Winchester planning approval rate

Winchester council approved 94.9% of planning applications and refused 5.1%, based on 6,515 decisions analysed. Ranked 187th out of 221 councils for strictness.

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

94.9%

overall approval rate

6,515

Decisions analysed

6,184

Approved

331

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

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

Full (3,333 decided)

94.3%

Trees (1,466 decided)

98.0%

Other (868 decided)

94.6%

Listed Building (338 decided)

96.4%

Certificate of Lawfulness (265 decided)

86.4%

Advertisement (129 decided)

93.0%

Prior Approval (116 decided)

93.1%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Winchester — mined from 6,515 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (1,014 decided)

94.8%

Rear Extension (898 decided)

97.8%

Side Extension (525 decided)

97.5%

Extension (General) (479 decided)

95.4%

Outbuilding (366 decided)

92.3%

Dormer (336 decided)

96.1%

Change of Use (Residential) (241 decided)

88.0%

Conservatory (231 decided)

98.3%

Loft Conversion (220 decided)

95.9%

New Build (157 decided)

81.5%

Front Extension (136 decided)

97.1%

Annex (96 decided)

92.7%

Wraparound Extension (84 decided)

96.4%

Basement (41 decided)

92.7%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (27 decided)

100.0%

HMO (18 decided)

77.8%

Approval rate by ward

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

ST MICHAEL WARD (1,008 decided)

96.9%

WONSTON AND MICHELDEVER WARD (623 decided)

96.8%

BADGER FARM AND OLIVERS BATTERY WARD (533 decided)

94.9%

WHITELEY AND SHEDFIELD WARD (516 decided)

92.4%

ST PAUL WARD (472 decided)

97.7%

ALRESFORD AND ITCHEN VALLEY WARD (466 decided)

95.5%

ST BARNABAS WARD (441 decided)

93.7%

ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD (395 decided)

94.7%

BISHOPS WALTHAM (385 decided)

95.1%

DENMEAD WARD (360 decided)

91.1%

SOUTHWICK AND WICKHAM WARD (339 decided)

93.5%

CENTRAL MEON VALLEY WARD (338 decided)

92.0%

THE WORTHYS WARD (310 decided)

94.2%

COLDEN COMMON AND TWYFORD WARD (184 decided)

95.7%

ST LUKE WARD (94 decided)

94.7%

UPPER MEON VALLEY WARD (44 decided)

95.5%

Wards in Winchester

ST MICHAEL WARD

96.9% approval · 1,008 decisions

WONSTON AND MICHELDEVER WARD

96.8% approval · 623 decisions

BADGER FARM AND OLIVERS BATTERY WARD

94.9% approval · 533 decisions

WHITELEY AND SHEDFIELD WARD

92.4% approval · 516 decisions

ST PAUL WARD

97.7% approval · 472 decisions

ALRESFORD AND ITCHEN VALLEY WARD

95.5% approval · 466 decisions

ST BARNABAS WARD

93.7% approval · 441 decisions

ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD

94.7% approval · 395 decisions

BISHOPS WALTHAM

95.1% approval · 385 decisions

DENMEAD WARD

91.1% approval · 360 decisions

SOUTHWICK AND WICKHAM WARD

93.5% approval · 339 decisions

CENTRAL MEON VALLEY WARD

92.0% approval · 338 decisions

THE WORTHYS WARD

94.2% approval · 310 decisions

COLDEN COMMON AND TWYFORD WARD

95.7% approval · 184 decisions

ST LUKE WARD

94.7% approval · 94 decisions

UPPER MEON VALLEY WARD

95.5% approval · 44 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

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

25/02435/FUL

Change of use of Barnes House from a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to a Der · ST MICHAEL WARD · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Approved

25/02366/FUL

The Demolition of two existing barns and erection of a single replacement buildi · ALRESFORD AND ITCHEN VALLEY WARD · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00017/PNHOU

Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension · DENMEAD WARD · Tue 03 Mar 2026

Approved

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

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