Breckland
East of England · E07000143 · 188 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
801
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
16.0%
higher than 75% of authorities
Majors in time
92.9%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
84.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
94.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
19.2%
41 allowed of 214 decided
Decisions overturned
0.8%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters
2016 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 22.3%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 191 | 170 | 21 | 11.0% | — | 78.8% | 224 |
| 2025 Q4 | 186 | 152 | 34 | 18.3% | 50.0% | 86.1% | 205 |
| 2025 Q3 | 200 | 160 | 40 | 20.0% | 100.0% | 91.1% | 221 |
| 2025 Q2 | 224 | 191 | 33 | 14.7% | 100.0% | 79.6% | 193 |
| 2025 Q1 | 189 | 168 | 21 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 85.7% | 266 |
| 2024 Q4 | 111 | 92 | 19 | 17.1% | — | 46.4% | 195 |
| 2024 Q3 | 141 | 132 | 9 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 47.8% | 170 |
| 2024 Q2 | 220 | 191 | 29 | 13.2% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 215 |
| 2024 Q1 | 215 | 189 | 26 | 12.1% | 100.0% | 86.4% | 247 |
| 2023 Q4 | 233 | 181 | 52 | 22.3% | 100.0% | 93.3% | 248 |
| 2023 Q3 | 262 | 228 | 34 | 13.0% | 100.0% | 96.3% | 239 |
| 2023 Q2 | 263 | 221 | 42 | 16.0% | 100.0% | 91.5% | 276 |
| 2023 Q1 | 290 | 239 | 51 | 17.6% | 100.0% | 85.0% | 311 |
| 2022 Q4 | 301 | 260 | 41 | 13.6% | 100.0% | 84.0% | 280 |
| 2022 Q3 | 282 | 255 | 27 | 9.6% | 75.0% | 85.0% | 306 |
| 2022 Q2 | 241 | 213 | 28 | 11.6% | 100.0% | 92.3% | 328 |
| 2022 Q1 | 294 | 267 | 27 | 9.2% | 85.7% | 94.4% | 361 |
| 2021 Q4 | 300 | 263 | 37 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 95.9% | 308 |
| 2021 Q3 | 378 | 351 | 27 | 7.1% | 37.5% | 89.7% | 345 |
| 2021 Q2 | 379 | 348 | 31 | 8.2% | 66.7% | 93.1% | 419 |
| 2021 Q1 | 385 | 348 | 37 | 9.6% | 50.0% | 89.8% | 445 |
| 2020 Q4 | 324 | 301 | 23 | 7.1% | 83.3% | 98.8% | 367 |
| 2020 Q3 | 364 | 327 | 37 | 10.2% | 75.0% | 92.0% | 364 |
| 2020 Q2 | 226 | 196 | 30 | 13.3% | 100.0% | 90.9% | 286 |
| 2020 Q1 | 333 | 290 | 43 | 12.9% | 100.0% | 97.2% | 322 |
| 2019 Q4 | 349 | 301 | 48 | 13.8% | 100.0% | 98.1% | 320 |
| 2019 Q3 | 362 | 324 | 38 | 10.5% | 100.0% | 93.8% | 424 |
| 2019 Q2 | 353 | 310 | 43 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 90.9% | 388 |
| 2019 Q1 | 342 | 300 | 42 | 12.3% | 75.0% | 90.8% | 336 |
| 2018 Q4 | 333 | 302 | 31 | 9.3% | 33.3% | 78.7% | 337 |
| 2018 Q3 | 363 | 326 | 37 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 87.5% | 354 |
| 2018 Q2 | 309 | 289 | 20 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 91.2% | 394 |
| 2018 Q1 | 296 | 264 | 32 | 10.8% | 100.0% | 98.5% | 341 |
| 2017 Q4 | 308 | 269 | 39 | 12.7% | 100.0% | 95.6% | 331 |
| 2017 Q3 | 331 | 288 | 43 | 13.0% | 100.0% | 93.1% | 348 |
| 2017 Q2 | 350 | 313 | 37 | 10.6% | 72.7% | 91.5% | 386 |
| 2017 Q1 | 348 | 274 | 74 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 89.1% | 380 |
| 2016 Q4 | 304 | 251 | 53 | 17.4% | 66.7% | 84.1% | 345 |
| 2016 Q3 | 328 | 281 | 47 | 14.3% | 57.1% | 82.6% | 331 |
| 2016 Q2 | 349 | 310 | 39 | 11.2% | 100.0% | 81.8% | 388 |
| 2016 Q1 | 332 | 302 | 30 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 85.5% | 338 |
| 2015 Q4 | 290 | 259 | 31 | 10.7% | 80.0% | 86.7% | 348 |
| 2015 Q3 | 331 | 291 | 40 | 12.1% | 66.7% | 71.9% | 319 |
| 2015 Q2 | 282 | 254 | 28 | 9.9% | 33.3% | 71.9% | 369 |
| 2015 Q1 | 341 | 305 | 36 | 10.6% | 100.0% | 93.4% | 370 |
| 2014 Q4 | 271 | 246 | 25 | 9.2% | 100.0% | 96.3% | 292 |
| 2014 Q3 | 286 | 262 | 24 | 8.4% | 100.0% | 90.2% | 314 |
| 2014 Q2 | 315 | 280 | 35 | 11.1% | 78.6% | 91.7% | 335 |
| 2014 Q1 | 267 | 235 | 22 | 8.2% | 40.0% | 80.2% | 321 |
| 2013 Q4 | 300 | 237 | 48 | 16.0% | 71.4% | 84.3% | 283 |
| 2013 Q3 | 294 | 253 | 24 | 8.2% | 62.5% | 77.9% | 307 |
| 2013 Q2 | 346 | 299 | 34 | 9.8% | 50.0% | 57.9% | 313 |
| 2013 Q1 | 268 | 226 | 35 | 13.1% | 45.5% | 53.5% | 285 |
| 2012 Q4 | 276 | 233 | 39 | 14.1% | 45.5% | 76.1% | 327 |
| 2012 Q3 | 300 | 261 | 29 | 9.7% | 42.9% | 76.6% | 312 |
| 2012 Q2 | 335 | 287 | 38 | 11.3% | 63.6% | 82.2% | 326 |
| 2012 Q1 | 308 | 250 | 45 | 14.6% | 57.1% | 81.8% | 363 |
| 2011 Q4 | 332 | 284 | 40 | 12.0% | 68.0% | 84.2% | 319 |
| 2011 Q3 | 364 | 300 | 53 | 14.6% | 73.3% | 88.1% | 392 |
| 2011 Q2 | 318 | 264 | 43 | 13.5% | 50.0% | 88.2% | 345 |
| 2011 Q1 | 265 | 227 | 33 | 12.5% | 64.3% | 80.4% | 348 |
| 2010 Q4 | 333 | 271 | 53 | 15.9% | 52.9% | 85.1% | 319 |
| 2010 Q3 | 360 | 307 | 47 | 13.1% | 57.1% | 90.9% | 343 |
| 2010 Q2 | 339 | 297 | 33 | 9.7% | 86.7% | 90.8% | 396 |
| 2010 Q1 | 226 | 194 | 27 | 11.9% | 100.0% | 84.8% | 319 |
