Decision times · East Midlands
How long planning decisions take in Hinckley and Bosworth
88 days. Ranked 317 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Hinckley and Bosworth took 88 days from submission to decision — 32 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 243 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Hinckley and Bosworth compares
Year to September 2026
Hinckley and Bosworth takes longer than the country as a whole: 32 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 21%.
The average here is 138 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 292 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 50 21%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 77 32%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 116 48%
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 |
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| September 2026 | 88 | 317 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 77 | 297 of 328 |
| September 2025 | 56 | 186 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 56 | 140 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 56 | 140 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 56 | 142 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 56 days, Hinckley and Bosworth has moved down 131 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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Trees 27 decided 42 days
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Lawful development 11 decided 60 days
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Householder 71 decided 75 days
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Amendments 17 decided 95 days
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Full applications 52 decided 137 days
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Conditions 43 decided 158 days
What Hinckley and Bosworth decides
Year to September 2026
Hinckley and Bosworth issued 243 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 79% were approvals: 45 granted against 12 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 Hinckley and Bosworth?
The median planning application decided by Hinckley and Bosworth in the year to September 2026 took 88 days from submission to decision, 32 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 243 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 317 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Hinckley and Bosworth meet the eight week target?
21% of the 243 decisions Hinckley and Bosworth made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 52% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 292 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Hinckley and Bosworth faster or slower than average?
Hinckley and Bosworth is slower than average: its median of 88 days is 32 days above the national median of 56 days.
Is Hinckley and Bosworth getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 56 days, Hinckley and Bosworth has moved down 131 places in the table. Its median has risen by 32 days.
What proportion of applications does Hinckley and Bosworth approve?
79% of the clear-cut outcomes Hinckley and Bosworth issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 45 granted against 12 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Hinckley and Bosworth planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 88 days from application to decision (32 days beyond the eight week target), across 243 decisions with both dates published. 21% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 52% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 292 days. Ranked 317 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 79% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.