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Epping Forest

East of England · E07000072 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,282
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
32.1%
higher than 99% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
86.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.3%
256 allowed of 726 decided
Decisions overturned
3.3%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 38.0%

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
1,342
in the window
Applications decided
1,282
in the window
Approval rate
67.9%
871 granted, 411 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 164 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.7%
rank 127 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 69 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
Major3737.8%83.3%
Minor33153.5%86.2%
Other91474.4%—
of which householder75676.6%95.8%
"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
02054092024 Q3: 343 received2024 Q3: 409 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 331 received2024 Q4: 294 decided2025 Q1: 381 received2025 Q1: 320 decided2025 Q2: 323 received2025 Q2: 347 decided2025 Q3: 343 received2025 Q3: 353 decided2025 Q4: 332 received2025 Q4: 330 decided2026 Q1: 340 received2026 Q1: 277 decided2026 Q2: 327 received2026 Q2: 322 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
66%
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 (E07000072). 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 322 228 94 29.2% 100.0% 100.0% 327
2026 Q1 277 195 82 29.6% 100.0% 90.7% 340
2025 Q4 330 214 116 35.2% 60.0% 78.4% 332
2025 Q3 353 234 119 33.7% 100.0% 81.6% 343
2025 Q2 347 235 112 32.3% 75.0% 81.8% 323
2025 Q1 320 210 110 34.4% 100.0% 60.0% 381
2024 Q4 294 201 93 31.6% — 84.8% 331
2024 Q3 409 303 106 25.9% — 79.2% 343
2024 Q2 361 241 120 33.2% — 80.0% 355
2024 Q1 368 247 121 32.9% 100.0% 61.9% 369
2023 Q4 342 212 130 38.0% 100.0% 54.3% 338
2023 Q3 348 227 121 34.8% 100.0% 65.1% 372
2023 Q2 383 245 138 36.0% — 63.8% 380
2023 Q1 379 248 131 34.6% — 48.1% 388
2022 Q4 477 337 140 29.4% 60.0% 51.4% 387
2022 Q3 375 248 127 33.9% — 16.9% 381
2022 Q2 353 244 109 30.9% 100.0% 51.2% 328
2022 Q1 390 271 119 30.5% 100.0% 46.0% 432
2021 Q4 458 322 136 29.7% 0.0% 57.1% 480
2021 Q3 400 294 106 26.5% 0.0% 76.5% 446
2021 Q2 460 336 124 27.0% 0.0% 73.5% 495
2021 Q1 409 290 119 29.1% 0.0% 68.9% 539
2020 Q4 440 290 150 34.1% 50.0% 77.0% 480
2020 Q3 359 256 103 28.7% 100.0% 73.9% 426
2020 Q2 341 233 108 31.7% 57.1% 80.0% 359
2020 Q1 351 243 108 30.8% 85.7% 81.4% 414
2019 Q4 357 271 86 24.1% 80.0% 81.0% 404
2019 Q3 363 272 91 25.1% 100.0% 87.5% 412
2019 Q2 407 316 91 22.4% 100.0% 90.7% 474
2019 Q1 357 285 72 20.2% 50.0% 92.3% 489
2018 Q4 404 333 71 17.6% 33.3% 85.1% 439
2018 Q3 438 354 84 19.2% 83.3% 88.0% 468
2018 Q2 470 392 78 16.6% 0.0% 85.2% 486
2018 Q1 424 353 71 16.7% 100.0% 84.8% 532
2017 Q4 452 381 71 15.7% 100.0% 87.5% 447
2017 Q3 472 396 76 16.1% 100.0% 85.9% 501
2017 Q2 483 407 76 15.7% 100.0% 91.9% 473
2017 Q1 474 376 98 20.7% 100.0% 91.4% 561
