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Maldon

East of England · E07000074 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
478
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
15.9%
higher than 74% of authorities
Majors in time
44.4%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
78.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
91.0%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
40.5%
156 allowed of 385 decided
Decisions overturned
4.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 44.8%

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
531
in the window
Applications decided
478
in the window
Approval rate
84.1%
402 granted, 76 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 126 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
88.5%
rank 195 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 106 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
Major2458.3%44.4%
Minor17979.3%78.0%
Other27589.5%—
of which householder19988.9%94.0%
"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
0741472024 Q3: 135 received2024 Q3: 108 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 110 received2024 Q4: 119 decided2025 Q1: 123 received2025 Q1: 84 decided2025 Q2: 135 received2025 Q2: 113 decided2025 Q3: 139 received2025 Q3: 110 decided2025 Q4: 135 received2025 Q4: 87 decided2026 Q1: 130 received2026 Q1: 134 decided2026 Q2: 127 received2026 Q2: 147 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
143%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT 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 (E07000074). 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)18 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)18 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 147 110 37 25.2% 0.0% 80.0% 127
2026 Q1 134 116 18 13.4% 75.0% 90.9% 130
2025 Q4 87 82 5 5.7% 0.0% 60.0% 135
2025 Q3 110 94 16 14.5% 50.0% 71.4% 139
2025 Q2 113 93 20 17.7% — 92.3% 135
2025 Q1 84 73 11 13.1% 0.0% 70.6% 123
2024 Q4 119 99 20 16.8% 100.0% 76.2% 110
2024 Q3 108 89 19 17.6% 66.7% 73.7% 135
2024 Q2 174 145 29 16.7% 66.7% 76.1% 117
2024 Q1 173 119 54 31.2% 80.0% 79.2% 182
2023 Q4 186 132 54 29.0% 75.0% 81.8% 180
2023 Q3 171 122 49 28.7% 100.0% 74.4% 180
2023 Q2 222 173 49 22.1% 100.0% 80.7% 173
2023 Q1 160 122 38 23.8% 33.3% 65.4% 235
2022 Q4 172 103 69 40.1% 83.3% 78.9% 171
2022 Q3 239 132 107 44.8% 50.0% 69.8% 210
2022 Q2 203 130 73 36.0% 40.0% 56.8% 208
2022 Q1 160 99 61 38.1% 75.0% 89.7% 190
2021 Q4 199 126 73 36.7% 75.0% 82.9% 202
2021 Q3 197 135 62 31.5% 100.0% 87.5% 190
2021 Q2 203 145 58 28.6% 66.7% 93.8% 219
2021 Q1 189 139 50 26.5% 100.0% 100.0% 201
2020 Q4 196 141 55 28.1% 100.0% 90.2% 219
2020 Q3 186 112 74 39.8% 83.3% 89.6% 181
2020 Q2 208 149 59 28.4% 100.0% 93.5% 184
2020 Q1 187 129 58 31.0% 100.0% 88.9% 217
2019 Q4 181 118 63 34.8% 75.0% 87.2% 194
2019 Q3 195 123 72 36.9% 90.0% 86.5% 193
2019 Q2 230 149 81 35.2% 75.0% 96.7% 213
2019 Q1 203 147 56 27.6% 100.0% 92.0% 233
2018 Q4 236 175 61 25.8% 100.0% 96.9% 227
2018 Q3 241 190 51 21.2% 100.0% 100.0% 238
2018 Q2 239 164 75 31.4% 100.0% 98.2% 265
2018 Q1 234 161 73 31.2% 100.0% 100.0% 258
