For an extension or another householder application, an English council has 8 weeks once your application is valid. In the year to March 2026, 63% of householder decisions in England came within those 8 weeks. Here are the figures for your own council, from the returns councils make to government.
In England a householder application has a statutory 8 weeks, and the council can ask you to agree more time in writing. Across 151,867 householder decisions from April 2025 to March 2026, 63% came within 8 weeks, 32% on an agreed extension, and 5% took longer without one. In Wales it was 57% within 8 weeks. Scotland reports two months: 76% of householder applications without a processing agreement made it, on average in 8.3 weeks (April 2024 to March 2025). Northern Ireland reports all local applications against 15 weeks, with a median of 19.6 weeks.
Householder applications decided from April 2025 to March 2026, by local planning authority, in alphabetical order within each region. Each row splits all decisions into three groups that add up to about 100 (rounded).
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley | 362 | 75% | 24% | 0% |
| Ashfield | 192 | 74% | 19% | 7% |
| Bassetlaw | 236 | 25% | 71% | 4% |
| Blaby | 298 | 50% | 44% | 6% |
| Bolsover | 130 | 77% | 23% | 0% |
| Boston | 81 | 70% | 26% | 4% |
| Broxtowe | 295 | 78% | 21% | 1% |
| Charnwood | 495 | 72% | 23% | 4% |
| Chesterfield | 161 | 40% | 44% | 16% |
| Derby | 521 | 45% | 50% | 4% |
| Derbyshire Dales | 189 | 70% | 20% | 11% |
| East Lindsey | 282 | 60% | 34% | 5% |
| Erewash | 231 | 62% | 20% | 18% |
| Gedling | 260 | 62% | 32% | 6% |
| Harborough | 439 | 51% | 35% | 14% |
| High Peak | 187 | 29% | 66% | 5% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 282 | 37% | 51% | 12% |
| Leicester | 546 | 51% | 45% | 4% |
| Lincoln | 115 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| Mansfield | 153 | 65% | 33% | 3% |
| Melton | 119 | 11% | 71% | 18% |
| Newark and Sherwood | 341 | 50% | 44% | 6% |
| North East Derbyshire | 304 | 62% | 36% | 3% |
| North Kesteven | 310 | 71% | 28% | 1% |
| North Northamptonshire | 527 | 35% | 52% | 13% |
| North West Leicestershire | 273 | 55% | 42% | 4% |
| Nottingham | 432 | 45% | 29% | 25% |
| Oadby and Wigston | 190 | 72% | 26% | 2% |
| Rushcliffe | 476 | 51% | 42% | 6% |
| Rutland | 269 | 74% | 26% | 0% |
| South Derbyshire | 273 | 61% | 33% | 6% |
| South Holland | 208 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
| South Kesteven | 459 | 43% | 51% | 5% |
| West Lindsey | 260 | 72% | 26% | 2% |
| West Northamptonshire | 903 | 18% | 77% | 5% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh | 359 | 75% | 23% | 1% |
| Basildon | 411 | 65% | 23% | 12% |
| Bedford | 534 | 56% | 39% | 4% |
| Braintree | 431 | 78% | 19% | 3% |
| Breckland | 342 | 81% | 15% | 4% |
| Brentwood | 432 | 35% | 64% | 1% |
| Broadland | 470 | 68% | 28% | 4% |
| Broxbourne | 280 | 53% | 41% | 6% |
| Cambridge | 476 | 86% | 11% | 3% |
| Castle Point | 280 | 96% | 4% | 0% |
| Central Bedfordshire | 844 | 76% | 23% | 1% |
| Chelmsford | 777 | 84% | 10% | 7% |
| Colchester | 579 | 79% | 19% | 2% |
| Dacorum | 695 | 78% | 6% | 15% |
| East Cambridgeshire | 354 | 76% | 23% | 1% |
| East Hertfordshire | 680 | 73% | 24% | 3% |
| East Suffolk | 1,008 | 60% | 31% | 9% |
