Planning decisions in Rushmoor
As of 28 May 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Rushmoor approved 97% of 3,191 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 : 98% approved (729 decided, ~47 days)
- Rear extension : 97% approved (538 decided, ~47 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (431 decided, ~37 days)
- Side extension : 97% approved (198 decided, ~51 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 99% approved (193 decided, ~29 days)
- Demolition : 92% approved (186 decided, ~52 days)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (130 decided, ~56 days)
- Loft conversion : 98% approved (117 decided, ~47 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 99% approved (116 decided, ~48 days)
- Change of use : 85% approved (92 decided, ~80 days)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (84 decided, ~47 days)
- Porch : 98% approved (83 decided, ~47 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 99% approved (77 decided, ~42 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 90% approved (63 decided, ~55 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 93% approved (60 decided, ~56 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 100% approved (52 decided, ~49 days) †
- Solar / renewables : 98% approved (42 decided, ~56 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 Rushmoor, 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.