Planning Applications Statistics 2025/26: Quarterly (April 2025 to September 2025)

Major Developments

All Major Developments

The number of major developments in the first two quarters of 2025/26 was 138 (there were 155 in the same period in the previous year, an 11.0 per cent decrease). The average decision times for applications without processing agreements were 29.2 weeks in Q1 and 31.9 weeks in Q2 (average times for these applications can be skewed by one or two particularly large values).

Major Housing Developments

There were 24 major housing developments not subject to processing agreements decided during the first two quarters of 2025/26. The average decision times were 44.9 weeks in Q1 and 34.4 weeks in Q2 (average times for these applications can be skewed by one or two particularly large values). There were 11 applications with processing agreements. Timescales were met for 20.0 per cent in Q1 and 50 per cent in Q2.