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Keighley East (ward 16) planning approval rate

Keighley East (ward 16) ward in Bradford has a 78.1% approval rate based on 877 planning decisions. Bradford overall: 82.8%.

Last updated: September 2026

78.1%
ward approval rate
877
Decisions
685
Approved
192
Refused
82.8%
Bradford average

Keighley East (ward 16) is 4.7 percentage points below the Bradford average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.

How Keighley East (ward 16) compares

Keighley East (ward 16) ward (877 decided)
78.1%
Bradford overall (18,551 decided)
82.8%
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Recent decisions in Keighley East (ward 16)

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Other wards in Bradford

Ilkley (ward 14) (70.7%) City (ward 07) (80.6%) Wharfedale (ward 26) (83.7%) Craven (ward 09) (79.2%) Heaton (ward 12) (78.3%) Worth Valley (ward 29) (70.8%) Bingley (ward 02) (73.3%) Shipley (ward 22) (83.1%) Bingley Rural (ward 03) (79.9%) Baildon (ward 01) (75.4%) Thornton And Allerton (ward 23) (81.9%) Great Horton (ward 11) (83.0%)
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