| Epping Forest | 777 | 71% | 25% | 3% |
| Fenland | 176 | 77% | 22% | 2% |
| Great Yarmouth | 153 | 69% | 28% | 3% |
| Harlow | 149 | 67% | 26% | 7% |
| Hertsmere | 466 | 49% | 46% | 5% |
| Huntingdonshire | 512 | 55% | 43% | 3% |
| Ipswich | 172 | 76% | 24% | 0% |
| Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | 521 | 87% | 12% | 2% |
| Luton | 438 | 60% | 40% | 0% |
| Maldon | 209 | 56% | 40% | 4% |
| Mid Suffolk | 371 | 77% | 23% | 0% |
| North Hertfordshire | 665 | 69% | 23% | 8% |
| North Norfolk | 494 | 61% | 34% | 4% |
| Norwich | 187 | 76% | 17% | 7% |
| Peterborough | 322 | 67% | 22% | 11% |
| Rochford | 298 | 53% | 31% | 16% |
| South Cambridgeshire | 787 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| South Norfolk | 490 | 67% | 28% | 5% |
| Southend-on-Sea | 513 | 64% | 36% | 0% |
| St Albans | 975 | 29% | 65% | 6% |
| Stevenage | 133 | 81% | 10% | 9% |
| Tendring | 418 | 80% | 13% | 7% |
| Three Rivers | 613 | 82% | 17% | 1% |
| Thurrock | 383 | 84% | 15% | 1% |
| Uttlesford | 535 | 82% | 13% | 5% |
| Watford | 327 | 80% | 16% | 5% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 437 | 53% | 43% | 3% |
| West Suffolk | 489 | 56% | 32% | 13% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 406 | 93% | 7% | 0% |
| Barnet | 1,439 | 79% | 18% | 3% |
| Bexley | 939 | 89% | 10% | 1% |
| Brent | 924 | 73% | 25% | 2% |
| Bromley | 1,538 | 66% | 26% | 8% |
| Camden | 404 | 49% | 43% | 8% |
| City of London | 1 | Too few | Too few | Too few |
| Croydon | 805 | 62% | 34% | 3% |
| Ealing | 993 | 41% | 58% | 1% |
| Enfield | 999 | 90% | 1% | 9% |
| Greenwich | 647 | 75% | 21% | 5% |
| Hackney | 421 | 53% | 41% | 6% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 560 | 33% | 63% | 4% |
| Haringey | 702 | 55% | 40% | 5% |
| Harrow | 894 | 71% | 24% | 4% |
| Havering | 1,019 | 56% | 42% | 2% |
| Hillingdon | 1,184 | 58% | 39% | 3% |
| Hounslow | 704 | 56% | 43% | 2% |
| Islington | 389 | 43% | 55% | 2% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 574 | 57% | 41% | 2% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 766 | 81% | 13% | 6% |
| Lambeth | 610 | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Lewisham | 637 | 69% | 27% | 4% |
| Merton | 769 | 57% | 35% | 8% |
| Newham | 395 | 59% | 38% | 3% |
| Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation | 5 | Too few | Too few | Too few |
| Redbridge | 1,050 | 69% | 28% | 3% |
| Richmond upon Thames | 1,362 | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Southwark | 612 | 78% | 20% | 2% |
| Sutton | 635 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| Tower Hamlets | 203 | 56% | 40% | 4% |
| Waltham Forest | 789 | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| Wandsworth | 970 | 62% | 32% | 5% |
| Westminster | 418 | 44% | 45% | 11% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmoor National Park | 130 | 65% | 32% | 4% |
| Exmoor National Park | 55 | 47% | 53% | 0% |
| Lake District National Park | 304 | 66% | 24% | 10% |
| New Forest National Park | 313 | 45% | 42% | 12% |
| North York Moors National Park | 141 | 74% | 16% | 9% |
| Northumberland National Park | 12 | Too few | Too few | Too few |
| Peak District National Park | 224 | 75% | 20% | 5% |
| South Downs National Park | 818 | 39% | 55% | 6% |
