Kirklees Council approves 86.3% of planning applications, based on 29,619 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Kirklees sits 1.7 percentage points below the national average.
Enter your postcode for a free, personalised approval pattern report — based on your ward and application type.
Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Kirklees.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 25,571 | 4,048 | 29,619 | 86.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme Valley South | 2,217 | 311 | 2,528 | 87.7% |
| Kirkburton | 1,818 | 231 | 2,049 | 88.7% |
| Holme Valley North | 1,650 | 293 | 1,943 | 84.9% |
| Denby Dale | 1,538 | 223 | 1,761 | 87.3% |
| Colne Valley | 1,423 | 198 | 1,621 | 87.8% |
| Lindley | 1,319 | 228 | 1,547 | 85.3% |
| Newsome | 1,327 | 182 | 1,509 | 87.9% |
| Greenhead | 1,228 | 196 | 1,424 | 86.2% |
| Mirfield | 1,117 | 206 | 1,323 | 84.4% |
| Dewsbury West | 978 | 243 | 1,221 | 80.1% |
| Birstall and Birkenshaw | 1,007 | 160 | 1,167 | 86.3% |
| Liversedge and Gomersal | 974 | 159 | 1,133 | 86.0% |
| Almondbury | 964 | 122 | 1,086 | 88.8% |
| Golcar | 946 | 125 | 1,071 | 88.3% |
| Cleckheaton | 915 | 154 | 1,069 | 85.6% |
| Batley East | 836 | 156 | 992 | 84.3% |
| Dewsbury South | 828 | 164 | 992 | 83.5% |
| Ashbrow | 825 | 149 | 974 | 84.7% |
| Crosland Moor and Netherton | 768 | 145 | 913 | 84.1% |
| Dalton | 789 | 85 | 874 | 90.3% |
| Dewsbury East | 753 | 105 | 858 | 87.8% |
| Heckmonwike | 666 | 103 | 769 | 86.6% |
| Batley West | 656 | 109 | 765 | 85.8% |
How Kirklees’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 0.5pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Kirklees council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/93527 Holme Valley South | Removal of existing agricultural buildings and erection of replacement agricultu | Approved |
| 2025/92996 Batley East | Erection of single storey side extension with attached garage extension, raising | Approved |
| 2025/92787 Ashbrow | Change of use of existing building from class E(g) to Class C3 residential for 7 | Approved |
| 2025/92183 Colne Valley | Outline application for erection of residential development (one dwelling) with | Approved |
| 2025/93533 Holme Valley South | Erection of extension and associated alterations | Approved |
| 2025/93323 Kirkburton | Demolition of attached outbuildings and erection of two-storey extension to crea | Approved |
| 2025/92912 Almondbury | Erection of a single storey extension and rear roof dormer, hip to gable and ass | Refused |
| 2025/92864 Batley West | Erection of single storey side and rear extensions | Approved |
| 2025/92028 Dewsbury West | Erection of single storey front and single and two storey rear extensions and re | Approved |
| 2025/91019 Ashbrow | Change of use from village hall F2(b) to mosque F1(f) | Approved |
Find out what actually gets approved near your address first. Your free property report analyses the 20 nearest decisions to your property, ward-specific refusal patterns, and extension-by-extension approval patterns. Based on Kirklees's 29,619 real decisions. Free, emailed in minutes.
Check my postcodeCompare Kirklees's planning approval rates with neighbouring areas:
Dig deeper into Kirklees's planning statistics — by ward, extension type, or project category:
Data-driven guides to help you understand planning approval patterns:
Yes. PlanningLens offers a free planning permission check for Kirklees. Enter your postcode to instantly see approval rates for your ward and application type, based on 29,619 real decisions from Kirklees council. The full property-specific report is also free and emailed within minutes.
Enter your postcode on PlanningLens for a free instant check based on Kirklees's real planning decisions. The free property report goes further: it analyses the 20 nearest comparable decisions to your property, ward-level refusal patterns, and approval rates by application type. Free and emailed within minutes.
Based on 29,619 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Kirklees is 86.3%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 29,619 planning decisions from Kirklees council. 25,571 were approved and 4,048 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Kirklees is 86.3%, 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.