Approval Odds Report — Will Your Planning Application Be Approved? | PlanWatch
Official MHCLG data · Live tracked applications · £24 one-off

Will your planning application be approved?

Get a personalised Approval Odds Report for your project. See your council's official approval rate, real comparable applications near you and how they were decided, a realistic timeline, the constraints to check, and the exact next steps to move the odds in your favour.

Start with your free preview

See your council and its headline approval rate for free. The full report unlocks the comparable local applications, timeline and next steps.

What's in your £24 report

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Your council's approval rate

The official MHCLG approval rate for projects at your scale, with your council's national rank and how it compares to the regional and national average.

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Comparable local applications

Real tracked applications near your postcode for projects like yours — with granted / refused / pending outcomes where the council has decided.

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Realistic timeline

A grounded estimate of how long a decision typically takes for your type of project, plus the statutory target date.

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Constraints to check

The consent regimes and site constraints that apply to your project type — and exactly what to confirm before you apply.

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Recommended next steps

Whether an LDC or pre-application enquiry is the smart move, and how to prepare a strong application.

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Yours to keep

A shareable, printable report at a private link — send it to your architect, builder or planning consultant.

Information, not a verdict

This report shows the historical approval rate for applications at your project's scale in your council — not a prediction for your specific application. Every application is judged on its own planning merits. It's information to help you decide, not planning advice.