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How long planning decisions take in Bassetlaw

65 days. Ranked 261 of 343.

In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Bassetlaw took 65 days from submission to decision — 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 215 decisions where the council published both dates.

65 days
Median decision 9 days beyond the eight week target
261 of 343
UK rank down 43 places in a year
42%
Within eight weeks 68% within thirteen
220 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Bassetlaw compares

Year to September 2026

Bassetlaw 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 42%.

The average here is 114 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 220 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 91 42%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 55 26%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 69 32%

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.

Bassetlaw: 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 65 261 of 343
June 2026 70 281 of 328
September 2025 59 218 of 324
June 2025 59 186 of 313
March 2025 59 189 of 315
December 2024 59 198 of 319

Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 59 days, Bassetlaw has moved down 43 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. Other 13 decided 29 days
  2. Trees 35 decided 43 days
  3. Amendments 19 decided 49 days
  4. Lawful development 14 decided 56 days
  5. Conditions 24 decided 57 days
  6. Householder 42 decided 85 days
  7. Heritage and listed buildings 12 decided 114 days
  8. Full applications 43 decided 138 days

How these types compare nationally

What Bassetlaw decides

Year to September 2026

Bassetlaw issued 215 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 82% were approvals: 126 granted against 27 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 Bassetlaw?

The median planning application decided by Bassetlaw in the year to September 2026 took 65 days from submission to decision, 9 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 215 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 261 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.

Does Bassetlaw meet the eight week target?

42% of the 215 decisions Bassetlaw made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 68% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 220 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Bassetlaw faster or slower than average?

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

Is Bassetlaw getting faster or slower?

Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 59 days, Bassetlaw has moved down 43 places in the table. Its median has risen by 6 days.

What proportion of applications does Bassetlaw approve?

82% of the clear-cut outcomes Bassetlaw issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 126 granted against 27 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Bassetlaw planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 65 days from application to decision (9 days beyond the eight week target), across 215 decisions with both dates published. 42% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 68% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 220 days. Ranked 261 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 82% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.