Which ward in Chesterfield has the highest planning approval rate?

Loundsley Green at 98.0% based on 50 decisions.

Which ward in Chesterfield has the lowest planning approval rate?

Middlecroft And Poolsbrook at 81.4% based on 86 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Chesterfield?

There is a 16.6% gap between Loundsley Green and Middlecroft And Poolsbrook. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Chesterfield

Planning outcomes in Chesterfield are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 16.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

4,800 real decisions·27 wards·Updated March 2026

All 27 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Loundsley Green	50	49	1	98.0%
2	Moor	118	112	6	94.9%
3	Whittington	127	118	9	92.9%
4	Walton	359	333	26	92.8%
5	Staveley North	75	69	6	92.0%
6	Brockwell	362	333	29	92.0%
7	St Leonards	352	324	28	92.0%
8	Dunston	285	262	23	91.9%
9	West	461	423	38	91.8%
10	Spire	281	257	24	91.5%
11	Hasland	241	219	22	90.9%
12	Brimington South	230	209	21	90.9%
13	Old Whittington	191	173	18	90.6%
14	Brampton West & Loundsley Green	179	162	17	90.5%
15	Hollingwood And Inkersall	172	155	17	90.1%
16	Staveley South	69	62	7	89.9%
17	Barrow Hill And New Whittington	141	126	15	89.4%
18	St Helens	135	120	15	88.9%
19	Staveley Central	77	68	9	88.3%
20	Linacre	130	114	16	87.7%
21	Brampton East & Boythorpe	54	47	7	87.0%
22	Brimington North	138	120	18	87.0%
23	Holmebrook	110	95	15	86.4%
24	Whittington Moor	54	45	9	83.3%
25	Lowgates And Woodthorpe	129	107	22	82.9%
26	Rother	124	102	22	82.3%
27	Middlecroft And Poolsbrook	86	70	16	81.4%

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What the data tells us

A 16.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Loundsley Green approves 98.0% of applications while Middlecroft And Poolsbrook approves just 81.4%. 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 4,800 planning decisions in Chesterfield, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Chesterfield Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →