East Midlands

Ashfield planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

80.8%

33rd of 297

18.1 points faster than England

Granted

90.1%

190th of 297

In line with England

Extension of time

16.3%

41st of 297

16.0 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

172

Ashfield decided 172 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 90.1%.

80.8% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (33rd of 297 for speed).

A further 16.3% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 72.9% a year earlier.

How quickly decisions are made

Ashfield against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	97.3%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	98.7%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	96.7%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	98.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	96.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	94.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	97.6%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	96.9%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	96.9%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	95.3%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	82.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	89.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	93.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	94.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	97.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	94.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	95.0%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	93.5%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	98.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	98.4%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	97.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	98.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	93.3%	6.7%	82.1%
2015 Q1	97.9%	2.1%	80.4%
2015 Q2	95.5%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	98.7%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	95.1%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	96.7%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	94.5%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	98.3%	1.7%	78.0%
2017 Q1	88.2%	11.8%	77.3%
2017 Q2	93.5%	6.5%	78.5%
2017 Q3	85.2%	14.8%	76.1%
2017 Q4	85.0%	15.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	78.8%	21.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	92.0%	5.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	79.7%	18.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	89.8%	10.2%	72.7%
2019 Q1	93.4%	4.9%	69.9%
2019 Q2	82.9%	15.7%	72.1%
2019 Q3	82.5%	17.5%	69.6%
2019 Q4	89.4%	10.6%	71.5%
2020 Q1	92.7%	7.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	78.7%	18.0%	63.9%
2020 Q3	45.3%	46.7%	63.8%
2020 Q4	54.8%	38.7%	65.3%
2021 Q1	65.1%	31.3%	59.4%
2021 Q2	78.5%	21.5%	58.4%
2021 Q3	70.4%	24.5%	53.1%
2021 Q4	30.4%	28.6%	53.0%
2022 Q1	43.1%	20.0%	51.6%
2022 Q2	53.3%	30.4%	56.0%
2022 Q3	70.9%	19.8%	53.3%
2022 Q4	68.1%	13.9%	54.1%
2023 Q1	52.1%	33.3%	53.5%
2023 Q2	62.1%	22.4%	58.5%
2023 Q3	63.8%	24.6%	59.0%
2023 Q4	66.7%	25.5%	59.8%
2024 Q1	80.7%	17.5%	58.8%
2024 Q2	83.3%	14.8%	64.4%
2024 Q3	91.2%	8.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	65.6%	31.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	73.7%	7.9%	62.1%
2025 Q2	67.1%	20.5%	65.0%
2025 Q3	69.7%	21.2%	62.5%
2025 Q4	79.5%	17.9%	64.7%
2026 Q1	83.0%	14.9%	60.6%
2026 Q2	86.8%	13.2%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Ashfield against England

Ashfield
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Ashfield	England
2008 Q1	91.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	89.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	97.8%	86.3%
2008 Q4	98.6%	85.3%
2009 Q1	100.0%	85.9%
2009 Q2	95.5%	86.8%
2009 Q3	94.4%	87.4%
2009 Q4	96.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	97.6%	87.0%
2010 Q2	96.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	95.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	97.7%	87.5%
2011 Q1	93.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	95.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	94.6%	88.3%
2012 Q1	93.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	97.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	97.5%	89.0%
2012 Q4	91.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	82.4%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	100.0%	90.3%
2013 Q4	97.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	92.2%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.9%	90.5%
2014 Q3	100.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	91.1%	89.2%
2015 Q1	97.9%	89.3%
2015 Q2	94.0%	90.2%
2015 Q3	88.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	96.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	98.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	93.4%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	94.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	92.2%	89.9%
2017 Q2	93.5%	90.5%
2017 Q3	90.9%	90.0%
2017 Q4	86.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	92.3%	90.5%
2018 Q2	92.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	94.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	98.4%	90.3%
2019 Q2	98.6%	91.0%
2019 Q3	96.5%	90.6%
2019 Q4	95.7%	89.8%
2020 Q1	92.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	90.2%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.7%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.2%	90.3%
2021 Q1	91.6%	90.9%
2021 Q2	96.8%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	94.6%	90.1%
2022 Q1	87.7%	90.0%
2022 Q2	95.7%	90.4%
2022 Q3	90.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	86.1%	89.4%
2023 Q1	89.6%	89.3%
2023 Q2	89.7%	89.2%
2023 Q3	89.9%	88.6%
2023 Q4	86.3%	88.2%
2024 Q1	86.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	85.2%	89.1%
2024 Q3	85.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	71.9%	88.6%
2025 Q1	89.5%	89.3%
2025 Q2	86.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	90.9%	90.1%
2025 Q4	87.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	83.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	98.1%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks80.8%
8 to 13 weeks1.7%
13 to 26 weeks1.2%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed16.3%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	139
8 to 13 weeks	3
13 to 26 weeks	2
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	28

Appeals

Decided: 3
Allowed: 33.3%
Median wait: 9 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Ashfield has published 5 conservation areas.
Ashfield has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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