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Tewkesbury 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

55.2%

205th of 297

7.5 points slower than England

Granted

92.8%

138th of 297

2.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

40.3%

214th of 297

8.0 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

377

Tewkesbury decided 377 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 92.8%.

55.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (205th of 297 for speed).

A further 40.3% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 50.5% a year earlier.

Of 10 householder appeals decided in the same period, 30.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Tewkesbury 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	86.3%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	87.4%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	88.9%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	88.9%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	89.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	93.6%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	88.2%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	91.4%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	86.2%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	85.7%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	84.4%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.6%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	80.0%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	83.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	86.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	75.0%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	83.5%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	77.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	84.1%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	75.0%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	82.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	74.8%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	65.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	61.4%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	79.5%	13.7%	84.9%
2014 Q3	85.2%	7.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	90.8%	6.1%	82.1%
2015 Q1	64.3%	32.7%	80.4%
2015 Q2	60.1%	23.1%	80.6%
2015 Q3	61.3%	21.8%	79.2%
2015 Q4	70.5%	18.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	61.6%	26.8%	78.3%
2016 Q2	70.7%	19.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	69.7%	25.2%	77.7%
2016 Q4	76.8%	19.2%	78.0%
2017 Q1	65.7%	26.9%	77.3%
2017 Q2	71.1%	24.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	63.7%	31.9%	76.1%
2017 Q4	64.2%	31.7%	77.1%
2018 Q1	62.7%	35.3%	73.7%
2018 Q2	63.1%	33.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	60.6%	33.9%	72.7%
2018 Q4	61.6%	30.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	52.2%	33.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	63.3%	30.3%	72.1%
2019 Q3	60.9%	24.8%	69.6%
2019 Q4	70.4%	23.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	56.8%	34.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	33.0%	60.6%	63.9%
2020 Q3	34.7%	54.5%	63.8%
2020 Q4	26.8%	70.1%	65.3%
2021 Q1	24.1%	70.9%	59.4%
2021 Q2	44.4%	49.6%	58.4%
2021 Q3	29.4%	59.9%	53.1%
2021 Q4	47.7%	45.2%	53.0%
2022 Q1	53.0%	38.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	53.4%	40.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	5.7%	88.6%	53.3%
2022 Q4	11.3%	82.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	13.2%	78.3%	53.5%
2023 Q2	38.1%	55.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	44.6%	50.5%	59.0%
2023 Q4	34.7%	57.3%	59.8%
2024 Q1	44.7%	48.9%	58.8%
2024 Q2	61.5%	31.9%	64.4%
2024 Q3	62.1%	34.8%	64.2%
2024 Q4	31.4%	55.2%	65.6%
2025 Q1	46.7%	43.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	64.9%	28.9%	65.0%
2025 Q3	56.2%	41.6%	62.5%
2025 Q4	59.5%	35.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	45.9%	46.9%	60.6%
2026 Q2	59.5%	36.9%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Tewkesbury against England

Tewkesbury
England

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

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Quarter	Tewkesbury	England
2008 Q1	87.6%	85.1%
2008 Q2	87.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	87.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	88.2%	85.3%
2009 Q1	83.6%	85.9%
2009 Q2	88.7%	86.8%
2009 Q3	89.9%	87.4%
2009 Q4	81.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	80.9%	87.0%
2010 Q2	86.5%	88.0%
2010 Q3	80.9%	87.7%
2010 Q4	86.8%	87.5%
2011 Q1	92.9%	87.9%
2011 Q2	92.8%	88.5%
2011 Q3	91.1%	88.3%
2011 Q4	87.9%	88.3%
2012 Q1	89.6%	88.2%
2012 Q2	89.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	93.3%	89.0%
2012 Q4	88.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	90.5%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.0%	90.6%
2013 Q3	96.2%	90.3%
2013 Q4	92.9%	89.6%
2014 Q1	96.6%	89.8%
2014 Q2	92.5%	90.5%
2014 Q3	95.7%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.9%	89.2%
2015 Q1	90.8%	89.3%
2015 Q2	93.7%	90.2%
2015 Q3	95.0%	90.0%
2015 Q4	91.0%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	94.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	98.3%	90.2%
2016 Q4	92.0%	89.7%
2017 Q1	93.5%	89.9%
2017 Q2	95.9%	90.5%
2017 Q3	94.1%	90.0%
2017 Q4	98.4%	90.1%
2018 Q1	93.1%	90.5%
2018 Q2	96.4%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.4%	91.2%
2018 Q4	93.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	89.6%	90.3%
2019 Q2	96.3%	91.0%
2019 Q3	94.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	93.9%	89.8%
2020 Q1	96.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.6%	90.2%
2020 Q3	99.0%	90.6%
2020 Q4	97.6%	90.3%
2021 Q1	98.6%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.5%	91.2%
2021 Q3	97.7%	91.0%
2021 Q4	96.8%	90.1%
2022 Q1	95.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	90.8%	90.4%
2022 Q3	94.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	96.0%	89.4%
2023 Q1	94.3%	89.3%
2023 Q2	95.8%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.1%	88.6%
2023 Q4	96.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	93.6%	88.2%
2024 Q2	93.4%	89.1%
2024 Q3	86.4%	89.4%
2024 Q4	88.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	89.5%	89.3%
2025 Q2	92.1%	90.4%
2025 Q3	93.3%	90.1%
2025 Q4	94.9%	90.1%
2026 Q1	91.8%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.9%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks55.2%
8 to 13 weeks2.7%
13 to 26 weeks1.3%
Over 26 weeks0.5%
Extension of time agreed40.3%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	208
8 to 13 weeks	10
13 to 26 weeks	5
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	152

Appeals

Decided: 10
Allowed: 30.0%
Median wait: 13 weeks

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

Local constraints

Tewkesbury has published 14 conservation areas.
Tewkesbury has published 11 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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