Buckinghamshire planning approval rate
Buckinghamshire council approved 85.3% of planning applications and refused 14.7%, based on 25,538 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
85.3%
overall approval rate
Planning in Buckinghamshire?
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 Buckinghamshire. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Buckinghamshire — mined from 25,538 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Buckinghamshire. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Marlow (1,471 decided)
89.1%
Flackwell Heath and The Wooburns (1,112 decided)
87.4%
Abbey (908 decided)
87.1%
Ridgeway West (896 decided)
80.5%
Chiltern Villages (877 decided)
85.7%
Ridgeway East (836 decided)
79.2%
Princes Risborough (732 decided)
81.7%
Former Beaconsfield (638 decided)
90.1%
Hazlemere (625 decided)
90.4%
Penn, Tylers Green and Loudwater (581 decided)
89.2%
Former Chalfont St Giles (557 decided)
87.4%
Former Gerrards Cross (556 decided)
86.3%
Former Penn Wood & Old Amersham (494 decided)
88.9%
Terriers and Amersham Hill (477 decided)
83.9%
Former Stoke Poges & Wexham (472 decided)
79.0%
Former Chalfont St Peter (433 decided)
88.2%
Former Denham (418 decided)
83.3%
Former Little Chalfont & Amersham Common (417 decided)
83.9%
Former Amersham and Chesham Bois (395 decided)
90.1%
Former Chiltern Ridges (378 decided)
83.9%
Wards in Buckinghamshire
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Buckinghamshire, showing how the council decides real applications.
Single storey side extension, installation of rooflights, fenestration and inter · Horwood · Wed 04 Mar 2026
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of new single storey rear extensio · The Missendens · Tue 03 Mar 2026
Construction of part two storey, part single storey front, side and rear extensi · Abbey · Tue 03 Mar 2026
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 25,538 decisions.
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