Planning outcomes in Bradford are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 15.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.
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| # | Ward | Decisions | Approved | Refused | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Horton (ward 18) | 619 | 530 | 89 | 85.6% |
| 2 | Tong (ward 25) | 501 | 422 | 79 | 84.2% |
| 3 | Bradford Moor (ward 06) | 789 | 663 | 126 | 84.0% |
| 4 | Wharfedale (ward 26) | 1,388 | 1,163 | 225 | 83.8% |
| 5 | Bowling And Barkerend (ward 05) | 764 | 640 | 124 | 83.8% |
| 6 | Toller (ward 24) | 761 | 635 | 126 | 83.4% |
| 7 | Shipley (ward 22) | 1,093 | 909 | 184 | 83.2% |
| 8 | Great Horton (ward 11) | 890 | 739 | 151 | 83.0% |
| 9 | Royds (ward 21) | 490 | 405 | 85 | 82.7% |
| 10 | Eccleshill (ward 10) | 704 | 581 | 123 | 82.5% |
| 11 | Windhill And Wrose (ward 28) | 429 | 353 | 76 | 82.3% |
| 12 | Wibsey (ward 27) | 592 | 486 | 106 | 82.1% |
| 13 | Thornton And Allerton (ward 23) | 924 | 757 | 167 | 81.9% |
| 14 | Bolton And Undercliffe (ward 04) | 833 | 677 | 156 | 81.3% |
| 15 | Keighley Central (ward 15) | 814 | 657 | 157 | 80.7% |
| 16 | City (ward 07) | 1,485 | 1,196 | 289 | 80.5% |
| 17 | Bingley Rural (ward 03) | 1,051 | 839 | 212 | 79.8% |
| 18 | Idle And Thackley (ward 13) | 821 | 654 | 167 | 79.7% |
| 19 | Craven (ward 09) | 1,360 | 1,079 | 281 | 79.3% |
| 20 | Wyke (ward 30) | 538 | 426 | 112 | 79.2% |
| 21 | Clayton And Fairweather Green (ward 08) | 751 | 592 | 159 | 78.8% |
| 22 | Queensbury (ward 20) | 688 | 542 | 146 | 78.8% |
| 23 | Keighley West (ward 17) | 403 | 316 | 87 | 78.4% |
| 24 | Heaton (ward 12) | 1,312 | 1,027 | 285 | 78.3% |
| 25 | Keighley East (ward 16) | 869 | 678 | 191 | 78.0% |
| 26 | Baildon (ward 01) | 982 | 740 | 242 | 75.4% |
| 27 | Bingley (ward 02) | 1,138 | 831 | 307 | 73.0% |
| 28 | Manningham (ward 19) | 627 | 444 | 183 | 70.8% |
| 29 | Ilkley (ward 14) | 2,751 | 1,944 | 807 | 70.7% |
| 30 | Worth Valley (ward 29) | 1,168 | 825 | 343 | 70.6% |
An extension might sail through in Little Horton (ward 18) but face serious resistance in Worth Valley (ward 29).
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