Planning decisions in East Staffordshire
As of 3 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, East Staffordshire approved 93% of 2,058 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 : 93% approved (353 decided, ~97 days)
- Rear extension : 93% approved (256 decided, ~100 days)
- Tree work : 95% approved (221 decided, ~49 days)
- Demolition : 94% approved (189 decided, ~105 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 96% approved (139 decided, ~100 days)
- Side extension : 91% approved (117 decided, ~101 days)
- Change of use : 80% approved (115 decided, ~139 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 98% approved (101 decided, ~109 days)
- Porch : 98% approved (81 decided, ~97 days)
- New dwelling : 93% approved (68 decided, ~93 days)
- Two-storey extension : 88% approved (66 decided, ~107 days)
- Loft conversion : 92% approved (62 decided, ~105 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 90% approved (58 decided, ~108 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 87% approved (52 decided, ~102 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 91% approved (47 decided, ~109 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (47 decided, ~105 days) †
- Windows & doors : 100% approved (44 decided, ~106 days) †
- Solar / renewables : 86% approved (42 decided, ~93 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 East Staffordshire, 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.