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Harlow

East of England · E07000073 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
287
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
17.4%
higher than 82% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
89.3%
no formal threshold
Delegated
91.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
37.7%
40 allowed of 106 decided
Decisions overturned
2.4%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 29.0%

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
285
in the window
Applications decided
287
in the window
Approval rate
82.6%
237 granted, 50 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 141 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
89.7%
rank 184 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 100 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
Major1291.7%100.0%
Minor7987.3%87.5%
Other19680.1%—
of which householder15678.2%89.3%
"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
050992024 Q3: 56 received2024 Q3: 96 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 61 received2024 Q4: 55 decided2025 Q1: 68 received2025 Q1: 57 decided2025 Q2: 78 received2025 Q2: 56 decided2025 Q3: 81 received2025 Q3: 63 decided2025 Q4: 64 received2025 Q4: 99 decided2026 Q1: 66 received2026 Q1: 60 decided2026 Q2: 74 received2026 Q2: 65 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
91%
Action plan

Delivery 85–94%: the authority must publish an action plan. No presumption or buffer consequence.

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 (E07000073). 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 65 55 10 15.4% 100.0% 100.0% 74
2026 Q1 60 54 6 10.0% 100.0% 77.8% 66
2025 Q4 99 75 24 24.2% — 81.3% 64
2025 Q3 63 53 10 15.9% — 100.0% 81
2025 Q2 56 51 5 8.9% 0.0% 100.0% 78
2025 Q1 57 45 12 21.1% — 92.3% 68
2024 Q4 55 47 8 14.5% — 80.0% 61
2024 Q3 96 82 14 14.6% — 100.0% 56
2024 Q2 66 51 15 22.7% 100.0% 62.5% 80
2024 Q1 67 61 6 9.0% 100.0% 92.3% 75
2023 Q4 68 61 7 10.3% 100.0% 55.6% 67
2023 Q3 73 62 11 15.1% 50.0% 100.0% 80
2023 Q2 104 84 20 19.2% 100.0% 100.0% 71
2023 Q1 51 41 10 19.6% — 85.7% 102
2022 Q4 110 86 24 21.8% — 92.6% 67
2022 Q3 84 73 11 13.1% 100.0% 100.0% 104
2022 Q2 78 61 17 21.8% 100.0% 90.9% 97
2022 Q1 65 57 8 12.3% — 85.7% 77
2021 Q4 101 89 12 11.9% 100.0% 83.3% 56
2021 Q3 112 91 21 18.8% 100.0% 100.0% 130
2021 Q2 111 96 15 13.5% 100.0% 100.0% 118
2021 Q1 84 71 13 15.5% 100.0% 100.0% 112
2020 Q4 103 89 14 13.6% 100.0% 95.0% 95
2020 Q3 114 104 10 8.8% — 94.3% 120
2020 Q2 70 60 10 14.3% — 77.8% 74
2020 Q1 57 53 4 7.0% 100.0% 60.0% 85
2019 Q4 72 53 19 26.4% 100.0% 85.7% 61
2019 Q3 88 63 25 28.4% 100.0% 62.5% 96
2019 Q2 89 78 11 12.4% 100.0% 90.9% 100
2019 Q1 69 49 20 29.0% 100.0% 77.8% 81
2018 Q4 86 70 16 18.6% 100.0% 83.3% 88
2018 Q3 101 92 9 8.9% 100.0% 96.7% 95
2018 Q2 71 66 5 7.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96
2018 Q1 77 63 14 18.2% 100.0% 100.0% 97
