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Castle Point

East of England · E07000069 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
354
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
16.1%
higher than 75% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.7%
55 allowed of 154 decided
Decisions overturned
2.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 38.5%

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
384
in the window
Applications decided
354
in the window
Approval rate
83.9%
297 granted, 57 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 127 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
99.7%
rank 11 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 3 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
Major666.7%100.0%
Minor5773.7%97.3%
Other29186.3%—
of which householder25789.1%100.0%
"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
0741472024 Q3: 99 received2024 Q3: 125 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 87 received2024 Q4: 91 decided2025 Q1: 147 received2025 Q1: 112 decided2025 Q2: 114 received2025 Q2: 134 decided2025 Q3: 99 received2025 Q3: 91 decided2025 Q4: 85 received2025 Q4: 92 decided2026 Q1: 96 received2026 Q1: 68 decided2026 Q2: 104 received2026 Q2: 103 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
11%
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 (E07000069). 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 103 85 18 17.5% 100.0% 100.0% 104
2026 Q1 68 59 9 13.2% — 100.0% 96
2025 Q4 92 75 17 18.5% — 100.0% 85
2025 Q3 91 78 13 14.3% 100.0% 92.9% 99
2025 Q2 134 90 44 32.8% 100.0% 100.0% 114
2025 Q1 112 88 24 21.4% — 100.0% 147
2024 Q4 91 70 21 23.1% — 100.0% 87
2024 Q3 125 102 23 18.4% 100.0% 95.2% 99
2024 Q2 96 71 25 26.0% — 100.0% 108
2024 Q1 112 84 28 25.0% — 100.0% 102
2023 Q4 109 67 42 38.5% — 68.0% 112
2023 Q3 106 84 22 20.8% 0.0% 37.5% 104
2023 Q2 156 119 37 23.7% 0.0% 41.2% 121
2023 Q1 131 85 46 35.1% 0.0% 25.9% 131
2022 Q4 133 108 25 18.8% 100.0% 40.0% 125
2022 Q3 133 98 35 26.3% — 22.2% 129
2022 Q2 121 102 19 15.7% — 57.1% 144
2022 Q1 132 96 36 27.3% — 100.0% 166
2021 Q4 161 121 40 24.8% — 100.0% 137
2021 Q3 186 150 36 19.4% — 100.0% 176
2021 Q2 194 143 51 26.3% — 100.0% 198
2021 Q1 134 115 19 14.2% — 90.5% 173
2020 Q4 201 155 46 22.9% 100.0% 96.4% 164
2020 Q3 114 82 32 28.1% 100.0% 100.0% 168
2020 Q2 136 103 33 24.3% 100.0% 100.0% 119
2020 Q1 137 101 36 26.3% 100.0% 100.0% 132
2019 Q4 132 103 29 22.0% 100.0% 100.0% 148
2019 Q3 163 132 31 19.0% 100.0% 100.0% 160
2019 Q2 141 117 24 17.0% 100.0% 100.0% 156
2019 Q1 139 121 18 12.9% 100.0% 100.0% 139
2018 Q4 158 128 30 19.0% 100.0% 96.2% 142
2018 Q3 181 135 46 25.4% 100.0% 100.0% 174
2018 Q2 165 132 33 20.0% 100.0% 96.2% 189
2018 Q1 155 103 52 33.5% 100.0% 100.0% 170
2017 Q4 158 125 33 20.9% 100.0% 94.4% 142
2017 Q3 157 125 32 20.4% 100.0% 94.4% 155
2017 Q2 136 112 24 17.6% 100.0% 95.2% 155
2017 Q1 126 112 14 11.1% 100.0% 95.7% 151
2016 Q4 188 161 27 14.4% 100.0% 100.0% 144
