Decision times · Northern Ireland
How long planning decisions take in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
127 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon took 127 days from submission to decision — 71 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 645 decisions where the council published both dates.
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How Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon compares
Year to December 2026
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon takes longer than the country as a whole: 70 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 12%.
The average here is 173 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 367 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 75 12%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 144 22%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 426 66%
By type of application
Year to December 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.
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Amendments 20 decided 73 days
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Conditions 51 decided 79 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 20 decided 80 days
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Reserved matters 54 decided 125 days
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Advertising 22 decided 133 days
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Full applications 393 decided 140 days
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Outline 59 decided 219 days
What Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon decides
Year to December 2026
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon issued 645 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 96% were approvals: 602 granted against 23 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon?
The median planning application decided by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon in the year to December 2026 took 127 days from submission to decision, 71 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 645 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon meet the eight week target?
12% of the 645 decisions Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 34% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 367 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon faster or slower than average?
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon is slower than average: its median of 127 days is 70 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon approve?
96% of the clear-cut outcomes Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 602 granted against 23 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 127 days from application to decision (71 days beyond the eight week target), across 645 decisions with both dates published. 12% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 34% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 367 days. 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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