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↓3	98%	89%	22%	595
2	Chichester	92-	89%	92%	20%	929
3	Lincoln	92-	95%	83%	23%	329
4	Rushmoor	92↓7	96%	86%	25%	313
5	Medway	90↓3	92%	92%	20%	1,025
6	Arun	89↓5	86%	99%	10%	784
7	Redditch	88↓4	96%	77%	24%	159
8	Cheltenham	87↑2	96%	78%	28%	1,021
9	North Tyneside	87↑2	96%	83%	23%	648
10	Norwich	86-	96%	75%	18%	546
11	Bexley	85↑7	89%	88%	21%	1,314
12	Gosport	85↑4	94%	77%	31%	243
13	Tunbridge Wells	85↑4	94%	84%	26%	1,217
14	Bolsover	84↑2	96%	77%	34%	294
15	Isle of Wight	83↑3	91%	93%	15%	821
16	Breckland	82↓7	84%	79%	36%	799
17	Cambridge	82↓4	91%	84%	26%	1,034
18	Stevenage	82↑10	94%	88%	14%	266
19	East Riding of Yorkshire	81↑5	89%	93%	15%	1,878
20	Halton	81-	95%	80%	38%	255
21	North York Moors National Park	81↑3	94%	76%	20%	462
22	Stockport	81↑2	95%	81%	32%	1,293
23	Telford and Wrekin	81↑3	90%	96%	11%	593
24	Coventry	80↓13	86%	91%	11%	1,226
25	King�s Lynn and West Norfolk	80-	89%	86%	29%	1,202
26	South Ribble	80-	95%	78%	35%	411
27	Test Valley	80-	93%	77%	30%	1,015
28	Blackburn with Darwen	79↑2	94%	78%	37%	500
29	Erewash	79↓6	94%	67%	26%	389
30	South Cambridgeshire	79↑5	93%	82%	31%	1,516
31	Sutton	79↓2	88%	90%	14%	901
32	New Forest	78↓2	91%	80%	35%	912
33	Broxtowe	76↑4	93%	74%	34%	501
34	Doncaster	76↓6	86%	84%	32%	913
35	Folkestone and Hythe	76↓8	83%	95%	13%	756
36	South Oxfordshire	76↓2	94%	74%	35%	1,522
37	St. Helens	76↓2	94%	81%	36%	495
38	Cornwall	74-	93%	74%	37%	4,956
39	Darlington	74↓11	90%	69%	35%	451
40	Epsom and Ewell	74↓2	85%	89%	15%	631
41	Swindon	74↑2	89%	89%	13%	772
42	Chelmsford	73↑9	87%	85%	18%	1,291
43	Dorset	73↑3	91%	78%	34%	2,785
44	Eastbourne	73↓8	90%	67%	31%	315
45	Ipswich	73↑4	92%	74%	38%	442
46	Shropshire	73↓4	87%	80%	27%	2,039
47	Southwark	73↓4	91%	80%	36%	1,589
48	Bury	72↓4	88%	73%	34%	777
49	Plymouth	72-	93%	72%	31%	677
50	Three Rivers	72↑4	89%	81%	24%	853
51	West Oxfordshire	72-	95%	75%	37%	1,147
52	Mid Suffolk	71↑3	88%	76%	35%	904
53	Chorley	71↓5	93%	77%	35%	570
54	Dacorum	71-	89%	76%	24%	1,137
55	Dover	71↓6	90%	76%	34%	784
56	Sefton	71-	93%	74%	36%	991
57	Amber Valley	70-	96%	72%	42%	690
58	Braintree	70↓4	86%	77%	32%	917
59	Cannock Chase	70↓9	90%	86%	33%	247
60	Eastleigh	70↑6	89%	72%	26%	536
61	Enfield	70-	79%	91%	4%	1,989
62	Reigate and Banstead	70↑2	87%	76%	26%	1,027
63	Lichfield	69↑14	80%	96%	14%	718
64	Castle Point	68↑3	77%	96%	8%	429
65	Lewes	68↑2	91%	65%	31%	411
66	Maidstone	68↑4	82%	84%	29%	1,125
67	Tendring	68-	85%	81%	25%	832
68	Torridge	68↓7	87%	76%	37%	562
69	Wyre Forest	68↓11	93%	70%	34%	448
70	City of London	67↑6	96%	100%	84%	448
71	Dudley	67↑10	83%	78%	27%	740
72	South Tyneside	67↑5	96%	69%	39%	376
73	Central Bedfordshire	66↑3	84%	79%	32%	1,482
74	Mid Devon	66↑5	94%	75%	40%	675
75	North Kesteven	66-	97%	71%	45%	637
