Colchester
East of England · E07000071 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,074
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
17.5%
higher than 82% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
97.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
98.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.2%
86 allowed of 341 decided
Decisions overturned
1.3%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 24.5%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 264 | 232 | 32 | 12.1% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 282 |
| 2025 Q4 | 232 | 202 | 30 | 12.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 300 |
| 2025 Q3 | 273 | 210 | 63 | 23.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 253 |
| 2025 Q2 | 305 | 242 | 63 | 20.7% | 100.0% | 96.8% | 302 |
| 2025 Q1 | 249 | 189 | 60 | 24.1% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 292 |
| 2024 Q4 | 272 | 225 | 47 | 17.3% | 100.0% | 89.7% | 280 |
| 2024 Q3 | 285 | 223 | 62 | 21.8% | 100.0% | 94.4% | 270 |
| 2024 Q2 | 335 | 253 | 82 | 24.5% | 100.0% | 93.5% | 304 |
| 2024 Q1 | 295 | 245 | 50 | 16.9% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 318 |
| 2023 Q4 | 274 | 225 | 49 | 17.9% | 100.0% | 93.3% | 307 |
| 2023 Q3 | 314 | 260 | 54 | 17.2% | 100.0% | 90.9% | 320 |
| 2023 Q2 | 381 | 323 | 58 | 15.2% | 100.0% | 98.1% | 340 |
| 2023 Q1 | 304 | 258 | 46 | 15.1% | 100.0% | 93.2% | 403 |
| 2022 Q4 | 338 | 290 | 48 | 14.2% | 100.0% | 97.1% | 314 |
| 2022 Q3 | 347 | 310 | 37 | 10.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 418 |
| 2022 Q2 | 378 | 317 | 61 | 16.1% | 100.0% | 97.5% | 410 |
| 2022 Q1 | 357 | 316 | 41 | 11.5% | 100.0% | 94.6% | 419 |
| 2021 Q4 | 387 | 327 | 60 | 15.5% | 100.0% | 95.8% | 406 |
| 2021 Q3 | 439 | 389 | 50 | 11.4% | 100.0% | 92.7% | 420 |
| 2021 Q2 | 459 | 422 | 37 | 8.1% | 100.0% | 93.9% | 497 |
| 2021 Q1 | 355 | 318 | 37 | 10.4% | 100.0% | 82.9% | 439 |
| 2020 Q4 | 325 | 299 | 26 | 8.0% | 100.0% | 91.7% | 352 |
| 2020 Q3 | 308 | 274 | 34 | 11.0% | 100.0% | 97.3% | 395 |
| 2020 Q2 | 312 | 282 | 30 | 9.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 261 |
| 2020 Q1 | 313 | 284 | 29 | 9.3% | 100.0% | 90.3% | 382 |
| 2019 Q4 | 296 | 267 | 29 | 9.8% | 100.0% | 94.7% | 362 |
| 2019 Q3 | 407 | 375 | 32 | 7.9% | 50.0% | 82.1% | 369 |
| 2019 Q2 | 414 | 387 | 27 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 79.7% | 421 |
| 2019 Q1 | 333 | 303 | 30 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 432 |
| 2018 Q4 | 356 | 337 | 19 | 5.3% | 75.0% | 90.0% | 392 |
| 2018 Q3 | 328 | 308 | 20 | 6.1% | 33.3% | 97.4% | 360 |
| 2018 Q2 | 375 | 348 | 27 | 7.2% | 77.8% | 94.9% | 399 |
| 2018 Q1 | 359 | 319 | 40 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 94.3% | 436 |
| 2017 Q4 | 356 | 324 | 32 | 9.0% | 100.0% | 95.3% | 369 |
| 2017 Q3 | 396 | 368 | 28 | 7.1% | 100.0% | 93.5% | 372 |
| 2017 Q2 | 377 | 335 | 42 | 11.1% | 66.7% | 98.3% | 416 |
| 2017 Q1 | 330 | 302 | 28 | 8.5% | 100.0% | 94.9% | 422 |
| 2016 Q4 | 397 | 364 | 33 | 8.3% | 75.0% | 95.1% | 367 |
| 2016 Q3 | 383 | 335 | 48 | 12.5% | 60.0% | 87.9% | 388 |
| 2016 Q2 | 379 | 349 | 30 | 7.9% | 100.0% | 96.7% | 419 |
| 2016 Q1 | 368 | 333 | 35 | 9.5% | 100.0% | 90.1% | 397 |
| 2015 Q4 | 371 | 325 | 46 | 12.4% | 85.7% | 94.8% | 386 |
| 2015 Q3 | 403 | 354 | 49 | 12.2% | 75.0% | 90.5% | 404 |
| 2015 Q2 | 328 | 279 | 49 | 14.9% | 100.0% | 83.8% | 394 |
| 2015 Q1 | 332 | 289 | 43 | 13.0% | 71.4% | 87.7% | 342 |
| 2014 Q4 | 317 | 293 | 24 | 7.6% | 78.6% | 75.4% | 368 |
| 2014 Q3 | 398 | 349 | 49 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 90.8% | 348 |
