Planning decisions in Rushmoor
As of 28 May 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Rushmoor approved 96% of 3,586 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 : 98% approved (780 decided, ~46 days)
- Rear extension : 97% approved (563 decided, ~45 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (447 decided, ~37 days)
- Demolition : 92% approved (211 decided, ~54 days)
- Side extension : 98% approved (209 decided, ~51 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 99% approved (201 decided, ~30 days)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (140 decided, ~55 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 98% approved (139 decided, ~44 days)
- Loft conversion : 98% approved (126 decided, ~47 days)
- Change of use : 86% approved (111 decided, ~80 days)
- New dwelling : 91% approved (102 decided, ~53 days)
- Porch : 98% approved (87 decided, ~46 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 98% approved (87 decided, ~51 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 99% approved (80 decided, ~42 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 94% approved (78 decided, ~56 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 93% approved (71 decided, ~56 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 91% approved (66 decided, ~56 days)
- Solar / renewables : 98% approved (47 decided, ~56 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 95% approved (41 decided, ~65 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Rushmoor, 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.