76	Rutland	66↑6	87%	77%	30%	509
77	Sunderland	66↓3	91%	73%	36%	578
78	Barking and Dagenham	65↓7	66%	95%	15%	713
79	Barnet	65↓5	76%	82%	23%	2,539
80	Manchester	65-	87%	68%	30%	1,813
81	South Norfolk	64-	94%	70%	41%	1,050
82	Kingston upon Thames	64↑8	75%	82%	19%	1,151
83	Redcar and Cleveland	64-	97%	59%	34%	425
84	East Cambridgeshire	63↓5	87%	78%	34%	725
85	Uttlesford	63↑2	77%	82%	24%	1,261
86	Horsham	62↑7	90%	71%	46%	1,259
87	Stockton-on-Tees	62↑4	94%	65%	39%	618
88	Tameside	62-	87%	77%	38%	569
89	Ashford	61↓2	87%	79%	39%	1,007
90	Bromsgrove	61↓3	95%	63%	37%	477
91	Colchester	61↑11	80%	78%	27%	1,059
92	East Devon	61-	89%	69%	35%	1,323
93	Forest of Dean	61↑4	92%	65%	46%	596
94	Preston	61-	90%	69%	45%	682
95	Somerset	61↓7	89%	73%	41%	3,851
96	South Derbyshire	61↑4	94%	62%	38%	599
97	Teignbridge	61-	82%	78%	29%	729
98	Trafford	61↑6	86%	75%	30%	1,451
99	Wolverhampton	61↓2	89%	70%	35%	811
100	South Hams	60↑2	89%	71%	33%	1,050
101	Thurrock	60↑5	81%	84%	30%	711
102	Bristol, City of	59↑3	86%	71%	38%	2,112
103	Burnley	59↑10	88%	76%	41%	300
104	Watford	59↑10	79%	76%	19%	522
105	Wychavon	59↓7	86%	83%	38%	1,076
106	North Hertfordshire	58↑6	93%	66%	37%	1,071
107	Brent	57-	79%	73%	29%	2,022
108	Charnwood	57↑2	87%	74%	31%	837
109	Cumberland	57↓3	97%	56%	43%	1,146
110	Derbyshire Dales	57↓3	89%	73%	39%	498
111	Fenland	57-	87%	74%	46%	599
112	North Norfolk	57↓5	94%	66%	45%	877
113	Sandwell	57↑2	88%	72%	33%	935
114	Stroud	57↑2	87%	75%	37%	1,019
115	Worcester	57↓10	85%	77%	40%	406
116	East Hertfordshire	56↓5	80%	76%	32%	1,218
117	Lewisham	56↓7	85%	70%	31%	1,379
118	Sevenoaks	56↓2	87%	72%	34%	1,193
119	Waltham Forest	56↑3	74%	75%	20%	1,332
120	Waverley	56-	87%	71%	34%	1,377
121	Greenwich	55↑4	78%	76%	27%	1,487
122	Spelthorne	55-	81%	73%	32%	668
123	West Lindsey	55↑5	93%	69%	44%	562
124	Adur	54↑3	92%	59%	41%	310
125	Harrow	54↑3	78%	74%	31%	1,316
126	Milton Keynes	54-	87%	63%	35%	1,290
127	North Somerset	54↑2	88%	69%	36%	1,148
128	Basingstoke and Deane	53↓4	91%	60%	46%	1,066
129	East Lindsey	53↓2	93%	65%	43%	818
130	Newcastle-under-Lyme	53↓5	94%	59%	46%	479
131	Nuneaton and Bedworth	53-	95%	64%	49%	301
132	Warrington	53↑11	76%	76%	30%	901
133	Ashfield	52↓2	86%	72%	36%	414
134	County Durham	52-	94%	59%	48%	1,693
135	Mansfield	52-	96%	65%	50%	304
136	North Devon	52-	94%	60%	50%	963
137	Peterborough	52↓5	84%	64%	31%	706
138	Wandsworth	52-	90%	63%	37%	2,141
139	Mid Sussex	51-	91%	68%	42%	1,104
140	Newcastle upon Tyne	51↓4	92%	56%	44%	910
141	Northumberland National Park	51↓10	95%	73%	41%	37
142	Solihull	51-	94%	62%	44%	1,185
143	East Suffolk	50↓4	92%	57%	43%	1,992
144	Kensington and Chelsea	50↓4	93%	59%	40%	2,381
145	North Yorkshire	50-	89%	64%	44%	4,687
146	Rotherham	50↓6	80%	76%	32%	777
147	Sheffield	50↓2	87%	64%	34%	1,765
