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Hertsmere

East of England · E07000098 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
738
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
11.4%
higher than 47% of authorities
Majors in time
0.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.7%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.1%
no formal threshold
Delegated
93.6%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
41.8%
89 allowed of 213 decided
Decisions overturned
2.0%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 20.9%

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
817
in the window
Applications decided
738
in the window
Approval rate
88.6%
654 granted, 84 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 83 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
Major2785.2%0.0%
Minor18986.8%87.7%
Other52289.5%—
of which householder45490.3%91.1%
"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
01232462024 Q3: 206 received2024 Q3: 173 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 181 received2024 Q4: 175 decided2025 Q1: 246 received2025 Q1: 154 decided2025 Q2: 204 received2025 Q2: 221 decided2025 Q3: 195 received2025 Q3: 189 decided2025 Q4: 188 received2025 Q4: 185 decided2026 Q1: 219 received2026 Q1: 147 decided2026 Q2: 215 received2026 Q2: 217 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
26%
Presumption

Delivery below 75%: the NPPF presumption in favour of sustainable development applies to housing applications here. A material point for any housing proposal.

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 (E07000098). 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 217 183 34 15.7% 0.0% 86.7% 215
2026 Q1 147 138 9 6.1% — 92.9% 219
2025 Q4 185 162 23 12.4% — 89.5% 188
2025 Q3 189 171 18 9.5% — 77.8% 195
2025 Q2 221 216 5 2.3% — 86.7% 204
2025 Q1 154 144 10 6.5% — 92.9% 246
2024 Q4 175 159 16 9.1% — 100.0% 181
2024 Q3 173 155 18 10.4% 100.0% 66.7% 206
2024 Q2 204 182 22 10.8% — 100.0% 209
2024 Q1 184 150 34 18.5% 100.0% 90.0% 198
2023 Q4 194 168 26 13.4% — 100.0% 213
2023 Q3 225 199 26 11.6% — 100.0% 196
2023 Q2 217 179 38 17.5% — 100.0% 243
2023 Q1 243 209 34 14.0% 0.0% 94.4% 252
2022 Q4 220 203 17 7.7% 100.0% 100.0% 224
2022 Q3 199 179 20 10.1% — 93.8% 215
2022 Q2 234 201 33 14.1% — 82.4% 272
2022 Q1 243 214 29 11.9% 100.0% 100.0% 275
2021 Q4 287 253 34 11.8% — 90.0% 251
2021 Q3 300 275 25 8.3% — 93.5% 317
2021 Q2 296 275 21 7.1% 100.0% 95.5% 326
2021 Q1 280 254 26 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% 349
2020 Q4 259 230 29 11.2% 50.0% 96.2% 328
2020 Q3 236 212 24 10.2% — 95.8% 268
2020 Q2 219 186 33 15.1% — 96.4% 228
2020 Q1 234 191 43 18.4% 100.0% 94.9% 256
2019 Q4 252 222 30 11.9% 100.0% 93.1% 255
2019 Q3 261 231 30 11.5% 0.0% 92.9% 275
2019 Q2 268 233 35 13.1% 100.0% 82.4% 269
2019 Q1 216 188 28 13.0% 100.0% 100.0% 286
2018 Q4 266 227 39 14.7% 0.0% 87.5% 258
2018 Q3 272 227 45 16.5% 100.0% 73.1% 288
2018 Q2 275 230 45 16.4% 100.0% 72.7% 331
2018 Q1 262 220 42 16.0% 100.0% 89.5% 307
2017 Q4 280 244 36 12.9% 100.0% 88.1% 296
