Data-backed planning intelligence · 3,840,000+ decisions analysed across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Golcar Ward planning approval rate

Golcar Ward ward in Kirklees has a 88.3% approval rate based on 1,071 planning decisions. Kirklees overall: 87.5%.

Last updated: September 2026

88.3%
ward approval rate
1,071
Decisions
946
Approved
125
Refused
87.5%
Kirklees average

Golcar Ward is broadly in line with the Kirklees average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Golcar Ward compares

Golcar Ward ward (1,071 decided)
88.3%
Kirklees overall (19,080 decided)
87.5%
Planning in Kirklees? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Planning professional? PlanningLens runs refusal alerts and evidence packs for Kirklees and any other published UK council — see the data services →

Recent decisions in Golcar Ward

2025/93491
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extension · 2026-02-17
Approved
2025/93445
Listed Building Consent for conversion of storage barn to create two apartments · 2026-02-12
Approved
2025/93444
Conversion of storage barn to create two apartments (Listed Building) · 2026-02-12
Approved
2025/93095
Erection of single storey rear extension and front dormer · 2026-02-11
Approved
2025/93370
Non material amendment to previous permission 2021/92062 for erection of 9 dwell · 2026-02-04
Approved

What gets approved near your property?

In Kirklees, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:

✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in Kirklees
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free planning check for Kirklees →

Free. Based on 19,080 decisions.

Other wards in Kirklees

Check planning approval patterns, Free