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

Leighton at 95.3% based on 85 decisions.

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

Wrenbury at 73.3% based on 431 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cheshire East?

There is a 22.0% 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	85	81	4	95.3%
2	Macclesfield Hurdsfield	113	105	8	92.9%
3	Sandbach Town	194	180	14	92.8%
4	Crewe Central	222	206	16	92.8%
5	Macclesfield West and Ivy	127	117	10	92.1%
6	Handforth	319	292	27	91.5%
7	Nantwich North and West	236	214	22	90.7%
8	Willaston and Rope	114	103	11	90.4%
9	Bollington	357	322	35	90.2%
10	Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	112	101	11	90.2%
11	Crewe West	112	101	11	90.2%
12	Macclesfield Tytherington	287	259	28	90.2%
13	Knutsford	865	777	88	89.8%
14	Nantwich South and Stapeley	309	277	32	89.6%
15	Broken Cross and Upton	218	195	23	89.4%
16	Crewe North	28	25	3	89.3%
17	Wistaston	207	184	23	88.9%
18	Wybunbury	330	292	38	88.5%
19	Middlewich	277	245	32	88.4%
20	Sandbach Elworth	121	107	14	88.4%
21	Macclesfield Central	285	251	34	88.1%
22	Wilmslow Dean Row	273	240	33	87.9%
23	Disley	179	156	23	87.2%
24	Alsager	288	251	37	87.2%
25	Wilmslow East	393	342	51	87.0%
26	Poynton West and Adlington	482	418	64	86.7%
27	Alderley Edge	461	399	62	86.6%
28	Wilmslow Lacey Green	289	250	39	86.5%
29	Gawsworth	433	374	59	86.4%
30	Macclesfield East	130	112	18	86.2%
31	Congleton West	458	394	64	86.0%
32	Congleton East	376	323	53	85.9%
33	Crewe South	133	114	19	85.7%
34	Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	449	384	65	85.5%
35	Wilmslow West and Chorley	714	609	105	85.3%
36	Haslington	370	313	57	84.6%
37	Crewe East	340	286	54	84.1%
38	Odd Rode	355	297	58	83.7%
39	Sutton	199	166	33	83.4%
40	Shavington	144	120	24	83.3%
41	Chelford	631	520	111	82.4%
42	High Legh	486	400	86	82.3%
43	Macclesfield South	141	116	25	82.3%
44	Sandbach Heath and East	127	104	23	81.9%
45	Dane Valley	498	405	93	81.3%
46	Prestbury	602	488	114	81.1%
47	Brereton Rural	732	580	152	79.2%
48	Mobberley	436	345	91	79.1%
49	Bunbury	560	440	120	78.6%
50	Audlem	367	287	80	78.2%
51	Crewe St Barnabas	67	52	15	77.6%
52	Wrenbury	431	316	115	73.3%

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What the data tells us

A 22.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Leighton approves 95.3% of applications while Wrenbury approves just 73.3%. 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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