148	Surrey Heath	50↑9	84%	67%	32%	632
149	Winchester	50-	93%	58%	47%	961
150	Bath and North East Somerset	49-	95%	52%	45%	1,835
151	Gedling	49↓3	92%	62%	42%	458
152	Hart	49↑9	81%	73%	36%	734
153	Knowsley	49↓6	93%	61%	47%	316
154	Lancaster	49-	84%	73%	38%	728
155	North East Lincolnshire	49-	95%	60%	52%	468
156	North Warwickshire	49↓4	93%	60%	52%	375
157	Redbridge	49↓6	74%	72%	33%	1,711
158	Vale of White Horse	49↓4	96%	59%	49%	986
159	Hastings	48-	90%	69%	45%	339
160	Malvern Hills	48↓9	83%	76%	42%	720
161	Merton	48↑7	88%	62%	37%	1,126
162	North East Derbyshire	48↑6	91%	64%	41%	516
163	Windsor and Maidenhead	48↑3	69%	72%	30%	1,576
164	Basildon	47↑2	84%	64%	31%	781
165	Oadby and Wigston	47↑10	72%	72%	32%	279
166	Runnymede	47↑7	83%	70%	39%	720
167	Tamworth	47↓10	95%	52%	50%	155
168	Epping Forest	46-	66%	71%	33%	1,350
169	Liverpool	46-	84%	61%	38%	1,323
170	Thanet	46↑9	89%	62%	43%	773
171	West Devon	46↑4	85%	61%	35%	355
172	Fylde	45↓3	96%	54%	53%	421
173	Southampton	45↓5	92%	56%	45%	748
174	Wealden	45↓3	84%	70%	40%	1,401
175	West Suffolk	45-	91%	55%	47%	1,042
176	Blaby	44↑3	91%	55%	49%	491
177	Canterbury	44↑4	93%	42%	48%	978
178	North Lincolnshire	44↑2	86%	68%	45%	720
179	North West Leicestershire	44↑8	94%	54%	53%	540
180	Richmond upon Thames	44↑6	80%	69%	34%	1,916
181	Bromley	43↑10	75%	65%	33%	2,171
182	Leeds	43-	83%	67%	37%	3,649
183	Newark and Sherwood	43↑4	91%	56%	49%	746
184	Nottingham	43↓5	89%	43%	32%	966
185	Pendle	43↑6	86%	60%	36%	436
186	Brighton and Hove	42↑2	89%	52%	45%	1,710
187	Newham	42↑12	81%	62%	34%	1,143
188	South Holland	42↓11	82%	65%	45%	588
189	Stratford-on-Avon	42↑4	91%	61%	48%	1,287
190	Barnsley	41↓5	93%	47%	48%	647
191	Cherwell	41↓2	93%	49%	48%	1,082
192	Gravesham	41↑12	72%	71%	37%	627
193	Harborough	41↓7	90%	53%	38%	819
194	Huntingdonshire	41↓8	91%	54%	54%	1,053
195	Blackpool	40↑8	82%	74%	42%	349
196	Bradford	40↑2	85%	59%	38%	2,330
197	Dartford	40↓12	80%	66%	39%	592
198	Haringey	40↓5	85%	56%	41%	1,414
199	Maldon	40↑7	87%	62%	46%	394
200	Worthing	40↓7	93%	51%	46%	563
201	Croydon	39↓2	75%	64%	41%	1,582
202	Rushcliffe	39↑2	91%	54%	47%	785
203	South Staffordshire	39↓8	87%	63%	48%	587
204	Elmbridge	38-	76%	65%	38%	1,327
205	Tower Hamlets	38↑7	81%	59%	39%	1,036
206	Exmoor National Park	37↑16	93%	43%	55%	161
207	New Forest National Park	37↓7	92%	39%	47%	468
208	Salford	37↓2	90%	53%	53%	783
209	Westminster	37↓3	86%	53%	27%	4,828
210	York	37↑6	84%	63%	42%	1,243
211	Harlow	36↓3	81%	65%	38%	275
212	Hillingdon	36↑5	84%	61%	43%	1,703
213	Tonbridge and Malling	36-	94%	51%	52%	891
214	West Berkshire	36↑2	90%	55%	50%	1,141
215	Cotswold	35↓5	89%	54%	48%	1,287
216	Exeter	35↓8	85%	57%	39%	559
217	Hammersmith and Fulham	35-	97%	34%	64%	1,401
218	Herefordshire, County of	35-	94%	43%	60%	1,389
219	Broxbourne	34↑3	85%	52%	48%	477
