What percentage of planning applications does OPDC approve?

OPDC approves approximately 97% of planning applications, based on 1,062 decisions analysed by PlanningLens from the council's planning portal.

How many planning applications has OPDC decided?

PlanningLens has analysed 1,062 planning decisions published by OPDC.

What is the refusal rate for OPDC planning applications?

OPDC refuses approximately 3% of planning applications.

How long does a planning application take in OPDC?

The typical planning application in OPDC takes 7.9 weeks from validation to decision, which is within the statutory 8-week target for householder applications. That is the median of 595 applications decided since January 2020 with both dates on record. See how OPDC compares in the UK ranking: How long does a planning application take in the UK?

Recent Planning Applications in OPDC

Name: OPDC Planning Decisions
Creator: PlanningLens
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Every planning decision on record, from February 1987 to present.

1,062Decisions

97%Approved

32Refused

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Recent planning decisions in OPDC

1 week ago

Installation of two wooden poster-boards to the fence at the intersection of Vic

26/0128/ADVOPDC

Approved

2 weeks ago

Rear roof extension to the main roof and rear outrigger roof, incorporating an e

26/0113/FULOPDC

Approved

3 weeks ago

Demolition of existing warehouse unit and erection of an industrial/warehouse bu

26/0007/FUMOPDC

Approved

1 month ago

Demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of the site to provide a bui

23/0235/FUMOPDC

Approved

1 month ago

Details pursuant to condition 3 (Green Roofs) of planning reference 24/0159/HS2O

26/0114/HS2OPDC

Approved

1 month ago

Change of use from light industrial (Use Class E(g)(iii)) to storage and distrib

26/0073/FULOPDC

Approved

2 months ago

Erection of an eco sculpture.

26/0057/FULOPDC

Approved

2 months ago

Demolition of existing warehouse (Class B8) and phased redevelopment of site to

25/0196/FUMOPDC

Approved

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About this data

This page analyses 1,062 planning decisions made by OPDC, from February 1987 to present. Data is sourced directly from the council’s planning portal. For the full approval rate breakdown, ward-level analysis, and extension-type approval patterns, see the OPDC planning approval rates page.

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