Chelmsford
East of England · E07000070 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,304
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
12.9%
higher than 58% of authorities
Majors in time
66.7%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
80.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
92.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
26.2%
98 allowed of 374 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 25.3%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 307 | 255 | 52 | 16.9% | — | 82.2% | 343 |
| 2025 Q4 | 303 | 279 | 24 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 76.1% | 300 |
| 2025 Q3 | 308 | 275 | 33 | 10.7% | 66.7% | 80.9% | 303 |
| 2025 Q2 | 386 | 327 | 59 | 15.3% | 100.0% | 81.5% | 297 |
| 2025 Q1 | 294 | 244 | 50 | 17.0% | 100.0% | 89.7% | 396 |
| 2024 Q4 | 312 | 265 | 47 | 15.1% | 50.0% | 80.9% | 303 |
| 2024 Q3 | 317 | 274 | 43 | 13.6% | 75.0% | 86.4% | 311 |
| 2024 Q2 | 313 | 253 | 60 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 94.2% | 324 |
| 2024 Q1 | 340 | 254 | 86 | 25.3% | 75.0% | 91.8% | 353 |
| 2023 Q4 | 376 | 283 | 93 | 24.7% | — | 88.6% | 357 |
| 2023 Q3 | 394 | 311 | 83 | 21.1% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 383 |
| 2023 Q2 | 422 | 347 | 75 | 17.8% | 50.0% | 80.0% | 400 |
| 2023 Q1 | 363 | 289 | 74 | 20.4% | 100.0% | 74.0% | 442 |
| 2022 Q4 | 368 | 284 | 84 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 60.8% | 358 |
| 2022 Q3 | 425 | 337 | 88 | 20.7% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 413 |
| 2022 Q2 | 460 | 387 | 73 | 15.9% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 454 |
| 2022 Q1 | 408 | 342 | 66 | 16.2% | 75.0% | 89.7% | 491 |
| 2021 Q4 | 450 | 369 | 81 | 18.0% | 100.0% | 85.5% | 429 |
| 2021 Q3 | 523 | 454 | 69 | 13.2% | 50.0% | 91.2% | 464 |
| 2021 Q2 | 558 | 501 | 57 | 10.2% | 66.7% | 94.2% | 520 |
| 2021 Q1 | 434 | 373 | 61 | 14.1% | 50.0% | 95.9% | 572 |
| 2020 Q4 | 479 | 414 | 65 | 13.6% | 66.7% | 79.1% | 483 |
| 2020 Q3 | 431 | 368 | 63 | 14.6% | 50.0% | 67.2% | 453 |
| 2020 Q2 | 383 | 339 | 44 | 11.5% | 50.0% | 87.3% | 372 |
| 2020 Q1 | 354 | 297 | 57 | 16.1% | 85.7% | 89.1% | 436 |
| 2019 Q4 | 356 | 302 | 54 | 15.2% | 100.0% | 88.2% | 379 |
| 2019 Q3 | 448 | 383 | 65 | 14.5% | 71.4% | 90.4% | 417 |
| 2019 Q2 | 517 | 452 | 65 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 89.0% | 535 |
| 2019 Q1 | 388 | 333 | 55 | 14.2% | 33.3% | 72.8% | 444 |
| 2018 Q4 | 359 | 307 | 52 | 14.5% | 100.0% | 87.0% | 358 |
| 2018 Q3 | 444 | 387 | 57 | 12.8% | 100.0% | 81.3% | 417 |
| 2018 Q2 | 489 | 430 | 59 | 12.1% | 57.1% | 91.4% | 477 |
| 2018 Q1 | 420 | 367 | 53 | 12.6% | 100.0% | 93.9% | 504 |
| 2017 Q4 | 431 | 388 | 43 | 10.0% | 100.0% | 89.0% | 392 |
| 2017 Q3 | 454 | 408 | 46 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 94.6% | 452 |
| 2017 Q2 | 518 | 480 | 38 | 7.3% | 71.4% | 88.2% | 494 |
| 2017 Q1 | 434 | 393 | 41 | 9.4% | 88.9% | 88.7% | 529 |
| 2016 Q4 | 459 | 415 | 44 | 9.6% | 85.7% | 86.2% | 456 |
| 2016 Q3 | 507 | 468 | 39 | 7.7% | 80.0% | 88.9% | 471 |
| 2016 Q2 | 497 | 458 | 39 | 7.8% | 75.0% | 91.8% | 552 |
| 2016 Q1 | 402 | 368 | 34 | 8.5% | 100.0% | 92.1% | 470 |
| 2015 Q4 | 408 | 371 | 37 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 87.4% | 451 |
| 2015 Q3 | 485 | 449 | 36 | 7.4% | 83.3% | 89.4% | 499 |
| 2015 Q2 | 449 | 419 | 30 | 6.7% | 66.7% | 81.1% | 505 |
| 2015 Q1 | 354 | 333 | 21 | 5.9% | 80.0% | 93.3% | 506 |
| 2014 Q4 | 441 | 402 | 39 | 8.8% | 50.0% | 85.6% | 446 |
| 2014 Q3 | 447 | 406 | 41 | 9.2% | 60.0% | 87.0% | 501 |