2016 Q3 171 144 27 15.8% 100.0% 79.5% 148
2016 Q2 174 150 24 13.8% 40.0% 81.5% 162
2016 Q1 119 86 33 27.7% 100.0% 65.8% 152
2015 Q4 171 138 33 19.3% 60.0% 61.9% 150
2015 Q3 132 104 28 21.2% 100.0% 76.5% 155
2015 Q2 145 102 43 29.7% 100.0% 71.1% 151
2015 Q1 112 85 27 24.1% 100.0% 60.7% 136
2014 Q4 109 82 27 24.8% 100.0% 47.4% 127
2014 Q3 181 134 47 26.0% 100.0% 31.7% 130
2014 Q2 115 81 34 29.6% 0.0% 14.3% 127
2014 Q1 104 67 20 19.2% 0.0% 16.0% 142
2013 Q4 125 83 21 16.8% 100.0% 51.6% 145
2013 Q3 159 118 25 15.7% 100.0% 41.5% 136
2013 Q2 168 135 28 16.7% 0.0% 21.9% 156
2013 Q1 118 81 22 18.6% 20.0% 9.1% 130
2012 Q4 84 59 9 10.7% — 22.2% 116
2012 Q3 131 79 31 23.7% 0.0% 38.5% 137
2012 Q2 173 128 27 15.6% 100.0% 69.4% 141
2012 Q1 128 78 26 20.3% 66.7% 65.0% 185
2011 Q4 137 86 39 28.5% — 94.7% 144
2011 Q3 137 93 23 16.8% 100.0% 78.9% 147
2011 Q2 121 89 23 19.0% 33.3% 77.8% 128
2011 Q1 116 92 11 9.5% 0.0% 42.9% 138
2010 Q4 151 107 26 17.2% — 76.5% 125
2010 Q3 156 127 24 15.4% 100.0% 91.7% 171
2010 Q2 169 127 36 21.3% 0.0% 86.2% 169
2010 Q1 117 86 28 23.9% 100.0% 93.3% 158
2009 Q4 140 108 31 22.1% 100.0% 91.2% 122
2009 Q3 140 101 37 26.4% 100.0% 92.6% 145
2009 Q2 110 84 22 20.0% 50.0% 90.5% 139
2009 Q1 112 91 20 17.9% — 74.1% 123
2008 Q4 161 127 33 20.5% 100.0% 92.1% 141
2008 Q3 166 127 39 23.5% 75.0% 83.9% 180
2008 Q2 188 158 29 15.4% 0.0% 87.5% 171
2008 Q1 163 116 47 28.8% 90.9% 95.8% 206
2007 Q4 208 154 51 24.5% 50.0% 87.8% 192
2007 Q3 183 139 44 24.0% 75.0% 97.0% 201
2007 Q2 201 154 47 23.4% 100.0% 88.5% 193
2007 Q1 166 115 51 30.7% 87.5% 93.9% 202
2006 Q4 178 149 29 16.3% 100.0% 90.6% 188
2006 Q3 185 146 38 20.5% 44.4% 90.0% 198
2006 Q2 199 163 36 18.1% 50.0% 84.2% 190
2006 Q1 154 125 29 18.8% 62.5% 87.9% 208
2005 Q4 164 141 23 14.0% 66.7% 89.5% 141
2005 Q3 186 150 36 19.4% 0.0% 90.4% 185
2005 Q2 167 137 29 17.4% 50.0% 80.0% 190
2005 Q1 124 108 13 10.5% — 75.0% 140
2004 Q4 215 188 26 12.1% 75.0% 74.5% 174
2004 Q3 214 183 28 13.1% 75.0% 83.0% 233
2004 Q2 266 236 27 10.2% 25.0% 64.9% 226
2004 Q1 167 139 15 9.0% 100.0% 39.3% 235
2003 Q4 194 164 21 10.8% 100.0% 56.5% 180
2003 Q3 232 204 24 10.3% 0.0% 62.7% 201
2003 Q2 264 230 29 11.0% 0.0% 52.8% 284
2003 Q1 178 150 21 11.8% 100.0% 52.4% 233
2002 Q4 193 148 39 20.2% 80.0% 58.3% 203
2002 Q3 221 181 24 10.9% 0.0% 71.4% 220
2002 Q2 236 203 20 8.5% 100.0% 61.8% 240
2002 Q1 140 122 14 10.0% 75.0% 61.0% 175
2001 Q4 176 168 6 3.4% 50.0% 66.7% 163
2001 Q3 197 170 20 10.2% 66.7% 62.5% 185
2001 Q2 189 171 17 9.0% 66.7% 47.4% 192
2001 Q1 168 132 34 20.2% 0.0% 50.8% 192
2000 Q4 193 160 30 15.5% 0.0% 48.0% 165
2000 Q3 172 151 17 9.9% 100.0% 42.5% 195
2000 Q2 169 145 24 14.2% 100.0% 76.3% 223
2000 Q1 163 131 32 19.6% 75.0% 46.7% 179
1999 Q4 149 113 36 24.2% 75.0% 50.0% 151
1999 Q3 175 151 23 13.1% 83.3% 76.5% 185
1999 Q2 197 150 47 23.9% 100.0% 67.6% 186
1999 Q1 130 97 32 24.6% 100.0% 84.6% 196
1998 Q4 149 112 34 22.8% 100.0% 65.6% 133
1998 Q3 191 137 53 27.7% — 62.0% 189
1998 Q2 234 181 52 22.2% 100.0% 56.4% 207
1998 Q1 172 144 26 15.1% — 79.7% 259
