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	12	12	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	155	153	2	98.7%
19	Grenville And Stratton	56	55	1	98.2%
20	St Teath And Tintagel	314	308	6	98.1%
21	Ladock, St Clement And St Erme	44	43	1	97.7%
22	Penzance Promenade	326	318	8	97.5%
23	St Minver And St Endellion	111	108	3	97.3%
24	Helston North	108	105	3	97.2%
25	Roche And Bugle	141	137	4	97.2%
26	Lostwithiel	35	34	1	97.1%
27	Liskeard Central	96	93	3	96.9%
28	St Blazey	91	88	3	96.7%
29	Lanner And Stithians	30	29	1	96.7%
30	St Stephen-In-Brannel	150	145	5	96.7%
31	Saltash Tamar	87	84	3	96.6%
32	Padstow	601	580	21	96.5%
33	St Goran, Tregony And The Roseland	476	459	17	96.4%
34	Altarnun And Stoke Climsland	379	365	14	96.3%
35	St Austell Bethel And Holmbush	81	78	3	96.3%
36	Falmouth Smithick	26	25	1	96.2%
37	St Austell Central And Gover	129	124	5	96.1%
38	Fowey And Tywardreath	50	48	2	96.0%
39	Bude	225	216	9	96.0%
40	Lostwithiel And Lanreath	225	216	9	96.0%
41	Lanivet, Blisland And Bodmin St Lawrence	245	235	10	95.9%
42	Wadebridge West And St Mabyn	269	258	11	95.9%
43	Lanivet And Blisland	47	45	2	95.7%
44	Porthleven And Helston West	23	22	1	95.7%
45	Camelford	23	22	1	95.7%
46	Bugle	23	22	1	95.7%
47	Truro Boscawen And Redannick	141	135	6	95.7%
48	Bodmin St Mary's And St Leonard	46	44	2	95.7%
49	St Mewan	22	21	1	95.5%
50	Liskeard South And Dobwalls	201	192	9	95.5%
51	Poundstock	521	497	24	95.4%
52	Wadebridge East And St Minver	476	454	22	95.4%
53	Launceston North And North Petherwin	321	306	15	95.3%
54	Truro Moresk And Trehaverne	379	361	18	95.3%
55	Ludgvan	42	40	2	95.2%
56	St Austell Poltair And Mount Charles	63	60	3	95.2%
57	Trelawny	41	39	2	95.1%
58	Newquay Trenance	119	113	6	95.0%
59	Penzance East	173	164	9	94.8%
60	Camelford And Boscastle	324	307	17	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	Looe East And Deviock	303	287	16	94.7%
66	Newquay Porth And Tretherras	150	142	8	94.7%
67	Falmouth Arwenack	297	281	16	94.6%
68	Rame Peninsula And St Germans	241	228	13	94.6%
69	Launceston South	128	121	7	94.5%
70	St Ives East	72	68	4	94.4%
71	St Ives West	18	17	1	94.4%
72	St Germans And Landulph	36	34	2	94.4%
73	Camborne Treslothan	18	17	1	94.4%
74	Gloweth, Malabar And Shortlanesend	124	117	7	94.4%
75	St Mawgan And Colan	70	66	4	94.3%
76	St Cleer And Menheniot	230	217	13	94.3%
77	Stratton, Kilkhampton And Morwenstow	315	297	18	94.3%
78	Saltash Essa	70	66	4	94.3%
79	St Keverne And Meneage	69	65	4	94.2%
80	Callington And St Dominic	139	131	8	94.2%
81	St Teath And St Breward	34	32	2	94.1%
82	Newquay Central And Pentire	204	192	12	94.1%
83	St Issey And St Tudy	67	63	4	94.0%
84	Torpoint	50	47	3	94.0%
85	St Agnes	456	428	28	93.9%
86	Probus, Tregony And Grampound	32	30	2	93.8%
87	Mabe, Perranarworthal And St Gluvias	47	44	3	93.6%
88	St Austell Bay	47	44	3	93.6%
89	Carharrack, Gwennap And St Day	31	29	2	93.5%
90	Falmouth Penwerris	198	185	13	93.4%
91	St Ives East, Lelant And Carbis Bay	392	366	26	93.4%
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	Bodmin St Petroc	162	151	11	93.2%
97	Truro Tregolls	173	161	12	93.1%
98	St Ives West And Towednack	275	256	19	93.1%
