West Midlands

Bromsgrove 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

61.5%

172nd of 297

1.2 points slower than England

Granted

95.2%

80th of 297

4.7 points higher than England

Extension of time

28.5%

134th of 297

3.8 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

291

Bromsgrove decided 291 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 95.2%.

61.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (172nd of 297 for speed).

A further 28.5% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

Of 8 householder appeals decided in the same period, 0.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Bromsgrove 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	92.6%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	94.2%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	87.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	83.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	91.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.9%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	85.8%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	95.2%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	96.7%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	95.2%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	95.4%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	94.1%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	94.1%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	85.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	75.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	90.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	81.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	73.1%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	39.3%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	58.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	38.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	15.7%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	16.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	21.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	21.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	8.8%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	17.9%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	35.9%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	41.9%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	52.1%	8.3%	79.2%
2015 Q4	80.0%	6.3%	80.0%
2016 Q1	70.4%	17.6%	78.3%
2016 Q2	77.0%	18.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	77.6%	19.7%	77.7%
2016 Q4	76.4%	20.8%	78.0%
2017 Q1	76.7%	21.1%	77.3%
2017 Q2	70.5%	23.2%	78.5%
2017 Q3	72.4%	21.6%	76.1%
2017 Q4	71.4%	24.8%	77.1%
2018 Q1	83.6%	13.8%	73.7%
2018 Q2	80.2%	15.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	70.8%	23.0%	72.7%
2018 Q4	66.7%	23.0%	72.7%
2019 Q1	67.9%	21.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	62.7%	17.8%	72.1%
2019 Q3	64.7%	26.7%	69.6%
2019 Q4	62.1%	23.0%	71.5%
2020 Q1	73.2%	15.9%	68.4%
2020 Q2	61.9%	21.4%	63.9%
2020 Q3	57.4%	31.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	53.6%	31.2%	65.3%
2021 Q1	54.5%	26.4%	59.4%
2021 Q2	53.9%	28.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	31.9%	44.5%	53.1%
2021 Q4	35.5%	40.2%	53.0%
2022 Q1	43.3%	46.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	47.5%	47.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	42.4%	51.1%	53.3%
2022 Q4	38.1%	48.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	39.8%	52.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	50.0%	38.2%	58.5%
2023 Q3	53.5%	38.4%	59.0%
2023 Q4	54.7%	39.5%	59.8%
2024 Q1	50.8%	46.0%	58.8%
2024 Q2	64.7%	28.2%	64.4%
2024 Q3	68.0%	25.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	52.9%	29.4%	65.6%
2025 Q1	61.5%	29.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	60.8%	33.8%	65.0%
2025 Q3	68.4%	25.0%	62.5%
2025 Q4	61.1%	26.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	59.1%	30.3%	60.6%
2026 Q2	57.1%	32.5%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Bromsgrove against England

Bromsgrove
England

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

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Quarter	Bromsgrove	England
2008 Q1	83.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	85.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	83.8%	86.3%
2008 Q4	82.9%	85.3%
2009 Q1	78.9%	85.9%
2009 Q2	80.4%	86.8%
2009 Q3	80.0%	87.4%
2009 Q4	85.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.9%	87.0%
2010 Q2	89.7%	88.0%
2010 Q3	78.0%	87.7%
2010 Q4	81.4%	87.5%
2011 Q1	81.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	81.6%	88.5%
2011 Q3	75.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	72.2%	88.3%
2012 Q1	80.9%	88.2%
2012 Q2	79.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	82.8%	89.0%
2012 Q4	85.5%	88.9%
2013 Q1	92.3%	89.8%
2013 Q2	96.6%	90.6%
2013 Q3	95.1%	90.3%
2013 Q4	86.6%	89.6%
2014 Q1	95.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	84.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	85.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	87.9%	89.2%
2015 Q1	89.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	93.2%	90.2%
2015 Q3	91.7%	90.0%
2015 Q4	91.6%	89.2%
2016 Q1	90.7%	90.0%
2016 Q2	91.4%	90.3%
2016 Q3	91.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	96.2%	89.7%
2017 Q1	93.3%	89.9%
2017 Q2	91.1%	90.5%
2017 Q3	86.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	89.5%	90.1%
2018 Q1	88.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	88.3%	91.0%
2018 Q3	90.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	95.2%	90.5%
2019 Q1	87.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	94.1%	91.0%
2019 Q3	90.5%	90.6%
2019 Q4	89.7%	89.8%
2020 Q1	90.2%	89.9%
2020 Q2	86.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	96.8%	90.6%
2020 Q4	93.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	91.7%	90.9%
2021 Q2	96.1%	91.2%
2021 Q3	96.6%	91.0%
2021 Q4	89.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	93.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	94.3%	90.4%
2022 Q3	91.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	92.9%	89.4%
2023 Q1	88.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	90.2%	89.2%
2023 Q3	95.3%	88.6%
2023 Q4	90.7%	88.2%
2024 Q1	95.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	95.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	96.0%	89.4%
2024 Q4	95.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	96.2%	89.3%
2025 Q2	94.6%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.1%	90.1%
2025 Q4	94.4%	90.1%
2026 Q1	98.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	92.2%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks61.5%
8 to 13 weeks6.2%
13 to 26 weeks3.1%
Over 26 weeks0.7%
Extension of time agreed28.5%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	179
8 to 13 weeks	18
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	83

Appeals

Decided: 8
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 12 weeks

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

Local constraints

Bromsgrove has published 12 conservation areas.
Bromsgrove 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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