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South Gloucestershire 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

60.6%

180th of 297

2.1 points slower than England

Granted

86.3%

246th of 297

4.2 points lower than England

Extension of time

32.2%

156th of 297

In line with England

Decisions (12 months)

724

South Gloucestershire decided 724 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 86.3%.

60.6% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (180th of 297 for speed).

A further 32.2% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 67.6% a year earlier.

Of 44 householder appeals decided in the same period, 47.7% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

South Gloucestershire 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	93.1%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	91.3%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	91.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	92.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	92.2%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	95.4%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	96.5%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	94.7%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	92.7%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	92.0%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	93.8%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	95.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	95.8%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	95.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	90.4%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	88.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	90.5%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	88.7%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	90.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	87.1%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	91.1%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	86.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	88.6%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	91.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	84.1%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	82.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	80.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	42.9%	17.9%	82.1%
2015 Q1	79.7%	6.6%	80.4%
2015 Q2	81.6%	6.9%	80.6%
2015 Q3	78.9%	9.8%	79.2%
2015 Q4	82.6%	8.5%	80.0%
2016 Q1	76.3%	16.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	78.9%	17.1%	79.8%
2016 Q3	72.9%	16.7%	77.7%
2016 Q4	73.3%	14.2%	78.0%
2017 Q1	72.2%	22.7%	77.3%
2017 Q2	70.5%	23.6%	78.5%
2017 Q3	64.5%	27.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	66.9%	26.2%	77.1%
2018 Q1	67.2%	28.4%	73.7%
2018 Q2	67.9%	26.7%	74.0%
2018 Q3	69.4%	24.5%	72.7%
2018 Q4	64.1%	27.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	75.6%	18.2%	69.9%
2019 Q2	73.9%	19.3%	72.1%
2019 Q3	72.4%	12.3%	69.6%
2019 Q4	64.5%	19.2%	71.5%
2020 Q1	78.4%	14.4%	68.4%
2020 Q2	80.1%	14.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	58.9%	22.0%	63.8%
2020 Q4	57.2%	21.7%	65.3%
2021 Q1	53.3%	23.8%	59.4%
2021 Q2	39.4%	16.5%	58.4%
2021 Q3	53.3%	14.3%	53.1%
2021 Q4	55.7%	33.6%	53.0%
2022 Q1	57.9%	33.5%	51.6%
2022 Q2	64.5%	28.7%	56.0%
2022 Q3	64.9%	33.2%	53.3%
2022 Q4	60.0%	33.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	60.2%	33.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	62.0%	33.5%	58.5%
2023 Q3	62.2%	30.9%	59.0%
2023 Q4	63.2%	31.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	54.7%	40.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	52.6%	43.2%	64.4%
2024 Q3	60.6%	33.9%	64.2%
2024 Q4	71.6%	26.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	73.9%	21.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	65.3%	25.9%	65.0%
2025 Q3	57.2%	34.0%	62.5%
2025 Q4	58.0%	34.7%	64.7%
2026 Q1	60.8%	33.5%	60.6%
2026 Q2	65.7%	27.5%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

South Gloucestershire against England

South Gloucestershire
England

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

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Quarter	South Gloucestershire	England
2008 Q1	81.2%	85.1%
2008 Q2	83.1%	86.1%
2008 Q3	87.2%	86.3%
2008 Q4	84.4%	85.3%
2009 Q1	88.5%	85.9%
2009 Q2	91.3%	86.8%
2009 Q3	89.4%	87.4%
2009 Q4	89.5%	86.9%
2010 Q1	90.8%	87.0%
2010 Q2	91.3%	88.0%
2010 Q3	91.0%	87.7%
2010 Q4	92.0%	87.5%
2011 Q1	93.2%	87.9%
2011 Q2	94.5%	88.5%
2011 Q3	95.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	90.2%	88.3%
2012 Q1	90.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	89.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	90.5%	89.0%
2012 Q4	94.0%	88.9%
2013 Q1	93.1%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	94.1%	90.3%
2013 Q4	94.0%	89.6%
2014 Q1	93.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	93.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	92.1%	90.0%
2014 Q4	85.7%	89.2%
2015 Q1	91.9%	89.3%
2015 Q2	92.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	96.5%	90.0%
2015 Q4	95.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	95.2%	90.0%
2016 Q2	95.0%	90.3%
2016 Q3	95.2%	90.2%
2016 Q4	95.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	96.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	95.3%	90.5%
2017 Q3	93.0%	90.0%
2017 Q4	95.4%	90.1%
2018 Q1	94.4%	90.5%
2018 Q2	93.1%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.3%	91.2%
2018 Q4	94.3%	90.5%
2019 Q1	92.1%	90.3%
2019 Q2	93.2%	91.0%
2019 Q3	89.7%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.6%	89.8%
2020 Q1	90.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.4%	90.2%
2020 Q3	93.1%	90.6%
2020 Q4	94.8%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	88.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	88.7%	91.0%
2021 Q4	85.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	86.8%	90.0%
2022 Q2	91.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	88.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	91.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	87.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	86.5%	89.2%
2023 Q3	82.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	84.7%	88.2%
2024 Q1	89.6%	88.2%
2024 Q2	85.5%	89.1%
2024 Q3	85.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	79.4%	88.6%
2025 Q1	76.3%	89.3%
2025 Q2	80.1%	90.4%
2025 Q3	83.5%	90.1%
2025 Q4	80.0%	90.1%
2026 Q1	87.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	92.6%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks60.6%
8 to 13 weeks5.1%
13 to 26 weeks1.7%
Over 26 weeks0.4%
Extension of time agreed32.2%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	439
8 to 13 weeks	37
13 to 26 weeks	12
Over 26 weeks	3
Extension of time agreed	233

Appeals

Decided: 44
Allowed: 47.7%
Median wait: 13 weeks

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

Local constraints

South Gloucestershire has published 30 conservation areas.
South Gloucestershire has published 2 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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