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

Leighton at 94.8% based on 77 decisions.

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

Wrenbury at 71.1% based on 381 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cheshire East?

There is a 23.7% 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	77	73	4	94.8%
2	Macclesfield Hurdsfield	106	98	8	92.5%
3	Macclesfield West and Ivy	118	109	9	92.4%
4	Sandbach Town	176	162	14	92.0%
5	Crewe Central	196	180	16	91.8%
6	Handforth	289	263	26	91.0%
7	Crewe West	95	86	9	90.5%
8	Bollington	316	285	31	90.2%
9	Nantwich North and West	211	190	21	90.0%
10	Knutsford	790	706	84	89.4%
11	Macclesfield Tytherington	263	235	28	89.4%
12	Willaston and Rope	102	91	11	89.2%
13	Wistaston	188	167	21	88.8%
14	Nantwich South and Stapeley	266	236	30	88.7%
15	Sandbach Elworth	104	92	12	88.5%
16	Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	93	82	11	88.2%
17	Broken Cross and Upton	194	171	23	88.1%
18	Macclesfield Central	250	220	30	88.0%
19	Wybunbury	296	260	36	87.8%
20	Middlewich	250	218	32	87.2%
21	Alsager	256	223	33	87.1%
22	Wilmslow East	352	306	46	86.9%
23	Wilmslow Dean Row	237	205	32	86.5%
24	Crewe South	116	100	16	86.2%
25	Disley	158	136	22	86.1%
26	Congleton West	421	361	60	85.7%
27	Crewe North	21	18	3	85.7%
28	Alderley Edge	408	349	59	85.5%
29	Gawsworth	376	321	55	85.4%
30	Poynton West and Adlington	404	344	60	85.1%
31	Wilmslow Lacey Green	246	209	37	85.0%
32	Shavington	129	109	20	84.5%
33	Macclesfield East	116	98	18	84.5%
34	Haslington	327	276	51	84.4%
35	Congleton East	332	280	52	84.3%
36	Crewe East	313	264	49	84.3%
37	Wilmslow West and Chorley	629	529	100	84.1%
38	Odd Rode	319	268	51	84.0%
39	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	386	323	63	83.7%
40	Sutton	178	145	33	81.5%
41	Sandbach Heath and East	111	90	21	81.1%
42	Macclesfield South	131	106	25	80.9%
43	Chelford	553	445	108	80.5%
44	High Legh	419	336	83	80.2%
45	Dane Valley	448	358	90	79.9%
46	Prestbury	543	431	112	79.4%
47	Brereton Rural	648	506	142	78.1%
48	Bunbury	500	389	111	77.8%
49	Audlem	334	259	75	77.5%
50	Mobberley	384	296	88	77.1%
51	Crewe St Barnabas	58	44	14	75.9%
52	Wrenbury	381	271	110	71.1%

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What the data tells us

A 23.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Leighton approves 94.8% of applications while Wrenbury approves just 71.1%. 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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