Rushmoor

In the last 12 months, 96.0% of full planning applications were approved in Rushmoor (202 decided). A typical decision takes about eight weeks (median 55 days).

Across all application types on record (2022-07-20–2026-06-08): 96.6% of 1,934 decisions approved.

2,423Total applications
1,868Approved
66Refused
76Withdrawn
149Pending
96.6%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
2,113Delegated
138Not Available
75delegated chairman
65Committee
4Service Manager
3Service Mananger
1Corporate Planning Mananger/Chairman
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 857 827 30
96.5%
Tree Works (TPO) 302 297 5
98.3%
Prior Approval (Other) 184 177 7
96.2%
Enforcement 149 148 1
99.3%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 127 125 2
98.4%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 81 79 2
97.5%
Advertisement Consent 68 62 6
91.2%
Listed Building Consent 30 29 1
96.7%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 29 27 2
93.1%
Residential Ext Permitted Development 24 24 0
100.0%
Adjacent authority consultation 16 10 6
62.5%
Consultation from Hampshire CC 13 12 1
92.3%
Demolition 12 11 1
91.7%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 10 10 0
100.0%
Change of Use 7 6 1
85.7%
Reserved Matters 6 5 1
83.3%
Telecommunications 5 5 0
100.0%
Prior Approval 28 days to respond 3 3 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 2 2 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 2 2 0
100.0%
Non Material Amendment via PP 2 2 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 1 1 0
100.0%
Existing Development Certificate (LDC) 1 1 0
100.0%
Works to tree(s) in Conservation Area PP 1 1 0
100.0%
Modification/Discharge a S106 1 1 0
100.0%
Compliance of planning condition(s) 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 147 141
95.9%
2023-Q4 162 160
98.8%
2024-Q1 144 141
97.9%
2024-Q2 125 114
91.2%
2024-Q3 179 173
96.6%
2024-Q4 169 167
98.8%
2025-Q1 110 109
99.1%
2025-Q2 170 164
96.5%
2025-Q3 124 121
97.6%
2025-Q4 159 147
92.5%
2026-Q1 84 81
96.4%
2026-Q2 72 69
95.8%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Empress 260 251 9
96.5%
St Mark's 238 225 13
94.5%
Knellwood 237 231 6
97.5%
Wellington 229 223 6
97.4%
Cove And Southwood 132 132 0
100.0%
St John's 126 122 4
96.8%
Manor Park 126 120 6
95.2%
Fernhill 121 114 7
94.2%
Rowhill 121 121 0
100.0%
Aldershot Park 88 87 1
98.9%
West Heath 83 82 1
98.8%
North Town 80 76 4
95.0%
Planning guides

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