1997 Q4 213 156 53 24.9% 75.0% 51.6% 183
1997 Q3 151 112 37 24.5% 0.0% 59.1% 190
1997 Q2 208 158 50 24.0% 75.0% 67.9% 202
1997 Q1 144 108 35 24.3% 83.3% 61.3% 171
1996 Q4 153 118 31 20.3% 75.0% 63.9% 153
1996 Q3 149 118 30 20.1% 50.0% 68.5% 158
1996 Q2 188 139 48 25.5% 100.0% 52.7% 166
1996 Q1 123 90 33 26.8% 80.0% 47.5% —
1995 Q4 134 101 33 24.6% 0.0% 66.7% —
1995 Q3 139 107 32 23.0% 100.0% 49.0% —
1995 Q2 140 106 34 24.3% 75.0% 58.9% —
1995 Q1 187 136 51 27.3% 80.0% 68.8% —
1994 Q4 112 83 29 25.9% 75.0% 87.8% —
1994 Q3 213 159 54 25.4% 66.7% 59.8% —
1994 Q2 197 155 42 21.3% 100.0% 42.9% —
1994 Q1 139 115 24 17.3% 66.7% 51.7% —
1993 Q4 149 121 28 18.8% 88.9% 36.0% —
1993 Q3 167 142 25 15.0% 50.0% 53.6% —
1993 Q2 156 127 29 18.6% 50.0% 44.6% —
1993 Q1 130 111 19 14.6% 50.0% 39.6% —
1992 Q4 144 107 37 25.7% 33.3% 57.1% —
1992 Q3 128 100 28 21.9% — 60.5% —
1992 Q2 172 131 41 23.8% — 75.9% —
1992 Q1 154 113 41 26.6% 66.7% 56.3% —
1991 Q4 256 213 43 16.8% 87.5% 59.5% —
1991 Q3 176 125 51 29.0% 100.0% 54.2% —
1991 Q2 233 185 48 20.6% 66.7% 75.3% —
1991 Q1 266 220 46 17.3% 90.0% 60.2% —
1990 Q4 289 239 50 17.3% 88.9% 62.9% —
1990 Q3 308 254 54 17.5% 87.5% 59.5% —
1990 Q2 332 283 49 14.8% 80.0% 57.6% —
1990 Q1 324 268 56 17.3% 90.9% 60.8% —
1989 Q4 326 267 59 18.1% 90.0% 63.4% —
1989 Q3 361 300 61 16.9% 88.9% 60.2% —
1989 Q2 390 332 58 14.9% 81.8% 60.0% —
1989 Q1 358 294 64 17.9% 91.7% 62.3% —
1988 Q4 360 294 66 18.3% 90.9% 64.3% —
1988 Q3 407 341 66 16.2% 90.0% 60.4% —
1988 Q2 389 331 58 14.9% 81.8% 60.0% —
1988 Q1 330 271 59 17.9% 90.9% 61.9% —
1987 Q4 334 274 60 18.0% 90.0% 62.9% —
1987 Q3 477 430 47 9.9% 68.4% 42.1% —
1987 Q2 438 410 28 6.4% 61.1% 45.2% —
1987 Q1 374 336 38 10.2% 28.6% 46.2% —
1986 Q4 348 324 24 6.9% 55.6% 48.3% —
1986 Q3 481 426 55 11.4% 66.7% 47.1% —
1986 Q2 447 402 45 10.1% 45.5% 46.3% —
1986 Q1 309 273 36 11.7% 70.0% 53.2% —
1985 Q4 389 340 49 12.6% 40.0% 53.0% —
1985 Q3 517 454 63 12.2% 68.4% 58.3% —
1985 Q2 405 359 46 11.4% 58.3% 56.1% —
1985 Q1 359 319 40 11.1% 52.9% 56.9% —
1984 Q4 447 408 39 8.7% 46.7% 58.6% —
1984 Q3 449 402 47 10.5% 44.4% 52.0% —
1984 Q2 498 469 29 5.8% 90.9% 71.1% —
1984 Q1 558 518 40 7.2% 73.1% 58.5% —
1983 Q4 382 358 24 6.3% 50.0% 56.2% —
1983 Q3 539 494 45 8.3% 64.3% 63.8% —
1983 Q2 397 361 36 9.1% 77.8% 55.3% —
1983 Q1 350 323 27 7.7% 71.4% 51.0% —
1982 Q4 411 365 46 11.2% 84.2% 49.6% —
1982 Q3 388 357 31 8.0% 66.7% 43.9% —
1982 Q2 457 418 39 8.5% 76.9% 57.7% —
1982 Q1 359 328 31 8.6% 89.2% 64.8% —
1981 Q4 429 391 38 8.9% 50.0% 47.8% —
1981 Q3 432 397 35 8.1% 47.4% 50.3% —
1981 Q2 613 545 68 11.1% 72.7% 47.6% —
1981 Q1 565 503 62 11.0% 73.7% 48.9% —
1980 Q4 556 497 59 10.6% 60.9% 54.6% —
1980 Q3 597 529 68 11.4% 55.6% 44.7% —
1980 Q2 607 546 61 10.0% 64.3% 26.6% —
1980 Q1 566 490 76 13.4% 66.7% 33.1% —
1979 Q4 716 634 82 11.5% 50.0% 27.3% —
1979 Q3 666 601 65 9.8% 62.5% 28.2% —
1979 Q2 550 484 66 12.0% 55.6% 26.6% —

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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