Redcar and Cleveland planning approval rate
Redcar and Cleveland council approved 94.2% of planning applications and refused 5.8%, based on 11,294 decisions analysed. Ranked 209th out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
94.2%
overall approval rate
Planning in Redcar and Cleveland?
Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Redcar and Cleveland. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Redcar and Cleveland — mined from 11,294 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Redcar and Cleveland. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Redcar and Cleveland
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Redcar and Cleveland, showing how the council decides real applications.
Demolition of two existing rail mounted cranes and existing rails (with a combin · · 2026-06-25
First floor extensions to form two storey extensions at side and rear, single st · · 2026-06-25
Single storey extension at rear extending 6.00 metres beyond the rear wall of th · · 2026-06-25
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Redcar and Cleveland, 1 in 17 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 Redcar and Cleveland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Redcar and Cleveland
What is the planning approval rate in Redcar and Cleveland?
Based on 11,294 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Redcar and Cleveland approved 94.2% of applications and refused 5.8%. The council is ranked 209th out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Redcar and Cleveland have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Redcar and Cleveland vary by ward — see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Redcar and Cleveland?
The most common planning application types in Redcar and Cleveland are: Full (5,651 decisions, 94.1% approved), Other (3,246, 93.5%), and Trees (951, 94.8%).
How long does a planning application take in Redcar and Cleveland?
Planning applications in Redcar and Cleveland take an average of 8.5 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 11,280 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Redcar and Cleveland decides approximately 1,882 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Redcar and Cleveland?
You can search planning applications in Redcar and Cleveland directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 11,294 historical decisions in Redcar and Cleveland to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Redcar and Cleveland calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Redcar and Cleveland's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.