Town planning approval rate
Town ward in Doncaster has a 88.5% approval rate based on 944 planning decisions. Doncaster overall: 91.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.5%
ward approval rate
944
Decisions
835
Approved
109
Refused
91.4%
Doncaster average
Town is 2.9 percentage points below the Doncaster average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Town compares
Town ward
88.5%
Doncaster overall
91.4%
Planning in Doncaster? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Recent decisions in Town
Change of use from offices to Place of Worship · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Change of use of an existing two-storey dwelling (Use Class C3) to form two sing · Tue 09 Dec 2025
Certificate of existing lawful use for continued use of property as house in mul · Mon 08 Dec 2025
Change of use of a dwelling house (Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation ( · Fri 05 Dec 2025
Listed Building Consent to block up doors and windows on the rear elevation · Thu 04 Dec 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Doncaster, 1 in 12 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Doncaster
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Doncaster
✓ 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 11,315 decisions.