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Tamworth planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

Within 8 weeks, no extension

50.0%

12.7 points slower than England

Granted

99.0%

8.5 points higher than England

Extension of time

49.0%

16.7 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

98

Tamworth decided 98 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 99.0%.

Too few decisions are made here to rank the council fairly against others.

A further 49.0% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

How quickly decisions are made

Tamworth 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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QuarterWithin 8 weeks, no extensionExtension of timeEngland, within 8 weeks
2008 Q196.6%0.0%89.5%
2008 Q296.2%0.0%89.4%
2008 Q391.6%0.0%89.7%
2008 Q489.4%0.0%90.3%
2009 Q187.2%0.0%90.3%
2009 Q294.4%0.0%91.7%
2009 Q3100.0%0.0%91.4%
2009 Q4100.0%0.0%91.0%
2010 Q194.9%0.0%88.8%
2010 Q294.1%0.0%89.8%
2010 Q392.9%0.0%88.4%
2010 Q493.0%0.0%87.7%
2011 Q197.8%0.0%86.4%
2011 Q2100.0%0.0%85.9%
2011 Q393.0%0.0%84.9%
2011 Q493.2%0.0%84.9%
2012 Q195.5%0.0%83.7%
2012 Q296.4%0.0%84.2%
2012 Q397.0%0.0%82.9%
2012 Q4100.0%0.0%85.2%
2013 Q1100.0%0.0%85.7%
2013 Q297.4%0.0%86.3%
2013 Q394.1%0.0%85.3%
2013 Q492.2%0.0%86.3%
2014 Q1100.0%0.0%85.4%
2014 Q2100.0%0.0%84.9%
2014 Q3100.0%0.0%82.5%
2014 Q4100.0%0.0%82.1%
2015 Q197.1%0.0%80.4%
2015 Q293.9%2.0%80.6%
2015 Q395.7%2.1%79.2%
2015 Q497.7%2.3%80.0%
2016 Q1100.0%0.0%78.3%
2016 Q289.8%0.0%79.8%
2016 Q388.4%0.0%77.7%
2016 Q490.4%7.7%78.0%
2017 Q195.3%4.7%77.3%
2017 Q298.3%1.7%78.5%
2017 Q396.6%3.4%76.1%
2017 Q495.3%4.7%77.1%
2018 Q193.6%2.1%73.7%
2018 Q293.9%4.1%74.0%
2018 Q384.8%10.9%72.7%
2018 Q490.9%9.1%72.7%
2019 Q188.6%8.6%69.9%
2019 Q292.6%7.4%72.1%
2019 Q395.1%2.4%69.6%
2019 Q495.5%4.5%71.5%
2020 Q194.6%5.4%68.4%
2020 Q288.0%12.0%63.9%
2020 Q388.5%11.5%63.8%
2020 Q493.4%6.6%65.3%
2021 Q190.7%9.3%59.4%
2021 Q286.4%13.6%58.4%
2021 Q381.4%18.6%53.1%
2021 Q475.0%25.0%53.0%
2022 Q180.0%20.0%51.6%
2022 Q275.0%25.0%56.0%
2022 Q347.7%52.3%53.3%
2022 Q482.4%17.6%54.1%
2023 Q164.0%36.0%53.5%
2023 Q278.4%21.6%58.5%
2023 Q361.8%38.2%59.0%
2023 Q486.7%13.3%59.8%
2024 Q184.2%15.8%58.8%
2024 Q257.9%39.5%64.4%
2024 Q341.4%58.6%64.2%
2024 Q457.7%42.3%65.6%
2025 Q162.5%31.3%62.1%
2025 Q240.9%59.1%65.0%
2025 Q344.0%56.0%62.5%
2025 Q466.7%33.3%64.7%
2026 Q160.9%34.8%60.6%
2026 Q234.5%65.5%62.7%

Share of applications granted

Tamworth against England

  • Tamworth
  • England
Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk
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QuarterTamworthEngland
2008 Q193.2%85.1%
2008 Q292.3%86.1%
2008 Q393.7%86.3%
2008 Q489.4%85.3%
2009 Q197.9%85.9%
2009 Q292.6%86.8%
2009 Q389.8%87.4%
2009 Q492.3%86.9%
2010 Q1100.0%87.0%
2010 Q292.6%88.0%
2010 Q389.3%87.7%
2010 Q489.5%87.5%
2011 Q1100.0%87.9%
2011 Q297.5%88.5%
2011 Q397.7%88.3%
2011 Q495.5%88.3%
2012 Q195.5%88.2%
2012 Q298.2%89.2%
2012 Q3100.0%89.0%
2012 Q494.7%88.9%
2013 Q1100.0%89.8%
2013 Q2100.0%90.6%
2013 Q394.1%90.3%
2013 Q494.1%89.6%
2014 Q1100.0%89.8%
2014 Q294.7%90.5%
2014 Q3100.0%90.0%
2014 Q497.5%89.2%
2015 Q1100.0%89.3%
2015 Q2100.0%90.2%
2015 Q397.9%90.0%
2015 Q497.7%89.2%
2016 Q1100.0%90.0%
2016 Q287.8%90.3%
2016 Q395.3%90.2%
2016 Q498.1%89.7%
2017 Q193.0%89.9%
2017 Q293.2%90.5%
2017 Q396.6%90.0%
2017 Q490.7%90.1%
2018 Q197.9%90.5%
2018 Q298.0%91.0%
2018 Q389.1%91.2%
2018 Q493.2%90.5%
2019 Q194.3%90.3%
2019 Q298.1%91.0%
2019 Q397.6%90.6%
2019 Q4100.0%89.8%
2020 Q197.3%89.9%
2020 Q296.0%90.2%
2020 Q391.8%90.6%
2020 Q496.7%90.3%
2021 Q190.7%90.9%
2021 Q291.5%91.2%
2021 Q398.6%91.0%
2021 Q485.0%90.1%
2022 Q197.5%90.0%
2022 Q293.8%90.4%
2022 Q393.2%89.8%
2022 Q4100.0%89.4%
2023 Q1100.0%89.3%
2023 Q2100.0%89.2%
2023 Q394.1%88.6%
2023 Q4100.0%88.2%
2024 Q194.7%88.2%
2024 Q297.4%89.1%
2024 Q393.1%89.4%
2024 Q4100.0%88.6%
2025 Q1100.0%89.3%
2025 Q2100.0%90.4%
2025 Q396.0%90.1%
2025 Q4100.0%90.1%
2026 Q1100.0%90.6%
2026 Q2100.0%91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

  • Within 8 weeks50.0%
  • 8 to 13 weeks0.0%
  • 13 to 26 weeks1.0%
  • Over 26 weeks0.0%
  • Extension of time agreed49.0%
Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk
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Time takenDecisions
Within 8 weeks49
8 to 13 weeks0
13 to 26 weeks1
Over 26 weeks0
Extension of time agreed48

Appeals

Decided
1
Allowed
0.0%
Median wait
18 weeks

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

Local constraints

  • Tamworth has published 7 conservation areas.
  • Tamworth 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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