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How long planning decisions take in Teignbridge

52 days. Ranked 62 of 343.

In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Teignbridge took 52 days from submission to decision — 4 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 855 decisions where the council published both dates.

52 days
Median decision 4 days inside the eight week target
62 of 343
UK rank down 47 places in a year
65%
Within eight weeks 93% within thirteen
85 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Teignbridge compares

Year to September 2026

Teignbridge decides faster than the country as a whole: 4 days below the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 65%.

The average here is 51 days. For planning around, 85 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 552 65%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 242 28%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 61 7%

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.

Teignbridge: median days from application to decision, by rolling twelve month window. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
Twelve months to Median days UK rank
September 2026 52 62 of 343
June 2026 50 56 of 328
March 2026 44 32 of 243
December 2025 44 54 of 236
September 2025 29 15 of 324
March 2025 85 291 of 315
December 2024 85 295 of 319

Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 29 days, Teignbridge has moved down 47 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.

  1. Other 21 decided 22 days
  2. Outline 14 decided 22 days
  3. Lawful development 82 decided 25 days
  4. Amendments 71 decided 30 days
  5. Conditions 117 decided 37 days
  6. Prior approval 15 decided 38 days
  7. Heritage and listed buildings 121 decided 44 days
  8. Trees 124 decided 55 days
  9. Householder 154 decided 57 days
  10. Full applications 128 decided 68 days

How these types compare nationally

What Teignbridge decides

Year to September 2026

Teignbridge issued 855 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 83% were approvals: 552 granted against 113 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 Teignbridge?

The median planning application decided by Teignbridge in the year to September 2026 took 52 days from submission to decision, 4 days inside the eight week target. That is measured across 855 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 62 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.

Does Teignbridge meet the eight week target?

65% of the 855 decisions Teignbridge made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 93% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 85 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Teignbridge faster or slower than average?

Teignbridge is faster than average: its median of 52 days is 4 days below the national median of 56 days.

Is Teignbridge getting faster or slower?

Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 29 days, Teignbridge has moved down 47 places in the table. Its median has risen by 23 days.

What proportion of applications does Teignbridge approve?

83% of the clear-cut outcomes Teignbridge issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 552 granted against 113 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Teignbridge planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 52 days from application to decision (4 days inside the eight week target), across 855 decisions with both dates published. 65% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 93% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 85 days. Ranked 62 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 83% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.