Homeowners in Blaby wait 12.1 weeks for planning permission, the 10th longest in Britain
A ready-to-publish local data pack on planning decision times in Blaby. Everything on this page is free to use with attribution to PlanningLens.
Figures from the 9 July 2026 data export·
12.1 wks
Average decision time, 2025
10th
slowest of 146 ranked
59%
took over 8 weeks
163
Decisions analysed
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Local figures
Householder planning applications in Blaby took an average of 12.1 weeks to decide in 2025, according to analysis of council planning records by the planning data firm PlanningLens. That is the 10th slowest of the 146 British councils with enough decisions to rank. The statutory period is eight weeks. Of the 163 decisions analysed, 59% took longer than eight weeks.
National context
Across England, the average planning application takes 10.7 weeks from validation to decision, according to PlanningLens analysis of 2,094,240 decided applications across 209 English councils, and 90% of councils (189 of 209) take longer than the statutory eight weeks on average. Official figures look healthier because an application still counts as decided on time if the council persuades the applicant to sign an extension of time agreement first. The full analysis, with league tables for every council and project type, is free at planninglens.co.uk/how-long-does-planning-permission-take.html.
Quote
“Homeowners are told the answer is eight weeks. In Blaby the measured answer is 12.1 weeks. None of this is hidden: it sits in the council’s own planning portal, application by application. We have simply added it up,” said Mark Broome, founder of PlanningLens.
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Decision times by project type
Application type
Average
Over 8 weeks
Decisions
Single-storey extensions
10.8 wks
52%
111
Householder application types with at least 50 decided applications in 2025. Averages are validation date to decision date.
Notes for editors
How these figures are produced
PlanningLens measures validation date to decision date, per application, from each council’s own planning portal. Named local figures cover householder applications (extensions, lofts and similar) decided in 2025; councils are ranked only where at least 50 such decisions were available. National context figures cover all application types. Full method: planninglens.co.uk/how-long-does-planning-permission-take.html#method.
Using this pack
Everything on this page is free to publish with attribution to PlanningLens and a link to the full analysis. Text and data are licensed CC BY 4.0. The quote from Mark Broome may be used as supplied.
Interviews, custom data cuts or checks: hello@planninglens.co.uk. Figures from the 9 July 2026 data export; the live analysis regenerates with every data update.
Homeowners in Blaby wait 12.1 weeks for planning permission, the 10th longest in Britain
Householder planning applications in Blaby took an average of 12.1 weeks to decide in 2025, according to analysis of council planning records by the planning data firm PlanningLens. That is the 10th slowest of the 146 British councils with enough decisions to rank. The statutory period is eight weeks. Of the 163 decisions analysed, 59% took longer than eight weeks.
Across England, the average planning application takes 10.7 weeks from validation to decision, according to PlanningLens analysis of 2,094,240 decided applications across 209 English councils, and 90% of councils (189 of 209) take longer than the statutory eight weeks on average. Official figures look healthier because an application still counts as decided on time if the council persuades the applicant to sign an extension of time agreement first. The full analysis, with league tables for every council and project type, is free at planninglens.co.uk/how-long-does-planning-permission-take.html.
“Homeowners are told the answer is eight weeks. In Blaby the measured answer is 12.1 weeks. None of this is hidden: it sits in the council’s own planning portal, application by application. We have simply added it up,” said Mark Broome, founder of PlanningLens.