| 2009 Q4 | 285 | 235 | 44 | 15.4% | 62.5% | 88.3% | 298 |
| 2009 Q3 | 249 | 221 | 27 | 10.8% | 66.7% | 92.5% | 298 |
| 2009 Q2 | 266 | 235 | 31 | 11.7% | 75.0% | 81.9% | 271 |
| 2009 Q1 | 236 | 192 | 44 | 18.6% | 66.7% | 91.0% | 281 |
| 2008 Q4 | 348 | 296 | 50 | 14.4% | 57.1% | 86.1% | 284 |
| 2008 Q3 | 407 | 361 | 44 | 10.8% | 87.5% | 87.2% | 421 |
| 2008 Q2 | 472 | 405 | 62 | 13.1% | 71.4% | 81.3% | 461 |
| 2008 Q1 | 422 | 364 | 57 | 13.5% | 64.7% | 86.2% | 508 |
| 2007 Q4 | 429 | 356 | 64 | 14.9% | 72.2% | 87.1% | 456 |
| 2007 Q3 | 490 | 410 | 74 | 15.1% | 53.8% | 68.5% | 505 |
| 2007 Q2 | 457 | 396 | 56 | 12.3% | 69.2% | 80.0% | 552 |
| 2007 Q1 | 392 | 338 | 51 | 13.0% | 66.7% | 77.8% | 541 |
| 2006 Q4 | 414 | 354 | 58 | 14.0% | 80.0% | 81.9% | 473 |
| 2006 Q3 | 478 | 415 | 61 | 12.8% | 77.8% | 70.1% | 454 |
| 2006 Q2 | 390 | 347 | 40 | 10.3% | 44.4% | 73.2% | 514 |
| 2006 Q1 | 401 | 361 | 39 | 9.7% | 63.6% | 71.7% | 496 |
| 2005 Q4 | 365 | 323 | 42 | 11.5% | 60.0% | 76.7% | 463 |
| 2005 Q3 | 461 | 393 | 62 | 13.4% | 71.4% | 71.1% | 428 |
| 2005 Q2 | 524 | 470 | 52 | 9.9% | 63.6% | 70.6% | 506 |
| 2005 Q1 | 402 | 355 | 45 | 11.2% | 53.8% | 55.6% | 511 |
| 2004 Q4 | 434 | 395 | 39 | 9.0% | 30.0% | 70.5% | 426 |
| 2004 Q3 | 578 | 537 | 39 | 6.7% | 33.3% | 70.0% | 571 |
| 2004 Q2 | 511 | 460 | 50 | 9.8% | 50.0% | 70.9% | 566 |
| 2004 Q1 | 453 | 430 | 21 | 4.6% | 50.0% | 64.3% | 489 |
| 2003 Q4 | 406 | 383 | 23 | 5.7% | 58.3% | 69.4% | 451 |
| 2003 Q3 | 500 | 467 | 30 | 6.0% | 66.7% | 58.4% | 473 |
| 2003 Q2 | 506 | 473 | 30 | 5.9% | 72.7% | 62.6% | 532 |
| 2003 Q1 | 431 | 399 | 32 | 7.4% | 50.0% | 57.2% | 519 |
| 2002 Q4 | 407 | 376 | 31 | 7.6% | 60.0% | 61.8% | 427 |
| 2002 Q3 | 477 | 450 | 27 | 5.7% | 66.7% | 48.8% | 472 |
| 2002 Q2 | 518 | 501 | 17 | 3.3% | 33.3% | 56.5% | 479 |
| 2002 Q1 | 330 | 301 | 29 | 8.8% | 42.9% | 53.8% | 476 |
| 2001 Q4 | 340 | 316 | 24 | 7.1% | 45.5% | 58.1% | 359 |
| 2001 Q3 | 459 | 421 | 38 | 8.3% | 64.3% | 50.9% | 418 |
| 2001 Q2 | 349 | 326 | 21 | 6.0% | 71.4% | 47.8% | 427 |
| 2001 Q1 | 284 | 263 | 20 | 7.0% | 66.7% | 47.2% | 369 |
| 2000 Q4 | 327 | 299 | 27 | 8.3% | 50.0% | 53.4% | 329 |
| 2000 Q3 | 403 | 373 | 30 | 7.4% | 72.7% | 55.6% | 391 |
| 2000 Q2 | 426 | 401 | 24 | 5.6% | 20.0% | 65.9% | 479 |
| 2000 Q1 | 348 | 330 | 18 | 5.2% | 75.0% | 55.3% | 403 |
| 1999 Q4 | 349 | 317 | 32 | 9.2% | 55.6% | 57.2% | 344 |
