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How long planning decisions take in Fylde

55 days. Ranked 109 of 343.

In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Fylde took 55 days from submission to decision — 1 day inside the eight week target. That is measured across 647 decisions where the council published both dates.

55 days
Median decision 1 day inside the eight week target
109 of 343
UK rank up 93 places in a year
52%
Within eight weeks 76% within thirteen
151 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Fylde compares

Year to September 2026

Fylde decides faster than the country as a whole: 1 day below the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 52%.

The average here is 76 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 151 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 339 52%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 154 24%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 154 24%

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.

Fylde: median days from application to decision, by rolling twelve month window. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
Twelve months to Median days UK rank
September 2026 55 109 of 343
June 2026 52 73 of 328
March 2026 46 35 of 243
December 2025 48 82 of 236
September 2025 57 202 of 324
June 2025 61 201 of 313
March 2025 61 206 of 315
December 2024 61 214 of 319

Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 57 days, Fylde has moved up 93 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.

  1. Other 12 decided 26 days
  2. Trees 122 decided 27 days
  3. Prior approval 25 decided 48 days
  4. Lawful development 40 decided 54 days
  5. Householder 199 decided 56 days
  6. Amendments 41 decided 58 days
  7. Conditions 62 decided 60 days
  8. Outline 19 decided 95 days
  9. Full applications 107 decided 106 days

How these types compare nationally

What Fylde decides

Year to September 2026

Fylde issued 647 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 95% were approvals: 475 granted against 24 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 Fylde?

The median planning application decided by Fylde in the year to September 2026 took 55 days from submission to decision, 1 day inside the eight week target. That is measured across 647 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 109 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.

Does Fylde meet the eight week target?

52% of the 647 decisions Fylde made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 76% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 151 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Fylde faster or slower than average?

Fylde is faster than average: its median of 55 days is 1 day below the national median of 56 days.

Is Fylde getting faster or slower?

Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 57 days, Fylde has moved up 93 places in the table. Its median has fallen by 2 days.

What proportion of applications does Fylde approve?

95% of the clear-cut outcomes Fylde issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 475 granted against 24 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Fylde planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 55 days from application to decision (1 day inside the eight week target), across 647 decisions with both dates published. 52% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 76% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 151 days. Ranked 109 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.