Planning Authority Rankings

Compare UK councils by planning approval rate, decision speed and deadline extensions. Search your council and see how it ranks.

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Rank	Council	Scoreⓘ	Approval rateⓘ	Decided in 8 weeksⓘ	Deadline extensionsⓘ	Decisionsⓘ
1	Fareham	95↓2	98%	89%	22%	583
2	Lincoln	92↓11	93%	79%	24%	336
3	Medway	92-	91%	94%	19%	999
4	Arun	89↑6	86%	99%	12%	794
5	Bexley	89↓4	90%	89%	20%	1,324
6	Chichester	89↓5	89%	93%	18%	935
7	Isle of Wight	89↑2	92%	92%	15%	792
8	North Tyneside	89-	97%	81%	25%	616
9	Rushmoor	89↓5	95%	86%	26%	257
10	Stevenage	88-	96%	81%	16%	253
11	Cheltenham	87-	97%	76%	28%	927
12	Redditch	87↓2	95%	76%	24%	160
13	Tunbridge Wells	87↓2	93%	84%	25%	1,178
14	Breckland	86↑4	84%	81%	34%	801
15	Norwich	86↑5	96%	76%	22%	538
16	Broxtowe	84-	94%	78%	29%	479
17	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	84-	89%	87%	27%	1,216
18	Cambridge	83-	90%	86%	26%	1,014
19	Gosport	83-	94%	76%	30%	226
20	Bolsover	82↑5	96%	77%	35%	286
21	North York Moors National Park	82-	96%	74%	21%	427
22	St. Helens	82-	95%	80%	33%	499
23	Sutton	82↓2	90%	91%	13%	891
24	East Riding of Yorkshire	81-	90%	95%	14%	1,887
25	South Cambridgeshire	81-	94%	84%	31%	1,509
26	Halton	80↑5	95%	77%	37%	239
27	Stockport	80-	95%	79%	32%	1,318
28	Cornwall	79-	92%	76%	35%	4,839
29	New Forest	78↓2	90%	80%	35%	885
30	South Ribble	78↑9	95%	75%	36%	389
31	Telford and Wrekin	78-	91%	96%	12%	571
32	Test Valley	78↑2	93%	76%	31%	996
33	Mid Suffolk	77↑2	89%	77%	34%	882
34	Cannock Chase	77↑2	91%	82%	30%	242
35	Coventry	77↓5	84%	91%	13%	1,131
36	Doncaster	77↑4	87%	83%	33%	928
37	Swindon	77-	90%	92%	15%	866
38	Ipswich	76↑3	94%	76%	38%	429
39	South Oxfordshire	76↓2	94%	74%	35%	1,529
40	Torridge	76↑3	87%	78%	38%	554
41	Bury	75↓8	86%	76%	32%	757
42	Chorley	75↑2	93%	78%	35%	553
43	Darlington	75-	90%	67%	33%	465
44	Dorset	75-	92%	78%	35%	2,781
45	Chelmsford	74↓2	87%	84%	21%	1,304
46	Dover	74↓2	88%	83%	31%	772
47	Epsom and Ewell	74↓12	83%	90%	14%	639
48	Erewash	74↓4	93%	62%	28%	390
49	Folkestone and Hythe	74-	82%	96%	12%	761
50	Amber Valley	73↑2	96%	75%	41%	657
51	Dacorum	73↓5	88%	78%	22%	1,130
52	Reigate and Banstead	73-	88%	76%	26%	981
53	Shropshire	73-	87%	78%	29%	2,083
54	Three Rivers	73↓4	89%	82%	24%	819
55	Blackburn with Darwen	72↑5	96%	73%	40%	519
56	Castle Point	71↑20	78%	96%	10%	385
57	Lichfield	71↑8	82%	97%	10%	716
58	Maidstone	71↑4	84%	81%	30%	1,110
59	Milton Keynes	71↑5	88%	78%	28%	1,088
60	West Oxfordshire	71-	95%	75%	38%	1,125
61	Braintree	70-	86%	78%	33%	927
62	Lewes	70↓12	89%	69%	25%	394
63	Plymouth	70↑4	93%	74%	32%	680
64	Southwark	70-	92%	78%	37%	1,622
65	Enfield	69↓4	78%	90%	5%	1,939
66	North Hertfordshire	69↓5	93%	69%	32%	1,102
67	Eastleigh	68↑2	90%	73%	27%	547
68	Manchester	68↑2	87%	65%	31%	1,924
69	Redcar and Cleveland	68↓3	96%	62%	30%	418
70	Tendring	68-	85%	80%	26%	837
