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Westminster 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

33.6%

278th of 297

29.1 points slower than England

Granted

82.0%

271st of 297

8.5 points lower than England

Extension of time

49.2%

256th of 297

16.9 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

366

Westminster decided 366 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 82.0%.

33.6% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (278th of 297 for speed).

A further 49.2% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 48.7% a year earlier.

Of 28 householder appeals decided in the same period, 35.7% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Westminster 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	85.7%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	81.5%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	81.3%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	86.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	81.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	88.1%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	82.3%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	75.5%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	94.1%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	87.3%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	80.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	82.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	92.2%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	61.7%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	62.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	66.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	52.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	47.6%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	51.2%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	57.7%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	55.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	63.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	71.3%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	61.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	40.9%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	47.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	54.8%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	63.6%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	55.4%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	77.5%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	57.9%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	50.5%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	45.6%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	58.9%	0.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	69.9%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	73.0%	0.7%	78.0%
2017 Q1	75.2%	3.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	82.8%	4.7%	78.5%
2017 Q3	78.6%	9.5%	76.1%
2017 Q4	69.6%	12.6%	77.1%
2018 Q1	58.4%	11.5%	73.7%
2018 Q2	60.2%	15.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	63.3%	20.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	73.8%	8.7%	72.7%
2019 Q1	71.7%	13.1%	69.9%
2019 Q2	62.8%	15.9%	72.1%
2019 Q3	64.0%	9.0%	69.6%
2019 Q4	55.9%	11.7%	71.5%
2020 Q1	52.7%	13.6%	68.4%
2020 Q2	69.7%	17.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	55.2%	13.3%	63.8%
2020 Q4	56.3%	12.5%	65.3%
2021 Q1	50.0%	19.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	55.0%	16.5%	58.4%
2021 Q3	53.4%	30.5%	53.1%
2021 Q4	52.6%	39.3%	53.0%
2022 Q1	39.3%	40.2%	51.6%
2022 Q2	51.8%	39.5%	56.0%
2022 Q3	42.2%	43.0%	53.3%
2022 Q4	43.3%	35.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	36.6%	45.5%	53.5%
2023 Q2	44.1%	36.4%	58.5%
2023 Q3	44.7%	38.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	36.0%	48.3%	59.8%
2024 Q1	31.3%	56.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	29.9%	49.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	46.4%	42.4%	64.2%
2024 Q4	48.7%	32.8%	65.6%
2025 Q1	46.2%	41.5%	62.1%
2025 Q2	52.2%	41.4%	65.0%
2025 Q3	52.9%	41.3%	62.5%
2025 Q4	61.8%	29.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	3.4%	67.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	21.9%	54.3%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Westminster against England

Westminster
England

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

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Quarter	Westminster	England
2008 Q1	79.2%	85.1%
2008 Q2	85.4%	86.1%
2008 Q3	78.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	83.7%	85.3%
2009 Q1	82.2%	85.9%
2009 Q2	77.1%	86.8%
2009 Q3	78.0%	87.4%
2009 Q4	82.2%	86.9%
2010 Q1	82.7%	87.0%
2010 Q2	85.8%	88.0%
2010 Q3	75.7%	87.7%
2010 Q4	80.0%	87.5%
2011 Q1	79.1%	87.9%
2011 Q2	78.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	82.3%	88.3%
2011 Q4	84.2%	88.3%
2012 Q1	79.1%	88.2%
2012 Q2	80.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	83.5%	89.0%
2012 Q4	79.6%	88.9%
2013 Q1	86.4%	89.8%
2013 Q2	83.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	80.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	83.6%	89.6%
2014 Q1	86.1%	89.8%
2014 Q2	88.4%	90.5%
2014 Q3	87.3%	90.0%
2014 Q4	83.5%	89.2%
2015 Q1	86.7%	89.3%
2015 Q2	89.0%	90.2%
2015 Q3	86.8%	90.0%
2015 Q4	83.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	85.6%	90.0%
2016 Q2	78.5%	90.3%
2016 Q3	78.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	80.3%	89.7%
2017 Q1	75.2%	89.9%
2017 Q2	84.4%	90.5%
2017 Q3	69.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	83.0%	90.1%
2018 Q1	83.2%	90.5%
2018 Q2	84.1%	91.0%
2018 Q3	87.5%	91.2%
2018 Q4	86.4%	90.5%
2019 Q1	85.9%	90.3%
2019 Q2	80.5%	91.0%
2019 Q3	82.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	78.4%	89.8%
2020 Q1	80.9%	89.9%
2020 Q2	87.9%	90.2%
2020 Q3	81.0%	90.6%
2020 Q4	83.9%	90.3%
2021 Q1	84.5%	90.9%
2021 Q2	87.2%	91.2%
2021 Q3	77.9%	91.0%
2021 Q4	91.1%	90.1%
2022 Q1	85.0%	90.0%
2022 Q2	94.7%	90.4%
2022 Q3	83.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	86.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	90.1%	89.3%
2023 Q2	83.9%	89.2%
2023 Q3	85.1%	88.6%
2023 Q4	88.8%	88.2%
2024 Q1	89.1%	88.2%
2024 Q2	89.7%	89.1%
2024 Q3	85.6%	89.4%
2024 Q4	77.3%	88.6%
2025 Q1	74.5%	89.3%
2025 Q2	81.5%	90.4%
2025 Q3	82.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	73.5%	90.1%
2026 Q1	85.4%	90.6%
2026 Q2	83.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks33.6%
8 to 13 weeks5.5%
13 to 26 weeks9.8%
Over 26 weeks1.9%
Extension of time agreed49.2%

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

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	123
8 to 13 weeks	20
13 to 26 weeks	36
Over 26 weeks	7
Extension of time agreed	180

Appeals

Decided: 28
Allowed: 35.7%
Median wait: 18 weeks

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

Local constraints

Westminster has published 56 conservation areas.
Westminster has published 10 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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