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Three Rivers

East of England · E07000102 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)

Decisions
819
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
10.5%
higher than 42% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
97.3%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.2%
no formal threshold
Delegated
95.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
35.9%
95 allowed of 265 decided
Decisions overturned
1.9%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 18.4%

Quarterly history

QuarterDecisions GrantedRefused Refusal %Majors in time Minors in timeReceived
2026 Q1 181 161 20 11.0% — 100.0% 226
2025 Q4 212 193 19 9.0% 100.0% 96.2% 217
2025 Q3 207 175 32 15.5% 100.0% 94.1% 216
2025 Q2 219 204 15 6.8% 100.0% 100.0% 252
2025 Q1 215 188 27 12.6% — 100.0% 239
2024 Q4 195 168 27 13.8% 100.0% 94.4% 234
2024 Q3 208 188 20 9.6% 100.0% 92.3% 210
2024 Q2 213 186 27 12.7% 100.0% 100.0% 238
2024 Q1 188 166 22 11.7% 100.0% 100.0% 209
2023 Q4 218 184 34 15.6% 100.0% 96.0% 233
2023 Q3 227 188 39 17.2% 100.0% 96.0% 256
2023 Q2 234 198 36 15.4% — 100.0% 251
2023 Q1 216 180 36 16.7% — 95.8% 258
2022 Q4 222 193 29 13.1% — 92.9% 250
2022 Q3 240 214 26 10.8% — 100.0% 245
2022 Q2 261 231 30 11.5% 100.0% 94.1% 279
2022 Q1 227 195 32 14.1% 100.0% 78.6% 283
2021 Q4 264 232 32 12.1% 100.0% 90.5% 294
2021 Q3 342 299 43 12.6% 100.0% 90.0% 302
2021 Q2 354 302 52 14.7% 100.0% 90.0% 388
2021 Q1 271 241 30 11.1% 100.0% 94.7% 388
2020 Q4 263 231 32 12.2% 100.0% 96.4% 335
2020 Q3 238 205 33 13.9% 83.3% 100.0% 277
2020 Q2 234 197 37 15.8% 100.0% 95.2% 266
2020 Q1 201 165 36 17.9% 100.0% 88.9% 270
2019 Q4 239 195 44 18.4% 100.0% 92.3% 268
2019 Q3 264 229 35 13.3% 100.0% 91.2% 293
2019 Q2 259 222 37 14.3% — 85.2% 273
2019 Q1 227 201 26 11.5% 100.0% 82.1% 266
2018 Q4 235 216 19 8.1% 100.0% 95.0% 261
2018 Q3 269 240 29 10.8% 100.0% 80.5% 259
2018 Q2 262 241 21 8.0% 100.0% 94.3% 299
2018 Q1 265 248 17 6.4% 100.0% 84.2% 293
2017 Q4 273 244 29 10.6% 100.0% 77.6% 283
2017 Q3 296 247 49 16.6% 100.0% 81.5% 318
2017 Q2 298 260 38 12.8% 100.0% 97.8% 322
2017 Q1 286 243 43 15.0% 100.0% 85.5% 315
2016 Q4 262 231 31 11.8% 100.0% 98.0% 304
2016 Q3 306 281 25 8.2% 100.0% 91.4% 320
2016 Q2 300 265 35 11.7% 100.0% 96.6% 320
2016 Q1 217 197 20 9.2% 100.0% 93.3% 305
2015 Q4 231 201 30 13.0% 100.0% 86.1% 270
2015 Q3 266 249 17 6.4% 100.0% 97.4% 270
2015 Q2 265 243 22 8.3% 100.0% 89.7% 305
2015 Q1 245 220 25 10.2% 100.0% 88.1% 286
2014 Q4 240 219 21 8.8% 100.0% 90.7% 268
2014 Q3 253 235 18 7.1% 100.0% 88.1% 266
2014 Q2 292 272 20 6.8% 100.0% 89.2% 281
2014 Q1 243 208 10 4.1% 100.0% 97.9% 310
2013 Q4 235 193 16 6.8% 100.0% 86.5% 256
2013 Q3 299 256 10 3.3% 100.0% 95.3% 288