71	City of London	67-	97%	100%	84%	460
72	East Devon	67↓2	88%	72%	34%	1,321
73	Wokingham	67-	94%	72%	36%	1,142
74	Wolverhampton	67-	89%	73%	34%	817
75	Horsham	66↑4	92%	72%	43%	1,319
76	Kingston upon Thames	65-	75%	81%	20%	1,112
77	Mid Devon	65-	95%	75%	40%	704
78	Newcastle-under-Lyme	65↓6	93%	68%	41%	485
79	North Kesteven	65-	97%	71%	45%	631
80	Wyre Forest	65-	93%	68%	35%	427
81	Barking and Dagenham	64-	64%	93%	16%	725
82	Eastbourne	64↓17	86%	62%	30%	325
83	North Somerset	64↑3	89%	73%	34%	1,139
84	Sefton	64↓4	93%	71%	39%	1,029
85	Tameside	64↓5	86%	77%	39%	561
86	Wychavon	64↑2	86%	88%	36%	1,082
87	Bromsgrove	63-	94%	63%	38%	476
88	Central Bedfordshire	63-	84%	76%	35%	1,444
89	South Hams	63↑7	90%	73%	32%	1,018
90	Barnet	62↓4	75%	79%	25%	2,541
91	Colchester	62↑9	82%	79%	27%	1,074
92	Preston	62-	92%	71%	46%	653
93	Rutland	62↑2	89%	74%	34%	520
94	Sunderland	62↓6	91%	73%	37%	581
95	Uttlesford	62↓3	77%	82%	25%	1,247
96	Watford	62-	79%	80%	21%	526
97	East Cambridgeshire	61↑2	86%	76%	34%	697
98	Fenland	61↓3	87%	77%	42%	604
99	North Devon	61-	94%	67%	45%	939
100	Somerset	61↓7	88%	74%	39%	3,740
101	South Derbyshire	61↓3	94%	61%	38%	605
102	Teignbridge	61↓5	80%	80%	26%	716
103	Adur	60↑2	93%	60%	38%	298
104	Thurrock	60-	82%	84%	31%	671
105	Ashford	59-	88%	75%	40%	991
106	South Norfolk	59↓2	93%	67%	42%	1,013
107	Northumberland National Park	59↓17	90%	75%	38%	39
108	South Tyneside	59↓17	92%	64%	44%	396
109	Bristol, City of	58↑2	86%	71%	37%	2,098
110	Derbyshire Dales	58↓7	89%	70%	38%	486
111	Lewisham	58-	84%	69%	31%	1,303
112	Stockton-on-Tees	58↓8	93%	61%	40%	612
113	Brent	57↓5	78%	73%	28%	1,963
114	Forest of Dean	57-	92%	64%	49%	561
115	Sevenoaks	56↑3	87%	72%	34%	1,130
116	Waltham Forest	56↑7	76%	75%	22%	1,391
117	Worcester	56↑11	85%	76%	38%	427
118	Ashfield	55↓5	84%	74%	34%	425
119	Gedling	55↑7	94%	62%	42%	415
120	Malvern Hills	55↓3	82%	79%	37%	744
121	Stratford-on-Avon	55-	92%	67%	42%	1,257
122	Warrington	55-	79%	76%	29%	883
123	Greenwich	54↓2	77%	75%	29%	1,468
124	Mansfield	54-	96%	65%	50%	312
125	North Norfolk	54-	94%	61%	44%	906
126	Stroud	54↑5	87%	73%	39%	964
127	West Devon	54↑12	87%	62%	34%	367
128	Dudley	53↓9	82%	70%	33%	780
129	East Suffolk	53-	92%	60%	42%	1,965
130	Fylde	53-	96%	60%	49%	422
131	Leeds	53↓6	83%	73%	33%	3,681
132	North East Lincolnshire	53↓2	95%	64%	52%	467
133	Waverley	53-	88%	66%	38%	1,378
134	West Lindsey	53-	93%	72%	44%	562
135	Windsor and Maidenhead	53↑11	72%	75%	28%	1,530
136	Charnwood	52↓3	87%	72%	36%	872
137	County Durham	52↓3	93%	59%	48%	1,706
138	Nuneaton and Bedworth	52-	95%	62%	48%	306
139	Peterborough	52-	83%	67%	33%	665
140	Runnymede	52↓3	83%	72%	36%	661
141	Solihull	52-	94%	65%	41%	1,118
142	Trafford	52↓3	87%	71%	34%	1,430
143	Basingstoke and Deane	51↑2	92%	59%	46%	1,076
144	Kensington and Chelsea	51↓4	93%	61%	40%	1,839
145	Burnley	50-	88%	71%	40%	294
146	Dartford	50↓4	79%	73%	33%	595
