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North Hertfordshire

East of England · E07000099 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
1,102
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
7.4%
higher than 23% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
78.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
90.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
28.1%
41 allowed of 146 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 15.5%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 255 226 29 11.4% — 77.3% 265
2025 Q4 238 223 15 6.3% 100.0% 90.0% 256
2025 Q3 265 247 18 6.8% 0.0% 76.5% 250
2025 Q2 344 324 20 5.8% 100.0% 75.0% 302
2025 Q1 224 197 27 12.1% 100.0% 81.8% 295
2024 Q4 224 204 20 8.9% 100.0% 90.6% 265
2024 Q3 239 220 19 7.9% 100.0% 100.0% 256
2024 Q2 304 271 33 10.9% — 94.1% 245
2024 Q1 239 202 37 15.5% — 92.0% 268
2023 Q4 246 218 28 11.4% — 76.7% 258
2023 Q3 283 258 25 8.8% 100.0% 83.3% 275
2023 Q2 280 259 21 7.5% 100.0% 96.2% 280
2023 Q1 282 262 20 7.1% 100.0% 88.9% 298
2022 Q4 265 249 16 6.0% 100.0% 85.2% 283
2022 Q3 322 307 15 4.7% 50.0% 83.3% 319
2022 Q2 338 319 19 5.6% 100.0% 72.4% 326
2022 Q1 338 322 16 4.7% 0.0% 65.0% 375
2021 Q4 372 352 20 5.4% 0.0% 36.2% 346
2021 Q3 337 305 32 9.5% 0.0% 30.6% 353
2021 Q2 404 379 25 6.2% 0.0% 51.5% 366
2021 Q1 331 296 35 10.6% 100.0% 56.3% 440
2020 Q4 313 293 20 6.4% 100.0% 85.7% 379
2020 Q3 265 245 20 7.5% 50.0% 65.5% 316
2020 Q2 296 273 23 7.8% — 88.9% 266
2020 Q1 295 266 29 9.8% 100.0% 79.4% 319
2019 Q4 268 252 16 6.0% 100.0% 82.4% 279
2019 Q3 307 288 19 6.2% 50.0% 88.6% 316
2019 Q2 307 291 16 5.2% 100.0% 84.1% 334
2019 Q1 297 270 27 9.1% 100.0% 80.0% 338
2018 Q4 319 300 19 6.0% 100.0% 80.5% 308
2018 Q3 377 350 27 7.2% 50.0% 63.2% 375
2018 Q2 359 337 22 6.1% 62.5% 58.3% 366
2018 Q1 324 300 24 7.4% 60.0% 31.4% 352
2017 Q4 296 264 32 10.8% 50.0% 63.4% 335
2017 Q3 320 289 31 9.7% 100.0% 76.3% 332
2017 Q2 326 304 22 6.7% 100.0% 85.7% 360
2017 Q1 285 265 20 7.0% 100.0% 96.9% 324
2016 Q4 269 253 16 5.9% 100.0% 94.1% 298
2016 Q3 339 313 26 7.7% — 81.1% 315
2016 Q2 332 314 18 5.4% 100.0% 73.3% 344
2016 Q1 282 258 24 8.5% 50.0% 83.8% 322
2015 Q4 317 290 27 8.5% 80.0% 73.5% 312
2015 Q3 314 290 24 7.6% 33.3% 78.3% 337
2015 Q2 318 286 32 10.1% 100.0% 86.1% 368
2015 Q1 295 273 22 7.5% 33.3% 70.0% 356
2014 Q4 290 277 13 4.5% 83.3% 76.6% 312
2014 Q3 319 306 13 4.1% 55.6% 57.9% 337
2014 Q2 335 314 21 6.3% 63.6% 55.9% 364
2014 Q1 284 247 19 6.7% 69.2% 70.2% 355
2013 Q4 277 242 20 7.2% 55.6% 77.8% 290
2013 Q3 343 298 22 6.4% 50.0% 57.7% 304
2013 Q2 333 289 26 7.8% 80.0% 50.0% 352
2013 Q1 236 197 18 7.6% 57.1% 61.2% 330
2012 Q4 266 239 13 4.9% 54.5% 61.4% 252
2012 Q3 294 242 32 10.9% 88.9% 73.8% 276
2012 Q2 310 271 15 4.8% 66.7% 67.7% 338