220	Hartlepool	34-	94%	53%	55%	229
221	Portsmouth	34-	87%	56%	50%	624
222	Wiltshire	34-	93%	52%	56%	3,734
223	Wirral	34↑2	87%	55%	45%	932
224	Havant	33-	94%	37%	60%	419
225	Hinckley and Bosworth	33-	88%	45%	52%	484
226	Southend-on-Sea	33↓8	81%	64%	46%	901
227	Tewkesbury	33↑3	88%	57%	51%	718
228	Wakefield	33-	92%	55%	56%	1,086
229	Camden	32↑4	89%	53%	39%	1,969
230	Hertsmere	32↓6	93%	49%	55%	749
231	Rugby	32↑2	93%	44%	50%	513
232	Ribble Valley	31↓2	83%	54%	46%	533
233	Chesterfield	30-	89%	45%	55%	327
234	Gateshead	30↓5	90%	26%	64%	468
235	Luton	30↑5	76%	58%	44%	721
236	South Gloucestershire	30↑9	82%	64%	45%	1,561
237	Warwick	30-	90%	47%	55%	939
238	Lambeth	29-	80%	61%	46%	1,725
239	Calderdale	28↑8	85%	60%	49%	877
240	Westmorland and Furness	28-	92%	51%	52%	1,223
241	Islington	27-	91%	43%	56%	1,451
242	Kingston upon Hull, City of	27-	92%	57%	55%	412
243	Kirklees	27↑3	92%	47%	60%	1,719
244	Reading	27↓15	84%	44%	48%	635
245	Bedford	26↓2	81%	57%	53%	1,031
246	Great Yarmouth	26-	92%	44%	63%	376
247	Tandridge	26↓10	85%	56%	52%	709
248	Woking	26↑9	80%	50%	39%	748
249	Melton	25↓2	95%	7%	80%	293
250	Rochford	25-	78%	47%	39%	477
251	Rother	25-	88%	39%	63%	780
252	Bolton	24↓3	81%	48%	44%	981
253	Bracknell Forest	24↑13	86%	40%	59%	524
254	Cheshire West and Chester	24-	93%	32%	71%	1,688
255	East Staffordshire	24↓5	92%	28%	67%	558
256	Gloucester	24↓10	81%	58%	48%	431
257	Havering	24↑7	73%	57%	47%	1,476
258	Walsall	23↓7	86%	54%	56%	852
259	Hackney	22↓2	81%	50%	47%	1,345
260	Hounslow	22↑12	68%	57%	46%	1,284
261	South Kesteven	22↑4	90%	42%	60%	980
262	Welwyn Hatfield	22↓3	88%	54%	50%	630
263	Derby	21↓4	91%	42%	61%	937
264	Slough	21↓4	77%	39%	42%	637
265	Rossendale	20↓10	88%	33%	72%	231
266	Buckinghamshire	19-	83%	46%	50%	4,436
267	Hyndburn	19↓14	77%	55%	51%	252
268	Rochdale	19↑6	85%	53%	53%	638
269	Swale	19↓3	90%	32%	73%	678
270	Oldham	18-	88%	42%	60%	875
271	Stoke-on-Trent	18↑10	86%	33%	67%	420
272	West Northamptonshire	18-	90%	25%	75%	1,812
273	Ealing	17↓6	85%	41%	59%	1,835
274	East Hampshire	17↓3	88%	20%	74%	583
275	Oxford	17-	87%	46%	55%	1,132
276	Wigan	17↑2	87%	51%	59%	712
277	Birmingham	16↓5	83%	39%	53%	3,533
278	Leicester	16↑2	82%	39%	49%	1,149
279	Stafford	16↓11	87%	26%	56%	487
280	Torbay	16↑3	86%	36%	52%	533
281	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	15↓6	83%	38%	63%	2,150
282	Cheshire East	15↓3	87%	34%	68%	2,460
283	Wyre	15↓11	85%	36%	68%	563
284	West Lancashire	14↓6	83%	45%	59%	578
285	Middlesbrough	12↓9	77%	43%	54%	316
286	North Northamptonshire	12↑6	86%	41%	62%	1,155
287	St Albans	12↑5	86%	32%	61%	1,375
288	Bassetlaw	11↓6	86%	27%	67%	556
289	Brentwood	9-	83%	36%	67%	742
290	Guildford	8↓3	84%	29%	68%	1,316
291	Staffordshire Moorlands	6↓11	80%	37%	66%	419
292	Crawley	3↓6	81%	28%	69%	220

