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Ipswich

East of England · E07000202 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
430
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
6.7%
higher than 18% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
98.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
92.8%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
29.4%
30 allowed of 102 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 15.8%

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
436
in the window
Applications decided
430
in the window
Approval rate
93.3%
401 granted, 29 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 35 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
99.7%
rank 11 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 3 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
Major1492.9%100.0%
Minor11691.4%98.5%
Other30094.0%—
of which householder17396.0%100.0%
"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
0711422024 Q3: 118 received2024 Q3: 116 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 117 received2024 Q4: 123 decided2025 Q1: 142 received2025 Q1: 107 decided2025 Q2: 120 received2025 Q2: 118 decided2025 Q3: 90 received2025 Q3: 118 decided2025 Q4: 113 received2025 Q4: 99 decided2026 Q1: 103 received2026 Q1: 94 decided2026 Q2: 130 received2026 Q2: 119 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
63%
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 (E07000202). 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 119 110 9 7.6% 100.0% 95.5% 130
2026 Q1 94 91 3 3.2% — 100.0% 103
2025 Q4 99 94 5 5.1% 100.0% 100.0% 113
2025 Q3 118 106 12 10.2% — 100.0% 90
2025 Q2 118 111 7 5.9% — 92.9% 120
2025 Q1 107 97 10 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% 142
2024 Q4 123 111 12 9.8% 50.0% 100.0% 117
2024 Q3 116 104 12 10.3% 100.0% 100.0% 118
2024 Q2 125 116 9 7.2% 100.0% 100.0% 114
2024 Q1 117 105 12 10.3% 100.0% 100.0% 115
2023 Q4 120 106 14 11.7% 50.0% 95.0% 143
2023 Q3 123 114 9 7.3% — 100.0% 109
2023 Q2 133 122 11 8.3% 100.0% 100.0% 136
2023 Q1 117 105 12 10.3% 100.0% 88.9% 158
2022 Q4 145 127 18 12.4% 100.0% 89.5% 138
2022 Q3 135 127 8 5.9% 100.0% 95.8% 143
2022 Q2 133 125 8 6.0% 100.0% 100.0% 186
2022 Q1 113 99 14 12.4% 100.0% 95.2% 138
2021 Q4 140 125 15 10.7% 100.0% 100.0% 146
2021 Q3 184 175 9 4.9% 100.0% 100.0% 163
2021 Q2 168 155 13 7.7% 100.0% 94.7% 204
2021 Q1 138 131 7 5.1% 100.0% 90.0% 185
2020 Q4 148 133 15 10.1% 100.0% 100.0% 167
2020 Q3 140 127 13 9.3% 100.0% 100.0% 156
2020 Q2 147 134 13 8.8% 100.0% 100.0% 135
2020 Q1 138 120 18 13.0% — 100.0% 184
2019 Q4 148 127 21 14.2% 100.0% 92.3% 156
2019 Q3 152 138 14 9.2% 100.0% 100.0% 147
2019 Q2 185 175 10 5.4% 100.0% 100.0% 173
2019 Q1 134 124 10 7.5% 100.0% 100.0% 197
2018 Q4 164 145 19 11.6% 100.0% 96.4% 181
2018 Q3 143 135 8 5.6% — 100.0% 175
2018 Q2 172 157 15 8.7% 100.0% 100.0% 169
2018 Q1 155 140 15 9.7% 100.0% 100.0% 199
2017 Q4 170 158 12 7.1% 100.0% 100.0% 191
2017 Q3 170 162 8 4.7% 100.0% 96.8% 170
2017 Q2 163 146 17 10.4% 100.0% 97.1% 190
