PlanIndex study · Year to September 2026
How long planning decisions take, by council
Across the 343 UK local planning authorities with records deep enough to measure, the median planning application decided in the year to September 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision — exactly the eight week target. That is 362,272 decisions, counted from the dates each council published itself.
56days to decide
56 daysNational medianExactly the eight week target
55%Within eight weeks81% within thirteen
128 daysNine in ten decided byThe wait to budget for
362,272Decisions measured343 councils ranked
The target and the reality
Year to September 2026 · 362,272 decisions
Most planning applications carry a statutory determination period of eight weeks — 56 days — with thirteen weeks for major development. Measured across every council in this study, the median application was decided in 56 days, exactly the eight week target.
The median is the honest middle: half of all applications were faster, half slower. The average sits at 72 days, further out, because a small number of applications take very much longer and drag it upwards. If you need one number to plan around, 128 days is the figure — nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target for most applications 197,650 55%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the target band for major development 95,289 26%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension of time 69,333 19%
56 days
exactly the eight week target
FastEight weeksSlow
A decision past eight weeks is not automatically a missed deadline: a council and an applicant can agree an extension of time in writing.
Fastest and slowest
Median days to a decision, year to September 2026
The gap between the fastest and slowest council in this study is 541 days — longer than the statutory target itself. Where an application is made changes the wait more than almost anything else about it.
Ten fastest councils
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1. Fareham 29 days
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2. Northumberland National Park 31 days
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3. Redbridge 38 days
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4. Dorset 39 days
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5. City of Edinburgh 39 days
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6. Oxford 41 days
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7. Camden 42 days
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8. East Devon 42 days
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9. Rushmoor 42 days
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10. Barnet 43 days
Ten slowest councils
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343. Huntingdonshire 570 days
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342. Cheshire West and Chester 273 days
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341. Great Yarmouth 246 days
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340. Newry, Mourne and Down 182 days
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339. Mansfield 150 days
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338. North East Lincolnshire 135 days
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337. Gateshead 132 days
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336. Stafford 132 days
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335. Maldon 130 days
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334. High Peak 107 days
Who moved
Places gained and lost against the same twelve months a year earlier
Movement compares each council with its own position in the window ending twelve months before this one, so the seasons are held constant. Only councils measurable in both windows appear.
Biggest improvements
- Fife 307 up 307 places since the same window a year earlier 169 → 45 days
- Dumfries and Galloway 270 up 270 places since the same window a year earlier 78 → 48 days
- Fermanagh and Omagh 243 up 243 places since the same window a year earlier 67 → 48 days
- Islington 243 up 243 places since the same window a year earlier 84 → 52 days
- Clackmannanshire 219 up 219 places since the same window a year earlier 65 → 50 days
- West Oxfordshire 200 up 200 places since the same window a year earlier 62 → 50 days
- North Devon 192 up 192 places since the same window a year earlier 80 → 55 days
- Burnley 189 up 189 places since the same window a year earlier 70 → 54 days
Biggest falls
- Kensington and Chelsea 267 down 267 places since the same window a year earlier 47 → 93 days
- Westminster 256 down 256 places since the same window a year earlier 25 → 66 days
- Brighton and Hove 240 down 240 places since the same window a year earlier 38 → 67 days
- Tonbridge and Malling 224 down 224 places since the same window a year earlier 29 → 63 days
- Halton 220 down 220 places since the same window a year earlier 49 → 77 days
- North Warwickshire 214 down 214 places since the same window a year earlier 53 → 103 days
- Calderdale 207 down 207 places since the same window a year earlier 51 → 79 days
- South Ribble 206 down 206 places since the same window a year earlier 50 → 75 days
Every council ranked
343 councils ranked by median days to a decision, fastest first · Year to September 2026
| # | Council | Median days | Within 8w | 9 in 10 by | Approved | Sample | Trend | Move |
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| 1 | Fareham | 29 | 84% | 78 | — | 961 | 15 up 15 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 2 | Northumberland National Park | 31 | 91% | 56 | 90% | 349 | — | |