| 1999 Q3 | 362 | 340 | 22 | 6.1% | 50.0% | 60.1% | 404 |
| 1999 Q2 | 408 | 375 | 33 | 8.1% | 75.0% | 50.3% | 373 |
| 1999 Q1 | 340 | 298 | 16 | 4.7% | 100.0% | 51.9% | 397 |
| 1998 Q4 | 442 | 333 | 36 | 8.1% | 58.8% | 48.6% | 437 |
| 1998 Q3 | 384 | 306 | 29 | 7.6% | 80.0% | 44.2% | 364 |
| 1998 Q2 | 385 | 307 | 23 | 6.0% | 43.8% | 42.6% | 393 |
| 1998 Q1 | 302 | 228 | 22 | 7.3% | 50.0% | 40.2% | 393 |
| 1997 Q4 | 305 | 239 | 8 | 2.6% | 50.0% | 53.9% | 311 |
| 1997 Q3 | 398 | 316 | 26 | 6.5% | 60.0% | 45.8% | 398 |
| 1997 Q2 | 360 | 296 | 17 | 4.7% | 57.1% | 59.3% | 390 |
| 1997 Q1 | 261 | 181 | 24 | 9.2% | 50.0% | 44.6% | 317 |
| 1996 Q4 | 305 | 224 | 23 | 7.5% | 87.5% | 61.0% | 304 |
| 1996 Q3 | 344 | 265 | 31 | 9.0% | 46.7% | 53.1% | 388 |
| 1996 Q2 | 349 | 281 | 22 | 6.3% | 50.0% | 55.3% | 354 |
| 1996 Q1 | 245 | 217 | 28 | 11.4% | 7.7% | 60.2% | — |
| 1995 Q4 | 250 | 232 | 18 | 7.2% | 46.2% | 51.2% | — |
| 1995 Q3 | 282 | 261 | 21 | 7.4% | 58.8% | 44.1% | — |
| 1995 Q2 | 316 | 284 | 32 | 10.1% | 60.0% | 54.1% | — |
| 1995 Q1 | 236 | 216 | 20 | 8.5% | 58.8% | 60.0% | — |
| 1994 Q4 | 268 | 238 | 30 | 11.2% | 56.3% | 56.9% | — |
| 1994 Q3 | 289 | 263 | 26 | 9.0% | 60.0% | 52.8% | — |
| 1994 Q2 | 307 | 277 | 30 | 9.8% | 54.5% | 53.8% | — |
| 1994 Q1 | 252 | 228 | 24 | 9.5% | 61.1% | 58.6% | — |
| 1993 Q4 | 287 | 249 | 38 | 13.2% | 50.0% | 36.4% | — |
| 1993 Q3 | 288 | 260 | 28 | 9.7% | 76.5% | 52.3% | — |
| 1993 Q2 | 286 | 259 | 27 | 9.4% | 50.0% | 38.8% | — |
| 1993 Q1 | 262 | 229 | 33 | 12.6% | 55.6% | 47.6% | — |
| 1992 Q4 | 266 | 238 | 28 | 10.5% | 70.6% | 38.1% | — |
| 1992 Q3 | 283 | 251 | 32 | 11.3% | 38.1% | 32.3% | — |
| 1992 Q2 | 268 | 224 | 44 | 16.4% | 61.9% | 50.0% | — |
| 1992 Q1 | 303 | 251 | 52 | 17.2% | 34.8% | 42.2% | — |
| 1991 Q4 | 289 | 240 | 49 | 17.0% | 57.9% | 48.1% | — |
| 1991 Q3 | 301 | 240 | 61 | 20.3% | 75.0% | 43.6% | — |
| 1991 Q2 | 311 | 256 | 55 | 17.7% | 50.0% | 49.1% | — |
| 1991 Q1 | 357 | 292 | 65 | 18.2% | 36.7% | 48.6% | — |
| 1990 Q4 | 366 | 301 | 65 | 17.8% | 50.0% | 44.4% | — |
| 1990 Q3 | 337 | 273 | 64 | 19.0% | 33.3% | 41.0% | — |
| 1990 Q2 | 373 | 318 | 55 | 14.7% | 50.0% | 41.1% | — |
| 1990 Q1 | 428 | 351 | 77 | 18.0% | 46.5% | 50.5% | — |
| 1989 Q4 | 408 | 312 | 96 | 23.5% | 38.5% | 37.4% | — |
| 1989 Q3 | 399 | 305 | 94 | 23.6% | 48.3% | 29.7% | — |
| 1989 Q2 | 496 | 372 | 124 | 25.0% | 46.3% | 46.0% | — |
