South Holland planning approval rate
South Holland council approved 94.1% of planning applications and refused 5.9%, based on 1,398 decisions analysed. Ranked 208th out of 284 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
94.1%
overall approval rate
Planning in South Holland?
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 South Holland. 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 South Holland, mined from 1,398 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within South Holland. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in South Holland
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in South Holland, showing how the council decides real applications.
Erection of 2 Houses with Garages · · 2026-03-18
Proposed residential development comprising of 3 new build homes & conversion of · · 2026-03-17
Demolition of existing garage conversion & erection of side extension · · 2026-03-17
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In South Holland, 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 South Holland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Frequently asked questions about planning in South Holland
What is the planning approval rate in South Holland?
Based on 1,398 planning decisions analysed since 2020, South Holland approved 94.1% of applications and refused 5.9%. The council is ranked 208th out of 284 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in South Holland?
South Holland refuses 5.9% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 17. That is lower than the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 1,398 decided applications since 2020, 82 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of South Holland have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in South Holland vary by ward, see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in South Holland?
The most common planning application types in South Holland are: Full (355 decisions, 91.0% approved), Other (342, 90.9%), and Discharge of Conditions (318, 97.8%).
How long does a planning application take in South Holland?
Planning applications in South Holland take an average of 4.9 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 1,292 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is inside 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. South Holland decides approximately 233 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in South Holland?
You can search planning applications in South Holland directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 1,398 historical decisions in South Holland to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for South Holland calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes South Holland'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.