Decision times · East of England
How long planning decisions take in East Hertfordshire
77 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by East Hertfordshire took 77 days from submission to decision — 21 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 743 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 East Hertfordshire compares
Year to December 2026
East Hertfordshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 20 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 27%.
The average here is 109 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 204 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 198 27%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 274 37%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 271 36%
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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Outline 43 decided 56 days
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Householder 242 decided 73 days
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Amendments 62 decided 75 days
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Advertising 10 decided 81 days
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Conditions 111 decided 84 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 46 decided 97 days
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Full applications 97 decided 127 days
What East Hertfordshire decides
Year to December 2026
East Hertfordshire issued 743 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 85% were approvals: 585 granted against 103 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 East Hertfordshire?
The median planning application decided by East Hertfordshire in the year to December 2026 took 77 days from submission to decision, 21 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 743 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does East Hertfordshire meet the eight week target?
27% of the 743 decisions East Hertfordshire made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 64% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 204 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is East Hertfordshire faster or slower than average?
East Hertfordshire is slower than average: its median of 77 days is 20 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does East Hertfordshire approve?
85% of the clear-cut outcomes East Hertfordshire issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 585 granted against 103 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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East Hertfordshire planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 77 days from application to decision (21 days beyond the eight week target), across 743 decisions with both dates published. 27% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 64% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 204 days. 85% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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