Which ward in Chichester has the highest planning approval rate?

Special Code For BLPUs Outside District at 100.0% based on 49 decisions.

Which ward in Chichester has the lowest planning approval rate?

Westbourne at 80.2% based on 101 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Chichester?

There is a 19.8% gap between Special Code For BLPUs Outside District and Westbourne. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Chichester

Planning outcomes in Chichester are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 19.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

2,783 real decisions·17 wards·Updated September 2026

88.8% approved overall. But 312 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Chichester shifts your odds by up to 19.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 17 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Special Code For BLPUs Outside District	49	49	0	100.0%
2	Chichester North	248	235	13	94.8%
3	Goodwood	117	110	7	94.0%
4	Chichester East	122	113	9	92.6%
5	Chichester Central	379	351	28	92.6%
6	Chichester South	139	128	11	92.1%
7	Harbour Villages	586	536	50	91.5%
8	North Mundham And Tangmere	347	315	32	90.8%
9	The Witterings	854	774	80	90.6%
10	Chichester West	219	197	22	90.0%
11	Southbourne	273	245	28	89.7%
12	Lavant	97	85	12	87.6%
13	Fernhurst	46	40	6	87.0%
14	Sidlesham With Selsey North	303	260	43	85.8%
15	Selsey South	184	157	27	85.3%
16	Loxwood	445	379	66	85.2%
17	Westbourne	101	81	20	80.2%

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What the data tells us

A 19.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Special Code For BLPUs Outside District approves 100.0% of applications while Westbourne approves just 80.2%. 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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More Chichester planning data

Methodology: Covers 2,783 planning decisions in Chichester, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Chichester Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →