Tameside Council approves 83.6% of planning applications, based on 2,933 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Tameside sits 1.4 percentage points below the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 621 decided applications, Tameside Council approved 88.2% of planning applications in 2025. Across 2,933 decisions on record (January 2020 to September 2026), the overall approval rate in Tameside is 83.6%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Tameside council planning portal records · Data to 29 September 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Tameside.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 2,117 | 388 | 2,505 | 84.5% |
| Trees | 571 | 50 | 621 | 91.9% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 479 | 5 | 484 | 99.0% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 297 | 47 | 344 | 86.3% |
| Change of Use | 236 | 34 | 270 | 87.4% |
| Other | 115 | 48 | 163 | 70.6% |
| Advertisement | 93 | 15 | 108 | 86.1% |
| Listed Building | 60 | 0 | 60 | 100.0% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalybridge South | 298 | 38 | 336 | 88.7% |
| Hyde Werneth | 277 | 45 | 322 | 86.0% |
| Longdendale | 296 | 24 | 320 | 92.5% |
| Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters | 267 | 31 | 298 | 89.6% |
| Denton West | 236 | 41 | 277 | 85.2% |
| Audenshaw | 232 | 36 | 268 | 86.6% |
| Denton North East | 229 | 38 | 267 | 85.8% |
| Hyde Godley | 232 | 32 | 264 | 87.9% |
| Droylsden East | 229 | 32 | 261 | 87.7% |
| Mossley | 201 | 30 | 231 | 87.0% |
| Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels | 178 | 31 | 209 | 85.2% |
| Hyde Newton | 190 | 17 | 207 | 91.8% |
| Dukinfield/Stalybridge | 180 | 22 | 202 | 89.1% |
| Stalybridge North | 169 | 32 | 201 | 84.1% |
| Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst | 154 | 25 | 179 | 86.0% |
| Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo | 141 | 35 | 176 | 80.1% |
| Dukinfield | 141 | 29 | 170 | 82.9% |
| Denton South | 105 | 21 | 126 | 83.3% |
| Droylsden West | 103 | 19 | 122 | 84.4% |
| Ashton | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% |
How Tameside’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 2.2pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Tameside council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00590/FUL Hyde Werneth | Double storey side and front extensions, single storey rear extension, attached | Approved |
| 26/00646/FUL Droylsden West | Demolition of part of the existing rear projection and the construction of a sin | Approved |
| 26/00569/FUL Hyde Newton | Proposed double storey side and single storey rear wraparound extension. | Approved |
| 26/00535/FUL Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels | Replacement of 6 no. existing rooftop facemounted antennas with the installation | Approved |
| 26/00518/FUL Stalybridge South | Replace front flat lounge window with a bay window and install window canopy wit | Approved |
| 26/00499/FUL | Two storey side extension and single storey side/rear extension to create separa | Approved |
| 26/00349/FUL Hyde Newton | Demolition of existing domestic outbuilding and construction of new outbuilding | Refused |
| 26/00622/FUL Denton South | Front entrance porch | Approved |
| 26/00615/FUL Denton North East | Proposed 2.5m tower extension to the existing equipment on the rooftop Proposed | Approved |
| 26/00539/FUL Stalybridge South | Single storey side garage extension | Approved |
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Based on 2,933 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Tameside is 83.6%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 2,933 planning decisions from Tameside council. 2,452 were approved and 481 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, January 2020 to September 2026.
The average approval rate in Tameside is 83.6%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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