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Epping Forest

East of England · E07000072 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,307
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
32.8%
higher than 99% of authorities
Majors in time
80.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
82.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
95.3%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 38.0%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
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 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.

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