Planning decisions in Kirklees
As of 3 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Kirklees approved 87% of 1,138 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
- Tree work : 84% approved (244 decided, ~20 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 87% approved (244 decided, ~42 days)
- Extension : 90% approved (228 decided, ~60 days)
- Rear extension : 88% approved (145 decided, ~58 days)
- Demolition : 91% approved (75 decided, ~60 days)
- Side extension : 92% approved (65 decided, ~66 days)
- Loft conversion : 81% approved (48 decided, ~60 days)
- Two-storey extension : 85% approved (48 decided, ~70 days)
- Change of use : 78% approved (41 decided, ~63 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Kirklees, 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.