Householder decision speed

Median days to decide a householder application (statutory target: 56 days). Snapshot: 2026-07.

#	Borough	Householder decision speed
1	Enfield	49 days
2	Redbridge	49 days
3	Richmond upon Thames	50 days
4	Barking and Dagenham	51 days
5	Southwark	51 days
6	Sutton	54 days
7	Barnet	55 days
8	Croydon	55 days
9	Waltham Forest	55 days
10	Bexley	56 days
11	Brent	56 days
12	Greenwich	56 days
13	Hackney	56 days
14	Haringey	56 days
15	Harrow	56 days
16	Havering	56 days
17	Hillingdon	56 days
18	Hounslow	56 days
19	Kensington and Chelsea	56 days
20	Kingston upon Thames	56 days
21	Lambeth	56 days
22	Lewisham	56 days
23	Newham	56 days
24	Tower Hamlets	56 days
25	Wandsworth	56 days
26	Merton	58 days
27	Ealing	63 days
28	Camden	64 days
29	Islington	71 days
30	Hammersmith and Fulham	78 days
31	Westminster	112 days
–	Bromley	insufficient data
–	City of London	insufficient data

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Figures computed from decided planning applications published by each borough, snapshot period 2026-07, computed 2026-07-12. Coverage: 33 London boroughs. Metrics with fewer than 20 decisions in the window are shown as “insufficient data” rather than ranked. See our methodology.