| 2014 Q2 | 371 | 328 | 43 | 11.6% | 100.0% | 89.0% | 416 |
| 2014 Q1 | 310 | 272 | 31 | 10.0% | 90.0% | 88.0% | 394 |
| 2013 Q4 | 335 | 281 | 40 | 11.9% | 100.0% | 81.2% | 377 |
| 2013 Q3 | 405 | 348 | 44 | 10.9% | 61.1% | 81.5% | 353 |
| 2013 Q2 | 380 | 326 | 44 | 11.6% | 80.0% | 68.8% | 403 |
| 2013 Q1 | 264 | 206 | 47 | 17.8% | 62.5% | 68.5% | 376 |
| 2012 Q4 | 297 | 236 | 42 | 14.1% | 77.8% | 80.0% | 306 |
| 2012 Q3 | 359 | 304 | 41 | 11.4% | 53.8% | 77.1% | 344 |
| 2012 Q2 | 316 | 265 | 39 | 12.3% | 78.9% | 73.8% | 368 |
| 2012 Q1 | 357 | 301 | 42 | 11.8% | 42.9% | 76.3% | 384 |
| 2011 Q4 | 345 | 285 | 47 | 13.6% | 66.7% | 85.2% | 365 |
| 2011 Q3 | 393 | 328 | 47 | 12.0% | 91.7% | 72.2% | 370 |
| 2011 Q2 | 367 | 308 | 42 | 11.4% | 66.7% | 87.2% | 425 |
| 2011 Q1 | 354 | 295 | 51 | 14.4% | 80.0% | 75.0% | 397 |
| 2010 Q4 | 339 | 274 | 58 | 17.1% | 61.5% | 60.5% | 352 |
| 2010 Q3 | 356 | 300 | 52 | 14.6% | 70.6% | 75.6% | 404 |
| 2010 Q2 | 324 | 281 | 39 | 12.0% | 33.3% | 75.9% | 376 |
| 2010 Q1 | 281 | 236 | 39 | 13.9% | 50.0% | 75.6% | 346 |
| 2009 Q4 | 284 | 253 | 29 | 10.2% | 55.6% | 69.6% | 296 |
| 2009 Q3 | 301 | 259 | 31 | 10.3% | 80.0% | 73.2% | 344 |
| 2009 Q2 | 322 | 267 | 47 | 14.6% | 76.9% | 73.9% | 332 |
| 2009 Q1 | 227 | 184 | 35 | 15.4% | 33.3% | 82.8% | 337 |
| 2008 Q4 | 307 | 241 | 56 | 18.2% | 57.1% | 82.7% | 271 |
| 2008 Q3 | 357 | 316 | 39 | 10.9% | 44.4% | 88.4% | 370 |
| 2008 Q2 | 518 | 433 | 81 | 15.6% | 60.0% | 77.6% | 436 |
| 2008 Q1 | 486 | 400 | 69 | 14.2% | 92.3% | 85.1% | 511 |
| 2007 Q4 | 470 | 399 | 58 | 12.3% | 50.0% | 54.5% | 495 |
| 2007 Q3 | 442 | 367 | 69 | 15.6% | 57.1% | 65.4% | 509 |
| 2007 Q2 | 491 | 427 | 51 | 10.4% | 83.3% | 64.6% | 501 |
| 2007 Q1 | 415 | 326 | 65 | 15.7% | 50.0% | 61.7% | 531 |
| 2006 Q4 | 481 | 404 | 44 | 9.1% | 50.0% | 67.0% | 476 |
| 2006 Q3 | 504 | 395 | 63 | 12.5% | 41.7% | 63.8% | 503 |
| 2006 Q2 | 502 | 390 | 70 | 13.9% | 55.6% | 67.4% | 531 |
| 2006 Q1 | 463 | 362 | 70 | 15.1% | 35.0% | 72.9% | 547 |
| 2005 Q4 | 413 | 313 | 66 | 16.0% | 64.3% | 67.9% | 499 |
| 2005 Q3 | 429 | 343 | 63 | 14.7% | 88.9% | 72.0% | 456 |
| 2005 Q2 | 565 | 460 | 67 | 11.9% | 85.7% | 75.2% | 513 |
| 2005 Q1 | 434 | 333 | 64 | 14.7% | 85.0% | 81.7% | 585 |
| 2004 Q4 | 514 | 397 | 60 | 11.7% | 73.3% | 68.0% | 521 |
| 2004 Q3 | 601 | 460 | 83 | 13.8% | 46.2% | 66.1% | 546 |
| 2004 Q2 | 622 | 479 | 66 | 10.6% | 38.5% | 68.3% | 621 |
| 2004 Q1 | 437 | 344 | 60 | 13.7% | 30.0% | 64.6% | 610 |
| 2003 Q4 | 492 | 396 | 67 | 13.6% | 50.0% | 73.8% | 498 |
| 2003 Q3 | 590 | 469 | 100 | 16.9% | 35.7% | 57.2% | 588 |
| 2003 Q2 | 520 | 402 | 79 | 15.2% | 35.7% | 46.5% | 571 |
| 2003 Q1 | 450 | 349 | 55 | 12.2% | 9.1% | 54.3% | 495 |
| 2002 Q4 | 453 | 381 | 43 | 9.5% | 33.3% | 34.5% | 466 |
| 2002 Q3 | 501 | 408 | 52 | 10.4% | 20.0% | 47.4% | 512 |
| 2002 Q2 | 532 | 459 | 41 | 7.7% | — | 43.6% | 506 |
| 2002 Q1 | 456 | 383 | 44 | 9.6% | 30.0% | 42.6% | 612 |
| 2001 Q4 | 369 | 294 | 41 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 63.0% | 427 |
| 2001 Q3 | 453 | 358 | 60 | 13.2% | 9.1% | 55.8% | 485 |
| 2001 Q2 | 477 | 356 | 49 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 56.6% | 491 |
| 2001 Q1 | 380 | 291 | 35 | 9.2% | 44.4% | 43.8% | 473 |
| 2000 Q4 | 416 | 297 | 67 | 16.1% | 25.0% | 49.2% | 409 |
| 2000 Q3 | 447 | 353 | 52 | 11.6% | 27.3% | 49.2% | 451 |
| 2000 Q2 | 530 | 414 | 61 | 11.5% | 11.1% | 41.9% | 531 |
| 2000 Q1 | 410 | 322 | 56 | 13.7% | 42.9% | 50.0% | 489 |
| 1999 Q4 | 369 | 302 | 46 | 12.5% | 45.5% | 62.7% | 427 |
| 1999 Q3 | 516 | 420 | 74 | 14.3% | 72.7% | 65.4% | 482 |
