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North Hertfordshire

East of England · E07000099 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
995
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
8.5%
higher than 29% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
77.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
91.9%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.6%
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 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 15.5%

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
1,030
in the window
Applications decided
995
in the window
Approval rate
91.5%
910 granted, 85 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 54 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
87.5%
rank 209 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 114 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
Major3378.8%83.3%
Minor21585.1%77.5%
Other74793.8%—
of which householder58593.8%91.9%
"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
01723442024 Q3: 256 received2024 Q3: 239 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 265 received2024 Q4: 224 decided2025 Q1: 295 received2025 Q1: 224 decided2025 Q2: 302 received2025 Q2: 344 decided2025 Q3: 250 received2025 Q3: 265 decided2025 Q4: 256 received2025 Q4: 238 decided2026 Q1: 265 received2026 Q1: 255 decided2026 Q2: 259 received2026 Q2: 237 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
75%
Buffer

Delivery 75–84%: a 20% buffer is added to the authority's housing land supply requirement.

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 (E07000099). 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)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1979 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (189 quarters)25 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 237 214 23 9.7% 100.0% 68.2% 259
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 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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