Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in Kingston upon Hull, City of
56 days. Ranked 169 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Kingston upon Hull, City of took 56 days from submission to decision — exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 185 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Kingston upon Hull, City of compares
Year to September 2026
Kingston upon Hull, City of sits exactly on the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 50%.
The average here is 114 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 247 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 93 50%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 29 16%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 63 34%
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 | 56 | 169 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 56 | 189 of 328 |
| September 2025 | 73 | 284 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 72 | 269 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 72 | 272 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 72 | 283 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 73 days, Kingston upon Hull, City of has moved up 115 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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Prior approval 22 decided 24 days
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Trees 34 decided 42 days
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Conditions 20 decided 50 days
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Advertising 11 decided 56 days
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Full applications 75 decided 103 days
What Kingston upon Hull, City of decides
Year to September 2026
Kingston upon Hull, City of issued 185 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 94% were approvals: 147 granted against 9 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 Kingston upon Hull, City of?
The median planning application decided by Kingston upon Hull, City of in the year to September 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision, exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 185 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 169 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Kingston upon Hull, City of meet the eight week target?
50% of the 185 decisions Kingston upon Hull, City of made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 66% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 247 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Kingston upon Hull, City of faster or slower than average?
Kingston upon Hull, City of sits exactly on the national median of 56 days.
Is Kingston upon Hull, City of getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 73 days, Kingston upon Hull, City of has moved up 115 places in the table. Its median has fallen by 17 days.
What proportion of applications does Kingston upon Hull, City of approve?
94% of the clear-cut outcomes Kingston upon Hull, City of issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 147 granted against 9 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Kingston upon Hull, City of planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 56 days from application to decision (exactly the eight week target), across 185 decisions with both dates published. 50% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 66% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 247 days. Ranked 169 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.