| 1999 Q2 | 393 | 329 | 54 | 13.7% | 53.8% | 67.0% | 500 |
| 1999 Q1 | 382 | 333 | 41 | 10.7% | 54.5% | 63.9% | 439 |
| 1998 Q4 | 405 | 335 | 63 | 15.6% | 26.7% | 70.5% | 422 |
| 1998 Q3 | 407 | 332 | 68 | 16.7% | 50.0% | 67.0% | 428 |
| 1998 Q2 | 460 | 375 | 75 | 16.3% | 50.0% | 66.1% | 462 |
| 1998 Q1 | 347 | 286 | 55 | 15.9% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 440 |
| 1997 Q4 | 405 | 330 | 68 | 16.8% | 80.0% | 66.7% | 377 |
| 1997 Q3 | 467 | 379 | 79 | 16.9% | 46.2% | 57.1% | 448 |
| 1997 Q2 | 425 | 353 | 61 | 14.4% | 60.0% | 69.9% | 499 |
| 1997 Q1 | 353 | 289 | 53 | 15.0% | 46.2% | 60.0% | 410 |
| 1996 Q4 | 361 | 304 | 47 | 13.0% | 40.0% | 59.8% | 367 |
| 1996 Q3 | 415 | 342 | 57 | 13.7% | 14.3% | 64.0% | 401 |
| 1996 Q2 | 353 | 303 | 42 | 11.9% | 55.6% | 60.4% | 416 |
| 1996 Q1 | 116 | 101 | 15 | 12.9% | 50.0% | 55.4% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 148 | 138 | 10 | 6.8% | 27.3% | 48.1% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 140 | 125 | 15 | 10.7% | 54.5% | 31.4% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 144 | 131 | 13 | 9.0% | 33.3% | 44.3% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 129 | 110 | 19 | 14.7% | 60.0% | 39.0% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 148 | 134 | 14 | 9.5% | 42.9% | 51.4% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 157 | 135 | 22 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 20.3% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 156 | 145 | 11 | 7.1% | 33.3% | 47.5% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 128 | 112 | 16 | 12.5% | 20.0% | 54.7% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 153 | 138 | 15 | 9.8% | 66.7% | 42.3% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 182 | 170 | 12 | 6.6% | 66.7% | 52.7% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 151 | 140 | 11 | 7.3% | 33.3% | 46.7% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 140 | 117 | 23 | 16.4% | 20.0% | 50.0% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 154 | 137 | 17 | 11.0% | 80.0% | 63.5% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 159 | 144 | 15 | 9.4% | 40.0% | 62.3% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 174 | 152 | 22 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 58.7% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 150 | 126 | 24 | 16.0% | 33.3% | 67.6% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 135 | 112 | 23 | 17.0% | 50.0% | 54.5% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 216 | 179 | 37 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 47.9% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 148 | 119 | 29 | 19.6% | — | 49.3% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 145 | 116 | 29 | 20.0% | 50.0% | 60.5% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 136 | 112 | 24 | 17.6% | 25.0% | 69.1% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 186 | 144 | 42 | 22.6% | 66.7% | 54.7% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 185 | 148 | 37 | 20.0% | 58.3% | 34.1% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 167 | 128 | 39 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 56.3% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 196 | 162 | 34 | 17.3% | 50.0% | 46.5% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 208 | 172 | 36 | 17.3% | 66.7% | 23.2% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 239 | 188 | 51 | 21.3% | 80.0% | 34.7% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 176 | 147 | 29 | 16.5% | 60.0% | 63.7% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 