| The Broads Authority | 45 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 148 | 61% | 35% | 4% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham | 743 | 59% | 37% | 4% |
| Darlington | 194 | 67% | 30% | 3% |
| Gateshead | 270 | 26% | 67% | 8% |
| Hartlepool | 117 | 52% | 48% | 0% |
| Hartlepool Development Corporation | 0 | Too few | Too few | Too few |
| Middlesbrough | 175 | 38% | 58% | 4% |
| Middlesbrough Development Corporation | 0 | Too few | Too few | Too few |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 396 | 56% | 37% | 7% |
| North Tyneside | 390 | 81% | 18% | 1% |
| Northumberland | 846 | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 195 | 62% | 26% | 12% |
| South Tyneside | 229 | 64% | 34% | 2% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 358 | 61% | 34% | 4% |
| Sunderland | 264 | 73% | 26% | 1% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | 274 | 73% | 27% | 0% |
| Blackpool | 133 | 72% | 26% | 2% |
| Bolton | 558 | 51% | 42% | 6% |
| Burnley | 119 | 71% | 29% | 0% |
| Bury | 452 | 76% | 24% | 0% |
| Cheshire East | 1,418 | 39% | 57% | 4% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 1,046 | 40% | 56% | 4% |
| Chorley | 278 | 78% | 22% | 0% |
| Cumberland | 426 | 50% | 35% | 15% |
| Fylde | 231 | 60% | 39% | 1% |
| Halton | 139 | 77% | 23% | 0% |
| Hyndburn | 105 | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Knowsley | 167 | 60% | 36% | 4% |
| Lancaster | 303 | 74% | 24% | 2% |
| Liverpool | 580 | 62% | 33% | 5% |
| Manchester | 730 | 65% | 32% | 3% |
| Oldham | 462 | 44% | 52% | 4% |
| Pendle | 187 | 64% | 31% | 5% |
| Preston | 266 | 71% | 29% | 1% |
| Ribble Valley | 243 | 55% | 43% | 2% |
| Rochdale | 321 | 54% | 40% | 6% |
| Rossendale | 91 | 27% | 71% | 1% |
| Salford | 377 | 56% | 44% | 0% |
| Sefton | 589 | 71% | 28% | 1% |
| South Ribble | 205 | 75% | 22% | 3% |
| St. Helens | 285 | 80% | 20% | 0% |
| Stockport | 986 | 79% | 20% | 1% |
| Tameside | 264 | 77% | 23% | 1% |
| Trafford | 1,008 | 71% | 25% | 4% |
| Warrington | 537 | 76% | 21% | 4% |
| West Lancashire | 310 | 41% | 51% | 8% |
| Westmorland and Furness | 508 | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| Wigan | 389 | 54% | 45% | 1% |
| Wirral | 584 | 57% | 41% | 2% |
| Wyre | 265 | 38% | 59% | 3% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 210 | 60% | 37% | 2% |
| Arun | 453 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| Ashford | 453 | 75% | 23% | 2% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 616 | 59% | 35% | 7% |
| Bracknell Forest | 328 | 38% | 55% | 6% |
| Brighton and Hove | 720 | 50% | 47% | 2% |
| Buckinghamshire | 2,852 | 34% | 51% | 14% |
| Canterbury | 580 | 43% | 36% | 21% |
| Cherwell | 541 | 47% | 42% | 11% |
| Chichester | 470 | 93% | 7% | 0% |
| Crawley | 122 | 26% | 72% | 2% |
| Dartford | 387 | 73% | 23% | 4% |
| Dover | 379 | 83% | 13% | 4% |
| East Hampshire | 327 | 24% | 69% | 7% |
| Eastbourne | 136 | 62% | 24% | 15% |
| Eastleigh | 383 | 73% | 22% | 5% |
| Ebbsfleet Development Corporation | 19 | Too few | Too few | Too few |
| Elmbridge | 904 | 57% | 38% | 6% |
| Epsom and Ewell | 430 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| Fareham | 394 | 89% | 10% | 0% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 345 | 96% | 4% | 0% |
| Gosport | 117 | 76% | 20% | 4% |
