Which ward in Cheltenham has the highest planning approval rate?

Swindon Village at 97.7% based on 439 decisions.

Which ward in Cheltenham has the lowest planning approval rate?

St Peters at 89.7% based on 301 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cheltenham?

There is a 8.0% 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 8.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

13,600 real decisions·20 wards·Updated March 2026

95.9% approved overall. But 553 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Cheltenham shifts your odds by up to 8.0%. 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	439	429	10	97.7%
2	Park	1,508	1,470	38	97.5%
3	St Marks	310	302	8	97.4%
4	Leckhampton	940	915	25	97.3%
5	Charlton Park	906	879	27	97.0%
6	College	1,434	1,390	44	96.9%
7	Pittville	940	910	30	96.8%
8	Charlton Kings	860	827	33	96.2%
9	Prestbury	813	782	31	96.2%
10	Lansdown	1,508	1,444	64	95.8%
11	Warden Hill	303	290	13	95.7%
12	All Saints	957	911	46	95.2%
13	Benhall/The Reddings/Fiddlers Green	470	445	25	94.7%
14	Oakley	236	223	13	94.5%
15	Up Hatherley	302	284	18	94.0%
16	Hesters Way	161	151	10	93.8%
17	St Pauls	331	308	23	93.1%
18	Springbank	182	169	13	92.9%
19	Battledown	670	622	48	92.8%
20	St Peters	301	270	31	89.7%

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What the data tells us

A 8.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Swindon Village approves 97.7% of applications while St Peters approves just 89.7%. 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 13,600 planning decisions in Cheltenham, January 2020 to present. 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 →