2017 Q1 175 153 22 12.6% 100.0% 100.0% 188
2016 Q4 183 154 29 15.8% 100.0% 100.0% 210
2016 Q3 167 147 20 12.0% 100.0% 97.1% 200
2016 Q2 204 186 18 8.8% 100.0% 100.0% 203
2016 Q1 160 146 14 8.8% 100.0% 94.7% 213
2015 Q4 171 156 15 8.8% 100.0% 90.2% 169
2015 Q3 219 196 23 10.5% 50.0% 92.5% 190
2015 Q2 199 174 25 12.6% 71.4% 82.9% 196
2015 Q1 139 115 24 17.3% 50.0% 64.9% 220
2014 Q4 154 136 18 11.7% — 77.4% 161
2014 Q3 173 158 15 8.7% 100.0% 74.4% 165
2014 Q2 168 147 21 12.5% 100.0% 81.1% 183
2014 Q1 149 127 19 12.8% 0.0% 63.3% 181
2013 Q4 151 141 7 4.6% 40.0% 87.2% 171
2013 Q3 197 171 23 11.7% 66.7% 88.5% 171
2013 Q2 211 191 18 8.5% 0.0% 85.0% 223
2013 Q1 148 135 11 7.4% 75.0% 66.7% 180
2012 Q4 172 156 15 8.7% 50.0% 71.2% 159
2012 Q3 152 131 20 13.2% 0.0% 73.8% 170
2012 Q2 188 165 21 11.2% 25.0% 77.3% 184
2012 Q1 142 131 9 6.3% 40.0% 84.4% 193
2011 Q4 161 142 19 11.8% 33.3% 86.8% 153
2011 Q3 191 168 19 9.9% 40.0% 73.5% 171
2011 Q2 174 157 16 9.2% 57.1% 81.6% 188
2011 Q1 177 161 16 9.0% 44.4% 79.6% 183
2010 Q4 159 143 16 10.1% 100.0% 96.3% 190
2010 Q3 207 185 21 10.1% 75.0% 92.5% 184
2010 Q2 169 152 16 9.5% 33.3% 79.6% 206
2010 Q1 164 149 15 9.1% 50.0% 87.8% 179
2009 Q4 159 141 17 10.7% 80.0% 85.0% 160
2009 Q3 141 122 19 13.5% 50.0% 95.2% 167
2009 Q2 181 153 28 15.5% 100.0% 87.2% 181
2009 Q1 129 108 19 14.7% 88.9% 92.7% 163
2008 Q4 197 172 23 11.7% 73.3% 92.5% 153
2008 Q3 206 177 28 13.6% 90.9% 93.0% 213
2008 Q2 239 213 26 10.9% 88.9% 81.8% 205
2008 Q1 186 164 22 11.8% 85.7% 88.5% 251
2007 Q4 230 213 16 7.0% 88.9% 91.4% 217
2007 Q3 246 202 41 16.7% 100.0% 91.4% 264
2007 Q2 246 225 21 8.5% 92.3% 88.9% 269
2007 Q1 240 211 27 11.3% 85.7% 86.6% 254
2006 Q4 236 191 44 18.6% 76.9% 96.4% 279
2006 Q3 227 194 31 13.7% 85.7% 93.1% 229
2006 Q2 289 261 27 9.3% 70.6% 89.3% 224
2006 Q1 205 174 30 14.6% 88.9% 81.4% 309
2005 Q4 225 199 25 11.1% 86.7% 80.6% 191
2005 Q3 275 240 33 12.0% 81.8% 73.7% 241
2005 Q2 273 237 36 13.2% 93.3% 82.7% 275
2005 Q1 208 172 35 16.8% 71.4% 84.7% 289
2004 Q4 254 214 40 15.7% 82.4% 82.3% 240
2004 Q3 279 231 46 16.5% 69.2% 83.1% 275
2004 Q2 324 286 36 11.1% 91.7% 80.6% 292
2004 Q1 219 181 38 17.4% 66.7% 77.2% 332
2003 Q4 256 206 48 18.8% 62.5% 88.7% 265
2003 Q3 315 273 42 13.3% 55.6% 83.6% 256
2003 Q2 325 282 40 12.3% 44.4% 73.0% 285
2003 Q1 206 183 23 11.2% 100.0% 73.0% 325
2002 Q4 266 226 38 14.3% 37.5% 69.7% 251
2002 Q3 288 244 42 14.6% 53.8% 65.3% 289
2002 Q2 305 267 38 12.5% 22.2% 80.2% 303
2002 Q1 194 162 32 16.5% 42.9% 67.6% 285
2001 Q4 236 210 26 11.0% 60.0% 81.4% 226
2001 Q3 273 252 21 7.7% 40.0% 82.2% 268
2001 Q2 266 248 17 6.4% 50.0% 85.5% 300
2001 Q1 213 197 15 7.0% 25.0% 83.6% 305
2000 Q4 258 227 29 11.2% 14.3% 86.9% 229
2000 Q3 242 215 26 10.7% 50.0% 77.1% 269
2000 Q2 232 217 15 6.5% 54.5% 78.4% 259
2000 Q1 205 180 25 12.2% 50.0% 87.1% 244
1999 Q4 206 183 23 11.2% 33.3% 81.8% 229
1999 Q3 264 237 24 9.1% 22.2% 87.1% 242
1999 Q2 223 196 24 10.8% 42.9% 76.1% 236
1999 Q1 185 166 19 10.3% 0.0% 79.4% 232
1998 Q4 190 175 15 7.9% 42.9% 83.6% 156
1998 Q3 197 180 16 8.1% 71.4% 75.8% 217
1998 Q2 230 209 20 8.7% 80.0% 76.9% 235
