buildwiz.uk
London

City of London planning statistics

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

Within 8 weeks, no extension

0.0%

62.7 points slower than England

Granted

100.0%

9.5 points higher than England

Extension of time

100.0%

67.7 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

1

City of London decided 1 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 100.0%.

Too few decisions are made here to rank the council fairly against others.

A further 100.0% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

How quickly decisions are made

City of London 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
Show data
QuarterWithin 8 weeks, no extensionExtension of timeEngland, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1100.0%0.0%89.5%
2008 Q2100.0%0.0%89.4%
2008 Q3100.0%0.0%89.7%
2008 Q4100.0%0.0%90.3%
2009 Q1––90.3%
2009 Q2100.0%0.0%91.7%
2009 Q3––91.4%
2009 Q4––91.0%
2010 Q1100.0%0.0%88.8%
2010 Q2––89.8%
2010 Q3––88.4%
2010 Q4––87.7%
2011 Q10.0%0.0%86.4%
2011 Q2100.0%0.0%85.9%
2011 Q3100.0%0.0%84.9%
2011 Q4––84.9%
2012 Q1––83.7%
2012 Q2––84.2%
2012 Q350.0%0.0%82.9%
2012 Q40.0%0.0%85.2%
2013 Q10.0%0.0%85.7%
2013 Q2––86.3%
2013 Q3––85.3%
2013 Q4––86.3%
2014 Q1––85.4%
2014 Q2––84.9%
2014 Q3––82.5%
2014 Q4––82.1%
2015 Q1––80.4%
2015 Q2––80.6%
2015 Q3––79.2%
2015 Q4––80.0%
2016 Q1––78.3%
2016 Q2––79.8%
2016 Q3––77.7%
2016 Q4––78.0%
2017 Q1––77.3%
2017 Q2––78.5%
2017 Q3100.0%0.0%76.1%
2017 Q40.0%100.0%77.1%
2018 Q10.0%100.0%73.7%
2018 Q2100.0%0.0%74.0%
2018 Q350.0%50.0%72.7%
2018 Q40.0%100.0%72.7%
2019 Q10.0%100.0%69.9%
2019 Q20.0%100.0%72.1%
2019 Q3––69.6%
2019 Q40.0%100.0%71.5%
2020 Q1––68.4%
2020 Q2––63.9%
2020 Q30.0%100.0%63.8%
2020 Q40.0%100.0%65.3%
2021 Q1––59.4%
2021 Q2––58.4%
2021 Q30.0%100.0%53.1%
2021 Q40.0%100.0%53.0%
2022 Q1––51.6%
2022 Q20.0%100.0%56.0%
2022 Q3––53.3%
2022 Q4––54.1%
2023 Q1––53.5%
2023 Q2––58.5%
2023 Q3––59.0%
2023 Q4––59.8%
2024 Q10.0%100.0%58.8%
2024 Q2100.0%0.0%64.4%
2024 Q30.0%100.0%64.2%
2024 Q40.0%100.0%65.6%
2025 Q1––62.1%
2025 Q2100.0%0.0%65.0%
2025 Q3––62.5%
2025 Q4––64.7%
2026 Q1––60.6%
2026 Q20.0%100.0%62.7%

Share of applications granted

City of London against England

  • City of London
  • England
Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk
Show data
QuarterCity of LondonEngland
2008 Q1100.0%85.1%
2008 Q2100.0%86.1%
2008 Q3100.0%86.3%
2008 Q4100.0%85.3%
2009 Q1–85.9%
2009 Q2100.0%86.8%
2009 Q3–87.4%
2009 Q4–86.9%
2010 Q1100.0%87.0%
2010 Q2–88.0%
2010 Q3–87.7%
2010 Q4–87.5%
2011 Q1100.0%87.9%
2011 Q2100.0%88.5%
2011 Q3100.0%88.3%
2011 Q4–88.3%
2012 Q1–88.2%
2012 Q2–89.2%
2012 Q3100.0%89.0%
2012 Q4100.0%88.9%
2013 Q1100.0%89.8%
2013 Q2–90.6%
2013 Q3–90.3%
2013 Q4–89.6%
2014 Q1–89.8%
2014 Q2–90.5%
2014 Q3–90.0%
2014 Q4–89.2%
2015 Q1–89.3%
2015 Q2–90.2%
2015 Q3–90.0%
2015 Q4–89.2%
2016 Q1–90.0%
2016 Q2–90.3%
2016 Q3–90.2%
2016 Q4–89.7%
2017 Q1–89.9%
2017 Q2–90.5%
2017 Q3100.0%90.0%
2017 Q4100.0%90.1%
2018 Q1100.0%90.5%
2018 Q2100.0%91.0%
2018 Q3100.0%91.2%
2018 Q4100.0%90.5%
2019 Q1100.0%90.3%
2019 Q2100.0%91.0%
2019 Q3–90.6%
2019 Q4100.0%89.8%
2020 Q1–89.9%
2020 Q2–90.2%
2020 Q3100.0%90.6%
2020 Q4100.0%90.3%
2021 Q1–90.9%
2021 Q2–91.2%
2021 Q3100.0%91.0%
2021 Q450.0%90.1%
2022 Q1–90.0%
2022 Q2100.0%90.4%
2022 Q3–89.8%
2022 Q4–89.4%
2023 Q1–89.3%
2023 Q2–89.2%
2023 Q3–88.6%
2023 Q4–88.2%
2024 Q1100.0%88.2%
2024 Q2100.0%89.1%
2024 Q3100.0%89.4%
2024 Q4100.0%88.6%
2025 Q1–89.3%
2025 Q2100.0%90.4%
2025 Q3–90.1%
2025 Q4–90.1%
2026 Q1–90.6%
2026 Q2100.0%91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

  • Within 8 weeks0.0%
  • 8 to 13 weeks0.0%
  • 13 to 26 weeks0.0%
  • Over 26 weeks0.0%
  • Extension of time agreed100.0%
Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk
Show data
Time takenDecisions
Within 8 weeks0
8 to 13 weeks0
13 to 26 weeks0
Over 26 weeks0
Extension of time agreed1

Appeals

No householder appeals were decided in this period.

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

Local constraints

  • City of London has published 28 conservation areas.
  • City of London 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.

Next steps for your extension

Compare every council · How we calculate these figures

Get notified when new sections land

We're publishing new guides as they're finished. Join the list to find out when yours is ready.