Brighouse planning approval rate
Brighouse ward in Calderdale has a 93.2% approval rate based on 631 planning decisions. Calderdale overall: 87.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
93.2%
ward approval rate
631
Decisions
588
Approved
43
Refused
87.6%
Calderdale average
Brighouse is 5.6 percentage points above the Calderdale average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Brighouse compares
Brighouse ward
93.2%
Calderdale overall
87.6%
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Recent decisions in Brighouse
First floor extension over existing garage · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Side extension and porch · Wed 25 Feb 2026
Removal of existing porch and construction of single storey rear extension · Thu 05 Feb 2026
Enlargement of previously approved rear extension and additional single storey e · Wed 24 Dec 2025
Demolition of conservatory to facilitate single storey extension · Tue 23 Dec 2025
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Calderdale
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 13,254 decisions.