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Uttlesford

East of England · E07000077 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
1,215
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
23.9%
higher than 95% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
76.8%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
30.4%
176 allowed of 579 decided
Decisions overturned
2.4%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 31.3%

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
1,206
in the window
Applications decided
1,215
in the window
Approval rate
76.1%
925 granted, 290 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 159 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
87.7%
rank 208 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 113 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
Major4682.6%100.0%
Minor40371.2%76.8%
Other76678.3%—
of which householder49081.6%93.2%
"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
01723432024 Q3: 330 received2024 Q3: 288 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 284 received2024 Q4: 332 decided2025 Q1: 318 received2025 Q1: 297 decided2025 Q2: 343 received2025 Q2: 311 decided2025 Q3: 328 received2025 Q3: 329 decided2025 Q4: 320 received2025 Q4: 324 decided2026 Q1: 278 received2026 Q1: 283 decided2026 Q2: 280 received2026 Q2: 279 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
108%
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 (E07000077). 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 279 209 70 25.1% 100.0% 79.3% 280
2026 Q1 283 213 70 24.7% 100.0% 76.6% 278
2025 Q4 324 250 74 22.8% 100.0% 80.0% 320
2025 Q3 329 253 76 23.1% 100.0% 71.9% 328
2025 Q2 311 243 68 21.9% 100.0% 72.4% 343
2025 Q1 297 222 75 25.3% — 71.7% 318
2024 Q4 332 272 60 18.1% 100.0% 38.6% 284
2024 Q3 288 246 42 14.6% 100.0% 69.6% 330
2024 Q2 356 281 75 21.1% 100.0% 51.0% 332
2024 Q1 340 256 84 24.7% 100.0% 74.0% 333
2023 Q4 324 240 84 25.9% — 56.9% 371
2023 Q3 317 232 85 26.8% 100.0% 72.2% 320
2023 Q2 342 262 80 23.4% 0.0% 72.2% 355
2023 Q1 339 246 93 27.4% 100.0% 80.0% 374
2022 Q4 328 251 77 23.5% 50.0% 90.6% 341
2022 Q3 413 345 68 16.5% 0.0% 78.2% 409
2022 Q2 381 301 80 21.0% 100.0% 63.0% 442
2022 Q1 363 283 80 22.0% 100.0% 90.6% 406
2021 Q4 397 303 94 23.7% 75.0% 78.0% 366
2021 Q3 468 351 117 25.0% — 83.9% 408
2021 Q2 499 355 144 28.9% — 81.2% 524
2021 Q1 390 281 109 27.9% 100.0% 88.0% 495
2020 Q4 404 281 123 30.4% — 90.4% 460
2020 Q3 366 276 90 24.6% 100.0% 87.8% 426
2020 Q2 340 241 99 29.1% 100.0% 82.1% 369
2020 Q1 333 239 94 28.2% 50.0% 71.2% 418
2019 Q4 400 292 108 27.0% 100.0% 60.6% 387
2019 Q3 442 319 123 27.8% 40.0% 68.9% 391
2019 Q2 481 338 143 29.7% 0.0% 59.4% 464
2019 Q1 323 222 101 31.3% 66.7% 43.9% 421
2018 Q4 382 313 69 18.1% 100.0% 46.2% 406
2018 Q3 402 324 78 19.4% 100.0% 65.3% 411
2018 Q2 386 308 78 20.2% 50.0% 74.3% 482
2018 Q1 399 333 66 16.5% 66.7% 65.0% 381
2017 Q4 363 320 43 11.8% 80.0% 70.0% 418
2017 Q3 423 365 58 13.7% 100.0% 74.4% 428
2017 Q2 462 399 63 13.6% 100.0% 61.0% 463
