East of England

South Norfolk 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

64.4%

149th of 297

1.7 points faster than England

Granted

95.5%

73rd of 297

5.0 points higher than England

Extension of time

30.3%

145th of 297

2.0 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

469

South Norfolk decided 469 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 95.5%.

64.4% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (149th of 297 for speed).

A further 30.3% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 66.5% a year earlier.

Of 7 householder appeals decided in the same period, 85.7% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

South Norfolk 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	94.2%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	95.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	95.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	92.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	92.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	95.2%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	95.0%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	95.3%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	96.8%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	97.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	93.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	93.3%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	74.7%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	82.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	93.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	94.8%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	84.8%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	68.4%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	50.5%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	74.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	80.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	73.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	73.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	72.4%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	82.6%	4.8%	84.9%
2014 Q3	80.4%	10.6%	82.5%
2014 Q4	87.1%	8.6%	82.1%
2015 Q1	78.5%	11.1%	80.4%
2015 Q2	73.7%	11.3%	80.6%
2015 Q3	73.2%	13.4%	79.2%
2015 Q4	73.9%	13.1%	80.0%
2016 Q1	81.3%	13.8%	78.3%
2016 Q2	91.8%	6.3%	79.8%
2016 Q3	89.6%	8.1%	77.7%
2016 Q4	94.4%	5.1%	78.0%
2017 Q1	91.5%	7.5%	77.3%
2017 Q2	94.3%	4.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	89.1%	10.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	87.0%	11.9%	77.1%
2018 Q1	91.0%	7.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	90.3%	7.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	90.2%	9.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	88.7%	8.5%	72.7%
2019 Q1	87.2%	9.8%	69.9%
2019 Q2	91.3%	6.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	86.5%	11.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	88.1%	11.3%	71.5%
2020 Q1	91.3%	8.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	83.0%	15.0%	63.9%
2020 Q3	87.9%	10.7%	63.8%
2020 Q4	84.4%	9.9%	65.3%
2021 Q1	78.2%	13.4%	59.4%
2021 Q2	84.7%	8.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	72.8%	10.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	79.8%	11.8%	53.0%
2022 Q1	75.6%	18.8%	51.6%
2022 Q2	80.1%	15.1%	56.0%
2022 Q3	66.3%	23.8%	53.3%
2022 Q4	67.2%	28.0%	54.1%
2023 Q1	58.9%	36.3%	53.5%
2023 Q2	54.1%	39.5%	58.5%
2023 Q3	53.7%	39.8%	59.0%
2023 Q4	58.9%	38.0%	59.8%
2024 Q1	58.8%	36.1%	58.8%
2024 Q2	77.1%	21.4%	64.4%
2024 Q3	57.6%	36.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	62.2%	33.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	74.8%	23.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	72.1%	24.8%	65.0%
2025 Q3	66.3%	28.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	65.7%	24.8%	64.7%
2026 Q1	60.4%	35.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	63.9%	33.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

South Norfolk against England

South Norfolk
England

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

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Quarter	South Norfolk	England
2008 Q1	88.1%	85.1%
2008 Q2	86.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	85.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	84.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	92.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	94.4%	87.4%
2009 Q4	92.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	91.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	94.1%	88.0%
2010 Q3	92.2%	87.7%
2010 Q4	90.5%	87.5%
2011 Q1	92.4%	87.9%
2011 Q2	93.4%	88.5%
2011 Q3	94.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	94.3%	88.3%
2012 Q1	94.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	92.6%	89.2%
2012 Q3	93.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	95.1%	88.9%
2013 Q1	97.5%	89.8%
2013 Q2	96.5%	90.6%
2013 Q3	97.6%	90.3%
2013 Q4	98.2%	89.6%
2014 Q1	98.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	99.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	99.5%	90.0%
2014 Q4	97.8%	89.2%
2015 Q1	97.0%	89.3%
2015 Q2	97.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	94.8%	90.0%
2015 Q4	97.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	97.8%	90.0%
2016 Q2	98.1%	90.3%
2016 Q3	98.1%	90.2%
2016 Q4	94.9%	89.7%
2017 Q1	97.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	98.3%	90.5%
2017 Q3	96.9%	90.0%
2017 Q4	97.7%	90.1%
2018 Q1	97.0%	90.5%
2018 Q2	97.6%	91.0%
2018 Q3	94.2%	91.2%
2018 Q4	95.7%	90.5%
2019 Q1	95.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	96.5%	91.0%
2019 Q3	96.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	97.6%	89.8%
2020 Q1	96.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	95.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	97.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	98.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	95.5%	90.9%
2021 Q2	98.4%	91.2%
2021 Q3	99.2%	91.0%
2021 Q4	97.8%	90.1%
2022 Q1	98.8%	90.0%
2022 Q2	98.4%	90.4%
2022 Q3	98.4%	89.8%
2022 Q4	97.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	99.2%	89.3%
2023 Q2	98.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	97.6%	88.6%
2023 Q4	92.2%	88.2%
2024 Q1	97.5%	88.2%
2024 Q2	98.6%	89.1%
2024 Q3	95.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	95.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.4%	89.3%
2025 Q2	94.6%	90.4%
2025 Q3	95.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	96.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	94.8%	90.6%
2026 Q2	95.4%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks64.4%
8 to 13 weeks3.4%
13 to 26 weeks1.3%
Over 26 weeks0.6%
Extension of time agreed30.3%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	302
8 to 13 weeks	16
13 to 26 weeks	6
Over 26 weeks	3
Extension of time agreed	142

Appeals

Decided: 7
Allowed: 85.7%
Median wait: 10 weeks

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

Local constraints

South Norfolk has published 84 conservation areas.
South Norfolk has published 55 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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