Decision times · East of England
How long planning decisions take in Huntingdonshire
570 days. Ranked 343 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Huntingdonshire took 570 days from submission to decision — 514 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 28 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Huntingdonshire compares
Year to September 2026
Huntingdonshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 514 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 0%.
The average here is 875 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 1762 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 0 0%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 0 0%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 28 100%
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 | 570 | 343 of 343 |
| September 2025 | 61 | 227 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 62 | 206 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 62 | 210 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 62 | 218 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 61 days, Huntingdonshire has moved down 116 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 13 decided 569 days
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Full applications 10 decided 1762 days
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in Huntingdonshire?
The median planning application decided by Huntingdonshire in the year to September 2026 took 570 days from submission to decision, 514 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 28 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 343 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Huntingdonshire meet the eight week target?
0% of the 28 decisions Huntingdonshire made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 0% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 1762 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Huntingdonshire faster or slower than average?
Huntingdonshire is slower than average: its median of 570 days is 514 days above the national median of 56 days.
Is Huntingdonshire getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 61 days, Huntingdonshire has moved down 116 places in the table. Its median has risen by 509 days.
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Huntingdonshire planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 570 days from application to decision (514 days beyond the eight week target), across 28 decisions with both dates published. 0% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 0% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 1762 days. Ranked 343 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.