Broadland planning approval rate

Broadland council approved 94.1% of planning applications and refused 5.9%, based on 3,348 decisions analysed. Ranked 173rd out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

94.1%

overall approval rate

3,348

Decisions analysed

3,152

Approved

196

Refused

Wards covered

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

Full (1,831 decided)

96.2%

Trees (815 decided)

88.7%

Discharge of Conditions (245 decided)

99.6%

Other (217 decided)

88.5%

Listed Building (131 decided)

99.2%

Certificate of Lawfulness (62 decided)

91.9%

Advertisement (41 decided)

97.6%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Broadland — mined from 3,348 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (650 decided)

98.8%

Garage / Parking (433 decided)

93.1%

Side Extension (298 decided)

98.3%

Extension (General) (250 decided)

98.8%

Outbuilding (180 decided)

96.7%

Front Extension (126 decided)

98.4%

Dormer (118 decided)

96.6%

Loft Conversion (113 decided)

100.0%

Conservatory (102 decided)

99.0%

New Build (92 decided)

83.7%

Change of Use (Residential) (87 decided)

87.4%

Annex (68 decided)

95.6%

Wraparound Extension (67 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

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

Aylsham (338 decided)

97.3%

Wroxham (303 decided)

93.4%

Brundall (208 decided)

95.7%

Blofield With South Walsham (201 decided)

92.0%

Thorpe St Andrew South East (168 decided)

94.0%

Thorpe St Andrew North West (154 decided)

95.5%

Sprowston East (136 decided)

94.9%

Old Catton And Sprowston West (135 decided)

93.3%

Coltishall (125 decided)

96.0%

Hellesdon South East (122 decided)

97.5%

Hellesdon North West (117 decided)

97.4%

Plumstead (115 decided)

95.7%

Buxton (107 decided)

88.8%

Taverham South (106 decided)

85.8%

Eynesford (103 decided)

98.1%

Reepham (100 decided)

96.0%

Marshes (97 decided)

95.9%

Horsford And Felthorpe (90 decided)

96.7%

Old Costessey (87 decided)

94.3%

Hevingham (84 decided)

86.9%

Wards in Broadland

Aylsham

97.3% approval · 338 decisions

Wroxham

93.4% approval · 303 decisions

Brundall

95.7% approval · 208 decisions

Blofield With South Walsham

92.0% approval · 201 decisions

Thorpe St Andrew South East

94.0% approval · 168 decisions

Thorpe St Andrew North West

95.5% approval · 154 decisions

Sprowston East

94.9% approval · 136 decisions

Old Catton And Sprowston West

93.3% approval · 135 decisions

Coltishall

96.0% approval · 125 decisions

Hellesdon South East

97.5% approval · 122 decisions

Hellesdon North West

97.4% approval · 117 decisions

Plumstead

95.7% approval · 115 decisions

Buxton

88.8% approval · 107 decisions

Taverham South

85.8% approval · 106 decisions

Eynesford

98.1% approval · 103 decisions

Reepham

96.0% approval · 100 decisions

Marshes

95.9% approval · 97 decisions

Horsford And Felthorpe

96.7% approval · 90 decisions

Old Costessey

94.3% approval · 87 decisions

Hevingham

86.9% approval · 84 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

2023/0387

Single storey rear extension · Spixworth With St Faiths · Thu 06 Apr 2023

Approved

20230172

Proposed internal alterations and rear and side extension to detached bungalow.p · Buxton · Thu 06 Apr 2023

Approved

20230135

Provision of Double Bay Hipped Roof Cart Lodge to Front · Wroxham · Thu 06 Apr 2023

Approved

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