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	Grenville And Stratton	56	55	1	98.2%
19	Penryn	162	159	3	98.1%
20	St Teath And Tintagel	341	334	7	97.9%
21	Ladock, St Clement And St Erme	44	43	1	97.7%
22	Penzance Promenade	365	356	9	97.5%
23	St Minver And St Endellion	111	108	3	97.3%
24	Liskeard Central	108	105	3	97.2%
25	Lostwithiel	35	34	1	97.1%
26	St Blazey	100	97	3	97.0%
27	Roche And Bugle	164	159	5	97.0%
28	Saltash Tamar	93	90	3	96.8%
29	Lanner And Stithians	30	29	1	96.7%
30	Padstow	661	638	23	96.5%
31	St Goran, Tregony And The Roseland	512	494	18	96.5%
32	Lostwithiel And Lanreath	252	243	9	96.4%
33	Bodmin St Mary's And St Leonard	55	53	2	96.4%
34	Wadebridge West And St Mabyn	298	287	11	96.3%
35	Falmouth Smithick	26	25	1	96.2%
36	Altarnun And Stoke Climsland	415	399	16	96.1%
37	Fowey And Tywardreath	50	48	2	96.0%
38	Helston North	118	113	5	95.8%
39	Launceston North And North Petherwin	346	331	15	95.7%
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	Lanivet, Blisland And Bodmin St Lawrence	276	264	12	95.7%
45	St Stephen-In-Brannel	163	156	7	95.7%
46	St Austell Poltair And Mount Charles	68	65	3	95.6%
47	Poundstock	558	533	25	95.5%
48	St Mewan	22	21	1	95.5%
49	St Austell Bethel And Holmbush	88	84	4	95.5%
50	Wadebridge East And St Minver	526	502	24	95.4%
51	Bude	248	236	12	95.2%
52	Ludgvan	42	40	2	95.2%
53	Looe East And Deviock	330	314	16	95.2%
54	Trelawny	41	39	2	95.1%
55	Rame Peninsula And St Germans	266	253	13	95.1%
56	Truro Moresk And Trehaverne	412	392	20	95.1%
57	Liskeard South And Dobwalls	221	210	11	95.0%
58	Truro Boscawen And Redannick	161	153	8	95.0%
59	Roche	19	18	1	94.7%
60	Penryn East And Mylor	75	71	4	94.7%
61	Stokeclimsland	38	36	2	94.7%
62	Hayle North	19	18	1	94.7%
63	Newquay Trenance	131	124	7	94.7%
64	Stratton, Kilkhampton And Morwenstow	353	334	19	94.6%
65	Newquay Porth And Tretherras	167	158	9	94.6%
66	Falmouth Arwenack	326	308	18	94.5%
67	St Ives East	72	68	4	94.4%
68	St Ives West	18	17	1	94.4%
69	St Germans And Landulph	36	34	2	94.4%
70	Penzance East	196	185	11	94.4%
71	Camborne Treslothan	18	17	1	94.4%
72	Camelford And Boscastle	356	336	20	94.4%
73	St Mawgan And Colan	70	66	4	94.3%
74	St Keverne And Meneage	69	65	4	94.2%
75	Callington And St Dominic	155	146	9	94.2%
76	Gloweth, Malabar And Shortlanesend	138	130	8	94.2%
77	St Teath And St Breward	34	32	2	94.1%
78	St Issey And St Tudy	67	63	4	94.0%
79	St Cleer And Menheniot	263	247	16	93.9%
80	Probus, Tregony And Grampound	32	30	2	93.8%
81	Probus And St Erme	177	166	11	93.8%
82	Newquay Central And Pentire	224	210	14	93.8%
83	Bodmin St Petroc	174	163	11	93.7%
84	St Austell Central And Gover	142	133	9	93.7%
85	Mabe, Perranarworthal And St Gluvias	47	44	3	93.6%
86	St Austell Bay	47	44	3	93.6%
87	St Agnes	493	461	32	93.5%
88	Truro Tregolls	184	172	12	93.5%
89	Carharrack, Gwennap And St Day	31	29	2	93.5%
90	Saltash Essa	77	72	5	93.5%
91	Falmouth Boslowick	165	154	11	93.3%
92	St Austell Gover	15	14	1	93.3%
93	Tintagel	45	42	3	93.3%
94	St Dominick, Harrowbarrow And Kelly Bray	30	28	2	93.3%
95	St Cleer	30	28	2	93.3%
96	St Ives West And Towednack	292	272	20	93.2%
97	Launceston South	148	138	10	93.2%
98	St Mewan And Grampound	207	193	14	93.2%
