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South East planning applications

294,749 applications. 89% approved. 56 days at the median council.

As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 294,749 planning applications from 67 of the 67 local planning authorities in South East. 82,245 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 89% of clear-cut outcomes approved.

67
Planning authorities 67 with data indexed
108,518
New applications 12 months to September 2026
82,245
Decided 12 months to September 2026
56 days
Median decision national median 56 days

Every council in South East

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 South East. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
Council On record Last 12 months Approved Median days Decision times
Adur 9,744 1,401 93% 65 How long decisions take
Arun 3,003 931 88% 56 How long decisions take
Ashford 3,751 1,928 92% 60 How long decisions take
Basingstoke and Deane 4,031 1,726 95% 52 How long decisions take
Bracknell Forest 11,224 1,120 92% 60 How long decisions take
Brighton and Hove 2,748 1,175 92% 67 How long decisions take
Buckinghamshire 7,258 6,463 79% 59 How long decisions take
Canterbury 4,339 2,110 98% 52 How long decisions take
Cherwell 4,079 2,553 93% 57 How long decisions take
Chichester 2,009 1,809 92% 54 How long decisions take
Crawley 1,488 798 91% 56 How long decisions take
Dartford 2,694 1,111 78% 56 How long decisions take
Dover 2,846 1,557 92% 56 How long decisions take
East Hampshire 1,281 921 Not yet measured
Eastbourne 1,823 570 100% 6 How long decisions take
Eastleigh 2,710 1,171 85% 52 How long decisions take
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 2,251 1,117 77% 56 How long decisions take
Elmbridge 15,463 2,691 79% 62 How long decisions take
Epsom and Ewell 2,249 1,333 87% 52 How long decisions take
Fareham 2,822 1,068 30 How long decisions take
Folkestone and Hythe 2,954 1,414 87% 49 How long decisions take
Gosport 710 316 96% 51 How long decisions take
Gravesham 1,923 1,231 86% 55 How long decisions take
Guildford 4,944 2,718 87% 64 How long decisions take
Hart 4,972 1,871 91% 57 How long decisions take
Hastings 1,074 599 88% 57 How long decisions take
Havant 3,997 834 94% 77 How long decisions take
Horsham 3,876 2,572 95% 56 How long decisions take
Isle of Wight 2,787 1,632 92% 57 How long decisions take
Lewes 1,712 679 91% 58 How long decisions take
Maidstone 1,075 1,075 Not yet measured
Medway 3,363 1,888 91% 53 How long decisions take
Mid Sussex 3,733 2,246 73% 53 How long decisions take
Milton Keynes 6,197 2,014 85% 56 How long decisions take
Mole Valley 6,247 1,650 81% 77 How long decisions take
New Forest 2,378 1,120 89% 57 How long decisions take
New Forest National Park 3,396 2,478 93% 50 How long decisions take
Oxford 6,032 2,523 92% 41 How long decisions take
Portsmouth 832 702 80% 56 How long decisions take
Reading 2,475 1,393 85% 56 How long decisions take
Reigate and Banstead 7,821 2,398 90% 56 How long decisions take
Rother 1,287 751 Not yet measured
Runnymede 2,840 992 83% 46 How long decisions take
Rushmoor 2,210 641 94% 42 How long decisions take
Sevenoaks 5,758 2,958 90% 56 How long decisions take
Slough 2,203 1,303 78% 56 How long decisions take
South Downs National Park 3,060 2,837 91% 54 How long decisions take
South Oxfordshire 15,338 2,922 86% 53 How long decisions take
Southampton 5,188 1,402 90% 54 How long decisions take
Spelthorne 1,884 1,023 86% 56 How long decisions take
Surrey Heath 2,386 1,408 89% 55 How long decisions take
Swale 1,081 1,081 Not yet measured
Tandridge 6,019 1,474 85% 56 How long decisions take
Test Valley 3,618 2,098 85% 52 How long decisions take
Thanet 2,141 1,036 94% 63 How long decisions take
Tonbridge and Malling 7,722 2,455 95% 63 How long decisions take
Tunbridge Wells 3,308 2,307 95% 54 How long decisions take
Vale of White Horse 14,584 2,062 88% 57 How long decisions take
Waverley 5,739 2,070 89% 56 How long decisions take
Wealden 7,165 2,641 89% 55 How long decisions take
West Berkshire 3,366 2,378 90% 59 How long decisions take
West Oxfordshire 6,124 2,191 96% 50 How long decisions take
Winchester 6,218 2,058 96% 59 How long decisions take
Windsor and Maidenhead 10,689 3,032 80% 55 How long decisions take
Woking 1,947 1,381 87% 56 How long decisions take
Wokingham 10,029 2,440 92% 55 How long decisions take
Worthing 2,535 1,402 93% 65 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 South East

Data to September 2026

  • P/03666/007 Status unknown

    56, Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3EL

    Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey outbuiding to the re

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • H/5/26/PL Awaiting decision

    Test add 1 Test add 2 Test add3 BN17 5LF

    Test application

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/01951/DDCA Awaiting decision

    Amberley Braishfield Road Braishfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 0PR

    Removal of dead branches on 3 Silver Birch trees within Braishfield Conservation Area

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/01952/FULLN Awaiting decision

    16 Winton Chase Andover Hampshire SP10 2SE

    Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/01865/TPC Awaiting decision

    Littleton Lodge Main Road Littleton Winchester Hampshire SO22 6QS

    T3 - Maple. Proposed crown lift based on CBA Trees Hazard Audit, CBA11951 v1 (attached)

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 20260904 Awaiting decision

    Apex Business Park Queens Farm Road Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3HU

    KCC Re-Consultation GR/25/1008 (KCC/GR/0048/2025) - Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 and 21 of planning permission GR/15/1192 to allow alterations to the site layout.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • P/09822/002 Status unknown

    3, Hinksey Close, Slough, SL3 8EB

    Construction of a single storey detached outbuilding to be used as office/living

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • P/21146/000 Status unknown

    63, Starling Crescent, Slough, SL3 7GY

    Lawful development certificate for proposed Loft Conversion with flat roof dorme

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • AWDM/1049/26 Awaiting decision

    26 Mile Oak Road Southwick West Sussex BN42 4QE

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed siting of a mobile home ancillary to the main dwellinghouse to accommodate a dependant relative.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026
  • AWDM/1050/26 Awaiting decision

    Unit 3 New Wharf Brighton Road Shoreham-by-sea West Sussex BN43 6RN

    Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (external lighting) of application AWDM/1367/25 allowed on appeal.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

How many local planning authorities are there in South East?

South East has 67 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 67 of which have applications indexed here. Each has its own hub with volumes, approval rates and the latest submissions.

How many planning applications does South East decide?

In the 12 months to September 2026, councils in South East decided 82,245 planning applications. 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

Which council in South East decides planning applications fastest?

Of the 61 South East councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Fareham had the fastest median in the year to September 2026 at 30 days from application to decision. The slowest was Havant at 77 days.

How long does a planning decision take in South East?

Taking the median council in South East, a planning decision takes 56 days from application to decision, measured across 79,300 decisions from 61 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 South East for planning applications?

Buckinghamshire recorded 6,463 applications in the 12 months to September 2026, the most of any council in South East over that period.