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Planning permissions granted for every UK local authority district, ranked from highest to lowest, from official public data.

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Planning permissions granted — 296 of 361 areas ranked

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These are raw counts, not rates — a larger area ranks higher on this page mainly because it has more people, not necessarily a worse underlying rate.

This page ranks 296 of 361 areas at this level — the rest have no published figure for this dataset (see the coverage notes above for why, where one applies).

Figures as of Q1 2026, published by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Accessed 2026-10-24.

Colour shows the 12-month change in the number of planning decisions granting permission for new dwellings, summed across major and minor developments, published quarterly by MHCLG for each English local planning authority.

Planning permissions granted, 296 of 361 areas ranked, with year-on-year change
RankLocal authority districtPlanning permissions grantedYear on year
1Cornwall236-26.0%
2Wandsworth148-16.9%
3Islington127+67.1%
4Somerset125-23.8%
5North Yorkshire124+36.3%
6Camden115+35.3%
7Buckinghamshire110+11.1%
8Ealing94+70.9%
9Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole91+54.2%
10Dorset90+12.5%
11Bristol, City of75+2.7%
11Kirklees75+41.5%
13Shropshire74+1.4%
14Cheshire East72+41.2%
15Wiltshire66-38.9%
16Horsham61+74.3%
17Herefordshire, County of59-6.3%
17Sevenoaks59-3.3%
19Haringey57+7.5%
19Wychavon57+23.9%
21Bradford56+16.7%
21Southwark56-1.8%
21Uttlesford56+47.4%
24Barnet54+25.6%
25King's Lynn and West Norfolk53+3.9%
26South Cambridgeshire49-21.0%
27Stratford-on-Avon47+27.0%
28Fenland46+12.2%
28Northumberland46-16.4%
30North Devon45-15.1%
31Brighton and Hove44+57.1%
32East Suffolk42-6.7%
32South Gloucestershire42+61.5%
34Basildon40+166.7%
35Cumberland38+35.7%
35Enfield38+52.0%
37Cheshire West and Chester37+23.3%
37East Riding of Yorkshire37+8.8%
37South Holland37+27.6%
37West Northamptonshire37+8.8%
41Maidstone36+80.0%
42North Somerset35+45.8%
43East Devon34+6.2%
43West Oxfordshire34+25.9%
45Basingstoke and Deane33+22.2%
45Leeds33-15.4%
45Waverley33-29.8%
48Guildford32+0.0%
48Manchester32+52.4%
48Sheffield32+18.5%
48Wealden32-8.6%
52Bath and North East Somerset31-16.2%
52Charnwood31+210.0%
52Chelmsford31+24.0%
52East Lindsey31-16.2%
52Elmbridge31-20.5%
52Malvern Hills31+63.2%
52South Oxfordshire31-8.8%
59Central Bedfordshire30-18.9%
59Doncaster30+36.4%
59Epping Forest30+0.0%
59Mid Suffolk30-26.8%
63South Hams29-9.4%
64Broadland28+27.3%
64Hammersmith and Fulham28-58.8%
64Isle of Wight28-24.3%
64Newark and Sherwood28+12.0%
64South Norfolk28-17.6%
69Breckland27+3.8%
69County Durham27-18.2%
69St Albans27+28.6%
69Tonbridge and Malling27+50.0%
69Tunbridge Wells27-40.0%
74Coventry26-49.0%
74Hackney26-25.7%
74Huntingdonshire26+8.3%
74North Hertfordshire26+18.2%
74Torridge26-35.0%
74Windsor and Maidenhead26+52.9%
80Croydon25-13.8%
80Redbridge25+4.2%
80Rushcliffe25+108.3%
83Birmingham24-17.2%
83Braintree24-11.1%
83Mid Devon24+14.3%
83Reigate and Banstead24+0.0%
83Sefton24+14.3%
83Tendring24+14.3%
89Cherwell23-14.8%
89Dover23+53.3%
89East Hertfordshire23-30.3%
89Thanet23-28.1%
93Cambridge22-24.1%
93Stockport22+10.0%
95Ashford21-4.5%
95Babergh21-25.0%
95Derbyshire Dales21+23.5%
95East Cambridgeshire21-22.2%
95Kensington and Chelsea21-82.2%
95North West Leicestershire21+23.5%
95Swale21+5.0%
95West Lindsey21+16.7%
103Bromley20+300.0%
103Greenwich20-9.1%
103Hertsmere20+0.0%
103Leicester20+11.1%
103Newcastle-under-Lyme20+0.0%
103Rother20-31.0%
103South Kesteven20+0.0%
103Tewkesbury20-25.9%
103Wakefield20-25.9%
112Bexley19+5.6%
112Cotswold19-38.7%
112Fylde19+375.0%
112Maldon19+111.1%
112North Northamptonshire19-36.7%
112Richmond upon Thames19+5.6%
112South Derbyshire19+11.8%
112Sutton19+46.2%
120Bassetlaw18+200.0%
120Brent18+12.5%
120Dacorum18-30.8%
120Harborough18-5.3%
120Havering18-18.2%
120North Norfolk18-50.0%
120Nottingham18+50.0%
120Pendle18+38.5%
120Stafford18+12.5%
120Tandridge18+5.9%
120Waltham Forest18+12.5%
131Bolton17+13.3%
131Cheltenham17-19.0%
131Chichester17+0.0%