| 3 | Redbridge | 38 | 73% | 87 | 81% | 3,057 | 28 up 28 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 4 | Dorset | 39 | 81% | 78 | 91% | 5,431 | 14 up 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 39 | 67% | 90 | 86% | 1,562 | 4 down 4 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 6 | Oxford | 41 | 72% | 78 | 92% | 1,344 | 14 up 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 7 | Camden | 42 | 70% | 119 | 94% | 3,751 | 14 up 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 8 | East Devon | 42 | 79% | 78 | 91% | 1,436 | 5 down 5 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 9 | Rushmoor | 42 | 72% | 89 | 94% | 317 | 25 up 25 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 10 | Barnet | 43 | 81% | 65 | 78% | 1,604 | 6 down 6 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 11 | Shropshire | 43 | 86% | 59 | 90% | 194 | — | |
| 12 | Exmoor National Park | 44 | 70% | 97 | 92% | 4,836 | 39 up 39 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 13 | Somerset | 44 | 71% | 91 | 92% | 4,134 | 10 up 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 14 | The Broads Authority | 44 | 61% | 148 | 99% | 223 | 14 up 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 15 | Fife | 45 | 64% | 104 | 96% | 2,611 | 307 up 307 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 16 | Richmond upon Thames | 46 | 71% | 93 | 89% | 3,550 | 64 up 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 17 | Cheltenham | 46 | 65% | 104 | 97% | 1,317 | 8 up 8 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 18 | Runnymede | 46 | 73% | 104 | 83% | 1,010 | 81 up 81 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 19 | Dumfries and Galloway | 48 | 63% | 96 | 95% | 1,429 | 270 up 270 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 20 | Merton | 48 | 75% | 75 | 92% | 936 | 10 up 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 21 | Fermanagh and Omagh | 48 | 59% | 168 | 98% | 704 | 243 up 243 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 22 | North Ayrshire | 48 | 65% | 87 | 97% | 464 | 37 up 37 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 23 | Boston | 48 | 75% | 68 | — | 40 | — | |
| 24 | Cornwall | 49 | 79% | 82 | 94% | 7,771 | No change unchanged since the same window a year earlier | |
| 25 | Swindon | 49 | 75% | 90 | 93% | 1,422 | 140 up 140 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 26 | Folkestone and Hythe | 49 | 72% | 76 | 87% | 1,212 | 4 down 4 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 27 | Stockport | 49 | 70% | 117 | 95% | 769 | — | |
| 28 | East Renfrewshire | 49 | 60% | 118 | 93% | 603 | 99 up 99 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 29 | Merthyr Tydfil | 49 | 69% | 126 | 91% | 194 | 33 up 33 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 30 | Bolsover | 49 | 58% | 140 | 100% | 67 | 158 up 158 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 31 | Wiltshire | 50 | 67% | 112 | 95% | 5,787 | 12 up 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 32 | Babergh | 50 | 63% | 93 | 93% | 2,940 | 24 down 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 33 | Mid Suffolk | 50 | 63% | 93 | 93% | 2,940 | 24 down 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 34 | South Norfolk | 50 | 63% | 121 | 95% | 2,699 | 27 down 27 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 35 | New Forest National Park | 50 | 70% | 98 | 93% | 2,045 | 36 up 36 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 36 | West Oxfordshire | 50 | 73% | 98 | 96% | 1,568 | 200 up 200 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 37 | Sheffield | 50 | 64% | 108 | 92% | 655 | 24 down 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 38 | North Kesteven | 50 | 58% | 134 | 98% | 484 | 38 up 38 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 39 | Clackmannanshire | 50 | 63% | 91 | 97% | 136 | 219 up 219 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 40 | Hyndburn | 50 | 65% | 128 | 78% | 124 | 1 down 1 place since the same window a year earlier | |
| 41 | Erewash | 50 | 83% | 72 | 94% | 121 | 66 up 66 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 42 | Broadland | 51 | 61% | 126 | 95% | 2,770 | 25 down 25 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 43 | Exeter | 51 | 59% | 130 | 87% | 1,237 | 121 up 121 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 44 | Ipswich | 51 | 64% | 134 | 94% | 802 | 67 up 67 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 45 | North Hertfordshire | 51 | 63% | 164 | 90% | 609 | 2 up 2 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 46 | Preston | 51 | 68% | 95 | 93% | 598 | 5 down 5 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 47 | Wolverhampton | 51 | 61% | 157 | 88% | 412 | 20 up 20 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 48 | Gosport | 51 | 67% | 114 | 96% | 223 | 6 up 6 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 49 | Blackburn with Darwen | 51 | 62% | 91 | 97% | 143 | 67 up 67 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 50 | Ashfield | 51 | 74% | 105 | 78% | 134 | 43 up 43 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 51 | Leeds | 52 | 76% | 86 | 82% | 5,430 | 12 up 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 52 | Bath and North East Somerset | 52 | 60% | 125 | 96% | 3,143 | 12 up 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 53 | Cotswold | 52 | 55% | 120 | 94% | 2,402 | 27 down 27 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 54 | Islington | 52 | 65% | 107 | 91% | 2,175 | 243 up 243 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 55 | Southwark | 52 | 62% | 102 | 95% | 1,726 | 13 down 13 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 56 | Canterbury | 52 | 64% | 134 | 98% | 1,546 | 40 up 40 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 57 | Test Valley | 52 | 65% | 94 | 85% | 1,420 | 24 down 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 58 | Basingstoke and Deane | 52 | 65% | 121 | 95% | 1,381 | 63 up 63 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 59 | Rotherham | 52 | 61% | 114 | 89% | 1,212 | 49 up 49 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 60 | Eastleigh | 52 | 64% | 106 | 85% | 1,059 | 12 down 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 61 | Epsom and Ewell | 52 | 79% | 77 | 87% | 1,032 | 11 down 11 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 62 | Teignbridge | 52 | 65% | 85 | 83% | 855 | 47 down 47 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 63 | Dacorum | 52 | 66% | 115 | 85% | 797 | 22 up 22 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 64 | Cambridge | 52 | 68% | 108 | 94% | 522 | 68 up 68 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 65 | Cannock Chase | 52 | 82% | 79 | 89% | 327 | 53 up 53 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 66 | South Oxfordshire | 53 | 60% | 98 | 86% | 2,518 | No change unchanged since the same window a year earlier | |
| 67 | South Hams | 53 | 59% | 110 | 89% | 2,263 | 14 up 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 68 | West Devon | 53 | 60% | 105 | 90% | 2,253 | 44 up 44 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 69 | East Suffolk | 53 | 60% | 98 | 95% | 1,927 | 150 up 150 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 70 | Cardiff | 53 | 56% | 188 | 94% | 1,690 | 164 up 164 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 71 | Mid Sussex | 53 | 61% | 111 | 73% | 1,599 | 15 down 15 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 72 | Peterborough | 53 | 64% | 94 | 86% | 1,280 | 5 up 5 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 73 | Carmarthenshire | 53 | 55% | 137 | 83% | 1,045 | 123 up 123 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 74 | Doncaster | 53 | 57% | 146 | 89% | 559 | 28 up 28 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 75 | West Lindsey | 53 | 57% | 145 | 92% | 214 | 178 up 178 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 76 | Worcester | 53 | 67% | 105 | 93% | 144 | 30 down 30 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 77 | Medway | 53 | 77% | 140 | 91% | 69 | 47 up 47 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 78 | Haringey | 54 | 70% | 106 | 92% | 2,913 | 42 up 42 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 79 | Lake District National Park | 54 | 60% | 113 | 92% | 2,440 | 58 up 58 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 80 | Lewisham | 54 | 59% | 91 | 87% | 2,142 | 88 up 88 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 81 | Tunbridge Wells | 54 | 60% | 91 | 95% | 1,559 | 79 down 79 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 82 | Newham | 54 | 67% | 91 | 86% | 1,333 | — | |
| 83 | Southampton | 54 | 68% | 98 | 90% | 1,132 | 40 up 40 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 84 | South Downs National Park | 54 | 59% | 84 | 92% | 886 | — | |
| 85 | Chichester | 54 | 60% | 84 | 92% | 821 | — | |
| 86 | Pembrokeshire | 54 | 74% | 118 | 84% | 751 | 170 up 170 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 87 | Monmouthshire | 54 | 52% | 155 | 95% | 658 | 76 down 76 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 88 | Watford | 54 | 60% | 137 | 66% | 375 | 73 up 73 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 89 | Castle Point | 54 | 58% | 85 | 87% | 205 | 77 down 77 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 90 | Darlington | 54 | 52% | 140 | 97% | 184 | 53 down 53 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 91 | Burnley | 54 | 60% | 100 | 76% | 154 | 189 up 189 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 92 | Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation | 55 | 62% | 106 | 87% | 3,945 | 14 down 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 93 | Manchester | 55 | 66% | 85 | 88% | 3,288 | 17 up 17 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 94 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 55 | 57% | 101 | 80% | 2,711 | 65 up 65 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 95 | South Gloucestershire | 55 | 57% | 122 | 88% | 2,226 | 34 up 34 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 96 | Wealden | 55 | 55% | 118 | 89% | 2,194 | 64 down 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 97 | Wokingham | 55 | 57% | 104 | 92% | 2,040 | 15 down 15 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 98 | Bristol, City of | 55 | 55% | 107 | 92% | 1,942 | 53 up 53 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 99 | Swansea | 55 | 54% | 132 | 88% | 1,492 | 63 up 63 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 100 | North Devon | 55 | 56% | 110 | 96% | 1,088 | 192 up 192 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 101 | Surrey Heath | 55 | 65% | 112 | 89% | 1,032 | 14 down 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 102 | Mid Devon | 55 | 74% | 105 | 93% | 999 | 13 up 13 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 103 | Dudley | 55 | 63% | 108 | 86% | 977 | 146 up 146 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 104 | Rutland | 55 | 63% | 99 | 91% | 859 | 36 down 36 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 105 | Aberdeen City | 55 | 53% | 140 | 93% | 818 | 56 down 56 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 106 | Flintshire | 55 | 58% | 114 | 90% | 813 | 2 down 2 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 107 | North Lanarkshire | 55 | 53% | 122 | 97% | 697 | 69 down 69 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 108 | Caerphilly | 55 | 59% | 99 | 77% | 686 | 35 down 35 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 109 | Fylde | 55 | 52% | 151 | 95% | 647 | 93 up 93 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 110 | Chelmsford | 55 | 64% | 112 | 87% | 627 | 1 down 1 place since the same window a year earlier | |
