East Midlands

North Kesteven 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

59.5%

187th of 297

3.2 points slower than England

Granted

99.3%

5th of 297

8.8 points higher than England

Extension of time

39.9%

210th of 297

7.6 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

306

North Kesteven decided 306 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 99.3%.

59.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (187th of 297 for speed).

A further 39.9% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 67.4% a year earlier.

How quickly decisions are made

North Kesteven 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	96.6%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	97.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	97.0%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	96.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	97.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	98.2%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	73.2%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	96.3%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	93.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	99.2%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	99.2%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	98.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	96.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	95.5%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	98.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	100.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	96.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	100.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	94.9%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	92.9%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	96.8%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	87.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	92.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	91.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	89.1%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	95.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	95.6%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	94.0%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	95.3%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	90.4%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	92.6%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	90.7%	7.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	89.8%	9.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	97.5%	2.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	90.7%	1.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	89.6%	9.0%	78.0%
2017 Q1	84.0%	14.8%	77.3%
2017 Q2	82.1%	9.4%	78.5%
2017 Q3	81.1%	2.5%	76.1%
2017 Q4	89.1%	8.9%	77.1%
2018 Q1	78.7%	19.1%	73.7%
2018 Q2	87.2%	11.1%	74.0%
2018 Q3	82.9%	16.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	83.3%	15.7%	72.7%
2019 Q1	71.8%	25.6%	69.9%
2019 Q2	88.2%	11.8%	72.1%
2019 Q3	84.2%	11.6%	69.6%
2019 Q4	83.2%	14.2%	71.5%
2020 Q1	82.8%	15.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	33.3%	66.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	33.6%	44.5%	63.8%
2020 Q4	72.9%	22.4%	65.3%
2021 Q1	76.9%	18.3%	59.4%
2021 Q2	68.1%	23.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	60.8%	29.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	66.1%	28.9%	53.0%
2022 Q1	51.8%	43.9%	51.6%
2022 Q2	53.0%	41.0%	56.0%
2022 Q3	68.0%	31.2%	53.3%
2022 Q4	71.4%	21.4%	54.1%
2023 Q1	62.5%	31.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	74.7%	16.9%	58.5%
2023 Q3	65.6%	28.9%	59.0%
2023 Q4	65.6%	30.1%	59.8%
2024 Q1	73.9%	24.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	67.5%	31.3%	64.4%
2024 Q3	64.5%	32.9%	64.2%
2024 Q4	67.7%	32.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	73.3%	25.0%	62.1%
2025 Q2	65.6%	33.3%	65.0%
2025 Q3	70.0%	27.5%	62.5%
2025 Q4	77.0%	23.0%	64.7%
2026 Q1	73.0%	27.0%	60.6%
2026 Q2	25.8%	74.2%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

North Kesteven against England

North Kesteven
England

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

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Quarter	North Kesteven	England
2008 Q1	89.8%	85.1%
2008 Q2	88.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	88.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	86.6%	85.3%
2009 Q1	95.5%	85.9%
2009 Q2	92.9%	86.8%
2009 Q3	90.2%	87.4%
2009 Q4	91.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	94.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	91.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	93.3%	87.7%
2010 Q4	94.1%	87.5%
2011 Q1	93.7%	87.9%
2011 Q2	97.7%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.5%	88.3%
2011 Q4	93.0%	88.3%
2012 Q1	92.3%	88.2%
2012 Q2	93.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	87.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	95.2%	89.8%
2013 Q2	94.9%	90.6%
2013 Q3	100.0%	90.3%
2013 Q4	94.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	90.2%	89.8%
2014 Q2	98.5%	90.5%
2014 Q3	94.7%	90.0%
2014 Q4	100.0%	89.2%
2015 Q1	95.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	99.2%	90.2%
2015 Q3	96.7%	90.0%
2015 Q4	100.0%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.9%	90.0%
2016 Q2	97.5%	90.3%
2016 Q3	93.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.5%	89.7%
2017 Q1	98.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	96.2%	90.5%
2017 Q3	99.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	98.0%	90.1%
2018 Q1	97.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	96.6%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.4%	91.2%
2018 Q4	98.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	97.4%	90.3%
2019 Q2	100.0%	91.0%
2019 Q3	97.9%	90.6%
2019 Q4	99.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	94.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	95.0%	90.2%
2020 Q3	98.5%	90.6%
2020 Q4	96.3%	90.3%
2021 Q1	99.0%	90.9%
2021 Q2	99.4%	91.2%
2021 Q3	98.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	99.2%	90.1%
2022 Q1	98.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	98.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	96.8%	89.8%
2022 Q4	100.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	96.6%	89.3%
2023 Q2	98.8%	89.2%
2023 Q3	92.2%	88.6%
2023 Q4	97.8%	88.2%
2024 Q1	98.6%	88.2%
2024 Q2	98.8%	89.1%
2024 Q3	97.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	98.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	100.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	96.8%	90.4%
2025 Q3	98.8%	90.1%
2025 Q4	100.0%	90.1%
2026 Q1	100.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	98.9%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks59.5%
8 to 13 weeks0.0%
13 to 26 weeks0.7%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed39.9%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	182
8 to 13 weeks	0
13 to 26 weeks	2
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	122

Appeals

Decided: 1
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 7 weeks

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

Local constraints

North Kesteven has published 38 conservation areas.
North Kesteven 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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