131Colchester17+13.3%
131Forest of Dean17+6.2%
131Lichfield17+21.4%
131South Staffordshire17+41.7%
131Vale of White Horse17-10.5%
131York17-45.2%
140Amber Valley16-27.3%
140Bedford16-27.3%
140Boston16+60.0%
140Dudley16+128.6%
140East Staffordshire16+33.3%
140Lewisham16-46.7%
140Medway16-20.0%
140Merton16-36.0%
140Reading16+220.0%
140West Devon16+45.5%
140Westmorland and Furness16-27.3%
151Brentwood15-25.0%
151Bromsgrove15+50.0%
151Milton Keynes15+0.0%
151New Forest15-37.5%
151North Lincolnshire15-37.5%
151Preston15-46.4%
151Rutland15+50.0%
151Southampton15+36.4%
151Sunderland15+7.1%
160Barking and Dagenham14+100.0%
160Barnsley14+0.0%
160Mole Valley14-39.1%
160North East Lincolnshire14-22.2%
160Thurrock14-17.6%
160West Berkshire14-36.4%
160West Suffolk14-33.3%
160Wigan14-6.7%
160Wirral14-51.7%
160Wokingham14-12.5%
170Calderdale13-55.2%
170Folkestone and Hythe13+8.3%
170Kingston upon Thames13+18.2%
170Lambeth13+116.7%
170North East Derbyshire13-7.1%
170North Warwickshire13-13.3%
170Portsmouth13+85.7%
170Rotherham13-43.5%
170Runnymede13+8.3%
170Solihull13-23.5%
170Test Valley13-35.0%
170Trafford13-38.1%
170Warrington13-13.3%
183Blaby12+9.1%
183Erewash12+20.0%
183Fareham12-33.3%
183Harrow12-40.0%
183Hounslow12+71.4%
183Melton12-29.4%
183Newham12+9.1%
183Ribble Valley12+0.0%
183Rochford12-33.3%
192Blackburn with Darwen11+0.0%
192Burnley11+22.2%
192Canterbury11-45.0%
192Derby11-38.9%
192East Hampshire11+266.7%
192Hillingdon11+22.2%
192North Kesteven11-38.9%
192Norwich11+450.0%
192Plymouth11+0.0%
192Rochdale11-31.2%
192Sandwell11+37.5%
192Swindon11-45.0%
192Teignbridge11-26.7%
192Torbay11+57.1%
192Tower Hamlets11+0.0%
192Winchester11-15.4%
192Wolverhampton11-21.4%
209Ashfield10+25.0%
209Broxbourne10+11.1%
209Hastings10+25.0%
209Hinckley and Bosworth10-28.6%
209Lincoln10+150.0%
209Mansfield10+25.0%
209Newcastle upon Tyne10+25.0%
209Southend-on-Sea10-60.0%
209Warwick10-28.6%
209West Lancashire10-9.1%
209Worthing10+42.9%
220Arun9-25.0%
220Broxtowe9-35.7%
220Gedling9-52.6%
220Gravesham9-25.0%
220Great Yarmouth9+0.0%
220Liverpool9+200.0%
220Mid Sussex9-57.1%
220Telford and Wrekin9-47.1%
220Walsall9-75.0%
220Welwyn Hatfield9-25.0%
230Bolsover8-27.3%
230Lancaster8-33.3%
230Oldham8-11.1%
230Oxford8-55.6%
230Slough8-20.0%
230Stoke-on-Trent8+300.0%
230Three Rivers8-52.9%
237Bury7-50.0%
237Chorley7-41.7%
237Epsom and Ewell7-36.4%
237Exeter7-36.4%
237Hart7+40.0%
237Lewes7-58.8%
237Nuneaton and Bedworth7+16.7%
237Salford7-63.2%
237South Ribble7-22.2%
237Staffordshire Moorlands7+16.7%
237Stroud7+40.0%
237Wyre7-30.0%
237Wyre Forest7+75.0%
250Castle Point6-45.5%
250Dartford6-14.3%
250Eastbourne6-14.3%
250Eastleigh6+0.0%
250Gloucester6-40.0%
250Havant6+0.0%
250High Peak6+50.0%
250Ipswich6-14.3%
250Knowsley6+0.0%
250Redcar and Cleveland6+20.0%
250St. Helens6-33.3%
250Watford6+100.0%
262Bracknell Forest5-64.3%
262Gosport5-28.6%
262Hartlepool5-44.4%
262Kingston upon Hull, City of5+66.7%
262Rossendale5-37.5%
262Rugby5-66.7%
262Rushmoor5+66.7%
262Spelthorne5-61.5%
262Tameside5-37.5%
262Woking5-37.5%
272Adur4-20.0%
272Cannock Chase4-50.0%
272Chesterfield4-33.3%
272Halton4+33.3%
272Luton4-42.9%
272South Tyneside4—
272Surrey Heath4+0.0%
272Tamworth4—
280Darlington3-40.0%
280Gateshead3-25.0%
280North Tyneside3-25.0%
280Peterborough3-57.1%
280Redditch3-40.0%
280Stevenage3-66.7%
280Stockton-on-Tees3-50.0%
280Worcester3-40.0%
288Crawley2—
288Hyndburn2+0.0%
290City of London1—
290Harlow1-66.7%
290Oadby and Wigston1—
293Blackpool0-100.0%
293Isles of Scilly0-100.0%
293Middlesbrough0-100.0%
293Westminster0-100.0%

Two or more areas with the same figure share a rank — the next rank is skipped (e.g. two areas tied for 1st means the next entry is ranked 3rd, not 2nd).

Before you use these figures

  • Latest figure: Q1 2026 — 3 quarters old: This dataset is published quarterly and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.

Cite this ranking:

Planning permissions granted, 296 of 361 areas ranked
Caveats: Latest figure: Q1 2026 — 3 quarters old
StatsMapped last confirmed these figures unchanged on 9 Sep 2026.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/rankings/planning-permissions

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