| 111 | Gravesham | 55 | 60% | 114 | 86% | 609 | 8 down 8 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 112 | Lancaster | 55 | 53% | 149 | 86% | 554 | 2 up 2 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 113 | Wyre Forest | 55 | 54% | 141 | 97% | 333 | 24 down 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 114 | Rochdale | 55 | 57% | 160 | 91% | 300 | 153 up 153 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 115 | Pendle | 55 | 56% | 182 | 87% | 298 | 62 up 62 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 116 | Torfaen | 55 | 53% | 195 | 92% | 286 | 80 down 80 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 117 | East Cambridgeshire | 55 | 60% | 120 | 93% | 274 | 22 up 22 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 118 | Norwich | 55 | 57% | 217 | 92% | 218 | 91 down 91 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 119 | North Lincolnshire | 55 | 57% | 189 | 94% | 169 | — | |
| 120 | Broxtowe | 55 | 57% | 90 | 85% | 105 | 93 up 93 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 121 | Ealing | 56 | 59% | 113 | 87% | 3,211 | 42 down 42 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 122 | Hounslow | 56 | 60% | 106 | 87% | 2,503 | 8 up 8 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 123 | Greenwich | 56 | 52% | 128 | 84% | 2,484 | 44 up 44 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 124 | Brent | 56 | 51% | 101 | 79% | 2,203 | 48 up 48 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 125 | Sevenoaks | 56 | 53% | 109 | 90% | 2,064 | — | |
| 126 | Lambeth | 56 | 55% | 100 | 83% | 2,034 | 50 up 50 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 127 | County Durham | 56 | 52% | 125 | 94% | 1,927 | 132 up 132 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 128 | Waverley | 56 | 50% | 102 | 89% | 1,834 | 25 up 25 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 129 | Milton Keynes | 56 | 50% | 113 | 85% | 1,800 | 170 up 170 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 130 | North Somerset | 56 | 54% | 109 | 92% | 1,753 | 22 up 22 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 131 | Reigate and Banstead | 56 | 74% | 96 | 90% | 1,742 | 29 up 29 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 132 | West Suffolk | 56 | 53% | 115 | 96% | 1,665 | 110 up 110 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 133 | Cumberland | 56 | 56% | 129 | 98% | 1,642 | 89 down 89 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 134 | Tower Hamlets | 56 | 62% | 113 | 91% | 1,543 | 124 down 124 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 135 | Horsham | 56 | 52% | 101 | 95% | 1,423 | 102 up 102 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 136 | Stroud | 56 | 53% | 111 | 78% | 1,387 | 81 down 81 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 137 | Westmorland and Furness | 56 | 51% | 132 | 93% | 1,375 | 1 down 1 place since the same window a year earlier | |
| 138 | Sutton | 56 | 57% | 106 | 88% | 1,273 | 3 up 3 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 139 | Bexley | 56 | 62% | 82 | 90% | 1,263 | — | |
| 140 | Argyll and Bute | 56 | 50% | 245 | 98% | 1,258 | 170 up 170 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 141 | Tandridge | 56 | 57% | 130 | 85% | 1,236 | 28 down 28 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 142 | Reading | 56 | 51% | 136 | 85% | 1,108 | 52 up 52 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 143 | Dover | 56 | 56% | 104 | 92% | 1,073 | 61 up 61 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 144 | Ebbsfleet Development Corporation | 56 | 57% | 96 | 77% | 1,019 | 71 up 71 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 145 | Slough | 56 | 56% | 110 | 78% | 1,004 | 83 up 83 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 146 | Salford | 56 | 57% | 118 | 85% | 986 | 2 up 2 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 147 | Woking | 56 | 61% | 101 | 87% | 966 | 59 down 59 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 148 | Arun | 56 | 56% | 91 | 88% | 922 | 23 down 23 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 149 | East Lothian | 56 | 53% | 119 | 97% | 912 | 91 down 91 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 150 | Plymouth | 56 | 50% | 117 | 92% | 910 | 64 down 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 151 | Peak District National Park | 56 | 51% | 162 | 91% | 901 | 18 up 18 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 152 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 56 | 52% | 92 | 90% | 875 | 14 down 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 153 | Tendring | 56 | 55% | 112 | 89% | 847 | 134 down 134 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 154 | Dartford | 56 | 55% | 103 | 78% | 808 | 60 up 60 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 155 | Spelthorne | 56 | 54% | 110 | 86% | 807 | 12 down 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 156 | Rugby | 56 | 53% | 145 | 95% | 664 | 88 up 88 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 157 | Crawley | 56 | 54% | 150 | 91% | 577 | 27 up 27 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 158 | South Ayrshire | 56 | 53% | 104 | 98% | 567 | 67 down 67 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 159 | King’s Lynn and West Norfolk | 56 | 51% | 112 | 86% | 491 | 62 down 62 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 160 | Bradford | 56 | 56% | 147 | 87% | 481 | — | |
