Which ward in Basildon has the highest planning approval rate?

Pitsea North West at 95.7% based on 46 decisions.

Which ward in Basildon has the lowest planning approval rate?

Nethermayne at 83.7% based on 92 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Basildon?

There is a 12.0% gap between Pitsea North West and Nethermayne. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Basildon

Planning outcomes in Basildon are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 12.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,005 real decisions·14 wards·Updated September 2026

86.5% approved overall. But 136 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Basildon shifts your odds by up to 12.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 14 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Pitsea North West	46	44	2	95.7%
2	Billericay East	198	188	10	94.9%
3	Fryerns	117	111	6	94.9%
4	St Martins	86	81	5	94.2%
5	Lee Chapel North	26	24	2	92.3%
6	Billericay West	140	129	11	92.1%
7	Langdon Hills	133	121	12	91.0%
8	Pitsea South East	155	139	16	89.7%
9	Laindon Park	85	76	9	89.4%
10	Wickford North	88	78	10	88.6%
11	Castledon And Crouch	286	250	36	87.4%
12	Wickford Park	89	77	12	86.5%
13	Burstead	234	200	34	85.5%
14	Nethermayne	92	77	15	83.7%

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What the data tells us

A 12.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Pitsea North West approves 95.7% of applications while Nethermayne approves just 83.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 1,005 planning decisions in Basildon, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Basildon Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →