Planning decisions in Waverley
As of 30 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Waverley approved 89% of 2,263 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 : 90% approved (479 decided, ~58 days)
- Demolition : 88% approved (323 decided, ~64 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (237 decided, ~53 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 89% approved (169 decided, ~56 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 84% approved (165 decided, ~60 days)
- Loft conversion : 88% approved (106 decided, ~61 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 89% approved (100 decided, ~68 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 94% approved (99 decided, ~57 days)
- Porch : 98% approved (97 decided, ~62 days)
- Rear extension : 83% approved (84 decided, ~54 days)
- Two-storey extension : 88% approved (74 decided, ~63 days)
- Change of use : 73% approved (70 decided, ~65 days)
- Solar / renewables : 85% approved (65 decided, ~69 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 83% approved (54 decided, ~74 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 85% approved (52 decided, ~63 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 93% approved (45 decided, ~65 days)
- New dwelling : 66% approved (44 decided, ~75 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Waverley, 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.