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South East planning applications
394,060 applications. 89% approved. 56 days at the median council.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 394,060 planning applications from 67 of the 67 local planning authorities in South East. 96,682 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 October 2026
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26/01480/TW Awaiting decision
11 Undercliff Gardens Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 1UB
4 Conifer trees; Fell Reason: to allow parking
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26/02020/PDVMA Awaiting decision
84 Barden Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UB
Prior Notification under schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of use from class E (office) to C3 (Dwelling) to form 1x dwelling and ancillary gym and home office
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AWDM/1261/26 Awaiting decision
26 The Heights Worthing West Sussex BN14 0AJ
Application to vary condition 1 (Approved Plans) of AWDM/1602/25 to reduce roof pitch, revise the dormer and small gable on the front elevation, change the dormers to lead and the mock tudor detailing to grey boards, remove the brick corbeling detail, add front and south side rooflights. alter ground floor rear fenestration; and extend chimney ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Erection of a first floor above the existing bungalow to form a two-storey house with associated alterations
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26/0987/DTC Awaiting decision
Englefield Farm Sandpit Hall Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8AN
Submission of details to comply with condition 10 (Hard Landscaping) attached to planning permission 25/0723/PMR for application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act to amend : 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 4 (Amphibian Precautionary Working Method Statement), 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 6 (trees) and 8 (external lighting layout) of planning permission 24/0604/FFU (Erection of single storey rear and side extension with roof alterations including partial increase to roof height, erection of front porch following removal of front bay window, demolition of existing entrance porch, conversion of front hipped roof to a gable end roof, including new external materials and changes to fenestration. Installation of open air swimming pool).
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MC/26/2057 Awaiting decision
The Overlook 80 Goddington Road Strood Rochester Medway ME2 3DE
Neighbourhood consultation application for the construction of a single storey extension to rear. The details submitted are as follows: The extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 8 m The maximum height of the proposed extension from the natural ground level is 2.82 m The height at eaves level of the proposed extension measured from the natural ground level is 2.82 m
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26/02384/DDTPO Awaiting decision
Southern Side Of St Boniface Park Romsey Road Nursling Southampton Hampshire SO16 0XA
TPO.TVBC.370 - Dead Oak Tree - This tree needs to be dismantled to a monolith structure leaving the stem at 6 to 8 meters, which will act as a wildlife habitat
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26/02371/FULLS Awaiting decision
1 Swedish House Dixons Lane Broughton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8AT
Replacement house and erection of additional house and making good end elevation of no.2 Swedish House
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26/02377/FULLN Awaiting decision
42 Vigo Road Andover Hampshire SP10 1HW
Erection of front porch
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26/02379/DDTPO Awaiting decision
Orchard House The Drive East Wellow Romsey Hampshire SO51 6BN
Notification of a fallen Turkey Oak and Sweet Chestnut with damage to surrounding trees (Clearance will be delayed due to insurance)
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26/02386/TPOS Awaiting decision
Boundaryside New Road Timsbury Romsey Hampshire SO51 0NL
(T2) Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) - Remove Major deadwood throughout the crown and crown reduce up to 4 metres all round
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 October 2026, councils in South East decided 96,682 planning applications. 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which council in South East decides planning applications fastest?
Of the 13 South East councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Rushmoor had the fastest median in the year to December 2026 at 45 days from application to decision. The slowest was Guildford at 66 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 13,882 decisions from 13 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 7,697 applications in the 12 months to October 2026, the most of any council in South East over that period.