The Broads Authority
National Parks · E26000007 · 120 quarters held (1996 Q2 – 2026 Q1)
Decisions
116
2025 Q2 – 2026 Q1
Refusal rate
3.4%
higher than 2% 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
91.4%
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 Q2 → 2026 Q1 · peak 12.2%
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Decisions | Granted | Refused | Refusal % | Majors in time | Minors in time | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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.