Which ward in Basildon has the highest planning approval rate?

Pitsea North West at 100.0% based on 15 decisions.

Which ward in Basildon has the lowest planning approval rate?

Castledon And Crouch at 82.3% based on 113 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Basildon?

There is a 17.7% gap between Pitsea North West and Castledon And Crouch. 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 17.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

578 real decisions·13 wards·Updated March 2026

90.1% approved overall. But 57 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Basildon shifts your odds by up to 17.7%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 13 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Pitsea North West	15	15	0	100.0%
2	St Martins	28	27	1	96.4%
3	Fryerns	27	26	1	96.3%
4	Billericay East	68	64	4	94.1%
5	Nethermayne	31	29	2	93.5%
6	Laindon Park	31	29	2	93.5%
7	Wickford North	29	27	2	93.1%
8	Billericay West	52	48	4	92.3%
9	Burstead	68	61	7	89.7%
10	Langdon Hills	38	34	4	89.5%
11	Wickford Park	25	22	3	88.0%
12	Pitsea South East	47	40	7	85.1%
13	Castledon And Crouch	113	93	20	82.3%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Pitsea North West but face serious resistance in Castledon And Crouch.
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What the data tells us

A 17.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Pitsea North West approves 100.0% of applications while Castledon And Crouch approves just 82.3%. 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 578 planning decisions in Basildon, January 2020 to present. 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 Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded.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 →