Planning decisions in Mansfield
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Mansfield approved 95% of 1,899 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 : 97% approved (513 decided, ~55 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (341 decided, ~53 days)
- Tree work : 87% approved (215 decided, ~54 days)
- Change of use : 96% approved (202 decided, ~80 days)
- Side extension : 99% approved (137 decided, ~55 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 96% approved (129 decided, ~42 days)
- Demolition : 95% approved (92 decided, ~58 days)
- Two-storey extension : 97% approved (79 decided, ~59 days)
- Loft conversion : 93% approved (72 decided, ~56 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 94% approved (67 decided, ~70 days)
- Porch : 96% approved (52 decided, ~56 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Mansfield, 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.