2017 Q1 338 260 78 23.1% 100.0% 83.1% 451
2016 Q4 396 327 69 17.4% 60.0% 73.8% 396
2016 Q3 399 338 61 15.3% 33.3% 82.9% 418
2016 Q2 383 337 46 12.0% 50.0% 80.2% 438
2016 Q1 329 289 40 12.2% 66.7% 93.4% 398
2015 Q4 381 324 57 15.0% 33.3% 86.8% 402
2015 Q3 439 390 49 11.2% 100.0% 75.5% 420
2015 Q2 389 335 54 13.9% 75.0% 81.3% 462
2015 Q1 295 241 54 18.3% 75.0% 83.3% 414
2014 Q4 419 374 45 10.7% 29.4% 76.4% 407
2014 Q3 422 372 50 11.8% 30.8% 72.6% 454
2014 Q2 425 371 54 12.7% 57.1% 84.4% 482
2014 Q1 311 241 47 15.1% 60.0% 60.7% 407
2013 Q4 388 314 56 14.4% 46.7% 80.0% 354
2013 Q3 405 319 56 13.8% 63.6% 84.5% 412
2013 Q2 406 325 49 12.1% 64.7% 76.5% 472
2013 Q1 369 300 46 12.5% 66.7% 78.0% 397
2012 Q4 401 340 30 7.5% 50.0% 54.1% 382
2012 Q3 374 316 43 11.5% 40.0% 63.4% 432
2012 Q2 444 359 62 14.0% 14.3% 59.7% 464
2012 Q1 336 276 43 12.8% 50.0% 69.1% 410
2011 Q4 391 318 55 14.1% 50.0% 67.0% 395
2011 Q3 404 346 42 10.4% 66.7% 79.8% 423
2011 Q2 384 298 69 18.0% 54.5% 86.3% 449
2011 Q1 334 259 64 19.2% 80.0% 89.2% 392
2010 Q4 335 268 48 14.3% 66.7% 81.0% 387
2010 Q3 350 286 56 16.0% 60.0% 80.5% 369
2010 Q2 335 261 60 17.9% 50.0% 80.3% 369
2010 Q1 321 266 40 12.5% 77.8% 71.6% 359
2009 Q4 341 284 41 12.0% 75.0% 54.2% 350
2009 Q3 339 285 33 9.7% 62.5% 56.9% 334
2009 Q2 325 257 60 18.5% 57.1% 46.4% 372
2009 Q1 309 259 44 14.2% 71.4% 77.9% 357
2008 Q4 319 243 65 20.4% 75.0% 62.9% 363
2008 Q3 415 278 122 29.4% 50.0% 76.9% 423
2008 Q2 537 420 99 18.4% 100.0% 64.5% 531
2008 Q1 435 290 117 26.9% 71.4% 82.9% 493
2007 Q4 417 288 103 24.7% 87.5% 74.2% 495
2007 Q3 507 324 140 27.6% 90.9% 84.3% 468
2007 Q2 451 296 117 25.9% 100.0% 92.2% 534
2007 Q1 398 286 84 21.1% 75.0% 83.8% 513
2006 Q4 404 270 111 27.5% 44.4% 78.3% 420
2006 Q3 511 378 100 19.6% 76.5% 71.0% 436
2006 Q2 460 337 94 20.4% 94.1% 74.1% 536
2006 Q1 413 280 105 25.4% 93.3% 78.3% 501
2005 Q4 439 306 110 25.1% 92.3% 67.8% 473
2005 Q3 459 340 106 23.1% 88.9% 76.9% 480
2005 Q2 481 347 117 24.3% 75.8% 75.8% 476
2005 Q1 424 330 77 18.2% 85.7% 68.6% 491
2004 Q4 484 327 121 25.0% 85.7% 52.4% 511
2004 Q3 483 378 88 18.2% 73.3% 54.3% 462
2004 Q2 577 485 79 13.7% 75.0% 47.4% 511
2004 Q1 404 326 64 15.8% 0.0% 55.7% 536
2003 Q4 469 357 91 19.4% 14.3% 47.0% 494
2003 Q3 547 424 102 18.6% 66.7% 58.3% 585
2003 Q2 495 388 81 16.4% 27.3% 55.8% 514
2003 Q1 327 273 47 14.4% 25.0% 34.2% 480
2002 Q4 401 325 62 15.5% 37.5% 43.7% 407
2002 Q3 422 350 60 14.2% 33.3% 34.0% 424
2002 Q2 449 378 60 13.4% 20.0% 48.4% 460
2002 Q1 391 323 57 14.6% 66.7% 51.5% 521
2001 Q4 434 363 56 12.9% 30.0% 39.3% 412
2001 Q3 390 330 42 10.8% 12.5% 46.3% 445
2001 Q2 489 425 51 10.4% 0.0% 41.6% 420
2001 Q1 391 329 45 11.5% 80.0% 12.2% 466
2000 Q4 384 319 52 13.5% 100.0% 36.2% 403
2000 Q3 357 313 37 10.4% 33.3% 44.8% 469
2000 Q2 415 342 46 11.1% 100.0% 67.5% 482
2000 Q1 410 345 51 12.4% 28.6% 56.2% 420
1999 Q4 395 324 59 14.9% 66.7% 41.6% 358
1999 Q3 399 357 33 8.3% 0.0% 43.1% 386
1999 Q2 346 310 25 7.2% 0.0% 33.8% 399
1999 Q1 340 293 39 11.5% 40.0% 35.5% 370
1998 Q4 369 305 45 12.2% 50.0% 37.3% 394
1998 Q3 404 351 32 7.9% 28.6% 31.7% 390
