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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.
Every council in East Midlands
Applications on record, with each council's own approval rate and decision speed
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
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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.
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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.
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26/0751/HH Awaiting decision
22 Sandhill Drive Enderby Leicester Leicestershire LE19 2LP
Erection of a two storey side & single storey rear extension
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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
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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
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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
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CHE/26/00811/TPO Awaiting decision
2 Bowness Road Newbold Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 8AH
Works to T1 Alder
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CHE/26/00812/TPOEXP Awaiting decision
768 Chatsworth Road Chesterfield Derbyshire S40 3PN
Fell Oak tree
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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
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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
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.