In the last 12 months, 97.7% of full planning applications were approved in Bolsover (172 decided). A typical decision takes about nine weeks (median 66 days).
Across all application types on record (1987-10-13–2026-06-30): 95.8% of 1,295 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Planning Application | 673 | 636 | 37 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 250 | 250 | 0 | |
| Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) | 66 | 64 | 2 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 59 | 58 | 1 | |
| Tree Works (TPO) | 48 | 45 | 3 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 40 | 39 | 1 | |
| Outline Planning | 24 | 22 | 2 | |
| Householder | 24 | 24 | 0 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 23 | 22 | 1 | |
| Consultation from Neighbouring Authority | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
| Reserved Matters | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| Prior Approval (Class Q — Agricultural to Residential) | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Demolition | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| All others | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| Other Development | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Enforcement | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Consultation from DCC (Planning) 21days | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Old Planning Applications | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Agricultural or Forestry Development | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Consultation from DCC (Planning) 14days | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Prior Approval (Other) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Screening | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tree Works (Conservation Area) | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Conservation Area Consent | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Electricity Undertakings | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Change of Use | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Council Development under Gen Regs -Full | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Permission in Principle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 103 | 97 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 108 | 107 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 87 | 80 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 121 | 117 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 112 | 106 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 141 | 128 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 111 | 109 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 122 | 114 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 114 | 111 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 99 | 97 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 82 | 80 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 41 | 41 |
| Ward | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ault Hucknall Ward | 150 | 140 | 10 | |
| Elmton-With-Creswell Ward | 122 | 118 | 4 | |
| South Normanton West Ward | 99 | 98 | 1 | |
| Bolsover North And Shuttlewood Ward | 92 | 88 | 4 | |
| Barlborough Ward | 90 | 87 | 3 | |
| Tibshelf Ward | 77 | 74 | 3 | |
| Whitwell Ward | 75 | 69 | 6 | |
| Clowne East Ward | 73 | 66 | 7 | |
| Pinxton Ward | 70 | 67 | 3 | |
| Blackwell Ward | 69 | 67 | 2 | |
| Bolsover East Ward | 65 | 62 | 3 | |
| Shirebrook South Ward | 61 | 61 | 0 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.