Homeowners in East Dunbartonshire wait 10.6 weeks for planning permission, over the statutory eight
A ready-to-publish local data pack on planning decision times in East Dunbartonshire. Everything on this page is free to use with attribution to PlanningLens.
Figures from the 9 July 2026 data export·
10.6 wks
Average decision time, 2025
32nd
slowest of 146 ranked
86%
took over 8 weeks
279
Decisions analysed
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Local figures
Householder planning applications in East Dunbartonshire took an average of 10.6 weeks to decide in 2025, according to analysis of council planning records by the planning data firm PlanningLens. That is the 32nd slowest of the 146 British councils with enough decisions to rank. Scotland’s statutory period for local applications is two months, and the eight-week line is used here for comparison across Britain. Of the 279 decisions analysed, 86% took longer than eight weeks.
National context
Across Britain, the average planning application takes 10.7 weeks from validation to decision, according to PlanningLens analysis of 2,208,842 decided applications across 245 councils in England, Scotland and Wales, and 90% of councils (221 of 245) take longer than 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 East Dunbartonshire the measured answer is 10.6 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
10.6 wks
85%
195
Loft conversions
10.4 wks
89%
54
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. Scotland’s statutory period for local applications is two months rather than eight weeks; the eight-week line is shown for comparison across Britain. 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.
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Homeowners in East Dunbartonshire wait 10.6 weeks for planning permission, over the statutory eight
Householder planning applications in East Dunbartonshire took an average of 10.6 weeks to decide in 2025, according to analysis of council planning records by the planning data firm PlanningLens. That is the 32nd slowest of the 146 British councils with enough decisions to rank. Scotland’s statutory period for local applications is two months, and the eight-week line is used here for comparison across Britain. Of the 279 decisions analysed, 86% took longer than eight weeks.
Across Britain, the average planning application takes 10.7 weeks from validation to decision, according to PlanningLens analysis of 2,208,842 decided applications across 245 councils in England, Scotland and Wales, and 90% of councils (221 of 245) take longer than 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 East Dunbartonshire the measured answer is 10.6 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.