1998 Q2 351 308 29 8.3% 100.0% 54.3% 407
1998 Q1 257 228 22 8.6% 33.3% 71.7% 408
1997 Q4 351 305 33 9.4% 20.0% 62.7% 326
1997 Q3 367 313 38 10.4% 80.0% 61.9% 361
1997 Q2 366 302 31 8.5% 66.7% 60.7% 386
1997 Q1 263 207 36 13.7% 100.0% 54.4% 333
1996 Q4 315 258 35 11.1% — 74.7% 301
1996 Q3 338 289 35 10.4% 37.5% 70.8% 325
1996 Q2 351 307 26 7.4% 33.3% 61.5% 368
1996 Q1 174 162 12 6.9% 60.0% 48.6% —
1995 Q4 156 149 7 4.5% 71.4% 67.9% —
1995 Q3 206 194 12 5.8% 66.7% 62.0% —
1995 Q2 210 196 14 6.7% 100.0% 51.1% —
1995 Q1 228 205 23 10.1% 62.5% 39.6% —
1994 Q4 178 161 17 9.6% 18.2% 55.1% —
1994 Q3 233 218 15 6.4% 75.0% 54.9% —
1994 Q2 241 221 20 8.3% 62.5% 49.5% —
1994 Q1 181 157 24 13.3% 80.0% 59.6% —
1993 Q4 188 171 17 9.0% 100.0% 76.8% —
1993 Q3 230 209 21 9.1% 90.9% 76.1% —
1993 Q2 235 220 15 6.4% 92.3% 66.7% —
1993 Q1 197 173 24 12.2% 37.5% 45.9% —
1992 Q4 269 251 18 6.7% 73.3% 53.8% —
1992 Q3 261 237 24 9.2% 60.0% 35.2% —
1992 Q2 254 231 23 9.1% 66.7% 53.3% —
1992 Q1 213 185 28 13.1% 37.5% 47.5% —
1991 Q4 233 206 27 11.6% 0.0% 42.6% —
1991 Q3 238 222 16 6.7% 33.3% 55.6% —
1991 Q2 195 186 9 4.6% 100.0% 68.0% —
1991 Q1 215 206 9 4.2% — 74.2% —
1990 Q4 227 202 25 11.0% 0.0% 66.4% —
1990 Q3 299 271 28 9.4% 40.0% 56.1% —
1990 Q2 243 232 11 4.5% 100.0% 66.0% —
1990 Q1 236 230 6 2.5% 66.7% 65.1% —
1989 Q4 320 297 23 7.2% 33.3% 62.8% —
1989 Q3 252 232 20 7.9% 40.0% 55.6% —
1989 Q2 297 271 26 8.8% 100.0% 76.1% —
1989 Q1 252 237 15 6.0% 100.0% 67.6% —
1988 Q4 283 277 6 2.1% 50.0% 86.7% —
1988 Q3 260 240 20 7.7% 72.7% 89.7% —
1988 Q2 213 196 17 8.0% 100.0% 86.5% —
1988 Q1 181 126 55 30.4% 0.0% 89.5% —
1987 Q4 198 195 3 1.5% 75.0% 87.4% —
1987 Q3 191 185 6 3.1% 100.0% 91.7% —
1987 Q2 200 187 13 6.5% 75.0% 95.4% —
1987 Q1 152 144 8 5.3% 50.0% 92.1% —
1986 Q4 218 202 16 7.3% 100.0% 90.1% —
1986 Q3 245 236 9 3.7% 100.0% 89.0% —
1986 Q2 217 137 80 36.9% 100.0% 93.7% —
1986 Q1 176 168 8 4.5% 100.0% 93.6% —
1985 Q4 205 198 7 3.4% 100.0% 90.9% —
1985 Q3 193 183 10 5.2% 66.7% 90.7% —
1985 Q2 230 218 12 5.2% 100.0% 92.2% —
1985 Q1 169 164 5 3.0% 66.7% 96.0% —
1984 Q4 235 226 9 3.8% 77.8% 96.4% —
1984 Q3 284 273 11 3.9% 100.0% 91.3% —
1984 Q2 281 263 18 6.4% 72.7% 95.7% —
1984 Q1 159 150 9 5.7% 100.0% 90.3% —
1983 Q4 195 186 9 4.6% 100.0% 91.3% —
1983 Q3 240 228 12 5.0% 100.0% 86.1% —
1983 Q2 303 285 18 5.9% 50.0% 95.1% —
1983 Q1 148 141 7 4.7% 100.0% 89.7% —
1982 Q4 178 169 9 5.1% 66.7% 98.9% —
1982 Q3 229 218 11 4.8% 100.0% 95.7% —
1982 Q2 246 228 18 7.3% 100.0% 94.6% —
1982 Q1 139 135 4 2.9% 75.0% 89.0% —
1981 Q4 188 177 11 5.9% 100.0% 88.9% —
1981 Q3 163 156 7 4.3% 100.0% 91.8% —
1981 Q2 271 258 13 4.8% 75.0% 92.7% —
1981 Q1 212 202 10 4.7% 100.0% 88.7% —
1980 Q4 221 212 9 4.1% 100.0% 91.0% —
1980 Q3 247 225 22 8.9% 50.0% 84.4% —
1980 Q2 276 264 12 4.3% 80.0% 89.6% —
1980 Q1 214 205 9 4.2% 100.0% 88.7% —
1979 Q4 251 242 9 3.6% 100.0% 90.6% —
1979 Q3 249 240 9 3.6% 66.7% 90.4% —
1979 Q2 227 220 7 3.1% 100.0% 92.0% —

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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