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The Broads Authority

National Parks · E26000007 · 121 quarters held (1996 Q2 – 2026 Q2)

Decisions
127
2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Refusal rate
3.1%
higher than 1% of authorities
Majors in time
100.0%
threshold 60%
Minors in time
87.5%
threshold 70%
Householder in time
100.0%
no formal threshold
Delegated
91.3%
decisions not to committee
Appellant win rate
31.3%
10 allowed of 32 decided
Decisions overturned
1.1%
quality threshold 10%

Refusal rate trend — last 40 quarters

2016 Q3 → 2026 Q2 · peak 12.2%

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
125
in the window
Applications decided
127
in the window
Approval rate
96.9%
123 granted, 4 refused · national median refusal 11.6%
Refusal rate rank 1 of 9 national park authorities (1 = fewest refusals) · peer median 9.0%
Decided within time
95.6%
rank 85 of 307 reporting authorities · national median 91.4%
Rank 2 of 9 national park authorities · peer median 87.4%

Peer ranks compare only national park authorities 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
Major3100.0%100.0%
Minor5394.3%87.5%
Other7198.6%—
of which householder4697.8%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
025492024 Q3: 46 received2024 Q3: 49 decided2024 Q32024 Q4: 32 received2024 Q4: 43 decided2025 Q1: 36 received2025 Q1: 29 decided2025 Q2: 31 received2025 Q2: 19 decided2025 Q3: 28 received2025 Q3: 28 decided2025 Q4: 40 received2025 Q4: 26 decided2026 Q1: 36 received2026 Q1: 43 decided2026 Q2: 21 received2026 Q2: 30 decided2026 Q2
▬ received   ▬ decided
Housing Delivery Test

Not measured for this authority in the latest HDT release (county-matter, national park or recently merged authorities are not all listed).