| 2014 Q2 | 456 | 436 | 20 | 4.4% | 100.0% | 80.2% | 456 |
| 2014 Q1 | 386 | 321 | 31 | 8.0% | 60.0% | 90.7% | 511 |
| 2013 Q4 | 424 | 372 | 30 | 7.1% | 80.0% | 87.4% | 450 |
| 2013 Q3 | 435 | 353 | 42 | 9.7% | 50.0% | 81.3% | 429 |
| 2013 Q2 | 422 | 367 | 23 | 5.5% | 37.5% | 80.3% | 456 |
| 2013 Q1 | 364 | 310 | 33 | 9.1% | 50.0% | 73.1% | 396 |
| 2012 Q4 | 366 | 303 | 35 | 9.6% | 55.6% | 84.4% | 387 |
| 2012 Q3 | 442 | 371 | 35 | 7.9% | 75.0% | 84.7% | 405 |
| 2012 Q2 | 463 | 388 | 48 | 10.4% | 66.7% | 86.7% | 478 |
| 2012 Q1 | 417 | 346 | 42 | 10.1% | 80.0% | 86.1% | 496 |
| 2011 Q4 | 404 | 357 | 25 | 6.2% | 100.0% | 88.9% | 423 |
| 2011 Q3 | 480 | 400 | 45 | 9.4% | 58.3% | 88.0% | 473 |
| 2011 Q2 | 482 | 412 | 38 | 7.9% | 100.0% | 88.0% | 487 |
| 2011 Q1 | 391 | 329 | 40 | 10.2% | 60.0% | 84.5% | 495 |
| 2010 Q4 | 391 | 321 | 50 | 12.8% | 57.1% | 83.3% | 422 |
| 2010 Q3 | 479 | 400 | 48 | 10.0% | 42.9% | 89.4% | 466 |
| 2010 Q2 | 475 | 385 | 63 | 13.3% | 80.0% | 92.4% | 513 |
| 2010 Q1 | 407 | 321 | 57 | 14.0% | 75.0% | 89.6% | 478 |
| 2009 Q4 | 387 | 313 | 48 | 12.4% | 50.0% | 90.8% | 436 |
| 2009 Q3 | 451 | 386 | 34 | 7.5% | 100.0% | 87.9% | 422 |
| 2009 Q2 | 403 | 335 | 33 | 8.2% | 83.3% | 85.1% | 477 |
| 2009 Q1 | 356 | 300 | 32 | 9.0% | 70.0% | 93.9% | 405 |
| 2008 Q4 | 429 | 369 | 51 | 11.9% | 87.5% | 79.5% | 394 |
| 2008 Q3 | 455 | 385 | 52 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 82.4% | 493 |
| 2008 Q2 | 564 | 452 | 89 | 15.8% | 75.0% | 81.7% | 519 |
| 2008 Q1 | 532 | 434 | 84 | 15.8% | 85.7% | 82.9% | 595 |
| 2007 Q4 | 509 | 384 | 112 | 22.0% | 81.8% | 83.5% | 557 |
| 2007 Q3 | 571 | 457 | 88 | 15.4% | 73.7% | 85.2% | 586 |
| 2007 Q2 | 613 | 489 | 107 | 17.5% | 82.4% | 83.5% | 615 |
| 2007 Q1 | 550 | 452 | 87 | 15.8% | 70.0% | 86.1% | 641 |
| 2006 Q4 | 463 | 384 | 66 | 14.3% | 81.8% | 86.1% | 560 |
| 2006 Q3 | 603 | 486 | 88 | 14.6% | 87.5% | 82.1% | 581 |
| 2006 Q2 | 577 | 446 | 112 | 19.4% | 76.9% | 92.1% | 619 |
| 2006 Q1 | 512 | 395 | 96 | 18.8% | 90.0% | 83.5% | 661 |
| 2005 Q4 | 495 | 373 | 102 | 20.6% | 75.0% | 88.1% | 548 |
| 2005 Q3 | 541 | 439 | 91 | 16.8% | 73.3% | 85.5% | 528 |
| 2005 Q2 | 584 | 453 | 118 | 20.2% | 30.0% | 89.3% | 626 |
| 2005 Q1 | 529 | 424 | 92 | 17.4% | 33.3% | 80.0% | 597 |
| 2004 Q4 | 547 | 422 | 117 | 21.4% | 60.0% | 69.4% | 545 |
| 2004 Q3 | 665 | 537 | 117 | 17.6% | 80.0% | 80.6% | 630 |
| 2004 Q2 | 647 | 525 | 109 | 16.8% | 87.5% | 80.6% | 710 |
| 2004 Q1 | 495 | 409 | 81 | 16.4% | 63.6% | 90.6% | 660 |
| 2003 Q4 | 585 | 470 | 105 | 17.9% | 50.0% | 80.8% | 508 |
| 2003 Q3 | 628 | 539 | 81 | 12.9% | 50.0% | 77.3% | 549 |
| 2003 Q2 | 618 | 535 | 77 | 12.5% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 690 |
| 2003 Q1 | 545 | 455 | 85 | 15.6% | 16.7% | 68.0% | 583 |
| 2002 Q4 | 499 | 410 | 77 | 15.4% | 33.3% | 66.4% | 550 |
| 2002 Q3 | 619 | 516 | 89 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 60.3% | 565 |
| 2002 Q2 | 574 | 499 | 67 | 11.7% | 41.7% | 47.5% | 586 |
| 2002 Q1 | 528 | 448 | 70 | 13.3% | 38.5% | 52.4% | 602 |
| 2001 Q4 | 492 | 423 | 61 | 12.4% | 60.0% | 52.5% | 514 |
| 2001 Q3 | 507 | 429 | 67 | 13.2% | 37.5% | 56.9% | 512 |
| 2001 Q2 | 592 | 511 | 76 | 12.8% | 83.3% | 50.0% | 592 |
| 2001 Q1 | 414 | 371 | 41 | 9.9% | 62.5% | 58.6% | 593 |
| 2000 Q4 | 489 | 402 | 78 | 16.0% | 71.4% | 65.3% | 423 |
| 2000 Q3 | 532 | 441 | 80 | 15.0% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 532 |
| 2000 Q2 | 555 | 458 | 85 | 15.3% | 33.3% | 53.0% | 555 |
| 2000 Q1 | 381 | 306 | 67 | 17.6% | 54.5% | 51.9% | 532 |
| 1999 Q4 | 419 | 346 | 64 | 15.3% | 100.0% | 59.5% | 477 |