2017 Q3 294 260 34 11.6% 75.0% 85.2% 320
2017 Q2 299 265 34 11.4% 66.7% 90.0% 334
2017 Q1 279 226 53 19.0% 100.0% 95.6% 323
2016 Q4 302 239 63 20.9% 0.0% 80.3% 311
2016 Q3 316 263 53 16.8% 75.0% 87.8% 313
2016 Q2 297 250 47 15.8% 66.7% 89.4% 355
2016 Q1 290 249 41 14.1% 50.0% 92.2% 294
2015 Q4 286 239 47 16.4% 66.7% 86.0% 291
2015 Q3 286 237 49 17.1% 75.0% 82.5% 314
2015 Q2 277 235 42 15.2% 33.3% 91.7% 308
2015 Q1 1,005 838 167 16.6% 75.8% 80.8% 1,363
2014 Q4 282 221 61 21.6% 88.2% 73.9% 370
2014 Q3 232 193 39 16.8% 80.0% 92.3% 331
2014 Q2 234 208 26 11.1% 40.0% 92.3% 344
2014 Q1 257 191 37 14.4% 70.0% 89.6% 305
2013 Q4 236 171 30 12.7% 80.0% 92.5% 313
2013 Q3 286 244 34 11.9% 55.6% 83.8% 263
2013 Q2 284 206 36 12.7% 100.0% 96.4% 348
2013 Q1 246 184 27 11.0% 77.8% 78.6% 262
2012 Q4 224 163 29 12.9% 100.0% 81.7% 273
2012 Q3 306 216 51 16.7% 72.7% 68.6% 264
2012 Q2 278 218 25 9.0% 60.0% 76.1% 299
2012 Q1 258 195 31 12.0% 85.7% 77.4% 307
2011 Q4 237 160 52 21.9% 100.0% 79.5% 266
2011 Q3 256 186 42 16.4% 50.0% 90.7% 268
2011 Q2 263 187 43 16.3% 77.8% 75.6% 259
2011 Q1 249 178 45 18.1% 100.0% 76.2% 288
2010 Q4 269 214 28 10.4% 83.3% 84.7% 291
2010 Q3 342 243 43 12.6% 55.6% 80.4% 319
2010 Q2 273 186 48 17.6% 60.0% 87.8% 339
2010 Q1 229 158 38 16.6% 50.0% 74.5% 247
2009 Q4 229 159 41 17.9% 100.0% 91.3% 267
2009 Q3 256 171 47 18.4% 83.3% 80.4% 264
2009 Q2 214 116 52 24.3% 33.3% 79.6% 248
2009 Q1 252 161 61 24.2% 33.3% 74.1% 249
2008 Q4 285 193 63 22.1% 25.0% 60.9% 264
2008 Q3 251 191 46 18.3% 60.0% 67.8% 322
2008 Q2 312 193 94 30.1% 75.0% 70.6% 337
2008 Q1 293 185 82 28.0% 60.0% 62.1% 342
2007 Q4 325 213 93 28.6% 75.0% 77.8% 337
2007 Q3 372 217 133 35.8% 71.4% 76.4% 341
2007 Q2 352 209 113 32.1% 71.4% 81.5% 402
2007 Q1 286 187 77 26.9% 75.0% 74.6% 323
2006 Q4 342 237 74 21.6% 91.7% 72.4% 350
2006 Q3 379 238 116 30.6% 57.1% 59.1% 372
2006 Q2 340 187 124 36.5% 41.7% 67.2% 397
2006 Q1 257 146 96 37.4% 50.0% 61.8% 363
2005 Q4 282 169 95 33.7% 60.0% 69.6% 303
2005 Q3 327 181 121 37.0% 33.3% 70.7% 313
2005 Q2 370 227 112 30.3% 0.0% 83.8% 338
2005 Q1 317 182 109 34.4% 80.0% 67.2% 341
2004 Q4 402 232 134 33.3% 57.1% 60.2% 396
2004 Q3 422 257 143 33.9% 37.5% 45.6% 430
2004 Q2 385 255 105 27.3% 0.0% 35.1% 351
2004 Q1 303 220 67 22.1% 16.7% 36.1% 340
2003 Q4 259 182 63 24.3% 33.3% 41.0% 333
2003 Q3 302 205 75 24.8% 14.3% 35.4% 323
2003 Q2 347 249 72 20.7% 50.0% 35.6% 323
2003 Q1 312 228 72 23.1% 18.2% 22.4% 313
2002 Q4 282 214 52 18.4% 40.0% 17.6% 308
2002 Q3 322 241 57 17.7% 20.0% 38.3% 379
2002 Q2 333 248 63 18.9% 33.3% 35.8% 320
2002 Q1 254 198 47 18.5% 0.0% 35.3% 324
2001 Q4 296 220 60 20.3% 60.0% 41.9% 273
2001 Q3 316 243 59 18.7% 62.5% 50.0% 332
2001 Q2 357 269 71 19.9% 44.4% 35.1% 328
2001 Q1 214 147 58 27.1% 33.3% 48.9% 309
2000 Q4 299 221 62 20.7% 0.0% 34.1% 269
2000 Q3 328 252 61 18.6% 14.3% 52.5% 303
2000 Q2 293 222 57 19.5% 50.0% 44.1% 357
2000 Q1 264 194 62 23.5% 20.0% 40.4% 321
1999 Q4 274 218 45 16.4% 80.0% 34.5% 261
1999 Q3 295 235 53 18.0% 25.0% 38.8% 319
1999 Q2 243 186 45 18.5% 100.0% 50.0% 283
1999 Q1 215 163 46 21.4% 80.0% 33.3% 296
