Decision times · West Midlands
How long planning decisions take in Redditch
57 days. Ranked 191 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Redditch took 57 days from submission to decision — 1 day beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 241 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Redditch compares
Year to September 2026
Redditch takes longer than the country as a whole: 1 day above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 50%.
The average here is 86 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 156 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 120 50%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 63 26%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 58 24%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 57 | 191 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 58 | 222 of 328 |
| September 2025 | 56 | 182 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 56 | 144 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 56 | 145 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 56 | 147 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 56 days, Redditch has moved down 9 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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Outline 16 decided 49 days
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Prior approval 11 decided 51 days
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Lawful development 14 decided 52 days
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Trees 36 decided 52 days
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Full applications 129 decided 69 days
What Redditch decides
Year to September 2026
Redditch issued 241 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 94% were approvals: 217 granted against 15 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 Redditch?
The median planning application decided by Redditch in the year to September 2026 took 57 days from submission to decision, 1 day beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 241 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 191 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Redditch meet the eight week target?
50% of the 241 decisions Redditch made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 76% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 156 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Redditch faster or slower than average?
Redditch is slower than average: its median of 57 days is 1 day above the national median of 56 days.
Is Redditch getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 56 days, Redditch has moved down 9 places in the table. Its median has risen by 1 day.
What proportion of applications does Redditch approve?
94% of the clear-cut outcomes Redditch issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 217 granted against 15 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Redditch planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 57 days from application to decision (1 day beyond the eight week target), across 241 decisions with both dates published. 50% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 76% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 156 days. Ranked 191 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.