Decision times · South East
How long planning decisions take in Tandridge
56 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Tandridge took 56 days from submission to decision — exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 1,067 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 Tandridge compares
Year to December 2026
Tandridge decides faster than the country as a whole: 1 day below the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 54%.
The average here is 79 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 149 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 574 54%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 239 22%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 254 24%
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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Prior approval 44 decided 38 days
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Trees 134 decided 52 days
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Amendments 79 decided 54 days
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Lawful development 135 decided 54 days
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Householder 322 decided 57 days
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Conditions 125 decided 61 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 19 decided 86 days
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Outline 27 decided 91 days
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Full applications 144 decided 124 days
What Tandridge decides
Year to December 2026
Tandridge issued 1,068 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 84% were approvals: 848 granted against 157 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 Tandridge?
The median planning application decided by Tandridge in the year to December 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision, exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 1,067 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does Tandridge meet the eight week target?
54% of the 1,067 decisions Tandridge made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 76% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 149 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Tandridge faster or slower than average?
Tandridge is faster than average: its median of 56 days is 1 day below the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does Tandridge approve?
84% of the clear-cut outcomes Tandridge issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 848 granted against 157 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Tandridge planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 56 days from application to decision (exactly the eight week target), across 1,067 decisions with both dates published. 54% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 76% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 149 days. 84% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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