| 1999 Q3 | 474 | 383 | 85 | 17.9% | 55.6% | 52.0% | 473 |
| 1999 Q2 | 434 | 365 | 65 | 15.0% | 50.0% | 58.8% | 521 |
| 1999 Q1 | 385 | 302 | 74 | 19.2% | 69.2% | 45.1% | 505 |
| 1998 Q4 | 378 | 297 | 78 | 20.6% | 66.7% | 46.9% | 429 |
| 1998 Q3 | 395 | 316 | 74 | 18.7% | 50.0% | 47.5% | 445 |
| 1998 Q2 | 480 | 394 | 82 | 17.1% | 43.8% | 40.4% | 463 |
| 1998 Q1 | 366 | 302 | 59 | 16.1% | 37.5% | 34.8% | 459 |
| 1997 Q4 | 336 | 278 | 56 | 16.7% | 28.6% | 39.5% | 390 |
| 1997 Q3 | 489 | 424 | 60 | 12.3% | 20.0% | 47.5% | 418 |
| 1997 Q2 | 436 | 379 | 49 | 11.2% | 40.0% | 43.2% | 482 |
| 1997 Q1 | 294 | 245 | 41 | 13.9% | 28.6% | 47.1% | 437 |
| 1996 Q4 | 334 | 285 | 42 | 12.6% | 40.0% | 50.6% | 331 |
| 1996 Q3 | 370 | 308 | 54 | 14.6% | 40.0% | 54.0% | 341 |
| 1996 Q2 | 332 | 265 | 64 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 68.7% | 394 |
| 1996 Q1 | 331 | 260 | 71 | 21.5% | 37.5% | 54.5% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 292 | 244 | 48 | 16.4% | 54.5% | 44.2% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 337 | 289 | 48 | 14.2% | 50.0% | 55.6% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 375 | 311 | 64 | 17.1% | 66.7% | 65.6% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 316 | 255 | 61 | 19.3% | 71.4% | 66.0% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 375 | 296 | 79 | 21.1% | 100.0% | 56.3% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 384 | 333 | 51 | 13.3% | 25.0% | 66.1% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 365 | 313 | 52 | 14.2% | 50.0% | 68.7% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 297 | 252 | 45 | 15.2% | 63.6% | 54.9% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 327 | 281 | 46 | 14.1% | 63.6% | 47.9% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 391 | 327 | 64 | 16.4% | 75.0% | 64.8% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 409 | 336 | 73 | 17.8% | 100.0% | 54.6% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 319 | 254 | 65 | 20.4% | 66.7% | 53.8% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 296 | 234 | 62 | 20.9% | 66.7% | 47.7% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 406 | 339 | 67 | 16.5% | 50.0% | 53.4% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 385 | 308 | 77 | 20.0% | 70.6% | 54.8% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 369 | 268 | 101 | 27.4% | 87.5% | 60.7% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 383 | 289 | 94 | 24.5% | 71.4% | 56.2% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 425 | 337 | 88 | 20.7% | 80.0% | 65.9% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 471 | 354 | 117 | 24.8% | 72.2% | 60.2% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 384 | 293 | 91 | 23.7% | 70.0% | 51.6% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 477 | 313 | 164 | 34.4% | 62.5% | 48.0% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 543 | 373 | 170 | 31.3% | 84.0% | 46.3% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 533 | 349 | 184 | 34.5% | 50.0% | 35.6% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 540 | 387 | 153 | 28.3% | 69.2% | 40.9% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 534 | 342 | 192 | 36.0% | 58.8% | 28.0% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 521 | 348 | 173 | 33.2% | 35.3% | 16.2% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 690 | 460 | 230 | 33.3% | 45.0% | 22.7% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 551 | 371 | 180 | 32.7% | 22.2% | 22.3% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 589 | 372 | 217 | 36.8% | 27.3% | 