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How long planning decisions take in Causeway Coast and Glens

88 days. Ranked 316 of 343.

In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Causeway Coast and Glens took 88 days from submission to decision — 32 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 611 decisions where the council published both dates.

88 days
Median decision 32 days beyond the eight week target
316 of 343
UK rank unchanged in a year
27%
Within eight weeks 53% within thirteen
252 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Causeway Coast and Glens compares

Year to September 2026

Causeway Coast and Glens takes longer than the country as a whole: 32 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 27%.

The average here is 130 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 252 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 165 27%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 156 26%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 290 47%

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.

Causeway Coast and Glens: 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 88 316 of 343
June 2026 80 306 of 328
March 2026 72 217 of 243
December 2025 66 206 of 236
September 2025 146 316 of 324
June 2025 148 308 of 313
March 2025 148 309 of 315
December 2024 143 315 of 319

Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 146 days, Causeway Coast and Glens has moved unchanged 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. Conditions 89 decided 65 days
  2. Reserved matters 28 decided 80 days
  3. Amendments 29 decided 84 days
  4. Full applications 362 decided 98 days
  5. Heritage and listed buildings 16 decided 118 days
  6. Advertising 18 decided 123 days
  7. Outline 37 decided 124 days

How these types compare nationally

What Causeway Coast and Glens decides

Year to September 2026

Causeway Coast and Glens issued 611 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 96% were approvals: 468 granted against 17 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 Causeway Coast and Glens?

The median planning application decided by Causeway Coast and Glens in the year to September 2026 took 88 days from submission to decision, 32 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 611 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 316 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.

Does Causeway Coast and Glens meet the eight week target?

27% of the 611 decisions Causeway Coast and Glens made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 53% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 252 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Causeway Coast and Glens faster or slower than average?

Causeway Coast and Glens is slower than average: its median of 88 days is 32 days above the national median of 56 days.

Is Causeway Coast and Glens getting faster or slower?

Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 146 days, Causeway Coast and Glens has moved unchanged in the table. Its median has fallen by 58 days.

What proportion of applications does Causeway Coast and Glens approve?

96% of the clear-cut outcomes Causeway Coast and Glens issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 468 granted against 17 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Causeway Coast and Glens planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 88 days from application to decision (32 days beyond the eight week target), across 611 decisions with both dates published. 27% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 53% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 252 days. Ranked 316 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 96% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.