Bromsgrove & Redditch planning approval rate

Bromsgrove & Redditch council approved 93.1% of planning applications and refused 6.9%, based on 1,868 decisions analysed. Ranked 149th out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

93.1%

overall approval rate

1,868

Decisions analysed

1,739

Approved

129

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Bromsgrove & Redditch. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (1,008 decided)

94.5%

Trees (308 decided)

92.2%

Certificate of Lawfulness (196 decided)

85.7%

Other (189 decided)

88.4%

Listed Building (65 decided)

100.0%

Prior Approval (49 decided)

100.0%

Advertisement (36 decided)

100.0%

Discharge of Conditions (17 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Bromsgrove & Redditch — mined from 1,868 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (390 decided)

98.5%

Garage / Parking (281 decided)

89.0%

Side Extension (237 decided)

97.9%

Extension (General) (186 decided)

90.9%

Outbuilding (96 decided)

88.5%

Change of Use (Residential) (84 decided)

94.0%

Dormer (83 decided)

97.6%

Front Extension (62 decided)

95.2%

New Build (61 decided)

90.2%

Loft Conversion (52 decided)

94.2%

Conservatory (48 decided)

100.0%

Wraparound Extension (39 decided)

100.0%

Annex (19 decided)

100.0%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (10 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Bromsgrove & Redditch. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Belbroughton And Romsley Ward (224 decided)

92.9%

Lickey Hills Ward (107 decided)

95.3%

Astwood Bank And Feckenham Ward (105 decided)

86.7%

Alvechurch South Ward (96 decided)

89.6%

Barnt Green And Hopwood Ward (91 decided)

93.4%

Tardebigge Ward (81 decided)

93.8%

Avoncroft Ward (65 decided)

83.1%

Headless Cross And Oakenshaw Ward (59 decided)

91.5%

Perryfields Ward (57 decided)

91.2%

Hagley East Ward (54 decided)

92.6%

Webheath And Callow Hill (53 decided)

96.2%

Central Ward (50 decided)

98.0%

Sanders Park Ward (47 decided)

97.9%

Cofton Ward (43 decided)

95.3%

Hagley West Ward (43 decided)

95.3%

Wythall West Ward (43 decided)

90.7%

Not Applicable (42 decided)

90.5%

Marlbrook Ward (40 decided)

97.5%

Aston Fields Ward (39 decided)

100.0%

Bromsgrove Central Ward (33 decided)

90.9%

Wards in Bromsgrove & Redditch

Belbroughton And Romsley Ward

92.9% approval · 224 decisions

Lickey Hills Ward

95.3% approval · 107 decisions

Astwood Bank And Feckenham Ward

86.7% approval · 105 decisions

Alvechurch South Ward

89.6% approval · 96 decisions

Barnt Green And Hopwood Ward

93.4% approval · 91 decisions

Tardebigge Ward

93.8% approval · 81 decisions

Avoncroft Ward

83.1% approval · 65 decisions

Headless Cross And Oakenshaw Ward

91.5% approval · 59 decisions

Perryfields Ward

91.2% approval · 57 decisions

Hagley East Ward

92.6% approval · 54 decisions

Webheath And Callow Hill

96.2% approval · 53 decisions

Central Ward

98.0% approval · 50 decisions

Sanders Park Ward

97.9% approval · 47 decisions

Cofton Ward

95.3% approval · 43 decisions

Hagley West Ward

95.3% approval · 43 decisions

Wythall West Ward

90.7% approval · 43 decisions

Not Applicable

90.5% approval · 42 decisions

Marlbrook Ward

97.5% approval · 40 decisions

Aston Fields Ward

100.0% approval · 39 decisions

Bromsgrove Central Ward

90.9% approval · 33 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

26/00018/FUL

Extension to existing commercial unit for food retail (Greggs), removal of 6x pa · Matchborough And Woodrow · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00022/CPL

Single storey rear extension is 3m deep and less than 4m in height with material · Marlbrook Ward · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Approved

25/01483/FUL

Proposed Porch. · Astwood Bank And Feckenham Ward · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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