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North Norfolk

East of England · E07000147 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
871
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.5%
higher than 16% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
88.6%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
93.5%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
24.4%
42 allowed of 172 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 13.1%

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
1,004
in the window
Applications decided
871
in the window
Approval rate
93.5%
814 granted, 57 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 30 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
92.2%
rank 140 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 78 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
Major2684.6%83.3%
Minor23188.3%88.6%
Other61495.8%—
of which householder45696.1%93.5%
"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
01553092024 Q3: 309 received2024 Q3: 278 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 248 received2024 Q4: 265 decided2025 Q1: 222 received2025 Q1: 186 decided2025 Q2: 230 received2025 Q2: 230 decided2025 Q3: 289 received2025 Q3: 256 decided2025 Q4: 213 received2025 Q4: 205 decided2026 Q1: 236 received2026 Q1: 215 decided2026 Q2: 266 received2026 Q2: 195 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
54%
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 (E07000147). 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 195 183 12 6.2% — 82.4% 266
2026 Q1 215 203 12 5.6% 100.0% 88.2% 236
2025 Q4 205 187 18 8.8% 66.7% 95.8% 213
2025 Q3 256 241 15 5.9% — 86.7% 289
2025 Q2 230 219 11 4.8% 100.0% 86.7% 230
2025 Q1 186 178 8 4.3% 100.0% 100.0% 222
2024 Q4 265 245 20 7.5% — 94.6% 248
2024 Q3 278 258 20 7.2% 100.0% 90.6% 309
2024 Q2 249 234 15 6.0% 100.0% 97.7% 270
2024 Q1 262 243 19 7.3% 100.0% 93.1% 266
2023 Q4 269 248 21 7.8% 100.0% 85.2% 265
2023 Q3 265 246 19 7.2% 100.0% 88.9% 299
2023 Q2 259 242 17 6.6% 100.0% 96.6% 283
2023 Q1 310 283 27 8.7% 100.0% 92.7% 318
2022 Q4 272 256 16 5.9% 100.0% 87.0% 298
2022 Q3 296 289 7 2.4% — 80.8% 316
2022 Q2 300 277 23 7.7% — 72.4% 352
2022 Q1 332 312 20 6.0% 100.0% 81.4% 355
2021 Q4 342 321 21 6.1% — 76.0% 383
2021 Q3 322 306 16 5.0% — 47.8% 346
2021 Q2 329 305 24 7.3% — 24.1% 410
2021 Q1 346 310 36 10.4% 0.0% 18.2% 408
2020 Q4 275 245 30 10.9% 100.0% 65.4% 366
2020 Q3 208 195 13 6.3% 100.0% 100.0% 315
2020 Q2 236 205 31 13.1% — 94.4% 248
2020 Q1 311 287 24 7.7% 0.0% 84.8% 361
2019 Q4 352 307 45 12.8% 66.7% 81.6% 344
2019 Q3 275 243 32 11.6% 100.0% 81.8% 337
2019 Q2 299 264 35 11.7% 60.0% 72.7% 327
2019 Q1 277 259 18 6.5% — 87.2% 358
2018 Q4 306 279 27 8.8% 100.0% 82.4% 330
2018 Q3 308 285 23 7.5% 100.0% 89.1% 333
2018 Q2 290 263 27 9.3% 100.0% 91.7% 366
2018 Q1 332 290 42 12.7% 100.0% 100.0% 364
2017 Q4 324 290 34 10.5% 100.0% 98.8% 349
2017 Q3 362 332 30 8.3% 100.0% 97.5% 348
2017 Q2 329 292 37 11.2% 100.0% 100.0% 407
2017 Q1 345 317 28 8.1% 100.0% 96.8% 402