2017 Q4 81 69 12 14.8% 100.0% 93.3% 94
2017 Q3 100 82 18 18.0% 100.0% 90.5% 101
2017 Q2 84 71 13 15.5% 100.0% 92.6% 93
2017 Q1 68 62 6 8.8% 100.0% 100.0% 101
2016 Q4 71 58 13 18.3% — 100.0% 85
2016 Q3 98 85 13 13.3% 100.0% 80.0% 104
2016 Q2 81 67 14 17.3% — 84.6% 81
2016 Q1 64 55 9 14.1% 100.0% 86.7% 93
2015 Q4 59 52 7 11.9% 100.0% 88.9% 76
2015 Q3 85 76 9 10.6% 100.0% 85.7% 73
2015 Q2 76 60 16 21.1% 100.0% 95.0% 91
2015 Q1 66 50 16 24.2% 100.0% 100.0% 98
2014 Q4 80 55 25 31.3% 100.0% 83.3% 89
2014 Q3 85 67 18 21.2% — 87.5% 113
2014 Q2 94 83 11 11.7% — 100.0% 101
2014 Q1 72 56 11 15.3% 100.0% 91.7% 108
2013 Q4 95 60 13 13.7% 75.0% 93.3% 75
2013 Q3 77 61 9 11.7% 83.3% 85.0% 107
2013 Q2 88 72 8 9.1% 66.7% 89.3% 98
2013 Q1 62 45 12 19.4% 0.0% 100.0% 86
2012 Q4 85 63 15 17.6% 100.0% 82.4% 86
2012 Q3 75 55 19 25.3% 66.7% 96.7% 90
2012 Q2 83 63 18 21.7% 66.7% 79.2% 87
2012 Q1 49 31 14 28.6% 25.0% 90.9% 70
2011 Q4 61 54 7 11.5% 0.0% 52.9% 55
2011 Q3 71 54 13 18.3% 80.0% 57.1% 74
2011 Q2 73 64 8 11.0% 100.0% 76.9% 80
2011 Q1 71 58 13 18.3% 100.0% 73.3% 68
2010 Q4 73 59 14 19.2% 100.0% 80.0% 88
2010 Q3 69 55 14 20.3% 100.0% 78.3% 82
2010 Q2 69 58 11 15.9% 100.0% 88.2% 78
2010 Q1 58 52 5 8.6% 66.7% 75.0% 83
2009 Q4 71 63 7 9.9% 100.0% 77.3% 74
2009 Q3 65 57 7 10.8% 50.0% 83.3% 84
2009 Q2 75 65 10 13.3% 75.0% 76.0% 76
2009 Q1 62 52 10 16.1% 100.0% 80.0% 71
2008 Q4 66 57 9 13.6% 57.1% 55.0% 90
2008 Q3 100 88 12 12.0% 80.0% 47.1% 84
2008 Q2 81 78 3 3.7% 60.0% 76.2% 102
2008 Q1 86 76 10 11.6% 60.0% 87.5% 95
2007 Q4 104 92 10 9.6% 75.0% 95.8% 98
2007 Q3 109 88 20 18.3% 60.0% 96.2% 118
2007 Q2 79 62 13 16.5% 100.0% 94.4% 105
2007 Q1 76 67 8 10.5% 40.0% 55.6% 85
2006 Q4 92 71 18 19.6% 85.7% 76.9% 95
2006 Q3 107 80 24 22.4% 83.3% 91.7% 100
2006 Q2 81 68 12 14.8% 33.3% 45.0% 102
2006 Q1 87 72 14 16.1% 60.0% 85.0% 116
2005 Q4 73 58 15 20.5% 33.3% 81.8% 90
2005 Q3 103 86 17 16.5% 100.0% 78.0% 82
2005 Q2 102 92 9 8.8% 87.5% 80.0% 94
2005 Q1 119 101 15 12.6% 55.6% 74.4% 117
2004 Q4 101 69 15 14.9% 50.0% 84.2% 141
2004 Q3 138 120 11 8.0% 50.0% 75.9% 112
2004 Q2 114 92 13 11.4% 100.0% 61.5% 127
2004 Q1 96 79 13 13.5% 33.3% 77.3% 106
2003 Q4 88 70 12 13.6% 75.0% 61.5% 103
2003 Q3 123 104 14 11.4% 60.0% 75.0% 100
2003 Q2 113 101 6 5.3% 100.0% 50.0% 150
2003 Q1 101 92 5 5.0% 20.0% 61.5% 111
2002 Q4 99 80 12 12.1% 33.3% 64.0% 96
2002 Q3 114 100 11 9.6% 20.0% 61.1% 115
2002 Q2 127 114 9 7.1% 50.0% 88.2% 130
2002 Q1 90 81 7 7.8% 100.0% 80.0% 100
2001 Q4 100 85 14 14.0% 50.0% 68.0% 101
2001 Q3 104 92 9 8.7% 100.0% 85.7% 89
2001 Q2 113 97 14 12.4% 50.0% 96.9% 106
2001 Q1 68 59 7 10.3% 100.0% 100.0% 108
2000 Q4 98 82 6 6.1% 80.0% 88.5% 81
2000 Q3 90 80 5 5.6% 0.0% 75.0% 95
2000 Q2 91 76 6 6.6% — 71.4% 104
2000 Q1 78 71 3 3.8% 100.0% 70.0% 85
1999 Q4 85 77 8 9.4% 0.0% 51.9% 71
1999 Q3 79 64 11 13.9% 50.0% 50.0% 82
1999 Q2 67 53 14 20.9% 0.0% 47.1% 90
1999 Q1 60 51 6 10.0% 66.7% 64.7% 69
1998 Q4 49 44 2 4.1% 100.0% 58.8% 56
1998 Q3 93 88 4 4.3% 71.4% 63.2% 90
