Peterborough

In the last 12 months, 92.9% of householder applications were approved in Peterborough (183 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 56 days).

Full planning applications: 71.4% approved (119 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-05-17–2026-05-22): 88.1% of 3,039 decisions approved.

4,935Total applications

2,678Approved

361Refused

289Withdrawn

681Pending

88.1%Approval rate (all types)

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Decision Level

3,953Delegated Decision (Officer)

34Committee Decision

11Delegated Decision (Pink List)

1Executive Panel

By Development Category

Category	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
Householder	995	907	88	91.2%
Full Planning Application	589	423	166	71.8%
Tree Works (Conservation Area)	521	512	9	98.3%
Listed Building Consent	164	152	12	92.7%
Prior Approval (Other)	150	148	2	98.7%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)	146	115	31	78.8%
Tree Works (TPO)	143	139	4	97.2%
Advertisement Consent	103	93	10	90.3%
Enforcement	89	81	8	91.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)	59	53	6	89.8%
Outline Planning	27	7	20	25.9%
Reserved Matters	22	19	3	86.4%
Reg 3 City Council Application (Full)	13	13	0	100.0%
Modify/Discharge a Planning Obligation	4	3	1	75.0%
Reg 4 City Council Application (Full)	4	4	0	100.0%
Planning Permission in Principle	3	2	1	66.7%
County/Minerals/Waste	2	2	0	100.0%
Hedgerow Removal	2	2	0	100.0%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73)	1	1	0	100.0%
County Matters Section 73 Reg 3	1	1	0	100.0%
TEST App Type	1	1	0	100.0%

Quarterly Trend

Quarter	Decided	Approved	Approval rate
2023-Q3	312	278	89.1%
2023-Q4	295	244	82.7%
2024-Q1	259	226	87.3%
2024-Q2	280	245	87.5%
2024-Q3	290	255	87.9%
2024-Q4	308	283	91.9%
2025-Q1	245	214	87.3%
2025-Q2	287	243	84.7%
2025-Q3	255	235	92.2%
2025-Q4	103	90	87.4%
2026-Q1	205	184	89.8%
2026-Q2	116	104	89.7%

By Ward

Ward	Total	Approved	Refused	Approval rate
Glinton & Castor	403	368	35	91.3%
Barnack	329	301	28	91.5%
Central	304	249	55	81.9%
Eye, Thorney & Newborough	216	180	36	83.3%
Park	178	160	18	89.9%
North	142	119	23	83.8%
East	132	116	16	87.9%
Orton Waterville	129	112	17	86.8%
Wittering	122	113	9	92.6%
Fletton & Woodston	97	82	15	84.5%
Fletton & Stanground	95	71	24	74.7%
Hargate & Hempsted	93	81	12	87.1%

Planning guides

Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.