Gosport planning approval rate

Gosport council approved 97.6% of planning applications and refused 2.4%, based on 1,526 decisions analysed. Ranked 208th out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

97.6%

overall approval rate

1,526

Decisions analysed

1,490

Approved

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

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

Full (741 decided)

96.2%

Trees (445 decided)

100.0%

Other (209 decided)

97.6%

Listed Building (60 decided)

100.0%

Advertisement (36 decided)

100.0%

Discharge of Conditions (18 decided)

100.0%

Prior Approval (17 decided)

82.4%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Gosport — mined from 1,526 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (483 decided)

99.0%

Side Extension (195 decided)

97.4%

Garage / Parking (144 decided)

95.1%

New Build (91 decided)

93.4%

Front Extension (67 decided)

98.5%

Dormer (67 decided)

89.6%

Outbuilding (46 decided)

97.8%

Change of Use (Residential) (45 decided)

93.3%

Conservatory (37 decided)

97.3%

Extension (General) (35 decided)

88.6%

Annex (28 decided)

96.4%

Wraparound Extension (17 decided)

100.0%

Loft Conversion (14 decided)

92.9%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (12 decided)

75.0%

Approval rate by ward

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

Anglesey (267 decided)

100.0%

Alverstoke (244 decided)

98.8%

Lee West (154 decided)

94.8%

Hardway (110 decided)

98.2%

Harbourside And Town (66 decided)

95.5%

Forton (66 decided)

95.5%

Peel Common (63 decided)

98.4%

Elson (62 decided)

96.8%

Privett (54 decided)

96.3%

Christchurch (52 decided)

100.0%

Leesland And Newtown (51 decided)

98.0%

Bridgemary (49 decided)

93.9%

Lee East (48 decided)

97.9%

Brockhurst And Privett (42 decided)

100.0%

Bridgemary North (34 decided)

97.1%

Town (30 decided)

96.7%

Rowner And Holbrook (29 decided)

96.6%

Rowner & Holbrook (27 decided)

100.0%

Leesland (26 decided)

96.2%

Wards in Gosport

Anglesey

100.0% approval · 267 decisions

Alverstoke

98.8% approval · 244 decisions

Lee West

94.8% approval · 154 decisions

Hardway

98.2% approval · 110 decisions

Harbourside And Town

95.5% approval · 66 decisions

Forton

95.5% approval · 66 decisions

Peel Common

98.4% approval · 63 decisions

Elson

96.8% approval · 62 decisions

Privett

96.3% approval · 54 decisions

Christchurch

100.0% approval · 52 decisions

Leesland And Newtown

98.0% approval · 51 decisions

Bridgemary

93.9% approval · 49 decisions

Lee East

97.9% approval · 48 decisions

Brockhurst And Privett

100.0% approval · 42 decisions

Bridgemary North

97.1% approval · 34 decisions

Town

96.7% approval · 30 decisions

Rowner And Holbrook

96.6% approval · 29 decisions

Rowner & Holbrook

100.0% approval · 27 decisions

Leesland

96.2% approval · 26 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

26/00039/FULL

ERECTION OF CARPORT (LISTED BUILDING IN CONSERVATION AREA) · Alverstoke · Fri 13 Mar 2026

Approved

25/00363/MAGDO

GPDO PART 3 NOTIFICATION - CONVERSION OF PART GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL UNIT (CLAS · Leesland And Newtown · Fri 13 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00001/FULL

CONVERSION OF TWO BEDROOM HOUSE INTO 2NO ONE BEDROOM FLATS, WITH ASSOCIATED PARK · Rowner And Holbrook · Tue 10 Mar 2026

Approved

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