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League table · official statistics

Planning approvals: every English council ranked

Approval rate, share of decisions made on time, and volume for every local planning authority — straight from the council returns MHCLG publishes. No modelling, no estimates.

National approval rate

87.0%

Decided on time

90.6%

Approval rateDecided on timeMost decisions

MHCLG planning statistics (PS2), release 202512 · 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4. “Decided on time” = within the statutory period or an agreed extension. Councils we scrape live link through to their coverage page.

#CouncilRegionDecisionsApprovalOn time
1FarehamSouth East59598.0%98.8%
2Hammersmith and FulhamLondon1,40197.2%94.7%
3North KestevenEast Midlands63797.2%97.5%
4CumberlandNorth West1,14696.8%72.1%
5Redcar and ClevelandNorth East42596.7%88.5%
6CheltenhamSouth West1,02196.5%93.3%
7MansfieldEast Midlands30496.4%95.4%
8BolsoverEast Midlands29496.3%99.7%
9RedditchWest Midlands15996.2%89.9%
10City of LondonLondon44896.2%96.0%
11North TynesideNorth East64896.0%99.2%
12South TynesideNorth East37695.7%97.3%
13FyldeNorth West42195.7%96.9%
14Amber ValleyEast Midlands69095.7%99.0%
15NorwichEast of England54695.6%86.1%
16Vale of White HorseSouth East98695.5%95.5%
17RushmoorSouth East31395.5%95.5%
18TamworthWest Midlands15595.5%92.9%
19North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber46895.3%98.9%
20MeltonEast Midlands29395.2%80.5%
21LincolnEast Midlands32995.1%87.5%
22StockportNorth West1,29395.0%98.6%
23Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands30195.0%98.3%
24HaltonNorth West25594.9%98.0%
25Ebbsfleet Development CorporationSouth East3994.9%97.4%
26Bath and North East SomersetSouth West1,83594.8%79.5%
27West OxfordshireSouth East1,14794.8%97.0%
28WokinghamSouth East1,13294.7%99.1%
29South RibbleNorth West41194.7%96.4%
30Northumberland National ParkNational Parks3794.6%100.0%
31BromsgroveWest Midlands47794.5%89.7%
32South OxfordshireSouth East1,52294.4%91.3%
33Blackburn with DarwenNorth West50094.4%100.0%
34North York Moors National ParkNational Parks46294.4%85.9%
35Mid DevonSouth West67594.4%95.0%
36HartlepoolNorth East22994.3%99.6%
37North West LeicestershireEast Midlands54094.3%85.6%
38GosportSouth East24394.2%92.6%
39The Broads AuthorityNational Parks10294.1%96.1%
40SolihullWest Midlands1,18594.1%86.1%
41ErewashEast Midlands38994.1%84.3%
42North NorfolkEast of England87794.1%93.7%
43Tonbridge and MallingSouth East89194.0%87.2%
44HavantSouth East41994.0%85.9%
45Stockton-on-TeesNorth East61894.0%92.1%
46South NorfolkEast of England1,05094.0%90.8%
47StevenageEast of England26694.0%94.0%
48St. HelensNorth West49593.9%99.6%
49South DerbyshireEast Midlands59993.8%90.0%
50North DevonSouth West96393.8%97.2%
51County DurhamNorth East1,69393.7%89.8%
52Tunbridge WellsSouth East1,21793.6%96.1%
53Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands47993.5%95.4%
54Herefordshire, County ofWest Midlands1,38993.5%81.0%
55RugbyWest Midlands51393.4%84.8%
56KnowsleyNorth West31693.3%93.7%
57BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber64793.3%79.4%
58CanterburySouth East97893.3%80.6%
59WinchesterSouth East96193.3%92.2%
60SeftonNorth West99193.3%98.0%
61North WarwickshireWest Midlands37593.3%82.9%
62WorthingSouth East56393.3%93.4%
63CherwellSouth East1,08293.3%80.3%
64Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West1,68893.1%92.0%
65WiltshireSouth West3,73493.0%94.5%
66Kensington and ChelseaLondon2,38193.0%96.0%
