Tewkesbury Council approves 90.7% of planning applications, based on 6,912 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Tewkesbury sits 2.4 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 6,912 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Tewkesbury is 90.7%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Tewkesbury council planning portal records · Updated June 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 | 3,978 | 368 | 4,346 | 91.5% |
| Other | 608 | 144 | 752 | 80.9% |
| Trees | 633 | 7 | 640 | 98.9% |
| Listed Building | 490 | 14 | 504 | 97.2% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 421 | 62 | 483 | 87.2% |
| Advertisement | 82 | 3 | 85 | 96.5% |
| Prior Approval | 42 | 40 | 82 | 51.2% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isbourne | 884 | 86 | 970 | 91.1% |
| Winchcombe | 903 | 65 | 968 | 93.3% |
| Cleeve Hill | 525 | 61 | 586 | 89.6% |
| Highnam With Haw Bridge | 452 | 47 | 499 | 90.6% |
| Tewkesbury North And Twyning | 435 | 39 | 474 | 91.8% |
| Churchdown Brookfield With Hucclecote | 327 | 33 | 360 | 90.8% |
| Tewkesbury Town South | 346 | 13 | 359 | 96.4% |
| Badgeworth | 268 | 43 | 311 | 86.2% |
| Severn Vale South | 258 | 34 | 292 | 88.4% |
| Severn Vale North | 244 | 46 | 290 | 84.1% |
| Churchdown St Johns | 222 | 20 | 242 | 91.7% |
| Innsworth | 188 | 34 | 222 | 84.7% |
| Cleeve St Michaels | 192 | 17 | 209 | 91.9% |
| Shurdington | 167 | 29 | 196 | 85.2% |
| Cleeve West | 182 | 10 | 192 | 94.8% |
| Brockworth East | 157 | 15 | 172 | 91.3% |
| Tewkesbury East | 147 | 9 | 156 | 94.2% |
| Brockworth West | 136 | 15 | 151 | 90.1% |
| Cleeve Grange | 110 | 12 | 122 | 90.2% |
| Northway | 85 | 2 | 87 | 97.7% |
| 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 4.8pp 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00262/FUL Cleeve Hill | Erection of single storey rear extension, front and side porches, two new window | Approved |
| 26/00386/PIP Winchcombe | Permission in Principle for the construction of 3 dwellings. | Refused |
| 26/00132/CLP Cleeve West | Complete removal of roof tiles and roof felt to remove spray foam insulation and | Approved |
| 26/00079/FUL Winchcombe | Replacement of redundant swimming pool building with a bespoke 2 bed holiday let | Approved |
| 26/00350/FUL Brockworth West | Removal of existing porch and addition of new porch. | Approved |
| 25/00871/FUL Cleeve St Michaels | Demolition of existing wooden lean to structure to the garage. Single storey ext | Approved |
| 24/00512/FUL Isbourne | Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of new dwelling (Class C3) includin | Approved |
| 26/00443/CLP Innsworth | Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple O | Approved |
| 26/00349/CLP Brockworth East | Alterations to existing attached garage | Approved |
| 26/00300/FUL Highnam With Haw Bridge | Single storey rear and front extensions, internal remodelling and associated wor | Approved |
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Based on 6,912 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Tewkesbury is 90.7%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.3%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 6,912 planning decisions from Tewkesbury council. 6,270 were approved and 642 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Tewkesbury is 90.7%, 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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