147	Lancaster	50-	83%	74%	38%	717
148	North Yorkshire	50-	89%	64%	44%	4,714
149	Sandwell	50↓3	86%	69%	34%	909
150	Southampton	50↓4	90%	63%	40%	742
151	Cumberland	49↓2	96%	50%	45%	1,169
152	East Hertfordshire	49↑12	81%	73%	36%	1,184
153	Harrow	49↓4	78%	71%	33%	1,330
154	Newcastle upon Tyne	49↓10	90%	56%	42%	1,005
155	Spelthorne	49↓7	81%	70%	35%	634
156	Basildon	48↑13	87%	65%	32%	806
157	Bath and North East Somerset	48↓4	95%	50%	46%	1,817
158	Canterbury	48↑3	95%	43%	44%	925
159	Knowsley	48↑8	94%	60%	45%	299
160	Liverpool	48↓2	85%	62%	39%	1,478
161	Mid Sussex	48-	92%	64%	44%	1,115
162	Oadby and Wigston	48↓2	76%	72%	32%	266
163	Surrey Heath	48↓5	87%	68%	34%	600
164	Wandsworth	48↓2	90%	62%	37%	2,062
165	Hart	47↑13	84%	71%	36%	698
166	Pendle	47↓5	87%	64%	34%	441
167	Rotherham	47↓5	79%	72%	32%	750
168	North East Derbyshire	46-	92%	62%	44%	532
169	North Lincolnshire	46-	86%	70%	44%	705
170	North West Leicestershire	46↓3	95%	55%	51%	555
171	East Lindsey	45↑2	94%	60%	47%	817
172	Epping Forest	45↑2	67%	71%	34%	1,307
173	Merton	45↑2	89%	57%	39%	1,079
174	Redbridge	45↓7	72%	69%	34%	1,673
175	Thanet	45↑2	91%	62%	45%	751
176	Vale of White Horse	45-	95%	57%	51%	1,015
177	Winchester	45↑4	93%	55%	50%	918
178	Bromley	44↑3	77%	66%	33%	2,164
179	Exmoor National Park	44↑7	96%	47%	52%	174
180	Gravesham	44↓2	75%	72%	36%	619
181	Great Yarmouth	44↓7	87%	69%	49%	366
182	Richmond upon Thames	44-	81%	69%	35%	1,888
183	Sheffield	44-	87%	61%	36%	1,756
184	Tamworth	44↑2	95%	53%	59%	150
185	Brighton and Hove	43-	90%	50%	46%	1,719
186	West Suffolk	43↑4	91%	56%	46%	1,018
187	Harborough	42↓2	89%	51%	38%	814
188	Wealden	42-	84%	69%	40%	1,361
189	Barnsley	41-	92%	45%	44%	673
190	Blaby	41↑5	92%	50%	53%	467
191	Nottingham	41↓2	89%	45%	33%	1,044
192	Haringey	40↓5	85%	55%	40%	1,469
193	Tonbridge and Malling	40↑5	95%	49%	54%	880
194	Worthing	40↓8	91%	53%	44%	573
195	Bradford	39↑2	86%	58%	40%	2,322
196	Harlow	39-	84%	67%	37%	278
197	Huntingdonshire	39↓10	88%	55%	55%	1,077
198	Newark and Sherwood	39↑5	92%	50%	54%	767
199	North Warwickshire	39↑2	93%	48%	57%	368
200	Salford	39↓2	90%	56%	53%	737
201	Tower Hamlets	39↑6	84%	56%	42%	998
202	West Berkshire	39-	90%	57%	46%	1,045
203	Wiltshire	39↓2	93%	53%	55%	3,659
204	Blackpool	38↑5	83%	72%	43%	351
205	Broxbourne	38↑5	85%	53%	48%	481
206	Hastings	38↓5	87%	67%	50%	338
207	Northumberland	38-	88%	62%	47%	2,013
208	Rushcliffe	38-	92%	51%	50%	761
209	Southend-on-Sea	38↑3	80%	64%	43%	904
210	Hammersmith and Fulham	37↓8	95%	33%	63%	1,321
211	Newham	37↑4	83%	59%	39%	989
212	Tewkesbury	37-	89%	57%	50%	689
213	York	37-	82%	64%	42%	1,278
214	Cherwell	36↓5	92%	47%	49%	1,091
215	Croydon	36↓7	75%	62%	44%	1,590
216	South Holland	36-	80%	62%	44%	607
217	Wakefield	36↓4	92%	53%	56%	1,084
218	Cotswold	35-	89%	53%	48%	1,252
219	Hillingdon	35-	85%	58%	45%	1,680
220	South Staffordshire	35↓7	85%	61%	49%	612
