East of England

Broadland 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

68.9%

121st of 297

6.2 points faster than England

Granted

96.8%

42nd of 297

6.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

27.0%

116th of 297

5.3 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

434

Broadland decided 434 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 96.8%.

68.9% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (121st of 297 for speed).

A further 27.0% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

Of 6 householder appeals decided in the same period, 0.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Broadland 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	93.5%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	94.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	98.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	98.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	95.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	97.8%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	98.4%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	96.8%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	98.4%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	97.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	98.1%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	95.2%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	96.7%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	96.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	93.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	94.7%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	96.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	87.7%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	87.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	95.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	97.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	99.3%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	98.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	96.4%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	96.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	98.6%	0.7%	82.5%
2014 Q4	95.1%	0.8%	82.1%
2015 Q1	95.1%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	96.0%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	92.7%	4.1%	79.2%
2015 Q4	94.3%	2.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	87.7%	6.9%	78.3%
2016 Q2	90.6%	4.1%	79.8%
2016 Q3	90.8%	3.5%	77.7%
2016 Q4	93.0%	2.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	86.6%	2.7%	77.3%
2017 Q2	91.7%	3.4%	78.5%
2017 Q3	87.6%	3.4%	76.1%
2017 Q4	92.9%	3.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	88.6%	1.5%	73.7%
2018 Q2	88.3%	3.6%	74.0%
2018 Q3	84.9%	5.0%	72.7%
2018 Q4	81.2%	5.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	85.9%	10.1%	69.9%
2019 Q2	89.1%	2.2%	72.1%
2019 Q3	84.3%	14.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	81.3%	16.1%	71.5%
2020 Q1	78.6%	19.8%	68.4%
2020 Q2	69.9%	26.3%	63.9%
2020 Q3	57.9%	34.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	71.8%	20.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	64.0%	24.0%	59.4%
2021 Q2	67.6%	21.8%	58.4%
2021 Q3	34.6%	28.6%	53.1%
2021 Q4	53.4%	23.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	52.6%	40.1%	51.6%
2022 Q2	57.5%	31.0%	56.0%
2022 Q3	60.2%	27.7%	53.3%
2022 Q4	60.8%	35.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	61.8%	27.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	56.7%	21.3%	58.5%
2023 Q3	68.2%	26.8%	59.0%
2023 Q4	69.8%	27.4%	59.8%
2024 Q1	72.8%	23.8%	58.8%
2024 Q2	72.1%	26.0%	64.4%
2024 Q3	70.9%	27.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	65.3%	30.6%	65.6%
2025 Q1	71.0%	27.0%	62.1%
2025 Q2	66.9%	30.1%	65.0%
2025 Q3	69.2%	22.6%	62.5%
2025 Q4	67.7%	28.3%	64.7%
2026 Q1	66.7%	32.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	72.2%	25.8%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Broadland against England

Broadland
England

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

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Quarter	Broadland	England
2008 Q1	94.5%	85.1%
2008 Q2	95.1%	86.1%
2008 Q3	93.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	96.8%	85.3%
2009 Q1	95.2%	85.9%
2009 Q2	95.6%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.5%	87.4%
2009 Q4	93.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	96.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	97.3%	88.0%
2010 Q3	92.3%	87.7%
2010 Q4	94.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	97.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	96.1%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.3%	88.3%
2011 Q4	93.0%	88.3%
2012 Q1	96.2%	88.2%
2012 Q2	95.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	95.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	96.2%	88.9%
2013 Q1	94.5%	89.8%
2013 Q2	98.1%	90.6%
2013 Q3	96.6%	90.3%
2013 Q4	98.2%	89.6%
2014 Q1	98.6%	89.8%
2014 Q2	96.9%	90.5%
2014 Q3	97.2%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.9%	89.2%
2015 Q1	97.5%	89.3%
2015 Q2	98.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	100.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	99.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	98.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	97.7%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.1%	90.2%
2016 Q4	97.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	98.2%	89.9%
2017 Q2	97.1%	90.5%
2017 Q3	98.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	98.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	97.7%	90.5%
2018 Q2	98.5%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.7%	91.2%
2018 Q4	96.4%	90.5%
2019 Q1	98.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	97.3%	91.0%
2019 Q3	97.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	99.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.2%	89.9%
2020 Q2	97.7%	90.2%
2020 Q3	96.8%	90.6%
2020 Q4	98.9%	90.3%
2021 Q1	97.3%	90.9%
2021 Q2	97.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	98.6%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.5%	90.1%
2022 Q1	97.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	97.1%	90.4%
2022 Q3	98.2%	89.8%
2022 Q4	99.3%	89.4%
2023 Q1	97.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	96.7%	89.2%
2023 Q3	95.5%	88.6%
2023 Q4	92.5%	88.2%
2024 Q1	97.3%	88.2%
2024 Q2	98.1%	89.1%
2024 Q3	98.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	96.0%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	97.0%	90.4%
2025 Q3	97.0%	90.1%
2025 Q4	96.0%	90.1%
2026 Q1	99.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	94.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks68.9%
8 to 13 weeks2.1%
13 to 26 weeks2.1%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed27.0%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	299
8 to 13 weeks	9
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	117

Appeals

Decided: 6
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 11 weeks

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

Local constraints

Broadland has published 31 conservation areas.
Broadland has published 28 Article 4 areas.

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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