1998 Q4 284 229 47 16.5% 16.7% 40.0% 262
1998 Q3 270 234 32 11.9% 40.0% 59.2% 285
1998 Q2 258 220 31 12.0% 60.0% 55.0% 292
1998 Q1 263 223 36 13.7% 33.3% 42.9% 285
1997 Q4 250 219 24 9.6% 66.7% 65.9% 298
1997 Q3 262 223 32 12.2% 57.1% 31.7% 255
1997 Q2 241 197 36 14.9% 33.3% 47.6% 289
1997 Q1 229 183 37 16.2% 22.2% 26.1% 221
1996 Q4 214 184 22 10.3% 66.7% 45.1% 235
1996 Q3 242 216 22 9.1% 33.3% 47.7% 233
1996 Q2 231 204 22 9.5% 100.0% 45.9% 255
1996 Q1 81 71 10 12.3% 66.7% 50.0% —
1995 Q4 82 75 7 8.5% 50.0% 64.3% —
1995 Q3 90 79 11 12.2% 71.4% 52.2% —
1995 Q2 115 106 9 7.8% 100.0% 53.8% —
1995 Q1 93 79 14 15.1% 57.1% 50.0% —
1994 Q4 116 105 11 9.5% 33.3% 52.9% —
1994 Q3 102 87 15 14.7% 66.7% 50.0% —
1994 Q2 101 87 14 13.9% 50.0% 54.8% —
1994 Q1 84 74 10 11.9% 100.0% 70.4% —
1993 Q4 108 99 9 8.3% 77.8% 85.3% —
1993 Q3 136 118 18 13.2% 100.0% 71.9% —
1993 Q2 99 85 14 14.1% — 45.8% —
1993 Q1 72 61 11 15.3% 0.0% 63.2% —
1992 Q4 111 96 15 13.5% 50.0% 42.3% —
1992 Q3 107 99 8 7.5% 50.0% 51.5% —
1992 Q2 133 109 24 18.0% — 50.0% —
1992 Q1 126 106 20 15.9% — 45.0% —
1991 Q4 135 102 33 24.4% 25.0% 43.6% —
1991 Q3 131 110 21 16.0% 100.0% 57.4% —
1991 Q2 108 92 16 14.8% 100.0% 46.4% —
1991 Q1 110 88 22 20.0% 50.0% 54.1% —
1990 Q4 91 77 14 15.4% 100.0% 53.6% —
1990 Q3 112 88 24 21.4% 66.7% 54.5% —
1990 Q2 74 66 8 10.8% 100.0% 52.2% —
1990 Q1 128 105 23 18.0% 50.0% 50.0% —
1989 Q4 124 104 20 16.1% 83.3% 52.6% —
1989 Q3 120 90 30 25.0% 60.0% 47.5% —
1989 Q2 168 127 41 24.4% 57.1% 47.6% —
1989 Q1 138 109 29 21.0% 55.6% 58.2% —
1988 Q4 160 136 24 15.0% 50.0% 47.5% —
1988 Q3 141 118 23 16.3% 42.9% 14.9% —
1988 Q2 149 127 22 14.8% 66.7% 18.4% —
1988 Q1 134 115 19 14.2% 66.7% 24.5% —
1987 Q4 99 88 11 11.1% 75.0% 55.6% —
1987 Q3 162 124 38 23.5% 33.3% 57.1% —
1987 Q2 102 90 12 11.8% 100.0% 62.9% —
1987 Q1 105 81 24 22.9% 90.9% 59.5% —
1986 Q4 84 72 12 14.3% 50.0% 63.0% —
1986 Q3 136 113 23 16.9% 75.0% 45.7% —
1986 Q2 127 106 21 16.5% 50.0% 50.0% —
1986 Q1 84 72 12 14.3% 100.0% 61.5% —
1985 Q4 99 83 16 16.2% 100.0% 56.8% —
1985 Q3 80 71 9 11.3% 85.7% 72.4% —
1985 Q2 74 65 9 12.2% 100.0% 50.0% —
1985 Q1 88 72 16 18.2% 100.0% 71.1% —
1984 Q4 100 84 16 16.0% 50.0% 65.8% —
1984 Q3 100 78 22 22.0% 50.0% 58.1% —
1984 Q2 98 83 15 15.3% 100.0% 61.8% —
1984 Q1 102 86 16 15.7% 80.0% 59.5% —
1983 Q4 87 74 13 14.9% 75.0% 87.1% —
1983 Q3 83 74 9 10.8% 100.0% 65.7% —
1983 Q2 116 103 13 11.2% 100.0% 51.2% —
1983 Q1 97 79 18 18.6% 100.0% 66.7% —
1982 Q4 83 70 13 15.7% 50.0% 76.5% —
1982 Q3 91 81 10 11.0% 100.0% 71.0% —
1982 Q2 80 74 6 7.5% 50.0% 53.8% —
1982 Q1 96 87 9 9.4% 100.0% 68.3% —
1981 Q4 75 65 10 13.3% 100.0% 76.9% —
1981 Q3 92 81 11 12.0% 40.0% 37.5% —
1981 Q2 125 105 20 16.0% 80.0% 69.0% —
1981 Q1 116 95 21 18.1% 25.0% 55.6% —
1980 Q4 117 104 13 11.1% 50.0% 38.6% —
1980 Q3 108 98 10 9.3% 66.7% 25.7% —
1980 Q2 109 94 15 13.8% 0.0% 47.1% —
1980 Q1 108 98 10 9.3% 100.0% 40.6% —
1979 Q4 102 92 10 9.8% 0.0% 45.2% —
1979 Q3 118 107 11 9.3% 0.0% 26.2% —
1979 Q2 121 113 8 6.6% — 43.2% —

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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