East Suffolk
East of England · E07000244 · 28 quarters held (2019 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
1,965
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
8.0%
higher than 28% of authorities
Majors in time
70.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
74.0%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
86.8%
no formal threshold
Delegated
96.5%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
25.3%
82 allowed of 324 decided
Decisions overturned
0.7%
quality threshold 10%
Refusal rate trend — last 28 quarters
2019 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 14.8%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 436 | 404 | 32 | 7.3% | 60.0% | 73.6% | 606 |
| 2025 Q4 | 474 | 426 | 48 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 70.6% | 537 |
| 2025 Q3 | 515 | 469 | 46 | 8.9% | 66.7% | 77.0% | 511 |
| 2025 Q2 | 540 | 508 | 32 | 5.9% | — | 74.1% | 539 |
| 2025 Q1 | 463 | 433 | 30 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 71.4% | 664 |
| 2024 Q4 | 455 | 423 | 32 | 7.0% | 12.5% | 51.1% | 518 |
| 2024 Q3 | 461 | 430 | 31 | 6.7% | 100.0% | 51.3% | 480 |
| 2024 Q2 | 527 | 484 | 43 | 8.2% | 87.5% | 52.2% | 545 |
| 2024 Q1 | 438 | 394 | 44 | 10.0% | 100.0% | 52.2% | 554 |
| 2023 Q4 | 469 | 434 | 35 | 7.5% | 50.0% | 64.1% | 520 |
| 2023 Q3 | 569 | 520 | 49 | 8.6% | 33.3% | 62.7% | 539 |
| 2023 Q2 | 531 | 499 | 32 | 6.0% | 100.0% | 69.8% | 583 |
| 2023 Q1 | 546 | 513 | 33 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 66.1% | 677 |
| 2022 Q4 | 557 | 508 | 49 | 8.8% | — | 61.4% | 557 |
| 2022 Q3 | 628 | 590 | 38 | 6.1% | 66.7% | 73.3% | 617 |
| 2022 Q2 | 552 | 522 | 30 | 5.4% | — | 59.3% | 697 |
| 2022 Q1 | 640 | 588 | 52 | 8.1% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 710 |
| 2021 Q4 | 640 | 600 | 40 | 6.3% | 66.7% | 43.0% | 649 |
| 2021 Q3 | 707 | 658 | 49 | 6.9% | 60.0% | 51.7% | 755 |
| 2021 Q2 | 727 | 684 | 43 | 5.9% | 66.7% | 80.6% | 846 |
| 2021 Q1 | 657 | 599 | 58 | 8.8% | 100.0% | 65.7% | 847 |
| 2020 Q4 | 616 | 573 | 43 | 7.0% | 66.7% | 79.4% | 691 |
| 2020 Q3 | 626 | 563 | 63 | 10.1% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 737 |
| 2020 Q2 | 525 | 465 | 60 | 11.4% | 50.0% | 78.7% | 573 |
| 2020 Q1 | 533 | 476 | 57 | 10.7% | 45.5% | 71.1% | 612 |
| 2019 Q4 | 518 | 460 | 58 | 11.2% | 77.8% | 70.7% | 581 |
| 2019 Q3 | 569 | 485 | 84 | 14.8% | 68.8% | 72.6% | 617 |
| 2019 Q2 | 683 | 607 | 76 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 61.2% | 699 |
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.