Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in East Riding of Yorkshire
56 days. Ranked 152 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by East Riding of Yorkshire took 56 days from submission to decision — exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 875 decisions where the council published both dates.
How East Riding of Yorkshire compares
Year to September 2026
East Riding of Yorkshire sits exactly on the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 52%.
The average here is 64 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 92 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 456 52%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 329 38%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 90 10%
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 | 56 | 152 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 59 | 227 of 328 |
| March 2026 | 56 | 174 of 243 |
| September 2025 | 55 | 138 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 55 | 97 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 55 | 101 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 55 | 99 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 55 days, East Riding of Yorkshire has moved down 14 places 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.
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Prior approval 49 decided 28 days
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Trees 165 decided 40 days
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Conditions 130 decided 50 days
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Amendments 64 decided 51 days
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Lawful development 30 decided 56 days
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Full applications 346 decided 65 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 43 decided 69 days
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Advertising 19 decided 78 days
What East Riding of Yorkshire decides
Year to September 2026
East Riding of Yorkshire issued 875 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 90% were approvals: 626 granted against 66 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 Riding of Yorkshire?
The median planning application decided by East Riding of Yorkshire in the year to September 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision, exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 875 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 152 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does East Riding of Yorkshire meet the eight week target?
52% of the 875 decisions East Riding of Yorkshire made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 90% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 92 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 Riding of Yorkshire faster or slower than average?
East Riding of Yorkshire sits exactly on the national median of 56 days.
Is East Riding of Yorkshire getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 55 days, East Riding of Yorkshire has moved down 14 places in the table. Its median has risen by 1 day.
What proportion of applications does East Riding of Yorkshire approve?
90% of the clear-cut outcomes East Riding of Yorkshire issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 626 granted against 66 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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East Riding of Yorkshire planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 56 days from application to decision (exactly the eight week target), across 875 decisions with both dates published. 52% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 90% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 92 days. Ranked 152 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.