Limited recent decision data is available for Rushcliffe, so we don't show a headline approval rate here — the figures below cover all application types on record.
Across all application types on record (2023-01-24–2026-06-26): 90.2% of 3,317 decisions approved.
| Category | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Planning Application | 1,807 | 1,624 | 183 | |
| Discharge of Conditions | 575 | 575 | 0 | |
| Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) | 166 | 154 | 12 | |
| Tree Works (TPO) | 152 | 140 | 12 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) | 152 | 118 | 34 | |
| Prior Approval (Other) | 140 | 90 | 50 | |
| Listed Building Consent | 97 | 94 | 3 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 68 | 60 | 8 | |
| Demolition | 54 | 49 | 5 | |
| Reserved Matters | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) | 20 | 19 | 1 | |
| Prior Approval (Class Q — Agricultural to Residential) | 14 | 10 | 4 | |
| Outline Planning | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| County/Minerals/Waste | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Permission in Principal | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Telecommunications | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Non-Material Amendment (S96a) | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| GDO Part 18 application | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| County Regs 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| R.B.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Overhead Electricity Line upgrade | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Technical Consent | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hybrid of two or more application types | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Overhead Electricity Line Section 37 new | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 259 | 232 | |
| 2023-Q4 | 274 | 245 | |
| 2024-Q1 | 283 | 247 | |
| 2024-Q2 | 262 | 234 | |
| 2024-Q3 | 296 | 275 | |
| 2024-Q4 | 283 | 255 | |
| 2025-Q1 | 270 | 242 | |
| 2025-Q2 | 244 | 216 | |
| 2025-Q3 | 284 | 262 | |
| 2025-Q4 | 288 | 260 | |
| 2026-Q1 | 250 | 227 | |
| 2026-Q2 | 22 | 17 |
| Ward | Total | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevile And Langar | 225 | 192 | 33 | |
| Keyworth And Wolds | 221 | 202 | 19 | |
| Bunny | 216 | 196 | 20 | |
| Radcliffe On Trent | 196 | 179 | 17 | |
| Ruddington | 189 | 163 | 26 | |
| Edwalton | 186 | 168 | 18 | |
| East Bridgford | 180 | 166 | 14 | |
| Abbey | 173 | 149 | 24 | |
| Lady Bay | 160 | 154 | 6 | |
| Musters | 153 | 140 | 13 | |
| Gotham | 146 | 132 | 14 | |
| Soar Valley | 134 | 126 | 8 |
Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.