221	Westminster	35-	86%	44%	28%	4,602
222	Ribble Valley	34↑3	83%	55%	45%	520
223	Hartlepool	33-	93%	52%	53%	224
224	Herefordshire, County of	33-	93%	46%	60%	1,406
225	Hertsmere	33↓4	93%	49%	55%	742
226	New Forest National Park	33↓12	89%	45%	44%	487
227	Wirral	33-	88%	57%	45%	909
228	Exeter	32↓2	85%	54%	40%	582
229	Luton	32↓4	76%	60%	43%	741
230	Rochford	32↑6	79%	53%	36%	472
231	Camden	31↓4	88%	49%	41%	1,973
232	Portsmouth	31-	86%	60%	48%	613
233	Westmorland and Furness	31-	92%	51%	52%	1,204
234	Woking	31↑8	82%	54%	38%	736
235	Havant	30↓4	94%	31%	59%	408
236	Maldon	30↑5	87%	56%	53%	444
237	Islington	29↓9	89%	43%	53%	1,488
238	Hinckley and Bosworth	28↓6	88%	37%	56%	520
239	South Gloucestershire	28↑11	85%	61%	45%	1,585
240	Calderdale	27↓9	86%	58%	50%	856
241	Cheshire West and Chester	27↓3	92%	40%	68%	1,707
242	Lambeth	27↓2	78%	62%	47%	1,784
243	Rugby	27↓2	93%	38%	57%	466
244	South Kesteven	27↓2	91%	43%	60%	1,002
245	Warwick	27↑3	90%	47%	57%	915
246	East Staffordshire	26-	93%	21%	70%	601
247	Elmbridge	26↑3	77%	57%	44%	1,358
248	Kingston upon Hull, City of	26-	92%	51%	62%	436
249	Kirklees	26↓5	92%	46%	62%	1,779
250	Bolton	25↓7	79%	51%	44%	996
251	Havering	25↑9	74%	56%	47%	1,501
252	Rother	25↑3	89%	25%	71%	739
253	Bedford	24↓9	80%	56%	52%	993
254	Bracknell Forest	24↑9	89%	38%	59%	502
255	Gateshead	24↓11	89%	26%	67%	482
256	Hackney	24↓4	82%	53%	46%	1,323
257	Hyndburn	24↑10	77%	62%	50%	277
258	Reading	24↑2	84%	37%	52%	643
259	Rochdale	24-	87%	54%	52%	609
260	Slough	24↑12	78%	42%	39%	617
261	Gloucester	23↑2	78%	60%	48%	435
262	Oldham	23↑9	89%	44%	59%	821
263	Swale	23↓2	89%	37%	70%	658
264	Tandridge	23↓2	84%	51%	56%	701
265	Birmingham	22-	82%	48%	47%	3,472
266	Derby	22↓4	91%	45%	60%	944
267	Leicester	22↓5	82%	51%	48%	1,069
268	Hounslow	21↑11	71%	56%	47%	1,191
269	Melton	21↓11	93%	11%	75%	308
270	Mole Valley	21-	72%	50%	43%	913
271	Walsall	21-	84%	52%	56%	800
272	Welwyn Hatfield	21↓2	86%	53%	50%	633
273	Wigan	20↓12	85%	54%	57%	708
274	Cheshire East	19-	87%	39%	65%	2,513
275	Chesterfield	19↓7	89%	40%	56%	345
276	Torbay	19↑2	87%	37%	54%	529
277	Oxford	18↑6	88%	43%	57%	1,150
278	Stafford	18↓12	84%	26%	54%	512
279	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	17↓4	83%	44%	60%	2,244
280	West Northamptonshire	17↓2	90%	18%	79%	1,832
281	Ealing	15-	84%	41%	61%	1,973
282	East Hampshire	15-	88%	24%	72%	606
283	Stoke-on-Trent	14↑8	88%	28%	75%	475
284	Buckinghamshire	13↑2	84%	34%	55%	4,446
285	North Northamptonshire	13↑8	88%	35%	64%	1,096
286	Bassetlaw	12↓10	85%	25%	73%	575
287	High Peak	12↓13	85%	29%	73%	364
288	Wyre	12-	83%	38%	66%	539
289	Middlesbrough	11↓7	75%	38%	55%	301
290	St Albans	11-	87%	29%	64%	1,411
291	West Lancashire	11↓5	82%	41%	60%	564
292	Guildford	10-	84%	31%	64%	1,348
293	Rossendale	10↓6	86%	27%	75%	231
294	Brentwood	9↓3	83%	35%	68%	717
295	Crawley	5↑3	83%	26%	73%	218
296	Staffordshire Moorlands	4↓13	76%	36%	66%	396