99	St Ives East, Lelant And Carbis Bay	417	388	29	93.0%
100	Torpoint	57	53	4	93.0%
101	Falmouth Penwerris	211	196	15	92.9%
102	St Columb Minor And Colan	166	154	12	92.8%
103	Truro Trehaverne	27	25	2	92.6%
104	Fowey, Tywardreath And Par	270	250	20	92.6%
105	Falmouth Trescobeas And Budock	188	174	14	92.6%
106	Rame Peninsula	40	37	3	92.5%
107	Mevagissey And St Austell Bay	293	271	22	92.5%
108	St Dennis And St Enoder	228	211	17	92.5%
109	Pool And Tehidy	236	218	18	92.4%
110	Hayle West	141	130	11	92.2%
111	Illogan And Portreath	193	178	15	92.2%
112	Constantine, Mabe And Mawnan	318	293	25	92.1%
113	Mevagissey	50	46	4	92.0%
114	Mylor, Perranarworthal And Ponsanooth	473	435	38	92.0%
115	St Columb Major	37	34	3	91.9%
116	St Newlyn East, Cubert And Goonhavern	380	349	31	91.8%
117	Perranporth	375	344	31	91.7%
118	Liskeard North	12	11	1	91.7%
119	Penwithick And Boscoppa	145	133	12	91.7%
120	Newlyn And Mousehole	59	54	5	91.5%
121	Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval And Heamoor	247	226	21	91.5%
122	Helston South And Meneage	270	247	23	91.5%
123	Crowan And Wendron	58	53	5	91.4%
124	Redruth North	197	180	17	91.4%
125	Helston South	23	21	2	91.3%
126	Callington	23	21	2	91.3%
127	Feock And Kea	441	402	39	91.2%
128	Roseland	79	72	7	91.1%
129	Lynher	305	278	27	91.1%
130	St Columb Major, St Mawgan And St Wenn	357	325	32	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	298	271	27	90.9%
136	Redruth South	129	117	12	90.7%
137	Calstock	225	204	21	90.7%
138	Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos	313	284	29	90.7%
139	Liskeard East	21	19	2	90.5%
140	Porthleven, Breage And Germoe	403	364	39	90.3%
141	Camborne West And Treswithian	161	145	16	90.1%
142	Lelant And Carbis Bay	40	36	4	90.0%
143	Torpoint East	10	9	1	90.0%
144	Camborne Treswithian	10	9	1	90.0%
145	Constantine, Mawnan And Budock	49	44	5	89.8%
146	Long Rock, Marazion And St Erth	363	326	37	89.8%
147	Mount Hawke And Portreath	39	35	4	89.7%
148	Newlyn And Goonhavern	58	52	6	89.7%
149	Gwinear-Gwithian And Hayle East	292	262	30	89.7%
150	Looe East	19	17	2	89.5%
151	Camborne Pendarves	28	25	3	89.3%
152	Mullion And St Keverne	358	319	39	89.1%
153	Hayle South	18	16	2	88.9%
154	Newquay Treviglas	27	24	3	88.9%
155	Saltash Trematon And Landrake	187	166	21	88.8%
156	Altarnun	35	31	4	88.6%
157	Feock And Playing Place	70	62	8	88.6%
158	Mullion And Grade-Ruan	43	38	5	88.4%
159	Lanner, Stithians And Gwennap	319	282	37	88.4%
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	Land's End	381	334	47	87.7%
165	Saltash North	16	14	2	87.5%
166	St Just In Penwith	54	47	7	87.0%
167	Four Lanes	23	20	3	87.0%
168	Camborne Trelowarren	100	87	13	87.0%
169	Redruth Central, Carharrack And St Day	145	126	19	86.9%
170	Newquay Central	22	19	3	86.4%
171	Newquay Pentire	29	25	4	86.2%
172	Four Lanes, Beacon And Troon	144	124	20	86.1%
173	Crowan, Sithney And Wendron	445	380	65	85.4%
174	Threemilestone And Chacewater	193	164	29	85.0%
175	Bodmin St Mary's	13	11	2	84.6%
176	Camborne Roskear And Tuckingmill	93	77	16	82.8%
177	Marazion And Perranuthnoe	52	43	9	82.7%
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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