| 161 | Epping Forest | 56 | 62% | 115 | 80% | 474 | 27 down 27 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 162 | Falkirk | 56 | 50% | 156 | 98% | 438 | 62 up 62 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 163 | Neath Port Talbot | 56 | 50% | 146 | 96% | 436 | 43 up 43 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 164 | Leicester | 56 | 54% | 120 | 87% | 387 | 140 up 140 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 165 | Malvern Hills | 56 | 53% | 221 | 91% | 300 | 81 up 81 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 166 | Broxbourne | 56 | 58% | 125 | 89% | 248 | 14 up 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 167 | Bedford | 56 | 60% | 91 | 76% | 210 | 162 down 162 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 168 | Telford and Wrekin | 56 | 50% | 102 | 94% | 208 | 17 up 17 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 169 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 56 | 50% | 247 | 94% | 185 | 115 up 115 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 170 | South Tyneside | 56 | 56% | 108 | 94% | 168 | 25 down 25 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 171 | Redcar and Cleveland | 56 | 52% | 227 | 93% | 165 | 34 up 34 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 172 | Isles of Scilly | 56 | 60% | 100 | 99% | 73 | 77 down 77 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 173 | Tamworth | 56 | 66% | 161 | 96% | 56 | 26 down 26 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 174 | Yorkshire Dales National Park | 57 | 49% | 140 | 90% | 5,822 | — | |
| 175 | Cherwell | 57 | 48% | 128 | 93% | 1,941 | 17 down 17 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 176 | Vale of White Horse | 57 | 49% | 119 | 88% | 1,690 | 13 down 13 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 177 | Hart | 57 | 48% | 125 | 91% | 1,529 | 71 down 71 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 178 | Isle of Wight | 57 | 48% | 96 | 92% | 1,259 | 17 up 17 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 179 | Torridge | 57 | 50% | 134 | 93% | 812 | 22 up 22 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 180 | Three Rivers | 57 | 50% | 129 | 89% | 779 | 23 down 23 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 181 | New Forest | 57 | 49% | 136 | 89% | 760 | 64 up 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 182 | Welwyn Hatfield | 57 | 48% | 129 | 91% | 668 | 7 up 7 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 183 | Forest of Dean | 57 | 48% | 124 | 94% | 656 | 10 down 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 184 | Uttlesford | 57 | 49% | 113 | 73% | 630 | — | |
| 185 | Dundee City | 57 | 48% | 114 | 96% | 630 | 13 up 13 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 186 | Gloucester | 57 | 49% | 211 | 82% | 608 | 103 down 103 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 187 | Trafford | 57 | 49% | 106 | 85% | 583 | 65 down 65 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 188 | Hastings | 57 | 50% | 129 | 88% | 434 | 96 down 96 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 189 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | 57 | 50% | 123 | 99% | 376 | — | |
| 190 | Bromsgrove | 57 | 50% | 156 | 94% | 241 | 9 down 9 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 191 | Redditch | 57 | 50% | 156 | 94% | 241 | 9 down 9 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 192 | Amber Valley | 57 | 48% | 196 | — | 183 | 38 up 38 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 193 | North Tyneside | 57 | 49% | 142 | 94% | 82 | 103 down 103 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 194 | North York Moors National Park | 58 | 48% | 138 | 89% | 5,957 | — | |
| 195 | Bromley | 58 | 47% | 98 | 80% | 3,677 | 46 down 46 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 196 | Hillingdon | 58 | 47% | 106 | 89% | 1,956 | 41 down 41 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 197 | York | 58 | 43% | 123 | 89% | 1,753 | 7 down 7 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 198 | South Cambridgeshire | 58 | 48% | 186 | 90% | 840 | 63 down 63 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 199 | Rhondda Cynon Taf | 58 | 48% | 133 | 94% | 675 | 127 down 127 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 200 | Stirling | 58 | 46% | 116 | 99% | 612 | 147 down 147 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 201 | Lewes | 58 | 46% | 125 | 91% | 592 | 54 up 54 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 202 | Thurrock | 58 | 46% | 134 | 83% | 352 | 27 down 27 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 203 | South Holland | 58 | 46% | 168 | 78% | 206 | 77 down 77 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 204 | Middlesbrough | 58 | 47% | 190 | 81% | 89 | 21 up 21 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 205 | North Yorkshire | 59 | 47% | 141 | 89% | 5,607 | — | |
| 206 | Buckinghamshire | 59 | 47% | 126 | 79% | 4,642 | 161 down 161 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 207 | West Berkshire | 59 | 45% | 110 | 90% | 1,551 | — | |
| 208 | Winchester | 59 | 45% | 110 | 96% | 1,223 | 168 down 168 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 209 | Perth and Kinross | 59 | 44% | 132 | 92% | 1,197 | 108 down 108 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 210 | Herefordshire, County of | 59 | 47% | 201 | 96% | 549 | 64 up 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 211 | Renfrewshire | 59 | 47% | 154 | 95% | 536 | 11 down 11 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 212 | Southend-on-Sea | 59 | 46% | 123 | 88% | 445 | 8 up 8 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 213 | Midlothian | 59 | 45% | 144 | 93% | 330 | 153 down 153 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 214 | Inverclyde | 59 | 40% | 104 | 97% | 231 | 140 down 140 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 215 | Stockton-on-Tees | 59 | 44% | 168 | 95% | 228 | 12 down 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 216 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 60 | 42% | 96 | 89% | 4,170 | — | |