#1 Fareham 95

Approval: 98%
Decided in 8 weeks: 89%
Extensions: 22%
Decisions: 583

#2 Lincoln 92

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 336

#3 Medway 92

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 94%
Extensions: 19%
Decisions: 999

#4 Arun 89

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 99%
Extensions: 12%
Decisions: 794

#5 Bexley 89

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 89%
Extensions: 20%
Decisions: 1,324

#6 Chichester 89

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 93%
Extensions: 18%
Decisions: 935

#7 Isle of Wight 89

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 92%
Extensions: 15%
Decisions: 792

#8 North Tyneside 89

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 616

#9 Rushmoor 89

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 86%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 257

#10 Stevenage 88

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 16%
Decisions: 253

#11 Cheltenham 87

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 927

#12 Redditch 87

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 160

#13 Tunbridge Wells 87

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 1,178

#14 Breckland 86

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 801

#15 Norwich 86

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 22%
Decisions: 538

#16 Broxtowe 84

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 479

#17 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 84

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 87%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 1,216

#18 Cambridge 83

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 86%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 1,014

#19 Gosport 83

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 226

#20 Bolsover 82

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 286

#21 North York Moors National Park 82

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 21%
Decisions: 427

#22 St. Helens 82

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 499

#23 Sutton 82

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 91%
Extensions: 13%
Decisions: 891

#24 East Riding of Yorkshire 81

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 95%
Extensions: 14%
Decisions: 1,887

#25 South Cambridgeshire 81

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 1,509

#26 Halton 80

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 239

#27 Stockport 80

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 1,318

#28 Cornwall 79

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 4,839

#29 New Forest 78

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 885

#30 South Ribble 78

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 389

#31 Telford and Wrekin 78

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 96%
Extensions: 12%
Decisions: 571

#32 Test Valley 78

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 996

#33 Mid Suffolk 77

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 882

#34 Cannock Chase 77

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 242

#35 Coventry 77

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 91%
Extensions: 13%
Decisions: 1,131

#36 Doncaster 77

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 83%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 928

#37 Swindon 77

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 92%
Extensions: 15%
Decisions: 866

#38 Ipswich 76

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 429

#39 South Oxfordshire 76

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 1,529

#40 Torridge 76

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 554

#41 Bury 75

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 757

#42 Chorley 75

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 553

#43 Darlington 75

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 465

#44 Dorset 75

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 2,781

#45 Chelmsford 74

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 21%
Decisions: 1,304

#46 Dover 74

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 83%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 772

#47 Epsom and Ewell 74

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 90%
Extensions: 14%
Decisions: 639

#48 Erewash 74

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 390

#49 Folkestone and Hythe 74

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 96%
Extensions: 12%
Decisions: 761

#50 Amber Valley 73

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 657

#51 Dacorum 73

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 22%
Decisions: 1,130

#52 Reigate and Banstead 73

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 981

#53 Shropshire 73

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 2,083

#54 Three Rivers 73

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 819

#55 Blackburn with Darwen 72

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 519

#56 Castle Point 71

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 96%
Extensions: 10%
Decisions: 385

#57 Lichfield 71

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 97%
Extensions: 10%
Decisions: 716

#58 Maidstone 71

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 1,110

#59 Milton Keynes 71

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 1,088

#60 West Oxfordshire 71

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 1,125

#61 Braintree 70

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 927

#62 Lewes 70

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 394

#63 Plymouth 70

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 680

#64 Southwark 70

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 1,622

#65 Enfield 69

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 90%
Extensions: 5%
Decisions: 1,939

#66 North Hertfordshire 69

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 1,102

#67 Eastleigh 68

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 547

#68 Manchester 68

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 1,924

#69 Redcar and Cleveland 68

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 418

#70 Tendring 68

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 837

#71 City of London 67

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 100%
Extensions: 84%
Decisions: 460

#72 East Devon 67

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,321

#73 Wokingham 67

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 1,142

#74 Wolverhampton 67

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 817

#75 Horsham 66

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 1,319

#76 Kingston upon Thames 65

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 20%
Decisions: 1,112

#77 Mid Devon 65

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 704

#78 Newcastle-under-Lyme 65

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 68%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 485

#79 North Kesteven 65

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 631

#80 Wyre Forest 65

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 68%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 427

#81 Barking and Dagenham 64

Approval: 64%
Decided in 8 weeks: 93%
Extensions: 16%
Decisions: 725

#82 Eastbourne 64

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 325

#83 North Somerset 64

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,139

#84 Sefton 64

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 1,029

#85 Tameside 64

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 561

#86 Wychavon 64

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 88%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 1,082

