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Hounslow 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

55.2%

205th of 297

7.5 points slower than England

Granted

78.5%

286th of 297

12.0 points lower than England

Extension of time

43.3%

232nd of 297

11.0 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

689

Hounslow decided 689 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 78.5%.

55.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (205th of 297 for speed).

A further 43.3% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

Of 66 householder appeals decided in the same period, 56.1% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Hounslow 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	93.9%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	85.9%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	83.5%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	85.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	82.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	79.8%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	82.1%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	81.3%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	80.8%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	81.5%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	83.0%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	71.9%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	82.4%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	77.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	72.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	66.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	58.8%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	73.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	58.6%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	80.5%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	82.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	85.0%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	70.3%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	64.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	63.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	70.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	68.1%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	76.4%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	76.2%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	73.1%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	62.9%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	72.1%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	85.9%	1.8%	78.3%
2016 Q2	88.2%	3.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	80.1%	6.8%	77.7%
2016 Q4	83.8%	7.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	79.5%	9.7%	77.3%
2017 Q2	80.2%	7.8%	78.5%
2017 Q3	76.2%	15.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	85.3%	10.8%	77.1%
2018 Q1	81.6%	15.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	81.2%	15.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	78.1%	16.3%	72.7%
2018 Q4	75.3%	13.8%	72.7%
2019 Q1	67.3%	24.5%	69.9%
2019 Q2	77.5%	14.5%	72.1%
2019 Q3	75.1%	14.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	76.4%	19.9%	71.5%
2020 Q1	68.5%	21.3%	68.4%
2020 Q2	76.1%	19.4%	63.9%
2020 Q3	78.4%	15.6%	63.8%
2020 Q4	77.0%	14.0%	65.3%
2021 Q1	68.5%	21.8%	59.4%
2021 Q2	73.2%	17.2%	58.4%
2021 Q3	74.5%	17.1%	53.1%
2021 Q4	78.3%	15.7%	53.0%
2022 Q1	73.8%	17.9%	51.6%
2022 Q2	67.7%	26.3%	56.0%
2022 Q3	61.6%	32.7%	53.3%
2022 Q4	70.1%	26.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	78.0%	19.4%	53.5%
2023 Q2	69.5%	29.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	64.1%	33.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	66.0%	31.2%	59.8%
2024 Q1	61.4%	34.1%	58.8%
2024 Q2	48.7%	37.4%	64.4%
2024 Q3	40.3%	39.2%	64.2%
2024 Q4	56.8%	31.0%	65.6%
2025 Q1	61.0%	35.3%	62.1%
2025 Q2	60.0%	39.5%	65.0%
2025 Q3	53.8%	42.9%	62.5%
2025 Q4	50.3%	47.7%	64.7%
2026 Q1	58.0%	41.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	57.9%	41.6%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Hounslow against England

Hounslow
England

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

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Quarter	Hounslow	England
2008 Q1	64.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	62.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	66.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	69.1%	85.3%
2009 Q1	70.3%	85.9%
2009 Q2	68.5%	86.8%
2009 Q3	75.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	75.8%	86.9%
2010 Q1	66.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	73.8%	88.0%
2010 Q3	77.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	75.0%	87.5%
2011 Q1	72.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	81.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	80.3%	88.3%
2011 Q4	78.7%	88.3%
2012 Q1	78.3%	88.2%
2012 Q2	74.5%	89.2%
2012 Q3	79.3%	89.0%
2012 Q4	78.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	79.9%	89.8%
2013 Q2	72.2%	90.6%
2013 Q3	77.0%	90.3%
2013 Q4	77.4%	89.6%
2014 Q1	81.8%	89.8%
2014 Q2	81.2%	90.5%
2014 Q3	78.6%	90.0%
2014 Q4	70.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	72.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	79.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	71.6%	90.0%
2015 Q4	70.2%	89.2%
2016 Q1	72.9%	90.0%
2016 Q2	67.1%	90.3%
2016 Q3	69.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	68.0%	89.7%
2017 Q1	69.0%	89.9%
2017 Q2	69.6%	90.5%
2017 Q3	67.4%	90.0%
2017 Q4	68.9%	90.1%
2018 Q1	71.6%	90.5%
2018 Q2	77.9%	91.0%
2018 Q3	76.1%	91.2%
2018 Q4	64.4%	90.5%
2019 Q1	76.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	72.0%	91.0%
2019 Q3	69.3%	90.6%
2019 Q4	69.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	72.5%	89.9%
2020 Q2	69.2%	90.2%
2020 Q3	64.3%	90.6%
2020 Q4	74.9%	90.3%
2021 Q1	77.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	71.5%	91.2%
2021 Q3	73.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	65.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	73.8%	90.0%
2022 Q2	72.0%	90.4%
2022 Q3	66.1%	89.8%
2022 Q4	76.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	68.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	65.9%	89.2%
2023 Q3	74.2%	88.6%
2023 Q4	66.5%	88.2%
2024 Q1	60.2%	88.2%
2024 Q2	70.6%	89.1%
2024 Q3	77.8%	89.4%
2024 Q4	64.8%	88.6%
2025 Q1	63.8%	89.3%
2025 Q2	67.8%	90.4%
2025 Q3	76.4%	90.1%
2025 Q4	82.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	74.1%	90.6%
2026 Q2	81.1%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks55.2%
8 to 13 weeks1.0%
13 to 26 weeks0.4%
Over 26 weeks0.1%
Extension of time agreed43.3%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	380
8 to 13 weeks	7
13 to 26 weeks	3
Over 26 weeks	1
Extension of time agreed	298

Appeals

Decided: 66
Allowed: 56.1%
Median wait: 10 weeks

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

Local constraints

Hounslow has published 43 conservation areas.
Hounslow has published 3 Article 4 areas.

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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