West Midlands

Herefordshire 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

52.7%

220th of 297

10.0 points slower than England

Granted

96.1%

54th of 297

5.6 points higher than England

Extension of time

41.3%

220th of 297

9.0 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

545

Herefordshire decided 545 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 96.1%.

52.7% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (220th of 297 for speed).

A further 41.3% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 35.9% a year earlier.

Of 7 householder appeals decided in the same period, 28.6% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Herefordshire 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	94.4%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	87.6%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	91.9%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	90.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	91.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	80.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	88.0%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	73.3%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	71.2%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	85.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	89.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.8%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.3%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	91.7%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	90.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	92.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	96.3%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	85.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	74.1%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	88.8%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	84.8%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	84.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	77.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	77.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	62.7%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	74.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	68.5%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	78.5%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	73.3%	2.9%	80.4%
2015 Q2	85.4%	1.8%	80.6%
2015 Q3	76.6%	5.4%	79.2%
2015 Q4	69.2%	5.5%	80.0%
2016 Q1	74.7%	7.5%	78.3%
2016 Q2	78.2%	4.9%	79.8%
2016 Q3	83.1%	4.8%	77.7%
2016 Q4	81.5%	3.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	71.6%	8.9%	77.3%
2017 Q2	74.1%	13.7%	78.5%
2017 Q3	59.1%	18.2%	76.1%
2017 Q4	70.3%	16.5%	77.1%
2018 Q1	64.4%	20.9%	73.7%
2018 Q2	54.7%	23.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	47.2%	24.7%	72.7%
2018 Q4	35.9%	40.0%	72.7%
2019 Q1	56.5%	25.4%	69.9%
2019 Q2	42.7%	47.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	49.7%	36.4%	69.6%
2019 Q4	40.7%	44.4%	71.5%
2020 Q1	50.0%	40.5%	68.4%
2020 Q2	40.9%	43.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	43.8%	39.1%	63.8%
2020 Q4	55.9%	38.5%	65.3%
2021 Q1	37.3%	50.5%	59.4%
2021 Q2	16.4%	61.2%	58.4%
2021 Q3	11.3%	80.1%	53.1%
2021 Q4	4.6%	74.7%	53.0%
2022 Q1	17.7%	66.9%	51.6%
2022 Q2	38.3%	41.1%	56.0%
2022 Q3	46.8%	36.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	20.2%	66.7%	54.1%
2023 Q1	11.9%	61.9%	53.5%
2023 Q2	20.6%	61.3%	58.5%
2023 Q3	44.9%	42.7%	59.0%
2023 Q4	47.1%	40.2%	59.8%
2024 Q1	33.6%	55.8%	58.8%
2024 Q2	4.6%	80.0%	64.4%
2024 Q3	38.2%	47.4%	64.2%
2024 Q4	45.9%	45.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	31.7%	55.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	27.7%	63.0%	65.0%
2025 Q3	52.3%	40.9%	62.5%
2025 Q4	54.8%	37.8%	64.7%
2026 Q1	47.1%	47.1%	60.6%
2026 Q2	55.7%	40.0%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Herefordshire against England

Herefordshire
England

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

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Quarter	Herefordshire	England
2008 Q1	86.2%	85.1%
2008 Q2	91.0%	86.1%
2008 Q3	88.1%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.1%	85.3%
2009 Q1	81.8%	85.9%
2009 Q2	88.7%	86.8%
2009 Q3	93.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	94.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	94.9%	87.0%
2010 Q2	95.4%	88.0%
2010 Q3	92.7%	87.7%
2010 Q4	91.2%	87.5%
2011 Q1	95.4%	87.9%
2011 Q2	93.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.9%	88.3%
2011 Q4	87.3%	88.3%
2012 Q1	87.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	94.5%	89.2%
2012 Q3	93.7%	89.0%
2012 Q4	90.5%	88.9%
2013 Q1	95.1%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.8%	90.6%
2013 Q3	95.1%	90.3%
2013 Q4	95.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	90.5%	89.8%
2014 Q2	93.7%	90.5%
2014 Q3	94.8%	90.0%
2014 Q4	94.5%	89.2%
2015 Q1	94.2%	89.3%
2015 Q2	88.9%	90.2%
2015 Q3	93.2%	90.0%
2015 Q4	90.4%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.6%	90.3%
2016 Q3	94.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	92.9%	89.9%
2017 Q2	94.8%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.5%	90.0%
2017 Q4	93.4%	90.1%
2018 Q1	98.4%	90.5%
2018 Q2	100.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	97.8%	91.2%
2018 Q4	97.1%	90.5%
2019 Q1	94.9%	90.3%
2019 Q2	94.8%	91.0%
2019 Q3	98.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	96.3%	89.8%
2020 Q1	97.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.2%	90.2%
2020 Q3	95.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	96.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	97.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	91.8%	90.1%
2022 Q1	93.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	91.9%	90.4%
2022 Q3	89.6%	89.8%
2022 Q4	95.3%	89.4%
2023 Q1	96.4%	89.3%
2023 Q2	92.9%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.1%	88.6%
2023 Q4	94.1%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	94.6%	89.1%
2024 Q3	96.0%	89.4%
2024 Q4	90.8%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.5%	89.3%
2025 Q2	95.0%	90.4%
2025 Q3	94.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	95.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	96.7%	90.6%
2026 Q2	97.9%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks52.7%
8 to 13 weeks4.2%
13 to 26 weeks1.1%
Over 26 weeks0.7%
Extension of time agreed41.3%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	287
8 to 13 weeks	23
13 to 26 weeks	6
Over 26 weeks	4
Extension of time agreed	225

Appeals

Decided: 7
Allowed: 28.6%
Median wait: 10 weeks

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

Local constraints

Herefordshire has published 64 conservation areas.
Herefordshire 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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