Gedling planning approval rate

Gedling council approved 92.3% of planning applications and refused 7.7%, based on 4,194 decisions analysed. Ranked 138th out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

92.3%

overall approval rate

4,194

Decisions analysed

3,869

Approved

325

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Gedling? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

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

Full (2,655 decided)

90.8%

Discharge of Conditions (413 decided)

99.5%

Other (345 decided)

95.4%

Trees (328 decided)

96.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness (165 decided)

81.2%

Prior Approval (139 decided)

96.4%

Advertisement (81 decided)

90.1%

Listed Building (61 decided)

93.4%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Gedling — mined from 4,194 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (992 decided)

95.5%

Side Extension (634 decided)

94.2%

Garage / Parking (621 decided)

88.6%

Extension (General) (324 decided)

92.3%

Dormer (224 decided)

88.4%

New Build (220 decided)

82.3%

Front Extension (205 decided)

92.2%

Change of Use (Residential) (187 decided)

88.8%

Outbuilding (184 decided)

88.0%

Conservatory (143 decided)

95.1%

Loft Conversion (139 decided)

89.9%

Wraparound Extension (113 decided)

95.6%

Annex (54 decided)

83.3%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (37 decided)

94.6%

HMO (24 decided)

87.5%

Basement (14 decided)

85.7%

Approval rate by ward

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

Newstead Abbey Ward 2015 (625 decided)

87.7%

Trent Valley Ward 2015 (410 decided)

94.6%

Porchester Ward 2015 (351 decided)

96.0%

Calverton Ward 2015 (345 decided)

91.9%

Dumbles Ward 2015 (310 decided)

92.6%

Woodthorpe Ward 2015 (232 decided)

93.5%

Plains Ward 2015 (201 decided)

90.0%

Gedling Ward 2015 (199 decided)

96.5%

Ernehale Ward 2015 (187 decided)

92.0%

Redhill Ward 2015 (174 decided)

93.1%

Carlton Hill Ward 2015 (169 decided)

91.7%

Bestwood St Albans Ward 2015 (149 decided)

88.6%

Colwick Ward 2015 (143 decided)

95.1%

Netherfield Ward 2015 (132 decided)

97.7%

Carlton Ward 2015 (124 decided)

93.5%

Daybrook Ward 2015 (120 decided)

92.5%

Coppice Ward 2015 (94 decided)

91.5%

Phoenix Ward 2015 (86 decided)

86.0%

Cavendish Ward 2015 (81 decided)

92.6%

Wards in Gedling

Newstead Abbey Ward 2015

87.7% approval · 625 decisions

Trent Valley Ward 2015

94.6% approval · 410 decisions

Porchester Ward 2015

96.0% approval · 351 decisions

Calverton Ward 2015

91.9% approval · 345 decisions

Dumbles Ward 2015

92.6% approval · 310 decisions

Woodthorpe Ward 2015

93.5% approval · 232 decisions

Plains Ward 2015

90.0% approval · 201 decisions

Gedling Ward 2015

96.5% approval · 199 decisions

Ernehale Ward 2015

92.0% approval · 187 decisions

Redhill Ward 2015

93.1% approval · 174 decisions

Carlton Hill Ward 2015

91.7% approval · 169 decisions

Bestwood St Albans Ward 2015

88.6% approval · 149 decisions

Colwick Ward 2015

95.1% approval · 143 decisions

Netherfield Ward 2015

97.7% approval · 132 decisions

Carlton Ward 2015

93.5% approval · 124 decisions

Daybrook Ward 2015

92.5% approval · 120 decisions

Coppice Ward 2015

91.5% approval · 94 decisions

Phoenix Ward 2015

86.0% approval · 86 decisions

Cavendish Ward 2015

92.6% approval · 81 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

2026/0107NMA

Removal of aluminium surround to apartment windows · Gedling Ward 2015 · Tue 17 Mar 2026

Approved

2026/0040

Single storey porch extension · Plains Ward 2015 · Mon 16 Mar 2026

Approved

2026/0024

Loft conversion to change use from C4 HMO to "sui generis" HMO · Carlton Ward 2015 · Fri 13 Mar 2026

Approved

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

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