Decision times · West Midlands
How long planning decisions take in Warwick
102 days. Ranked 330 of 343.
In the year to September 2026, the median planning application decided by Warwick took 102 days from submission to decision — 46 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 161 decisions where the council published both dates.
How Warwick compares
Year to September 2026
Warwick takes longer than the country as a whole: 46 days above the national median of 56 days. Nationally 55% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 16%.
The average here is 124 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 202 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 26 16%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 48 30%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 87 54%
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.
| Twelve months to | Median days | UK rank |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 102 | 330 of 343 |
| June 2026 | 78 | 300 of 328 |
| September 2025 | 62 | 239 of 324 |
| June 2025 | 62 | 213 of 313 |
| March 2025 | 62 | 217 of 315 |
| December 2024 | 62 | 225 of 319 |
Against the same twelve months a year earlier, when the median was 62 days, Warwick has moved down 91 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.
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Trees 21 decided 38 days
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Lawful development 14 decided 72 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 21 decided 118 days
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Full applications 85 decided 120 days
What Warwick decides
Year to September 2026
Warwick issued 161 decisions in the year to September 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 93% were approvals: 140 granted against 10 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 Warwick?
The median planning application decided by Warwick in the year to September 2026 took 102 days from submission to decision, 46 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 161 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date. It ranks 330 of 343 UK councils on decision speed.
Does Warwick meet the eight week target?
16% of the 161 decisions Warwick made in the year to September 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 46% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 202 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Warwick faster or slower than average?
Warwick is slower than average: its median of 102 days is 46 days above the national median of 56 days.
Is Warwick getting faster or slower?
Against the same twelve month window a year earlier, when its median was 62 days, Warwick has moved down 91 places in the table. Its median has risen by 40 days.
What proportion of applications does Warwick approve?
93% of the clear-cut outcomes Warwick issued in the year to September 2026 were approvals: 140 granted against 10 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Warwick planning decision times, year to September 2026: median 102 days from application to decision (46 days beyond the eight week target), across 161 decisions with both dates published. 16% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 46% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 202 days. Ranked 330 of 343 UK councils on decision speed (national median 56 days). 93% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.