2012 Q1 254 219 12 4.7% 60.0% 70.8% 323
2011 Q4 276 231 24 8.7% 66.7% 71.8% 283
2011 Q3 339 283 32 9.4% 50.0% 70.7% 303
2011 Q2 339 296 26 7.7% 54.5% 56.5% 334
2011 Q1 273 234 17 6.2% 46.7% 53.6% 327
2010 Q4 276 237 22 8.0% 87.5% 77.6% 261
2010 Q3 302 259 24 7.9% 90.0% 68.2% 304
2010 Q2 305 263 16 5.2% 72.2% 82.5% 334
2010 Q1 232 197 19 8.2% 81.8% 79.6% 326
2009 Q4 286 248 14 4.9% 85.7% 72.7% 251
2009 Q3 355 304 33 9.3% 81.0% 79.4% 323
2009 Q2 271 215 39 14.4% 80.0% 84.0% 298
2009 Q1 239 195 28 11.7% 78.6% 62.5% 251
2008 Q4 323 281 37 11.5% 61.5% 64.9% 294
2008 Q3 385 341 35 9.1% 70.0% 68.5% 380
2008 Q2 363 305 40 11.0% 78.6% 72.6% 384
2008 Q1 322 267 45 14.0% 83.3% 64.4% 404
2007 Q4 1,107 934 129 11.7% 71.0% 75.3% 375
2007 Q3 502 423 56 11.2% 68.8% 74.2% 407
2007 Q2 365 299 51 14.0% 75.0% 78.1% 398
2007 Q1 316 276 27 8.5% 66.7% 83.6% 374
2006 Q4 326 283 33 10.1% 77.8% 80.3% 333
2006 Q3 408 321 70 17.2% 57.1% 66.3% 381
2006 Q2 416 354 50 12.0% 78.3% 63.3% 418
2006 Q1 339 291 34 10.0% 90.0% 76.3% 427
2005 Q4 377 310 58 15.4% 65.0% 68.5% 411
2005 Q3 356 308 42 11.8% 75.0% 74.4% 387
2005 Q2 405 351 36 8.9% 60.0% 69.0% 376
2005 Q1 352 272 50 14.2% 100.0% 61.5% 432
2004 Q4 421 355 50 11.9% 33.3% 69.2% 411
2004 Q3 460 403 46 10.0% 87.5% 36.0% 411
2004 Q2 471 426 39 8.3% 42.9% 60.2% 490
2004 Q1 384 321 50 13.0% 44.4% 46.3% 499
2003 Q4 398 329 58 14.6% 36.4% 35.8% 411
2003 Q3 443 361 52 11.7% 75.0% 41.9% 439
2003 Q2 434 374 49 11.3% 100.0% 31.7% 459
2003 Q1 344 299 37 10.8% 40.0% 52.5% 437
2002 Q4 381 314 58 15.2% 0.0% 37.7% 416
2002 Q3 358 322 30 8.4% 0.0% 25.4% 380
2002 Q2 425 374 38 8.9% 16.7% 17.7% 384
2002 Q1 332 300 24 7.2% 0.0% 14.8% 444
2001 Q4 325 283 30 9.2% 18.2% 37.3% 396
2001 Q3 436 379 48 11.0% 50.0% 48.6% 405
2001 Q2 381 336 37 9.7% 33.3% 54.0% 446
2001 Q1 366 325 31 8.5% 27.3% 63.2% 430
2000 Q4 377 341 31 8.2% 50.0% 42.2% 340
2000 Q3 393 354 28 7.1% 50.0% 31.7% 418
2000 Q2 352 319 27 7.7% 71.4% 49.2% 411
2000 Q1 352 319 26 7.4% 60.0% 40.0% 403
1999 Q4 371 340 23 6.2% 55.6% 47.2% 376
1999 Q3 356 313 32 9.0% 60.0% 60.3% 365
1999 Q2 385 348 33 8.6% 44.4% 67.1% 391
1999 Q1 277 254 20 7.2% 60.0% 48.1% 384
1998 Q4 358 323 28 7.8% 100.0% 55.7% 306
1998 Q3 380 332 37 9.7% 71.4% 47.4% 364
1998 Q2 373 334 28 7.5% 50.0% 29.6% 381
1998 Q1 307 283 20 6.5% 25.0% 51.9% 362
1997 Q4 313 286 16 5.1% 28.6% 60.8% 289
1997 Q3 349 314 27 7.7% 33.3% 49.2% 361
1997 Q2 305 271 25 8.2% 64.3% 50.7% 356
1997 Q1 285 254 22 7.7% 100.0% 47.8% 293
1996 Q4 320 283 26 8.1% 66.7% 62.3% 307
1996 Q3 309 282 17 5.5% 100.0% 46.6% 341
1996 Q2 331 291 30 9.1% 100.0% 57.5% 376
1996 Q1 212 181 31 14.6% 100.0% 67.1% —
1995 Q4 220 180 40 18.2% 80.0% 74.6% —
1995 Q3 201 175 26 12.9% 80.0% 60.0% —
1995 Q2 222 184 38 17.1% 90.0% 71.6% —
