Himley & Swindon planning approval rate
Himley & Swindon ward in South Staffordshire has a 85.1% approval rate based on 47 planning decisions. South Staffordshire overall: 83.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
85.1%
ward approval rate
47
Decisions
40
Approved
7
Refused
83.8%
South Staffordshire average
Himley & Swindon is broadly in line with the South Staffordshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Himley & Swindon compares
Himley & Swindon ward
85.1%
South Staffordshire overall
83.8%
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Recent decisions in Himley & Swindon
Two storey side extension and garage conversion into habitable space · Tue 29 Sep 2026
The erection of a 1-metre and 2-metre timber, close boarded fence beyond the exi · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Removal of existing commercial kennels building and erection of new building for · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Replacement building for use as a dwelling (retrospective) · Fri 07 Aug 2026
Two-storey side extension, single-storey front extension, new open porch, extern · Tue 23 Jun 2026
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Other wards in South Staffordshire
Brewood, Coven & Blymhill (86.6%)
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn (81.8%)
Kinver & Enville (88.6%)
Codsall (85.8%)
Penkridge North & Acton Trussell (88.4%)
Wombourne North (90.6%)
Penkridge South & Gailey (88.6%)
Featherstone, Shareshill & Saredon (77.6%)
Bilbrook (91.9%)
Wombourne South (92.9%)
Cheslyn Hay Village (92.2%)
Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston (78.4%)