| 1989 Q1 | 519 | 393 | 126 | 24.3% | 47.8% | 35.6% | — |
| 1988 Q4 | 491 | 366 | 125 | 25.5% | 50.0% | 50.2% | — |
| 1988 Q3 | 558 | 439 | 119 | 21.3% | 57.1% | 53.4% | — |
| 1988 Q2 | 544 | 471 | 73 | 13.4% | 55.2% | 57.0% | — |
| 1988 Q1 | 505 | 427 | 78 | 15.4% | 57.6% | 47.4% | — |
| 1987 Q4 | 385 | 317 | 68 | 17.7% | 47.1% | 55.7% | — |
| 1987 Q3 | 535 | 450 | 85 | 15.9% | 76.9% | 50.5% | — |
| 1987 Q2 | 550 | 463 | 87 | 15.8% | 27.3% | 45.4% | — |
| 1987 Q1 | 602 | 511 | 91 | 15.1% | 63.2% | 27.3% | — |
| 1986 Q4 | 465 | 407 | 58 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 21.7% | — |
| 1986 Q3 | 544 | 465 | 79 | 14.5% | 25.0% | 22.9% | — |
| 1986 Q2 | 515 | 307 | 208 | 40.4% | 0.0% | 23.0% | — |
| 1986 Q1 | 437 | 379 | 58 | 13.3% | 20.0% | 21.8% | — |
| 1985 Q4 | 427 | 367 | 60 | 14.1% | 37.5% | 21.5% | — |
| 1985 Q3 | 501 | 435 | 66 | 13.2% | 30.0% | 31.1% | — |
| 1985 Q2 | 441 | 385 | 56 | 12.7% | 33.3% | 29.3% | — |
| 1985 Q1 | 418 | 356 | 62 | 14.8% | 20.0% | 34.9% | — |
| 1984 Q4 | 491 | 416 | 75 | 15.3% | 16.7% | 49.0% | — |
| 1984 Q3 | 577 | 489 | 88 | 15.3% | 33.3% | 42.5% | — |
| 1984 Q2 | 437 | 386 | 51 | 11.7% | 55.6% | 43.5% | — |
| 1984 Q1 | 509 | 434 | 75 | 14.7% | 55.6% | 46.3% | — |
| 1983 Q4 | 431 | 382 | 49 | 11.4% | 66.7% | 40.3% | — |
| 1983 Q3 | 482 | 426 | 56 | 11.6% | 41.7% | 47.4% | — |
| 1983 Q2 | 456 | 411 | 45 | 9.9% | 20.0% | 33.9% | — |
| 1983 Q1 | 494 | 429 | 65 | 13.2% | 38.5% | 27.1% | — |
| 1982 Q4 | 345 | 300 | 45 | 13.0% | 70.0% | 29.7% | — |
| 1982 Q3 | 468 | 410 | 58 | 12.4% | 30.0% | 35.9% | — |
| 1982 Q2 | 311 | 276 | 35 | 11.3% | 55.6% | 40.2% | — |
| 1982 Q1 | 413 | 361 | 52 | 12.6% | 30.8% | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 Q4 | 433 | 370 | 63 | 14.5% | 50.0% | 45.4% | — |
| 1981 Q3 | 432 | 371 | 61 | 14.1% | 36.4% | 31.0% | — |
| 1981 Q2 | 629 | 547 | 82 | 13.0% | 37.5% | 25.2% | — |
| 1981 Q1 | 448 | 387 | 61 | 13.6% | 69.2% | 32.5% | — |
| 1980 Q4 | 457 | 394 | 63 | 13.8% | 55.6% | 39.7% | — |
| 1980 Q3 | 532 | 460 | 72 | 13.5% | 46.2% | 43.1% | — |
| 1980 Q2 | 500 | 438 | 62 | 12.4% | 53.8% | 35.9% | — |
| 1980 Q1 | 407 | 348 | 59 | 14.5% | 61.1% | 12.9% | — |
| 1979 Q4 | 406 | 351 | 55 | 13.5% | 54.5% | 26.0% | — |
| 1979 Q3 | 610 | 548 | 62 | 10.2% | 42.9% | 32.4% | — |
| 1979 Q2 | 506 | 439 | 67 | 13.2% | 50.0% | 16.5% | — |
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.