
2017 Q3 278 228 50 18.0% 50.0% 75.0% 271
2017 Q2 248 202 46 18.5% 75.0% 75.0% 279
2017 Q1 246 196 50 20.3% 50.0% 79.1% 262
2016 Q4 297 253 44 14.8% 66.7% 32.7% 255
2016 Q3 258 201 57 22.1% 75.0% 45.7% 294
2016 Q2 268 182 86 32.1% 0.0% 67.4% 330
2016 Q1 222 170 52 23.4% 50.0% 85.7% 258
2015 Q4 225 177 48 21.3% 42.9% 61.5% 221
2015 Q3 236 189 47 19.9% 44.4% 35.4% 232
2015 Q2 235 203 32 13.6% 100.0% 31.0% 268
2015 Q1 186 158 28 15.1% 75.0% 60.0% 251
2014 Q4 229 178 51 22.3% 0.0% 50.0% 213
2014 Q3 213 166 47 22.1% 66.7% 48.6% 216
2014 Q2 220 182 38 17.3% 60.0% 78.6% 266
2014 Q1 217 138 45 20.7% 33.3% 81.8% 279
2013 Q4 207 131 39 18.8% 75.0% 92.7% 253
2013 Q3 250 168 54 21.6% 42.9% 70.8% 241
2013 Q2 243 168 47 19.3% 60.0% 77.3% 285
2013 Q1 187 133 34 18.2% 71.4% 91.2% 232
2012 Q4 214 151 41 19.2% 62.5% 81.6% 232
2012 Q3 269 182 52 19.3% 50.0% 83.3% 237
2012 Q2 265 178 47 17.7% 0.0% 50.0% 263
2012 Q1 196 147 36 18.4% 50.0% 42.5% 201
2011 Q4 243 172 38 15.6% 62.5% 64.5% 268
2011 Q3 232 157 41 17.7% 42.9% 61.0% 264
2011 Q2 242 154 57 23.6% 50.0% 61.9% 248
2011 Q1 236 160 46 19.5% 50.0% 70.4% 250
2010 Q4 205 135 50 24.4% 50.0% 65.2% 242
2010 Q3 343 266 47 13.7% 80.0% 72.5% 298
2010 Q2 278 184 61 21.9% 28.6% 62.7% 337
2010 Q1 192 122 46 24.0% 66.7% 84.4% 271
2009 Q4 234 166 44 18.8% 100.0% 73.1% 287
2009 Q3 242 171 49 20.2% 66.7% 85.4% 313
2009 Q2 223 153 45 20.2% 83.3% 71.1% 248
2009 Q1 181 119 43 23.8% 87.5% 94.6% 246
2008 Q4 256 187 62 24.2% 63.6% 79.7% 197
2008 Q3 293 207 80 27.3% 50.0% 72.7% 269
2008 Q2 302 226 70 23.2% 44.4% 84.3% 321
2008 Q1 274 196 68 24.8% 50.0% 85.1% 344
2007 Q4 281 194 75 26.7% 50.0% 84.7% 260
2007 Q3 316 251 60 19.0% 70.0% 79.7% 327
2007 Q2 382 281 60 15.7% 75.0% 82.9% 361
2007 Q1 307 239 59 19.2% 88.2% 81.3% 351
2006 Q4 315 253 49 15.6% 56.3% 78.2% 309
2006 Q3 325 246 72 22.2% 75.0% 92.5% 364
2006 Q2 339 254 78 23.0% 37.5% 84.2% 344
2006 Q1 265 198 60 22.6% 53.8% 87.0% 340
2005 Q4 277 201 69 24.9% 20.0% 78.3% 248
2005 Q3 301 227 67 22.3% 50.0% 71.2% 313
2005 Q2 362 306 52 14.4% 28.6% 63.6% 315
2005 Q1 263 224 36 13.7% 50.0% 76.1% 362
2004 Q4 334 256 74 22.2% 66.7% 67.1% 380
2004 Q3 303 233 62 20.5% 50.0% 67.2% 316
2004 Q2 379 265 83 21.9% 66.7% 58.8% 396
2004 Q1 295 214 55 18.6% 66.7% 81.0% 380
2003 Q4 321 224 69 21.5% 40.0% 80.0% 305
2003 Q3 321 224 69 21.5% 40.0% 80.0% 305
2003 Q2 407 305 90 22.1% 50.0% 77.9% 417
2003 Q1 318 258 58 18.2% 33.3% 67.0% 361
2002 Q4 340 253 72 21.2% 63.6% 77.2% 354
2002 Q3 424 318 84 19.8% 64.3% 75.6% 388
2002 Q2 354 253 89 25.1% 60.0% 59.3% 344
2002 Q1 240 206 19 7.9% 50.0% 61.8% 339
2001 Q4 364 255 65 17.9% 0.0% 65.3% 307
2001 Q3 348 239 67 19.3% 60.0% 56.3% 357
2001 Q2 351 262 52 14.8% 28.6% 48.1% 354
2001 Q1 294 212 65 22.1% 50.0% 59.4% 300
2000 Q4 320 230 58 18.1% 66.7% 64.0% 279
2000 Q3 377 273 62 16.4% 100.0% 47.1% 260
2000 Q2 283 229 33 11.7% 50.0% 47.7% 300
2000 Q1 247 192 35 14.2% 37.5% 48.4% 330
1999 Q4 277 218 32 11.6% 71.4% 43.1% 269
1999 Q3 302 228 49 16.2% 50.0% 43.3% 306
1999 Q2 273 212 31 11.4% 33.3% 43.9% 274
1999 Q1 260 202 35 13.5% 33.3% 50.7% 289
1998 Q4 292 231 40 13.7% 37.5% 59.2% 181
1998 Q3 318 250 45 14.2% 23.1% 51.1% 299