| 217 | Ashford | 60 | 45% | 133 | 92% | 1,592 | 160 down 160 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 218 | Bracknell Forest | 60 | 46% | 149 | 92% | 854 | 43 up 43 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 219 | Wrexham | 60 | 47% | 163 | 94% | 614 | 69 up 69 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 220 | Wychavon | 60 | 48% | 171 | 87% | 423 | 2 up 2 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 221 | Tameside | 60 | 42% | 205 | 89% | 217 | 81 down 81 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 222 | Harlow | 60 | 47% | 205 | 84% | 145 | 80 down 80 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 223 | Wandsworth | 61 | 43% | 126 | 88% | 2,740 | 16 down 16 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 224 | Kirklees | 61 | 43% | 167 | 78% | 1,032 | 9 up 9 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 225 | Scottish Borders | 61 | 43% | 175 | 94% | 908 | 50 up 50 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 226 | Sandwell | 61 | 40% | 128 | 88% | 530 | 56 up 56 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 227 | Shetland Islands | 61 | 44% | 117 | 99% | 294 | 166 down 166 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 228 | Elmbridge | 62 | 45% | 130 | 79% | 2,424 | 12 up 12 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 229 | Stratford-on-Avon | 62 | 45% | 174 | 91% | 917 | 79 down 79 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 230 | Torbay | 62 | 40% | 137 | 80% | 725 | 20 down 20 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 231 | North Norfolk | 62 | 44% | 196 | 95% | 614 | 166 down 166 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 232 | North West Leicestershire | 62 | 46% | 196 | 91% | 259 | 22 up 22 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 233 | Sefton | 62 | 44% | 147 | 88% | 243 | 17 down 17 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 234 | Lichfield | 62 | 39% | 241 | 82% | 216 | 64 up 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 235 | North East Derbyshire | 62 | 41% | 212 | — | 151 | 4 down 4 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 236 | Birmingham | 63 | 45% | 161 | 84% | 4,359 | 75 up 75 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 237 | Havering | 63 | 38% | 133 | 100% | 2,286 | 11 up 11 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 238 | Tonbridge and Malling | 63 | 42% | 130 | 95% | 1,881 | 224 down 224 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 239 | Guildford | 63 | 43% | 149 | 87% | 1,637 | 18 down 18 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 240 | Powys | 63 | 42% | 148 | 85% | 1,010 | 170 down 170 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 241 | Vale of Glamorgan | 63 | 43% | 142 | 91% | 980 | 58 down 58 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 242 | Thanet | 63 | 35% | 127 | 94% | 839 | 20 up 20 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 243 | St Albans | 63 | 42% | 159 | 82% | 776 | — | |
| 244 | Enfield | 63 | 40% | 105 | 77% | 486 | 125 down 125 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 245 | Colchester | 63 | 42% | 131 | 86% | 473 | 75 down 75 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 246 | Newark and Sherwood | 63 | 44% | 190 | 94% | 391 | 148 down 148 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 247 | West Dunbartonshire | 63 | 38% | 124 | 98% | 200 | 26 up 26 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 248 | Kingston upon Thames | 64 | 41% | 122 | 82% | 1,965 | 35 up 35 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 249 | Newport | 64 | 41% | 140 | 80% | 758 | 105 down 105 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 250 | Isle of Anglesey | 64 | 39% | 155 | 93% | 626 | 69 up 69 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 251 | West Lothian | 64 | 35% | 112 | 80% | 600 | 22 down 22 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 252 | Rochford | 64 | 38% | 135 | 85% | 327 | 16 up 16 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 253 | Ribble Valley | 64 | 41% | 167 | 84% | 279 | 1 down 1 place since the same window a year earlier | |
| 254 | Wyre | 64 | 40% | 175 | 90% | 199 | 41 up 41 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 255 | Aberdeenshire | 65 | 34% | 208 | 95% | 1,403 | 14 down 14 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 256 | East Ayrshire | 65 | 37% | 151 | 96% | 575 | 6 down 6 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 257 | Angus | 65 | 31% | 212 | 96% | 456 | 56 up 56 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 258 | Adur | 65 | 39% | 150 | 93% | 432 | 104 down 104 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 259 | Worthing | 65 | 39% | 150 | 93% | 432 | 60 down 60 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 260 | South Kesteven | 65 | 42% | 175 | 92% | 364 | 86 down 86 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 261 | Bassetlaw | 65 | 42% | 220 | 82% | 215 | 43 down 43 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 262 | Westminster | 66 | 41% | 167 | 89% | 3,167 | 256 down 256 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 263 | Tewkesbury | 66 | 42% | 207 | 87% | 1,168 | 16 down 16 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 264 | Mid and East Antrim | 66 | 39% | 182 | 91% | 585 | 195 down 195 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 265 | East Dunbartonshire | 66 | 22% | 136 | 97% | 404 | 8 down 8 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 266 | Hertsmere | 66 | 37% | 243 | 85% | 375 | 95 down 95 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 267 | West Northamptonshire | 67 | 42% | 169 | 93% | 2,977 | 35 down 35 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 268 | Highland | 67 | 35% | 156 | 97% | 2,000 | 53 up 53 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 269 | Brighton and Hove | 67 | 40% | 110 | 92% | 691 | 240 down 240 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 270 | East Lindsey | 67 | 38% | 169 | 92% | 247 | 59 down 59 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 271 | Barnsley | 68 | 38% | 192 | 93% | 274 | 15 up 15 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 272 | South Derbyshire | 69 | 35% | 199 | 91% | 269 | 79 down 79 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 