Planning decisions in Mansfield
As of 24 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Mansfield approved 95% of 2,105 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 (545 decided, ~54 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (356 decided, ~52 days)
- Tree work : 87% approved (215 decided, ~54 days)
- Change of use : 95% approved (199 decided, ~77 days)
- Side extension : 99% approved (148 decided, ~53 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 96% approved (130 decided, ~42 days)
- Demolition : 93% approved (103 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 96% approved (85 decided, ~58 days)
- Loft conversion : 92% approved (78 decided, ~56 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 94% approved (71 decided, ~69 days)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (60 decided, ~90 days)
- Porch : 97% approved (59 decided, ~54 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 93% approved (56 decided, ~60 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Mansfield, 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.