2013 Q2 279 235 15 5.4% 100.0% 82.6% 291
2013 Q1 278 224 21 7.6% 100.0% 92.5% 323
2012 Q4 261 209 27 10.3% 50.0% 91.8% 288
2012 Q3 288 247 22 7.6% 100.0% 89.8% 285
2012 Q2 293 235 23 7.8% 100.0% 89.2% 312
2012 Q1 239 182 21 8.8% 100.0% 88.6% 299
2011 Q4 245 193 27 11.0% 80.0% 86.7% 266
2011 Q3 295 236 37 12.5% 100.0% 91.4% 306
2011 Q2 307 249 32 10.4% 100.0% 91.1% 318
2011 Q1 235 181 17 7.2% 100.0% 88.6% 306
2010 Q4 286 231 29 10.1% 100.0% 89.4% 290
2010 Q3 304 236 31 10.2% 100.0% 90.9% 320
2010 Q2 278 216 31 11.2% 66.7% 86.7% 332
2010 Q1 270 203 29 10.7% 100.0% 92.3% 310
2009 Q4 266 207 33 12.4% 100.0% 87.8% 308
2009 Q3 330 254 37 11.2% 100.0% 88.7% 304
2009 Q2 262 203 35 13.4% 100.0% 90.0% 344
2009 Q1 223 171 33 14.8% 100.0% 76.4% 278
2008 Q4 263 212 35 13.3% 100.0% 81.3% 277
2008 Q3 352 275 51 14.5% 100.0% 95.0% 353
2008 Q2 381 304 44 11.5% 100.0% 85.5% 404
2008 Q1 346 267 52 15.0% 50.0% 80.0% 445
2007 Q4 410 316 65 15.9% 100.0% 83.1% 424
2007 Q3 393 308 51 13.0% 80.0% 87.3% 462
2007 Q2 371 284 53 14.3% 100.0% 87.5% 434
2007 Q1 317 234 50 15.8% 87.5% 82.0% 405
2006 Q4 358 262 66 18.4% 87.5% 87.7% 375
2006 Q3 303 207 81 26.7% 100.0% 84.8% 391
2006 Q2 311 219 67 21.5% 50.0% 77.8% 338
2006 Q1 286 203 63 22.0% 71.4% 85.7% 355
2005 Q4 320 221 77 24.1% 50.0% 67.7% 329
2005 Q3 333 262 51 15.3% 50.0% 62.0% 358
2005 Q2 339 265 55 16.2% 71.4% 66.7% 343
2005 Q1 265 202 52 19.6% 25.0% 53.2% 375
2004 Q4 333 241 76 22.8% 66.7% 65.5% 328
2004 Q3 385 289 72 18.7% 16.7% 59.0% 347
2004 Q2 356 274 66 18.5% 0.0% 66.7% 431
2004 Q1 325 240 65 20.0% — 74.5% 405
2003 Q4 330 242 73 22.1% 54.5% 78.3% 344
2003 Q3 350 256 76 21.7% 100.0% 84.9% 356
2003 Q2 349 275 60 17.2% — 66.7% 373
2003 Q1 284 213 61 21.5% 66.7% 69.6% 375
2002 Q4 305 224 73 23.9% 0.0% 62.3% 313
2002 Q3 287 224 51 17.8% — 55.3% 339
2002 Q2 339 284 38 11.2% 25.0% 26.9% 330
2002 Q1 226 168 35 15.5% 0.0% 29.8% 268
2001 Q4 270 201 54 20.0% 0.0% 25.8% 291
2001 Q3 326 254 49 15.0% 100.0% 25.0% 298
2001 Q2 296 226 45 15.2% 0.0% 14.3% 350
2001 Q1 259 204 44 17.0% 50.0% 26.5% 316
2000 Q4 285 217 53 18.6% 0.0% 17.0% 257
2000 Q3 329 252 57 17.3% 25.0% 12.5% 307
2000 Q2 283 213 47 16.6% 33.3% 23.3% 325
2000 Q1 226 180 36 15.9% 50.0% 30.4% 327
1999 Q4 318 269 33 10.4% 33.3% 23.3% 206
1999 Q3 309 229 53 17.2% 62.5% 8.1% 293
1999 Q2 231 186 44 19.0% 0.0% 29.6% 321
1999 Q1 152 124 18 11.8% 0.0% 30.0% 257
1998 Q4 252 197 43 17.1% 0.0% 21.1% 192
1998 Q3 313 243 44 14.1% 0.0% 14.8% 253
1998 Q2 225 176 33 14.7% 33.3% 8.3% 273
1998 Q1 189 156 21 11.1% 0.0% 29.7% 294
1997 Q4 203 161 30 14.8% 100.0% 13.6% 224
1997 Q3 253 201 34 13.4% 66.7% 22.4% 237
1997 Q2 260 207 38 14.6% 75.0% 35.3% 308
1997 Q1 159 114 34 21.4% 80.0% 31.7% 229
1996 Q4 259 193 50 19.3% 83.3% 35.7% 211
1996 Q3 245 188 47 19.2% 66.7% 36.8% 242
