Broxtowe Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Broxtowe Borough Council decided more than 800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 48 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Broxtowe Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Broxtowe Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 48 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 62 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 51%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 95plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Broxtowe Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue in this appeal is therefore the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to an overlooking, overbearing and overshadowing form of development.”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area, with particular regard to the balance and mix of housing; and the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers…”
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“The main issue raised by this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.