67BroxtoweEast Midlands50193.0%96.8%
68ChorleyNorth West57093.0%97.0%
69East LindseyEast Midlands81892.9%86.4%
70Wyre ForestWest Midlands44892.9%95.8%
71PlymouthSouth West67792.8%96.6%
72BroadlandEast of England77292.6%92.6%
73South CambridgeshireEast of England1,51692.6%91.1%
74CornwallSouth West4,95692.6%94.5%
75Exmoor National ParkNational Parks16192.5%98.8%
76North HertfordshireEast of England1,07192.5%86.0%
77West LindseyEast Midlands56292.5%97.2%
78HertsmereEast of England74992.5%91.6%
79Test ValleySouth East1,01592.5%92.8%
80East StaffordshireWest Midlands55892.5%83.3%
81GedlingEast Midlands45892.4%90.2%
82Newcastle upon TyneNorth East91092.3%83.3%
83IpswichEast of England44292.3%98.4%
84Forest of DeanSouth West59692.3%92.6%
85AdurSouth East31092.3%95.8%
86Westmorland and FurnessNorth West1,22392.2%91.6%
87East SuffolkEast of England1,99292.2%82.7%
88Yorkshire Dales National ParkNational Parks45092.0%82.0%
89WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber1,08692.0%91.8%
90New Forest National ParkNational Parks46891.9%74.2%
91South Downs National ParkNational Parks1,65691.8%90.9%
92Great YarmouthEast of England37691.8%96.8%
93MedwaySouth East1,02591.6%96.6%
94SouthamptonSouth East74891.6%90.4%
95KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber1,71991.6%90.9%
96Kingston upon Hull, City ofYorkshire and the Humber41291.5%80.3%
97Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East1,06691.5%84.5%
98Isles of ScillySouth West5891.4%86.2%
99SouthwarkLondon1,58991.4%94.6%
100Lake District National ParkNational Parks79591.3%85.0%
101North East DerbyshireEast Midlands51691.3%92.8%
102Isle of WightSouth East82191.2%95.4%
103Mid SussexSouth East1,10491.2%97.4%
104DerbyEast Midlands93791.0%88.4%
105Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands74691.0%90.6%
106SunderlandNorth East57891.0%96.4%
107West SuffolkEast of England1,04291.0%85.3%
108CambridgeEast of England1,03490.9%92.1%
109BostonEast Midlands30890.9%87.0%
110IslingtonLondon1,45190.9%95.9%
111BlabyEast Midlands49190.8%91.6%
112RushcliffeEast Midlands78590.8%88.4%
113DorsetSouth West2,78590.7%91.4%
114Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands1,28790.6%89.6%
115HuntingdonshireEast of England1,05390.6%93.7%
116New ForestSouth East91290.6%95.2%
117LewesSouth East41190.5%82.2%
118PrestonNorth West68290.5%93.8%
119DoverSouth East78490.4%90.3%
120GatesheadNorth East46890.4%88.9%
121West BerkshireSouth East1,14190.4%89.9%
122DarlingtonNorth East45190.2%92.5%
123Hartlepool Development CorporationNorth East4190.2%82.9%
124Telford and WrekinWest Midlands59390.2%99.8%
125South KestevenEast Midlands98090.1%86.1%
126WarwickWest Midlands93990.0%93.9%
127West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands1,81290.0%87.4%
128Cannock ChaseWest Midlands24789.9%94.7%
129EastbourneSouth East31589.8%83.2%
130HorshamSouth East1,25989.8%94.0%
131HastingsSouth East33989.7%97.0%
132WandsworthLondon2,14189.6%90.3%
133HarboroughEast Midlands81989.6%76.2%
134SwaleSouth East67889.5%94.5%
135SalfordNorth West78389.5%95.0%
136BexleyLondon1,31489.5%97.4%
137North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber4,68789.5%86.7%
138ChichesterSouth East92989.5%97.1%
139CamdenLondon1,96989.4%90.5%
140East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber1,87889.4%98.2%
141King’s Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England1,20289.3%93.5%
142SwindonSouth West77289.3%88.1%
143EastleighSouth East53689.2%93.1%
144Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands49889.2%76.9%
145NottinghamEast Midlands96689.1%76.5%
146Three RiversEast of England85389.1%98.6%
147CotswoldSouth West1,28789.0%90.3%
148SomersetSouth West3,85189.0%86.0%
149Middlesbrough Development CorporationNorth East8289.0%84.2%
150DacorumEast of England1,13789.0%82.3%
151ChesterfieldEast Midlands32789.0%86.2%
152East DevonSouth West1,32389.0%80.2%
153Old Oak and Park Royal Development CorporationLondon5488.9%98.2%
154ThanetSouth East77388.9%83.3%
155South HamsSouth West1,05088.8%92.8%
156Brighton and HoveSouth East1,71088.7%82.3%
157NorthumberlandNorth East1,92388.7%92.1%
158WolverhamptonWest Midlands81188.7%98.4%
159SuttonLondon90188.3%95.3%
160East HampshireSouth East58388.3%87.0%
161RossendaleNorth West23188.3%91.3%
162OldhamNorth West87588.2%92.2%
163Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands48488.2%79.8%
164RotherSouth East78088.2%91.0%
165Mid SuffolkEast of England90488.2%94.9%
166TewkesburySouth West71888.2%88.9%
167North SomersetSouth West1,14888.0%85.8%
168SandwellWest Midlands93587.8%97.0%
169BurnleyNorth West30087.7%94.0%
170MertonLondon1,12687.7%91.6%
171BuryNorth West77787.6%99.6%
172Welwyn HatfieldEast of England63087.6%95.1%
173Reigate and BansteadSouth East1,02787.4%92.5%
174StroudSouth West1,01987.3%95.9%
175WaverleySouth East1,37787.3%95.3%
176StaffordWest Midlands48787.3%68.8%
177SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber1,76587.2%88.6%
178ManchesterNorth West1,81387.2%93.0%
179AshfordSouth East1,00787.2%95.6%
180PortsmouthSouth East62487.2%95.8%
181ChelmsfordEast of England1,29187.1%89.2%
182SevenoaksSouth East1,19387.1%94.0%
183RutlandEast Midlands50987.0%98.8%
184ShropshireWest Midlands2,03987.0%91.7%
185TamesideNorth West56987.0%96.1%
186FenlandEast of England59987.0%93.7%
187WirralNorth West93286.9%93.9%
188East CambridgeshireEast of England72586.9%94.1%
189Cheshire EastNorth West2,46086.9%85.8%
190MaldonEast of England39486.8%87.6%
191WiganNorth West71286.8%95.9%
192Dartmoor National ParkNational Parks31086.8%93.2%
193South StaffordshireWest Midlands58786.7%98.5%
194OxfordSouth East1,13286.7%89.1%
195TorridgeSouth West56286.7%96.4%
196CharnwoodEast Midlands83786.6%89.7%
197Milton KeynesSouth East1,29086.6%92.5%
198BaberghEast of England83586.5%94.3%
199Peak District National ParkNational Parks54786.5%92.1%
200BraintreeEast of England91786.4%95.6%
201BassetlawEast Midlands55686.3%80.2%
202Bracknell ForestSouth East52486.3%89.7%
203High PeakEast Midlands35486.2%94.1%
204WestminsterLondon4,82886.1%84.1%
205DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber91386.1%89.4%
206WalsallWest Midlands85286.0%93.3%
207Bristol, City ofSouth West2,11286.0%87.4%
208TraffordNorth West1,45186.0%93.0%
209PendleNorth West43686.0%87.4%
210North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber72086.0%86.0%
211North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands1,15586.0%86.5%
212St AlbansEast of England1,37585.8%88.8%
213WychavonWest Midlands1,07685.8%90.8%
214Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands42085.7%95.7%
215CoventryWest Midlands1,22685.6%99.2%
216ArunSouth East78485.6%96.6%
217TorbaySouth West53385.5%81.4%
218AshfieldEast Midlands41485.5%82.8%
219WorcesterWest Midlands40685.5%97.8%
220TendringEast of England83285.5%89.2%
221Epsom and EwellSouth East63185.4%94.3%
222HaringeyLondon1,41485.3%93.1%
223BradfordYorkshire and the Humber2,33085.2%82.8%
224EalingLondon1,83585.2%95.3%
225ExeterSouth West55985.2%85.5%
226BroxbourneEast of England47784.9%88.7%