| Gravesham | 400 | 72% | 25% | 3% |
| Guildford | 828 | 31% | 61% | 8% |
| Hart | 445 | 71% | 25% | 3% |
| Hastings | 109 | 67% | 32% | 1% |
| Havant | 286 | 31% | 55% | 14% |
| Horsham | 679 | 72% | 27% | 1% |
| Isle of Wight | 373 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| Lewes | 239 | 69% | 18% | 13% |
| Maidstone | 536 | 81% | 18% | 2% |
| Medway | 540 | 94% | 6% | 1% |
| Mid Sussex | 697 | 64% | 35% | 1% |
| Milton Keynes | 612 | 78% | 19% | 3% |
| Mole Valley | 534 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| New Forest | 531 | 80% | 19% | 2% |
| Oxford | 502 | 43% | 54% | 3% |
| Portsmouth | 228 | 60% | 37% | 3% |
| Reading | 284 | 37% | 49% | 14% |
| Reigate and Banstead | 629 | 76% | 20% | 4% |
| Rother | 365 | 25% | 70% | 5% |
| Runnymede | 394 | 72% | 27% | 1% |
| Rushmoor | 186 | 86% | 13% | 1% |
| Sevenoaks | 648 | 72% | 24% | 4% |
| Slough | 417 | 42% | 40% | 18% |
| South Oxfordshire | 871 | 74% | 23% | 3% |
| Southampton | 376 | 63% | 34% | 3% |
| Spelthorne | 400 | 70% | 29% | 1% |
| Surrey Heath | 435 | 68% | 22% | 10% |
| Swale | 329 | 37% | 60% | 3% |
| Tandridge | 423 | 51% | 46% | 3% |
| Test Valley | 533 | 76% | 19% | 4% |
| Thanet | 315 | 62% | 32% | 6% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 515 | 49% | 45% | 6% |
| Tunbridge Wells | 620 | 84% | 15% | 1% |
| Vale of White Horse | 563 | 57% | 41% | 2% |
| Waverley | 884 | 66% | 32% | 2% |
| Wealden | 721 | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| West Berkshire | 606 | 57% | 37% | 6% |
| West Oxfordshire | 616 | 75% | 23% | 1% |
| Winchester | 540 | 55% | 41% | 4% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 970 | 75% | 21% | 5% |
| Woking | 560 | 54% | 36% | 10% |
| Wokingham | 825 | 72% | 28% | 1% |
| Worthing | 302 | 53% | 42% | 5% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | 808 | 50% | 41% | 9% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 1,206 | 44% | 51% | 5% |
| Bristol, City of | 863 | 71% | 24% | 6% |
| Cheltenham | 570 | 76% | 21% | 2% |
| Cornwall | 1,863 | 76% | 22% | 2% |
| Cotswold | 592 | 53% | 42% | 4% |
| Dorset | 1,261 | 78% | 20% | 2% |
| East Devon | 587 | 72% | 10% | 18% |
| Exeter | 265 | 54% | 37% | 9% |
| Forest of Dean | 277 | 64% | 34% | 2% |
| Gloucester | 247 | 60% | 36% | 4% |
| Isles of Scilly | 23 | 43% | 57% | 0% |
| Mid Devon | 209 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| North Devon | 301 | 67% | 32% | 1% |
| North Somerset | 620 | 73% | 19% | 8% |
| Plymouth | 342 | 74% | 24% | 2% |
| Somerset | 1,422 | 74% | 22% | 3% |
| South Gloucestershire | 771 | 61% | 31% | 8% |
| South Hams | 479 | 73% | 23% | 4% |
| Stroud | 537 | 73% | 26% | 0% |
| Swindon | 436 | 92% | 3% | 5% |
| Teignbridge | 325 | 80% | 19% | 1% |
| Tewkesbury | 380 | 57% | 38% | 5% |
| Torbay | 266 | 37% | 54% | 9% |
| Torridge | 167 | 78% | 20% | 1% |
| West Devon | 130 | 62% | 38% | 0% |
| Wiltshire | 1,779 | 53% | 45% | 1% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 2,152 | 48% | 39% | 13% |
| Bromsgrove | 288 | 63% | 29% | 9% |
| Cannock Chase | 124 | 82% | 16% | 2% |
| Coventry | 635 | 91% | 8% | 0% |
| Dudley | 488 | 70% | 27% | 3% |
| East Staffordshire | 311 | 21% | 65% | 14% |
| Herefordshire, County of | 524 | 46% | 47% | 7% |
