East Midlands

Rushcliffe 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

52.1%

228th of 297

10.6 points slower than England

Granted

94.5%

99th of 297

4.0 points higher than England

Extension of time

40.0%

212th of 297

7.7 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

455

Rushcliffe decided 455 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 94.5%.

52.1% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (228th of 297 for speed).

A further 40.0% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 62.7% a year earlier.

Of 11 householder appeals decided in the same period, 36.4% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Rushcliffe 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	96.1%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	92.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	94.3%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	96.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	94.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	95.9%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	92.7%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	95.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	93.7%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	85.1%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	88.8%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	87.8%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.1%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	85.1%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	91.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	92.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	87.5%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	88.1%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	87.7%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	94.3%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	94.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	87.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	88.1%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	88.6%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	95.3%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	90.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	85.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	92.8%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	91.0%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	86.8%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	66.7%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	83.8%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	74.1%	9.6%	78.3%
2016 Q2	89.5%	4.2%	79.8%
2016 Q3	91.6%	4.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	89.7%	5.9%	78.0%
2017 Q1	88.9%	5.3%	77.3%
2017 Q2	88.6%	7.9%	78.5%
2017 Q3	84.4%	9.3%	76.1%
2017 Q4	91.0%	4.2%	77.1%
2018 Q1	81.5%	12.9%	73.7%
2018 Q2	79.5%	15.2%	74.0%
2018 Q3	72.8%	19.4%	72.7%
2018 Q4	69.7%	21.8%	72.7%
2019 Q1	63.5%	27.6%	69.9%
2019 Q2	72.5%	16.7%	72.1%
2019 Q3	79.0%	10.8%	69.6%
2019 Q4	79.9%	8.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	81.0%	14.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	82.2%	12.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	68.2%	15.6%	63.8%
2020 Q4	70.6%	18.2%	65.3%
2021 Q1	75.1%	16.9%	59.4%
2021 Q2	72.6%	16.3%	58.4%
2021 Q3	50.2%	19.4%	53.1%
2021 Q4	33.2%	35.4%	53.0%
2022 Q1	49.5%	24.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	61.7%	23.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	58.2%	26.5%	53.3%
2022 Q4	58.3%	35.4%	54.1%
2023 Q1	60.1%	34.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	74.0%	16.9%	58.5%
2023 Q3	67.2%	24.1%	59.0%
2023 Q4	80.2%	15.3%	59.8%
2024 Q1	68.6%	26.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	65.3%	31.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	64.8%	34.4%	64.2%
2024 Q4	66.1%	29.6%	65.6%
2025 Q1	66.9%	31.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	52.8%	40.7%	65.0%
2025 Q3	46.6%	47.3%	62.5%
2025 Q4	50.8%	41.5%	64.7%
2026 Q1	56.7%	38.5%	60.6%
2026 Q2	55.9%	30.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Rushcliffe against England

Rushcliffe
England

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

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Quarter	Rushcliffe	England
2008 Q1	89.3%	85.1%
2008 Q2	89.0%	86.1%
2008 Q3	88.5%	86.3%
2008 Q4	94.8%	85.3%
2009 Q1	90.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	92.4%	86.8%
2009 Q3	94.4%	87.4%
2009 Q4	94.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	84.5%	87.0%
2010 Q2	91.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	90.0%	87.7%
2010 Q4	84.7%	87.5%
2011 Q1	90.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	91.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	84.7%	88.3%
2011 Q4	87.0%	88.3%
2012 Q1	94.4%	88.2%
2012 Q2	86.9%	89.2%
2012 Q3	92.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	92.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.5%	90.6%
2013 Q3	93.8%	90.3%
2013 Q4	92.8%	89.6%
2014 Q1	90.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	94.8%	90.5%
2014 Q3	93.4%	90.0%
2014 Q4	88.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	96.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	92.5%	90.2%
2015 Q3	93.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	93.6%	89.2%
2016 Q1	93.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	93.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	93.0%	90.2%
2016 Q4	93.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	91.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	93.4%	90.5%
2017 Q3	91.7%	90.0%
2017 Q4	94.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	93.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	93.8%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.1%	91.2%
2018 Q4	95.2%	90.5%
2019 Q1	94.1%	90.3%
2019 Q2	95.4%	91.0%
2019 Q3	95.7%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.2%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.8%	89.9%
2020 Q2	97.5%	90.2%
2020 Q3	93.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	93.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	96.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	93.8%	91.0%
2021 Q4	92.4%	90.1%
2022 Q1	93.4%	90.0%
2022 Q2	90.1%	90.4%
2022 Q3	92.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	93.7%	89.4%
2023 Q1	94.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	94.2%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.9%	88.6%
2023 Q4	91.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.7%	88.2%
2024 Q2	89.5%	89.1%
2024 Q3	94.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	90.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	92.3%	89.3%
2025 Q2	95.9%	90.4%
2025 Q3	94.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	92.4%	90.1%
2026 Q1	96.2%	90.6%
2026 Q2	95.1%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks52.1%
8 to 13 weeks3.3%
13 to 26 weeks3.7%
Over 26 weeks0.9%
Extension of time agreed40.0%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	237
8 to 13 weeks	15
13 to 26 weeks	17
Over 26 weeks	4
Extension of time agreed	182

Appeals

Decided: 11
Allowed: 36.4%
Median wait: 12 weeks

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

Local constraints

Rushcliffe has published 36 conservation areas.
Rushcliffe 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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