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

Macclesfield East at 97.8% based on 89 decisions.

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

Crewe North at 76.7% based on 30 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cheshire East?

There is a 21.1% gap between Macclesfield East and Crewe North. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Cheshire East

All 52 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Macclesfield East	89	87	2	97.8%
2	Macclesfield West and Ivy	83	80	3	96.4%
3	Bollington	362	348	14	96.1%
4	Crewe Central	158	151	7	95.6%
5	Macclesfield Hurdsfield	82	78	4	95.1%
6	Leighton	76	72	4	94.7%
7	Wilmslow Dean Row	181	170	11	93.9%
8	Knutsford	746	698	48	93.6%
9	Broken Cross and Upton	202	189	13	93.6%
10	Wilmslow Lacey Green	182	170	12	93.4%
11	Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	122	114	8	93.4%
12	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	230	214	16	93.0%
13	Nantwich North and West	218	202	16	92.7%
14	Wilmslow East	259	239	20	92.3%
15	Macclesfield South	101	93	8	92.1%
16	Disley	137	126	11	92.0%
17	Wilmslow West and Chorley	516	474	42	91.9%
18	Alderley Edge	411	377	34	91.7%
19	Handforth	164	150	14	91.5%
20	Crewe West	82	75	7	91.5%
21	Macclesfield Tytherington	174	159	15	91.4%
22	Congleton West	368	336	32	91.3%
23	Sandbach Town	196	179	17	91.3%
24	Wistaston	206	188	18	91.3%
25	Macclesfield Central	193	176	17	91.2%
26	Crewe East	285	259	26	90.9%
27	Sandbach Elworth	118	107	11	90.7%
28	Alsager	415	376	39	90.6%
29	Middlewich	243	220	23	90.5%
30	Shavington	130	117	13	90.0%
31	Congleton East	335	301	34	89.9%
32	Crewe South	117	105	12	89.7%
33	Willaston and Rope	134	120	14	89.6%
34	Nantwich South and Stapeley	244	218	26	89.3%
35	Poynton West and Adlington	240	214	26	89.2%
36	Wybunbury	251	223	28	88.8%
37	Dane Valley	452	399	53	88.3%
38	Crewe St Barnabas	51	45	6	88.2%
39	Prestbury	346	304	42	87.9%
40	Mobberley	293	256	37	87.4%
41	Odd Rode	302	264	38	87.4%
42	Haslington	329	284	45	86.3%
43	Sutton	107	92	15	86.0%
44	Sandbach Heath and East	116	99	17	85.3%
45	High Legh	285	237	48	83.2%
46	Gawsworth	237	197	40	83.1%
47	Brereton Rural	491	404	87	82.3%
48	Bunbury	484	397	87	82.0%
49	Wrenbury	351	281	70	80.1%
50	Chelford	387	308	79	79.6%
51	Audlem	286	222	64	77.6%
52	Crewe North	30	23	7	76.7%

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What the data tells us

A 21.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Macclesfield East approves 97.8% of applications while Crewe North approves just 76.7%. 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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