Which ward in Calderdale has the highest planning approval rate?

Brighouse at 93.2% based on 631 decisions.

Which ward in Calderdale has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ryburn at 81.5% based on 1,158 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Calderdale?

There is a 11.7% gap between Brighouse and Ryburn. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Calderdale

Planning outcomes in Calderdale are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

13,254 real decisions·17 wards·Updated March 2026

87.6% approved overall. But 1,639 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Calderdale shifts your odds by up to 11.7%. 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	Brighouse	631	588	43	93.2%
2	Todmorden	655	601	54	91.8%
3	Elland	597	546	51	91.5%
4	Skircoat	1,086	977	109	90.0%
5	Rastrick	585	524	61	89.6%
6	Hipperholme And Lightcliffe	805	719	86	89.3%
7	Luddendenfoot	1,003	888	115	88.5%
8	Calder	1,295	1,146	149	88.5%
9	Sowerby Bridge	544	481	63	88.4%
10	Northowram And Shelf	832	735	97	88.3%
11	Town	1,026	897	129	87.4%
12	Illingworth And Mixenden	461	397	64	86.1%
13	Ovenden	290	248	42	85.5%
14	Greetland And Stainland	954	810	144	84.9%
15	Park	586	496	90	84.6%
16	Warley	740	613	127	82.8%
17	Ryburn	1,158	944	214	81.5%

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What the data tells us

A 11.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Brighouse approves 93.2% of applications while Ryburn approves just 81.5%. 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 13,254 planning decisions in Calderdale, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Calderdale Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →