Torridge planning approval rate

Torridge council approved 93.2% of planning applications and refused 6.8%, based on 8,020 decisions analysed. Ranked 156th out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

93.2%

overall approval rate

8,020

Decisions analysed

7,474

Approved

546

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

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

Full (4,827 decided)

93.5%

Other (1,438 decided)

89.2%

Discharge of Conditions (608 decided)

99.0%

Listed Building (457 decided)

94.7%

Trees (338 decided)

97.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness (252 decided)

85.7%

Advertisement (56 decided)

98.2%

Change of Use (40 decided)

95.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Torridge — mined from 8,020 proposal descriptions.

Extension (General) (1,016 decided)

96.3%

Garage / Parking (867 decided)

93.8%

Change of Use (Residential) (719 decided)

89.7%

New Build (413 decided)

86.0%

Outbuilding (403 decided)

94.0%

Rear Extension (316 decided)

98.7%

Side Extension (177 decided)

97.7%

Conservatory (142 decided)

98.6%

Annex (135 decided)

93.3%

Dormer (101 decided)

96.0%

Loft Conversion (69 decided)

95.7%

Front Extension (18 decided)

100.0%

Wraparound Extension (18 decided)

100.0%

Basement (12 decided)

50.0%

Flat Conversion (10 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

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

Hartland (954 decided)

92.8%

Milton And Tamarside (808 decided)

91.5%

Broadheath (753 decided)

91.1%

Monkleigh And Putford (651 decided)

94.9%

Two Rivers And Three Moors (644 decided)

92.1%

Shebbear And Langtree (562 decided)

92.7%

Northam (514 decided)

94.4%

Appledore (440 decided)

93.9%

Bideford North (412 decided)

95.6%

Winkleigh (372 decided)

94.4%

Great Torrington (368 decided)

94.6%

Westward Ho! (290 decided)

95.5%

Holsworthy (259 decided)

93.1%

Bideford East (242 decided)

94.6%

Bideford South (188 decided)

96.8%

Coham Bridge (85 decided)

85.9%

Clinton (75 decided)

96.0%

Kenwith (75 decided)

93.3%

Bideford West (70 decided)

94.3%

Three Moors (65 decided)

92.3%

Wards in Torridge

Hartland

92.8% approval · 954 decisions

Milton And Tamarside

91.5% approval · 808 decisions

Broadheath

91.1% approval · 753 decisions

Monkleigh And Putford

94.9% approval · 651 decisions

Two Rivers And Three Moors

92.1% approval · 644 decisions

Shebbear And Langtree

92.7% approval · 562 decisions

Northam

94.4% approval · 514 decisions

Appledore

93.9% approval · 440 decisions

Bideford North

95.6% approval · 412 decisions

Winkleigh

94.4% approval · 372 decisions

Great Torrington

94.6% approval · 368 decisions

Westward Ho!

95.5% approval · 290 decisions

Holsworthy

93.1% approval · 259 decisions

Bideford East

94.6% approval · 242 decisions

Bideford South

96.8% approval · 188 decisions

Coham Bridge

85.9% approval · 85 decisions

Clinton

96.0% approval · 75 decisions

Kenwith

93.3% approval · 75 decisions

Bideford West

94.3% approval · 70 decisions

Three Moors

92.3% approval · 65 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

1/0108/2026/AGR

Erection of agricultural storage barn · Hartland ·

Approved

1/0065/2026/AGR

Extension to existing shed to store straw · Milton And Tamarside ·

Approved

1/0014/2026/CPL

Certificate of proposed lawful development for the erection of an equestrian and · Broadheath ·

Refused

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