2017 Q4 226 147 79 35.0% 100.0% 100.0% 239
2017 Q3 224 163 61 27.2% 100.0% 94.5% 235
2017 Q2 225 144 81 36.0% 100.0% 94.5% 236
2017 Q1 260 186 74 28.5% 100.0% 93.8% 236
2016 Q4 218 170 48 22.0% 90.9% 86.3% 276
2016 Q3 240 191 49 20.4% 100.0% 81.8% 214
2016 Q2 234 172 62 26.5% 88.9% 77.4% 252
2016 Q1 223 155 68 30.5% 50.0% 81.7% 272
2015 Q4 251 161 90 35.9% 62.5% 66.7% 226
2015 Q3 248 180 68 27.4% 50.0% 63.5% 242
2015 Q2 212 154 58 27.4% 57.1% 42.9% 236
2015 Q1 206 153 53 25.7% 83.3% 61.0% 229
2014 Q4 223 153 70 31.4% 88.9% 57.5% 224
2014 Q3 211 160 51 24.2% 100.0% 43.2% 229
2014 Q2 184 128 56 30.4% 66.7% 40.8% 216
2014 Q1 187 130 49 26.2% 30.0% 49.4% 229
2013 Q4 220 142 68 30.9% 36.4% 52.0% 204
2013 Q3 228 169 49 21.5% 87.5% 42.5% 216
2013 Q2 213 167 38 17.8% 42.9% 48.3% 233
2013 Q1 190 140 38 20.0% 0.0% 35.6% 260
2012 Q4 188 134 48 25.5% 0.0% 51.9% 182
2012 Q3 191 145 41 21.5% 33.3% 52.7% 213
2012 Q2 208 162 35 16.8% 71.4% 50.0% 226
2012 Q1 187 154 28 15.0% 55.6% 77.6% 216
2011 Q4 176 142 25 14.2% 88.9% 76.8% 194
2011 Q3 203 159 40 19.7% 90.9% 71.4% 211
2011 Q2 231 184 42 18.2% 82.8% 73.4% 229
2011 Q1 160 133 24 15.0% 80.0% 74.6% 228
2010 Q4 193 151 33 17.1% 90.9% 87.0% 164
2010 Q3 247 193 43 17.4% 87.5% 74.0% 226
2010 Q2 185 147 33 17.8% 80.0% 66.7% 231
2010 Q1 190 140 44 23.2% 0.0% 77.8% 207
2009 Q4 211 169 37 17.5% 100.0% 77.8% 197
2009 Q3 241 203 34 14.1% 100.0% 59.2% 248
2009 Q2 200 159 34 17.0% 50.0% 57.9% 220
2009 Q1 204 150 48 23.5% 50.0% 74.1% 220
2008 Q4 238 184 47 19.7% 33.3% 77.0% 237
2008 Q3 297 217 68 22.9% 0.0% 69.9% 274
2008 Q2 307 247 54 17.6% 50.0% 65.1% 290
2008 Q1 273 199 74 27.1% 77.8% 64.0% 330
2007 Q4 270 210 60 22.2% 75.0% 76.7% 264
2007 Q3 295 242 53 18.0% 75.0% 71.1% 317
2007 Q2 288 234 54 18.8% 66.7% 74.1% 324
2007 Q1 257 212 45 17.5% 60.0% 64.2% 282
2006 Q4 245 208 37 15.1% 66.7% 66.7% 244
2006 Q3 311 240 71 22.8% 60.0% 68.6% 302
2006 Q2 322 256 66 20.5% 0.0% 64.5% 337
2006 Q1 252 190 62 24.6% 87.5% 72.1% 332
2005 Q4 241 188 53 22.0% 100.0% 68.6% 236
2005 Q3 366 287 79 21.6% 100.0% 65.4% 296
2005 Q2 286 222 64 22.4% 80.0% 64.9% 368
2005 Q1 273 219 54 19.8% 50.0% 57.7% 295
2004 Q4 264 200 64 24.2% 100.0% 68.4% 312
2004 Q3 277 212 65 23.5% 77.8% 50.0% 297
2004 Q2 337 266 71 21.1% 20.0% 51.4% 296
2004 Q1 272 236 36 13.2% 0.0% 41.8% 322
2003 Q4 232 189 43 18.5% — 40.3% 263
2003 Q3 244 213 31 12.7% 75.0% 51.6% 279
2003 Q2 305 260 45 14.8% 50.0% 57.0% 320
2003 Q1 296 242 54 18.2% 25.0% 54.8% 324
2002 Q4 299 250 49 16.4% 25.0% 43.1% 319
2002 Q3 277 229 48 17.3% 66.7% 56.3% 289
2002 Q2 329 277 52 15.8% 0.0% 56.5% 312
2002 Q1 273 224 49 17.9% 100.0% 36.0% 300
2001 Q4 231 179 52 22.5% 33.3% 54.7% 256
2001 Q3 339 282 57 16.8% 14.3% 73.0% 363
2001 Q2 261 226 35 13.4% 0.0% 58.5% 271
2001 Q1 232 173 59 25.4% 33.3% 66.7% 287
2000 Q4 187 148 39 20.9% 100.0% 66.7% 214
2000 Q3 218 178 39 17.9% 0.0% 72.7% 265
2000 Q2 294 239 43 14.6% 100.0% 72.2% 283
2000 Q1 304 242 51 16.8% 100.0% 76.6% 304
1999 Q4 215 179 28 13.0% 60.0% 64.4% 270
1999 Q3 272 217 50 18.4% 100.0% 72.0% 250
1999 Q2 306 262 40 13.1% 88.9% 57.7% 281
1999 Q1 239 183 49 20.5% 75.0% 67.8% 312
1998 Q4 233 183 46 19.7% 80.0% 76.8% 258