2016 Q4 434 351 83 19.1% 50.0% 91.0% 500
2016 Q3 467 365 102 21.8% 100.0% 83.6% 434
2016 Q2 459 385 74 16.1% 85.7% 82.6% 529
2016 Q1 407 322 85 20.9% 100.0% 86.4% 483
2015 Q4 404 333 71 17.6% 100.0% 88.1% 505
2015 Q3 454 367 87 19.2% 100.0% 95.1% 594
2015 Q2 432 356 76 17.6% 100.0% 80.8% 462
2015 Q1 364 277 87 23.9% 100.0% 78.3% 604
2014 Q4 389 305 84 21.6% 75.0% 78.7% 391
2014 Q3 448 358 90 20.1% 100.0% 77.1% 457
2014 Q2 440 351 89 20.2% 100.0% 81.0% 572
2014 Q1 359 252 64 17.8% 75.0% 63.4% 484
2013 Q4 408 289 63 15.4% 83.3% 77.9% 438
2013 Q3 467 335 72 15.4% 70.0% 76.0% 467
2013 Q2 456 311 82 18.0% 83.3% 67.0% 503
2013 Q1 370 266 62 16.8% 40.0% 69.2% 479
2012 Q4 393 288 53 13.5% 62.5% 67.1% 426
2012 Q3 409 278 75 18.3% 0.0% 61.7% 411
2012 Q2 419 282 70 16.7% 83.3% 64.2% 454
2012 Q1 367 265 78 21.3% 80.0% 64.4% 483
2011 Q4 432 302 84 19.4% 57.1% 68.8% 424
2011 Q3 438 313 81 18.5% 82.4% 78.8% 455
2011 Q2 469 334 78 16.6% 83.3% 76.5% 460
2011 Q1 338 249 60 17.8% 83.3% 73.8% 457
2010 Q4 481 309 93 19.3% 66.7% 80.8% 399
2010 Q3 473 329 90 19.0% 100.0% 91.1% 508
2010 Q2 408 256 95 23.3% 85.7% 76.0% 443
2010 Q1 332 236 55 16.6% 100.0% 80.7% 402
2009 Q4 467 262 89 19.1% 28.6% 79.0% 380
2009 Q3 448 260 100 22.3% 85.7% 78.8% 478
2009 Q2 405 271 82 20.2% 66.7% 80.5% 431
2009 Q1 344 239 62 18.0% 66.7% 84.4% 423
2008 Q4 430 310 99 23.0% 62.5% 78.7% 402
2008 Q3 514 377 104 20.2% 63.6% 81.2% 456
2008 Q2 466 346 95 20.4% 42.9% 75.8% 535
2008 Q1 502 328 151 30.1% 92.3% 72.0% 508
2007 Q4 537 371 142 26.4% 60.0% 82.9% 525
2007 Q3 553 379 150 27.1% 75.0% 80.0% 564
2007 Q2 556 389 137 24.6% 87.5% 77.9% 646
2007 Q1 472 331 121 25.6% 87.5% 70.7% 536
2006 Q4 448 327 105 23.4% 50.0% 68.8% 476
2006 Q3 427 302 99 23.2% 76.5% 78.6% 477
2006 Q2 516 378 116 22.5% 63.2% 71.0% 544
2006 Q1 463 336 109 23.5% 75.0% 54.8% 491
2005 Q4 517 384 111 21.5% 50.0% 56.8% 480
2005 Q3 437 315 94 21.5% 50.0% 62.2% 462
2005 Q2 506 395 87 17.2% 14.3% 53.9% 529
2005 Q1 472 343 111 23.5% 40.0% 55.9% 487
2004 Q4 537 365 141 26.3% 81.8% 49.6% 519
2004 Q3 520 389 113 21.7% 11.1% 53.0% 576
2004 Q2 542 393 129 23.8% 16.7% 69.7% 504
2004 Q1 520 374 132 25.4% 54.5% 60.0% 601
2003 Q4 458 350 93 20.3% 80.0% 54.9% 507
2003 Q3 534 380 128 24.0% 12.5% 55.3% 540
2003 Q2 529 390 125 23.6% 100.0% 57.4% 604
2003 Q1 504 374 117 23.2% 0.0% 55.3% 555
2002 Q4 454 322 114 25.1% 20.0% 63.0% 519
2002 Q3 558 398 147 26.3% 57.1% 47.4% 509
2002 Q2 534 414 107 20.0% 16.7% 53.8% 532
2002 Q1 455 347 99 21.8% 20.0% 48.5% 576
2001 Q4 442 323 114 25.8% 20.0% 49.5% 458
2001 Q3 455 363 79 17.4% 50.0% 62.5% 464
2001 Q2 491 382 98 20.0% 66.7% 62.0% 500
2001 Q1 549 401 137 25.0% 14.3% 59.2% 530
2000 Q4 401 316 78 19.5% 0.0% 39.1% 440
2000 Q3 511 382 115 22.5% 66.7% 32.7% 472
2000 Q2 449 335 106 23.6% 0.0% 32.0% 466
2000 Q1 419 341 70 16.7% 33.3% 39.3% 513
1999 Q4 443 337 100 22.6% 28.6% 28.7% 421
1999 Q3 422 338 77 18.2% 13.3% 22.6% 466
1999 Q2 514 387 116 22.6% 50.0% 23.4% 466
1999 Q1 336 256 76 22.6% 12.5% 13.4% 440
1998 Q4 351 267 77 21.9% 71.4% 33.3% 400
1998 Q3 371 296 67 18.1% 42.9% 35.6% 435
1998 Q2 434 331 92 21.2% 50.0% 33.7% 470
