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Wandsworth 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

61.1%

177th of 297

1.6 points slower than England

Granted

91.9%

152nd of 297

1.4 points higher than England

Extension of time

32.8%

161st of 297

0.5 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

977

Wandsworth decided 977 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 91.9%.

61.1% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (177th of 297 for speed).

A further 32.8% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 58.7% a year earlier.

Of 48 householder appeals decided in the same period, 50.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Wandsworth 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	81.5%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	85.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	86.2%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	88.0%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	87.3%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.4%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	87.4%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	89.8%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	90.6%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	88.9%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	89.4%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.3%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	82.4%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	74.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	77.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	81.9%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	65.8%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	61.0%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	71.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	78.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	83.4%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	78.0%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	73.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	81.8%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	80.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	70.7%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	79.2%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	78.4%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	71.0%	4.3%	80.6%
2015 Q3	69.9%	9.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	63.1%	13.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	72.9%	8.2%	78.3%
2016 Q2	78.2%	4.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	83.2%	2.6%	77.7%
2016 Q4	80.2%	6.2%	78.0%
2017 Q1	78.5%	7.2%	77.3%
2017 Q2	79.9%	5.2%	78.5%
2017 Q3	75.9%	5.0%	76.1%
2017 Q4	81.6%	5.8%	77.1%
2018 Q1	74.7%	7.7%	73.7%
2018 Q2	79.6%	6.9%	74.0%
2018 Q3	79.2%	5.4%	72.7%
2018 Q4	74.9%	8.7%	72.7%
2019 Q1	66.1%	15.2%	69.9%
2019 Q2	69.6%	7.5%	72.1%
2019 Q3	59.2%	13.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	64.1%	18.9%	71.5%
2020 Q1	65.2%	25.1%	68.4%
2020 Q2	70.6%	20.6%	63.9%
2020 Q3	70.1%	23.1%	63.8%
2020 Q4	73.9%	18.7%	65.3%
2021 Q1	66.3%	23.2%	59.4%
2021 Q2	57.3%	31.4%	58.4%
2021 Q3	64.2%	24.4%	53.1%
2021 Q4	60.7%	27.2%	53.0%
2022 Q1	55.3%	35.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	56.3%	36.0%	56.0%
2022 Q3	54.1%	31.6%	53.3%
2022 Q4	56.6%	33.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	51.0%	30.6%	53.5%
2023 Q2	48.2%	31.1%	58.5%
2023 Q3	44.0%	27.0%	59.0%
2023 Q4	53.7%	37.1%	59.8%
2024 Q1	59.8%	35.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	61.5%	32.6%	64.4%
2024 Q3	55.0%	36.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	54.7%	40.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	60.9%	35.2%	62.1%
2025 Q2	63.9%	32.3%	65.0%
2025 Q3	62.1%	31.0%	62.5%
2025 Q4	64.3%	29.9%	64.7%
2026 Q1	58.3%	36.2%	60.6%
2026 Q2	60.0%	33.7%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Wandsworth against England

Wandsworth
England

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

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Quarter	Wandsworth	England
2008 Q1	91.6%	85.1%
2008 Q2	92.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	91.5%	86.3%
2008 Q4	91.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	93.0%	85.9%
2009 Q2	90.9%	86.8%
2009 Q3	92.5%	87.4%
2009 Q4	94.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	91.8%	87.0%
2010 Q2	92.1%	88.0%
2010 Q3	94.0%	87.7%
2010 Q4	94.2%	87.5%
2011 Q1	94.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	94.1%	88.5%
2011 Q3	96.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	94.3%	88.3%
2012 Q1	94.1%	88.2%
2012 Q2	94.1%	89.2%
2012 Q3	92.6%	89.0%
2012 Q4	91.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	95.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	95.8%	90.6%
2013 Q3	96.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	97.5%	89.6%
2014 Q1	95.7%	89.8%
2014 Q2	94.8%	90.5%
2014 Q3	94.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	94.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	94.8%	89.3%
2015 Q2	94.5%	90.2%
2015 Q3	91.9%	90.0%
2015 Q4	94.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	93.3%	90.0%
2016 Q2	94.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	92.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	91.1%	89.7%
2017 Q1	92.3%	89.9%
2017 Q2	93.0%	90.5%
2017 Q3	91.9%	90.0%
2017 Q4	92.0%	90.1%
2018 Q1	92.6%	90.5%
2018 Q2	95.4%	91.0%
2018 Q3	92.1%	91.2%
2018 Q4	89.9%	90.5%
2019 Q1	91.9%	90.3%
2019 Q2	95.8%	91.0%
2019 Q3	93.4%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.7%	89.8%
2020 Q1	94.6%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.9%	90.6%
2020 Q4	94.7%	90.3%
2021 Q1	93.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	94.9%	91.2%
2021 Q3	92.4%	91.0%
2021 Q4	94.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	93.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	93.8%	90.4%
2022 Q3	92.9%	89.8%
2022 Q4	90.4%	89.4%
2023 Q1	94.3%	89.3%
2023 Q2	92.2%	89.2%
2023 Q3	88.7%	88.6%
2023 Q4	89.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	90.4%	89.1%
2024 Q3	89.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	92.9%	88.6%
2025 Q1	91.7%	89.3%
2025 Q2	92.8%	90.4%
2025 Q3	92.3%	90.1%
2025 Q4	93.3%	90.1%
2026 Q1	90.6%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.5%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks61.1%
8 to 13 weeks3.0%
13 to 26 weeks2.6%
Over 26 weeks0.6%
Extension of time agreed32.8%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	597
8 to 13 weeks	29
13 to 26 weeks	25
Over 26 weeks	6
Extension of time agreed	320

Appeals

Decided: 48
Allowed: 50.0%
Median wait: 15 weeks

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

Local constraints

Wandsworth has published 47 conservation areas.
Wandsworth 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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