Doncaster planning approval rate

Doncaster council approved 91.4% of planning applications and refused 8.6%, based on 11,315 decisions analysed. Ranked 129th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

91.4%

overall approval rate

11,315

Decisions analysed

10,343

Approved

972

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Doncaster. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (5,732 decided)

90.5%

Other (2,276 decided)

97.0%

Discharge of Conditions (1,036 decided)

84.2%

Change of Use (668 decided)

96.6%

Trees (455 decided)

91.9%

Certificate of Lawfulness (421 decided)

86.2%

Advertisement (341 decided)

92.1%

Listed Building (245 decided)

96.7%

Prior Approval (141 decided)

72.3%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Doncaster — mined from 11,315 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (2,045 decided)

91.7%

Rear Extension (1,637 decided)

96.7%

Extension (General) (1,466 decided)

95.1%

New Build (1,393 decided)

86.9%

Side Extension (996 decided)

95.3%

Change of Use (Residential) (816 decided)

83.9%

Outbuilding (618 decided)

94.3%

Conservatory (485 decided)

97.5%

Dormer (290 decided)

89.3%

Front Extension (242 decided)

93.4%

Loft Conversion (237 decided)

96.2%

HMO (188 decided)

84.6%

Wraparound Extension (147 decided)

94.6%

Annex (123 decided)

91.9%

Flat Conversion (41 decided)

82.9%

Basement (32 decided)

78.1%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (19 decided)

89.5%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Doncaster. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Finningley (1,036 decided)

91.1%

Town (944 decided)

88.5%

Sprotbrough (882 decided)

89.9%

Tickhill And Wadworth (831 decided)

92.7%

Norton And Askern (778 decided)

89.6%

Rossington And Bawtry (692 decided)

91.9%

Hatfield (677 decided)

91.3%

Bessacarr (670 decided)

95.1%

Wheatley Hills And Intake (592 decided)

93.6%

Conisbrough (498 decided)

89.0%

Thorne And Moorends (448 decided)

86.6%

Bentley (442 decided)

91.0%

Edenthorpe And Kirk Sandall (425 decided)

95.5%

Armthorpe (400 decided)

94.0%

Adwick Le Street And Carcroft (329 decided)

93.3%

Roman Ridge (324 decided)

96.0%

Hexthorpe And Balby North (279 decided)

89.2%

Mexborough (278 decided)

90.6%

Stainforth And Barnby Dun (267 decided)

90.3%

Balby South (257 decided)

92.6%

Wards in Doncaster

Finningley

91.1% approval · 1,036 decisions

Town

88.5% approval · 944 decisions

Sprotbrough

89.9% approval · 882 decisions

Tickhill And Wadworth

92.7% approval · 831 decisions

Norton And Askern

89.6% approval · 778 decisions

Rossington And Bawtry

91.9% approval · 692 decisions

Hatfield

91.3% approval · 677 decisions

Bessacarr

95.1% approval · 670 decisions

Wheatley Hills And Intake

93.6% approval · 592 decisions

Conisbrough

89.0% approval · 498 decisions

Thorne And Moorends

86.6% approval · 448 decisions

Bentley

91.0% approval · 442 decisions

Edenthorpe And Kirk Sandall

95.5% approval · 425 decisions

Armthorpe

94.0% approval · 400 decisions

Adwick Le Street And Carcroft

93.3% approval · 329 decisions

Roman Ridge

96.0% approval · 324 decisions

Hexthorpe And Balby North

89.2% approval · 279 decisions

Mexborough

90.6% approval · 278 decisions

Stainforth And Barnby Dun

90.3% approval · 267 decisions

Balby South

92.6% approval · 257 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Doncaster, showing how the council decides real applications.

25/01885/FUL

Housetype substitution for a two storey dwelling, with basement (being amendment · Bessacarr · Wed 24 Dec 2025

Approved

24/01404/FULM

Proposed residential development with public open space, access, landscaping and · Conisbrough · Wed 24 Dec 2025

Approved

25/02390/AGR

Erection of a new mesh silo (26.6m x 26.6m) for the storage of fertilizer · Norton And Askern · Tue 23 Dec 2025

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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