197 | 160 | 37 | 18.8% | 27.3% | 64.9% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 184 | 149 | 35 | 19.0% | 100.0% | 62.8% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 316 | 263 | 53 | 16.8% | 57.1% | 40.9% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 153 | 120 | 33 | 21.6% | 40.0% | 55.1% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 182 | 147 | 35 | 19.2% | 75.0% | 53.2% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 475 | 407 | 68 | 14.3% | 60.0% | 40.4% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 506 | 435 | 71 | 14.0% | 87.5% | 40.0% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 436 | 375 | 61 | 14.0% | 38.9% | 44.4% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 468 | 389 | 79 | 16.9% | 38.5% | 50.3% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 464 | 405 | 59 | 12.7% | 92.9% | 47.1% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 495 | 400 | 95 | 19.2% | 35.3% | 52.6% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 397 | 328 | 69 | 17.4% | 50.0% | 57.7% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 441 | 360 | 81 | 18.4% | 76.9% | 68.8% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 523 | 450 | 73 | 14.0% | 81.8% | 52.0% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 448 | 387 | 61 | 13.6% | 90.0% | 53.8% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 415 | 351 | 64 | 15.4% | 80.0% | 49.6% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 381 | 321 | 60 | 15.7% | 88.9% | 63.6% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 399 | 325 | 74 | 18.5% | 80.0% | 71.3% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 490 | 375 | 115 | 23.5% | 100.0% | 74.3% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 411 | 346 | 65 | 15.8% | 90.0% | 74.0% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 391 | 349 | 42 | 10.7% | 100.0% | 70.2% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 465 | 409 | 56 | 12.0% | 91.7% | 62.8% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 459 | 392 | 67 | 14.6% | 69.2% | 68.3% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 413 | 355 | 58 | 14.0% | 66.7% | 73.1% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 398 | 344 | 54 | 13.6% | 86.7% | 74.1% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 428 | 379 | 49 | 11.4% | 68.8% | 75.4% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 336 | 301 | 35 | 10.4% | 93.3% | 63.1% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 370 | 319 | 51 | 13.8% | 88.9% | 75.8% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 404 | 352 | 52 | 12.9% | 50.0% | 72.3% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 440 | 372 | 68 | 15.5% | 50.0% | 60.4% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 557 | 465 | 92 | 16.5% | 100.0% | 48.9% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 496 | 415 | 81 | 16.3% | 100.0% | 94.4% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 581 | 492 | 89 | 15.3% | 55.6% | 70.3% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 481 | 411 | 70 | 14.6% | 34.8% | 61.2% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 641 | 562 | 79 | 12.3% | 60.0% | 34.0% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 509 | 434 | 75 | 14.7% | 16.7% | 27.0% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 613 | 535 | 78 | 12.7% | 55.6% | 27.3% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 537 | 477 | 60 | 11.2% | 81.3% | 50.0% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 549 | 496 | 53 | 9.7% | 33.3% | 33.8% | — |
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.