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How long planning decisions take in Angus

65 days. Ranked 257 of 343.

In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Angus took 65 days from submission to decision — 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 456 decisions where the council published both dates.

65 days
Median decision 9 days beyond the eight week target
257 of 343
UK rank up 56 places in a year
31%
Within eight weeks 67% within thirteen
212 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Angus compares

Year to September 2026

Angus takes longer than the country as a whole: 9 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 31%.

The average here is 100 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 212 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 143 31%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 161 35%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 152 33%

The last few years

Each row is a full twelve months of decisions, ending in the quarter shown

Rolling twelve month windows overlap by nine months, so this reads as a trend rather than as four separate quarters. Only windows our records reach far enough back to measure in full are listed.

Angus: median days from application to decision, by rolling twelve month window. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
Twelve months to Median days UK rank
September 2026 65 257 of 343
June 2026 64 264 of 328
March 2026 69 213 of 243
December 2025 93 220 of 236
September 2025 111 313 of 324
June 2025 88 287 of 313
March 2025 76 280 of 315
December 2024 71 274 of 319

Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 111 days, Angus has moved up 56 places in the table.

By type of application

Year to September 2026 · types with at least ten decisions

The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.

  1. Prior approval 26 decided 42 days
  2. Outline 17 decided 49 days
  3. Lawful development 23 decided 51 days
  4. Full applications 331 decided 71 days
  5. Heritage and listed buildings 40 decided 80 days

How these types compare nationally

What Angus decides

Year to September 2026

Angus issued 456 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 96% were approvals: 405 granted against 18 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.

Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.

Common questions

How long does a planning decision take in Angus?

The median planning application decided by Angus in the year to September 2026 took 65 days from submission to decision, 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 456 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 257 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.

Does Angus meet the eight week target?

31% of the 456 decisions Angus made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 67% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 212 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Angus faster or slower than average?

Angus is slower than average: its median of 65 days is 9 days above the national median of 56 days.

Is Angus getting faster or slower?

Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 111 days, Angus has moved up 56 places in the table. Its median has fallen by 46 days.

What proportion of applications does Angus approve?

96% of the clear-cut outcomes Angus issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 405 granted against 18 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Angus planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 65 days from application to decision (9 days beyond the eight week target), across 456 decisions with both dates published. 31% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 67% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 212 days. Ranked 257 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.