East Midlands

Derby 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

51.9%

232nd of 297

10.8 points slower than England

Granted

88.2%

223rd of 297

2.3 points lower than England

Extension of time

43.1%

231st of 297

10.8 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

499

Derby decided 499 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 88.2%.

51.9% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (232nd of 297 for speed).

A further 43.1% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 47.9% a year earlier.

Of 6 householder appeals decided in the same period, 16.7% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Derby 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	83.5%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	71.3%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	77.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	85.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	93.2%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	86.1%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	85.6%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	64.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	80.4%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	90.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	88.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	83.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	79.0%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	88.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	80.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	80.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	67.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	78.7%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	78.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	66.7%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	59.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	68.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	61.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	39.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	58.8%	0.9%	84.9%
2014 Q3	61.5%	2.3%	82.5%
2014 Q4	70.7%	10.7%	82.1%
2015 Q1	57.9%	13.2%	80.4%
2015 Q2	54.5%	16.4%	80.6%
2015 Q3	54.5%	19.3%	79.2%
2015 Q4	64.8%	26.2%	80.0%
2016 Q1	59.8%	23.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	71.8%	24.9%	79.8%
2016 Q3	68.2%	24.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	75.2%	24.8%	78.0%
2017 Q1	62.7%	36.6%	77.3%
2017 Q2	58.5%	40.1%	78.5%
2017 Q3	49.7%	48.4%	76.1%
2017 Q4	51.9%	45.8%	77.1%
2018 Q1	46.5%	49.4%	73.7%
2018 Q2	47.8%	44.9%	74.0%
2018 Q3	48.8%	46.5%	72.7%
2018 Q4	58.2%	31.5%	72.7%
2019 Q1	51.2%	41.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	54.1%	36.2%	72.1%
2019 Q3	59.6%	25.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	65.1%	23.4%	71.5%
2020 Q1	52.3%	34.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	55.7%	38.5%	63.9%
2020 Q3	52.9%	30.3%	63.8%
2020 Q4	50.5%	35.9%	65.3%
2021 Q1	40.5%	43.9%	59.4%
2021 Q2	45.3%	32.0%	58.4%
2021 Q3	34.7%	49.8%	53.1%
2021 Q4	46.9%	42.7%	53.0%
2022 Q1	38.2%	49.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	50.5%	43.4%	56.0%
2022 Q3	44.3%	44.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	55.0%	35.6%	54.1%
2023 Q1	38.0%	49.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	53.1%	37.0%	58.5%
2023 Q3	56.5%	42.2%	59.0%
2023 Q4	52.8%	45.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	63.0%	34.8%	58.8%
2024 Q2	56.9%	40.9%	64.4%
2024 Q3	48.2%	49.6%	64.2%
2024 Q4	59.2%	39.5%	65.6%
2025 Q1	44.6%	55.4%	62.1%
2025 Q2	37.9%	55.0%	65.0%
2025 Q3	42.2%	54.1%	62.5%
2025 Q4	43.5%	52.7%	64.7%
2026 Q1	60.9%	36.5%	60.6%
2026 Q2	63.6%	26.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Derby against England

Derby
England

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

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Quarter	Derby	England
2008 Q1	81.6%	85.1%
2008 Q2	86.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	86.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	86.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	87.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	83.5%	86.8%
2009 Q3	86.7%	87.4%
2009 Q4	80.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.2%	87.0%
2010 Q2	86.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	84.6%	87.7%
2010 Q4	87.7%	87.5%
2011 Q1	83.1%	87.9%
2011 Q2	83.4%	88.5%
2011 Q3	82.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	88.8%	88.3%
2012 Q1	91.3%	88.2%
2012 Q2	91.4%	89.2%
2012 Q3	92.5%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.5%	88.9%
2013 Q1	88.9%	89.8%
2013 Q2	89.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	92.4%	90.3%
2013 Q4	89.3%	89.6%
2014 Q1	89.2%	89.8%
2014 Q2	89.8%	90.5%
2014 Q3	94.6%	90.0%
2014 Q4	94.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	95.0%	89.3%
2015 Q2	93.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	97.2%	90.0%
2015 Q4	93.4%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.7%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.5%	90.3%
2016 Q3	96.2%	90.2%
2016 Q4	91.0%	89.7%
2017 Q1	90.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	95.1%	90.5%
2017 Q3	95.4%	90.0%
2017 Q4	96.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	94.2%	90.5%
2018 Q2	95.5%	91.0%
2018 Q3	98.2%	91.2%
2018 Q4	97.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	95.8%	90.3%
2019 Q2	95.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	96.4%	90.6%
2019 Q4	94.3%	89.8%
2020 Q1	93.9%	89.9%
2020 Q2	96.7%	90.2%
2020 Q3	96.8%	90.6%
2020 Q4	94.8%	90.3%
2021 Q1	97.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	96.0%	91.2%
2021 Q3	99.1%	91.0%
2021 Q4	91.5%	90.1%
2022 Q1	95.4%	90.0%
2022 Q2	93.9%	90.4%
2022 Q3	93.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	90.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	91.4%	89.3%
2023 Q2	85.8%	89.2%
2023 Q3	87.7%	88.6%
2023 Q4	90.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	94.1%	88.2%
2024 Q2	94.2%	89.1%
2024 Q3	92.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	88.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	89.1%	89.3%
2025 Q2	97.1%	90.4%
2025 Q3	89.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	87.8%	90.1%
2026 Q1	88.7%	90.6%
2026 Q2	86.4%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks51.9%
8 to 13 weeks2.8%
13 to 26 weeks1.4%
Over 26 weeks0.8%
Extension of time agreed43.1%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	259
8 to 13 weeks	14
13 to 26 weeks	7
Over 26 weeks	4
Extension of time agreed	215

Appeals

Decided: 6
Allowed: 16.7%
Median wait: 10 weeks

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

Local constraints

Derby has published 15 conservation areas.
Derby 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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