#87 Bromsgrove 63

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 476

#88 Central Bedfordshire 63

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 1,444

#89 South Hams 63

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 1,018

#90 Barnet 62

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 2,541

#91 Colchester 62

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 1,074

#92 Preston 62

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 653

#93 Rutland 62

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 520

#94 Sunderland 62

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 581

#95 Uttlesford 62

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 1,247

#96 Watford 62

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 21%
Decisions: 526

#97 East Cambridgeshire 61

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 697

#98 Fenland 61

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 604

#99 North Devon 61

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 939

#100 Somerset 61

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 3,740

#101 South Derbyshire 61

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 605

#102 Teignbridge 61

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 716

#103 Adur 60

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 298

#104 Thurrock 60

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 671

#105 Ashford 59

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 991

#106 South Norfolk 59

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,013

#107 Northumberland National Park 59

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 39

#108 South Tyneside 59

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 396

#109 Bristol, City of 58

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 2,098

#110 Derbyshire Dales 58

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 486

#111 Lewisham 58

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 1,303

#112 Stockton-on-Tees 58

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 612

#113 Brent 57

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 1,963

#114 Forest of Dean 57

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 561

#115 Sevenoaks 56

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,130

#116 Waltham Forest 56

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 22%
Decisions: 1,391

#117 Worcester 56

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 427

#118 Ashfield 55

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 425

#119 Gedling 55

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 415

#120 Malvern Hills 55

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 744

#121 Stratford-on-Avon 55

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,257

#122 Warrington 55

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 883

#123 Greenwich 54

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 1,468

#124 Mansfield 54

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 312

#125 North Norfolk 54

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 906

#126 Stroud 54

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 964

#127 West Devon 54

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 367

#128 Dudley 53

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 780

#129 East Suffolk 53

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,965

#130 Fylde 53

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 422

#131 Leeds 53

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 3,681

#132 North East Lincolnshire 53

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 467

#133 Waverley 53

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 66%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 1,378

#134 West Lindsey 53

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 562

#135 Windsor and Maidenhead 53

Approval: 72%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 1,530

#136 Charnwood 52

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 872

#137 County Durham 52

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,706

#138 Nuneaton and Bedworth 52

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 306

#139 Peterborough 52

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 665

#140 Runnymede 52

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 661

#141 Solihull 52

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 1,118

#142 Trafford 52

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,430

#143 Basingstoke and Deane 51

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,076

#144 Kensington and Chelsea 51

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 1,839

#145 Burnley 50

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 294

#146 Dartford 50

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 595

#147 Lancaster 50

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 717

#148 North Yorkshire 50

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 4,714

#149 Sandwell 50

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 909

#150 Southampton 50

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 742

#151 Cumberland 49

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 1,169

#152 East Hertfordshire 49

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 1,184

#153 Harrow 49

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 1,330

#154 Newcastle upon Tyne 49

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,005

#155 Spelthorne 49

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 634

#156 Basildon 48

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 806

#157 Bath and North East Somerset 48

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,817

#158 Canterbury 48

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 925

#159 Knowsley 48

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 299

#160 Liverpool 48

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 1,478

#161 Mid Sussex 48

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 1,115

#162 Oadby and Wigston 48

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 266

#163 Surrey Heath 48

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 68%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 600

#164 Wandsworth 48

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 2,062

#165 Hart 47

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 698

#166 Pendle 47

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 441

#167 Rotherham 47

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 750

#168 North East Derbyshire 46

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 532

#169 North Lincolnshire 46

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 705

#170 North West Leicestershire 46

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 51%
Decisions: 555

#171 East Lindsey 45

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 817

#172 Epping Forest 45

Approval: 67%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,307

#173 Merton 45

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 1,079

#174 Redbridge 45

Approval: 72%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,673

#175 Thanet 45

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 751

#176 Vale of White Horse 45

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 51%
Decisions: 1,015

#177 Winchester 45

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 918

#178 Bromley 44

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 66%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 2,164

#179 Exmoor National Park 44

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 174

#180 Gravesham 44

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 619

#181 Great Yarmouth 44

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 366

#182 Richmond upon Thames 44

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 1,888

#183 Sheffield 44

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 1,756

#184 Tamworth 44

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 150

#185 Brighton and Hove 43

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,719

#186 West Suffolk 43

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,018

#187 Harborough 42

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 814

#188 Wealden 42

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 1,361

#189 Barnsley 41

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 673

#190 Blaby 41

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 467

#191 Nottingham 41

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 1,044

#192 Haringey 40

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 1,469

#193 Tonbridge and Malling 40

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 49%
Extensions: 54%
Decisions: 880

#194 Worthing 40

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 573

#195 Bradford 39

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 58%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 2,322

#196 Harlow 39

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 278

#197 Huntingdonshire 39

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 1,077

#198 Newark and Sherwood 39

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 54%
Decisions: 767

#199 North Warwickshire 39

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 48%
Extensions: 57%
Decisions: 368

#200 Salford 39

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 737

#201 Tower Hamlets 39

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 998

#202 West Berkshire 39

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,045

#203 Wiltshire 39

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 3,659

#204 Blackpool 38

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 351

#205 Broxbourne 38

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 481

#206 Hastings 38

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 338

#207 Northumberland 38

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 2,013

#208 Rushcliffe 38

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 761

#209 Southend-on-Sea 38

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 904

#210 Hammersmith and Fulham 37

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 33%
Extensions: 63%
Decisions: 1,321

#211 Newham 37

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 989

#212 Tewkesbury 37

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 689

#213 York 37

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,278

#214 Cherwell 36

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 1,091

#215 Croydon 36

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 1,590

#216 South Holland 36

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 607

#217 Wakefield 36

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 1,084

#218 Cotswold 35

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,252

#219 Hillingdon 35

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 58%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 1,680

#220 South Staffordshire 35

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 612

#221 Westminster 35

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 44%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 4,602

#222 Ribble Valley 34

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 520

#223 Hartlepool 33

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 224

#224 Herefordshire, County of 33

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 46%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 1,406