99	Probus And St Erme	158	147	11	93.0%
100	Falmouth Boslowick	155	144	11	92.9%
101	St Mewan And Grampound	196	182	14	92.9%
102	Fowey, Tywardreath And Par	246	228	18	92.7%
103	St Dennis And St Enoder	205	190	15	92.7%
104	Truro Trehaverne	27	25	2	92.6%
105	Rame Peninsula	40	37	3	92.5%
106	Constantine, Mabe And Mawnan	294	272	22	92.5%
107	Falmouth Trescobeas And Budock	173	160	13	92.5%
108	Mevagissey And St Austell Bay	271	250	21	92.3%
109	St Columb Minor And Colan	155	143	12	92.3%
110	Illogan And Portreath	180	166	14	92.2%
111	Helston South And Meneage	239	220	19	92.1%
112	Mevagissey	50	46	4	92.0%
113	St Columb Major	37	34	3	91.9%
114	Pool And Tehidy	219	201	18	91.8%
115	Hayle West	134	123	11	91.8%
116	Liskeard North	12	11	1	91.7%
117	St Newlyn East, Cubert And Goonhavern	349	320	29	91.7%
118	Mylor, Perranarworthal And Ponsanooth	433	397	36	91.7%
119	Perranporth	352	322	30	91.5%
120	Newlyn And Mousehole	59	54	5	91.5%
121	Penwithick And Boscoppa	130	119	11	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	Roseland	79	72	7	91.1%
126	Lynher	281	256	25	91.1%
127	Calstock	202	184	18	91.1%
128	St Columb Major, St Mawgan And St Wenn	321	292	29	91.0%
129	Porthleven, Breage And Germoe	365	332	33	91.0%
130	Breage, Germoe And Sithney	44	40	4	90.9%
131	Saltash West	22	20	2	90.9%
132	Wadebridge West	22	20	2	90.9%
133	Launceston Central	11	10	1	90.9%
134	Redruth South	121	110	11	90.9%
135	Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval And Heamoor	220	200	20	90.9%
136	Redruth North	185	168	17	90.8%
137	Feock And Kea	414	376	38	90.8%
138	Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos	291	264	27	90.7%
139	Liskeard East	21	19	2	90.5%
140	Mousehole, Newlyn And St Buryan	278	251	27	90.3%
141	Gwinear-Gwithian And Hayle East	275	248	27	90.2%
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	Mount Hawke And Portreath	39	35	4	89.7%
147	Newlyn And Goonhavern	58	52	6	89.7%
148	Mullion And St Keverne	321	288	33	89.7%
149	Looe East	19	17	2	89.5%
150	Camborne Pendarves	28	25	3	89.3%
151	Camborne West And Treswithian	150	134	16	89.3%
152	Hayle South	18	16	2	88.9%
153	Newquay Treviglas	27	24	3	88.9%
154	Long Rock, Marazion And St Erth	333	296	37	88.9%
155	Saltash Trematon And Landrake	169	150	19	88.8%
156	Altarnun	35	31	4	88.6%
157	Feock And Playing Place	70	62	8	88.6%
158	Illogan	17	15	2	88.2%
159	Four Lanes, Beacon And Troon	127	112	15	88.2%
160	Mullion And Grade-Ruan	42	37	5	88.1%
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	Lanner, Stithians And Gwennap	293	257	36	87.7%
165	Saltash North	16	14	2	87.5%
166	Land's End	339	296	43	87.3%
167	St Just In Penwith	54	47	7	87.0%
168	Four Lanes	23	20	3	87.0%
169	Camborne Trelowarren	90	78	12	86.7%
170	Newquay Central	22	19	3	86.4%
171	Redruth Central, Carharrack And St Day	139	120	19	86.3%
172	Newquay Pentire	29	25	4	86.2%
173	Crowan, Sithney And Wendron	418	356	62	85.2%
174	Bodmin St Mary's	13	11	2	84.6%
175	Threemilestone And Chacewater	180	151	29	83.9%
176	Marazion And Perranuthnoe	52	43	9	82.7%
177	Camborne Roskear And Tuckingmill	86	71	15	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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