Which ward in Cornwall has the highest planning approval rate?

Gunnislake And Calstock at 100.0% based on 25 decisions.

Which ward in Cornwall has the lowest planning approval rate?

Wadebridge East at 81.8% based on 22 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cornwall?

There is a 18.2% gap between Gunnislake And Calstock and Wadebridge East. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Cornwall Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 179 Wards Compared (2026)

All 179 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Gunnislake And Calstock	25	25	0	100.0%
2	Mount Charles	11	11	0	100.0%
3	Gulval And Heamoor	18	18	0	100.0%
4	Penzance Central	35	35	0	100.0%
5	Camborne Roskear	12	12	0	100.0%
6	Truro Boscawen	49	49	0	100.0%
7	Newquay Treloggan	18	18	0	100.0%
8	Threemilestone And Gloweth	23	23	0	100.0%
9	Menheniot	40	40	0	100.0%
10	Truro Redannick	25	25	0	100.0%
11	Looe West, Lansallos And Lanteglos	42	42	0	100.0%
12	Gwinear-Gwithian And St Erth	40	40	0	100.0%
13	St Dennis And Nanpean	19	19	0	100.0%
14	Falmouth Trescobeas	19	19	0	100.0%
15	Penryn West	19	19	0	100.0%
16	Liskeard West And Dobwalls	16	16	0	100.0%
17	Par And St Blazey Gate	14	14	0	100.0%
18	Penryn	161	159	2	98.8%
19	Grenville And Stratton	56	55	1	98.2%
20	St Teath And Tintagel	337	330	7	97.9%
21	Penzance Promenade	356	348	8	97.8%
22	Ladock, St Clement And St Erme	44	43	1	97.7%
23	St Minver And St Endellion	111	108	3	97.3%
24	Lostwithiel	35	34	1	97.1%
25	Liskeard Central	104	101	3	97.1%
26	St Blazey	97	94	3	96.9%
27	Roche And Bugle	163	158	5	96.9%
28	Lanner And Stithians	30	29	1	96.7%
29	Saltash Tamar	91	88	3	96.7%
30	Padstow	655	633	22	96.6%
31	St Goran, Tregony And The Roseland	504	486	18	96.4%
32	Lostwithiel And Lanreath	244	235	9	96.3%
33	Falmouth Smithick	26	25	1	96.2%
34	Wadebridge West And St Mabyn	293	282	11	96.2%
35	Bodmin St Mary's And St Leonard	52	50	2	96.2%
36	Altarnun And Stoke Climsland	406	390	16	96.1%
37	Fowey And Tywardreath	50	48	2	96.0%
38	Helston North	118	113	5	95.8%
39	Lanivet, Blisland And Bodmin St Lawrence	261	250	11	95.8%
40	Lanivet And Blisland	46	44	2	95.7%
41	Porthleven And Helston West	23	22	1	95.7%
42	Camelford	23	22	1	95.7%
43	Bugle	23	22	1	95.7%
44	Launceston North And North Petherwin	341	326	15	95.6%
45	St Stephen-In-Brannel	158	151	7	95.6%
46	Truro Moresk And Trehaverne	405	387	18	95.6%
47	St Austell Poltair And Mount Charles	68	65	3	95.6%
48	St Austell Central And Gover	135	129	6	95.6%
49	Bude	243	232	11	95.5%
50	St Mewan	22	21	1	95.5%
51	Poundstock	547	522	25	95.4%
52	Wadebridge East And St Minver	516	492	24	95.3%
53	St Austell Bethel And Holmbush	86	82	4	95.3%
54	Ludgvan	42	40	2	95.2%
55	Newquay Trenance	126	120	6	95.2%
56	Trelawny	41	39	2	95.1%
57	Looe East And Deviock	323	307	16	95.0%
58	Rame Peninsula And St Germans	259	246	13	95.0%
59	Liskeard South And Dobwalls	217	206	11	94.9%
60	Gloweth, Malabar And Shortlanesend	135	128	7	94.8%
61	Roche	19	18	1	94.7%
62	Penryn East And Mylor	75	71	4	94.7%
63	Stokeclimsland	38	36	2	94.7%
64	Hayle North	19	18	1	94.7%
65	Truro Boscawen And Redannick	150	142	8	94.7%
66	Stratton, Kilkhampton And Morwenstow	344	325	19	94.5%
67	Newquay Porth And Tretherras	163	154	9	94.5%
68	St Ives East	72	68	4	94.4%
69	St Ives West	18	17	1	94.4%
70	St Germans And Landulph	36	34	2	94.4%
71	Camborne Treslothan	18	17	1	94.4%
72	Falmouth Arwenack	324	306	18	94.4%
73	St Mawgan And Colan	70	66	4	94.3%
74	Camelford And Boscastle	349	329	20	94.3%
75	St Keverne And Meneage	69	65	4	94.2%
76	Penzance East	191	180	11	94.2%
77	St Teath And St Breward	34	32	2	94.1%
78	Callington And St Dominic	153	144	9	94.1%
79	Newquay Central And Pentire	219	206	13	94.1%
80	St Issey And St Tudy	67	63	4	94.0%
81	Probus, Tregony And Grampound	32	30	2	93.8%
82	Probus And St Erme	176	165	11	93.8%
83	St Cleer And Menheniot	255	239	16	93.7%
84	St Agnes	488	457	31	93.6%
85	Mabe, Perranarworthal And St Gluvias	47	44	3	93.6%
86	St Austell Bay	47	44	3	93.6%
87	Bodmin St Petroc	170	159	11	93.5%
88	Carharrack, Gwennap And St Day	31	29	2	93.5%
89	Saltash Essa	76	71	5	93.4%
90	Falmouth Boslowick	164	153	11	93.3%
