West Midlands

Rugby 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

37.0%

272nd of 297

25.7 points slower than England

Granted

94.1%

107th of 297

3.6 points higher than England

Extension of time

53.4%

267th of 297

21.1 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

238

Rugby decided 238 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 94.1%.

37.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (272nd of 297 for speed).

A further 53.4% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 51.9% a year earlier.

Of 7 householder appeals decided in the same period, 14.3% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Rugby 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	82.9%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	87.9%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	87.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	78.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	82.5%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	82.0%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	74.1%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	54.7%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	27.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	48.9%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	91.3%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	84.1%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	85.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	88.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	85.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	77.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	58.9%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	75.4%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	88.2%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	86.6%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	83.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	87.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	86.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	81.8%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	84.0%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	75.8%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	86.2%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	89.2%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	90.8%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	87.4%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	86.1%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	89.3%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	82.4%	2.5%	77.7%
2016 Q4	81.3%	6.6%	78.0%
2017 Q1	68.1%	9.9%	77.3%
2017 Q2	74.2%	19.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	80.0%	16.7%	76.1%
2017 Q4	85.4%	11.7%	77.1%
2018 Q1	59.8%	37.9%	73.7%
2018 Q2	69.6%	25.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	70.6%	21.3%	72.7%
2018 Q4	78.6%	17.1%	72.7%
2019 Q1	80.0%	13.7%	69.9%
2019 Q2	57.1%	28.6%	72.1%
2019 Q3	48.2%	35.7%	69.6%
2019 Q4	69.0%	23.0%	71.5%
2020 Q1	59.3%	37.4%	68.4%
2020 Q2	56.8%	37.5%	63.9%
2020 Q3	52.1%	38.3%	63.8%
2020 Q4	40.2%	51.2%	65.3%
2021 Q1	53.2%	39.4%	59.4%
2021 Q2	42.9%	52.1%	58.4%
2021 Q3	30.7%	49.6%	53.1%
2021 Q4	20.6%	57.9%	53.0%
2022 Q1	43.1%	46.2%	51.6%
2022 Q2	66.1%	24.8%	56.0%
2022 Q3	31.8%	59.1%	53.3%
2022 Q4	35.1%	58.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	49.5%	40.7%	53.5%
2023 Q2	54.4%	35.3%	58.5%
2023 Q3	45.2%	54.8%	59.0%
2023 Q4	58.4%	37.7%	59.8%
2024 Q1	49.3%	47.8%	58.8%
2024 Q2	42.9%	45.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	52.8%	40.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	51.4%	32.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	57.1%	24.7%	62.1%
2025 Q2	45.3%	37.5%	65.0%
2025 Q3	38.1%	41.3%	62.5%
2025 Q4	34.2%	57.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	35.3%	60.8%	60.6%
2026 Q2	41.2%	54.9%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Rugby against England

Rugby
England

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

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Quarter	Rugby	England
2008 Q1	82.9%	85.1%
2008 Q2	85.3%	86.1%
2008 Q3	75.0%	86.3%
2008 Q4	83.9%	85.3%
2009 Q1	91.9%	85.9%
2009 Q2	86.3%	86.8%
2009 Q3	95.5%	87.4%
2009 Q4	95.3%	86.9%
2010 Q1	96.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	96.6%	88.0%
2010 Q3	98.5%	87.7%
2010 Q4	97.1%	87.5%
2011 Q1	98.8%	87.9%
2011 Q2	97.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	98.9%	88.3%
2011 Q4	95.9%	88.3%
2012 Q1	96.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	93.5%	89.2%
2012 Q3	92.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.4%	88.9%
2013 Q1	94.8%	89.8%
2013 Q2	95.2%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.6%	90.3%
2013 Q4	88.7%	89.6%
2014 Q1	93.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	92.6%	90.5%
2014 Q3	91.5%	90.0%
2014 Q4	85.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	90.4%	89.3%
2015 Q2	93.7%	90.2%
2015 Q3	93.9%	90.0%
2015 Q4	95.5%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.0%	90.0%
2016 Q2	94.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.8%	90.2%
2016 Q4	96.7%	89.7%
2017 Q1	96.7%	89.9%
2017 Q2	98.2%	90.5%
2017 Q3	99.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	98.1%	90.1%
2018 Q1	97.7%	90.5%
2018 Q2	100.0%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.6%	91.2%
2018 Q4	96.6%	90.5%
2019 Q1	98.9%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	98.2%	90.6%
2019 Q4	93.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	98.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.7%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.3%	90.3%
2021 Q1	95.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	94.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	97.6%	91.0%
2021 Q4	95.3%	90.1%
2022 Q1	92.3%	90.0%
2022 Q2	92.7%	90.4%
2022 Q3	94.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	94.8%	89.4%
2023 Q1	95.6%	89.3%
2023 Q2	89.7%	89.2%
2023 Q3	98.6%	88.6%
2023 Q4	94.8%	88.2%
2024 Q1	97.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	94.8%	89.1%
2024 Q3	94.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	91.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	90.9%	89.3%
2025 Q2	95.3%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.8%	90.1%
2025 Q4	93.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	90.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	96.1%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks37.0%
8 to 13 weeks3.4%
13 to 26 weeks4.6%
Over 26 weeks1.7%
Extension of time agreed53.4%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	88
8 to 13 weeks	8
13 to 26 weeks	11
Over 26 weeks	4
Extension of time agreed	127

Appeals

Decided: 7
Allowed: 14.3%
Median wait: 13 weeks

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

Local constraints

Rugby has published 19 conservation areas.
Rugby 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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