Bassetlaw planning approval rate

Bassetlaw council approved 84.5% of planning applications and refused 15.5%, based on 4,404 decisions analysed. Ranked 36th out of 237 councils for strictness.

Last updated: May 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

84.5%

overall approval rate

4,404

Decisions analysed

3,723

Approved

681

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Bassetlaw? 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 Bassetlaw. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (2,571 decided)

85.6%

Other (506 decided)

78.7%

Change of Use (293 decided)

87.7%

Trees (269 decided)

72.1%

Listed Building (263 decided)

94.3%

Discharge of Conditions (262 decided)

88.2%

Certificate of Lawfulness (114 decided)

74.6%

Advertisement (102 decided)

86.3%

Prior Approval (24 decided)

83.3%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Bassetlaw — mined from 4,404 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (760 decided)

83.8%

Rear Extension (715 decided)

91.2%

Side Extension (476 decided)

90.3%

Change of Use (Residential) (412 decided)

81.1%

Extension (General) (273 decided)

90.5%

Outbuilding (250 decided)

87.6%

Front Extension (159 decided)

85.5%

New Build (154 decided)

68.8%

Conservatory (113 decided)

93.8%

Annex (81 decided)

84.0%

Dormer (66 decided)

65.2%

Wraparound Extension (65 decided)

86.2%

Loft Conversion (37 decided)

81.1%

HMO (14 decided)

71.4%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Bassetlaw. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Tuxford And Trent (294 decided)

86.4%

Worksop North West (264 decided)

86.0%

East Markham (252 decided)

82.1%

East Retford East (251 decided)

86.9%

Worksop South (249 decided)

88.8%

East Retford West (248 decided)

84.7%

Everton (247 decided)

82.2%

Blyth (225 decided)

89.8%

Harworth (200 decided)

88.0%

Carlton-in-Lindrick (190 decided)

83.2%

Sutton (183 decided)

82.5%

Sturton (179 decided)

83.2%

Rampton (174 decided)

89.1%

Clayworth (151 decided)

78.1%

Ranskill (150 decided)

78.7%

Worksop South East (144 decided)

81.2%

Beckingham (140 decided)

84.3%

Welbeck (136 decided)

88.2%

Misterton (127 decided)

78.0%

Worksop North (125 decided)

87.2%

Wards in Bassetlaw

Tuxford And Trent

86.4% approval · 294 decisions

Worksop North West

86.0% approval · 264 decisions

East Markham

82.1% approval · 252 decisions

East Retford East

86.9% approval · 251 decisions

Worksop South

88.8% approval · 249 decisions

East Retford West

84.7% approval · 248 decisions

Everton

82.2% approval · 247 decisions

Blyth

89.8% approval · 225 decisions

Harworth

88.0% approval · 200 decisions

Carlton-in-Lindrick

83.2% approval · 190 decisions

Sutton

82.5% approval · 183 decisions

Sturton

83.2% approval · 179 decisions

Rampton

89.1% approval · 174 decisions

Clayworth

78.1% approval · 151 decisions

Ranskill

78.7% approval · 150 decisions

Worksop South East

81.2% approval · 144 decisions

Beckingham

84.3% approval · 140 decisions

Welbeck

88.2% approval · 136 decisions

Misterton

78.0% approval · 127 decisions

Worksop North

87.2% approval · 125 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Bassetlaw, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00134/CONR

Remove Condition 6 of P.A. 25/01187/FUL for the Replacement of Tree Planting as · Sutton · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00091/HSE

Demolition of Garage/Store and Sun Room and Replace with a Single Storey Extensi · Tuxford And Trent · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Approved

25/01390/HSE

Erection of an Attached Garage to Front · Worksop South · Mon 30 Mar 2026

Refused

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →

What gets approved near your property?

In Bassetlaw, 1 in 6 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:

✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Bassetlaw
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect

Free planning check for Bassetlaw →

Free. Based on 4,404 decisions.

Compare with nearby councils

Check planning approval patterns — Free