East Midlands

Hinckley and Bosworth 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

34.2%

275th of 297

28.5 points slower than England

Granted

94.0%

110th of 297

3.5 points higher than England

Extension of time

55.6%

275th of 297

23.3 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

284

Hinckley and Bosworth decided 284 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 94.0%.

34.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (275th of 297 for speed).

A further 55.6% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 57.7% a year earlier.

Of 6 householder appeals decided in the same period, 0.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Hinckley and Bosworth 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	99.2%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	97.9%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	99.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	99.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	99.0%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	98.8%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	98.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	100.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	96.6%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	98.2%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	95.1%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	97.7%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	94.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	92.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	99.0%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	98.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	97.1%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	85.9%	7.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	76.3%	14.5%	82.5%
2014 Q4	81.4%	14.2%	82.1%
2015 Q1	81.2%	15.9%	80.4%
2015 Q2	77.4%	7.7%	80.6%
2015 Q3	80.0%	7.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	74.1%	10.2%	80.0%
2016 Q1	76.6%	20.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	80.0%	12.2%	79.8%
2016 Q3	82.0%	16.4%	77.7%
2016 Q4	90.1%	8.9%	78.0%
2017 Q1	91.9%	3.5%	77.3%
2017 Q2	85.7%	14.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	79.0%	20.2%	76.1%
2017 Q4	82.0%	16.4%	77.1%
2018 Q1	85.2%	12.5%	73.7%
2018 Q2	84.1%	10.6%	74.0%
2018 Q3	82.2%	11.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	85.2%	12.6%	72.7%
2019 Q1	92.9%	3.6%	69.9%
2019 Q2	86.8%	13.2%	72.1%
2019 Q3	78.4%	14.4%	69.6%
2019 Q4	75.7%	15.9%	71.5%
2020 Q1	76.5%	18.4%	68.4%
2020 Q2	80.8%	19.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	63.2%	27.4%	63.8%
2020 Q4	73.1%	19.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	27.1%	42.7%	59.4%
2021 Q2	19.8%	46.8%	58.4%
2021 Q3	31.3%	0.0%	53.1%
2021 Q4	12.0%	16.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	16.2%	6.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	38.4%	21.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	38.9%	43.7%	53.3%
2022 Q4	53.1%	33.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	64.6%	33.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	62.8%	37.2%	58.5%
2023 Q3	68.8%	28.6%	59.0%
2023 Q4	80.6%	19.4%	59.8%
2024 Q1	78.5%	20.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	80.0%	18.8%	64.4%
2024 Q3	64.5%	29.0%	64.2%
2024 Q4	68.6%	29.4%	65.6%
2025 Q1	62.2%	31.1%	62.1%
2025 Q2	42.1%	43.4%	65.0%
2025 Q3	42.2%	41.0%	62.5%
2025 Q4	40.0%	55.0%	64.7%
2026 Q1	22.2%	69.8%	60.6%
2026 Q2	30.8%	60.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Hinckley and Bosworth against England

Hinckley and Bosworth
England

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

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Quarter	Hinckley and Bosworth	England
2008 Q1	95.1%	85.1%
2008 Q2	95.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	95.6%	86.3%
2008 Q4	91.1%	85.3%
2009 Q1	94.7%	85.9%
2009 Q2	97.1%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.8%	87.4%
2009 Q4	97.5%	86.9%
2010 Q1	98.4%	87.0%
2010 Q2	98.8%	88.0%
2010 Q3	96.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	97.8%	87.5%
2011 Q1	94.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	99.0%	88.5%
2011 Q3	98.8%	88.3%
2011 Q4	97.5%	88.3%
2012 Q1	96.6%	88.2%
2012 Q2	92.7%	89.2%
2012 Q3	100.0%	89.0%
2012 Q4	94.2%	88.9%
2013 Q1	96.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	97.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	99.0%	90.3%
2013 Q4	97.4%	89.6%
2014 Q1	97.1%	89.8%
2014 Q2	93.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	100.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	97.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	94.2%	89.3%
2015 Q2	99.0%	90.2%
2015 Q3	98.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	94.4%	89.2%
2016 Q1	94.7%	90.0%
2016 Q2	96.7%	90.3%
2016 Q3	96.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	99.0%	89.7%
2017 Q1	96.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	92.9%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.6%	90.0%
2017 Q4	91.0%	90.1%
2018 Q1	87.5%	90.5%
2018 Q2	92.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	94.4%	91.2%
2018 Q4	91.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	91.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.1%	91.0%
2019 Q3	89.2%	90.6%
2019 Q4	96.3%	89.8%
2020 Q1	93.9%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.7%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	96.9%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.5%	91.2%
2021 Q3	98.2%	91.0%
2021 Q4	100.0%	90.1%
2022 Q1	98.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	100.0%	90.4%
2022 Q3	98.4%	89.8%
2022 Q4	97.9%	89.4%
2023 Q1	98.5%	89.3%
2023 Q2	95.7%	89.2%
2023 Q3	93.5%	88.6%
2023 Q4	100.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	96.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	96.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	95.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	96.1%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.8%	89.3%
2025 Q2	94.7%	90.4%
2025 Q3	91.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	93.3%	90.1%
2026 Q1	95.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	96.2%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks34.2%
8 to 13 weeks6.0%
13 to 26 weeks3.2%
Over 26 weeks1.1%
Extension of time agreed55.6%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	97
8 to 13 weeks	17
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	3
Extension of time agreed	158

Appeals

Decided: 6
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 16 weeks

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

Local constraints

Hinckley and Bosworth has published 28 conservation areas.
Hinckley and Bosworth 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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