East Midlands

High Peak 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

28.0%

288th of 297

34.7 points slower than England

Granted

87.2%

233rd of 297

3.3 points lower than England

Extension of time

66.5%

290th of 297

34.2 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

164

High Peak decided 164 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 87.2%.

28.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (288th of 297 for speed).

A further 66.5% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 38.7% a year earlier.

Of 14 householder appeals decided in the same period, 50.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

High Peak 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	95.7%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	97.2%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	97.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	95.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	97.9%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	98.4%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	98.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	95.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	91.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	88.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	94.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	93.6%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	98.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	95.7%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	96.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	95.3%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	93.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	89.8%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	76.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	76.7%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	82.9%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	83.9%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	90.0%	1.7%	80.6%
2015 Q3	73.5%	2.9%	79.2%
2015 Q4	60.4%	18.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	54.0%	19.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	69.6%	26.6%	79.8%
2016 Q3	69.9%	27.4%	77.7%
2016 Q4	69.1%	29.4%	78.0%
2017 Q1	64.8%	35.2%	77.3%
2017 Q2	51.7%	43.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	38.9%	52.8%	76.1%
2017 Q4	37.7%	59.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	45.5%	53.0%	73.7%
2018 Q2	56.5%	43.5%	74.0%
2018 Q3	68.5%	31.5%	72.7%
2018 Q4	45.8%	52.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	51.6%	48.4%	69.9%
2019 Q2	37.7%	60.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	40.5%	57.1%	69.6%
2019 Q4	35.7%	59.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	36.1%	50.8%	68.4%
2020 Q2	44.2%	55.8%	63.9%
2020 Q3	37.3%	61.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	46.8%	48.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	30.9%	61.8%	59.4%
2021 Q2	33.3%	61.5%	58.4%
2021 Q3	26.1%	68.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	35.6%	56.2%	53.0%
2022 Q1	39.7%	48.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	30.4%	60.7%	56.0%
2022 Q3	19.2%	74.0%	53.3%
2022 Q4	18.9%	64.9%	54.1%
2023 Q1	36.6%	53.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	47.9%	47.9%	58.5%
2023 Q3	50.8%	42.9%	59.0%
2023 Q4	51.1%	48.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	29.8%	63.2%	58.8%
2024 Q2	57.1%	41.1%	64.4%
2024 Q3	45.5%	52.7%	64.2%
2024 Q4	36.4%	59.1%	65.6%
2025 Q1	39.5%	60.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	33.9%	64.5%	65.0%
2025 Q3	30.8%	69.2%	62.5%
2025 Q4	30.3%	54.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	20.8%	71.7%	60.6%
2026 Q2	33.3%	66.7%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

High Peak against England

High Peak
England

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

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Quarter	High Peak	England
2008 Q1	88.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	90.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.6%	86.3%
2008 Q4	93.8%	85.3%
2009 Q1	92.2%	85.9%
2009 Q2	90.0%	86.8%
2009 Q3	90.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	85.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	95.7%	87.0%
2010 Q2	89.7%	88.0%
2010 Q3	86.8%	87.7%
2010 Q4	90.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	94.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	81.5%	88.5%
2011 Q3	83.9%	88.3%
2011 Q4	80.6%	88.3%
2012 Q1	85.5%	88.2%
2012 Q2	73.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	74.6%	89.0%
2012 Q4	81.4%	88.9%
2013 Q1	73.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	89.7%	90.6%
2013 Q3	83.5%	90.3%
2013 Q4	81.0%	89.6%
2014 Q1	77.6%	89.8%
2014 Q2	76.8%	90.5%
2014 Q3	87.2%	90.0%
2014 Q4	88.6%	89.2%
2015 Q1	85.5%	89.3%
2015 Q2	81.7%	90.2%
2015 Q3	86.8%	90.0%
2015 Q4	86.8%	89.2%
2016 Q1	79.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	96.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	90.4%	90.2%
2016 Q4	94.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	90.7%	89.9%
2017 Q2	91.7%	90.5%
2017 Q3	86.1%	90.0%
2017 Q4	78.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.9%	90.5%
2018 Q2	88.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	94.4%	91.2%
2018 Q4	89.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	90.3%	90.3%
2019 Q2	84.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	92.9%	90.6%
2019 Q4	88.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	85.2%	89.9%
2020 Q2	84.6%	90.2%
2020 Q3	79.1%	90.6%
2020 Q4	85.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	87.3%	90.9%
2021 Q2	87.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	90.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	84.9%	90.1%
2022 Q1	93.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	96.4%	90.4%
2022 Q3	93.2%	89.8%
2022 Q4	79.7%	89.4%
2023 Q1	90.1%	89.3%
2023 Q2	87.5%	89.2%
2023 Q3	84.1%	88.6%
2023 Q4	89.4%	88.2%
2024 Q1	77.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	94.6%	89.1%
2024 Q3	94.5%	89.4%
2024 Q4	88.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	86.8%	89.3%
2025 Q2	91.9%	90.4%
2025 Q3	92.3%	90.1%
2025 Q4	87.9%	90.1%
2026 Q1	83.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	87.2%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks28.0%
8 to 13 weeks2.4%
13 to 26 weeks3.0%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed66.5%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	46
8 to 13 weeks	4
13 to 26 weeks	5
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	109

Appeals

Decided: 14
Allowed: 50.0%
Median wait: 11 weeks

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

Local constraints

High Peak has published 28 conservation areas.
High Peak 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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