Hart Council approves 85.5% of planning applications, based on 9,970 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Hart sits 2.5 percentage points below the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Hart.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 3,743 | 795 | 4,538 | 82.5% |
| Trees | 3,108 | 137 | 3,245 | 95.8% |
| Other | 451 | 118 | 569 | 79.3% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 463 | 81 | 544 | 85.1% |
| Listed Building | 383 | 134 | 517 | 74.1% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 212 | 132 | 344 | 61.6% |
| Prior Approval | 84 | 35 | 119 | 70.6% |
| Advertisement | 85 | 9 | 94 | 90.4% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odiham | 1,535 | 328 | 1,863 | 82.4% |
| Hartley Wintney | 1,318 | 276 | 1,594 | 82.7% |
| Fleet West | 978 | 98 | 1,076 | 90.9% |
| Fleet Central | 807 | 104 | 911 | 88.6% |
| Hook | 673 | 142 | 815 | 82.6% |
| Church Crookham West And Ewshot | 706 | 104 | 810 | 87.2% |
| Fleet East | 553 | 95 | 648 | 85.3% |
| East Yateley | 531 | 77 | 608 | 87.3% |
| Church Crookham East | 518 | 90 | 608 | 85.2% |
| Yateley West | 458 | 48 | 506 | 90.5% |
| Blackwater And Hawley | 364 | 64 | 428 | 85.0% |
How Hart’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 1.5pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Hart council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00078/LBC Hook | Internal alterations to include the opening up of a bricked in opening and the i | Approved |
| 26/00061/LBC Odiham | Alterations to bottom four treads of the staircase, removal of modern partition | Approved |
| 26/00037/HOU Fleet East | Conversion of garage into habitable space and adjoin it to the main house | Approved |
| 25/02565/HOU Hartley Wintney | Erection of single and two storey extensions and extension to the existing garag | Approved |
| 25/02303/LBC Hartley Wintney | Erection of a single storey rear extension, insertion of window to ground floor | Approved |
| 25/02302/HOU Hartley Wintney | Erection of a single storey rear extension, insertion of window to ground floor | Approved |
| 25/02528/LDC Hartley Wintney | Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed garage conversio | Refused |
| 26/00049/HOU Hook | Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extensi | Approved |
| 25/02568/FUL Fleet Central | External changes to the existing building including alterations to fenestration | Approved |
| 26/00041/HOU Odiham | Erection of an oak framed orangery | Approved |
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Based on 9,970 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Hart is 85.5%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 9,970 planning decisions from Hart council. 8,529 were approved and 1,441 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Hart is 85.5%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.