East of England

Peterborough 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

64.7%

144th of 297

2.0 points faster than England

Granted

90.2%

187th of 297

In line with England

Extension of time

29.4%

139th of 297

2.9 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

286

Peterborough decided 286 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 90.2%.

64.7% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (144th of 297 for speed).

A further 29.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 56.7% a year earlier.

Of 11 householder appeals decided in the same period, 18.2% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Peterborough 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	78.7%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	87.6%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	88.3%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	68.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	67.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	67.1%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	92.6%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	96.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	91.5%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	91.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	93.5%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	94.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	100.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	93.5%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	97.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	97.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	95.6%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	97.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	96.6%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	96.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	96.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	95.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	98.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	91.7%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	98.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	90.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	83.7%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	92.4%	3.8%	80.4%
2015 Q2	94.1%	2.9%	80.6%
2015 Q3	86.2%	5.5%	79.2%
2015 Q4	89.1%	9.8%	80.0%
2016 Q1	82.0%	12.6%	78.3%
2016 Q2	85.7%	12.4%	79.8%
2016 Q3	80.7%	15.9%	77.7%
2016 Q4	86.3%	11.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	72.9%	25.0%	77.3%
2017 Q2	79.2%	20.8%	78.5%
2017 Q3	76.5%	20.9%	76.1%
2017 Q4	77.3%	19.6%	77.1%
2018 Q1	69.0%	30.1%	73.7%
2018 Q2	74.8%	23.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	70.4%	25.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	59.3%	33.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	72.2%	25.9%	69.9%
2019 Q2	52.0%	35.7%	72.1%
2019 Q3	63.0%	34.6%	69.6%
2019 Q4	65.3%	33.7%	71.5%
2020 Q1	53.3%	39.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	52.2%	34.8%	63.9%
2020 Q3	47.0%	41.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	53.0%	47.0%	65.3%
2021 Q1	59.7%	37.4%	59.4%
2021 Q2	53.1%	44.8%	58.4%
2021 Q3	36.4%	62.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	33.3%	63.6%	53.0%
2022 Q1	29.4%	57.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	49.7%	44.1%	56.0%
2022 Q3	55.1%	43.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	54.0%	44.2%	54.1%
2023 Q1	54.3%	41.3%	53.5%
2023 Q2	45.6%	48.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	40.9%	44.7%	59.0%
2023 Q4	69.7%	18.0%	59.8%
2024 Q1	55.4%	33.7%	58.8%
2024 Q2	64.5%	17.3%	64.4%
2024 Q3	54.3%	26.7%	64.2%
2024 Q4	56.6%	26.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	53.3%	27.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	61.7%	21.7%	65.0%
2025 Q3	67.9%	23.5%	62.5%
2025 Q4	77.3%	13.6%	64.7%
2026 Q1	66.7%	30.0%	60.6%
2026 Q2	49.4%	48.1%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Peterborough against England

Peterborough
England

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

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Quarter	Peterborough	England
2008 Q1	81.1%	85.1%
2008 Q2	83.4%	86.1%
2008 Q3	88.3%	86.3%
2008 Q4	83.9%	85.3%
2009 Q1	72.1%	85.9%
2009 Q2	81.9%	86.8%
2009 Q3	88.0%	87.4%
2009 Q4	84.0%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.8%	87.0%
2010 Q2	85.6%	88.0%
2010 Q3	74.8%	87.7%
2010 Q4	77.7%	87.5%
2011 Q1	90.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	88.8%	88.5%
2011 Q3	79.3%	88.3%
2011 Q4	91.4%	88.3%
2012 Q1	87.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	86.7%	89.2%
2012 Q3	84.1%	89.0%
2012 Q4	93.5%	88.9%
2013 Q1	88.9%	89.8%
2013 Q2	90.8%	90.6%
2013 Q3	89.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	86.1%	89.6%
2014 Q1	90.3%	89.8%
2014 Q2	87.5%	90.5%
2014 Q3	86.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	91.1%	89.3%
2015 Q2	92.2%	90.2%
2015 Q3	95.4%	90.0%
2015 Q4	85.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	94.6%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.7%	90.3%
2016 Q3	93.1%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.2%	89.7%
2017 Q1	95.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	98.3%	90.5%
2017 Q3	100.0%	90.0%
2017 Q4	96.9%	90.1%
2018 Q1	95.6%	90.5%
2018 Q2	94.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	88.7%	91.2%
2018 Q4	91.7%	90.5%
2019 Q1	97.2%	90.3%
2019 Q2	96.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	92.1%	90.6%
2019 Q4	92.6%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	94.8%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	94.7%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.5%	90.9%
2021 Q2	84.8%	91.2%
2021 Q3	93.0%	91.0%
2021 Q4	86.4%	90.1%
2022 Q1	90.8%	90.0%
2022 Q2	93.8%	90.4%
2022 Q3	95.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	89.4%	89.4%
2023 Q1	90.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	89.9%	89.2%
2023 Q3	89.4%	88.6%
2023 Q4	83.1%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.8%	88.2%
2024 Q2	90.9%	89.1%
2024 Q3	91.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	92.9%	88.6%
2025 Q1	94.4%	89.3%
2025 Q2	87.0%	90.4%
2025 Q3	90.1%	90.1%
2025 Q4	83.3%	90.1%
2026 Q1	96.7%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.1%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks64.7%
8 to 13 weeks5.6%
13 to 26 weeks0.3%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed29.4%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	185
8 to 13 weeks	16
13 to 26 weeks	1
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	84

Appeals

Decided: 11
Allowed: 18.2%
Median wait: 9 weeks

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

Local constraints

Peterborough has published 30 conservation areas.
Peterborough has published 108 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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