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

Oakley & The Candovers at 94.8% based on 1,130 decisions.

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

Brighton Hill at 72.3% based on 242 decisions.

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

There is a 22.5% 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 22.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,028 real decisions·18 wards·Updated September 2026

91.5% approved overall. But 595 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Basingstoke & Deane shifts your odds by up to 22.5%. 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	1,130	1,071	59	94.8%
2	Sherborne St John & Rooksdown	506	476	30	94.1%
3	Basing And Upton Grey	1,414	1,328	86	93.9%
4	Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke	1,011	937	74	92.7%
5	Evingar	1,531	1,415	116	92.4%
6	Bramley	834	759	75	91.0%
7	Eastrop & Grove	577	524	53	90.8%
8	Norden	338	306	32	90.5%
9	Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst	1,131	1,006	125	88.9%
10	South Ham	199	177	22	88.9%
11	Winklebury & Manydown	245	214	31	87.3%
12	Brookvale And Kings Furlong	513	442	71	86.2%
13	Chineham	446	384	62	86.1%
14	Tadley & Pamber	748	639	109	85.4%
15	Kempshott & Buckskin	460	391	69	85.0%
16	Hatch Warren And Beggarwood	369	304	65	82.4%
17	Popley	86	70	16	81.4%
18	Brighton Hill	242	175	67	72.3%

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What the data tells us

A 22.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Oakley & The Candovers approves 94.8% of applications while Brighton Hill approves just 72.3%. 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 7,028 planning decisions in Basingstoke & Deane, January 2020 to September 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 →