Yorkshire and the Humber

Calderdale 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

56.4%

196th of 297

6.3 points slower than England

Granted

82.5%

269th of 297

8.0 points lower than England

Extension of time

37.4%

201st of 297

5.1 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

342

Calderdale decided 342 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 82.5%.

56.4% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (196th of 297 for speed).

A further 37.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 63.4% a year earlier.

Of 24 householder appeals decided in the same period, 12.5% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Calderdale 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	91.7%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	93.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	86.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	86.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	91.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	91.6%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	93.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	92.8%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	88.2%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	86.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	42.9%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	87.7%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	97.5%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	96.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	92.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	91.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	94.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	98.1%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	95.3%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	93.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	96.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	96.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	92.9%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	90.6%	4.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	88.0%	10.5%	82.5%
2014 Q4	93.7%	5.6%	82.1%
2015 Q1	90.9%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	89.2%	9.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	86.3%	10.8%	79.2%
2015 Q4	84.1%	11.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	87.6%	10.6%	78.3%
2016 Q2	90.7%	6.4%	79.8%
2016 Q3	85.2%	12.1%	77.7%
2016 Q4	87.7%	10.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	77.5%	14.6%	77.3%
2017 Q2	78.8%	17.9%	78.5%
2017 Q3	85.0%	14.4%	76.1%
2017 Q4	76.5%	20.1%	77.1%
2018 Q1	79.1%	20.9%	73.7%
2018 Q2	82.5%	15.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	82.5%	15.0%	72.7%
2018 Q4	78.1%	17.8%	72.7%
2019 Q1	81.7%	17.4%	69.9%
2019 Q2	80.6%	17.1%	72.1%
2019 Q3	77.0%	18.5%	69.6%
2019 Q4	81.8%	16.2%	71.5%
2020 Q1	82.4%	15.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	68.1%	26.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	52.0%	37.0%	63.8%
2020 Q4	54.3%	34.8%	65.3%
2021 Q1	31.9%	47.4%	59.4%
2021 Q2	12.2%	64.1%	58.4%
2021 Q3	12.1%	43.0%	53.1%
2021 Q4	19.4%	26.3%	53.0%
2022 Q1	15.8%	19.1%	51.6%
2022 Q2	21.5%	34.9%	56.0%
2022 Q3	27.5%	52.2%	53.3%
2022 Q4	40.6%	46.9%	54.1%
2023 Q1	39.5%	55.0%	53.5%
2023 Q2	53.7%	43.8%	58.5%
2023 Q3	64.5%	35.5%	59.0%
2023 Q4	58.5%	37.8%	59.8%
2024 Q1	50.8%	47.5%	58.8%
2024 Q2	67.4%	29.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	66.7%	30.2%	64.2%
2024 Q4	60.2%	35.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	57.3%	38.2%	62.1%
2025 Q2	67.7%	26.2%	65.0%
2025 Q3	50.5%	43.4%	62.5%
2025 Q4	62.3%	32.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	48.7%	44.9%	60.6%
2026 Q2	64.8%	28.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Calderdale against England

Calderdale
England

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

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Quarter	Calderdale	England
2008 Q1	82.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	80.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	90.8%	86.3%
2008 Q4	87.4%	85.3%
2009 Q1	85.8%	85.9%
2009 Q2	91.0%	86.8%
2009 Q3	91.8%	87.4%
2009 Q4	84.2%	86.9%
2010 Q1	84.6%	87.0%
2010 Q2	85.6%	88.0%
2010 Q3	85.3%	87.7%
2010 Q4	83.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	82.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	84.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	86.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	81.8%	88.3%
2012 Q1	90.1%	88.2%
2012 Q2	94.3%	89.2%
2012 Q3	92.1%	89.0%
2012 Q4	94.2%	88.9%
2013 Q1	89.8%	89.8%
2013 Q2	96.1%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.7%	90.3%
2013 Q4	93.5%	89.6%
2014 Q1	90.2%	89.8%
2014 Q2	96.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	91.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	94.4%	89.2%
2015 Q1	96.0%	89.3%
2015 Q2	93.4%	90.2%
2015 Q3	85.6%	90.0%
2015 Q4	89.8%	89.2%
2016 Q1	91.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	94.8%	90.3%
2016 Q3	91.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	89.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	94.7%	89.9%
2017 Q2	94.9%	90.5%
2017 Q3	90.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	94.6%	90.1%
2018 Q1	96.3%	90.5%
2018 Q2	91.3%	91.0%
2018 Q3	91.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	91.1%	90.5%
2019 Q1	93.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.6%	91.0%
2019 Q3	84.4%	90.6%
2019 Q4	89.6%	89.8%
2020 Q1	83.5%	89.9%
2020 Q2	82.4%	90.2%
2020 Q3	92.1%	90.6%
2020 Q4	91.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	91.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	94.7%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.3%	91.0%
2021 Q4	94.3%	90.1%
2022 Q1	86.9%	90.0%
2022 Q2	86.0%	90.4%
2022 Q3	89.9%	89.8%
2022 Q4	86.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	89.1%	89.3%
2023 Q2	71.1%	89.2%
2023 Q3	74.3%	88.6%
2023 Q4	75.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	74.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	81.1%	89.1%
2024 Q3	86.8%	89.4%
2024 Q4	67.7%	88.6%
2025 Q1	77.5%	89.3%
2025 Q2	91.5%	90.4%
2025 Q3	83.8%	90.1%
2025 Q4	89.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	80.8%	90.6%
2026 Q2	76.1%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks56.4%
8 to 13 weeks1.8%
13 to 26 weeks2.6%
Over 26 weeks1.8%
Extension of time agreed37.4%

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

Show data

Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	193
8 to 13 weeks	6
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	6
Extension of time agreed	128

Appeals

Decided: 24
Allowed: 12.5%
Median wait: 9 weeks

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

Local constraints

Calderdale has published 27 conservation areas.
Calderdale has published 8 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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