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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.
Every council in South East
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 South East
Data to September 2026
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P/03666/007 Status unknown
56, Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3EL
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey outbuiding to the re
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H/5/26/PL Awaiting decision
Test add 1 Test add 2 Test add3 BN17 5LF
Test application
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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
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26/01952/FULLN Awaiting decision
16 Winton Chase Andover Hampshire SP10 2SE
Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory
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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)
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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.
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P/09822/002 Status unknown
3, Hinksey Close, Slough, SL3 8EB
Construction of a single storey detached outbuilding to be used as office/living
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P/21146/000 Status unknown
63, Starling Crescent, Slough, SL3 7GY
Lawful development certificate for proposed Loft Conversion with flat roof dorme
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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.
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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.
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.