Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in North East Lincolnshire
71 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by North East Lincolnshire took 71 days from submission to decision — 15 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 175 decisions where the council published both dates.
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Not ranked yet: our records do not yet pass the historical coverage, monthly continuity, missing-date and refresh checks for this window. The figure above is still what the published dates say; it is left out of the league table so it cannot distort the ranking. See the methodology.
How North East Lincolnshire compares
Year to December 2026
North East Lincolnshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 14 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 43%.
The average here is 118 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 233 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 75 43%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 30 17%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 70 40%
By type of application
Year to December 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 29 decided 45 days
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Advertising 14 decided 66 days
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Full applications 67 decided 108 days
What North East Lincolnshire decides
Year to December 2026
North East Lincolnshire issued 175 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 93% were approvals: 129 granted against 10 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 North East Lincolnshire?
The median planning application decided by North East Lincolnshire in the year to December 2026 took 71 days from submission to decision, 15 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 175 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does North East Lincolnshire meet the eight week target?
43% of the 175 decisions North East Lincolnshire made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 60% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 233 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 Lincolnshire faster or slower than average?
North East Lincolnshire is slower than average: its median of 71 days is 14 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does North East Lincolnshire approve?
93% of the clear-cut outcomes North East Lincolnshire issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 129 granted against 10 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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North East Lincolnshire planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 71 days from application to decision (15 days beyond the eight week target), across 175 decisions with both dates published. 43% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 60% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 233 days. 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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