Decision times · East Midlands
How long planning decisions take in Boston
48 days. Ranked 23 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Boston took 48 days from submission to decision — 8 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 40 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Boston compares
Year to September 2026
Boston decides faster than the country as a whole: 8 days below the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 75%.
The average here is 47 days. For planning around, 68 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 30 75%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 10 25%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 0 0%
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.
| Twelve months to | Median days | UK rank |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 48 | 23 of 343 |
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.
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Full applications 14 decided 56 days
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in Boston?
The median planning application decided by Boston in the year to September 2026 took 48 days from submission to decision, 8 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 40 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 23 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Boston meet the eight week target?
75% of the 40 decisions Boston made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 100% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 68 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Boston faster or slower than average?
Boston is faster than average: its median of 48 days is 8 days below the national median of 56 days.
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Boston planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 48 days from application to decision (8 days inside the eight week target), across 40 decisions with both dates published. 75% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 100% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 68 days. Ranked 23 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.