Wish planning approval rate
Wish ward in Brighton & Hove has a 93.5% approval rate based on 124 planning decisions. Brighton & Hove overall: 86.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
124
Decisions
116
Approved
8
Refused
86.4%
Brighton & Hove average
Wish is 7.1 percentage points above the Brighton & Hove average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Wish compares
Wish ward
93.5%
Brighton & Hove overall
86.4%
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Recent decisions in Wish
Hip-to-gable roof extension with rear dormer and insertion of front rooflights. · Tue 04 Mar 2025
Erection of single storey porch link extension between garage/gym and main house · Wed 26 Feb 2025
Erection of single-storey front extension incorporating new porch and garage doo · Thu 20 Feb 2025
Replacement sliding entrance doors with new manual swing doors, alterations to t · Mon 10 Feb 2025
Roof alterations incorporating rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights. · Thu 06 Feb 2025
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