91	St Austell Gover	15	14	1	93.3%
92	Tintagel	45	42	3	93.3%
93	St Dominick, Harrowbarrow And Kelly Bray	30	28	2	93.3%
94	Truro Tregolls	180	168	12	93.3%
95	St Cleer	30	28	2	93.3%
96	St Ives West And Towednack	289	269	20	93.1%
97	Launceston South	145	135	10	93.1%
98	St Mewan And Grampound	201	187	14	93.0%
99	St Ives East, Lelant And Carbis Bay	411	382	29	92.9%
100	Falmouth Penwerris	209	194	15	92.8%
101	St Dennis And St Enoder	223	207	16	92.8%
102	St Columb Minor And Colan	165	153	12	92.7%
103	Torpoint	55	51	4	92.7%
104	Truro Trehaverne	27	25	2	92.6%
105	Illogan And Portreath	189	175	14	92.6%
106	Rame Peninsula	40	37	3	92.5%
107	Fowey, Tywardreath And Par	265	245	20	92.5%
108	Pool And Tehidy	233	215	18	92.3%
109	Mevagissey And St Austell Bay	285	263	22	92.3%
110	Falmouth Trescobeas And Budock	182	168	14	92.3%
111	Hayle West	140	129	11	92.1%
112	Mylor, Perranarworthal And Ponsanooth	458	422	36	92.1%
113	Helston South And Meneage	266	245	21	92.1%
114	Mevagissey	50	46	4	92.0%
115	Constantine, Mabe And Mawnan	314	289	25	92.0%
116	St Columb Major	37	34	3	91.9%
117	St Newlyn East, Cubert And Goonhavern	366	336	30	91.8%
118	Liskeard North	12	11	1	91.7%
119	Perranporth	371	340	31	91.6%
120	Penwithick And Boscoppa	143	131	12	91.6%
121	Newlyn And Mousehole	59	54	5	91.5%
122	Crowan And Wendron	58	53	5	91.4%
123	Helston South	23	21	2	91.3%
124	Callington	23	21	2	91.3%
125	Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval And Heamoor	241	220	21	91.3%
126	Redruth North	193	176	17	91.2%
127	Roseland	79	72	7	91.1%
128	St Columb Major, St Mawgan And St Wenn	347	316	31	91.1%
129	Feock And Kea	439	400	39	91.1%
130	Lynher	301	274	27	91.0%
131	Breage, Germoe And Sithney	44	40	4	90.9%
132	Saltash West	22	20	2	90.9%
133	Wadebridge West	22	20	2	90.9%
134	Launceston Central	11	10	1	90.9%
135	Mousehole, Newlyn And St Buryan	290	263	27	90.7%
136	Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos	302	274	28	90.7%
137	Porthleven, Breage And Germoe	397	360	37	90.7%
138	Redruth South	128	116	12	90.6%
139	Liskeard East	21	19	2	90.5%
140	Calstock	221	200	21	90.5%
141	Lelant And Carbis Bay	40	36	4	90.0%
142	Torpoint East	10	9	1	90.0%
143	Camborne Treswithian	10	9	1	90.0%
144	Camborne West And Treswithian	159	143	16	89.9%
145	Constantine, Mawnan And Budock	49	44	5	89.8%
146	Gwinear-Gwithian And Hayle East	285	256	29	89.8%
147	Mount Hawke And Portreath	39	35	4	89.7%
148	Newlyn And Goonhavern	58	52	6	89.7%
149	Long Rock, Marazion And St Erth	358	321	37	89.7%
150	Looe East	19	17	2	89.5%
151	Camborne Pendarves	28	25	3	89.3%
152	Mullion And St Keverne	351	313	38	89.2%
153	Hayle South	18	16	2	88.9%
154	Newquay Treviglas	27	24	3	88.9%
155	Altarnun	35	31	4	88.6%
156	Feock And Playing Place	70	62	8	88.6%
157	Saltash Trematon And Landrake	182	161	21	88.5%
158	Mullion And Grade-Ruan	43	38	5	88.4%
159	Lanner, Stithians And Gwennap	308	272	36	88.3%
160	Illogan	17	15	2	88.2%
161	Newquay Tretherras	25	22	3	88.0%
162	Chacewater, Kenwyn And Baldhu	66	58	8	87.9%
163	St Enoder	41	36	5	87.8%
164	Saltash North	16	14	2	87.5%
165	Land's End	373	326	47	87.4%
166	St Just In Penwith	54	47	7	87.0%
167	Four Lanes	23	20	3	87.0%
168	Redruth Central, Carharrack And St Day	144	125	19	86.8%
169	Camborne Trelowarren	97	84	13	86.6%
170	Newquay Central	22	19	3	86.4%
171	Four Lanes, Beacon And Troon	139	120	19	86.3%
172	Newquay Pentire	29	25	4	86.2%
173	Crowan, Sithney And Wendron	437	372	65	85.1%
174	Threemilestone And Chacewater	189	160	29	84.7%
175	Bodmin St Mary's	13	11	2	84.6%
176	Marazion And Perranuthnoe	52	43	9	82.7%
177	Camborne Roskear And Tuckingmill	92	76	16	82.6%
178	St Buryan	50	41	9	82.0%
179	Wadebridge East	22	18	4	81.8%

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What the data tells us

1

A 18.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. Gunnislake And Calstock approves 100.0% of applications while Wadebridge East approves just 81.8%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

2

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.

3

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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