1998 Q1 219 200 18 8.2% 100.0% 67.9% 226
1997 Q4 168 150 17 10.1% 50.0% 63.9% 188
1997 Q3 211 192 17 8.1% 40.0% 70.2% 198
1997 Q2 199 181 17 8.5% 0.0% 76.7% 245
1997 Q1 143 115 26 18.2% 40.0% 80.5% 184
1996 Q4 182 158 23 12.6% 20.0% 75.4% 183
1996 Q3 219 193 25 11.4% 0.0% 65.8% 208
1996 Q2 212 187 24 11.3% 33.3% 66.7% 214
1996 Q1 120 107 13 10.8% 50.0% 81.4% —
1995 Q4 148 131 17 11.5% 57.1% 75.0% —
1995 Q3 134 117 17 12.7% 70.0% 59.2% —
1995 Q2 129 117 12 9.3% 33.3% 60.3% —
1995 Q1 97 92 5 5.2% 0.0% 82.4% —
1994 Q4 165 145 20 12.1% 70.0% 74.7% —
1994 Q3 160 138 22 13.8% 75.0% 68.2% —
1994 Q2 122 107 15 12.3% 40.0% 59.0% —
1994 Q1 172 150 22 12.8% 66.7% 79.0% —
1993 Q4 159 138 21 13.2% 83.3% 59.8% —
1993 Q3 178 156 22 12.4% 88.9% 64.2% —
1993 Q2 169 139 30 17.8% 66.7% 62.7% —
1993 Q1 145 119 26 17.9% 33.3% 55.3% —
1992 Q4 153 119 34 22.2% 55.6% 65.3% —
1992 Q3 153 128 25 16.3% 66.7% 59.6% —
1992 Q2 179 130 49 27.4% 0.0% 52.9% —
1992 Q1 176 145 31 17.6% 50.0% 61.8% —
1991 Q4 171 140 31 18.1% 100.0% 41.5% —
1991 Q3 186 151 35 18.8% 77.8% 48.7% —
1991 Q2 208 179 29 13.9% 36.4% 43.9% —
1991 Q1 170 143 27 15.9% 57.1% 38.3% —
1990 Q4 146 114 32 21.9% 50.0% 20.3% —
1990 Q3 170 150 20 11.8% 46.2% 25.9% —
1990 Q2 192 154 38 19.8% 55.6% 34.4% —
1990 Q1 172 144 28 16.3% 58.3% 44.6% —
1989 Q4 190 165 25 13.2% 84.6% 64.0% —
1989 Q3 179 149 30 16.8% 50.0% 40.0% —
1989 Q2 200 174 26 13.0% 54.5% 60.0% —
1989 Q1 195 166 29 14.9% 40.0% 41.5% —
1988 Q4 198 188 10 5.1% 77.8% 65.4% —
1988 Q3 193 169 24 12.4% 50.0% 66.7% —
1988 Q2 185 165 20 10.8% 75.0% 51.8% —
1988 Q1 156 134 22 14.1% 40.0% 51.9% —
1987 Q4 176 156 20 11.4% 71.4% 62.7% —
1987 Q3 175 157 18 10.3% 25.0% 62.7% —
1987 Q2 165 142 23 13.9% 50.0% 60.0% —
1987 Q1 150 134 16 10.7% 80.0% 59.6% —
1986 Q4 153 128 25 16.3% 75.0% 76.1% —
1986 Q3 125 107 18 14.4% 85.7% 65.9% —
1986 Q2 149 130 19 12.8% 50.0% 67.3% —
1986 Q1 173 157 16 9.2% 55.6% 66.7% —
1985 Q4 174 159 15 8.6% 22.2% 76.5% —
1985 Q3 192 173 19 9.9% 70.0% 58.2% —
1985 Q2 180 153 27 15.0% 66.7% 69.2% —
1985 Q1 144 126 18 12.5% 100.0% 71.4% —
1984 Q4 175 158 17 9.7% 50.0% 85.2% —
1984 Q3 184 158 26 14.1% 77.8% 62.5% —
1984 Q2 185 168 17 9.2% 83.3% 68.8% —
1984 Q1 181 157 24 13.3% 33.3% 62.5% —
1983 Q4 219 202 17 7.8% 100.0% 82.1% —
1983 Q3 224 190 34 15.2% 67.9% 54.0% —
1983 Q2 117 101 16 13.7% 77.8% 78.0% —
1983 Q1 141 122 19 13.5% 83.3% 74.1% —
1982 Q4 185 161 24 13.0% 75.0% 84.0% —
1982 Q3 124 113 11 8.9% 77.8% 78.7% —
1982 Q2 158 141 17 10.8% 75.0% 80.3% —
1982 Q1 114 99 15 13.2% 0.0% 53.2% —
1981 Q4 169 151 18 10.7% 55.6% 73.5% —
1981 Q3 167 153 14 8.4% 12.5% 78.0% —
1981 Q2 178 148 30 16.9% 88.9% 60.4% —
1981 Q1 162 126 36 22.2% 50.0% 59.2% —
1980 Q4 183 155 28 15.3% 57.1% 56.8% —
1980 Q3 129 108 21 16.3% 50.0% 53.7% —
1980 Q2 165 136 29 17.6% 33.3% 36.7% —
1980 Q1 149 128 21 14.1% 16.7% 47.5% —
1979 Q4 231 191 40 17.3% 60.0% 45.7% —
1979 Q3 184 162 22 12.0% 50.0% 53.8% —
1979 Q2 175 151 24 13.7% 20.0% 43.9% —

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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