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South West planning applications
161,797 applications. 92% approved. 54 days at the median council.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 161,797 planning applications from 29 of the 29 local planning authorities in South West. 65,248 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 92% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Every council in South West
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 West
Data to September 2026
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26/02710/TCONR Awaiting decision
Mickleton House High Street Mickleton Chipping Campden Gloucestershire GL55 6RX
t1. reduce hazel back to boundary t2. reduce hazel back to boundary t.3 reduce yew back to boundary t.4 coppice hazel
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26/00821/FUL Awaiting decision
15 The Tulworths Gloucester GL2 9RS
Remove conservatory & new rear extension
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26/02703/TCONR Awaiting decision
Newbold Barn Duntisbourne Abbots Gloucestershire GL7 7JN
T1 - Silver Birch Removal A bat hotel is to be constructed on site, as a condition of Newbold barn renovation this tree is obstructing the bat hotel construction
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26/02708/TCONR Awaiting decision
Hill Cottage The Quarry Brockhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5XL
To fell to ground level and remove Apple Tree in garden to make space for new summer house installation
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1/0683/2026/TCA Awaiting decision
2 South Green Buckland Brewer Bideford Devon EX39 5LX
Works to trees within a Conservation Area - crown reduction of 1.5m to 1no. copper beech tree.
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1/0682/2026/TRE5 Awaiting decision
20 York Rise Bideford Devon EX39 3TN
Felling of 1no. Beech tree covered by TPO/0005/1971
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26/01433/FUL Awaiting decision
4 Copt Elm Road Charlton Kings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 8AB
Proposed two storey and single storey side/rear extension to include removal of existing conservatory/detached garage.
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26/01241/TPO Awaiting decision
Land To The Rear Of 28 Whitby Road Plymouth PL6 5LE
T1 Sycamore -repollard
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26/02690/TCONR Awaiting decision
Westonbirt School Westonbirt Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8QG
T1 - Yew tree to be crown raised by approximately 3 metres above roof of electric station building T2 and T3 - Holly trees to be felled Reason for works is to keep trees clear from electric building for health and safety
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26/02691/TCONR Awaiting decision
Pimlico Cottage Broadwell Moreton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire GL56 0TX
tg1 marked blue 5 ash trees growing in drainage ditch to remove t2 marked red 1 ash tree to remove large fungal bracket and signs of rot in trunk
Common questions
How many local planning authorities are there in South West?
South West has 29 local planning authorities listed on PlanIndex, 29 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 West decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, councils in South West decided 65,248 planning applications. 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
Which council in South West decides planning applications fastest?
Of the 28 South West councils ranked in the PlanIndex decision-times study, Dorset had the fastest median in the year to September 2026 at 39 days from application to decision. The slowest was Tewkesbury at 66 days.
How long does a planning decision take in South West?
Taking the median council in South West, a planning decision takes 54 days from application to decision, measured across 63,082 decisions from 28 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 West for planning applications?
Cornwall recorded 8,908 applications in the 12 months to September 2026, the most of any council in South West over that period.