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Mid Suffolk

East of England · E07000203 · 189 quarters held (1979 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
849
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
10.2%
higher than 40% of authorities
Majors in time
83.3%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
91.9%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
99.6%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.2%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
23.7%
70 allowed of 296 decided
Decisions overturned
1.2%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 18.8%

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
936
in the window
Applications decided
849
in the window
Approval rate
89.8%
762 granted, 87 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 70 of 164 district councils (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 11.4%
Decided within time
96.8%
rank 59 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 29 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
Major2777.8%83.3%
Minor24080.8%91.9%
Other58294.0%—
of which householder35794.1%99.6%
"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
01452892024 Q3: 273 received2024 Q3: 245 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 226 received2024 Q4: 245 decided2025 Q1: 289 received2025 Q1: 209 decided2025 Q2: 260 received2025 Q2: 264 decided2025 Q3: 272 received2025 Q3: 244 decided2025 Q4: 208 received2025 Q4: 187 decided2026 Q1: 206 received2026 Q1: 187 decided2026 Q2: 250 received2026 Q2: 231 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test
HDT 2025 measurement, homes delivered against requirement over 2022/23 to 2024/25
227%
No consequence

Delivery at or above 95%: no HDT consequence.

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 (E07000203). 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 231 212 19 8.2% 50.0% 100.0% 250
2026 Q1 187 168 19 10.2% 100.0% 92.9% 206
2025 Q4 187 168 19 10.2% 100.0% 92.9% 208
2025 Q3 244 214 30 12.3% 100.0% 85.4% 272
2025 Q2 264 233 31 11.7% 100.0% 94.7% 260
2025 Q1 209 182 27 12.9% — 94.6% 289
2024 Q4 245 217 28 11.4% 0.0% 87.9% 226
2024 Q3 245 215 30 12.2% 100.0% 85.4% 273
2024 Q2 264 233 31 11.7% 100.0% 94.7% 261
2024 Q1 215 189 26 12.1% 100.0% 91.4% 294
2023 Q4 238 196 42 17.6% 33.3% 92.3% 250
2023 Q3 274 252 22 8.0% 100.0% 93.0% 284
2023 Q2 260 223 37 14.2% 100.0% 90.3% 274
2023 Q1 233 200 33 14.2% — 98.3% 326
2022 Q4 283 254 29 10.2% 75.0% 100.0% 300
2022 Q3 333 289 44 13.2% 75.0% 93.7% 326
2022 Q2 335 291 44 13.1% 100.0% 100.0% 335
2022 Q1 338 311 27 8.0% 100.0% 95.0% 397
2021 Q4 333 290 43 12.9% 100.0% 89.4% 405
2021 Q3 381 338 43 11.3% 100.0% 93.8% 353
2021 Q2 403 359 44 10.9% 100.0% 87.1% 432
2021 Q1 395 342 53 13.4% 100.0% 97.4% 464
2020 Q4 365 336 29 7.9% 100.0% 92.7% 412
2020 Q3 314 274 40 12.7% 66.7% 93.4% 392
2020 Q2 253 213 40 15.8% 100.0% 91.5% 307
2020 Q1 305 256 49 16.1% 100.0% 95.1% 313
2019 Q4 317 267 50 15.8% 100.0% 98.9% 357
2019 Q3 362 312 50 13.8% 80.0% 99.0% 369
2019 Q2 414 336 78 18.8% 100.0% 95.1% 410
2019 Q1 373 308 65 17.4% 81.8% 89.7% 395
2018 Q4 343 301 42 12.2% 100.0% 67.5% 370