1998 Q2 309 239 44 14.2% 12.5% 41.3% 240
1998 Q1 417 298 86 20.6% 73.9% 50.3% 338
1997 Q4 242 189 30 12.4% 28.6% 41.5% 257
1997 Q3 283 217 43 15.2% 25.0% 47.1% 402
1997 Q2 301 252 36 12.0% 28.6% 37.0% 265
1997 Q1 198 167 14 7.1% 60.0% 37.0% 290
1996 Q4 252 203 35 13.9% 55.6% 54.9% 229
1996 Q3 243 198 31 12.8% 80.0% 71.3% 287
1996 Q2 213 180 24 11.3% 57.1% 61.1% 256
1996 Q1 212 171 41 19.3% 86.7% 55.0% —
1995 Q4 195 170 25 12.8% 83.3% 54.1% —
1995 Q3 235 200 35 14.9% 33.3% 60.8% —
1995 Q2 231 181 50 21.6% 100.0% 45.9% —
1995 Q1 203 162 41 20.2% 92.9% 67.5% —
1994 Q4 203 162 41 20.2% 92.9% 67.5% —
1994 Q3 274 240 34 12.4% 72.7% 76.5% —
1994 Q2 283 253 30 10.6% 81.3% 73.9% —
1994 Q1 181 150 31 17.1% 76.5% 85.7% —
1993 Q4 246 196 50 20.3% 84.6% 59.1% —
1993 Q3 288 235 53 18.4% 66.7% 74.4% —
1993 Q2 221 187 34 15.4% 50.0% 53.7% —
1993 Q1 204 169 35 17.2% 100.0% 60.7% —
1992 Q4 218 181 37 17.0% 100.0% 62.3% —
1992 Q3 256 201 55 21.5% 50.0% 69.4% —
1992 Q2 253 205 48 19.0% 75.0% 36.6% —
1992 Q1 250 193 57 22.8% 75.0% 43.6% —
1991 Q4 221 144 77 34.8% 100.0% 60.0% —
1991 Q3 261 216 45 17.2% 80.0% 57.9% —
1991 Q2 285 212 73 25.6% 33.3% 60.5% —
1991 Q1 244 205 39 16.0% 58.3% 72.9% —
1990 Q4 328 242 86 26.2% 55.6% 58.1% —
1990 Q3 284 203 81 28.5% 57.1% 53.8% —
1990 Q2 325 277 48 14.8% 66.7% 65.8% —
1990 Q1 314 237 77 24.5% 33.3% 38.8% —
1989 Q4 301 232 69 22.9% 57.1% 63.1% —
1989 Q3 356 276 80 22.5% 25.0% 46.6% —
1989 Q2 445 323 122 27.4% 45.0% 42.8% —
1989 Q1 369 300 69 18.7% 47.6% 49.1% —
1988 Q4 390 303 87 22.3% 27.3% 40.7% —
1988 Q3 488 375 113 23.2% 0.0% 20.3% —
1988 Q2 403 323 80 19.9% 0.0% 24.5% —
1988 Q1 342 243 99 28.9% 21.4% 42.7% —
1987 Q4 391 306 85 21.7% 66.7% 46.3% —
1987 Q3 335 256 79 23.6% 66.7% 45.1% —
1987 Q2 412 316 96 23.3% 40.0% 54.1% —
1987 Q1 329 255 74 22.5% 38.9% 33.3% —
1986 Q4 304 246 58 19.1% 25.0% 63.5% —
1986 Q3 376 292 84 22.3% 30.0% 44.1% —
1986 Q2 271 194 77 28.4% 40.0% 17.2% —
1986 Q1 219 153 66 30.1% 0.0% 50.0% —
1985 Q4 330 245 85 25.8% 57.1% 52.7% —
1985 Q3 351 246 105 29.9% 80.0% 61.5% —
1985 Q2 273 196 77 28.2% 40.0% 17.2% —
1985 Q1 296 223 73 24.7% 16.7% 53.2% —
1984 Q4 297 207 90 30.3% 60.0% 54.9% —
1984 Q3 309 237 72 23.3% 75.0% 45.7% —
1984 Q2 391 303 88 22.5% 28.6% 57.3% —
1984 Q1 307 205 102 33.2% 50.0% 59.6% —
1983 Q4 344 242 102 29.7% 33.3% 48.5% —
1983 Q3 294 227 67 22.8% 33.3% 48.1% —
1983 Q2 384 312 72 18.8% 62.5% 38.0% —
1983 Q1 258 213 45 17.4% 60.0% 34.2% —
1982 Q4 261 191 70 26.8% 33.3% 46.1% —
1982 Q3 329 265 64 19.5% 83.3% 57.9% —
1982 Q2 319 245 74 23.2% 75.0% 52.1% —
1982 Q1 318 260 58 18.2% 100.0% 44.4% —
1981 Q4 258 198 60 23.3% 100.0% 47.1% —
1981 Q3 328 252 76 23.2% 60.0% 60.2% —
1981 Q2 500 392 108 21.6% 88.9% 55.8% —
1981 Q1 334 270 64 19.2% 60.0% 81.0% —
1980 Q4 346 266 80 23.1% 80.0% 69.4% —
1980 Q3 434 336 98 22.6% 100.0% 62.4% —
1980 Q2 509 401 108 21.2% 44.4% 69.3% —
1980 Q1 454 379 75 16.5% 100.0% 67.9% —
1979 Q4 467 379 88 18.8% 85.7% 71.2% —
1979 Q3 528 419 109 20.6% 50.0% 61.1% —
1979 Q2 443 357 86 19.4% 70.0% 53.0% —

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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