Which ward in Cheshire East has the highest planning approval rate?

Leighton at 94.9% based on 79 decisions.

Which ward in Cheshire East has the lowest planning approval rate?

Wrenbury at 72.0% based on 400 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cheshire East?

There is a 22.9% gap between Leighton and Wrenbury. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Cheshire East Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 52 Wards Compared (2026)

All 52 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Leighton	79	75	4	94.9%
2	Macclesfield Hurdsfield	107	99	8	92.5%
3	Sandbach Town	184	170	14	92.4%
4	Crewe Central	208	192	16	92.3%
5	Macclesfield West and Ivy	121	111	10	91.7%
6	Handforth	299	273	26	91.3%
7	Crewe West	98	89	9	90.8%
8	Nantwich North and West	222	201	21	90.5%
9	Bollington	333	299	34	89.8%
10	Macclesfield Tytherington	268	240	28	89.6%
11	Willaston and Rope	105	94	11	89.5%
12	Knutsford	806	720	86	89.3%
13	Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	99	88	11	88.9%
14	Nantwich South and Stapeley	278	247	31	88.8%
15	Wistaston	195	173	22	88.7%
16	Broken Cross and Upton	200	177	23	88.5%
17	Macclesfield Central	257	227	30	88.3%
18	Sandbach Elworth	107	94	13	87.9%
19	Wybunbury	310	272	38	87.7%
20	Middlewich	256	224	32	87.5%
21	Disley	165	143	22	86.7%
22	Wilmslow Dean Row	248	215	33	86.7%
23	Alsager	261	226	35	86.6%
24	Wilmslow East	365	315	50	86.3%
25	Wilmslow Lacey Green	262	225	37	85.9%
26	Crewe North	21	18	3	85.7%
27	Alderley Edge	418	358	60	85.6%
28	Crewe South	118	101	17	85.6%
29	Congleton West	428	366	62	85.5%
30	Poynton West and Adlington	423	360	63	85.1%
31	Gawsworth	387	329	58	85.0%
32	Macclesfield East	120	102	18	85.0%
33	Congleton East	346	293	53	84.7%
34	Haslington	340	287	53	84.4%
35	Wilmslow West and Chorley	659	556	103	84.4%
36	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	398	334	64	83.9%
37	Crewe East	322	269	53	83.5%
38	Odd Rode	331	275	56	83.1%
39	Shavington	136	112	24	82.4%
40	Sutton	184	151	33	82.1%
41	Macclesfield South	135	110	25	81.5%
42	Chelford	568	458	110	80.6%
43	Sandbach Heath and East	113	91	22	80.5%
44	High Legh	429	345	84	80.4%
45	Dane Valley	461	370	91	80.3%
46	Prestbury	553	441	112	79.7%
47	Brereton Rural	671	526	145	78.4%
48	Bunbury	517	401	116	77.6%
49	Mobberley	393	305	88	77.6%
50	Audlem	346	268	78	77.5%
51	Crewe St Barnabas	60	45	15	75.0%
52	Wrenbury	400	288	112	72.0%

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What the data tells us

A 22.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. Leighton approves 94.9% of applications while Wrenbury approves just 72.0%. 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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