227WyreNorth West56384.9%94.5%
228RochdaleNorth West63884.8%93.9%
229LewishamLondon1,37984.6%94.8%
230TandridgeSouth East70984.6%94.1%
231CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber87784.6%94.2%
232West DevonSouth West35584.5%93.2%
233GuildfordSouth East1,31684.5%89.4%
234WealdenSouth East1,40184.4%94.2%
235Surrey HeathSouth East63284.3%88.0%
236BasildonEast of England78184.3%81.7%
237ReadingSouth East63584.1%85.7%
238BrecklandEast of England79984.0%89.7%
239LiverpoolNorth West1,32383.9%91.2%
240HillingdonLondon1,70383.8%93.1%
241YorkYorkshire and the Humber1,24383.7%88.8%
242LancasterNorth West72883.7%90.8%
243Central BedfordshireEast of England1,48283.6%96.0%
244PeterboroughEast of England70683.6%82.7%
245BuckinghamshireSouth East4,43683.5%82.5%
246LeedsYorkshire and the Humber3,64983.4%90.3%
247BrentwoodEast of England74283.3%94.3%
248Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West2,15083.3%82.7%
249DudleyWest Midlands74083.2%95.1%
250Ribble ValleyNorth West53382.9%88.6%
251Malvern HillsWest Midlands72082.8%91.5%
252Folkestone and HytheSouth East75682.7%98.3%
253BirminghamWest Midlands3,53382.7%75.4%
254RunnymedeSouth East72082.6%96.3%
255West LancashireNorth West57882.5%89.3%
256LeicesterEast Midlands1,14982.3%83.1%
257BlackpoolNorth West34982.2%86.5%
258TeignbridgeSouth West72982.2%95.3%
259MaidstoneSouth East1,12582.0%97.5%
260South GloucestershireSouth West1,56181.9%86.1%
261South HollandEast Midlands58881.6%96.1%
262HackneyLondon1,34581.5%89.2%
263NewhamLondon1,14381.5%89.5%
264HarlowEast of England27581.5%92.0%
265ThurrockEast of England71181.4%98.0%
266BedfordEast of England1,03181.4%86.5%
267Southend-on-SeaEast of England90181.3%99.5%
268Tower HamletsLondon1,03681.2%92.0%
269HartSouth East73480.9%92.8%
270CrawleySouth East22080.9%96.4%
271SpelthorneSouth East66880.5%97.6%
272BoltonNorth West98180.5%85.9%
273GloucesterSouth West43180.5%90.0%
274Richmond upon ThamesLondon1,91680.0%96.1%
275Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands41980.0%95.2%
276RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber77779.9%100.0%
277LambethLondon1,72579.9%94.7%
278East HertfordshireEast of England1,21879.8%94.5%
279DartfordSouth East59279.7%89.0%
280LichfieldWest Midlands71879.7%96.1%
281ColchesterEast of England1,05979.6%97.5%
282WokingSouth East74879.5%83.4%
283BrentLondon2,02279.1%95.5%
284WatfordEast of England52279.1%84.7%
285EnfieldLondon1,98978.8%84.6%
286HarrowLondon1,31678.2%91.2%
287GreenwichLondon1,48777.6%90.5%
288RochfordEast of England47777.6%73.8%
289HyndburnNorth West25277.4%86.9%
290MiddlesbroughNorth East31677.2%91.1%
291Castle PointEast of England42977.2%99.3%
292SloughSouth East63777.1%76.1%
293UttlesfordEast of England1,26176.8%87.6%
294BarnetLondon2,53976.4%95.8%
295ElmbridgeSouth East1,32776.3%92.5%
296LutonEast of England72176.3%97.5%
297WarringtonNorth West90176.3%94.9%
298BromleyLondon2,17175.4%83.8%
299CroydonLondon1,58275.2%91.5%
300Kingston upon ThamesLondon1,15175.1%87.9%
301Waltham ForestLondon1,33274.4%83.6%
302RedbridgeLondon1,71174.0%91.9%
303Mole ValleySouth East1,02573.0%78.0%
304HaveringLondon1,47672.8%96.7%
305Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands27971.7%94.3%
306GraveshamSouth East62771.6%96.3%
307Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East1,57668.9%92.4%
308HounslowLondon1,28468.3%95.6%
309Barking and DagenhamLondon71366.2%100.0%
310Epping ForestEast of England1,35066.1%93.6%

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