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

Oakley & The Candovers at 94.6% based on 1,032 decisions.

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

Brighton Hill at 71.9% based on 231 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.

11,049 real decisions·18 wards·Updated March 2026

89.8% approved overall. But 1,129 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	1,032	976	56	94.6%
2	Basing And Upton Grey	1,301	1,221	80	93.9%
3	Sherborne St John & Rooksdown	472	442	30	93.6%
4	Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke	938	867	71	92.4%
5	Evingar	1,396	1,289	107	92.3%
6	Eastrop & Grove	532	483	49	90.8%
7	Bramley	771	697	74	90.4%
8	Norden	322	291	31	90.4%
9	Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst	1,042	922	120	88.5%
10	South Ham	188	166	22	88.3%
11	Winklebury & Manydown	230	199	31	86.5%
12	Brookvale And Kings Furlong	478	410	68	85.8%
13	Chineham	421	360	61	85.5%
14	Tadley & Pamber	684	582	102	85.1%
15	Kempshott & Buckskin	431	362	69	84.0%
16	Hatch Warren And Beggarwood	347	286	61	82.4%
17	Popley	82	66	16	80.5%
18	Brighton Hill	231	166	65	71.9%

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What the data tells us

A 22.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Oakley & The Candovers approves 94.6% of applications while Brighton Hill approves just 71.9%. 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 11,049 planning decisions in Basingstoke & Deane, January 2020 to present. 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 →