Decision times · West Midlands
How long planning decisions take in North Warwickshire
103 days. Ranked 331 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by North Warwickshire took 103 days from submission to decision — 47 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 72 decisions where the council published both dates.
How North Warwickshire compares
Year to September 2026
North Warwickshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 47 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 11%.
The average here is 143 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 325 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 8 11%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 23 32%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 41 57%
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 | 103 | 331 of 343 |
| September 2025 | 53 | 117 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 53 | 70 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 53 | 71 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 55 | 108 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 53 days, North Warwickshire has moved down 214 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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Conditions 27 decided 100 days
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Householder 10 decided 119 days
What North Warwickshire decides
Year to September 2026
North Warwickshire issued 72 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 100% were approvals: 72 granted against 0 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 Warwickshire?
The median planning application decided by North Warwickshire in the year to September 2026 took 103 days from submission to decision, 47 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 72 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 331 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does North Warwickshire meet the eight week target?
11% of the 72 decisions North Warwickshire made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 43% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 325 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 Warwickshire faster or slower than average?
North Warwickshire is slower than average: its median of 103 days is 47 days above the national median of 56 days.
Is North Warwickshire getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 53 days, North Warwickshire has moved down 214 places in the table. Its median has risen by 50 days.
What proportion of applications does North Warwickshire approve?
100% of the clear-cut outcomes North Warwickshire issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 72 granted against 0 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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North Warwickshire planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 103 days from application to decision (47 days beyond the eight week target), across 72 decisions with both dates published. 11% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 43% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 325 days. Ranked 331 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 100% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.