Broxtowe Council approves 94.1% of planning applications, based on 3,713 decisions from the council’s public planning portal. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%. Broxtowe is 6.7 percentage points above that rate.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 534 decided applications, Broxtowe Council approved 93.3% of planning applications in 2025. Across 3,713 decisions on record (March 2006 to October 2026), the overall approval rate in Broxtowe is 94.1%; the national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Broxtowe council planning portal records · Data to 19 October 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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This table counts every decided application in Broxtowe, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 3,166 | 181 | 3,347 | 94.6% |
| Trees | 1,030 | 10 | 1,040 | 99.0% |
| Other | 395 | 46 | 441 | 89.6% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 192 | 15 | 207 | 92.8% |
| Advertisement | 168 | 19 | 187 | 89.8% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 123 | 18 | 141 | 87.2% |
| Listed Building | 35 | 1 | 36 | 97.2% |
| Prior Approval | 29 | 5 | 34 | 85.3% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston West | 666 | 21 | 687 | 96.9% |
| Bramcote | 561 | 22 | 583 | 96.2% |
| Attenborough & Chilwell East | 505 | 15 | 520 | 97.1% |
| Toton & Chilwell Meadows | 335 | 15 | 350 | 95.7% |
| Greasley | 281 | 25 | 306 | 91.8% |
| Kimberley | 262 | 21 | 283 | 92.6% |
| Nuthall East & Strelley | 257 | 14 | 271 | 94.8% |
| Beeston Central | 239 | 17 | 256 | 93.4% |
| Beeston North | 216 | 29 | 245 | 88.2% |
| Stapleford South East | 204 | 10 | 214 | 95.3% |
| Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell | 176 | 14 | 190 | 92.6% |
| Watnall & Nuthall West | 179 | 9 | 188 | 95.2% |
| Chilwell West | 150 | 12 | 162 | 92.6% |
| Brinsley | 138 | 12 | 150 | 92.0% |
| Beeston Rylands | 145 | 5 | 150 | 96.7% |
| Stapleford South West | 141 | 4 | 145 | 97.2% |
| Eastwood St Mary's | 101 | 7 | 108 | 93.5% |
| Stapleford North | 100 | 5 | 105 | 95.2% |
| Chilwell East | 94 | 7 | 101 | 93.1% |
| Nuthall West And Greasley | 88 | 10 | 98 | 89.8% |
| Eastwood South | 86 | 6 | 92 | 93.5% |
| Eastwood Hall | 66 | 4 | 70 | 94.3% |
| Eastwood Hilltop | 65 | 4 | 69 | 94.2% |
| Trowell | 43 | 4 | 47 | 91.5% |
| Eastwood North And Greasley (Beauvale) | 37 | 3 | 40 | 92.5% |
How Broxtowe’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 3.4pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00611/FUL Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell | Construct 2 detached bungalows with associated works | Refused |
| 26/00594/FUL Bramcote | Single-storey side and rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00589/ADV Beeston West | 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit. | Approved |
| 26/00513/FUL Beeston Central | Construct two storey and single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00430/FUL Beeston West | Replacement of existing single storey flat roof to a mono pitched tiled roof, fi | Approved |
| 26/00580/FUL Beeston North | Construct two storey rear extension and single storey side/rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00536/FUL Stapleford South East | Construct single storey side and rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00443/FUL Bramcote | Construct two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extension, and | Approved |
| 26/00503/FUL Beeston West | Construct a single storey, ground floor side extension and two storey rear exten | Approved |
| 26/00571/FUL Toton & Chilwell Meadows | Construct single storey extension | Approved |
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Based on 3,713 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Broxtowe is 94.1%. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
PlanningLens has analysed 3,713 planning decisions from Broxtowe council. 3,494 were approved and 219 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, March 2006 to October 2026.
The average approval rate in Broxtowe is 94.1%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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