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East Midlands planning applications

99,073 applications. 91% approved. 65 days at the median council.

As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 99,073 planning applications from 36 of the 36 local planning authorities in East Midlands. 14,352 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 91% of clear-cut outcomes approved.

36
Planning authorities 36 with data indexed
26,069
New applications 12 months to September 2026
14,352
Decided 12 months to September 2026
65 days
Median decision national median 56 days

Every council in East Midlands

Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed

Planning application volumes, approval rates and median decision times for the local planning authorities in East Midlands. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
Council On record Last 12 months Approved Median days Decision times
Amber Valley 1,872 433 57 How long decisions take
Ashfield 875 288 78% 51 How long decisions take
Bassetlaw 1,300 509 82% 65 How long decisions take
Blaby 1,869 518 95% 81 How long decisions take
Bolsover 722 167 98% 52 How long decisions take
Boston 317 269 47 How long decisions take
Broxtowe 1,185 384 85% 55 How long decisions take
Charnwood 4,034 1,924 Not yet measured
Chesterfield 1,168 434 71 How long decisions take
Derby 3,943 935 90% 78 How long decisions take
Derbyshire Dales 4,675 575 84% 94 How long decisions take
East Lindsey 7,492 568 92% 67 How long decisions take
Erewash 4,864 229 94% 50 How long decisions take
Gedling 1,492 456 68% 79 How long decisions take
Harborough 5,184 1,082 90% 74 How long decisions take
High Peak 1,011 481 100% 107 How long decisions take
Hinckley and Bosworth 4,293 675 79% 88 How long decisions take
Leicester 1,015 687 87% 56 How long decisions take
Lincoln 825 282 Not yet measured
Mansfield 1,572 352 94% 150 How long decisions take
Melton 1,240 398 87% 104 How long decisions take
Newark and Sherwood 3,471 966 94% 63 How long decisions take
North East Derbyshire 806 347 63 How long decisions take
North Kesteven 2,315 886 98% 50 How long decisions take
North Northamptonshire 2,916 2,757 91% 81 How long decisions take
North West Leicestershire 4,783 582 91% 62 How long decisions take
Nottingham 3,256 940 93% 77 How long decisions take
Oadby and Wigston 612 252 71% 77 How long decisions take
Peak District National Park 5,195 979 91% 56 How long decisions take
Rushcliffe 4,467 834 89% 91 How long decisions take
Rutland 2,502 1,223 91% 55 How long decisions take
South Derbyshire 2,789 538 91% 69 How long decisions take
South Holland 3,070 638 77% 59 How long decisions take
South Kesteven 1,676 696 92% 65 How long decisions take
West Lindsey 1,125 494 93% 53 How long decisions take
West Northamptonshire 9,142 3,636 93% 67 How long decisions take

Approval rates and median days come from the PlanIndex decision-times study; a dash means the council has too few timed decisions to measure fairly. Councils without a count are not yet ingested.

Latest applications in East Midlands

Data to September 2026

  • 2026/1109/FUL Awaiting decision

    17 Chater Road Oakham Rutland LE15 6RY

    Single storey flat roof side/rear extension and alterations to front and rear elevations.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/00960/FUL Awaiting decision

    43 Park Avenue Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1GA

    Erection of a two-storey rear extension with two single-storey flanking extensions.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0751/HH Awaiting decision

    22 Sandhill Drive Enderby Leicester Leicestershire LE19 2LP

    Erection of a two storey side & single storey rear extension

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Householder
  • 26/02532/TPO Awaiting decision

    33 Churchill Road Earls Barton NN6 0PQ

    T1 - Multi stemmed Ash - Remove stem to ground level growing over number 35 with an excessive lean and at risk of failure

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02533/TCA Awaiting decision

    74 High Street Great Doddington NN29 7TH

    T1/T2 - Silver Birch - Removal - Causing damage to fence and neighbouring shed roof T3 - Wild Fruit Tree - 20% Reduction

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/02541/AOC Awaiting decision

    Avon Cosmetics Ltd Earlstrees Road Earlstrees Industrial Estate Corby NN17 4AZ

    Discharge of Condition 13 (External Materials) purusant to NC/25/00124/DPA

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • CHE/26/00811/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 Bowness Road Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8AH

    Works to T1 Alder

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Trees
  • CHE/26/00812/TPOEXP Awaiting decision

    768 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3PN

    Fell Oak tree

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026
  • CHE/26/00795/DOC Awaiting decision

    Land Off Dunston Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RL

    Discharge of Condition 6 (Connectivity links details) of application CHE/25/00224/REM- Reserved Matters details (layout, appearance, scale and landscaping) relating to the development of 500 dwellings, enabling works and open space in connection with Outline permission CHE/21/00549/OUT

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • H09-0838-26 Awaiting decision

    William Stukeley C Of E Primary School Spalding Road Holbeach PE12 7HG

    Works to Holbeach Tree Preservation Order No 10 1986

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Trees

Common questions

How many local planning authorities are there in East Midlands?

East Midlands has 36 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 36 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.

How many planning applications does East Midlands decide?

In the 12 months to September 2026, councils in East Midlands decided 14,352 planning applications. 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

Which council in East Midlands decides planning applications fastest?

Of the 33 East Midlands councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Boston had the fastest median in the year to September 2026 at 47 days from application to decision. The slowest was Mansfield at 150 days.

How long does a planning decision take in East Midlands?

Taking the median council in East Midlands, a planning decision takes 65 days from application to decision, measured across 12,182 decisions from 33 ranked councils. The figure is the median of each council's own median, so one large authority cannot move it on its own.

Which is the busiest council in East Midlands for planning applications?

West Northamptonshire recorded 3,636 applications in the 12 months to September 2026, the most of any council in East Midlands over that period.