Brighouse planning approval rate
Brighouse ward in Calderdale has a 93.0% approval rate based on 670 planning decisions. Calderdale overall: 85.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.0%
ward approval rate
670
Decisions
623
Approved
47
Refused
85.5%
Calderdale average
Brighouse is 7.5 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
93.0%
Calderdale overall
85.5%
Planning in Calderdale? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Planning professional? PlanningLens runs refusal alerts and evidence packs for Calderdale and any other published UK council — see the data services →
Recent decisions in Brighouse
First floor extension · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Three dwellings with access considered and all other matters reserved (self-buil · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Repairs to roof and replacement of fractured ridge beam (Listed Building Consent · Fri 24 Jul 2026
Demolition of garage and create new dwelling (Technical Detail Consent following · Thu 23 Jul 2026
Single storey side extension · Thu 16 Jul 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Calderdale, 1 in 7 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Calderdale
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free planning check for Calderdale →
✓ Common refusal reasons in Calderdale
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free. Based on 8,969 decisions.