Basingstoke & Deane planning approval rate
Basingstoke & Deane council approved 90.0% of planning applications and refused 10.0%, based on 11,547 decisions analysed. Ranked 118th out of 284 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
90.0%
overall approval rate
11,547
Decisions analysed
10,388
Approved
1,159
Refused
18
Wards covered
Planning in Basingstoke & Deane? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Basingstoke & Deane. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
93.1%
85.3%
81.9%
96.0%
98.1%
91.8%
88.6%
79.2%
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Basingstoke & Deane, mined from 11,547 proposal descriptions.
90.8%
96.2%
94.7%
83.4%
94.2%
93.5%
94.9%
96.1%
97.8%
92.0%
96.9%
95.0%
42.3%
94.1%
93.8%
80.0%
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Basingstoke & Deane. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Evingar
92.3%
Basing And Upton Grey
93.9%
Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
88.8%
Oakley & The Candovers
94.9%
Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke
92.6%
Bramley
90.6%
Tadley & Pamber
85.3%
Eastrop & Grove
90.5%
Brookvale And Kings Furlong
85.9%
Sherborne St John & Rooksdown
93.9%
Kempshott & Buckskin
84.5%
Chineham
85.7%
Hatch Warren And Beggarwood
82.7%
Norden
90.3%
Brighton Hill
72.0%
Winklebury & Manydown
87.0%
South Ham
88.5%
Popley
81.0%
Wards in Basingstoke & Deane
Evingar
92.3% approval · 1,473 decisions
Basing And Upton Grey
93.9% approval · 1,371 decisions
Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
88.8% approval · 1,091 decisions
Oakley & The Candovers
94.9% approval · 1,090 decisions
Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke
92.6% approval · 976 decisions
Bramley
90.6% approval · 801 decisions
Tadley & Pamber
85.3% approval · 720 decisions
Eastrop & Grove
90.5% approval · 555 decisions
Brookvale And Kings Furlong
85.9% approval · 498 decisions
Sherborne St John & Rooksdown
93.9% approval · 491 decisions
Kempshott & Buckskin
84.5% approval · 445 decisions
Chineham
85.7% approval · 435 decisions
Hatch Warren And Beggarwood
82.7% approval · 358 decisions
Norden
90.3% approval · 331 decisions
Brighton Hill
72.0% approval · 239 decisions
Winklebury & Manydown
87.0% approval · 238 decisions
South Ham
88.5% approval · 192 decisions
Popley
81.0% approval · 84 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Basingstoke & Deane, showing how the council decides real applications.
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and extension to link existing g · Oakley & The Candovers · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Removal of the existing shopfront and the installation of a new updated shopfron · Brookvale And Kings Furlong · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Change of use of land to residential garden land and Installation of a single-st · Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Basingstoke & Deane
What is the planning approval rate in Basingstoke & Deane?
Based on 11,547 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Basingstoke & Deane approved 90.0% of applications and refused 10.0%. The council is ranked 118th out of 284 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Basingstoke & Deane?
Basingstoke & Deane refuses 10.0% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 10. That is lower than the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 11,547 decided applications since 2020, 1,159 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Basingstoke & Deane have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in Basingstoke & Deane are in Oakley & The Candovers (94.9%), Basing And Upton Grey (93.9%), and Sherborne St John & Rooksdown (93.9%). Approval rates vary significantly by ward, see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in Basingstoke & Deane?
The most common planning application types in Basingstoke & Deane are: Full (5,556 decisions, 93.1% approved), Trees (3,238, 85.3%), and Other (866, 81.9%).
How long does a planning application take in Basingstoke & Deane?
Planning applications in Basingstoke & Deane take an average of 11.5 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 11,449 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Basingstoke & Deane decides approximately 1,924 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Basingstoke & Deane?
You can search planning applications in Basingstoke & Deane directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 11,547 historical decisions in Basingstoke & Deane to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Basingstoke & Deane calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Basingstoke & Deane's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at planninglens.co.uk/methodology.