#1 Fareham 95

Approval: 98%
Decided in 8 weeks: 89%
Extensions: 22%
Decisions: 595

#2 Chichester 92

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 92%
Extensions: 20%
Decisions: 929

#3 Lincoln 92

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 83%
Extensions: 23%
Decisions: 329

#4 Rushmoor 92

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 86%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 313

#5 Medway 90

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 92%
Extensions: 20%
Decisions: 1,025

#6 Arun 89

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 99%
Extensions: 10%
Decisions: 784

#7 Redditch 88

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 159

#8 Cheltenham 87

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 28%
Decisions: 1,021

#9 North Tyneside 87

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 83%
Extensions: 23%
Decisions: 648

#10 Norwich 86

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 18%
Decisions: 546

#11 Bexley 85

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 88%
Extensions: 21%
Decisions: 1,314

#12 Gosport 85

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 243

#13 Tunbridge Wells 85

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 1,217

#14 Bolsover 84

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 294

#15 Isle of Wight 83

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 93%
Extensions: 15%
Decisions: 821

#16 Breckland 82

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 799

#17 Cambridge 82

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 1,034

#18 Stevenage 82

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 88%
Extensions: 14%
Decisions: 266

#19 East Riding of Yorkshire 81

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 93%
Extensions: 15%
Decisions: 1,878

#20 Halton 81

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 255

#21 North York Moors National Park 81

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 20%
Decisions: 462

#22 Stockport 81

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 1,293

#23 Telford and Wrekin 81

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 96%
Extensions: 11%
Decisions: 593

#24 Coventry 80

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 91%
Extensions: 11%
Decisions: 1,226

#25 King�s Lynn and West Norfolk 80

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 86%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 1,202

#26 South Ribble 80

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 411

#27 Test Valley 80

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 1,015

#28 Blackburn with Darwen 79

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 500

#29 Erewash 79

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 389

#30 South Cambridgeshire 79

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 1,516

#31 Sutton 79

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 90%
Extensions: 14%
Decisions: 901

#32 New Forest 78

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 912

#33 Broxtowe 76

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 501

#34 Doncaster 76

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 913

#35 Folkestone and Hythe 76

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 95%
Extensions: 13%
Decisions: 756

#36 South Oxfordshire 76

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 1,522

#37 St. Helens 76

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 495

#38 Cornwall 74

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 4,956

#39 Darlington 74

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 451

#40 Epsom and Ewell 74

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 89%
Extensions: 15%
Decisions: 631

#41 Swindon 74

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 89%
Extensions: 13%
Decisions: 772

#42 Chelmsford 73

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 85%
Extensions: 18%
Decisions: 1,291

#43 Dorset 73

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 2,785

#44 Eastbourne 73

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 315

#45 Ipswich 73

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 442

#46 Shropshire 73

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 2,039

#47 Southwark 73

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 80%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 1,589

#48 Bury 72

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 777

#49 Plymouth 72

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 677

#50 Three Rivers 72

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 853

#51 West Oxfordshire 72

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 1,147

#52 Mid Suffolk 71

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 904

#53 Chorley 71

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 570

#54 Dacorum 71

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 1,137

#55 Dover 71

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 784

#56 Sefton 71

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 991

#57 Amber Valley 70

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 690

#58 Braintree 70

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 917

#59 Cannock Chase 70

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 86%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 247

#60 Eastleigh 70

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 536

#61 Enfield 70

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 91%
Extensions: 4%
Decisions: 1,989

#62 Reigate and Banstead 70

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 26%
Decisions: 1,027

#63 Lichfield 69

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 96%
Extensions: 14%
Decisions: 718

#64 Castle Point 68

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 96%
Extensions: 8%
Decisions: 429

#65 Lewes 68

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 411

#66 Maidstone 68

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 1,125

#67 Tendring 68

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 81%
Extensions: 25%
Decisions: 832

#68 Torridge 68

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 562

#69 Wyre Forest 68

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 448

#70 City of London 67

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 100%
Extensions: 84%
Decisions: 448