2016 Q4 366 341 25 6.8% 75.0% 92.0% 365
2016 Q3 366 336 30 8.2% 75.0% 87.7% 337
2016 Q2 357 335 22 6.2% 100.0% 88.2% 412
2016 Q1 306 286 20 6.5% 80.0% 60.9% 361
2015 Q4 347 325 22 6.3% 100.0% 61.3% 382
2015 Q3 337 314 23 6.8% 100.0% 53.3% 386
2015 Q2 342 319 23 6.7% 70.0% 36.6% 366
2015 Q1 262 243 19 7.3% 87.5% 46.5% 363
2014 Q4 327 302 25 7.6% 90.9% 50.9% 316
2014 Q3 311 289 22 7.1% 62.5% 57.6% 362
2014 Q2 349 327 22 6.3% 75.0% 64.3% 329
2014 Q1 293 269 22 7.5% 85.7% 55.8% 363
2013 Q4 332 317 13 3.9% 81.3% 54.5% 327
2013 Q3 312 288 19 6.1% 87.5% 33.0% 316
2013 Q2 360 337 19 5.3% 50.0% 35.2% 348
2013 Q1 268 252 13 4.9% 88.9% 39.3% 327
2012 Q4 316 300 12 3.8% 57.1% 36.2% 298
2012 Q3 246 225 17 6.9% 20.0% 39.8% 323
2012 Q2 328 300 24 7.3% 33.3% 37.4% 290
2012 Q1 322 294 26 8.1% 14.3% 45.9% 369
2011 Q4 348 333 15 4.3% 25.0% 35.2% 435
2011 Q3 337 316 18 5.3% 50.0% 32.6% 339
2011 Q2 312 281 31 9.9% 50.0% 42.3% 342
2011 Q1 312 300 11 3.5% 50.0% 62.4% 398
2010 Q4 326 297 25 7.7% 16.7% 62.8% 312
2010 Q3 337 308 27 8.0% 25.0% 62.9% 377
2010 Q2 335 308 18 5.4% 80.0% 71.4% 360
2010 Q1 262 240 16 6.1% 33.3% 77.3% 340
2009 Q4 265 244 17 6.4% 100.0% 76.9% 294
2009 Q3 300 272 25 8.3% — 79.6% 290
2009 Q2 270 242 26 9.6% — 75.0% 312
2009 Q1 277 244 30 10.8% 100.0% 79.8% 290
2008 Q4 367 328 37 10.1% 60.0% 58.7% 264
2008 Q3 385 352 31 8.1% 66.7% 62.5% 416
2008 Q2 461 405 55 11.9% 45.5% 64.4% 462
2008 Q1 410 352 55 13.4% 40.0% 64.1% 524
2007 Q4 420 357 61 14.5% 66.7% 73.3% 476
2007 Q3 413 361 48 11.6% 50.0% 64.7% 442
2007 Q2 478 411 63 13.2% 100.0% 66.4% 484
2007 Q1 401 371 29 7.2% 60.0% 76.6% 516
2006 Q4 367 334 33 9.0% 83.3% 74.6% 432
2006 Q3 446 402 44 9.9% 100.0% 67.7% 417
2006 Q2 425 390 35 8.2% 88.9% 78.1% 476
2006 Q1 405 363 41 10.1% 66.7% 73.5% 491
2005 Q4 405 353 51 12.6% 60.0% 82.9% 401
2005 Q3 448 403 45 10.0% 85.7% 64.6% 441
2005 Q2 505 456 47 9.3% 42.9% 75.5% 454
2005 Q1 445 392 53 11.9% 88.9% 70.5% 563
2004 Q4 476 414 62 13.0% 66.7% 66.7% 459
2004 Q3 494 437 54 10.9% 85.7% 70.0% 502
2004 Q2 562 514 48 8.5% 85.7% 69.8% 600
2004 Q1 430 385 45 10.5% 72.7% 56.1% 511
2003 Q4 478 409 67 14.0% 71.4% 66.1% 481
2003 Q3 468 405 63 13.5% 100.0% 61.2% 471
2003 Q2 475 413 62 13.1% 33.3% 70.7% 531
2003 Q1 467 398 69 14.8% 42.9% 49.2% 489
2002 Q4 434 395 39 9.0% 33.3% 43.4% 428
2002 Q3 422 378 44 10.4% 37.5% 40.6% 441
2002 Q2 439 412 27 6.2% 20.0% 48.9% 468
2002 Q1 414 386 28 6.8% 60.9% 54.7% 480
2001 Q4 403 345 55 13.6% 27.3% 39.6% 415
2001 Q3 424 382 34 8.0% 50.0% 50.4% 445
2001 Q2 445 395 46 10.3% 57.1% 49.0% 426
2001 Q1 357 313 44 12.3% 37.5% 45.2% 425
2000 Q4 365 324 39 10.7% 40.0% 49.2% 393
2000 Q3 347 320 27 7.8% 37.5% 49.2% 375
2000 Q2 429 391 34 7.9% 66.7% 52.0% 407
2000 Q1 387 347 36 9.3% 40.0% 49.0% 457
1999 Q4 359 319 37 10.3% 62.5% 48.8% 340
1999 Q3 411 378 30 7.3% 35.0% 60.1% 392
1999 Q2 379 342 36 9.5% 37.5% 53.8% 396
1999 Q1 321 294 27 8.4% 44.4% 60.5% 402
1998 Q4 382 334 46 12.0% 73.3% 67.2% 372
1998 Q3 436 388 46 10.6% 50.0% 70.5% 423
1998 Q2 401 362 32 8.0% 55.0% 65.3% 438
