Tewkesbury planning approval rate

Tewkesbury council approved 91.0% of planning applications and refused 9.0%, based on 6,410 decisions analysed. Ranked 124th out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

91.0%

overall approval rate

6,410

Decisions analysed

5,830

Approved

580

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Tewkesbury. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (4,051 decided)

91.8%

Other (706 decided)

81.4%

Trees (585 decided)

98.8%

Listed Building (466 decided)

97.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness (434 decided)

87.6%

Advertisement (75 decided)

96.0%

Prior Approval (74 decided)

51.4%

Discharge of Conditions (19 decided)

78.9%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Tewkesbury — mined from 6,410 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (1,256 decided)

95.3%

Garage / Parking (1,046 decided)

91.5%

Side Extension (764 decided)

94.1%

Extension (General) (513 decided)

91.0%

Outbuilding (440 decided)

92.5%

New Build (408 decided)

86.0%

Change of Use (Residential) (348 decided)

83.6%

Dormer (291 decided)

89.3%

Conservatory (256 decided)

98.8%

Front Extension (230 decided)

95.7%

Wraparound Extension (201 decided)

96.0%

Loft Conversion (105 decided)

95.2%

Annex (96 decided)

90.6%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (17 decided)

94.1%

Flat Conversion (14 decided)

78.6%

Basement (13 decided)

84.6%

Approval rate by ward

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

Isbourne (894 decided)

91.5%

Winchcombe (894 decided)

93.5%

Cleeve Hill (543 decided)

89.7%

Highnam With Haw Bridge (464 decided)

91.8%

Tewkesbury North And Twyning (431 decided)

91.6%

Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote (338 decided)

91.1%

Tewkesbury Town South (332 decided)

96.4%

Badgeworth (289 decided)

86.2%

Severn Vale South (275 decided)

88.7%

Severn Vale North (270 decided)

84.1%

Churchdown St Johns (227 decided)

92.5%

Innsworth (211 decided)

83.9%

Cleeve St Michaels (189 decided)

92.6%

Cleeve West (179 decided)

95.0%

Shurdington (179 decided)

85.5%

Brockworth East (161 decided)

91.9%

Tewkesbury East (144 decided)

94.4%

Brockworth West (143 decided)

89.5%

Cleeve Grange (113 decided)

91.2%

Northway (81 decided)

97.5%

Wards in Tewkesbury

Isbourne

91.5% approval · 894 decisions

Winchcombe

93.5% approval · 894 decisions

Cleeve Hill

89.7% approval · 543 decisions

Highnam With Haw Bridge

91.8% approval · 464 decisions

Tewkesbury North And Twyning

91.6% approval · 431 decisions

Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote

91.1% approval · 338 decisions

Tewkesbury Town South

96.4% approval · 332 decisions

Badgeworth

86.2% approval · 289 decisions

Severn Vale South

88.7% approval · 275 decisions

Severn Vale North

84.1% approval · 270 decisions

Churchdown St Johns

92.5% approval · 227 decisions

Innsworth

83.9% approval · 211 decisions

Cleeve St Michaels

92.6% approval · 189 decisions

Cleeve West

95.0% approval · 179 decisions

Shurdington

85.5% approval · 179 decisions

Brockworth East

91.9% approval · 161 decisions

Tewkesbury East

94.4% approval · 144 decisions

Brockworth West

89.5% approval · 143 decisions

Cleeve Grange

91.2% approval · 113 decisions

Northway

97.5% approval · 81 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

25/00608/LBC

Proposed balconies (for use during flood events), solar panels, porch and replac · Highnam With Haw Bridge · Wed 31 Dec 2025

Approved

25/00607/FUL

Proposed balconies (for use during flood events), solar panels, porch and replac · Highnam With Haw Bridge · Wed 31 Dec 2025

Approved

25/00901/FUL

Erection of shed in rear garden. · Tewkesbury Town South · Tue 30 Dec 2025

Approved

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

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