Planning decisions in East Staffordshire
As of 3 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, East Staffordshire approved 93% of 1,627 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 : 92% approved (329 decided, ~99 days)
- Rear extension : 92% approved (238 decided, ~102 days)
- Tree work : 95% approved (221 decided, ~49 days)
- Demolition : 93% approved (138 decided, ~112 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 96% approved (126 decided, ~104 days)
- Side extension : 91% approved (116 decided, ~102 days)
- Change of use : 80% approved (100 decided, ~148 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 99% approved (80 decided, ~117 days)
- Porch : 97% approved (76 decided, ~102 days)
- Loft conversion : 92% approved (59 decided, ~106 days)
- Two-storey extension : 86% approved (58 decided, ~120 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (45 decided, ~107 days) †
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 88% approved (41 decided, ~128 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for East Staffordshire, 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.