#225 Hertsmere 33

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 49%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 742

#226 New Forest National Park 33

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 487

#227 Wirral 33

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 909

#228 Exeter 32

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 582

#229 Luton 32

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 741

#230 Rochford 32

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 472

#231 Camden 31

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 49%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 1,973

#232 Portsmouth 31

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 613

#233 Westmorland and Furness 31

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 1,204

#234 Woking 31

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 736

#235 Havant 30

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 31%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 408

#236 Maldon 30

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 444

#237 Islington 29

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 1,488

#238 Hinckley and Bosworth 28

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 37%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 520

#239 South Gloucestershire 28

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 1,585

#240 Calderdale 27

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 58%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 856

#241 Cheshire West and Chester 27

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 40%
Extensions: 68%
Decisions: 1,707

#242 Lambeth 27

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 1,784

#243 Rugby 27

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 38%
Extensions: 57%
Decisions: 466

#244 South Kesteven 27

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 1,002

#245 Warwick 27

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 57%
Decisions: 915

#246 East Staffordshire 26

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 21%
Extensions: 70%
Decisions: 601

#247 Elmbridge 26

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 1,358

#248 Kingston upon Hull, City of 26

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 62%
Decisions: 436

#249 Kirklees 26

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 46%
Extensions: 62%
Decisions: 1,779

#250 Bolton 25

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 996

#251 Havering 25

Approval: 74%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 1,501

#252 Rother 25

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 25%
Extensions: 71%
Decisions: 739

#253 Bedford 24

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 993

#254 Bracknell Forest 24

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 38%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 502

#255 Gateshead 24

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 26%
Extensions: 67%
Decisions: 482

#256 Hackney 24

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,323

#257 Hyndburn 24

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 277

#258 Reading 24

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 37%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 643

#259 Rochdale 24

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 609

#260 Slough 24

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 42%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 617

#261 Gloucester 23

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 435

#262 Oldham 23

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 44%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 821

#263 Swale 23

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 37%
Extensions: 70%
Decisions: 658

#264 Tandridge 23

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 701

#265 Birmingham 22

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 48%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 3,472

#266 Derby 22

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 944

#267 Leicester 22

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,069

#268 Hounslow 21

Approval: 71%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 1,191

#269 Melton 21

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 11%
Extensions: 75%
Decisions: 308

#270 Mole Valley 21

Approval: 72%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 913

#271 Walsall 21

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 800

#272 Welwyn Hatfield 21

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 633

#273 Wigan 20

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 57%
Decisions: 708

#274 Cheshire East 19

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 39%
Extensions: 65%
Decisions: 2,513

#275 Chesterfield 19

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 40%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 345

#276 Torbay 19

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 37%
Extensions: 54%
Decisions: 529

#277 Oxford 18

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 57%
Decisions: 1,150

#278 Stafford 18

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 26%
Extensions: 54%
Decisions: 512

#279 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 17

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 44%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 2,244

#280 West Northamptonshire 17

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 18%
Extensions: 79%
Decisions: 1,832

#281 Ealing 15

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 41%
Extensions: 61%
Decisions: 1,973

#282 East Hampshire 15

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 24%
Extensions: 72%
Decisions: 606

#283 Stoke-on-Trent 14

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 28%
Extensions: 75%
Decisions: 475

#284 Buckinghamshire 13

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 34%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 4,446

#285 North Northamptonshire 13

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 35%
Extensions: 64%
Decisions: 1,096

#286 Bassetlaw 12

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 25%
Extensions: 73%
Decisions: 575

#287 High Peak 12

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 29%
Extensions: 73%
Decisions: 364

#288 Wyre 12

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 38%
Extensions: 66%
Decisions: 539

#289 Middlesbrough 11

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 38%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 301

#290 St Albans 11

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 29%
Extensions: 64%
Decisions: 1,411

#291 West Lancashire 11

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 41%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 564

#292 Guildford 10

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 31%
Extensions: 64%
Decisions: 1,348

#293 Rossendale 10

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 27%
Extensions: 75%
Decisions: 231

#294 Brentwood 9

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 35%
Extensions: 68%
Decisions: 717

#295 Crawley 5

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 26%
Extensions: 73%
Decisions: 218

#296 Staffordshire Moorlands 4

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 36%
Extensions: 66%
Decisions: 396

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Summary

Top ranked council

Fareham

Score 95 / 100

Average score

Across 296 councils

Councils covered

296

England & Wales

Approval rate vs speed

Each dot is a council. Fareham is highlighted.

Top 5 councils by approval rate

About the data

Rankings are calculated using official planning performance statistics from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

View methodology

Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS2)

Latest period: the year to March 2026 ⓘ

Last updated: 24 August 2026

Councils covered: 296

Applications analysed: 291,997

Who moved the most in 2025

The score above uses a full year of figures. These are the councils whose numbers changed most between the first and last complete quarter of 2025, counting only authorities that decided enough applications for the shift to mean something.

