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East of England · E07000067 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
911
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.7%
higher than 73% of authorities
Majors in time
72.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.9%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
27.8%
123 allowed of 442 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 25.6%

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
991
in the window
Applications decided
911
in the window
Approval rate
84.3%
768 granted, 143 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 122 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
94.2%
rank 106 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 60 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
Major4077.5%72.7%
Minor28172.2%91.0%
Other59090.5%—
of which householder40691.6%95.2%
"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
01452892024 Q3: 248 received2024 Q3: 256 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 230 received2024 Q4: 239 decided2025 Q1: 289 received2025 Q1: 205 decided2025 Q2: 240 received2025 Q2: 254 decided2025 Q3: 244 received2025 Q3: 243 decided2025 Q4: 247 received2025 Q4: 215 decided2026 Q1: 237 received2026 Q1: 215 decided2026 Q2: 263 received2026 Q2: 238 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
150%
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 (E07000067). 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 238 195 43 18.1% 100.0% 95.7% 263
2026 Q1 215 184 31 14.4% 80.0% 88.5% 237
2025 Q4 215 181 34 15.8% 75.0% 87.9% 247
2025 Q3 243 208 35 14.4% 0.0% 89.7% 244
2025 Q2 254 222 32 12.6% 100.0% 97.7% 240
2025 Q1 205 181 24 11.7% 100.0% 100.0% 289
2024 Q4 239 191 48 20.1% 50.0% 86.1% 230
2024 Q3 256 207 49 19.1% — 93.3% 248
2024 Q2 269 217 52 19.3% 100.0% 88.6% 267
2024 Q1 225 173 52 23.1% 80.0% 64.3% 280
2023 Q4 294 244 50 17.0% 100.0% 87.7% 252
2023 Q3 276 219 57 20.7% 66.7% 82.0% 291
2023 Q2 317 266 51 16.1% 80.0% 85.7% 320
2023 Q1 270 201 69 25.6% 100.0% 86.8% 355
2022 Q4 365 307 58 15.9% 60.0% 87.7% 342
2022 Q3 294 252 42 14.3% 100.0% 97.1% 332
2022 Q2 345 307 38 11.0% — 81.1% 395
2022 Q1 362 301 61 16.9% 80.0% 78.4% 366
2021 Q4 373 311 62 16.6% 100.0% 87.9% 355
2021 Q3 426 361 65 15.3% 100.0% 64.4% 429
2021 Q2 399 331 68 17.0% 0.0% 62.5% 464
2021 Q1 369 327 42 11.4% 100.0% 60.9% 436
2020 Q4 319 266 53 16.6% 100.0% 64.7% 362
2020 Q3 399 346 53 13.3% — 69.2% 360
2020 Q2 205 170 35 17.1% 66.7% 66.7% 297
2020 Q1 329 265 64 19.5% 83.3% 68.3% 397
2019 Q4 371 283 88 23.7% 50.0% 71.7% 323
2019 Q3 308 247 61 19.8% 100.0% 60.5% 395
2019 Q2 401 331 70 17.5% 25.0% 46.3% 359
2019 Q1 300 244 56 18.7% 33.3% 34.0% 365
2018 Q4 330 267 63 19.1% 100.0% 41.7% 376
2018 Q3 328 266 62 18.9% 100.0% 35.6% 397
2018 Q2 348 272 76 21.8% 0.0% 43.8% 389
2018 Q1 303 250 53 17.5% 83.3% 52.3% 394
2017 Q4 359 289 70 19.5% 72.7% 65.0% 362
2017 Q3 360 295 65 18.1% 50.0% 69.2% 437
2017 Q2 408 361 47 11.5% 60.0% 76.9% 408
2017 Q1 347 293 54 15.6% 80.0% 72.0% 407
2016 Q4 315 264 51 16.2% 66.7% 78.5% 385
2016 Q3 364 326 38 10.4% 42.9% 76.2% 361
2016 Q2 459 387 72 15.7% 62.5% 64.0% 428
2016 Q1 285 237 48 16.8% 66.7% 63.6% 435
2015 Q4 309 245 64 20.7% 66.7% 57.6% 332
2015 Q3 359 321 38 10.6% 45.5% 64.5% 352
2015 Q2 370 314 56 15.1% 75.0% 72.2% 404
2015 Q1 301 273 28 9.3% 100.0% 60.3% 375
2014 Q4 336 294 42 12.5% 44.4% 59.4% 332
2014 Q3 354 312 42 11.9% 100.0% 75.0% 382
2014 Q2 349 306 43 12.3% 72.7% 60.8% 428
2014 Q1 326 276 26 8.0% 80.0% 82.4% 412
2013 Q4 299 248 37 12.4% 60.0% 70.1% 321
2013 Q3 356 294 51 14.3% 66.7% 78.2% 334
2013 Q2 348 291 47 13.5% 80.0% 69.5% 389
2013 Q1 270 219 46 17.0% 76.9% 58.6% 356
2012 Q4 354 278 57 16.1% 60.0% 68.2% 339
2012 Q3 339 273 55 16.2% 84.6% 76.1% 381
2012 Q2 423 331 76 18.0% 63.6% 70.5% 420
2012 Q1 313 259 44 14.1% 57.1% 78.3% 452
2011 Q4 379 320 51 13.5% 80.0% 78.0% 358
2011 Q3 433 337 70 16.2% 68.8% 73.9% 464
2011 Q2 366 300 56 15.3% 71.4% 66.7% 436
2011 Q1 291 232 45 15.5% 100.0% 86.3% 392
2010 Q4 351 274 65 18.5% 66.7% 75.0% 371
2010 Q3 402 321 69 17.2% 80.0% 87.5% 453
2010 Q2 402 331 58 14.4% 83.3% 86.9% 397
2010 Q1 364 295 61 16.8% 100.0% 86.1% 414
2009 Q4 365 323 34 9.3% 90.9% 90.4% 396
2009 Q3 393 321 63 16.0% 80.0% 92.5% 435
2009 Q2 405 345 55 13.6% 85.7% 81.8% 423
2009 Q1 289 230 54 18.7% 90.9% 86.6% 373
2008 Q4 416 344 67 16.1% 70.0% 94.6% 409
2008 Q3 444 360 81 18.2% 100.0% 87.6% 463
2008 Q2 467 387 75 16.1% 85.7% 82.9% 473
2008 Q1 515 405 98 19.0% 87.5% 91.5% 569
2007 Q4 538 446 88 16.4% 88.9% 78.7% 537
2007 Q3 605 484 115 19.0% 76.2% 65.1% 554
2007 Q2 551 443 104 18.9% 96.0% 75.9% 604
2007 Q1 479 384 92 19.2% 100.0% 83.0% 564
2006 Q4 491 384 103 21.0% 70.0% 75.6% 564
2006 Q3 521 425 92 17.7% 63.2% 67.9% 494
2006 Q2 475 376 95 20.0% 66.7% 70.8% 557
2006 Q1 589 475 106 18.0% 33.3% 66.9% 598
2005 Q4 403 320 77 19.1% 42.9% 53.3% 482
2005 Q3 559 443 111 19.9% 36.4% 65.3% 552
2005 Q2 544 467 70 12.9% 64.3% 47.0% 551
2005 Q1 488 419 65 13.3% 22.2% 48.8% 579
2004 Q4 432 375 53 12.3% 28.6% 48.9% 558
2004 Q3 617 516 97 15.7% 61.5% 52.1% 521
2004 Q2 562 488 71 12.6% 33.3% 45.0% 594
2004 Q1 504 421 77 15.3% 12.5% 45.8% 565
2003 Q4 460 393 60 13.0% 46.2% 47.2% 506
2003 Q3 584 508 70 12.0% 46.2% 42.2% 576
2003 Q2 520 457 62 11.9% 60.0% 45.2% 576
2003 Q1 488 428 59 12.1% 30.0% 43.9% 546
2002 Q4 437 378 53 12.1% 28.6% 47.5% 534
2002 Q3 504 450 48 9.5% 30.0% 48.9% 485
2002 Q2 523 471 47 9.0% 50.0% 59.7% 551
2002 Q1 413 354 59 14.3% 0.0% 69.7% 553
2001 Q4 451 387 59 13.1% 18.2% 58.8% 428
2001 Q3 477 418 55 11.5% 37.5% 56.0% 503
2001 Q2 432 388 38 8.8% 50.0% 59.0% 481
2001 Q1 379 334 45 11.9% 54.5% 61.7% 445
2000 Q4 370 313 56 15.1% 20.0% 47.0% 356
2000 Q3 453 402 51 11.3% 25.0% 44.6% 425
2000 Q2 465 410 52 11.2% 40.0% 36.9% 474
2000 Q1 345 316 26 7.5% 60.0% 40.3% 486
1999 Q4 318 276 39 12.3% 16.7% 38.8% 339
1999 Q3 453 427 22 4.9% 44.4% 74.5% 415
1999 Q2 411 385 22 5.4% 25.0% 48.4% 446
1999 Q1 330 299 31 9.4% 37.5% 67.5% 410
1998 Q4 362 335 26 7.2% 33.3% 59.4% 344
1998 Q3 423 391 27 6.4% 45.5% 66.7% 422
1998 Q2 391 363 26 6.6% 30.0% 59.6% 415
1998 Q1 359 320 37 10.3% 0.0% 67.1% 411
1997 Q4 282 259 23 8.2% 80.0% 63.8% 300
1997 Q3 390 353 35 9.0% 42.9% 61.2% 380
1997 Q2 414 370 40 9.7% 53.8% 56.8% 402
1997 Q1 297 261 33 11.1% 50.0% 60.2% 362
1996 Q4 343 295 45 13.1% 30.0% 73.1% 370
1996 Q3 332 299 30 9.0% 70.0% 63.4% 348
1996 Q2 320 285 32 10.0% 65.0% 68.5% 340
1996 Q1 282 251 31 11.0% 62.5% 67.6% —
1995 Q4 292 268 24 8.2% 77.8% 78.5% —
1995 Q3 312 280 32 10.3% 50.0% 76.1% —
1995 Q2 337 306 31 9.2% 54.5% 76.4% —
1995 Q1 297 267 30 10.1% 66.7% 76.6% —
1994 Q4 291 261 30 10.3% 66.7% 68.8% —
1994 Q3 336 313 23 6.8% 22.2% 62.0% —
1994 Q2 345 310 35 10.1% 62.5% 73.9% —
1994 Q1 290 258 32 11.0% 58.3% 72.5% —
1993 Q4 324 289 35 10.8% 92.9% 68.4% —
1993 Q3 388 345 43 11.1% 80.0% 64.9% —
1993 Q2 321 279 42 13.1% 100.0% 62.1% —
1993 Q1 273 243 30 11.0% 83.3% 61.9% —
1992 Q4 260 225 35 13.5% 66.7% 64.0% —
1992 Q3 354 306 48 13.6% 33.3% 78.4% —
1992 Q2 305 255 50 16.4% 77.8% 58.5% —
1992 Q1 353 299 54 15.3% 55.6% 60.8% —
1991 Q4 360 274 86 23.9% 60.0% 56.3% —
1991 Q3 335 279 56 16.7% 60.0% 59.0% —
1991 Q2 347 287 60 17.3% 57.1% 74.7% —
1991 Q1 394 317 77 19.5% 56.7% 56.0% —
1990 Q4 406 333 73 18.0% 61.9% 55.0% —
1990 Q3 433 203 230 53.1% 67.9% 48.5% —
1990 Q2 524 418 106 20.2% 71.4% 43.7% —
1990 Q1 452 372 80 17.7% 38.1% 45.8% —
1989 Q4 471 370 101 21.4% 47.1% 42.2% —
1989 Q3 540 414 126 23.3% 64.3% 38.3% —
1989 Q2 531 414 117 22.0% 53.6% 58.2% —
1989 Q1 631 482 149 23.6% 38.9% 55.6% —
1988 Q4 521 393 128 24.6% 55.6% 46.2% —
1988 Q3 583 447 136 23.3% 55.0% 54.1% —
1988 Q2 596 482 114 19.1% 56.3% 56.4% —
1988 Q1 621 496 125 20.1% 37.5% 35.9% —
1987 Q4 431 366 65 15.1% 55.6% 35.7% —
1987 Q3 452 397 55 12.2% 72.7% 52.5% —
1987 Q2 343 280 63 18.4% 45.5% 59.3% —
1987 Q1 342 277 65 19.0% 61.5% 45.1% —
1986 Q4 365 316 49 13.4% 57.1% 68.3% —
1986 Q3 424 353 71 16.7% 63.6% 64.0% —
1986 Q2 426 398 28 6.6% 71.4% 71.4% —
1986 Q1 303 277 26 8.6% 88.9% 62.9% —
1985 Q4 353 307 46 13.0% 57.1% 69.6% —
1985 Q3 379 333 46 12.1% 55.6% 67.0% —
1985 Q2 430 371 59 13.7% 92.9% 71.6% —
1985 Q1 386 331 55 14.2% 65.2% 55.6% —
1984 Q4 348 298 50 14.4% 44.4% 73.8% —
1984 Q3 366 317 49 13.4% 72.2% 58.9% —
1984 Q2 429 378 51 11.9% 72.7% 60.7% —
1984 Q1 328 291 37 11.3% 87.5% 70.4% —
1983 Q4 365 327 38 10.4% 40.0% 68.9% —
1983 Q3 271 249 22 8.1% 71.4% 57.0% —
1983 Q2 373 337 36 9.7% 85.7% 71.2% —
1983 Q1 328 293 35 10.7% 100.0% 70.5% —
1982 Q4 286 255 31 10.8% 83.3% 68.0% —
1982 Q3 378 337 41 10.8% 44.4% 73.5% —
1982 Q2 340 302 38 11.2% 85.7% 66.7% —
1982 Q1 323 279 44 13.6% 63.6% 65.1% —
1981 Q4 300 278 22 7.3% 63.6% 67.1% —
1981 Q3 304 281 23 7.6% 45.5% 69.7% —
1981 Q2 446 371 75 16.8% 78.9% 67.5% —
1981 Q1 459 392 67 14.6% 66.7% 77.8% —
1980 Q4 431 373 58 13.5% 54.5% 70.8% —
1980 Q3 495 423 72 14.5% 73.3% 63.3% —
1980 Q2 538 461 77 14.3% 38.9% 60.4% —
1980 Q1 411 353 58 14.1% 64.3% 60.9% —
1979 Q4 472 392 80 16.9% 69.2% 67.9% —
1979 Q3 549 452 97 17.7% 76.9% 78.3% —
1979 Q2 488 413 75 15.4% 70.0% 68.9% —

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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