UK Planning Approval Rates 2026
Every England district planning authority ranked by approval rate, refusal rate and decision speed from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 official MHCLG data.
- Authorities
- 310
- Decisions
- 300,645
- Approval rate
- 87%
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87%
of 300,645 planning decisions approved
Data studies
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