1998 Q3 246 209 34 13.8% 100.0% 83.1% 273
1998 Q2 289 258 28 9.7% 75.0% 64.0% 281
1998 Q1 233 194 32 13.7% 50.0% 67.3% 292
1997 Q4 183 153 27 14.8% 90.9% 81.8% 193
1997 Q3 251 205 38 15.1% 100.0% 87.3% 247
1997 Q2 277 232 36 13.0% 57.1% 72.4% 281
1997 Q1 241 200 36 14.9% 81.8% 63.3% 283
1996 Q4 238 190 42 17.6% 58.3% 59.8% 212
1996 Q3 199 175 22 11.1% 33.3% 49.4% 218
1996 Q2 265 204 51 19.2% 14.3% 74.5% 251
1996 Q1 342 299 43 12.6% 58.3% 42.7% —
1995 Q4 400 350 50 12.5% 82.4% 50.0% —
1995 Q3 336 300 36 10.7% 29.4% 38.0% —
1995 Q2 475 423 52 10.9% 29.4% 59.1% —
1995 Q1 347 297 50 14.4% 53.3% 42.9% —
1994 Q4 330 253 77 23.3% 35.7% 33.8% —
1994 Q3 311 264 47 15.1% 55.6% 54.4% —
1994 Q2 397 328 69 17.4% 63.6% 59.5% —
1994 Q1 340 285 55 16.2% 57.1% 52.6% —
1993 Q4 341 267 74 21.7% 57.1% 53.3% —
1993 Q3 444 361 83 18.7% 81.8% 58.3% —
1993 Q2 373 294 79 21.2% 55.6% 53.5% —
1993 Q1 320 267 53 16.6% 80.0% 47.7% —
1992 Q4 278 214 64 23.0% 71.4% 57.1% —
1992 Q3 439 321 118 26.9% 38.5% 41.9% —
1992 Q2 356 268 88 24.7% 50.0% 38.9% —
1992 Q1 360 290 70 19.4% 22.2% 57.3% —
1991 Q4 377 285 92 24.4% 45.5% 54.7% —
1991 Q3 503 344 159 31.6% 62.5% 52.2% —
1991 Q2 421 320 101 24.0% 38.1% 31.2% —
1991 Q1 372 266 106 28.5% 80.8% 52.0% —
1990 Q4 409 308 101 24.7% 66.7% 45.3% —
1990 Q3 434 316 118 27.2% 62.5% 39.8% —
1990 Q2 379 283 96 25.3% 57.7% 40.4% —
1990 Q1 422 322 100 23.7% 19.0% 32.7% —
1989 Q4 495 372 123 24.8% 48.4% 29.5% —
1989 Q3 531 438 93 17.5% 57.9% 26.4% —
1989 Q2 550 415 135 24.5% 24.2% 14.5% —
1989 Q1 582 469 113 19.4% 40.9% 29.0% —
1988 Q4 380 310 70 18.4% 0.0% 19.8% —
1988 Q3 584 508 76 13.0% 33.3% 15.4% —
1988 Q2 516 426 90 17.4% 11.8% 11.3% —
1988 Q1 352 299 53 15.1% 28.6% 9.5% —
1987 Q4 368 311 57 15.5% 43.8% 7.7% —
1987 Q3 455 405 50 11.0% 31.3% 23.0% —
1987 Q2 361 311 50 13.9% 45.0% 32.6% —
1987 Q1 397 348 49 12.3% 64.3% 26.4% —
1986 Q4 348 296 52 14.9% 77.8% 23.0% —
1986 Q3 483 411 72 14.9% 70.8% 31.7% —
1986 Q2 433 352 81 18.7% 71.4% 28.5% —
1986 Q1 317 266 51 16.1% 61.5% 44.3% —
1985 Q4 339 288 51 15.0% 71.4% 38.1% —
1985 Q3 430 355 75 17.4% 76.5% 57.6% —
1985 Q2 387 341 46 11.9% 100.0% 61.5% —
1985 Q1 327 272 55 16.8% 82.4% 51.7% —
1984 Q4 318 259 59 18.6% 33.3% 50.5% —
1984 Q3 413 339 74 17.9% 66.7% 55.8% —
1984 Q2 388 343 45 11.6% 90.9% 57.9% —
1984 Q1 339 283 56 16.5% 63.6% 62.0% —
1983 Q4 363 308 55 15.2% 85.7% 57.4% —
1983 Q3 447 383 64 14.3% 73.3% 64.2% —
1983 Q2 415 355 60 14.5% 62.5% 62.7% —
1983 Q1 339 273 66 19.5% 81.8% 68.8% —
1982 Q4 378 308 70 18.5% 75.0% 59.1% —
1982 Q3 393 334 59 15.0% 80.0% 66.0% —
1982 Q2 495 417 78 15.8% 35.7% 40.8% —
1982 Q1 338 278 60 17.8% 35.7% 36.6% —
1981 Q4 272 226 46 16.9% 44.4% 38.0% —
1981 Q3 390 316 74 19.0% 11.8% 28.2% —
1981 Q2 581 461 120 20.7% 70.6% 21.2% —
1981 Q1 372 290 82 22.0% 29.4% 30.2% —
1980 Q4 477 375 102 21.4% 56.5% 31.3% —
1980 Q3 558 440 118 21.1% 52.6% 12.2% —
1980 Q2 559 470 89 15.9% 42.1% 14.4% —
1980 Q1 567 435 132 23.3% 37.0% 12.6% —
1979 Q4 443 351 92 20.8% 31.8% 14.7% —
1979 Q3 546 442 104 19.0% 23.1% 8.5% —
1979 Q2 538 441 97 18.0% 31.8% 12.8% —

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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