Which ward in Basingstoke & Deane has the highest planning approval rate?

Oakley & The Candovers at 94.9% based on 1,108 decisions.

Which ward in Basingstoke & Deane has the lowest planning approval rate?

Brighton Hill at 72.2% based on 241 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Basingstoke & Deane?

There is a 22.7% gap between Oakley & The Candovers and Brighton Hill. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Basingstoke & Deane

Planning outcomes in Basingstoke & Deane are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 22.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

11,751 real decisions·18 wards·Updated August 2026

90.1% approved overall. But 1,167 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Basingstoke & Deane shifts your odds by up to 22.7%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 18 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Oakley & The Candovers	1,108	1,051	57	94.9%
2	Sherborne St John & Rooksdown	498	468	30	94.0%
3	Basing And Upton Grey	1,389	1,304	85	93.9%
4	Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke	992	919	73	92.6%
5	Evingar	1,510	1,395	115	92.4%
6	Bramley	815	740	75	90.8%
7	Eastrop & Grove	566	513	53	90.6%
8	Norden	336	304	32	90.5%
9	South Ham	198	176	22	88.9%
10	Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst	1,110	986	124	88.8%
11	Winklebury & Manydown	241	210	31	87.1%
12	Brookvale And Kings Furlong	504	434	70	86.1%
13	Chineham	442	380	62	86.0%
14	Tadley & Pamber	739	631	108	85.4%
15	Kempshott & Buckskin	455	386	69	84.8%
16	Hatch Warren And Beggarwood	362	300	62	82.9%
17	Popley	85	69	16	81.2%
18	Brighton Hill	241	174	67	72.2%

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What the data tells us

A 22.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Oakley & The Candovers approves 94.9% of applications while Brighton Hill approves just 72.2%. 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 11,751 planning decisions in Basingstoke & Deane, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Basingstoke & Deane Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →