Planning applications in Hull

Planning in Hull

Hull has a short record so far, so this is an early picture. Of 1,732 applications, 591 were approved and 46 refused, which works out at about 1 in 14 decided applications refused. That is gentler than the national rate of about 1 in 7. East Riding, at about 1 in 13, is about the same. The busiest year on record is 2025, with 973 applications.

Home extensions look comfortable. Rear extensions are the most common kind of work, with 229 applications, and only about 1 in 36 was refused. Side extensions were refused about 1 in 24 times and garden rooms and outbuildings about 1 in 28, with 106 and 131 applications respectively. If you are planning an extension, the odds of planning permission in Hull look favourable.

Windows and doors are the harder of the common projects. With 192 applications, they were refused about 1 in 14 times, in line with the overall rate for Hull, though that is still gentler than the national rate of about 1 in 9. Fences, walls and gates (80 applications), driveways and dropped kerbs (42), front extensions and porches (42) and loft conversions and dormers (39) have too few decisions to give a rate. Across the areas we cover, fences, walls and gates and front extensions and porches are each refused about 1 in 7 times, and loft conversions and dormers and driveways and dropped kerbs about 1 in 5. Treat those as a rough guide only.

Hull has 26 conservation areas and 479 listed buildings. Before you settle on materials, windows or anything visible from the street, find out whether your property is covered. As with any council, looking at what was approved on nearby streets is the most reliable way to judge your own plans.

Figures in this section as of 9 October 2026.