Lichfield recorded the biggest rise in approvals, granting 87% of applications by the end of 2025, up from 75% in the spring. Dartford moved furthest the other way, from 83% down to 71%.

On decision speed, Tonbridge and Malling improved most: 69% of householder applications decided within 8 weeks by late 2025, up from 40%. Buckinghamshire slowed the most, from 56% to 18%.

Deadline extensions rose fastest at Kingston upon Thames, agreed on 37% of applications by late 2025 against 13% earlier in the year. Stafford pulled them back most, from 66% to 33%.

The quarter to March 2026 is left out of these comparisons. Its timing data is still provisional in the MHCLG release, so late-reporting councils can show artificially low decision speeds until it is revised.

What are planning authority rankings?

Planning authority rankings compare England's local planning authorities (LPAs) by how they handle planning applications. Each council is scored on three things: how often it approves applications, how quickly it decides them, and how often it extends the statutory decision deadline. Together these signals describe the experience of applying to a particular council, from a developer or a homeowner's point of view.

The rankings only cover England, because the underlying dataset (MHCLG planning application statistics) is England-only at LPA level. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish their own equivalents separately.

How the Planning Authority Score is calculated

The Planning Authority Score combines three inputs from the most recent year of MHCLG data: approval rate (the share of decisions that grant permission), decision speed (the share of householder decisions made within the 8-week statutory limit), and extension rate (the share of applications where the council and applicant agree to extend the deadline). A higher approval rate, faster decisions and fewer extensions all push the score up; the opposite drags it down. The result is expressed out of 10 on application pages and out of 100 on this rankings table. The methodology is identical to the score shown on individual application pages.

What the score can and cannot tell you

The score is a council-wide figure: it describes how a council handles its overall caseload over a full year. It is useful as context - "what kind of authority am I dealing with?" - and it surfaces meaningful differences between fast, slow, permissive and strict councils.

The score does not predict whether your specific application will be approved or how long yours will take. Outcome depends on the scheme, the site, neighbour and consultee responses, conservation/listed-building status and the local plan. A high-scoring council can still refuse an out-of-character development, and a low-scoring one can still approve a strong scheme on its merits.

Why approval rate is not the same as "best"

It is tempting to read "highest approval rate" as "best council to apply to". That is not quite right. A council with an unusually high approval rate may be permissive, or it may simply have fewer contentious applications, or it may be applying its local plan straightforwardly. Conversely, a council with a lower approval rate may be defending a sensitive conservation area, a green belt or a strict housing policy - all legitimate reasons to refuse. Use the rankings to understand how a council behaves, not as a single-axis quality ranking.

Frequently asked questions

What is a planning authority score?

A planning authority score is a 0-10 rating (also shown as 0-100 in the rankings table) summarising how a council handles planning applications across a full year. It combines approval rate, decision speed within the 8-week statutory limit, and how often the council extends the deadline. The score is built from official MHCLG planning performance figures.

How are planning authority rankings calculated?

Each council's score is calculated from three weighted inputs drawn from the latest MHCLG planning application statistics: approval rate (decisions granted), decision speed (share decided in 8 weeks), and extension rate (share where the deadline was extended by agreement). The three components are normalised, combined and rounded. Councils are then ranked against every other LPA in England.

Which council approves the most planning applications?

Fareham has the highest approval rate among English LPAs, granting permission on 98% of decisions in the latest period. A high approval rate does not automatically mean an easier application: it can reflect a permissive policy stance, a low-conflict caseload, or a council that screens out weaker applications at pre-application stage.

Which councils decide planning applications fastest?

City of London is currently the fastest, deciding 100% of householder applications within the 8-week statutory limit. Sort the rankings table by "Decided in 8 weeks" to see the full league of fastest councils. Speed is influenced by staffing, caseload, software, and how routinely a council asks for time extensions.

Why do councils extend planning application deadlines?

Councils and applicants can agree in writing to extend the statutory decision period beyond 8 weeks (for householder) or 13 weeks (for major applications). Extensions are legitimate where there is genuine complexity - additional consultation, revised drawings, or ecological surveys. However, some councils rely on extensions systematically to manage workload, which means the headline "decided in time" figure can flatter performance. A high extension rate is a useful counter-signal in the rankings.

Does a high council score mean my application will be approved?

No. The score is a council-wide context figure, not a prediction. Your application's outcome depends on the specific scheme, the site, neighbour and statutory consultee responses, the local plan and conservation/listed-building considerations. A high-scoring council can still refuse a poor application; a lower-scoring one can still approve a strong one. Use the score to understand the council you are dealing with, not as a forecast.

What data is used for these rankings?

The rankings use the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) planning application statistics, specifically the PS2 tables at local planning authority level. The current dataset covers the year to March 2026. Figures are published quarterly by MHCLG and reflect councils' own returns to government.