Decision times · East Midlands
How long planning decisions take in East Lindsey
62 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by East Lindsey took 62 days from submission to decision — 6 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 518 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 Lindsey compares
Year to December 2026
East Lindsey takes longer than the country as a whole: 5 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 42%.
The average here is 83 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 153 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 220 42%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 188 36%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 110 21%
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 46 decided 20 days
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Amendments 25 decided 26 days
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Prior approval 28 decided 30 days
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Trees 13 decided 38 days
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Conditions 137 decided 56 days
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Advertising 12 decided 58 days
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Full applications 215 decided 71 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 22 decided 78 days
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Lawful development 11 decided 78 days
What East Lindsey decides
Year to December 2026
East Lindsey issued 519 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 93% were approvals: 339 granted against 26 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 Lindsey?
The median planning application decided by East Lindsey in the year to December 2026 took 62 days from submission to decision, 6 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 518 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does East Lindsey meet the eight week target?
42% of the 518 decisions East Lindsey made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 79% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 153 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 Lindsey faster or slower than average?
East Lindsey is slower than average: its median of 62 days is 5 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does East Lindsey approve?
93% of the clear-cut outcomes East Lindsey issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 339 granted against 26 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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East Lindsey planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 62 days from application to decision (6 days beyond the eight week target), across 518 decisions with both dates published. 42% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 79% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 153 days. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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