Tewkesbury planning approval rate
Tewkesbury council approved 90.6% of planning applications and refused 9.4%, based on 7,133 decisions analysed. Ranked 135th out of 292 councils for strictness.
Last updated: August 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to August 2026
90.6%
overall approval rate
7,133
Decisions analysed
6,464
Approved
669
Refused
22
Wards covered
Planning in Tewkesbury? 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 Tewkesbury. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
91.3%
80.8%
99.0%
97.3%
96.7%
51.2%
81.0%
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Tewkesbury, mined from 7,133 proposal descriptions.
95.1%
90.4%
93.4%
90.2%
92.1%
84.8%
89.0%
98.9%
96.0%
95.8%
95.0%
90.1%
94.4%
87.5%
78.6%
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Tewkesbury. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Isbourne
90.9%
Winchcombe
93.2%
Cleeve Hill
89.8%
Highnam With Haw Bridge
90.8%
Tewkesbury North And Twyning
91.5%
Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote
90.8%
Tewkesbury Town South
96.5%
Badgeworth
85.5%
Severn Vale North
83.6%
Severn Vale South
88.6%
Churchdown St Johns
91.7%
Innsworth
84.7%
Cleeve St Michaels
92.1%
Shurdington
84.4%
Cleeve West
94.9%
Brockworth East
91.1%
Tewkesbury East
93.7%
Brockworth West
90.2%
Cleeve Grange
89.9%
Northway
97.9%
Wards in Tewkesbury
Isbourne
90.9% approval · 1,003 decisions
Winchcombe
93.2% approval · 996 decisions
Cleeve Hill
89.8% approval · 608 decisions
Highnam With Haw Bridge
90.8% approval · 512 decisions
Tewkesbury North And Twyning
91.5% approval · 492 decisions
Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote
90.8% approval · 370 decisions
Tewkesbury Town South
96.5% approval · 369 decisions
Badgeworth
85.5% approval · 318 decisions
Severn Vale North
83.6% approval · 299 decisions
Severn Vale South
88.6% approval · 297 decisions
Churchdown St Johns
91.7% approval · 254 decisions
Innsworth
84.7% approval · 229 decisions
Cleeve St Michaels
92.1% approval · 216 decisions
Shurdington
84.4% approval · 205 decisions
Cleeve West
94.9% approval · 197 decisions
Brockworth East
91.1% approval · 179 decisions
Tewkesbury East
93.7% approval · 158 decisions
Brockworth West
90.2% approval · 153 decisions
Cleeve Grange
89.9% approval · 129 decisions
Northway
97.9% approval · 94 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Tewkesbury, showing how the council decides real applications.
Rear extension to form an enlarged room · Tewkesbury North And Twyning · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Double story side extension with internal and external alterations. · Cleeve Hill · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Erection of a lean-to extension to the 'existing exhibition area' and 'work in p · Churchdown St Johns · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Showing 3 recent comparable decisions. See more in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Tewkesbury
What is the planning approval rate in Tewkesbury?
Based on 7,133 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Tewkesbury approved 90.6% of applications and refused 9.4%. The council is ranked 135th out of 292 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Tewkesbury?
Tewkesbury refuses 9.4% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 11. That is lower than the UK average of 11.4%. Out of 7,133 decided applications since 2020, 669 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Tewkesbury have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in Tewkesbury are in Northway (97.9%), Tewkesbury Town South (96.5%), and Cleeve West (94.9%). Approval rates vary significantly by ward, see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in Tewkesbury?
The most common planning application types in Tewkesbury are: Full (4,470 decisions, 91.3% approved), Other (778, 80.8%), and Trees (675, 99.0%).
How long does a planning application take in Tewkesbury?
Planning applications in Tewkesbury take an average of 15.5 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 7,049 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than 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. Tewkesbury decides approximately 1,189 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Tewkesbury?
You can search planning applications in Tewkesbury directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 7,133 historical decisions in Tewkesbury to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Tewkesbury calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Tewkesbury'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.