Householder decision speed

London boroughs ranked by householder decision speed, 12 months to 1 November 2026. Median days to decide a householder application (statutory target: 56 days). Boroughs with fewer than 20 decisions aren’t ranked.

Householder decision speed, London boroughs ranked
Rank	Borough	Householder decision speed	Decided (12 months)
1	Redbridge	45 days	2,798
2	Richmond upon Thames	50 days	3,197
3	Barking and Dagenham	52 days	553
4	Enfield	52 days	3,941
5	Southwark	52 days	3,286
6	Sutton	54 days	1,677
7	Waltham Forest	55 days	1,915
8	Barnet	56 days	4,488
9	Bexley	56 days	2,075
10	Brent	56 days	1,395
11	Croydon	56 days	3,057
12	Greenwich	56 days	2,424
13	Hackney	56 days	2,295
14	Haringey	56 days	2,231
15	Harrow	56 days	1,729
16	Havering	56 days	2,313
17	Hillingdon	56 days	2,465
18	Hounslow	56 days	2,395
19	Kingston upon Thames	56 days	2,531
20	Lambeth	56 days	3,204
21	Lewisham	56 days	1,771
22	Newham	56 days	2,362
23	Tower Hamlets	56 days	1,519
24	Wandsworth	56 days	3,690
25	Ealing	59 days	3,692
26	Merton	64 days	1,320
27	Islington	65 days	2,225
28	Camden	66 days	1,351
29	Hammersmith and Fulham	72 days	1,270
30	Westminster	100 days	8,465
31	Kensington and Chelsea	160 days	881

Not ranked

We don’t rank a borough whose published planning data has fewer than 20 relevant decisions in the window, or, for approval rates, one that records no refusals at all across 100 or more decisions: that means we can’t yet read how the council words its decisions.

Bromley – too few decisions
City of London – too few decisions

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Figures computed from decided planning applications published by each borough: the October 2026 snapshot, computed 10 October 2026. Coverage: 33 London planning authorities. A borough with fewer than 20 decisions in the window is shown as “too few decisions” rather than ranked, and one that records no refusals across 100 or more decisions is left unranked until we can read its decision wording. See the methodology.