West Midlands

East Staffordshire planning statistics

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

Search planning applications East Staffordshire council website

Within 8 weeks, no extension

21.8%

293rd of 297

40.9 points slower than England

Granted

90.0%

192nd of 297

0.5 points lower than England

Extension of time

61.8%

284th of 297

29.5 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

340

East Staffordshire decided 340 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 90.0%.

21.8% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (293rd of 297 for speed).

A further 61.8% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 44.4% a year earlier.

Of 6 householder appeals decided in the same period, 33.3% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

East Staffordshire 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

Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	98.4%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	91.4%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	92.0%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	95.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	97.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	99.2%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	97.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	97.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	97.8%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	97.4%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	98.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	98.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	99.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	98.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	99.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	99.2%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	97.8%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	98.7%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	99.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	98.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	99.1%	0.9%	82.1%
2015 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	85.4%	1.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	80.9%	1.8%	79.2%
2015 Q4	94.3%	0.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	95.7%	1.1%	78.3%
2016 Q2	90.4%	9.6%	79.8%
2016 Q3	90.4%	9.6%	77.7%
2016 Q4	89.7%	10.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	85.6%	14.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	92.0%	6.9%	78.5%
2017 Q3	86.0%	14.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	84.4%	14.6%	77.1%
2018 Q1	71.4%	28.6%	73.7%
2018 Q2	81.6%	18.4%	74.0%
2018 Q3	89.5%	10.5%	72.7%
2018 Q4	78.6%	19.4%	72.7%
2019 Q1	72.3%	26.6%	69.9%
2019 Q2	76.5%	21.6%	72.1%
2019 Q3	85.6%	12.5%	69.6%
2019 Q4	68.9%	25.6%	71.5%
2020 Q1	65.4%	31.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	67.4%	32.6%	63.9%
2020 Q3	80.5%	16.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	78.2%	21.0%	65.3%
2021 Q1	69.0%	24.6%	59.4%
2021 Q2	71.8%	26.7%	58.4%
2021 Q3	61.7%	35.3%	53.1%
2021 Q4	52.3%	45.8%	53.0%
2022 Q1	58.5%	37.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	72.7%	25.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	44.6%	50.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	45.8%	52.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	34.9%	54.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	54.5%	38.6%	58.5%
2023 Q3	48.0%	46.9%	59.0%
2023 Q4	43.8%	46.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	48.4%	44.0%	58.8%
2024 Q2	68.4%	24.1%	64.4%
2024 Q3	52.3%	34.1%	64.2%
2024 Q4	56.7%	34.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	38.2%	55.9%	62.1%
2025 Q2	30.9%	53.1%	65.0%
2025 Q3	21.1%	71.1%	62.5%
2025 Q4	21.2%	59.1%	64.7%
2026 Q1	12.5%	73.9%	60.6%
2026 Q2	30.0%	47.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

East Staffordshire against England

East Staffordshire
England

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

Show data

Quarter	East Staffordshire	England
2008 Q1	94.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	93.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	92.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	85.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	93.1%	85.9%
2009 Q2	83.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.6%	87.4%
2009 Q4	86.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	93.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	92.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	93.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	94.5%	87.5%
2011 Q1	93.4%	87.9%
2011 Q2	91.7%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.9%	88.3%
2011 Q4	95.9%	88.3%
2012 Q1	95.7%	88.2%
2012 Q2	95.2%	89.2%
2012 Q3	98.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	95.6%	88.9%
2013 Q1	90.8%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	94.1%	90.3%
2013 Q4	93.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	96.8%	89.8%
2014 Q2	93.3%	90.5%
2014 Q3	90.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	98.1%	89.2%
2015 Q1	91.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	95.8%	90.2%
2015 Q3	96.4%	90.0%
2015 Q4	92.5%	89.2%
2016 Q1	98.9%	90.0%
2016 Q2	93.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.2%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	95.9%	89.9%
2017 Q2	97.7%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.5%	90.0%
2017 Q4	92.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	97.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	95.1%	91.0%
2018 Q3	98.2%	91.2%
2018 Q4	98.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	94.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	98.0%	91.0%
2019 Q3	96.2%	90.6%
2019 Q4	92.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	97.1%	89.9%
2020 Q2	96.7%	90.2%
2020 Q3	98.3%	90.6%
2020 Q4	99.2%	90.3%
2021 Q1	99.2%	90.9%
2021 Q2	100.0%	91.2%
2021 Q3	96.2%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.2%	90.1%
2022 Q1	92.5%	90.0%
2022 Q2	93.6%	90.4%
2022 Q3	98.2%	89.8%
2022 Q4	96.9%	89.4%
2023 Q1	87.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	92.1%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.9%	88.6%
2023 Q4	85.4%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.3%	88.2%
2024 Q2	82.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	88.6%	89.4%
2024 Q4	86.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	95.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	92.1%	90.1%
2025 Q4	92.4%	90.1%
2026 Q1	96.6%	90.6%
2026 Q2	81.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks21.8%
8 to 13 weeks8.2%
13 to 26 weeks4.4%
Over 26 weeks3.8%
Extension of time agreed61.8%

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

Show data

Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	74
8 to 13 weeks	28
13 to 26 weeks	15
Over 26 weeks	13
Extension of time agreed	210

Appeals

Decided: 6
Allowed: 33.3%
Median wait: 11 weeks

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

Local constraints

East Staffordshire has published 25 conservation areas.
East Staffordshire 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.