Planning decisions in Wolverhampton
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Wolverhampton approved 93% of 2,409 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 (821 decided, ~63 days)
- Rear extension : 94% approved (599 decided, ~59 days)
- Side extension : 93% approved (210 decided, ~74 days)
- Two-storey extension : 91% approved (163 decided, ~81 days)
- Tree work : 93% approved (146 decided, ~43 days)
- Loft conversion : 88% approved (89 decided, ~68 days)
- Porch : 97% approved (88 decided, ~70 days)
- Change of use : 88% approved (73 decided, ~66 days)
- Demolition : 92% approved (72 decided, ~61 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 89% approved (55 decided, ~75 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 90% approved (51 decided, ~64 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 90% approved (42 decided, ~64 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Wolverhampton, 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.