Decision times · East Midlands
How long planning decisions take in Rushcliffe
74 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Rushcliffe took 74 days from submission to decision — 18 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 647 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 Rushcliffe compares
Year to December 2026
Rushcliffe takes longer than the country as a whole: 17 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 32%.
The average here is 113 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 231 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 206 32%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 196 30%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 245 38%
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 41 days
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Amendments 69 decided 60 days
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Conditions 42 decided 72 days
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Lawful development 13 decided 76 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 31 decided 81 days
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Full applications 312 decided 85 days
What Rushcliffe decides
Year to December 2026
Rushcliffe issued 647 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 91% were approvals: 327 granted against 31 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 Rushcliffe?
The median planning application decided by Rushcliffe in the year to December 2026 took 74 days from submission to decision, 18 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 647 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does Rushcliffe meet the eight week target?
32% of the 647 decisions Rushcliffe made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 62% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 231 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Rushcliffe faster or slower than average?
Rushcliffe is slower than average: its median of 74 days is 17 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does Rushcliffe approve?
91% of the clear-cut outcomes Rushcliffe issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 327 granted against 31 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Rushcliffe planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 74 days from application to decision (18 days beyond the eight week target), across 647 decisions with both dates published. 32% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 62% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 231 days. 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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