1998 Q2 73 61 8 11.0% 100.0% 73.7% 79
1998 Q1 77 65 6 7.8% — 65.2% 88
1997 Q4 91 84 5 5.5% 60.0% 50.0% 83
1997 Q3 74 65 6 8.1% 28.6% 68.0% 92
1997 Q2 97 87 6 6.2% 40.0% 78.3% 85
1997 Q1 81 68 9 11.1% 100.0% 55.3% 87
1996 Q4 43 40 1 2.3% 42.9% 45.5% 78
1996 Q3 53 46 5 9.4% 71.4% 58.3% 67
1996 Q2 84 76 5 6.0% 22.2% 62.1% 73
1996 Q1 248 182 66 26.6% 50.0% 54.3% —
1995 Q4 213 147 66 31.0% 50.0% 65.1% —
1995 Q3 236 170 66 28.0% — 67.5% —
1995 Q2 296 239 57 19.3% 100.0% 65.5% —
1995 Q1 197 171 26 13.2% 83.3% 73.0% —
1994 Q4 277 218 59 21.3% 85.7% 76.9% —
1994 Q3 269 215 54 20.1% 50.0% 76.5% —
1994 Q2 240 196 44 18.3% 0.0% 65.3% —
1994 Q1 247 200 47 19.0% 33.3% 58.6% —
1993 Q4 246 201 45 18.3% 85.7% 60.5% —
1993 Q3 257 193 64 24.9% 44.4% 60.7% —
1993 Q2 231 175 56 24.2% 66.7% 53.3% —
1993 Q1 197 146 51 25.9% 66.7% 62.3% —
1992 Q4 285 218 67 23.5% 85.7% 45.1% —
1992 Q3 273 212 61 22.3% 55.6% 56.1% —
1992 Q2 376 316 60 16.0% 64.3% 44.1% —
1992 Q1 510 422 88 17.3% 55.6% 30.1% —
1991 Q4 356 289 67 18.8% 77.8% 46.8% —
1991 Q3 398 340 58 14.6% 66.7% 45.6% —
1991 Q2 382 320 62 16.2% 64.3% 43.9% —
1991 Q1 404 334 70 17.3% 50.0% 30.2% —
1990 Q4 356 289 67 18.8% 77.8% 46.8% —
1990 Q3 415 352 63 15.2% 66.7% 46.0% —
1990 Q2 407 339 68 16.7% 64.3% 44.3% —
1990 Q1 501 414 87 17.4% 50.0% 30.0% —
1989 Q4 401 325 76 19.0% 77.8% 47.9% —
1989 Q3 427 363 64 15.0% 66.7% 46.5% —
1989 Q2 474 393 81 17.1% 62.5% 44.7% —
1989 Q1 538 445 93 17.3% 50.0% 29.7% —
1988 Q4 462 374 88 19.0% 80.0% 48.1% —
1988 Q3 502 430 72 14.3% 70.0% 46.7% —
1988 Q2 499 412 87 17.4% 62.5% 45.0% —
1988 Q1 565 467 98 17.3% 50.0% 29.8% —
1987 Q4 427 346 81 19.0% 80.0% 47.8% —
1987 Q3 67 64 3 4.5% 100.0% 63.6% —
1987 Q2 112 104 8 7.1% 57.1% 62.9% —
1987 Q1 79 71 8 10.1% 83.3% 70.0% —
1986 Q4 101 90 11 10.9% 100.0% 91.7% —
1986 Q3 117 105 12 10.3% 83.3% 87.9% —
1986 Q2 112 103 9 8.0% 100.0% 71.1% —
1986 Q1 65 61 4 6.2% 75.0% 69.2% —
1985 Q4 70 63 7 10.0% 83.3% 70.4% —
1985 Q3 78 72 6 7.7% 40.0% 73.9% —
1985 Q2 106 98 8 7.5% 100.0% 74.3% —
1985 Q1 69 65 4 5.8% 100.0% 87.5% —
1984 Q4 73 60 13 17.8% 50.0% 63.6% —
1984 Q3 102 93 9 8.8% 100.0% 88.2% —
1984 Q2 78 72 6 7.7% 100.0% 82.6% —
1984 Q1 108 98 10 9.3% 100.0% 78.6% —
1983 Q4 70 64 6 8.6% — 86.4% —
1983 Q3 92 87 5 5.4% 50.0% 58.6% —
1983 Q2 94 90 4 4.3% 83.3% 81.5% —
1983 Q1 95 88 7 7.4% 83.3% 78.3% —
1982 Q4 79 77 2 2.5% 100.0% 90.5% —
1982 Q3 81 76 5 6.2% 100.0% 77.8% —
1982 Q2 113 105 8 7.1% 100.0% 78.8% —
1982 Q1 69 63 6 8.7% 0.0% 59.1% —
1981 Q4 73 64 9 12.3% 100.0% 83.3% —
1981 Q3 94 89 5 5.3% 100.0% 82.6% —
1981 Q2 84 78 6 7.1% 50.0% 51.7% —
1981 Q1 85 80 5 5.9% 100.0% 67.4% —
1980 Q4 89 85 4 4.5% 100.0% 68.3% —
1980 Q3 82 77 5 6.1% 100.0% 66.7% —
1980 Q2 74 72 2 2.7% 100.0% 61.9% —
1980 Q1 121 116 5 4.1% 75.0% 69.8% —
1979 Q4 74 70 4 5.4% 83.3% 73.7% —
1979 Q3 111 107 4 3.6% 50.0% 63.0% —
1979 Q2 83 78 5 6.0% — 68.8% —

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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