#71 Dudley 67

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 740

#72 South Tyneside 67

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 376

#73 Central Bedfordshire 66

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 1,482

#74 Mid Devon 66

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 675

#75 North Kesteven 66

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 637

#76 Rutland 66

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 509

#77 Sunderland 66

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 578

#78 Barking and Dagenham 65

Approval: 66%
Decided in 8 weeks: 95%
Extensions: 15%
Decisions: 713

#79 Barnet 65

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 23%
Decisions: 2,539

#80 Manchester 65

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 68%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 1,813

#81 South Norfolk 64

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 1,050

#82 Kingston upon Thames 64

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 19%
Decisions: 1,151

#83 Redcar and Cleveland 64

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 425

#84 East Cambridgeshire 63

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 725

#85 Uttlesford 63

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 82%
Extensions: 24%
Decisions: 1,261

#86 Horsham 62

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,259

#87 Stockton-on-Tees 62

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 618

#88 Tameside 62

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 569

#89 Ashford 61

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 79%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 1,007

#90 Bromsgrove 61

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 477

#91 Colchester 61

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 1,059

#92 East Devon 61

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 1,323

#93 Forest of Dean 61

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 596

#94 Preston 61

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 682

#95 Somerset 61

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 3,851

#96 South Derbyshire 61

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 599

#97 Teignbridge 61

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 78%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 729

#98 Trafford 61

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 1,451

#99 Wolverhampton 61

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 811

#100 South Hams 60

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 1,050

#101 Thurrock 60

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 84%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 711

#102 Bristol, City of 59

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 2,112

#103 Burnley 59

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 300

#104 Watford 59

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 19%
Decisions: 522

#105 Wychavon 59

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 83%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 1,076

#106 North Hertfordshire 58

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 66%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 1,071

#107 Brent 57

Approval: 79%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 29%
Decisions: 2,022

#108 Charnwood 57

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 837

#109 Cumberland 57

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 1,146

#110 Derbyshire Dales 57

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 498

#111 Fenland 57

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 599

#112 North Norfolk 57

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 66%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 877

#113 Sandwell 57

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 935

#114 Stroud 57

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 1,019

#115 Worcester 57

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 77%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 406

#116 East Hertfordshire 56

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 1,218

#117 Lewisham 56

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 1,379

#118 Sevenoaks 56

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,193

#119 Waltham Forest 56

Approval: 74%
Decided in 8 weeks: 75%
Extensions: 20%
Decisions: 1,332

#120 Waverley 56

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,377

#121 Greenwich 55

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 1,487

#122 Spelthorne 55

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 668

#123 West Lindsey 55

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 562

#124 Adur 54

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 310

#125 Harrow 54

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 1,316

#126 Milton Keynes 54

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 1,290

#127 North Somerset 54

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 1,148

#128 Basingstoke and Deane 53

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,066

#129 East Lindsey 53

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 818

#130 Newcastle-under-Lyme 53

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 479

#131 Nuneaton and Bedworth 53

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 301

#132 Warrington 53

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 901

#133 Ashfield 52

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 414

#134 County Durham 52

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,693

#135 Mansfield 52

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 304

#136 North Devon 52

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 963

#137 Peterborough 52

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 706

#138 Wandsworth 52

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 2,141

#139 Mid Sussex 51

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 68%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,104

#140 Newcastle upon Tyne 51

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 910

#141 Northumberland National Park 51

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 37

#142 Solihull 51

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 1,185

#143 East Suffolk 50

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 1,992

#144 Kensington and Chelsea 50

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 2,381

#145 North Yorkshire 50

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 4,687

#146 Rotherham 50

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 777

#147 Sheffield 50

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,765

#148 Surrey Heath 50

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 632

#149 Winchester 50

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 58%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 961

#150 Bath and North East Somerset 49

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 1,835

#151 Gedling 49

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 458

#152 Hart 49

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 734

#153 Knowsley 49

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 316

#154 Lancaster 49

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 73%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 728

#155 North East Lincolnshire 49

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 468

#156 North Warwickshire 49

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 375

#157 Redbridge 49

Approval: 74%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 1,711

#158 Vale of White Horse 49

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 986

#159 Hastings 48

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 339

#160 Malvern Hills 48

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 76%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 720

#161 Merton 48

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 1,126

#162 North East Derbyshire 48

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 516

#163 Windsor and Maidenhead 48

Approval: 69%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 30%
Decisions: 1,576

#164 Basildon 47

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 31%
Decisions: 781

#165 Oadby and Wigston 47

Approval: 72%
Decided in 8 weeks: 72%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 279

