Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in East Riding of Yorkshire
56 days.
In the year to December 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 1,572 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 Riding of Yorkshire compares
Year to December 2026
East Riding of Yorkshire decides faster than the country as a whole: 1 day below the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% 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, 88 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 819 52%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 617 39%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 136 9%
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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Prior approval 87 decided 28 days
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Trees 314 decided 40 days
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Conditions 233 decided 50 days
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Amendments 113 decided 55 days
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Lawful development 59 decided 56 days
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Full applications 608 decided 66 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 72 decided 68 days
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Advertising 25 decided 74 days
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Other 13 decided 78 days
What East Riding of Yorkshire decides
Year to December 2026
East Riding of Yorkshire issued 1,572 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 89% were approvals: 1,092 granted against 131 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 December 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision, exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 1,572 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does East Riding of Yorkshire meet the eight week target?
52% of the 1,572 decisions East Riding of Yorkshire made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 91% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 88 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 is faster than average: its median of 56 days is 1 day below the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does East Riding of Yorkshire approve?
89% of the clear-cut outcomes East Riding of Yorkshire issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 1,092 granted against 131 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 December 2026: median 56 days from application to decision (exactly the eight week target), across 1,572 decisions with both dates published. 52% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 91% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 88 days. 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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