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How long planning decisions take in Stratford-on-Avon

63 days.

In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Stratford-on-Avon took 63 days from submission to decision — 7 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 1,193 decisions where the council published both dates.

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63 days
Median decision 7 days beyond the eight week target
45%
Within eight weeks 69% within thirteen
171 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Stratford-on-Avon compares

Year to December 2026

Stratford-on-Avon takes longer than the country as a whole: 6 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 45%.

The average here is 90 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 171 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 538 45%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 291 24%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 364 31%

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.

  1. Telecoms 21 decided 23 days
  2. Other 22 decided 25 days
  3. Amendments 39 decided 29 days
  4. Trees 294 decided 40 days
  5. Prior approval 18 decided 42 days
  6. Lawful development 105 decided 55 days
  7. Outline 48 decided 75 days
  8. Advertising 13 decided 81 days
  9. Conditions 85 decided 81 days
  10. Reserved matters 17 decided 81 days
  11. Full applications 446 decided 92 days
  12. Heritage and listed buildings 74 decided 110 days

How these types compare nationally

What Stratford-on-Avon decides

Year to December 2026

Stratford-on-Avon issued 1,193 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 94% were approvals: 1,024 granted against 60 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 Stratford-on-Avon?

The median planning application decided by Stratford-on-Avon in the year to December 2026 took 63 days from submission to decision, 7 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 1,193 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.

Does Stratford-on-Avon meet the eight week target?

45% of the 1,193 decisions Stratford-on-Avon made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 69% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 171 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Stratford-on-Avon faster or slower than average?

Stratford-on-Avon is slower than average: its median of 63 days is 6 days above the national median of 57 days.

What proportion of applications does Stratford-on-Avon approve?

94% of the clear-cut outcomes Stratford-on-Avon issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 1,024 granted against 60 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Stratford-on-Avon planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 63 days from application to decision (7 days beyond the eight week target), across 1,193 decisions with both dates published. 45% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 69% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 171 days. 94% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.

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