1998 Q1 348 266 77 22.1% 57.1% 42.2% 422
1997 Q4 353 272 75 21.2% 50.0% 34.1% 370
1997 Q3 400 304 90 22.5% 0.0% 18.6% 415
1997 Q2 375 299 74 19.7% 27.3% 65.2% 415
1997 Q1 294 233 58 19.7% 37.5% 68.0% 301
1996 Q4 329 234 47 14.3% 75.0% 41.5% 322
1996 Q3 364 265 41 11.3% 33.3% 28.2% 411
1996 Q2 369 269 62 16.8% 100.0% 57.4% 404
1996 Q1 333 291 42 12.6% 62.5% 37.9% —
1995 Q4 423 385 38 9.0% 88.9% 36.5% —
1995 Q3 344 307 37 10.8% 23.1% 40.7% —
1995 Q2 344 300 44 12.8% 15.4% 46.4% —
1995 Q1 308 271 37 12.0% 40.0% 32.0% —
1994 Q4 306 272 34 11.1% 55.6% 51.1% —
1994 Q3 310 273 37 11.9% 60.0% 51.7% —
1994 Q2 325 272 53 16.3% 41.7% 55.6% —
1994 Q1 291 263 28 9.6% 53.8% 67.9% —
1993 Q4 315 275 40 12.7% 60.0% 51.2% —
1993 Q3 416 355 61 14.7% 57.1% 51.0% —
1993 Q2 314 272 42 13.4% 69.0% 48.9% —
1993 Q1 302 238 64 21.2% 76.7% 31.2% —
1992 Q4 369 309 60 16.3% 52.0% 44.4% —
1992 Q3 389 330 59 15.2% 50.0% 41.5% —
1992 Q2 321 270 51 15.9% 19.0% 27.5% —
1992 Q1 337 263 74 22.0% 47.8% 52.6% —
1991 Q4 416 316 100 24.0% 61.5% 51.6% —
1991 Q3 406 313 93 22.9% 60.0% 52.7% —
1991 Q2 413 290 123 29.8% 72.2% 50.9% —
1991 Q1 428 315 113 26.4% 66.7% 44.7% —
1990 Q4 471 361 110 23.4% 48.1% 35.0% —
1990 Q3 474 355 119 25.1% 57.9% 33.8% —
1990 Q2 486 328 158 32.5% 64.3% 35.0% —
1990 Q1 701 528 173 24.7% 42.9% 36.6% —
1989 Q4 621 385 236 38.0% 57.9% 30.8% —
1989 Q3 607 407 200 32.9% 66.7% 17.3% —
1989 Q2 667 482 185 27.7% 40.7% 24.2% —
1989 Q1 722 460 262 36.3% 60.0% 30.9% —
1988 Q4 536 395 141 26.3% 52.9% 35.4% —
1988 Q3 600 499 101 16.8% 51.9% 21.1% —
1988 Q2 560 448 112 20.0% 58.0% 22.2% —
1988 Q1 504 412 92 18.3% 40.0% 24.2% —
1987 Q4 549 439 110 20.0% 31.6% 25.0% —
1987 Q3 522 394 128 24.5% 55.6% 47.1% —
1987 Q2 458 351 107 23.4% 71.4% 40.4% —
1987 Q1 451 348 103 22.8% 25.0% 36.5% —
1986 Q4 416 300 116 27.9% 55.6% 51.3% —
1986 Q3 470 374 96 20.4% 75.0% 47.5% —
1986 Q2 421 314 107 25.4% 78.6% 47.0% —
1986 Q1 359 275 84 23.4% 83.3% 53.5% —
1985 Q4 395 307 88 22.3% 66.7% 52.9% —
1985 Q3 453 339 114 25.2% 85.7% 59.4% —
1985 Q2 456 359 97 21.3% 63.6% 52.7% —
1985 Q1 359 285 74 20.6% 66.7% 50.0% —
1984 Q4 329 260 69 21.0% 87.5% 43.3% —
1984 Q3 439 329 110 25.1% 57.1% 41.5% —
1984 Q2 457 377 80 17.5% 55.6% 38.2% —
1984 Q1 478 405 73 15.3% 76.5% 48.9% —
1983 Q4 321 262 59 18.4% 50.0% 47.1% —
1983 Q3 503 407 96 19.1% 66.7% 28.9% —
1983 Q2 425 357 68 16.0% 28.6% 38.0% —
1983 Q1 313 251 62 19.8% 64.3% 46.5% —
1982 Q4 417 340 77 18.5% 62.5% 50.4% —
1982 Q3 396 304 92 23.2% 55.6% 30.1% —
1982 Q2 436 351 85 19.5% 100.0% 40.7% —
1982 Q1 328 256 72 22.0% 90.0% 44.4% —
1981 Q4 401 318 83 20.7% 71.4% 49.5% —
1981 Q3 395 326 69 17.5% 25.0% 44.4% —
1981 Q2 584 445 139 23.8% 57.9% 32.5% —
1981 Q1 499 419 80 16.0% 69.2% 42.5% —
1980 Q4 482 372 110 22.8% 47.6% 30.6% —
1980 Q3 472 381 91 19.3% 54.5% 44.3% —
1980 Q2 602 475 127 21.1% 75.0% 41.7% —
1980 Q1 566 434 132 23.3% 71.4% 42.2% —
1979 Q4 467 368 99 21.2% 72.7% 61.0% —
1979 Q3 523 413 110 21.0% 68.4% 49.1% —
1979 Q2 583 483 100 17.2% 60.0% 46.2% —

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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