Derry City and Strabane District Council planning approval rate
Derry City and Strabane District Council council approved 97.3% of planning applications and refused 2.7%, based on 7,298 decisions analysed. Ranked 258th out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
97.3%
overall approval rate
Planning in Derry City and Strabane District Council?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Derry City and Strabane District Council. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Derry City and Strabane District Council — mined from 7,298 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Derry City and Strabane District Council. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Derry City and Strabane District Council
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Derry City and Strabane District Council, showing how the council decides real applications.
Single Storey front extension to dwelling. · · 2025-03-31
Proposed single storey rear extension · · 2025-03-31
Two storey rear extension and level access to existing dwelling · · 2025-03-31
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Derry City and Strabane District Council, 1 in 37 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Derry City and Strabane District Council
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Derry City and Strabane District Council
What is the planning approval rate in Derry City and Strabane District Council?
Based on 7,298 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Derry City and Strabane District Council approved 97.3% of applications and refused 2.7%. The council is ranked 258th out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Derry City and Strabane District Council have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Derry City and Strabane District Council vary by ward — see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Derry City and Strabane District Council?
The most common planning application types in Derry City and Strabane District Council are: Other (7,298 decisions, 97.3% approved).
How long does a planning application take in Derry City and Strabane District Council?
Planning applications in Derry City and Strabane District Council take an average of 25.0 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 6,971 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Derry City and Strabane District Council decides approximately 1,216 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Derry City and Strabane District Council?
You can search planning applications in Derry City and Strabane District Council directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 7,298 historical decisions in Derry City and Strabane District Council to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Derry City and Strabane District Council calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Derry City and Strabane District Council's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.