Which ward in Bath & NE Somerset has the highest planning approval rate?

Widcombe And Lyncombe at 97.9% based on 1,840 decisions.

Which ward in Bath & NE Somerset has the lowest planning approval rate?

Clutton at 84.3% based on 191 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Bath & NE Somerset?

There is a 13.6% gap between Widcombe And Lyncombe and Clutton. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Bath & NE Somerset

Planning outcomes in Bath & NE Somerset are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 13.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

36,819 real decisions·41 wards·Updated May 2026

All 41 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Widcombe And Lyncombe	1,840	1,801	39	97.9%
2	Weston	1,359	1,314	45	96.7%
3	Moorlands	366	353	13	96.4%
4	Lansdown	2,464	2,361	103	95.8%
5	Bathwick	2,437	2,332	105	95.7%
6	Walcot	1,611	1,536	75	95.3%
7	Newbridge	1,406	1,339	67	95.2%
8	Kingsmead	2,786	2,642	144	94.8%
9	Widcombe	920	872	48	94.8%
10	Abbey	1,645	1,558	87	94.7%
11	Lambridge	1,358	1,283	75	94.5%
12	Combe Down	1,377	1,300	77	94.4%
13	Oldfield Park	684	642	42	93.9%
14	Lyncombe	614	574	40	93.5%
15	Bathavon North	2,020	1,880	140	93.1%
16	Southdown	504	467	37	92.7%
17	Midsomer Norton Redfield	460	426	34	92.6%
18	Chew Valley	1,073	991	82	92.4%
19	Saltford	882	815	67	92.4%
20	Westfield	389	356	33	91.5%
21	Keynsham East	636	581	55	91.4%
22	Odd Down	623	569	54	91.3%
23	Twerton	481	439	42	91.3%
24	Bathavon South	1,724	1,572	152	91.2%
25	Mendip	576	524	52	91.0%
26	Keynsham South	331	300	31	90.6%
27	Midsomer Norton North	514	465	49	90.5%
28	Bathavon West	253	229	24	90.5%
29	Keynsham North	609	545	64	89.5%
30	Westmoreland	651	581	70	89.2%
31	Timsbury	295	263	32	89.2%
32	Radstock	695	619	76	89.1%
33	Peasedown	368	327	41	88.9%
34	Chew Valley South	277	246	31	88.8%
35	Farmborough	305	270	35	88.5%
36	High Littleton	362	316	46	87.3%
37	Chew Valley North	469	406	63	86.6%
38	Clutton And Farmborough	273	235	38	86.1%
39	Paulton	505	434	71	85.9%
40	Publow And Whitchurch	455	388	67	85.3%
41	Clutton	191	161	30	84.3%

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What the data tells us

A 13.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Widcombe And Lyncombe approves 97.9% of applications while Clutton approves just 84.3%. 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 36,819 planning decisions in Bath & NE Somerset, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Bath & NE Somerset Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Bath & NE Somerset

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