Planning decisions in Jersey
How long Jersey takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 929 decisions it made in the twelve months to September 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
55 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 54); 55 from receipt
59%decided within eight weeks (UK 66%), 87% within thirteen
94%approved (UK 90%): 837 approved, 53 refused, 39 withdrawn
247 of 388UK rank for speed; 114 of 388 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full applications | 53 | 68% | 95% | 764 | 33 of 359 |
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | 81% | 98% | 127 |
| 2026 so far | 55 | 55% | 93% | 802 |
Decided in the last three weeks
- Serenella, La Rue du Becquet Vincent, Trinity, JE3 5FHREVISED PLANS to P/2026/10989 (Construct single storey outbuilding. Various hard and soft landscaping): Construct single storey extension toApproved13 Oct 2026
- Dunvegan, La Rue de Sorel, St. John, JE3 4AAReplace roof and convert loft into habitable space. Install 2no. dormers and 4no. rooflights. Demolish and reconstruct ground floor extensioApproved13 Oct 2026
- Ivy Lodge, La Rue à Don, Grouville, JE3 9DADemolition of extensions to South Elevation. Construct two storey extension to South elevation including 2 No. dormer windows and 2 No. roofApproved13 Oct 2026
- The Lyndhurst Jersey Hotel, La Route de la Haule, St. Brelade, JE3 8BADemolish existing extension to the rear of the property and construct a new two-bedroom residential unitApproved13 Oct 2026
- Old Fire Station, Nelson Street, St. Helier, JE2 4TLReplace 1no. ground floor window to North elevation.Approved12 Oct 2026
- Greencourt, Green Street, St. Helier, JE2 4UGInstall solar PV array behind garage parapet.Approved12 Oct 2026
- Les Quennevais Playing Fields, La Route des Quennevais, St. Brelade, JE3 8LZRemoval of covered store on East elevation of workshop. Construct a steel framed store. AMENDED DESCRIPTION: Removal of covered store on wesApproved12 Oct 2026
- Ville au Veslet Farm, Le Mont Isaac, St. Lawrence, JE3 1GBDemolish part of existing stables. Construct extension to provide garages and stores to residential units. Install timber cladding to existiApproved12 Oct 2026
Built nightly from Jersey's planning register. Ranks are among the 388 published councils. See planning applications in Jersey, or get alerts for Jersey.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.