273 | Staffordshire Moorlands | 69 | 33% | 214 | 72% | 156 | 5 up 5 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 274 | South Lanarkshire | 70 | 32% | 140 | 94% | 843 | 5 down 5 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 275 | Central Bedfordshire | 70 | 32% | 172 | 88% | 572 | 67 down 67 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 276 | Croydon | 70 | 35% | 232 | 80% | 357 | 120 down 120 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 277 | South Staffordshire | 70 | 32% | 158 | 84% | 326 | 39 down 39 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 278 | Chesterfield | 71 | 30% | 250 | — | 169 | 61 down 61 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 279 | Hartlepool | 71 | 34% | 265 | 97% | 88 | 24 up 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 280 | Conwy | 72 | 30% | 169 | 87% | 546 | 10 down 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 281 | Sunderland | 73 | 32% | 349 | 85% | 130 | 148 down 148 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 282 | Basildon | 73 | 39% | 453 | 91% | 33 | 182 down 182 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 283 | Harborough | 74 | 32% | 213 | 90% | 678 | 74 down 74 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 284 | Chorley | 74 | 31% | 221 | 86% | 211 | 87 down 87 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 285 | Knowsley | 74 | 31% | 322 | 94% | 71 | 98 down 98 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 286 | Blackpool | 74 | 33% | 148 | 76% | 52 | 140 down 140 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 287 | Brentwood | 75 | 32% | 161 | 88% | 446 | 6 down 6 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 288 | Bolton | 75 | 32% | 163 | 82% | 370 | 122 down 122 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 289 | Fenland | 75 | 27% | 161 | 87% | 219 | 16 up 16 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 290 | South Ribble | 75 | 33% | 150 | 95% | 99 | 206 down 206 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 291 | Walsall | 76 | 33% | 197 | 82% | 307 | 112 down 112 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 292 | Mole Valley | 77 | 33% | 155 | 81% | 1,383 | 161 down 161 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 293 | Havant | 77 | 29% | 178 | 94% | 644 | 1 up 1 place since the same window a year earlier | |
| 294 | Nottingham | 77 | 32% | 235 | 93% | 355 | 7 down 7 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 295 | Halton | 77 | 30% | 215 | 96% | 70 | 220 down 220 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 296 | Oadby and Wigston | 77 | 24% | 203 | 71% | 62 | 5 down 5 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 297 | Glasgow City | 78 | 20% | 152 | 92% | 1,281 | 10 up 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 298 | Derby | 78 | 30% | 231 | 90% | 417 | 35 down 35 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 299 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 79 | 15% | 202 | 96% | 1,467 | — | |
| 300 | Antrim and Newtownabbey | 79 | 27% | 172 | 93% | 566 | 9 up 9 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 301 | Calderdale | 79 | 29% | 170 | 88% | 316 | 207 down 207 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 302 | Gedling | 79 | 28% | 181 | 68% | 168 | 90 down 90 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 303 | City of London | 80 | 30% | 210 | 100% | 1,099 | 7 down 7 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 304 | Ards and North Down | 80 | 32% | 266 | 97% | 611 | 10 up 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 305 | St. Helens | 80 | 23% | 343 | 93% | 351 | 79 down 79 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 306 | Luton | 80 | 26% | 157 | 81% | 265 | 29 down 29 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 307 | West Lancashire | 80 | 23% | 215 | 84% | 215 | 64 down 64 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 308 | East Hertfordshire | 81 | 24% | 224 | 79% | 475 | 73 down 73 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 309 | Blaby | 81 | 26% | 200 | 95% | 226 | 131 down 131 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 310 | Moray | 83 | 30% | 177 | 97% | 537 | 10 up 10 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 311 | Bridgend | 83 | 26% | 196 | 88% | 463 | 21 down 21 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 312 | Oldham | 83 | 22% | 306 | 91% | 126 | 40 down 40 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 313 | East Staffordshire | 84 | 34% | 322 | 83% | 471 | 47 down 47 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 314 | Rossendale | 84 | 21% | 231 | 88% | 121 | 35 down 35 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 315 | Wigan | 87 | 16% | 247 | 88% | 289 | 13 down 13 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 316 | Causeway Coast and Glens | 88 | 27% | 252 | 96% | 611 | No change unchanged since the same window a year earlier | |
| 317 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 88 | 21% | 292 | 79% | 243 | 131 down 131 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 318 | Rushcliffe | 91 | 22% | 242 | 89% | 351 | 67 down 67 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 319 | Kensington and Chelsea | 93 | 29% | 183 | 96% | 3,223 | 267 down 267 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 320 | Derbyshire Dales | 94 | 30% | 257 | 84% | 342 | 128 down 128 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 321 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | 95 | 17% | 301 | 96% | 509 | 2 up 2 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 322 | Derry City and Strabane | 95 | 25% | 335 | 98% | 413 | 4 down 4 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 323 | Bury | 96 | 23% | 204 | 89% | 53 | 100 down 100 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 324 | Mid Ulster | 98 | 22% | 238 | 98% | 697 | 9 down 9 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 325 | Wakefield | 98 | 20% | 266 | 88% | 210 | 65 down 65 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 326 | Orkney Islands | 99 | 20% | 187 | 96% | 228 | 61 down 61 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 327 | Solihull | 100 | 29% | 283 | 88% | 728 | 26 down 26 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 328 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | 100 | 24% | 246 | 89% | 50 | — | |