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 (E26000007). Missing values are shown as "—" and are never estimated or filled from another period.
DatasetPublisherCovers this authorityLoadedOfficial source
Planning application decisions (PS2)MHCLG1996 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (121 quarters)25 Oct 2026 · 68,583 rows nationallyLive tables
Planning application flow (PS1)MHCLG1996 Q2 to 2026 Q2 (121 quarters)25 Oct 2026 · 42,861 rows nationallyLive tables
Housing Delivery Test 2025MHCLGnot measured for this authority18 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 30 29 1 3.3% — 100.0% 21
2026 Q1 43 42 1 2.3% — 100.0% 36
2025 Q4 26 26 0 0.0% — 100.0% 40
2025 Q3 28 26 2 7.1% 100.0% 72.7% 28
2025 Q2 19 18 1 5.3% — 100.0% 31
2025 Q1 29 26 3 10.3% — 100.0% 36
2024 Q4 43 41 2 4.7% 100.0% 100.0% 32
2024 Q3 49 46 3 6.1% 100.0% 100.0% 46
2024 Q2 46 42 4 8.7% 100.0% 100.0% 46
2024 Q1 44 40 4 9.1% 100.0% 100.0% 60
2023 Q4 41 38 3 7.3% — 100.0% 48
2023 Q3 43 42 1 2.3% 100.0% 88.9% 35
2023 Q2 65 61 4 6.2% 100.0% 100.0% 67
2023 Q1 57 53 4 7.0% 100.0% 91.7% 65
2022 Q4 51 49 2 3.9% — 90.0% 61
2022 Q3 48 43 5 10.4% 100.0% 100.0% 49
2022 Q2 48 44 4 8.3% 100.0% 100.0% 54
2022 Q1 56 51 5 8.9% 100.0% 92.9% 50
2021 Q4 53 51 2 3.8% 66.7% 100.0% 59
2021 Q3 51 46 5 9.8% — 100.0% 65
2021 Q2 45 43 2 4.4% — 100.0% 52
2021 Q1 52 50 2 3.8% — 100.0% 45
2020 Q4 40 40 0 0.0% — 100.0% 59
2020 Q3 61 55 6 9.8% 50.0% 75.0% 50
2020 Q2 36 35 1 2.8% 0.0% 63.6% 42
2020 Q1 42 38 4 9.5% 100.0% 66.7% 47
2019 Q4 49 46 3 6.1% 0.0% 72.2% 47
2019 Q3 49 43 6 12.2% 0.0% 56.3% 49
2019 Q2 53 48 5 9.4% — 64.7% 49
2019 Q1 58 55 3 5.2% 100.0% 62.5% 56
2018 Q4 54 50 4 7.4% — 47.1% 68
2018 Q3 40 40 0 0.0% — 68.8% 65
2018 Q2 68 65 3 4.4% — 95.0% 46
2018 Q1 74 72 2 2.7% 100.0% 87.5% 69
2017 Q4 55 54 1 1.8% — 100.0% 71
2017 Q3 55 55 0 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 52
2017 Q2 58 55 3 5.2% 100.0% 90.0% 55
2017 Q1 41 40 1 2.4% — 77.8% 42
2016 Q4 58 55 3 5.2% 100.0% 90.0% 55
2016 Q3 54 48 6 11.1% 75.0% 100.0% 53
2016 Q2 72 68 4 5.6% 100.0% 92.6% 68
2016 Q1 54 51 3 5.6% — 87.5% 70
2015 Q4 52 51 1 1.9% 100.0% 81.8% 58
2015 Q3 46 42 4 8.7% 100.0% 94.1% 33
2015 Q2 27 26 1 3.7% 100.0% 95.5% 26
2015 Q1 26 24 2 7.7% 75.0% 77.8% 35
2014 Q4 27 26 1 3.7% — 71.4% 26
2014 Q3 24 23 1 4.2% 100.0% 76.5% 29
2014 Q2 44 41 3 6.8% 100.0% 76.5% 28
2014 Q1 46 44 2 4.3% 33.3% 58.8% 56
2013 Q4 47 42 5 10.6% 33.3% 83.3% 45
2013 Q3 50 49 1 2.0% 66.7% 83.3% 58
2013 Q2 41 40 1 2.4% 33.3% 66.7% 38
2013 Q1 47 43 4 8.5% 50.0% 77.8% 51
2012 Q4 37 33 4 10.8% 100.0% 73.7% 47
2012 Q3 43 40 3 7.0% 50.0% 66.7% 45
2012 Q2 46 42 4 8.7% 100.0% 73.9% 43
2012 Q1 36 35 1 2.8% 100.0% 88.2% 57
2011 Q4 63 58 5 7.9% 100.0% 77.8% 42
2011 Q3 64 58 5 7.8% 0.0% 84.0% 78
2011 Q2 41 39 2 4.9% 0.0% 85.0% 67
2011 Q1 55 49 5 9.1% 66.7% 80.0% 53
2010 Q4 36 34 2 5.6% — 90.9% 50
2010 Q3 63 53 4 6.3% 0.0% 85.2% 55
2010 Q2 67 64 3 4.5% 100.0% 95.2% 70
2010 Q1 63 61 2 3.2% 80.0% 96.2% 64
2009 Q4 43 38 5 11.6% 100.0% 86.4% 57
2009 Q3 56 50 6 10.7% 100.0% 88.2% 64
2009 Q2 52 47 5 9.6% 0.0% 84.2% 57
2009 Q1 40 36 4 10.0% 100.0% 78.9% 51
2008 Q4 45 38 7 15.6% 100.0% 91.3% 56
2008 Q3 62 55 6 9.7% 80.0% 78.6% 46
2008 Q2 69 59 10 14.5% 50.0% 75.9% 78
2008 Q1 53 48 2 3.8% 100.0% 89.7% 67
2007 Q4 48 43 5 10.4% 50.0% 87.0% 58
2007 Q3 63 54 6 9.5% 100.0% 95.7% 54
2007 Q2 76 58 10 13.2% — 77.8% 91
2007 Q1 67 51 15 22.4% 100.0% 70.4% 89
2006 Q4 66 59 7 10.6% 100.0% 63.6% 63
2006 Q3 72 55 13 18.1% 100.0% 81.0% 59
2006 Q2 86 72 13 15.1% 66.7% 55.0% 95
2006 Q1 65 58 7 10.8% 83.3% 64.0% 82
2005 Q4 79 68 10 12.7% — 45.7% 76
2005 Q3 54 46 8 14.8% 25.0% 52.6% 75
2005 Q2 73 61 12 16.4% 100.0% 48.1% 65
2005 Q1 60 48 11 18.3% — 55.2% 73
2004 Q4 91 78 13 14.3% 33.3% 39.5% 77
2004 Q3 86 74 12 14.0% 0.0% 26.5% 87
2004 Q2 73 61 10 13.7% 50.0% 44.4% 73
2004 Q1 75 63 12 16.0% 0.0% 40.6% 91
2003 Q4 60 52 8 13.3% — 69.2% 65
2003 Q3 75 70 4 5.3% 0.0% 58.8% 64
2003 Q2 61 54 7 11.5% — 59.1% 79
2003 Q1 70 63 7 10.0% 50.0% 63.6% 71
2002 Q4 64 59 5 7.8% 66.7% 46.4% 62
2002 Q3 87 81 5 5.7% 50.0% 66.7% 76
2002 Q2 81 67 12 14.8% — 45.7% 83
2002 Q1 68 56 12 17.6% 33.3% 53.6% 78
2001 Q4 53 41 8 15.1% 33.3% 68.0% 65
2001 Q3 62 51 6 9.7% — 59.3% 59
2001 Q2 76 64 9 11.8% 50.0% 46.9% 73
2001 Q1 63 46 5 7.9% — 52.2% 73
2000 Q4 59 41 12 20.3% 0.0% 32.0% 69
2000 Q3 73 62 8 11.0% — 28.9% 61
2000 Q2 64 49 9 14.1% — 42.9% 87
2000 Q1 67 54 9 13.4% 0.0% 32.3% 75
1999 Q4 — — — — — — 55
1999 Q3 — — — — — — 75
1999 Q2 — — — — — — 73
1999 Q1 — — — — — — 49
1998 Q4 — — — — — — 74
1998 Q3 — — — — — — 63
1998 Q2 — — — — — — 87
1998 Q1 — — — — — — 64
1997 Q4 — — — — — — 68
1997 Q3 — — — — — — 67
1997 Q2 — — — — — — 51
1997 Q1 — — — — — — 75
1996 Q4 — — — — — — 51
1996 Q3 — — — — — — 62
1996 Q2 — — — — — — 55

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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