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Kingston upon Hull, City of

In the last 12 months, 89.0% of full planning applications were approved in Kingston upon Hull, City of (245 decided). A typical decision takes about fifteen weeks (median 105 days).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-27–2026-06-25): 94.5% of 2,674 decisions approved.

3,340Total applications
2,527Approved
147Refused
76Withdrawn
546Pending
94.5%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
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By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 917 835 82
91.1%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 327 313 14
95.7%
Discharge of Conditions 311 311 0
100.0%
permitted development enquiry 219 219 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 171 158 13
92.4%
Advertisement Consent 153 144 9
94.1%
Prior Approval (Other) 128 128 0
100.0%
Listed Building Consent 123 123 0
100.0%
Tree Works (TPO) 71 62 9
87.3%
Change of Use 67 60 7
89.6%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 46 40 6
87.0%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 43 38 5
88.4%
Power Related Development 34 34 0
100.0%
Telecommunications 22 21 1
95.5%
Discharge of condtions 18 18 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters 10 10 0
100.0%
Householder 4 4 0
100.0%
Dead or Dangerous Tree Record 3 3 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 2 1 1
50.0%
Application under Section 73 2 2 0
100.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 1 1 0
100.0%
Prior Approval Application Demolition 1 1 0
100.0%
Enforcement 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 214 194
90.7%
2023-Q4 278 259
93.2%
2024-Q1 230 220
95.7%
2024-Q2 202 193
95.5%
2024-Q3 241 237
98.3%
2024-Q4 209 197
94.3%
2025-Q1 186 171
91.9%
2025-Q2 234 222
94.9%
2025-Q3 228 218
95.6%
2025-Q4 224 213
95.1%
2026-Q1 207 194
93.7%
2026-Q2 86 78
90.7%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
St Andrews And Dockland 432 413 19
95.6%
Avenue 347 324 23
93.4%
Beverley And Newland 217 195 22
89.9%
Drypool 209 190 19
90.9%
Central 154 142 12
92.2%
Bricknell 147 138 9
93.9%
Holderness 131 127 4
96.9%
Sutton 119 116 3
97.5%
Boothferry 99 97 2
98.0%
University 97 94 3
96.9%
Newington And Gipsyville 87 85 2
97.7%
Marfleet 82 78 4
95.1%
Planning guides

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