Decision times · East Midlands
How long planning decisions take in North East Derbyshire
62 days. Ranked 235 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by North East Derbyshire took 62 days from submission to decision — 6 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 151 decisions where the council published both dates.
How North East Derbyshire compares
Year to September 2026
North East Derbyshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 6 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 41%.
The average here is 94 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 212 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 62 41%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 43 28%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 46 30%
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 | 62 | 235 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 56 | 191 of 328 |
| September 2025 | 61 | 231 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 61 | 203 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 62 | 219 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 61 | 216 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 61 days, North East Derbyshire has moved down 4 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 23 decided 54 days
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Householder 23 decided 60 days
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Conditions 41 decided 67 days
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Full applications 30 decided 138 days
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in North East Derbyshire?
The median planning application decided by North East Derbyshire in the year to September 2026 took 62 days from submission to decision, 6 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 151 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 235 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does North East Derbyshire meet the eight week target?
41% of the 151 decisions North East Derbyshire made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 70% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 212 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is North East Derbyshire faster or slower than average?
North East Derbyshire is slower than average: its median of 62 days is 6 days above the national median of 56 days.
Is North East Derbyshire getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 61 days, North East Derbyshire has moved down 4 places in the table. Its median has risen by 1 day.
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North East Derbyshire planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 62 days from application to decision (6 days beyond the eight week target), across 151 decisions with both dates published. 41% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 70% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 212 days. Ranked 235 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.