Hart planning approval rate

Hart council approved 85.5% of planning applications and refused 14.5%, based on 9,970 decisions analysed. Ranked 43rd out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

85.5%

overall approval rate

9,970

Decisions analysed

8,529

Approved

1,441

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Hart? 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 Hart. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (4,538 decided)

82.5%

Trees (3,245 decided)

95.8%

Other (569 decided)

79.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness (544 decided)

85.1%

Listed Building (517 decided)

74.1%

Discharge of Conditions (344 decided)

61.6%

Prior Approval (119 decided)

70.6%

Advertisement (94 decided)

90.4%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Hart — mined from 9,970 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (2,121 decided)

86.6%

Garage / Parking (2,086 decided)

79.6%

Side Extension (1,566 decided)

85.0%

Conservatory (631 decided)

88.9%

Outbuilding (625 decided)

80.0%

Front Extension (528 decided)

83.1%

Dormer (508 decided)

81.3%

New Build (370 decided)

69.7%

Extension (General) (303 decided)

76.6%

Change of Use (Residential) (299 decided)

64.9%

Wraparound Extension (247 decided)

79.4%

Loft Conversion (171 decided)

88.3%

Annex (63 decided)

71.4%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (54 decided)

90.7%

Flat Conversion (30 decided)

56.7%

Approval rate by ward

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

Odiham (1,863 decided)

82.4%

Hartley Wintney (1,594 decided)

82.7%

Fleet West (1,076 decided)

90.9%

Fleet Central (911 decided)

88.6%

Hook (815 decided)

82.6%

Church Crookham West And Ewshot (810 decided)

87.2%

Fleet East Ward (648 decided)

85.3%

East Yateley (608 decided)

87.3%

Church Crookham East (608 decided)

85.2%

Yateley West (506 decided)

90.5%

Blackwater And Hawley (428 decided)

85.0%

Wards in Hart

Odiham

82.4% approval · 1,863 decisions

Hartley Wintney

82.7% approval · 1,594 decisions

Fleet West

90.9% approval · 1,076 decisions

Fleet Central

88.6% approval · 911 decisions

Hook

82.6% approval · 815 decisions

Church Crookham West And Ewshot

87.2% approval · 810 decisions

Fleet East Ward

85.3% approval · 648 decisions

East Yateley

87.3% approval · 608 decisions

Church Crookham East

85.2% approval · 608 decisions

Yateley West

90.5% approval · 506 decisions

Blackwater And Hawley

85.0% approval · 428 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

26/00078/LBC

Internal alterations to include the opening up of a bricked in opening and the i · Hook · Tue 03 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00061/LBC

Alterations to bottom four treads of the staircase, removal of modern partition · Odiham · Tue 03 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00037/HOU

Conversion of garage into habitable space and adjoin it to the main house · Fleet East Ward · Tue 03 Mar 2026

Approved

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

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