1995 Q1 224 182 42 18.8% 100.0% 62.9% —
1994 Q4 188 165 23 12.2% 66.7% 77.6% —
1994 Q3 260 228 32 12.3% 66.7% 66.3% —
1994 Q2 274 242 32 11.7% 33.3% 45.8% —
1994 Q1 255 210 45 17.6% 37.5% 35.4% —
1993 Q4 217 193 24 11.1% 83.3% 33.8% —
1993 Q3 198 173 25 12.6% 100.0% 40.0% —
1993 Q2 203 180 23 11.3% 100.0% 39.7% —
1993 Q1 209 177 32 15.3% 37.5% 34.7% —
1992 Q4 221 189 32 14.5% 16.7% 41.0% —
1992 Q3 232 201 31 13.4% 37.5% 37.8% —
1992 Q2 211 184 27 12.8% 100.0% 25.3% —
1992 Q1 262 208 54 20.6% 60.0% 40.0% —
1991 Q4 249 199 50 20.1% 14.3% 40.0% —
1991 Q3 300 245 55 18.3% 80.0% 25.7% —
1991 Q2 208 191 17 8.2% 33.3% 22.2% —
1991 Q1 205 162 43 21.0% 50.0% 38.6% —
1990 Q4 251 206 45 17.9% 54.5% 58.0% —
1990 Q3 323 271 52 16.1% 50.0% 51.9% —
1990 Q2 282 236 46 16.3% 50.0% 54.3% —
1990 Q1 304 257 47 15.5% 66.7% 42.3% —
1989 Q4 369 300 69 18.7% 37.5% 48.1% —
1989 Q3 300 241 59 19.7% 37.5% 26.5% —
1989 Q2 402 337 65 16.2% 38.5% 35.3% —
1989 Q1 249 213 36 14.5% 33.3% 35.4% —
1988 Q4 269 235 34 12.6% 100.0% 45.6% —
1988 Q3 390 322 68 17.4% 50.0% 43.2% —
1988 Q2 300 258 42 14.0% 66.7% 51.1% —
1988 Q1 224 194 30 13.4% 100.0% 50.5% —
1987 Q4 251 212 39 15.5% 44.4% 39.2% —
1987 Q3 304 256 48 15.8% 28.6% 47.5% —
1987 Q2 226 200 26 11.5% 50.0% 55.1% —
1987 Q1 205 174 31 15.1% 33.3% 36.4% —
1986 Q4 225 189 36 16.0% 43.8% 58.3% —
1986 Q3 269 228 41 15.2% 66.7% 43.1% —
1986 Q2 246 210 36 14.6% 83.3% 65.1% —
1986 Q1 253 212 41 16.2% 100.0% 57.1% —
1985 Q4 233 185 48 20.6% 100.0% 47.2% —
1985 Q3 273 231 42 15.4% 54.5% 61.8% —
1985 Q2 287 237 50 17.4% 60.0% 57.7% —
1985 Q1 243 207 36 14.8% 66.7% 59.8% —
1984 Q4 240 207 33 13.8% 66.7% 60.9% —
1984 Q3 221 197 24 10.9% 33.3% 65.9% —
1984 Q2 262 231 31 11.8% 66.7% 57.5% —
1984 Q1 216 183 33 15.3% 66.7% 57.5% —
1983 Q4 243 203 40 16.5% 33.3% 58.0% —
1983 Q3 282 252 30 10.6% 100.0% 48.4% —
1983 Q2 319 283 36 11.3% 100.0% 65.9% —
1983 Q1 251 208 43 17.1% 40.0% 36.8% —
1982 Q4 238 206 32 13.4% 75.0% 55.6% —
1982 Q3 178 146 32 18.0% 45.5% 55.0% —
1982 Q2 326 280 46 14.1% 75.0% 57.3% —
1982 Q1 203 179 24 11.8% 75.0% 63.1% —
1981 Q4 230 208 22 9.6% 60.0% 55.6% —
1981 Q3 297 252 45 15.2% 0.0% 47.0% —
1981 Q2 402 330 72 17.9% 75.0% 34.4% —
1981 Q1 281 235 46 16.4% 100.0% 48.4% —
1980 Q4 351 308 43 12.3% 75.0% 50.9% —
1980 Q3 367 318 49 13.4% 50.0% 46.4% —
1980 Q2 499 443 56 11.2% 80.0% 45.1% —
1980 Q1 302 272 30 9.9% 75.0% 48.9% —
1979 Q4 426 375 51 12.0% 78.6% 38.3% —
1979 Q3 504 444 60 11.9% 75.0% 57.2% —
1979 Q2 310 278 32 10.3% 100.0% 61.0% —

Decisions and speed: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1/PS2), Open Government Licence v3.0, 2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1. 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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