1996 Q2 220 165 43 19.5% 50.0% 23.5% 237
1996 Q1 166 155 11 6.6% 50.0% 46.8% —
1995 Q4 217 204 13 6.0% 45.5% 64.0% —
1995 Q3 214 197 17 7.9% 50.0% 51.2% —
1995 Q2 193 181 12 6.2% 60.0% 50.7% —
1995 Q1 228 210 18 7.9% 28.6% 42.1% —
1994 Q4 224 211 13 5.8% 16.7% 60.0% —
1994 Q3 254 232 22 8.7% 28.6% 43.0% —
1994 Q2 265 241 24 9.1% 25.0% 41.9% —
1994 Q1 234 219 15 6.4% 46.2% 38.8% —
1993 Q4 252 224 28 11.1% 46.2% 39.3% —
1993 Q3 226 211 15 6.6% 60.0% 30.6% —
1993 Q2 248 222 26 10.5% 81.8% 50.0% —
1993 Q1 195 172 23 11.8% 45.5% 58.7% —
1992 Q4 241 215 26 10.8% 33.3% 43.2% —
1992 Q3 250 221 29 11.6% 44.4% 42.4% —
1992 Q2 279 252 27 9.7% 58.3% 39.1% —
1992 Q1 276 235 41 14.9% 27.3% 47.3% —
1991 Q4 257 208 49 19.1% 46.2% 36.2% —
1991 Q3 284 233 51 18.0% 37.5% 55.3% —
1991 Q2 295 225 70 23.7% 25.0% 34.6% —
1991 Q1 241 205 36 14.9% 57.1% 45.5% —
1990 Q4 247 206 41 16.6% 47.4% 33.7% —
1990 Q3 313 239 74 23.6% 25.0% 27.8% —
1990 Q2 315 243 72 22.9% 36.8% 28.8% —
1990 Q1 247 205 42 17.0% 16.1% 28.4% —
1989 Q4 339 288 51 15.0% 27.8% 20.8% —
1989 Q3 344 293 51 14.8% 6.3% 3.9% —
1989 Q2 409 324 85 20.8% 55.6% 26.7% —
1989 Q1 346 277 69 19.9% 46.7% 40.2% —
1988 Q4 366 297 69 18.9% 76.9% 43.1% —
1988 Q3 342 292 50 14.6% 66.7% 61.6% —
1988 Q2 319 289 30 9.4% 72.7% 63.0% —
1988 Q1 214 191 23 10.7% 75.0% 80.6% —
1987 Q4 269 226 43 16.0% 44.4% 74.0% —
1987 Q3 306 257 49 16.0% 62.5% 74.3% —
1987 Q2 265 220 45 17.0% 100.0% 81.0% —
1987 Q1 168 150 18 10.7% 77.8% 75.0% —
1986 Q4 215 193 22 10.2% 100.0% 92.8% —
1986 Q3 294 243 51 17.3% 25.0% 66.9% —
1986 Q2 266 240 26 9.8% 90.0% 87.9% —
1986 Q1 194 169 25 12.9% 50.0% 60.5% —
1985 Q4 172 155 17 9.9% 50.0% 71.6% —
1985 Q3 278 229 49 17.6% 25.0% 66.7% —
1985 Q2 217 195 22 10.1% 0.0% 31.5% —
1985 Q1 190 167 23 12.1% 16.7% 29.8% —
1984 Q4 154 131 23 14.9% 0.0% 56.1% —
1984 Q3 163 148 15 9.2% 100.0% 54.5% —
1984 Q2 262 229 33 12.6% 33.3% 46.7% —
1984 Q1 191 170 21 11.0% 33.3% 27.9% —
1983 Q4 195 173 22 11.3% 66.7% 39.7% —
1983 Q3 294 261 33 11.2% — 26.7% —
1983 Q2 235 211 24 10.2% 100.0% 59.3% —
1983 Q1 171 153 18 10.5% 100.0% 45.0% —
1982 Q4 283 262 21 7.4% 100.0% 42.7% —
1982 Q3 211 201 10 4.7% 100.0% 33.8% —
1982 Q2 154 148 6 3.9% 100.0% 56.8% —
1982 Q1 205 190 15 7.3% 100.0% 32.8% —
1981 Q4 185 176 9 4.9% 100.0% 52.6% —
1981 Q3 309 284 25 8.1% 100.0% 38.3% —
1981 Q2 268 237 31 11.6% — 36.1% —
1981 Q1 263 212 51 19.4% — 61.1% —
1980 Q4 302 256 46 15.2% 62.5% 48.4% —
1980 Q3 233 197 36 15.5% 20.0% 45.5% —
1980 Q2 277 254 23 8.3% 50.0% 48.4% —
1980 Q1 255 224 31 12.2% 14.3% 28.4% —
1979 Q4 355 314 41 11.5% 50.0% 38.8% —
1979 Q3 292 262 30 10.3% 77.8% 68.8% —
1979 Q2 317 283 34 10.7% 54.5% 49.0% —

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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