#166 Runnymede 47

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 720

#167 Tamworth 47

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 155

#168 Epping Forest 46

Approval: 66%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 1,350

#169 Liverpool 46

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 1,323

#170 Thanet 46

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 773

#171 West Devon 46

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 35%
Decisions: 355

#172 Fylde 45

Approval: 96%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 421

#173 Southampton 45

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 748

#174 Wealden 45

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 70%
Extensions: 40%
Decisions: 1,401

#175 West Suffolk 45

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 1,042

#176 Blaby 44

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 491

#177 Canterbury 44

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 42%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 978

#178 North Lincolnshire 44

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 68%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 720

#179 North West Leicestershire 44

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 540

#180 Richmond upon Thames 44

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 69%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,916

#181 Bromley 43

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 33%
Decisions: 2,171

#182 Leeds 43

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 67%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 3,649

#183 Newark and Sherwood 43

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 746

#184 Nottingham 43

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 32%
Decisions: 966

#185 Pendle 43

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 36%
Decisions: 436

#186 Brighton and Hove 42

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 1,710

#187 Newham 42

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 34%
Decisions: 1,143

#188 South Holland 42

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 588

#189 Stratford-on-Avon 42

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,287

#190 Barnsley 41

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 647

#191 Cherwell 41

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 49%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,082

#192 Gravesham 41

Approval: 72%
Decided in 8 weeks: 71%
Extensions: 37%
Decisions: 627

#193 Harborough 41

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 819

#194 Huntingdonshire 41

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 54%
Decisions: 1,053

#195 Blackpool 40

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 74%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 349

#196 Bradford 40

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 2,330

#197 Dartford 40

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 66%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 592

#198 Haringey 40

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 1,414

#199 Maldon 40

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 62%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 394

#200 Worthing 40

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 563

#201 Croydon 39

Approval: 75%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 41%
Decisions: 1,582

#202 Rushcliffe 39

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 785

#203 South Staffordshire 39

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 587

#204 Elmbridge 38

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 1,327

#205 Tower Hamlets 38

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 59%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 1,036

#206 Exmoor National Park 37

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 161

#207 New Forest National Park 37

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 39%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 468

#208 Salford 37

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 783

#209 Westminster 37

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 27%
Decisions: 4,828

#210 York 37

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 63%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 1,243

#211 Harlow 36

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 65%
Extensions: 38%
Decisions: 275

#212 Hillingdon 36

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 43%
Decisions: 1,703

#213 Tonbridge and Malling 36

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 891

#214 West Berkshire 36

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 1,141

#215 Cotswold 35

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 1,287

#216 Exeter 35

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 559

#217 Hammersmith and Fulham 35

Approval: 97%
Decided in 8 weeks: 34%
Extensions: 64%
Decisions: 1,401

#218 Herefordshire, County of 35

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 1,389

#219 Broxbourne 34

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 477

#220 Hartlepool 34

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 229

#221 Portsmouth 34

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 624

#222 Wiltshire 34

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 52%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 3,734

#223 Wirral 34

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 932

#224 Havant 33

Approval: 94%
Decided in 8 weeks: 37%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 419

#225 Hinckley and Bosworth 33

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 484

#226 Southend-on-Sea 33

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 901

#227 Tewkesbury 33

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 51%
Decisions: 718

#228 Wakefield 33

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 1,086

#229 Camden 32

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 1,969

#230 Hertsmere 32

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 49%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 749

#231 Rugby 32

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 44%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 513

#232 Ribble Valley 31

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 533

#233 Chesterfield 30

Approval: 89%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 327

#234 Gateshead 30

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 26%
Extensions: 64%
Decisions: 468

#235 Luton 30

Approval: 76%
Decided in 8 weeks: 58%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 721

#236 South Gloucestershire 30

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 64%
Extensions: 45%
Decisions: 1,561

#237 Warwick 30

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 939

#238 Lambeth 29

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 61%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,725

#239 Calderdale 28

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 60%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 877

#240 Westmorland and Furness 28

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 1,223

#241 Islington 27

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 1,451

#242 Kingston upon Hull, City of 27

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 412

#243 Kirklees 27

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 1,719

#244 Reading 27

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 44%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 635

#245 Bedford 26

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 1,031

#246 Great Yarmouth 26

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 44%
Extensions: 63%
Decisions: 376

#247 Tandridge 26

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 56%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 709

#248 Woking 26

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 748

#249 Melton 25

Approval: 95%
Decided in 8 weeks: 7%
Extensions: 80%
Decisions: 293

#250 Rochford 25

Approval: 78%
Decided in 8 weeks: 47%
Extensions: 39%
Decisions: 477

#251 Rother 25

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 39%
Extensions: 63%
Decisions: 780