1998 Q1 389 346 41 10.5% 33.3% 58.5% 371
1997 Q4 376 346 25 6.6% 68.2% 48.5% 354
1997 Q3 416 380 33 7.9% 65.5% 54.1% 400
1997 Q2 407 375 27 6.6% 55.6% 52.8% 456
1997 Q1 411 369 35 8.5% 48.0% 39.3% 375
1996 Q4 356 323 29 8.1% 46.7% 31.5% 375
1996 Q3 379 335 42 11.1% 54.5% 56.3% 413
1996 Q2 337 306 26 7.7% 69.6% 54.3% 392
1996 Q1 257 236 21 8.2% 33.3% 69.3% —
1995 Q4 202 192 10 5.0% 50.0% 73.6% —
1995 Q3 271 249 22 8.1% 50.0% 69.2% —
1995 Q2 274 262 12 4.4% 25.0% 83.4% —
1995 Q1 230 214 16 7.0% 64.3% 76.9% —
1994 Q4 294 277 17 5.8% 66.7% 81.7% —
1994 Q3 293 281 12 4.1% 87.5% 83.7% —
1994 Q2 314 294 20 6.4% 84.6% 82.3% —
1994 Q1 234 220 14 6.0% 71.4% 83.9% —
1993 Q4 278 255 23 8.3% 87.0% 91.5% —
1993 Q3 281 252 29 10.3% 100.0% 72.4% —
1993 Q2 280 255 25 8.9% 90.0% 87.0% —
1993 Q1 231 197 34 14.7% 55.6% 88.8% —
1992 Q4 210 184 26 12.4% 54.5% 83.7% —
1992 Q3 335 313 22 6.6% 85.7% 90.5% —
1992 Q2 347 316 31 8.9% 62.5% 77.2% —
1992 Q1 243 228 15 6.2% 66.7% 70.5% —
1991 Q4 314 278 36 11.5% 87.5% 75.3% —
1991 Q3 232 195 37 15.9% 0.0% 61.0% —
1991 Q2 296 278 18 6.1% 50.0% 70.1% —
1991 Q1 237 189 48 20.3% 70.0% 56.1% —
1990 Q4 359 319 40 11.1% 75.0% 69.5% —
1990 Q3 274 245 29 10.6% 75.0% 50.7% —
1990 Q2 293 253 40 13.7% 66.7% 54.7% —
1990 Q1 268 224 44 16.4% 50.0% 37.8% —
1989 Q4 390 361 29 7.4% 65.4% 35.5% —
1989 Q3 305 256 49 16.1% 60.5% 45.0% —
1989 Q2 388 331 57 14.7% 76.0% 40.5% —
1989 Q1 401 333 68 17.0% 36.8% 34.0% —
1988 Q4 556 419 137 24.6% 43.8% 40.6% —
1988 Q3 334 269 65 19.5% 71.4% 72.1% —
1988 Q2 388 323 65 16.8% 100.0% 80.9% —
1988 Q1 348 305 43 12.4% 80.0% 78.5% —
1987 Q4 240 220 20 8.3% 100.0% 82.5% —
1987 Q3 337 307 30 8.9% 76.9% 69.9% —
1987 Q2 310 281 29 9.4% 94.7% 72.5% —
1987 Q1 249 130 119 47.8% 100.0% 85.7% —
1986 Q4 311 278 33 10.6% 100.0% 85.5% —
1986 Q3 318 280 38 11.9% 77.8% 78.2% —
1986 Q2 294 234 60 20.4% 100.0% 77.6% —
1986 Q1 281 252 29 10.3% 83.3% 74.1% —
1985 Q4 225 194 31 13.8% 100.0% 79.7% —
1985 Q3 275 229 46 16.7% — 78.3% —
1985 Q2 266 230 36 13.5% 100.0% 93.8% —
1985 Q1 273 247 26 9.5% 100.0% 91.0% —
1984 Q4 286 248 38 13.3% — 85.7% —
1984 Q3 308 272 36 11.7% 50.0% 85.2% —
1984 Q2 340 309 31 9.1% 50.0% 84.2% —
1984 Q1 261 236 25 9.6% 80.0% 80.7% —
1983 Q4 236 204 32 13.6% 75.0% 83.8% —
1983 Q3 262 233 29 11.1% 83.3% 88.0% —
1983 Q2 322 275 47 14.6% 100.0% 89.5% —
1983 Q1 264 232 32 12.1% 50.0% 87.0% —
1982 Q4 245 208 37 15.1% 77.8% 82.6% —
1982 Q3 242 211 31 12.8% 81.8% 93.5% —
1982 Q2 260 232 28 10.8% 92.9% 82.2% —
1982 Q1 214 193 21 9.8% 75.0% 84.7% —
1981 Q4 264 221 43 16.3% 77.8% 70.7% —
1981 Q3 251 214 37 14.7% 42.9% 56.9% —
1981 Q2 361 302 59 16.3% 91.7% 71.7% —
1981 Q1 269 228 41 15.2% 68.8% 84.5% —
1980 Q4 347 299 48 13.8% 72.7% 82.2% —
1980 Q3 355 295 60 16.9% 93.8% 67.9% —
1980 Q2 365 296 69 18.9% 95.0% 70.6% —
1980 Q1 355 302 53 14.9% 100.0% 69.7% —
1979 Q4 359 297 62 17.3% 72.2% 62.0% —
1979 Q3 449 386 63 14.0% 63.2% 51.4% —
1979 Q2 314 271 43 13.7% 58.8% 54.3% —

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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