Tewkesbury Council approves 89.5% of planning applications, based on 4,958 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Tewkesbury sits 4.5 percentage points above the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 1,010 decided applications, Tewkesbury Council approved 87.0% of planning applications in 2025. Across 4,958 decisions on record (January 2020 to September 2026), the overall approval rate in Tewkesbury is 89.5%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Tewkesbury 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 Tewkesbury.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 4,125 | 395 | 4,520 | 91.3% |
| Other | 640 | 154 | 794 | 80.6% |
| Trees | 675 | 7 | 682 | 99.0% |
| Listed Building | 515 | 14 | 529 | 97.4% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 438 | 65 | 503 | 87.1% |
| Advertisement | 89 | 3 | 92 | 96.7% |
| Prior Approval | 43 | 40 | 83 | 51.8% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isbourne | 930 | 94 | 1,024 | 90.8% |
| Winchcombe | 937 | 70 | 1,007 | 93.0% |
| Cleeve Hill | 553 | 62 | 615 | 89.9% |
| Highnam With Haw Bridge | 473 | 49 | 522 | 90.6% |
| Tewkesbury North And Twyning | 452 | 42 | 494 | 91.5% |
| Tewkesbury Town South | 361 | 14 | 375 | 96.3% |
| Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote | 337 | 34 | 371 | 90.8% |
| Badgeworth | 280 | 46 | 326 | 85.9% |
| Severn Vale North | 254 | 49 | 303 | 83.8% |
| Severn Vale South | 265 | 37 | 302 | 87.7% |
| Churchdown St Johns | 234 | 21 | 255 | 91.8% |
| Innsworth | 195 | 35 | 230 | 84.8% |
| Cleeve St Michaels | 200 | 18 | 218 | 91.7% |
| Shurdington | 175 | 32 | 207 | 84.5% |
| Cleeve West | 190 | 10 | 200 | 95.0% |
| Brockworth East | 164 | 16 | 180 | 91.1% |
| Tewkesbury East | 148 | 10 | 158 | 93.7% |
| Brockworth West | 139 | 15 | 154 | 90.3% |
| Cleeve Grange | 117 | 13 | 130 | 90.0% |
| Northway | 94 | 3 | 97 | 96.9% |
| Coombe Hill | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| Tewkesbury Town With Mitton | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% |
How Tewkesbury’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 4.9pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Tewkesbury council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00649/FUL Cleeve Hill | Householder planning application for extensions and alterations to the existing | Approved |
| 26/00689/LBC Winchcombe | Replacement of 2 ground floor bay windows on the front elevation | Approved |
| 26/00678/FUL Isbourne | The erection of an agricultural barn for general storage use. | Refused |
| 26/00661/FUL Churchdown St Johns | Single Storey rear Extension to Property. (Alternative design to permisison 25/0 | Approved |
| 26/00652/FUL Isbourne | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 26/00622/FUL Isbourne | Replacement of 2no. garages with 1no. garage | Approved |
| 26/00626/FUL Cleeve Hill | Demolition of existing garages, erection of a replacement single-storey resident | Approved |
| 26/00525/CLP Cleeve St Michaels | Further extension and rebuilding of existing extension. | Refused |
| 25/00699/FUL Badgeworth | Single-storey extension to create a boot room and external WC to the rear of the | Approved |
| 26/00643/FUL Winchcombe | Erection of single storey rear extension with alterations to rear patio | Approved |
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Based on 4,958 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Tewkesbury is 89.5%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 4,958 planning decisions from Tewkesbury council. 4,437 were approved and 521 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, January 2020 to September 2026.
The average approval rate in Tewkesbury is 89.5%, 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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