Tamworth planning approval rate
Tamworth council approved 94.7% of planning applications and refused 5.3%, based on 5,843 decisions analysed.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
94.7%
overall approval rate
Planning in Tamworth?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Tamworth. 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 Tamworth, mined from 5,843 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Tamworth. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Tamworth
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Tamworth, showing how the council decides real applications.
0038/2026
Single storey front extension · · 2026-06-02
0085/2026
Listed Building Consent for re-roofing works to an area of tiled roof · · 2026-05-26
0074/2026
Single storey side extension and detached garage (part retrospective ) · · 2026-05-26
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Tamworth, 1 in 19 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Tamworth
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✓ Appeal success rates
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Tamworth
What is the planning approval rate in Tamworth?
Based on 5,843 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Tamworth approved 94.7% of applications and refused 5.3%.
How many planning applications are refused in Tamworth?
Tamworth refuses 5.3% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 19. That is lower than the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 5,843 decided applications since 2020, 309 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Tamworth have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Tamworth vary by ward, see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Tamworth?
The most common planning application types in Tamworth are: Other (5,797 decisions, 94.7% approved), Full (28, 96.4%), and Trees (7, 85.7%).
How long does a planning application take in Tamworth?
Planning applications in Tamworth take an average of 7.9 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 52 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. Tamworth decides approximately 974 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Tamworth?
You can search planning applications in Tamworth directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 5,843 historical decisions in Tamworth to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Tamworth calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Tamworth'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.