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Most Common Planning Applications in Bromsgrove & Redditch

Not all planning applications are created equal. The gap between the highest and lowest approval project type in Bromsgrove & Redditch is 11.7% — that's the difference between near-certainty and a coin flip. What you build matters as much as where you build it.

2,420 real decisions·13 project types·Updated August 2026
100.0%
Safest: Annex
88.3%
Lowest: Outbuilding
11.7%
Spread
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All 13 project types ranked

#TypeDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Annex25250
100.0%
2Wraparound Extension50500
100.0%
3Conservatory58580
100.0%
4Rear Extension5074998
98.4%
5Side Extension3002937
97.7%
6Dormer1081044
96.3%
7Front Extension79763
96.2%
8Change of Use (Residential)1121066
94.6%
9Extension (General)23621917
92.8%
10Loft Conversion73676
91.8%
11New Build84768
90.5%
12Garage / Parking36733136
90.2%
13Outbuilding12811315
88.3%
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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

A annex application has a 100.0% approval rate. Outbuilding? Just 88.3%.
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What the data tells us

1
The range is massive: 88.3% to 100.0%. Choosing the right project type — or framing your application correctly — can dramatically affect outcomes.
2
Visibility drives scrutiny. Project types that change the external appearance — dormers, loft conversions, hip-to-gable — face more resistance than those that don't. The more visible your proposal, the more carefully it needs designing.
3
These are council-wide averages. Your ward, your street and your immediate neighbours all shift the odds. The comparable decisions near your property are the best indicator of outcome.

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Methodology: Classifies 2,420 decisions in Bromsgrove & Redditch into residential project types using keyword matching against proposal descriptions (matching generate_site_data.py subtype rules). A single application may appear in multiple categories. Data from Bromsgrove & Redditch Council's public planning portal, January 2020 to August 2026. Full methodology →
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