Tameside planning approval rate

Tameside council approved 87.1% of planning applications and refused 12.9%, based on 3,465 decisions analysed. Ranked 60th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

87.1%

overall approval rate

3,465

Decisions analysed

3,018

Approved

447

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Tameside? 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 Tameside. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (1,841 decided)

84.7%

Trees (562 decided)

91.5%

Discharge of Conditions (363 decided)

98.9%

Certificate of Lawfulness (240 decided)

84.6%

Change of Use (226 decided)

90.3%

Other (121 decided)

64.5%

Advertisement (72 decided)

84.7%

Listed Building (40 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Tameside — mined from 3,465 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (958 decided)

84.9%

Side Extension (619 decided)

85.9%

Garage / Parking (353 decided)

88.4%

Extension (General) (236 decided)

80.9%

Dormer (174 decided)

79.9%

Change of Use (Residential) (145 decided)

87.6%

Conservatory (110 decided)

93.6%

Front Extension (110 decided)

84.5%

New Build (106 decided)

87.7%

Wraparound Extension (106 decided)

87.7%

Loft Conversion (101 decided)

83.2%

Outbuilding (75 decided)

88.0%

HMO (30 decided)

70.0%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (22 decided)

86.4%

Flat Conversion (14 decided)

85.7%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Tameside. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Stalybridge South (283 decided)

88.7%

Longdendale (246 decided)

91.1%

Hyde Werneth (242 decided)

87.2%

Hyde Godley (210 decided)

87.1%

Droylsden East (208 decided)

88.9%

Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters (206 decided)

89.8%

Audenshaw (206 decided)

86.4%

Denton West (202 decided)

84.2%

Denton North East (188 decided)

85.6%

Mossley (185 decided)

88.6%

Hyde Newton (156 decided)

94.2%

Stalybridge North (153 decided)

83.7%

Dukinfield/Stalybridge (151 decided)

88.7%

Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels (150 decided)

86.7%

Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst (150 decided)

87.3%

Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo (126 decided)

78.6%

Dukinfield (126 decided)

80.2%

Denton South (100 decided)

83.0%

Droylsden West (88 decided)

81.8%

Wards in Tameside

Stalybridge South

88.7% approval · 283 decisions

Longdendale

91.1% approval · 246 decisions

Hyde Werneth

87.2% approval · 242 decisions

Hyde Godley

87.1% approval · 210 decisions

Droylsden East

88.9% approval · 208 decisions

Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters

89.8% approval · 206 decisions

Audenshaw

86.4% approval · 206 decisions

Denton West

84.2% approval · 202 decisions

Denton North East

85.6% approval · 188 decisions

Mossley

88.6% approval · 185 decisions

Hyde Newton

94.2% approval · 156 decisions

Stalybridge North

83.7% approval · 153 decisions

Dukinfield/Stalybridge

88.7% approval · 151 decisions

Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels

86.7% approval · 150 decisions

Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst

87.3% approval · 150 decisions

Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo

78.6% approval · 126 decisions

Dukinfield

80.2% approval · 126 decisions

Denton South

83.0% approval · 100 decisions

Droylsden West

81.8% approval · 88 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Tameside, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00035/FUL

Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small HMO for occupation by fiv · Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels · Thu 12 Mar 2026

Refused

26/00036/NDM

Application for prior approval of proposed demolition of all buildings and struc · Dukinfield · Thu 12 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00182/HHPD

Single storey rear extension. The length of the extension from the rear of the o · Stalybridge South · Thu 05 Mar 2026

Refused

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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