Which ward in Brentwood has the highest planning approval rate?

Hutton South at 90.0% based on 917 decisions.

Which ward in Brentwood has the lowest planning approval rate?

Pilgrims Hatch at 77.9% based on 692 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Brentwood?

There is a 12.1% 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 12.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

12,129 real decisions·17 wards·Updated August 2026

84.0% approved overall. But 1,943 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Brentwood shifts your odds by up to 12.1%. 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	917	825	92	90.0%
2	Hutton Central	509	450	59	88.4%
3	Hutton North	522	461	61	88.3%
4	Shenfield	1,330	1,167	163	87.7%
5	Ingatestone, Fryerning And Mountnessing	1,404	1,187	217	84.5%
6	Warley	947	798	149	84.3%
7	Herongate, Ingrave And West Horndon	868	729	139	84.0%
8	Brentwood West	696	578	118	83.0%
9	Brizes, Stondon Massey And South Weald	269	223	46	82.9%
10	Tipps Cross	545	451	94	82.8%
11	Brentwood North	660	545	115	82.6%
12	Brentwood South	754	621	133	82.4%
13	Blackmore And Doddinghurst	181	148	33	81.8%
14	Hutton East	602	484	118	80.4%
15	Brizes And Doddinghurst	788	632	156	80.2%
16	South Weald	433	338	95	78.1%
17	Pilgrims Hatch	692	539	153	77.9%

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What the data tells us

A 12.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Hutton South approves 90.0% of applications while Pilgrims Hatch approves just 77.9%. 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 12,129 planning decisions in Brentwood, January 2020 to August 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 →