East of England

Huntingdonshire 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

49.7%

239th of 297

13.0 points slower than England

Granted

94.8%

87th of 297

4.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

46.8%

247th of 297

14.5 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

481

Huntingdonshire decided 481 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 94.8%.

49.7% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (239th of 297 for speed).

A further 46.8% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

Of 5 householder appeals decided in the same period, 20.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Huntingdonshire 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	90.8%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	90.1%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	92.0%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	91.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	93.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.1%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	96.9%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	97.1%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	98.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	96.2%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	97.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	96.5%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	91.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	90.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	93.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	96.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	89.4%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	90.6%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	93.6%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	89.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	80.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	94.4%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	92.3%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	95.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	90.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	80.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	71.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	74.2%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	62.0%	5.3%	80.4%
2015 Q2	60.8%	6.2%	80.6%
2015 Q3	74.1%	10.3%	79.2%
2015 Q4	73.3%	13.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	71.9%	22.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	79.0%	15.1%	79.8%
2016 Q3	79.4%	16.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	76.3%	19.2%	78.0%
2017 Q1	85.8%	13.6%	77.3%
2017 Q2	87.7%	12.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	79.8%	15.7%	76.1%
2017 Q4	63.2%	33.5%	77.1%
2018 Q1	54.7%	40.7%	73.7%
2018 Q2	62.6%	33.8%	74.0%
2018 Q3	63.9%	33.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	61.0%	32.2%	72.7%
2019 Q1	62.6%	32.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	67.8%	26.9%	72.1%
2019 Q3	50.6%	44.1%	69.6%
2019 Q4	49.7%	45.7%	71.5%
2020 Q1	49.4%	43.8%	68.4%
2020 Q2	32.2%	60.9%	63.9%
2020 Q3	52.5%	36.2%	63.8%
2020 Q4	43.5%	50.0%	65.3%
2021 Q1	13.1%	72.5%	59.4%
2021 Q2	25.7%	59.1%	58.4%
2021 Q3	38.7%	47.0%	53.1%
2021 Q4	46.9%	38.6%	53.0%
2022 Q1	32.6%	52.1%	51.6%
2022 Q2	44.4%	53.1%	56.0%
2022 Q3	33.8%	60.6%	53.3%
2022 Q4	28.5%	66.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	49.7%	46.9%	53.5%
2023 Q2	46.0%	49.6%	58.5%
2023 Q3	40.9%	57.7%	59.0%
2023 Q4	36.9%	58.6%	59.8%
2024 Q1	38.4%	57.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	43.8%	52.8%	64.4%
2024 Q3	43.4%	55.2%	64.2%
2024 Q4	44.2%	51.2%	65.6%
2025 Q1	60.0%	36.2%	62.1%
2025 Q2	58.3%	40.4%	65.0%
2025 Q3	47.8%	50.4%	62.5%
2025 Q4	50.0%	46.2%	64.7%
2026 Q1	61.9%	33.6%	60.6%
2026 Q2	40.0%	56.0%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Huntingdonshire against England

Huntingdonshire
England

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

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Quarter	Huntingdonshire	England
2008 Q1	90.3%	85.1%
2008 Q2	90.8%	86.1%
2008 Q3	92.0%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.6%	85.3%
2009 Q1	88.8%	85.9%
2009 Q2	91.4%	86.8%
2009 Q3	84.7%	87.4%
2009 Q4	88.3%	86.9%
2010 Q1	89.7%	87.0%
2010 Q2	91.1%	88.0%
2010 Q3	94.2%	87.7%
2010 Q4	88.9%	87.5%
2011 Q1	90.4%	87.9%
2011 Q2	94.8%	88.5%
2011 Q3	90.7%	88.3%
2011 Q4	88.6%	88.3%
2012 Q1	87.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	88.6%	89.2%
2012 Q3	90.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	93.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	90.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	95.6%	90.6%
2013 Q3	93.5%	90.3%
2013 Q4	99.3%	89.6%
2014 Q1	92.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	96.2%	90.5%
2014 Q3	94.1%	90.0%
2014 Q4	96.2%	89.2%
2015 Q1	95.7%	89.3%
2015 Q2	97.4%	90.2%
2015 Q3	94.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	91.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	94.1%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.1%	90.3%
2016 Q3	98.0%	90.2%
2016 Q4	94.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	97.0%	89.9%
2017 Q2	99.1%	90.5%
2017 Q3	98.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	96.8%	90.1%
2018 Q1	94.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	98.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	98.6%	91.2%
2018 Q4	96.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	98.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	98.1%	91.0%
2019 Q3	96.5%	90.6%
2019 Q4	89.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	92.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	98.3%	90.2%
2020 Q3	95.0%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.7%	90.3%
2021 Q1	94.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	94.6%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.7%	91.0%
2021 Q4	96.1%	90.1%
2022 Q1	96.5%	90.0%
2022 Q2	97.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	92.4%	89.8%
2022 Q4	95.3%	89.4%
2023 Q1	93.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	95.0%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	91.9%	88.2%
2024 Q1	87.9%	88.2%
2024 Q2	96.5%	89.1%
2024 Q3	95.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	90.7%	88.6%
2025 Q1	95.2%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.2%	90.4%
2025 Q3	97.3%	90.1%
2025 Q4	94.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	92.9%	90.6%
2026 Q2	94.4%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks49.7%
8 to 13 weeks1.5%
13 to 26 weeks1.7%
Over 26 weeks0.4%
Extension of time agreed46.8%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	239
8 to 13 weeks	7
13 to 26 weeks	8
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	225

Appeals

Decided: 5
Allowed: 20.0%
Median wait: 21 weeks

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

Local constraints

Huntingdonshire has published 59 conservation areas.
Huntingdonshire has published 6 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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