2018 Q3 385 315 70 18.2% 16.7% 81.4% 332
2018 Q2 367 327 40 10.9% 100.0% 62.6% 440
2018 Q1 368 313 55 14.9% 57.1% 76.2% 415
2017 Q4 355 318 37 10.4% 63.6% 60.3% 346
2017 Q3 319 289 30 9.4% 100.0% 60.0% 372
2017 Q2 322 282 40 12.4% 100.0% 90.6% 375
2017 Q1 304 275 29 9.5% 100.0% 69.2% 370
2016 Q4 282 255 27 9.6% 100.0% 75.4% 295
2016 Q3 308 286 22 7.1% 50.0% 70.6% 332
2016 Q2 357 328 29 8.1% 80.0% 58.6% 374
2016 Q1 253 227 26 10.3% 43.8% 68.8% 337
2015 Q4 287 263 24 8.4% 87.0% 85.9% 273
2015 Q3 355 321 34 9.6% 72.7% 70.0% 333
2015 Q2 305 281 24 7.9% 75.0% 64.4% 331
2015 Q1 312 281 31 9.9% 85.7% 74.6% 354
2014 Q4 289 258 31 10.7% 100.0% 71.0% 328
2014 Q3 281 254 27 9.6% 75.0% 67.2% 328
2014 Q2 267 242 25 9.4% 66.7% 46.8% 330
2014 Q1 244 220 23 9.4% 40.0% 56.3% 281
2013 Q4 251 229 20 8.0% 70.0% 46.2% 238
2013 Q3 284 262 21 7.4% 80.0% 61.3% 285
2013 Q2 322 275 34 10.6% 100.0% 63.4% 350
2013 Q1 271 240 27 10.0% 77.8% 70.0% 306
2012 Q4 301 266 34 11.3% 55.6% 70.5% 308
2012 Q3 329 285 39 11.9% 25.0% 70.4% 318
2012 Q2 293 256 34 11.6% 100.0% 76.3% 322
2012 Q1 286 249 36 12.6% 60.0% 78.8% 364
2011 Q4 320 283 32 10.0% 60.0% 75.0% 304
2011 Q3 372 342 29 7.8% 55.6% 63.4% 377
2011 Q2 368 345 23 6.3% 55.6% 70.0% 358
2011 Q1 291 256 32 11.0% 63.6% 51.3% 377
2010 Q4 351 300 50 14.2% 60.0% 77.5% 399
2010 Q3 429 374 50 11.7% 50.0% 89.4% 451
2010 Q2 288 252 33 11.5% 100.0% 88.2% 349
2010 Q1 252 218 33 13.1% 60.0% 89.9% 313
2009 Q4 313 257 53 16.9% 60.0% 86.7% 290
2009 Q3 243 219 20 8.2% 0.0% 86.8% 334
2009 Q2 309 261 47 15.2% 100.0% 85.4% 283
2009 Q1 264 216 48 18.2% 66.7% 92.5% 321
2008 Q4 333 274 56 16.8% 63.6% 83.9% 326
2008 Q3 437 348 87 19.9% 70.0% 62.5% 400
2008 Q2 424 330 93 21.9% 75.0% 59.0% 420
2008 Q1 430 329 90 20.9% 14.3% 57.5% 492
2007 Q4 437 341 74 16.9% 30.0% 72.5% 437
2007 Q3 462 387 64 13.9% 80.0% 59.3% 523
2007 Q2 479 388 81 16.9% 54.5% 68.8% 531
2007 Q1 445 358 66 14.8% 30.0% 38.6% 460
2006 Q4 528 407 94 17.8% 12.5% 26.5% 433
2006 Q3 468 398 49 10.5% 14.3% 17.2% 501
2006 Q2 488 402 62 12.7% 8.3% 21.1% 512
2006 Q1 426 287 113 26.5% 25.0% 43.6% 578
2005 Q4 451 309 114 25.3% 38.5% 54.5% 523
2005 Q3 497 366 90 18.1% 45.5% 61.9% 554
2005 Q2 591 433 131 22.2% 66.7% 65.1% 581
2005 Q1 453 354 96 21.2% 23.1% 46.3% 534
2004 Q4 504 418 78 15.5% 23.1% 33.7% 533
2004 Q3 558 467 88 15.8% 18.2% 35.4% 413
2004 Q2 392 335 54 13.8% 0.0% 53.6% 484
2004 Q1 499 457 36 7.2% 55.6% 33.1% 559
2003 Q4 513 475 34 6.6% 20.0% 45.6% 466
2003 Q3 518 478 38 7.3% 50.0% 17.2% 520
2003 Q2 477 437 40 8.4% 0.0% 36.7% 528
2003 Q1 471 419 45 9.6% 50.0% 62.1% 629
2002 Q4 508 449 53 10.4% 50.0% 48.0% 469
2002 Q3 516 482 33 6.4% 50.0% 50.0% 553
2002 Q2 498 457 38 7.6% 66.7% 48.1% 564
2002 Q1 509 477 31 6.1% 36.4% 44.2% 526
2001 Q4 404 370 32 7.9% 0.0% 19.5% 398
2001 Q3 444 415 27 6.1% 40.0% 33.1% 485
2001 Q2 443 411 30 6.8% 38.5% 43.9% 486
2001 Q1 376 355 20 5.3% 66.7% 53.7% 465
2000 Q4 414 384 28 6.8% 25.0% 53.5% 419
2000 Q3 344 325 19 5.5% 75.0% 50.0% 395
2000 Q2 472 443 29 6.1% 100.0% 53.3% 451
2000 Q1 402 372 28 7.0% 100.0% 59.4% 503
1999 Q4 412 363 45 10.9% 83.3% 61.0% 413
1999 Q3 385 360 23 6.0% 87.5% 63.9% 450
1999 Q2 447 418 28 6.3% 66.7% 63.2% 413
1999 Q1 351 328 20 5.7% 42.9% 55.8% 423
