Official data says 91.5% of planning applications are "on time." Our database shows the actual on-time rate is just 48.7%.
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Access our localised postcode breakdown detailing both average determination speeds and actual grant rates. Learn how to identify high-volume authorities that offer predictable, stable throughput to protect your project capital.
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See exact validation-to-decision data mapped by region and individual local planning authority (LPA). Discover how neighbouring councils vary by months and why the conventional wisdom about the "London bottleneck" is a myth.
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As a veteran Chartered Planner and LandTech’s Head of Research & Insight, Harry Quartermain brings decades of boots-on-the-ground sector expertise to this comprehensive data analysis.
This report moves past surface-level AI summaries to give you hard-won, human-verified insights that translate millions of real-world local planning authority decisions into bulletproof appraisal metrics.
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