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.

4,972 real decisions·27 wards·Updated June 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	142	132	10	93.0%
4	Walton	373	346	27	92.8%
5	St Leonards	352	324	28	92.0%
6	Brockwell	365	335	30	91.8%
7	West	461	423	38	91.8%
8	Dunston	293	268	25	91.5%
9	Spire	316	289	27	91.5%
10	Brimington South	234	213	21	91.0%
11	Old Whittington	191	173	18	90.6%
12	Staveley South	74	67	7	90.5%
13	Hasland	248	224	24	90.3%
14	Hollingwood And Inkersall	172	155	17	90.1%
15	Barrow Hill And New Whittington	141	126	15	89.4%
16	Brampton West & Loundsley Green	204	182	22	89.2%
17	St Helens	135	120	15	88.9%
18	Staveley Central	85	75	10	88.2%
19	Staveley North	91	80	11	87.9%
20	Linacre	135	118	17	87.4%
21	Brampton East & Boythorpe	62	54	8	87.1%
22	Brimington North	144	125	19	86.8%
23	Holmebrook	110	95	15	86.4%
24	Whittington Moor	61	51	10	83.6%
25	Rother	130	108	22	83.1%
26	Lowgates And Woodthorpe	129	107	22	82.9%
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 4,972 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 →