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Broxbourne

East of England · E07000095 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
477
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
14.0%
higher than 65% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
59.2%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
89.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.2%
49 allowed of 174 decided
Decisions overturned
1.6%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 25.6%

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
510
in the window
Applications decided
477
in the window
Approval rate
86.0%
410 granted, 67 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 113 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
81.7%
rank 256 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 136 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
Major1258.3%0.0%
Minor11373.5%59.2%
Other35290.9%—
of which householder28793.7%89.9%
"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
0821632024 Q3: 136 received2024 Q3: 100 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 105 received2024 Q4: 139 decided2025 Q1: 163 received2025 Q1: 108 decided2025 Q2: 134 received2025 Q2: 138 decided2025 Q3: 114 received2025 Q3: 121 decided2025 Q4: 118 received2025 Q4: 110 decided2026 Q1: 140 received2026 Q1: 112 decided2026 Q2: 138 received2026 Q2: 134 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
110%
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 (E07000095). 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 134 116 18 13.4% — 63.6% 138
2026 Q1 112 101 11 9.8% — 53.8% 140
2025 Q4 110 100 10 9.1% 0.0% 40.0% 118
2025 Q3 121 93 28 23.1% 0.0% 65.0% 114
2025 Q2 138 117 21 15.2% — 46.7% 134
2025 Q1 108 95 13 12.0% — 50.0% 163
2024 Q4 139 118 21 15.1% — 33.3% 105
2024 Q3 100 79 21 21.0% 0.0% 58.3% 136
2024 Q2 120 112 8 6.7% — 90.0% 115
2024 Q1 121 100 21 17.4% 0.0% 92.9% 160
2023 Q4 136 106 30 22.1% — 90.5% 137
2023 Q3 150 116 34 22.7% — 62.9% 126
2023 Q2 186 153 33 17.7% 100.0% 55.0% 157
2023 Q1 120 103 17 14.2% 66.7% 50.0% 163
2022 Q4 139 125 14 10.1% 0.0% 47.1% 165
2022 Q3 187 168 19 10.2% — 50.0% 148
2022 Q2 130 118 12 9.2% 100.0% 42.9% 143
2022 Q1 189 168 21 11.1% 33.3% 68.8% 202
2021 Q4 218 192 26 11.9% 0.0% 46.4% 197
2021 Q3 159 144 15 9.4% — 18.2% 182
2021 Q2 189 158 31 16.4% — 33.3% 257
2021 Q1 178 148 30 16.9% 100.0% 58.3% 209
2020 Q4 181 149 32 17.7% 0.0% 52.2% 208
2020 Q3 165 138 27 16.4% 0.0% 76.9% 198
2020 Q2 131 112 19 14.5% 0.0% 90.9% 151
2020 Q1 148 113 35 23.6% 0.0% 89.5% 181
2019 Q4 159 138 21 13.2% 33.3% 95.2% 164
2019 Q3 164 143 21 12.8% 0.0% 95.8% 172
2019 Q2 189 167 22 11.6% 0.0% 95.0% 168
2019 Q1 154 128 26 16.9% 66.7% 100.0% 196
2018 Q4 184 150 34 18.5% 0.0% 63.4% 182
2018 Q3 171 149 22 12.9% 50.0% 81.3% 201
2018 Q2 204 165 39 19.1% 50.0% 71.0% 209
2018 Q1 162 134 28 17.3% 100.0% 80.8% 205
2017 Q4 204 160 44 21.6% 80.0% 100.0% 184
2017 Q3 217 175 42 19.4% 50.0% 93.8% 242
2017 Q2 196 152 44 22.4% 50.0% 80.0% 200
2017 Q1 172 128 44 25.6% 100.0% 91.7% 203
2016 Q4 220 179 41 18.6% 100.0% 75.6% 221
2016 Q3 222 180 42 18.9% 100.0% 87.5% 233
2016 Q2 234 204 30 12.8% 50.0% 64.9% 232
2016 Q1 180 147 33 18.3% 100.0% 63.4% 253
2015 Q4 175 131 44 25.1% 40.0% 54.3% 199
2015 Q3 209 170 39 18.7% 50.0% 56.8% 198
2015 Q2 202 162 40 19.8% 100.0% 53.8% 266
2015 Q1 149 119 30 20.1% 0.0% 88.1% 244
2014 Q4 161 129 32 19.9% 100.0% 86.2% 207
2014 Q3 188 162 26 13.8% 66.7% 84.8% 232
2014 Q2 166 145 21 12.7% 0.0% 82.1% 204
2014 Q1 166 133 19 11.4% 100.0% 76.1% 208
2013 Q4 187 132 34 18.2% 100.0% 89.6% 200
2013 Q3 225 165 37 16.4% 33.3% 85.5% 199
2013 Q2 214 150 32 15.0% 75.0% 90.6% 248
2013 Q1 172 122 32 18.6% 28.6% 69.2% 218
2012 Q4 165 117 32 19.4% 42.9% 65.4% 181
2012 Q3 187 138 28 15.0% 16.7% 83.8% 182
2012 Q2 213 139 41 19.2% — 77.5% 215
2012 Q1 165 111 37 22.4% 66.7% 83.8% 209
2011 Q4 175 124 31 17.7% 66.7% 68.4% 187
2011 Q3 220 169 34 15.5% 50.0% 83.7% 198
2011 Q2 201 140 45 22.4% 0.0% 91.7% 235
2011 Q1 153 105 34 22.2% 100.0% 72.4% 219
2010 Q4 213 143 39 18.3% 50.0% 82.5% 205
2010 Q3 198 144 36 18.2% 33.3% 78.7% 237
2010 Q2 192 143 26 13.5% 100.0% 92.0% 229
2010 Q1 167 124 25 15.0% 66.7% 76.9% 229
2009 Q4 180 143 24 13.3% 0.0% 73.7% 225
2009 Q3 181 137 29 16.0% 40.0% 74.5% 229
2009 Q2 163 132 18 11.0% 100.0% 85.7% 200
2009 Q1 123 99 19 15.4% 100.0% 90.0% 183
2008 Q4 199 152 32 16.1% 44.4% 86.7% 174
2008 Q3 200 156 37 18.5% 71.4% 65.2% 230
2008 Q2 225 197 27 12.0% 50.0% 64.3% 251
2008 Q1 219 168 47 21.5% 33.3% 69.8% 233
2007 Q4 254 206 41 16.1% 85.7% 84.5% 311
2007 Q3 244 184 57 23.4% 100.0% 92.6% 291
2007 Q2 262 188 72 27.5% 81.8% 92.8% 260
2007 Q1 176 129 42 23.9% 60.0% 95.0% 267
2006 Q4 194 147 43 22.2% 80.0% 87.5% 204
2006 Q3 240 183 52 21.7% 88.9% 92.3% 245
2006 Q2 258 177 72 27.9% 61.5% 91.7% 274
2006 Q1 224 158 56 25.0% 75.0% 94.6% 284
2005 Q4 209 128 57 27.3% 27.3% 88.1% 237
2005 Q3 199 158 37 18.6% 33.3% 89.8% 240
2005 Q2 280 200 67 23.9% 57.1% 92.6% 262
2005 Q1 242 171 61 25.2% 60.0% 60.0% 304
2004 Q4 237 166 56 23.6% 25.0% 47.8% 274
2004 Q3 259 193 50 19.3% 75.0% 75.0% 263
2004 Q2 298 209 74 24.8% 28.6% 77.3% 295
2004 Q1 226 156 37 16.4% 57.1% 22.0% 290
2003 Q4 219 157 36 16.4% 66.7% 57.1% 241
2003 Q3 224 174 37 16.5% 71.4% 71.9% 256
2003 Q2 295 256 33 11.2% 77.8% 54.7% 283
2003 Q1 241 201 39 16.2% 45.5% 63.6% 290
2002 Q4 235 212 15 6.4% 62.5% 59.5% 244
2002 Q3 269 240 20 7.4% 25.0% 57.1% 285
2002 Q2 316 269 33 10.4% 50.0% 62.9% 296
2002 Q1 226 191 31 13.7% 66.7% 57.1% 301
2001 Q4 252 209 35 13.9% 100.0% 70.7% 291
2001 Q3 245 185 53 21.6% 0.0% 57.5% 267
2001 Q2 258 199 47 18.2% 50.0% 70.0% 279
2001 Q1 200 163 31 15.5% 60.0% 65.9% 285
2000 Q4 210 173 32 15.2% 16.7% 52.0% 184
2000 Q3 253 210 31 12.3% 100.0% 52.6% 267
2000 Q2 258 202 44 17.1% 66.7% 72.2% 290
2000 Q1 180 143 26 14.4% 100.0% 60.5% 244
1999 Q4 221 171 45 20.4% 44.4% 60.8% 172
1999 Q3 188 152 32 17.0% 40.0% 37.9% 206
1999 Q2 178 144 31 17.4% 20.0% 48.0% 235
1999 Q1 151 124 26 17.2% 70.0% 67.6% 175
1998 Q4 221 183 32 14.5% 75.0% 66.1% 175
1998 Q3 160 125 30 18.8% 83.3% 58.8% 198
1998 Q2 172 145 23 13.4% 33.3% 64.9% 189
