Newsome planning approval rate
Newsome ward in Kirklees has a 87.9% approval rate based on 1,509 planning decisions. Kirklees overall: 86.3%.
Last updated: March 2026
87.9%
ward approval rate
1,509
Decisions
1,327
Approved
182
Refused
86.3%
Kirklees average
Newsome is broadly in line with the Kirklees average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Newsome compares
Newsome ward
87.9%
Kirklees overall
86.3%
Planning in Kirklees? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Recent decisions in Newsome
2025/91892
Erection of first floor, two storey side and single storey rear extensions with · 2026-03-10
2025/93568
Erection of first floor extension (within a Conservation Area) · 2026-03-03
2025/93389
Advertisment Consent for erection of illuminated signs (within a Conservation Ar · 2026-03-02
2025/93005
Change of use and alterations to convert upper floors of commercial property int · 2026-03-02
2025/93484
Discharge of details reserved by condition 5 (Method Statement - demolition, dis · 2026-02-25
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Kirklees
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 29,619 decisions.