Which ward in Cheltenham has the highest planning approval rate?

Swindon Village at 97.9% based on 468 decisions.

Which ward in Cheltenham has the lowest planning approval rate?

St Peters at 89.8% based on 324 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cheltenham?

There is a 8.1% gap between Swindon Village and St Peters. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Cheltenham

Planning outcomes in Cheltenham are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 8.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

8,376 real decisions·20 wards·Updated September 2026

95.4% approved overall. But 386 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Cheltenham shifts your odds by up to 8.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 20 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Swindon Village	468	458	10	97.9%
2	Park	1,588	1,548	40	97.5%
3	Leckhampton	1,001	975	26	97.4%
4	St Marks	327	318	9	97.2%
5	Charlton Park	960	932	28	97.1%
6	College	1,504	1,458	46	96.9%
7	Pittville	1,005	972	33	96.7%
8	Charlton Kings	910	877	33	96.4%
9	Prestbury	866	833	33	96.2%
10	Warden Hill	342	329	13	96.2%
11	Lansdown	1,600	1,532	68	95.8%
12	All Saints	1,020	970	50	95.1%
13	Benhall/The Reddings/Fiddlers Green	499	473	26	94.8%
14	Oakley	257	243	14	94.6%
15	Up Hatherley	314	296	18	94.3%
16	Hesters Way	166	156	10	94.0%
17	St Pauls	349	325	24	93.1%
18	Battledown	707	657	50	92.9%
19	Springbank	186	172	14	92.5%
20	St Peters	324	291	33	89.8%

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What the data tells us

A 8.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Swindon Village approves 97.9% of applications while St Peters approves just 89.8%. 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 8,376 planning decisions in Cheltenham, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Cheltenham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →