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Brentwood

East of England · E07000068 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
668
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
16.8%
higher than 79% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
74.4%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.8%
78 allowed of 245 decided
Decisions overturned
1.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 29.0%

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
734
in the window
Applications decided
668
in the window
Approval rate
83.2%
556 granted, 112 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 137 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
88.2%
rank 198 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 108 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
Major1687.5%100.0%
Minor15877.2%74.4%
Other49485.0%—
of which householder42985.5%93.2%
"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
01052102024 Q3: 162 received2024 Q3: 173 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 166 received2024 Q4: 173 decided2025 Q1: 210 received2025 Q1: 176 decided2025 Q2: 167 received2025 Q2: 194 decided2025 Q3: 204 received2025 Q3: 163 decided2025 Q4: 181 received2025 Q4: 209 decided2026 Q1: 187 received2026 Q1: 151 decided2026 Q2: 162 received2026 Q2: 145 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
110%
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 (E07000068). 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 145 123 22 15.2% 100.0% 77.8% 162
2026 Q1 151 120 31 20.5% — 75.0% 187
2025 Q4 209 172 37 17.7% 100.0% 75.0% 181
2025 Q3 163 141 22 13.5% 100.0% 71.4% 204
2025 Q2 194 160 34 17.5% 33.3% 77.8% 167
2025 Q1 176 145 31 17.6% 100.0% 92.3% 210
2024 Q4 173 150 23 13.3% — 45.5% 166
2024 Q3 173 149 24 13.9% — 57.1% 162
2024 Q2 165 133 32 19.4% 100.0% 78.6% 204
2024 Q1 167 136 31 18.6% — 87.5% 150
2023 Q4 187 153 34 18.2% 100.0% 91.7% 209
2023 Q3 220 180 40 18.2% — 100.0% 201
2023 Q2 212 168 44 20.8% 100.0% 100.0% 214
2023 Q1 224 175 49 21.9% 100.0% 83.3% 236
2022 Q4 152 131 21 13.8% — 100.0% 223
2022 Q3 241 200 41 17.0% 100.0% 100.0% 225
2022 Q2 227 185 42 18.5% 100.0% 100.0% 237
2022 Q1 214 170 44 20.6% — 100.0% 274
2021 Q4 358 287 71 19.8% 100.0% 97.7% 321
2021 Q3 328 272 56 17.1% 100.0% 93.5% 299
2021 Q2 300 229 71 23.7% 100.0% 93.6% 357
2021 Q1 243 190 53 21.8% 100.0% 100.0% 331
2020 Q4 256 199 57 22.3% 100.0% 100.0% 279
2020 Q3 248 176 72 29.0% — 89.2% 268
2020 Q2 224 167 57 25.4% — 97.0% 242
2020 Q1 195 149 46 23.6% — 100.0% 226
2019 Q4 230 176 54 23.5% 100.0% 97.4% 223
2019 Q3 233 181 52 22.3% 100.0% 100.0% 227
2019 Q2 278 211 67 24.1% 100.0% 97.4% 272
2019 Q1 210 165 45 21.4% 50.0% 100.0% 265
2018 Q4 247 190 57 23.1% 100.0% 100.0% 237
2018 Q3 248 202 46 18.5% 100.0% 100.0% 276
2018 Q2 311 255 56 18.0% 75.0% 100.0% 276
2018 Q1 228 166 62 27.2% 100.0% 100.0% 297
2017 Q4 246 185 61 24.8% 100.0% 97.6% 270
2017 Q3 274 209 65 23.7% 100.0% 100.0% 259
2017 Q2 318 246 72 22.6% 100.0% 94.4% 324
2017 Q1 287 212 75 26.1% 100.0% 97.1% 305
2016 Q4 334 250 84 25.1% 100.0% 87.3% 341
2016 Q3 273 221 52 19.0% 62.5% 61.4% 273
2016 Q2 277 211 66 23.8% 100.0% 73.1% 361
2016 Q1 242 189 53 21.9% 50.0% 54.5% 337
2015 Q4 275 202 73 26.5% 100.0% 61.7% 296
2015 Q3 232 170 62 26.7% 66.7% 73.2% 317
2015 Q2 259 189 70 27.0% 66.7% 54.5% 315
2015 Q1 169 130 39 23.1% 87.5% 75.0% 278
2014 Q4 240 171 69 28.8% 100.0% 62.5% 266
2014 Q3 228 181 47 20.6% 100.0% 75.9% 270
2014 Q2 216 172 44 20.4% 44.4% 89.7% 282
2014 Q1 225 168 36 16.0% 83.3% 69.0% 255
2013 Q4 266 201 39 14.7% 25.0% 45.3% 229
2013 Q3 283 194 51 18.0% 33.3% 44.4% 265
2013 Q2 220 160 32 14.5% 100.0% 53.2% 300
2013 Q1 179 120 38 21.2% 50.0% 75.0% 261
2012 Q4 255 186 46 18.0% 75.0% 80.0% 239
2012 Q3 252 161 49 19.4% 50.0% 82.4% 264
2012 Q2 276 206 40 14.5% 33.3% 48.0% 265
2012 Q1 240 161 45 18.8% 100.0% 41.9% 276
2011 Q4 228 167 42 18.4% 25.0% 54.4% 267
2011 Q3 250 193 33 13.2% 40.0% 66.0% 266
2011 Q2 228 172 39 17.1% 75.0% 64.9% 260
2011 Q1 230 163 35 15.2% 100.0% 82.1% 270
2010 Q4 235 158 44 18.7% 0.0% 90.5% 274
2010 Q3 248 185 36 14.5% 66.7% 88.6% 244
2010 Q2 244 170 44 18.0% 100.0% 89.2% 240
2010 Q1 229 157 47 20.5% 100.0% 70.0% 245
2009 Q4 227 155 57 25.1% 50.0% 53.6% 209
2009 Q3 210 161 40 19.0% 0.0% 62.1% 240
2009 Q2 214 150 48 22.4% 66.7% 78.3% 236
2009 Q1 195 137 40 20.5% 66.7% 64.4% 224
2008 Q4 219 158 49 22.4% — 70.8% 217
2008 Q3 303 223 71 23.4% 100.0% 80.5% 274
2008 Q2 294 214 76 25.9% 100.0% 85.3% 351
2008 Q1 246 166 70 28.5% 85.7% 85.4% 359
2007 Q4 326 218 102 31.3% 50.0% 77.5% 304
2007 Q3 359 251 97 27.0% 66.7% 62.8% 364
2007 Q2 295 226 62 21.0% 66.7% 75.5% 358
2007 Q1 239 180 54 22.6% 62.5% 56.3% 345
2006 Q4 302 224 69 22.8% 75.0% 42.6% 274
2006 Q3 293 215 65 22.2% 0.0% 41.4% 289
2006 Q2 292 222 67 22.9% 40.0% 46.2% 347
2006 Q1 231 164 61 26.4% 50.0% 45.8% 335
2005 Q4 284 212 61 21.5% 40.0% 70.0% 294
2005 Q3 268 212 43 16.0% 75.0% 72.3% 293
2005 Q2 320 256 59 18.4% 100.0% 76.0% 314
2005 Q1 257 201 43 16.7% 50.0% 70.2% 358
2004 Q4 351 250 95 27.1% 57.1% 78.1% 344
2004 Q3 337 253 74 22.0% 100.0% 79.4% 351
2004 Q2 345 278 61 17.7% 84.6% 72.8% 368
2004 Q1 295 223 68 23.1% 100.0% 80.5% 355
2003 Q4 336 267 64 19.0% 62.5% 82.4% 314
2003 Q3 304 248 51 16.8% 100.0% 78.3% 354
2003 Q2 302 245 55 18.2% 66.7% 67.7% 371
2003 Q1 241 184 47 19.5% 100.0% 70.2% 345
2002 Q4 297 241 46 15.5% 0.0% 80.8% 288
2002 Q3 290 234 54 18.6% 75.0% 89.8% 319
2002 Q2 330 273 50 15.2% 33.3% 85.7% 334
2002 Q1 212 161 44 20.8% 50.0% 82.6% 326
2001 Q4 274 228 43 15.7% 40.0% 67.2% 250
2001 Q3 297 263 31 10.4% 100.0% 78.9% 307
2001 Q2 327 264 55 16.8% 0.0% 80.0% 316
2001 Q1 220 170 49 22.3% 100.0% 78.7% 327
2000 Q4 245 201 41 16.7% 100.0% 74.6% 252
2000 Q3 310 248 58 18.7% 66.7% 69.4% 268
2000 Q2 272 222 44 16.2% 0.0% 82.1% 301
2000 Q1 224 173 49 21.9% 0.0% 88.4% 314
1999 Q4 260 213 45 17.3% 100.0% 83.6% 243
1999 Q3 248 203 44 17.7% 0.0% 84.6% 262
1999 Q2 278 219 55 19.8% 0.0% 77.3% 299
1999 Q1 220 161 56 25.5% 50.0% 79.4% 298
1998 Q4 255 182 66 25.9% — 65.3% 229
1998 Q3 277 205 70 25.3% — 75.0% 280
1998 Q2 277 207 65 23.5% 0.0% 70.5% 303
1998 Q1 229 162 65 28.4% — 69.7% 290
1997 Q4 270 195 65 24.1% 0.0% 77.3% 248
1997 Q3 291 179 68 23.4% 0.0% 70.8% 351
1997 Q2 314 222 59 18.8% 0.0% 75.0% 320
1997 Q1 206 144 41 19.9% 100.0% 78.0% 282
1996 Q4 281 188 45 16.0% — 70.7% 275
1996 Q3 263 192 47 17.9% 33.3% 81.7% 323
1996 Q2 262 193 52 19.8% 0.0% 79.7% 268
1996 Q1 163 129 34 20.9% 0.0% 76.9% —
1995 Q4 216 177 39 18.1% 75.0% 85.9% —
1995 Q3 204 162 42 20.6% — 80.3% —
1995 Q2 238 207 31 13.0% 100.0% 85.3% —
1995 Q1 196 151 45 23.0% — 80.3% —
1994 Q4 228 187 41 18.0% 100.0% 73.9% —
1994 Q3 222 175 47 21.2% 100.0% 78.5% —
1994 Q2 225 182 43 19.1% — 90.7% —
1994 Q1 176 146 30 17.0% — 81.8% —
1993 Q4 217 179 38 17.5% 50.0% 83.1% —
1993 Q3 212 165 47 22.2% 0.0% 82.4% —
1993 Q2 246 196 50 20.3% 100.0% 79.7% —
1993 Q1 170 134 36 21.2% 0.0% 82.7% —
1992 Q4 203 163 40 19.7% — 74.7% —
1992 Q3 234 190 44 18.8% 0.0% 80.0% —
1992 Q2 193 153 40 20.7% 100.0% 78.0% —
1992 Q1 179 141 38 21.2% 80.0% 94.3% —
1991 Q4 186 132 54 29.0% 66.7% 83.0% —
1991 Q3 213 146 67 31.5% 57.1% 74.1% —
1991 Q2 245 175 70 28.6% 70.8% 91.7% —
1991 Q1 166 107 59 35.5% 65.2% 85.7% —
1990 Q4 213 150 63 29.6% 33.3% 79.2% —
1990 Q3 244 165 79 32.4% 55.6% 94.3% —
1990 Q2 248 163 85 34.3% 80.0% 93.6% —
1990 Q1 197 123 74 37.6% 66.7% 82.8% —
1989 Q4 283 165 118 41.7% 50.0% 79.2% —
1989 Q3 246 170 76 30.9% 16.7% 44.3% —
1989 Q2 296 194 102 34.5% 75.0% 44.2% —
1989 Q1 324 201 123 38.0% 50.0% 36.8% —
1988 Q4 337 251 86 25.5% 28.6% 31.3% —
1988 Q3 366 268 98 26.8% 0.0% 22.4% —
1988 Q2 284 233 51 18.0% 16.7% 22.6% —
1988 Q1 244 179 65 26.6% 0.0% 32.1% —
1987 Q4 313 233 80 25.6% 28.6% 31.2% —
1987 Q3 266 236 30 11.3% — 63.5% —
1987 Q2 236 203 33 14.0% — 59.3% —
1987 Q1 204 167 37 18.1% — 57.1% —
1986 Q4 228 194 34 14.9% — 52.4% —
1986 Q3 234 203 31 13.2% — 57.0% —
1986 Q2 233 202 31 13.3% — 57.8% —
1986 Q1 158 125 33 20.9% — 50.0% —
1985 Q4 189 156 33 17.5% — 63.3% —
1985 Q3 207 176 31 15.0% 33.3% 47.1% —
1985 Q2 204 169 35 17.2% 75.0% 43.1% —
1985 Q1 164 130 34 20.7% 0.0% 22.9% —
1984 Q4 180 141 39 21.7% 20.0% 21.0% —
1984 Q3 158 142 16 10.1% 50.0% 19.6% —
1984 Q2 180 154 26 14.4% — 28.6% —
1984 Q1 192 165 27 14.1% 20.0% 25.0% —
1983 Q4 139 126 13 9.4% 66.7% 25.5% —
1983 Q3 133 121 12 9.0% — 18.0% —
1983 Q2 144 121 23 16.0% 50.0% 41.9% —
1983 Q1 149 110 39 26.2% 66.7% 61.8% —
1982 Q4 193 166 27 14.0% 0.0% 69.2% —
1982 Q3 198 148 50 25.3% 50.0% 44.9% —
1982 Q2 159 125 34 21.4% 40.0% 36.7% —
1982 Q1 148 126 22 14.9% 0.0% 29.5% —
1981 Q4 122 100 22 18.0% 0.0% 26.1% —
1981 Q3 178 153 25 14.0% 25.0% 5.8% —
1981 Q2 183 157 26 14.2% 75.0% 29.5% —
1981 Q1 162 131 31 19.1% 66.7% 47.0% —
1980 Q4 192 154 38 19.8% 75.0% 42.0% —
1980 Q3 230 194 36 15.7% 66.7% 31.0% —
1980 Q2 225 187 38 16.9% 80.0% 33.3% —
1980 Q1 270 231 39 14.4% 75.0% 54.7% —
1979 Q4 221 186 35 15.8% 42.9% 58.5% —
1979 Q3 241 221 20 8.3% 100.0% 43.9% —
1979 Q2 198 175 23 11.6% 33.3% 47.5% —

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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