| 329 | Belfast | 101 | 20% | 202 | 98% | 992 | 23 down 23 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 330 | Warwick | 102 | 16% | 202 | 93% | 161 | 91 down 91 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 331 | North Warwickshire | 103 | 11% | 325 | 100% | 72 | 214 down 214 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 332 | Melton | 104 | 22% | 481 | 87% | 166 | 47 down 47 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 333 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 105 | 15% | 299 | 96% | 599 | 21 down 21 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 334 | High Peak | 107 | 16% | 308 | 100% | 122 | 41 down 41 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 335 | Maldon | 130 | 13% | 302 | 78% | 364 | 59 down 59 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 336 | Stafford | 132 | 11% | 305 | 78% | 183 | 28 down 28 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 337 | Gateshead | 132 | 28% | 475 | 89% | 85 | 37 down 37 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 338 | North East Lincolnshire | 135 | 21% | 248 | 92% | 52 | — | |
| 339 | Mansfield | 150 | 17% | 418 | 94% | 174 | 68 down 68 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 340 | Newry, Mourne and Down | 182 | 10% | 340 | 95% | 383 | 16 down 16 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 341 | Great Yarmouth | 246 | 4% | 738 | 100% | 196 | 24 down 24 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 342 | Cheshire West and Chester | 273 | 21% | 547 | 87% | 61 | 151 down 151 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| 343 | Huntingdonshire | 570 | 0% | 1762 | — | 28 | 116 down 116 places since the same window a year earlier | |
| — | Eastbourne Dates unreliable | 6 | 99% | 8 | 100% | 532 | — | |
| — | Portsmouth Coverage building | 56 | 51% | 117 | 80% | 477 | — | |
| — | North Northamptonshire Coverage building | 81 | 29% | 172 | 91% | 1,807 | — |
3 of the 346 councils shown carry a figure but no rank: either our records do not yet reach far enough back to see their slower cases, or the dates they publish do not behave like receipt dates. Both are set out in the methodology, and each council's own page says which applies.
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Planning decision times, year to September 2026: across 343 UK councils, the median planning application took 56 days from submission to decision (exactly the eight week target). 55% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 81% within thirteen weeks. Based on 362,272 decisions with both dates published. Fastest: Fareham, 29 days. Slowest: Huntingdonshire, 570 days. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
What else moves the wait
The council is not the only variable
The type of application
A tree works consent and a reserved matters application are not the same job, and the spread between them is wider than the spread between councils.
Where you are
Median decision times by region and nation, built from each council's own median so one large authority cannot speak for its region.
When you submit
Whether the month an application goes in changes how long it waits. The effect is real, and smaller than people expect.
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in the UK?
Across 343 UK councils, the median planning application decided in the year to September 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision — exactly the eight week target. Half of all applications were decided faster than that, half slower. 55% were decided within the eight week statutory target and 81% within thirteen weeks.
Which UK council decides planning applications fastest?
Of the councils in this study, Fareham had the fastest median in the year to September 2026 at 29 days, across 961 decisions. The slowest was Huntingdonshire at 570 days. The gap between the two is 541 days, which is longer than the statutory target itself.
What is the statutory target for a planning decision?
Eight weeks — 56 days — from validation for most applications, and thirteen weeks for major development. Sixteen weeks applies where an environmental impact assessment is required. A council and an applicant can also agree an extension of time in writing, so a decision past the target is not automatically a breach of it.
Where do these decision times come from?
PlanIndex measures the days between the dates each council publishes on its own planning register: the date an application was received (or validated, where no received date is published) and the date it was decided. Nothing is modelled or estimated. The figures cover 362,272 decisions from 343 councils in the year to September 2026 and are rebuilt nightly.
Can these figures be cited?
Yes. Every figure on this page carries its measurement window and its sample size, and the methodology page states what is counted, what is excluded and where the numbers can mislead. The preferred citation is "PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk". Please link to the page you took the figure from, because the figures are rebuilt as councils publish more decisions.
This study measures decisions. To read what happens between submission and decision, and why an application stalls, see the guide on how long planning decisions take. To browse the applications behind these figures, start at the council directory.