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Hammersmith and Fulham 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

30.0%

283rd of 297

32.7 points slower than England

Granted

97.8%

15th of 297

7.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

65.4%

288th of 297

33.1 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

506

Hammersmith and Fulham decided 506 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 97.8%.

30.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (283rd of 297 for speed).

A further 65.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 34.6% a year earlier.

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

How quickly decisions are made

Hammersmith and Fulham 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	91.6%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	92.5%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	94.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	86.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	90.5%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	90.4%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	85.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	90.9%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	90.6%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	86.5%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	90.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	87.4%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	86.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	75.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	91.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	67.7%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	93.6%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	93.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	97.8%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	96.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	95.6%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	97.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	95.9%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	96.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	96.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	95.1%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	95.0%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	93.5%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	96.2%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	92.6%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	92.5%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	88.8%	0.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	86.0%	0.8%	78.0%
2017 Q1	84.6%	0.5%	77.3%
2017 Q2	89.9%	0.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	85.7%	2.1%	76.1%
2017 Q4	80.1%	3.9%	77.1%
2018 Q1	64.2%	6.3%	73.7%
2018 Q2	71.4%	17.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	74.5%	15.9%	72.7%
2018 Q4	74.5%	22.5%	72.7%
2019 Q1	64.8%	34.3%	69.9%
2019 Q2	59.5%	34.8%	72.1%
2019 Q3	50.0%	46.2%	69.6%
2019 Q4	42.9%	40.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	32.0%	65.0%	68.4%
2020 Q2	44.4%	51.5%	63.9%
2020 Q3	49.7%	46.7%	63.8%
2020 Q4	57.7%	40.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	56.7%	41.3%	59.4%
2021 Q2	54.4%	43.7%	58.4%
2021 Q3	48.1%	47.1%	53.1%
2021 Q4	47.6%	48.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	46.0%	50.9%	51.6%
2022 Q2	47.8%	48.3%	56.0%
2022 Q3	40.5%	57.6%	53.3%
2022 Q4	47.6%	46.9%	54.1%
2023 Q1	33.7%	61.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	37.4%	57.7%	58.5%
2023 Q3	38.0%	53.7%	59.0%
2023 Q4	39.5%	52.7%	59.8%
2024 Q1	32.7%	60.7%	58.8%
2024 Q2	43.0%	53.0%	64.4%
2024 Q3	39.1%	57.4%	64.2%
2024 Q4	34.8%	60.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	30.8%	65.4%	62.1%
2025 Q2	35.0%	63.2%	65.0%
2025 Q3	30.1%	67.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	40.0%	56.7%	64.7%
2026 Q1	26.0%	65.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	20.2%	74.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Hammersmith and Fulham against England

Hammersmith and Fulham
England

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

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Quarter	Hammersmith and Fulham	England
2008 Q1	89.9%	85.1%
2008 Q2	91.4%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.9%	86.3%
2008 Q4	93.2%	85.3%
2009 Q1	93.8%	85.9%
2009 Q2	89.6%	86.8%
2009 Q3	91.2%	87.4%
2009 Q4	88.5%	86.9%
2010 Q1	81.7%	87.0%
2010 Q2	90.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	92.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	89.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	95.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	89.5%	88.5%
2011 Q3	83.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	91.5%	88.3%
2012 Q1	82.6%	88.2%
2012 Q2	89.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	88.3%	89.0%
2012 Q4	88.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	91.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	91.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	87.8%	90.3%
2013 Q4	88.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	87.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	71.9%	90.5%
2014 Q3	86.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	88.9%	89.2%
2015 Q1	85.8%	89.3%
2015 Q2	88.4%	90.2%
2015 Q3	91.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	85.2%	89.2%
2016 Q1	86.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	84.9%	90.3%
2016 Q3	85.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	82.6%	89.7%
2017 Q1	83.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	86.0%	90.5%
2017 Q3	85.4%	90.0%
2017 Q4	84.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	87.8%	91.0%
2018 Q3	89.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	91.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	89.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	88.3%	91.0%
2019 Q3	91.4%	90.6%
2019 Q4	95.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	94.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	91.7%	90.2%
2020 Q3	83.1%	90.6%
2020 Q4	88.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	90.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	91.1%	91.2%
2021 Q3	88.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	87.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	95.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	95.2%	90.4%
2022 Q3	91.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	92.5%	89.4%
2023 Q1	88.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	90.8%	89.2%
2023 Q3	95.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	90.7%	88.2%
2024 Q1	98.1%	88.2%
2024 Q2	95.0%	89.1%
2024 Q3	93.9%	89.4%
2024 Q4	96.5%	88.6%
2025 Q1	98.1%	89.3%
2025 Q2	99.4%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.5%	90.1%
2025 Q4	99.3%	90.1%
2026 Q1	99.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	96.3%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks30.0%
8 to 13 weeks2.0%
13 to 26 weeks1.0%
Over 26 weeks1.6%
Extension of time agreed65.4%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	152
8 to 13 weeks	10
13 to 26 weeks	5
Over 26 weeks	8
Extension of time agreed	331

Appeals

Decided: 6
Allowed: 33.3%
Median wait: 15 weeks

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

Local constraints

Hammersmith and Fulham has published 47 conservation areas.
Hammersmith and Fulham 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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