Which ward in Brentwood has the highest planning approval rate?

Hutton South at 90.0% based on 876 decisions.

Which ward in Brentwood has the lowest planning approval rate?

Pilgrims Hatch at 77.5% based on 666 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Brentwood?

There is a 12.5% gap between Hutton South and Pilgrims Hatch. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Brentwood

Planning outcomes in Brentwood are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 12.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

11,640 real decisions·17 wards·Updated March 2026

83.8% approved overall. But 1,886 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Brentwood shifts your odds by up to 12.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 17 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Hutton South	876	788	88	90.0%
2	Hutton North	495	439	56	88.7%
3	Hutton Central	509	450	59	88.4%
4	Shenfield	1,257	1,097	160	87.3%
5	Warley	933	787	146	84.4%
6	Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing	1,352	1,139	213	84.2%
7	Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon	803	671	132	83.6%
8	Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald	220	184	36	83.6%
9	Tipps Cross	545	451	94	82.8%
10	Brentwood West	668	552	116	82.6%
11	Brentwood North	644	530	114	82.3%
12	Blackmore And Doddinghurst	152	125	27	82.2%
13	Brentwood South	715	586	129	82.0%
14	Hutton East	572	459	113	80.2%
15	Brizes And Doddinghurst	788	632	156	80.2%
16	South Weald	433	338	95	78.1%
17	Pilgrims Hatch	666	516	150	77.5%

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What the data tells us

A 12.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Hutton South approves 90.0% of applications while Pilgrims Hatch approves just 77.5%. 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 11,640 planning decisions in Brentwood, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Brentwood Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →