Decision times · Yorkshire and The Humber
How long planning decisions take in North East Lincolnshire
135 days. Ranked 338 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by North East Lincolnshire took 135 days from submission to decision — 79 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 52 decisions where the council published both dates.
How North East Lincolnshire compares
Year to September 2026
North East Lincolnshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 79 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 154 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 248 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 11 21%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 3 6%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 38 73%
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 | 135 | 338 of 343 |
| March 2025 | 52 | 60 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 56 | 156 of 319 |
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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Full applications 23 decided 170 days
What North East Lincolnshire decides
Year to September 2026
North East Lincolnshire issued 52 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 92% were approvals: 44 granted against 4 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 September 2026 took 135 days from submission to decision, 79 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 52 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 338 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does North East Lincolnshire meet the eight week target?
21% of the 52 decisions North East Lincolnshire made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 27% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 248 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 135 days is 79 days above the national median of 56 days.
What proportion of applications does North East Lincolnshire approve?
92% of the clear-cut outcomes North East Lincolnshire issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 44 granted against 4 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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North East Lincolnshire planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 135 days from application to decision (79 days beyond the eight week target), across 52 decisions with both dates published. 21% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 27% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 248 days. Ranked 338 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.