Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council planning approval rate
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council council approved 94.3% of planning applications and refused 5.7%, based on 9,684 decisions analysed. Ranked 210th out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
94.3%
overall approval rate
Planning in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. 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 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council — mined from 9,684 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, showing how the council decides real applications.
Proposed single storey rear extension. · · 2025-03-31
Replacement dwelling · · 2025-03-31
Amendments to road and parking layout of Housing Development in relation to exta · · 2025-03-31
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, 1 in 18 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 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
What is the planning approval rate in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council?
Based on 9,684 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council approved 94.3% of applications and refused 5.7%. The council is ranked 210th out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council vary by ward — see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council?
The most common planning application types in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council are: Other (9,684 decisions, 94.3% approved).
How long does a planning application take in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council?
Planning applications in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council take an average of 28.6 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 9,235 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council decides approximately 1,614 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council?
You can search planning applications in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 9,684 historical decisions in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.