Planning decisions in Charnwood
On the public planning record, Charnwood approved 84% of 1,289 decided applications on the full public record. 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 : 90% approved (357 decided)
- Rear extension : 89% approved (233 decided)
- Tree work : 20% approved (88 decided)
- Side extension : 94% approved (79 decided)
- Change of use : 85% approved (78 decided)
- Two-storey extension : 89% approved (65 decided)
- Demolition : 86% approved (65 decided)
- Loft conversion : 90% approved (62 decided)
- Roof / fenestration : 95% approved (59 decided)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (58 decided)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 79% approved (52 decided)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 94% approved (48 decided)
- Porch : 87% approved (45 decided)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Charnwood, 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.