Decision times · West Midlands
How long planning decisions take in North Warwickshire
106 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by North Warwickshire took 106 days from submission to decision — 50 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 133 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 Warwickshire compares
Year to December 2026
North Warwickshire takes longer than the country as a whole: 49 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 16%.
The average here is 128 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 237 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 21 16%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 35 26%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 77 58%
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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Conditions 42 decided 91 days
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Lawful development 13 decided 110 days
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Full applications 21 decided 115 days
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Householder 24 decided 121 days
What North Warwickshire decides
Year to December 2026
North Warwickshire issued 133 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 98% were approvals: 128 granted against 2 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 December 2026 took 106 days from submission to decision, 50 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 133 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does North Warwickshire meet the eight week target?
16% of the 133 decisions North Warwickshire made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 42% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 237 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 106 days is 49 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does North Warwickshire approve?
98% of the clear-cut outcomes North Warwickshire issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 128 granted against 2 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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North Warwickshire planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 106 days from application to decision (50 days beyond the eight week target), across 133 decisions with both dates published. 16% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 42% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 237 days. 98% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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