1998 Q4 312 269 43 13.8% 57.1% 61.7% 340
1998 Q3 372 334 33 8.9% 25.0% 62.1% 373
1998 Q2 388 348 39 10.1% 25.0% 64.7% 387
1998 Q1 318 273 39 12.3% 75.0% 58.6% 385
1997 Q4 362 325 37 10.2% 81.3% 65.8% 364
1997 Q3 403 360 41 10.2% 50.0% 61.8% 435
1997 Q2 390 353 35 9.0% 57.1% 67.5% 426
1997 Q1 281 256 22 7.8% 57.1% 68.0% 379
1996 Q4 348 305 41 11.8% 44.4% 62.0% 315
1996 Q3 409 367 40 9.8% 72.7% 69.0% 386
1996 Q2 387 361 24 6.2% 87.5% 60.3% 380
1996 Q1 233 201 32 13.7% 72.7% 77.1% —
1995 Q4 262 230 32 12.2% 57.1% 62.2% —
1995 Q3 306 261 45 14.7% 50.0% 63.0% —
1995 Q2 329 290 39 11.9% 86.7% 60.9% —
1995 Q1 292 252 40 13.7% 60.0% 58.1% —
1994 Q4 330 292 38 11.5% 40.0% 55.0% —
1994 Q3 288 263 25 8.7% 60.0% 66.7% —
1994 Q2 297 259 38 12.8% 66.7% 60.2% —
1994 Q1 279 234 45 16.1% 50.0% 45.5% —
1993 Q4 328 280 48 14.6% 42.9% 53.4% —
1993 Q3 295 249 46 15.6% 25.0% 42.6% —
1993 Q2 243 206 37 15.2% 66.7% 55.8% —
1993 Q1 232 193 39 16.8% 33.3% 49.4% —
1992 Q4 303 255 48 15.8% 33.3% 44.1% —
1992 Q3 370 302 68 18.4% 25.0% 34.4% —
1992 Q2 309 261 48 15.5% 37.5% 27.8% —
1992 Q1 291 211 80 27.5% 20.0% 13.8% —
1991 Q4 283 206 77 27.2% — 23.1% —
1991 Q3 351 268 83 23.6% 50.0% 36.8% —
1991 Q2 302 217 85 28.1% 0.0% 22.4% —
1991 Q1 353 268 85 24.1% 9.1% 15.0% —
1990 Q4 377 258 119 31.6% 0.0% 12.6% —
1990 Q3 412 326 86 20.9% 46.2% 11.1% —
1990 Q2 380 301 79 20.8% 61.5% 9.0% —
1990 Q1 421 301 120 28.5% 27.3% 16.2% —
1989 Q4 430 330 100 23.3% 0.0% 15.6% —
1989 Q3 482 382 100 20.7% 42.9% 11.1% —
1989 Q2 467 371 96 20.6% 60.0% 9.0% —
1989 Q1 447 356 91 20.4% 57.1% 17.4% —
1988 Q4 442 320 122 27.6% 41.7% 14.8% —
1988 Q3 495 392 103 20.8% 27.3% 18.4% —
1988 Q2 383 307 76 19.8% 30.0% 23.3% —
1988 Q1 383 294 89 23.2% 38.5% 33.5% —
1987 Q4 410 345 65 15.9% 42.9% 40.4% —
1987 Q3 357 286 71 19.9% 87.5% 35.9% —
1987 Q2 361 295 66 18.3% 62.5% 35.0% —
1987 Q1 244 211 33 13.5% 60.0% 37.0% —
1986 Q4 284 236 48 16.9% 50.0% 41.7% —
1986 Q3 310 262 48 15.5% 45.5% 55.3% —
1986 Q2 335 280 55 16.4% 75.0% 56.8% —
1986 Q1 250 211 39 15.6% 71.4% 48.1% —
1985 Q4 285 235 50 17.5% 57.1% 43.8% —
1985 Q3 330 281 49 14.8% 60.0% 51.3% —
1985 Q2 283 238 45 15.9% 37.5% 47.2% —
1985 Q1 181 152 29 16.0% 50.0% 44.0% —
1984 Q4 235 207 28 11.9% 100.0% 64.0% —
1984 Q3 233 203 30 12.9% 100.0% 48.3% —
1984 Q2 274 244 30 10.9% 100.0% 60.0% —
1984 Q1 204 177 27 13.2% 0.0% 56.8% —
1983 Q4 251 211 40 15.9% 66.7% 50.8% —
1983 Q3 249 209 40 16.1% 80.0% 50.4% —
1983 Q2 241 210 31 12.9% 100.0% 60.6% —
1983 Q1 213 178 35 16.4% 80.0% 52.8% —
1982 Q4 214 181 33 15.4% 66.7% 63.1% —
1982 Q3 223 192 31 13.9% 100.0% 57.8% —
1982 Q2 223 192 31 13.9% 66.7% 48.5% —
1982 Q1 188 156 32 17.0% 75.0% 53.3% —
1981 Q4 178 159 19 10.7% 100.0% 67.5% —
1981 Q3 216 178 38 17.6% 14.3% 63.4% —
1981 Q2 334 253 81 24.3% 66.7% 56.1% —
1981 Q1 206 162 44 21.4% 60.0% 53.3% —
1980 Q4 316 241 75 23.7% 63.6% 50.3% —
1980 Q3 295 224 71 24.1% 63.6% 24.3% —
1980 Q2 240 206 34 14.2% 50.0% 13.2% —
1980 Q1 275 219 56 20.4% 80.0% 20.7% —
1979 Q4 274 224 50 18.2% 40.0% 23.0% —
1979 Q3 351 276 75 21.4% 20.0% 29.7% —
1979 Q2 222 192 30 13.5% 50.0% 34.1% —

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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