| Lichfield | 370 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| Malvern Hills | 333 | 79% | 19% | 2% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 219 | 68% | 31% | 2% |
| North Warwickshire | 174 | 48% | 44% | 8% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 180 | 62% | 38% | 1% |
| Redditch | 86 | 76% | 13% | 12% |
| Rugby | 251 | 38% | 49% | 13% |
| Sandwell | 554 | 69% | 30% | 1% |
| Shropshire | 936 | 78% | 18% | 4% |
| Solihull | 818 | 65% | 32% | 3% |
| South Staffordshire | 360 | 61% | 39% | 1% |
| Stafford | 233 | 26% | 50% | 24% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 187 | 36% | 61% | 3% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 185 | 28% | 71% | 1% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 651 | 67% | 29% | 5% |
| Tamworth | 91 | 53% | 46% | 1% |
| Telford and Wrekin | 277 | 96% | 4% | 0% |
| Walsall | 486 | 52% | 46% | 2% |
| Warwick | 519 | 47% | 51% | 2% |
| Wolverhampton | 473 | 73% | 27% | 0% |
| Worcester | 174 | 76% | 23% | 1% |
| Wychavon | 440 | 88% | 11% | 2% |
| Wyre Forest | 203 | 68% | 28% | 4% |
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 321 | 45% | 31% | 24% |
| Bradford | 1,312 | 58% | 35% | 7% |
| Calderdale | 384 | 58% | 36% | 6% |
| Doncaster | 432 | 83% | 15% | 3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 830 | 95% | 5% | 0% |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of | 115 | 51% | 44% | 4% |
| Kirklees | 932 | 46% | 51% | 3% |
| Leeds | 2,136 | 73% | 23% | 4% |
| North East Lincolnshire | 196 | 64% | 36% | 0% |
| North Lincolnshire | 338 | 70% | 27% | 3% |
| North Yorkshire | 2,086 | 64% | 30% | 7% |
| Rotherham | 402 | 72% | 28% | 0% |
| Sheffield | 990 | 61% | 34% | 5% |
| Wakefield | 567 | 53% | 41% | 6% |
| York | 619 | 64% | 32% | 4% |
Householder applications decided from April 2025 to March 2026. Wales counts an agreed extension among the cases over 8 weeks; I split them out so the three groups match England.
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 8 weeks | Agreed extension | Over 8 weeks, no extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | 70 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| Brecon Beacons | 111 | 81% | 19% | 0% |
| Bridgend | 267 | 28% | 61% | 10% |
| Caerphilly | 260 | 83% | 17% | 0% |
| Cardiff | 695 | 43% | 57% | 0% |
| Carmarthenshire | 293 | 56% | 41% | 3% |
| Ceredigion | 151 | 60% | 30% | 11% |
| Conwy | 209 | 51% | 36% | 12% |
| Flintshire | 272 | 83% | 16% | 1% |
| Gwynedd | 291 | 34% | 59% | 6% |
| Isle of Anglesey | 178 | 53% | 47% | 0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 88 | 77% | 23% | 0% |
| Monmouthshire | 283 | 59% | 40% | 1% |
| Neath Port Talbot | 193 | 63% | 36% | 1% |
| Newport | 246 | 53% | 45% | 2% |
| Pembrokeshire | 214 | 76% | 24% | 0% |
| Pembrokeshire Coast | 163 | 47% | 50% | 4% |
| Powys | 218 | 51% | 49% | 0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | 350 | 83% | 17% | 1% |
| Snowdonia | 134 | 40% | 39% | 22% |
| Swansea | 537 | 67% | 32% | 1% |
| Torfaen | 141 | 72% | 27% | 1% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 549 | 44% | 54% | 2% |
| Wrexham | 203 | 58% | 38% | 4% |
Householder applications decided from April 2024 to March 2025, the latest full year the Scottish Government has published. The percentage and the average cover applications without a processing agreement.
