Decision times · East Midlands
How long planning decisions take in Blaby
76 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Blaby took 76 days from submission to decision — 20 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 322 decisions where the council published both dates.
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Not ranked yet: our records do not yet pass the historical coverage, monthly continuity, missing-date and refresh checks for this window. The figure above is still what the published dates say; it is left out of the league table so it cannot distort the ranking. See the methodology.
How Blaby compares
Year to December 2026
Blaby takes longer than the country as a whole: 19 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 26%.
The average here is 101 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 192 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 85 26%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 115 36%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 122 38%
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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Trees 29 decided 50 days
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Lawful development 13 decided 61 days
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Amendments 18 decided 63 days
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Householder 127 decided 75 days
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Conditions 48 decided 91 days
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Full applications 44 decided 126 days
What Blaby decides
Year to December 2026
Blaby issued 322 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 96% were approvals: 297 granted against 12 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 Blaby?
The median planning application decided by Blaby in the year to December 2026 took 76 days from submission to decision, 20 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 322 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does Blaby meet the eight week target?
26% of the 322 decisions Blaby made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 62% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 192 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Blaby faster or slower than average?
Blaby is slower than average: its median of 76 days is 19 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does Blaby approve?
96% of the clear-cut outcomes Blaby issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 297 granted against 12 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Blaby planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 76 days from application to decision (20 days beyond the eight week target), across 322 decisions with both dates published. 26% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 62% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 192 days. 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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