Planning decisions in Peak District
How long Peak District takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 433 decisions it made in the twelve months to August 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.
52 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 52); 56 from receipt
74%decided within eight weeks (UK 73%), 93% within thirteen
84%approved (UK 89%): 206 approved, 40 refused, 2 withdrawn
151 of 321UK rank for speed, down 71 places on last year; 273 of 321 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full applications (including householder) | 52 | 75% | 84% | 158 | 50 of 302 |
| Amendments | 50 | 90% | 69% | 52 | 206 of 263 |
| Listed building consent | 51 | 62% | 85% | 35 | 24 of 200 |
Appeals
28 appeals against Peak District decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 70 for every 100 refusals; 21% were allowed. Every appeal in Peak District.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 * | 54 | 81% | 89% | 83 |
| 2017 * | 25 | 84% | 93% | 43 |
| 2018 * | 37 | 81% | 89% | 131 |
| 2019 * | 56 | 57% | 84% | 110 |
| 2020 * | 65 | 43% | 85% | 82 |
| 2021 * | 74 | 37% | 92% | 90 |
| 2022 * | 104 | 20% | 91% | 111 |
| 2023 * | 50 | 61% | 85% | 59 |
| 2024 * | 44 | 75% | 84% | 69 |
| 2025 * | 56 | 55% | 90% | 97 |
| 2026 so far | 56 | 57% | 84% | 433 |
* Years from our archive, which carries no validation date: timed from receipt, so a few days longer than the live years above them.
Decided in the last three weeks
- Derwent Edge,Shatton Lane,Shatton,Two storey rear extension, new and amended windows to existing house.Approved10 Sept 2026
- Branksome,Unnamed Road From Buxton Road To Main Road,Earl Sterndale,Demolition of existing side garage and construction of new two storey side extension and associated single storey rear lean-to.Approved8 Sept 2026
- Church Farm,Church Street,Alstonefield,Extensions to dwelling and detached car portRefused7 Sept 2026
- Keelings Barn,Fawfieldhead,Longnor,Change of use of traditional former agricultural barn to single residential dwelling with associated access, garden, parking and package treApproved7 Sept 2026
- Cunnery Barn,Bakewell Road,Pilsley,Conversion from brewery to bakery.Approved7 Sept 2026
- 5 Haddon Road,Bakewell,Demolition of the existing garage and rear additions; erection of a two-storey side extension and a single-storey rear extension.Approved4 Sept 2026
- Derwent Villa,Fidlers Well,Bamford,Proposed extension to dwelling, replacement of garage and shed with new garage and raising of garden levels.Approved4 Sept 2026
- Royd Farm,Magdalen Road,Meltham,Restoration of The Royd (farmhouse with adjoining traditional barn) to create dwelling and agricultural store and associated worksRefused2 Sept 2026
Built nightly from Peak District's planning register. Ranks are among the 321 published councils. See planning applications in Peak District, appeals, or get alerts for Peak District.
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.