26.6% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 668 | 481 | 187 | 28.0% | 53.8% | 31.8% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 649 | 446 | 203 | 31.3% | 34.8% | 23.5% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 581 | 399 | 182 | 31.3% | 54.5% | 26.5% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 557 | 368 | 189 | 33.9% | 80.0% | 42.3% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 333 | 283 | 50 | 15.0% | 75.0% | 84.5% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 351 | 304 | 47 | 13.4% | 83.3% | 85.8% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 351 | 299 | 52 | 14.8% | 70.0% | 86.4% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 328 | 259 | 69 | 21.0% | 80.0% | 86.8% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 329 | 268 | 61 | 18.5% | 40.0% | 81.0% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 373 | 327 | 46 | 12.3% | 53.8% | 82.8% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 235 | 204 | 31 | 13.2% | 76.9% | 86.5% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 220 | 182 | 38 | 17.3% | 62.5% | 84.9% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 299 | 247 | 52 | 17.4% | 60.9% | 85.7% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 263 | 221 | 42 | 16.0% | 90.0% | 83.9% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 266 | 230 | 36 | 13.5% | 57.1% | 79.1% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 225 | 190 | 35 | 15.6% | 83.3% | 91.3% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 213 | 177 | 36 | 16.9% | 85.7% | 76.8% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 296 | 258 | 38 | 12.8% | 75.0% | 77.1% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 221 | 181 | 40 | 18.1% | 83.3% | 78.7% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 258 | 218 | 40 | 15.5% | 87.5% | 81.2% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 265 | 210 | 55 | 20.8% | 60.0% | 88.0% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 348 | 298 | 50 | 14.4% | 75.0% | 71.2% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 249 | 208 | 41 | 16.5% | 83.3% | 73.7% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 343 | 276 | 67 | 19.5% | 50.0% | 79.7% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 330 | 283 | 47 | 14.2% | 77.8% | 80.9% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 192 | 170 | 22 | 11.5% | 100.0% | 80.0% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 247 | 204 | 43 | 17.4% | 91.7% | 69.2% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 208 | 181 | 27 | 13.0% | 85.7% | 82.3% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 261 | 226 | 35 | 13.4% | 40.0% | 85.9% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 349 | 301 | 48 | 13.8% | 75.0% | 49.6% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 351 | 304 | 47 | 13.4% | 87.5% | 82.1% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 264 | 227 | 37 | 14.0% | 75.0% | 79.6% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 278 | 234 | 44 | 15.8% | 88.9% | 85.0% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 334 | 279 | 55 | 16.5% | 72.7% | 68.5% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 268 | 229 | 39 | 14.6% | 89.5% | 44.6% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 273 | 224 | 49 | 17.9% | 80.0% | 33.3% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 347 | 314 | 33 | 9.5% | 71.4% | 36.8% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 320 | 267 | 53 | 16.6% | 100.0% | 33.3% | — |
Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1. 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.