Planning decisions in Bromsgrove Redditch
As of 26 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Bromsgrove Redditch approved 95% of 1,618 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 97% approved (527 decided, ~55 days)
- Rear extension : 98% approved (322 decided, ~54 days)
- Side extension : 96% approved (142 decided, ~56 days)
- Tree work : 90% approved (124 decided, ~38 days)
- Two-storey extension : 95% approved (86 decided, ~62 days)
- Loft conversion : 96% approved (82 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 89% approved (71 decided, ~90 days)
- Porch : 96% approved (67 decided, ~57 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 90% approved (62 decided, ~57 days)
- Change of use : 88% approved (52 decided, ~66 days)
- New dwelling : 81% approved (42 decided, ~73 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (41 decided, ~56 days) †
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Bromsgrove Redditch, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.