Planning decisions in Pendle
As of 24 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Pendle approved 85% of 2,096 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 : 88% approved (499 decided, ~53 days)
- Rear extension : 87% approved (318 decided, ~53 days)
- Tree work : 99% approved (160 decided, ~6 days)
- Demolition : 84% approved (146 decided, ~53 days)
- Change of use : 75% approved (145 decided, ~65 days)
- Two-storey extension : 83% approved (118 decided, ~54 days)
- Side extension : 90% approved (118 decided, ~53 days)
- New dwelling : 70% approved (100 decided, ~62 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 91% approved (81 decided, ~32 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 75% approved (81 decided, ~66 days)
- Loft conversion : 86% approved (72 decided, ~57 days)
- Porch : 80% approved (61 decided, ~52 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 89% approved (61 decided, ~60 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 84% approved (50 decided, ~62 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 76% approved (46 decided, ~58 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 83% approved (40 decided, ~53 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Pendle, 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.