#252 Bolton 24

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 48%
Extensions: 44%
Decisions: 981

#253 Bracknell Forest 24

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 40%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 524

#254 Cheshire West and Chester 24

Approval: 93%
Decided in 8 weeks: 32%
Extensions: 71%
Decisions: 1,688

#255 East Staffordshire 24

Approval: 92%
Decided in 8 weeks: 28%
Extensions: 67%
Decisions: 558

#256 Gloucester 24

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 58%
Extensions: 48%
Decisions: 431

#257 Havering 24

Approval: 73%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 1,476

#258 Walsall 23

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 852

#259 Hackney 22

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 50%
Extensions: 47%
Decisions: 1,345

#260 Hounslow 22

Approval: 68%
Decided in 8 weeks: 57%
Extensions: 46%
Decisions: 1,284

#261 South Kesteven 22

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 42%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 980

#262 Welwyn Hatfield 22

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 54%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 630

#263 Derby 21

Approval: 91%
Decided in 8 weeks: 42%
Extensions: 61%
Decisions: 937

#264 Slough 21

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 39%
Extensions: 42%
Decisions: 637

#265 Rossendale 20

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 33%
Extensions: 72%
Decisions: 231

#266 Buckinghamshire 19

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 46%
Extensions: 50%
Decisions: 4,436

#267 Hyndburn 19

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 55%
Extensions: 51%
Decisions: 252

#268 Rochdale 19

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 53%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 638

#269 Swale 19

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 32%
Extensions: 73%
Decisions: 678

#270 Oldham 18

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 42%
Extensions: 60%
Decisions: 875

#271 Stoke-on-Trent 18

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 33%
Extensions: 67%
Decisions: 420

#272 West Northamptonshire 18

Approval: 90%
Decided in 8 weeks: 25%
Extensions: 75%
Decisions: 1,812

#273 Ealing 17

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 41%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 1,835

#274 East Hampshire 17

Approval: 88%
Decided in 8 weeks: 20%
Extensions: 74%
Decisions: 583

#275 Oxford 17

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 46%
Extensions: 55%
Decisions: 1,132

#276 Wigan 17

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 51%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 712

#277 Birmingham 16

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 39%
Extensions: 53%
Decisions: 3,533

#278 Leicester 16

Approval: 82%
Decided in 8 weeks: 39%
Extensions: 49%
Decisions: 1,149

#279 Stafford 16

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 26%
Extensions: 56%
Decisions: 487

#280 Torbay 16

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 36%
Extensions: 52%
Decisions: 533

#281 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 15

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 38%
Extensions: 63%
Decisions: 2,150

#282 Cheshire East 15

Approval: 87%
Decided in 8 weeks: 34%
Extensions: 68%
Decisions: 2,460

#283 Wyre 15

Approval: 85%
Decided in 8 weeks: 36%
Extensions: 68%
Decisions: 563

#284 West Lancashire 14

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 45%
Extensions: 59%
Decisions: 578

#285 Middlesbrough 12

Approval: 77%
Decided in 8 weeks: 43%
Extensions: 54%
Decisions: 316

#286 North Northamptonshire 12

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 41%
Extensions: 62%
Decisions: 1,155

#287 St Albans 12

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 32%
Extensions: 61%
Decisions: 1,375

#288 Bassetlaw 11

Approval: 86%
Decided in 8 weeks: 27%
Extensions: 67%
Decisions: 556

#289 Brentwood 9

Approval: 83%
Decided in 8 weeks: 36%
Extensions: 67%
Decisions: 742

#290 Guildford 8

Approval: 84%
Decided in 8 weeks: 29%
Extensions: 68%
Decisions: 1,316

#291 Staffordshire Moorlands 6

Approval: 80%
Decided in 8 weeks: 37%
Extensions: 66%
Decisions: 419

#292 Crawley 3

Approval: 81%
Decided in 8 weeks: 28%
Extensions: 69%
Decisions: 220

Showing 1-10 of 292 councils

Summary

Top ranked council

Fareham

Score 95 / 100

Average score

Across 292 councils

Councils covered

292

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: Apr 2023 - Mar 2024 ⓘ

Last updated: 7 June 2026

Councils covered: 292

Applications analysed: 290,162

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 Apr 2023 - Mar 2024. Figures are published quarterly by MHCLG and reflect councils' own returns to government.