1998 Q1 161 128 24 14.9% 0.0% 63.6% 177
1997 Q4 179 147 26 14.5% 50.0% 63.6% 195
1997 Q3 179 147 28 15.6% 25.0% 59.5% 198
1997 Q2 200 159 34 17.0% 37.5% 70.0% 206
1997 Q1 165 136 25 15.2% 50.0% 90.2% 201
1996 Q4 191 158 29 15.2% 77.8% 87.3% 197
1996 Q3 175 150 23 13.1% 60.0% 81.3% 196
1996 Q2 194 163 26 13.4% 66.7% 88.2% 203
1996 Q1 134 120 14 10.4% 50.0% 87.5% —
1995 Q4 140 119 21 15.0% 0.0% 90.2% —
1995 Q3 161 142 19 11.8% 62.5% 80.0% —
1995 Q2 191 163 28 14.7% 83.3% 78.3% —
1995 Q1 161 138 23 14.3% 50.0% 90.6% —
1994 Q4 156 131 25 16.0% 50.0% 83.3% —
1994 Q3 158 135 23 14.6% 40.0% 86.4% —
1994 Q2 169 152 17 10.1% 50.0% 84.8% —
1994 Q1 166 138 28 16.9% 85.7% 81.8% —
1993 Q4 148 124 24 16.2% 100.0% 97.1% —
1993 Q3 159 137 22 13.8% 50.0% 100.0% —
1993 Q2 182 163 19 10.4% 100.0% 97.1% —
1993 Q1 162 129 33 20.4% 66.7% 94.9% —
1992 Q4 186 151 35 18.8% 100.0% 95.2% —
1992 Q3 193 142 51 26.4% 100.0% 86.7% —
1992 Q2 195 153 42 21.5% 100.0% 88.9% —
1992 Q1 188 145 43 22.9% 66.7% 94.3% —
1991 Q4 190 148 42 22.1% 100.0% 85.7% —
1991 Q3 216 161 55 25.5% 100.0% 94.9% —
1991 Q2 238 178 60 25.2% 80.0% 85.1% —
1991 Q1 212 166 46 21.7% 62.5% 76.4% —
1990 Q4 242 170 72 29.8% 72.7% 68.8% —
1990 Q3 245 180 65 26.5% 50.0% 45.6% —
1990 Q2 250 194 56 22.4% 50.0% 52.7% —
1990 Q1 208 167 41 19.7% 80.0% 75.0% —
1989 Q4 234 162 72 30.8% 66.7% 89.8% —
1989 Q3 292 200 92 31.5% 60.0% 86.6% —
1989 Q2 331 253 78 23.6% 80.0% 72.1% —
1989 Q1 267 180 87 32.6% 75.0% 88.9% —
1988 Q4 311 223 88 28.3% 83.3% 80.6% —
1988 Q3 405 280 125 30.9% 60.0% 51.8% —
1988 Q2 276 210 66 23.9% 42.9% 58.6% —
1988 Q1 239 184 55 23.0% 75.0% 74.1% —
1987 Q4 173 136 37 21.4% 75.0% 93.1% —
1987 Q3 169 161 8 4.7% 100.0% 95.1% —
1987 Q2 183 177 6 3.3% 66.7% 77.8% —
1987 Q1 158 147 11 7.0% 100.0% 85.7% —
1986 Q4 191 170 21 11.0% 81.8% 89.1% —
1986 Q3 219 194 25 11.4% 87.5% 79.7% —
1986 Q2 230 206 24 10.4% 53.8% 78.1% —
1986 Q1 167 158 9 5.4% 87.5% 55.4% —
1985 Q4 169 159 10 5.9% 33.3% 65.3% —
1985 Q3 175 163 12 6.9% 100.0% 57.4% —
1985 Q2 214 203 11 5.1% 66.7% 62.0% —
1985 Q1 131 122 9 6.9% 80.0% 66.0% —
1984 Q4 135 120 15 11.1% 77.8% 78.0% —
1984 Q3 169 156 13 7.7% 76.9% 79.5% —
1984 Q2 223 202 21 9.4% 50.0% 78.0% —
1984 Q1 182 160 22 12.1% 72.7% 55.2% —
1983 Q4 162 153 9 5.6% 85.7% 81.6% —
1983 Q3 185 162 23 12.4% 84.6% 73.2% —
1983 Q2 222 205 17 7.7% 84.6% 82.0% —
1983 Q1 184 173 11 6.0% 87.5% 73.9% —
1982 Q4 181 166 15 8.3% 75.0% 80.8% —
1982 Q3 197 183 14 7.1% 80.0% 71.9% —
1982 Q2 233 214 19 8.2% 77.8% 72.9% —
1982 Q1 181 160 21 11.6% 37.5% 71.2% —
1981 Q4 157 147 10 6.4% 100.0% 80.9% —
1981 Q3 152 139 13 8.6% 25.0% 83.3% —
1981 Q2 281 265 16 5.7% 90.0% 84.5% —
1981 Q1 118 100 18 15.3% 42.9% 54.2% —
1980 Q4 107 85 22 20.6% 80.0% 83.0% —
1980 Q3 165 139 26 15.8% 80.0% 58.2% —
1980 Q2 348 315 33 9.5% 90.0% 58.6% —
1980 Q1 282 238 44 15.6% 0.0% 84.6% —
1979 Q4 236 207 29 12.3% 83.3% 53.8% —
1979 Q3 286 245 41 14.3% 55.6% 77.1% —
1979 Q2 336 313 23 6.8% 50.0% 67.1% —

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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