Tewkesbury Council approves 89.5% of planning applications, based on 5,007 decisions from the council’s public planning portal. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%. Tewkesbury is 2.1 percentage points above that rate.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 1,010 decided applications, Tewkesbury Council approved 87.0% of planning applications in 2025. Across 5,007 decisions on record (January 2020 to October 2026), the overall approval rate in Tewkesbury is 89.5%; the national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Tewkesbury council planning portal records · Data to 19 October 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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This table counts every decided application in Tewkesbury, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 4,150 | 396 | 4,546 | 91.3% |
| Other | 645 | 155 | 800 | 80.6% |
| Trees | 679 | 7 | 686 | 99.0% |
| Listed Building | 518 | 14 | 532 | 97.4% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 443 | 66 | 509 | 87.0% |
| Advertisement | 90 | 3 | 93 | 96.8% |
| Prior Approval | 43 | 40 | 83 | 51.8% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81.8% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isbourne | 940 | 94 | 1,034 | 90.9% |
| Winchcombe | 939 | 71 | 1,010 | 93.0% |
| Cleeve Hill | 557 | 62 | 619 | 90.0% |
| Highnam With Haw Bridge | 474 | 49 | 523 | 90.6% |
| Tewkesbury North And Twyning | 457 | 42 | 499 | 91.6% |
| Tewkesbury Town South | 363 | 14 | 377 | 96.3% |
| Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote | 340 | 34 | 374 | 90.9% |
| Badgeworth | 283 | 46 | 329 | 86.0% |
| Severn Vale North | 255 | 49 | 304 | 83.9% |
| Severn Vale South | 266 | 37 | 303 | 87.8% |
| Churchdown St Johns | 235 | 21 | 256 | 91.8% |
| Innsworth | 195 | 35 | 230 | 84.8% |
| Cleeve St Michaels | 200 | 18 | 218 | 91.7% |
| Shurdington | 180 | 32 | 212 | 84.9% |
| Cleeve West | 191 | 10 | 201 | 95.0% |
| Brockworth East | 169 | 16 | 185 | 91.4% |
| Tewkesbury East | 148 | 12 | 160 | 92.5% |
| 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 4.6pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00708/FUL Shurdington | Single storey rear extension and pergola. | Approved |
| 26/00673/FUL Churchdown St Johns | Single storey timber framed extension with mono pitch roof to provide ground flo | Approved |
| 26/00695/FUL Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote | First floor twin gable rear extension over existing single storey with new singl | Approved |
| 26/00556/FUL Winchcombe | Proposed annexe for ancillary use for the enjoyment of the main property | Approved |
| 26/00513/FUL Isbourne | Full Application for the erection of 3no. detached dwellings, including associat | Approved |
| 26/00747/TCA Winchcombe | Prune taxus to 2 to 3 metres off sides and only 1 metre off top, Prune holm oak | Approved |
| 26/00685/FUL Shurdington | First floor side extension to an existing dwelling. | Approved |
| 26/00803/CLP Tewkesbury East | Proposed new canopy abutting an existing canopy to extend alongside the already | Refused |
| 26/00742/CLP Brockworth East | Erection of dormer to rear of pitched roof. | Approved |
| 26/00738/FUL Severn Vale North | Single storey rear extension | Approved |
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Based on 5,007 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Tewkesbury is 89.5%. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
PlanningLens has analysed 5,007 planning decisions from Tewkesbury council. 4,481 were approved and 526 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, January 2020 to October 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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