Planning Approval Rate in North East Derbyshire
North East Derbyshire is somewhat more approving than the England average for planning permission: it approves 91.3% of applications and decides 92.8% of them within the statutory time limit, ranking #101 of 310 English authorities. This page sets out how hard it is to get planning permission in North East Derbyshire, how quickly the council decides, and how it compares with its neighbours — from official government figures plus the live planning activity PlanWatch tracks across North East Derbyshire District Council.
Source: official MHCLG planning statistics (PS2), 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. Based on 516 decisions (471 granted, 45 refused).
How North East Derbyshire compares
| North East Derbyshire | 91.3% |
| East Midlands average | 89.8% |
| England average | 87% |
North East Derbyshire is 4.3 points easier than the England average.
How hard is it to get planning permission in North East Derbyshire?
North East Derbyshire is in the more approving third of English authorities, granting 91.3% of the applications it decides (rank 101st of 310). That puts it somewhat more approving than the England average — 91.3% approved against an England average of 87%. Within East Midlands it is the 14th most approving of 35 local planning authorities, where the regional average is 89.8%. Refusals are uncommon here: 45 of its 516 decisions were refusals (8.7%). On the split by scale it is about as likely to approve major schemes as small ones: 91.7% of major developments approved versus 91.8% of householder and other small-scale work, from 24 major decisions.
On timing it is a little faster than average, deciding 92.8% of applications within the statutory period against 90.6% nationally. Its figures rest on a mid-sized caseload of 516 decisions over 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, where the typical English authority decides around 783. Among its East Midlands neighbours it sits between Gedling (92.4%, more approving) and Derby (91%, stricter). For context in East Midlands, North Kesteven approves the most (97.2%) and Oadby and Wigston the least (71.7%).
Compare North East Derbyshire with nearby councils
Approval rates for other authorities in East Midlands. See the full East Midlands league table.
Approval rate by development scale in North East Derbyshire
Live planning activity in North East Derbyshire District Council
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Planning permission in North East Derbyshire: common questions
Is it hard to get planning permission in North East Derbyshire?
On the latest official figures North East Derbyshire is somewhat more approving than the England average and in the more approving third of English authorities, approving 91.3% of the 516 applications it decided over 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 against 87% for England.
What percentage of planning applications does North East Derbyshire approve or refuse?
Refusals are uncommon here: 91.3% approved and 8.7% refused — 471 granted and 45 refused of 516 decisions, with major schemes approved at 91.7% and householder and other work at 91.8%.
How quickly does North East Derbyshire decide planning applications?
On timing North East Derbyshire is a little faster than average: 92.8% of applications were decided within the statutory period — eight weeks for most, thirteen for major schemes — against 90.6% nationally.
Is North East Derbyshire stricter than nearby councils?
North East Derbyshire's 91.3% approval rate makes it the 14th most approving of 35 authorities in East Midlands, against a 89.8% regional average. Neighbouring Gedling approves 92.4% and Derby 91%.
Can I use North East Derbyshire's approval rate to predict whether my application will be approved?
No — the approval rate is a historic average across every application North East Derbyshire decided, not a prediction for any individual application; your outcome depends on the site, the proposal, local planning policy and any objections.
Methodology & limits
Approval, refusal and in-time rates come from the government's official PS2 planning application statistics (Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government), covering 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. This dataset is England-only and published annually, so it lags live activity. Live figures are the applications PlanWatch has collected for North East Derbyshire District Council and are not a complete council register. Refusal reasons and delegated-vs-committee splits are not published in this data.
This is a historic average, not a prediction. It cannot tell you whether your application will be approved — that depends on your site, proposal, local policy and any objections.
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