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Figures below describe our public collection. Complete council coverage is not confirmed. Follow the official register for the current record.

In October 2026 144 applications were lodged and the council made 169 decisions. 454 are waiting for a decision, 224 of them on further information from the applicant. Of 1,058 recorded decisions, 146 were refusals.

1,574 applications shown401 withdrawn, not yet valid or with an unclear status are hiddenCouncil records last checked 8 Nov 2026Complete coverage dates not confirmedSearch applications ↓

Where every application stands

One dot for every 5 applications, oldest first within each stage. Choose a stage to filter the list.

230 awaiting decision230Awaiting224 further information224Further info252 granted252Granted660 final grant660Final grant62 appeal146 refused146Refused230 awaiting decision230 Awaiting decision224 further information224 Further information252 granted252 Granted660 final grant660 Final grant62 appeal62 Appeal146 refused146 Refused

Hollow dots are granted with the appeal window still open; solid green dots have a final grant.

Lodged and decided each month

LodgedDecided

060120180240May: 199 lodgedMay: 150 decidedMayJune: 229 lodgedJune: 150 decidedJunJuly: 220 lodgedJuly: 200 decidedJulAugust: 154 lodgedAugust: 188 decidedAugSeptember: 175 lodgedSeptember: 186 decidedSepOctober: 144 lodgedOctober: 169 decidedOct144169

Counts of the records we hold. Months with few decisions may reflect when collection began, not council activity.

How long decisions take

Decided directlyAfter further information

0150300450600week 5: 1 decided directlyweek 6: 23 decided directlyweek 7: 130 decided directlyweek 8: 591 decided directlyweek 8: 3 after further informationweek 9: 1 decided directlyweek 9: 1 after further informationweek 10: 6 after further informationweek 11: 1 decided directlyweek 11: 20 after further informationweek 12: 20 after further informationweek 13: 1 decided directlyweek 13: 16 after further informationweek 14: 25 after further informationweek 15: 29 after further informationweek 16: 1 decided directlyweek 16: 13 after further informationweek 17: 2 decided directlyweek 17: 23 after further informationweek 18: 2 decided directlyweek 18: 21 after further informationweek 19: 1 decided directlyweek 19: 16 after further informationweek 20: 3 decided directlyweek 20: 16 after further informationweek 21: 6 after further informationweek 22: 9 after further informationweek 23: 1 decided directlyweek 23: 9 after further informationweek 24: 1 decided directlyweek 24: 9 after further informationweek 25: 4 after further informationweek 26: 4 after further informationweek 27: 9 after further informationweek 28: 5 after further informationweek 29: 4 after further informationweek 30: 1 decided directlyweek 30: 6 after further information30+ weeks: 86 after further information08162430+ wks8 weeks: standard period

Median 7.4 weeks when decided directly, 18 weeks after further information. 1,120 decisions with both dates.

Decisions due in the next six weeks

Awaiting decisionAfter further information

015304560Week of 9 Nov: 10 awaiting decisionWeek of 9 Nov: 6 after further information169 NovWeek of 16 Nov: 41 awaiting decisionWeek of 16 Nov: 16 after further information5716 NovWeek of 23 Nov: 7 awaiting decisionWeek of 23 Nov: 17 after further information2423 NovWeek of 30 Nov: 53 awaiting decisionWeek of 30 Nov: 1 after further information5430 NovWeek of 7 Dec: 41 awaiting decisionWeek of 7 Dec: 1 after further information427 DecWeek of 14 Dec: 34 awaiting decisionWeek of 14 Dec: 1 after further information3514 Dec

Weeks start on Monday. 1 application passed its due date before our last check with no decision recorded; 34 were due after we last checked their council record and may already be decided.

Where

1,034 more in 37 other places. Use the place list below to find them.

What kind of development

Applications

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