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How long planning decisions take in Tendring

56 days. Ranked 153 of 343.

In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Tendring took 56 days from submission to decision — exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 847 decisions where the council published both dates.

56 days
Median decision exactly the eight week target
153 of 343
UK rank down 134 places in a year
55%
Within eight weeks 85% within thirteen
112 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Tendring compares

Year to September 2026

Tendring sits exactly on the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 55%.

The average here is 66 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 112 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 464 55%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 260 31%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 123 15%

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.

Tendring: 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 56 153 of 343
June 2026 56 168 of 328
March 2026 55 146 of 243
December 2025 51 113 of 236
September 2025 33 19 of 324
December 2024 53 67 of 319

Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 33 days, Tendring has moved down 134 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. Telecoms 59 decided 15 days
  2. Other 17 decided 27 days
  3. Trees 105 decided 29 days
  4. Conditions 118 decided 51 days
  5. Prior approval 29 decided 51 days
  6. Amendments 72 decided 56 days
  7. Outline 26 decided 57 days
  8. Full applications 335 decided 64 days
  9. Advertising 17 decided 69 days
  10. Heritage and listed buildings 39 decided 70 days

How these types compare nationally

What Tendring decides

Year to September 2026

Tendring issued 847 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 89% were approvals: 694 granted against 82 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 Tendring?

The median planning application decided by Tendring in the year to September 2026 took 56 days from submission to decision, exactly the eight week target. That is measured across 847 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 153 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.

Does Tendring meet the eight week target?

55% of the 847 decisions Tendring made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 85% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 112 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Tendring faster or slower than average?

Tendring sits exactly on the national median of 56 days.

Is Tendring getting faster or slower?

Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 33 days, Tendring has moved down 134 places in the table. Its median has risen by 23 days.

What proportion of applications does Tendring approve?

89% of the clear-cut outcomes Tendring issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 694 granted against 82 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Tendring planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 56 days from application to decision (exactly the eight week target), across 847 decisions with both dates published. 55% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 85% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 112 days. Ranked 153 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.