Decision times · South East
How long planning decisions take in Fareham
31 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Fareham took 31 days from submission to decision — 25 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 807 decisions where the council published both dates.
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How Fareham compares
Year to December 2026
Fareham decides faster than the country as a whole: 26 days below the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 82%.
The average here is 44 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 83 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 659 82%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 79 10%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 69 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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Amendments 83 decided 13 days
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Trees 136 decided 17 days
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Outline 17 decided 21 days
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Full applications 346 decided 35 days
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Advertising 21 decided 36 days
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Conditions 137 decided 42 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 38 decided 47 days
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in Fareham?
The median planning application decided by Fareham in the year to December 2026 took 31 days from submission to decision, 25 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 807 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does Fareham meet the eight week target?
82% of the 807 decisions Fareham 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 83 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Fareham faster or slower than average?
Fareham is faster than average: its median of 31 days is 26 days below the national median of 57 days.
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Fareham planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 31 days from application to decision (25 days inside the eight week target), across 807 decisions with both dates published. 82% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 91% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 83 days. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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