Northowram And Shelf planning approval rate
Northowram And Shelf ward in Calderdale has a 88.3% approval rate based on 832 planning decisions. Calderdale overall: 87.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.3%
ward approval rate
832
Decisions
735
Approved
97
Refused
87.6%
Calderdale average
Northowram And Shelf is broadly in line with the Calderdale average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Northowram And Shelf compares
Northowram And Shelf ward
88.3%
Calderdale overall
87.6%
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Recent decisions in Northowram And Shelf
Formation of external balcony to dwelling · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate) · Wed 25 Feb 2026
Use of land as a domestic garden and of a building for garaging private vehicles · Mon 16 Feb 2026
Proposed conversion of existing building to form single dwelling (self build) · Fri 06 Feb 2026
Part conversion of existing outbuilding to annexe ancillary to existing dwelling · Wed 28 Jan 2026
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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.