| Planning authority | Decisions | Within 2 months | Average weeks | Processing agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 277 | 73% | 8.7 | 26% |
| Aberdeenshire | 448 | 93% | 7.2 | 23% |
| Angus | 175 | 94% | 6.1 | 33% |
| Argyll and Bute | 264 | 59% | 16.2 | 11% |
| Clackmannanshire | 103 | 84% | 7.3 | 0% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 323 | 81% | 7.4 | 0% |
| Dundee City | 145 | 83% | 7.6 | 0% |
| East Ayrshire | 100 | 82% | 8.2 | 1% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 371 | 80% | 9.1 | 0% |
| East Lothian | 416 | 98% | 6.8 | 1% |
| East Renfrewshire | 361 | 39% | 10.1 | 0% |
| City of Edinburgh | 1,104 | 73% | 7.9 | 8% |
| Falkirk | 164 | 71% | 7.7 | 7% |
| Fife | 697 | 87% | 7.2 | 29% |
| Glasgow City | 548 | 31% | 11.3 | 5% |
| Highland | 529 | 75% | 9.2 | 1% |
| Inverclyde | 101 | 94% | 7 | 0% |
| Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park | 50 | 42% | 11 | 4% |
| Midlothian | 211 | 85% | 8.3 | 29% |
| Moray | 171 | 75% | 7.9 | 12% |
| North Ayrshire | 187 | 96% | 5.9 | 0% |
| North Lanarkshire | 289 | 93% | 5.5 | 19% |
| Orkney Islands | 59 | 61% | 8.5 | 0% |
| Perth and Kinross | 407 | 98% | 6.3 | 11% |
| Renfrewshire | 205 | 60% | 10.4 | 0% |
| Scottish Borders | 297 | 93% | 6.2 | 36% |
| Shetland Islands | 38 | 79% | 7.7 | 0% |
| South Ayrshire | 256 | 62% | 8.3 | 0% |
| South Lanarkshire | 507 | 73% | 8.3 | 2% |
| Stirling | 237 | 89% | 7.4 | 14% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 61 | 77% | 8.2 | 0% |
| West Lothian | 210 | 98% | 7.8 | 0% |
Northern Ireland does not publish householder applications on their own per council. These are all local applications, which the department describes as mostly residential and minor commercial applications, from April 2025 to March 2026. The average is a median, and the target is 15 weeks: 3 of the 11 councils stayed within it.
| Planning authority | Decisions | Median weeks | Within 15 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim & Newtownabbey | 561 | 13 | 59% |
| Ards & North Down | 728 | 16.3 | 47% |
| Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon | 825 | 21.8 | 32% |
| Belfast | 1,140 | 18.1 | 40% |
| Causeway Coast & Glens | 859 | 18.2 | 44% |
| Derry City & Strabane | 494 | 25.2 | 36% |
| Fermanagh & Omagh | 785 | 7.6 | 74% |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh | 681 | 29.4 | 29% |
| Mid & East Antrim | 531 | 7.6 | 79% |
| Mid Ulster | 974 | 22.4 | 34% |
| Newry, Mourne & Down | 1,077 | 45.8 | 5% |
Where an authority decided fewer than 20 householder applications in the period, the table says so instead of showing a percentage: City of London, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, Hartlepool Development Corporation, Middlesbrough Development Corporation, Northumberland National Park, Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation.
Denbighshire (Wales). Denbighshire sent no figures for this period; the Welsh table marks every quarter with a dash.
Cairngorms National Park (Scotland). Cairngorms National Park decided no householder applications itself in this period: the national park only takes over applications it calls in from the councils around it.
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Scotland). Na h-Eileanan Siar shows exactly the same householder figures for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 in the Scottish table. I cannot check which year they belong to, so I leave them out.
England. MHCLG, Live tables on planning application statistics, open data table PS2 (last four quarters), covering April 2025 to March 2026, published 19 June 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Wales. Welsh Government, Development management quarterly survey (January to March 2026), sheet Data, covering April 2025 to March 2026, published 28 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Scotland. Scottish Government, Planning Applications Statistics 2024/25 annual tables, Table 6 (householder), covering April 2024 to March 2025, published 5 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Northern Ireland. Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland planning statistics 2025/26 annual tables, Table 4.2.6 (local applications), covering April 2025 to March 2026, published 26 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.
I rebuild the tables from the published files with a script, so no figure on this page is typed by hand. England covers 310 planning authorities, including national parks and development corporations, because that is how the government counts them.
No. It is the statutory period in England for a householder application, counted from validation, and the council can ask you to agree a longer period in writing. In April 2025 to March 2026, 32% of English householder decisions came on such an agreement.
Government guidance for England says that when a valid application has not been decided within the statutory period, or a longer period you agreed in writing, you have a right to appeal to the Secretary of State against non-determination.
The Scottish Government publishes a full year of figures per planning authority once a year. The latest full year is April 2024 to March 2025, published on 5 December 2025. I use the full year rather than the newer half year, because half a year of a small council is too few applications to say much.