Which ward in Brentwood has the highest planning approval rate?

Hutton South at 89.7% based on 931 decisions.

Which ward in Brentwood has the lowest planning approval rate?

Pilgrims Hatch at 76.8% based on 703 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Brentwood?

There is a 12.9% 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 12.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,771 real decisions·17 wards·Updated September 2026

79.4% approved overall. But 1,604 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Brentwood shifts your odds by up to 12.9%. 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	931	835	96	89.7%
2	Hutton Central	510	450	60	88.2%
3	Hutton North	530	466	64	87.9%
4	Shenfield	1,353	1,182	171	87.4%
5	Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing	1,436	1,200	236	83.6%
6	Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon	888	736	152	82.9%
7	Brentwood West	701	578	123	82.5%
8	Warley	974	804	170	82.5%
9	Brentwood South	761	625	136	82.1%
10	Brentwood North	671	551	120	82.1%
11	Tipps Cross	551	451	100	81.9%
12	Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald	278	226	52	81.3%
13	Blackmore And Doddinghurst	192	154	38	80.2%
14	Brizes And Doddinghurst	793	632	161	79.7%
15	Hutton East	618	488	130	79.0%
16	South Weald	436	338	98	77.5%
17	Pilgrims Hatch	703	540	163	76.8%

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What the data tells us

A 12.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. Hutton South approves 89.7% of applications while Pilgrims Hatch approves just 76.8%. 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 7,771 planning decisions in Brentwood, January 2020 to September 2026. 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 →