Which ward in Coventry has the highest planning approval rate?

Earlsdon at 92.7% based on 315 decisions.

Which ward in Coventry has the lowest planning approval rate?

Tile Hill and Canley at 57.1% based on 21 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Coventry?

There is a 35.6% gap between Earlsdon and Tile Hill and Canley. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Coventry

Planning outcomes in Coventry are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 35.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,643 real decisions·19 wards·Updated September 2026

81.1% approved overall. But 311 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Coventry shifts your odds by up to 35.6%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 19 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Earlsdon	315	292	23	92.7%
2	Woodlands	126	116	10	92.1%
3	Cheylesmore	158	139	19	88.0%
4	Wainbody	196	172	24	87.8%
5	Sherbourne	157	137	20	87.3%
6	Binley and Willenhall	72	62	10	86.1%
7	Wyken	94	80	14	85.1%
8	Longford	131	111	20	84.7%
9	Bablake	277	234	43	84.5%
10	Lower Stoke	148	125	23	84.5%
11	Westwood	156	131	25	84.0%
12	Radford	120	98	22	81.7%
13	Upper Stoke	128	103	25	80.5%
14	Henley	87	69	18	79.3%
15	St. Michael's	311	246	65	79.1%
16	Whoberley	112	87	25	77.7%
17	Holbrook	125	97	28	77.6%
18	Foleshill	123	90	33	73.2%
19	Tile Hill and Canley	21	12	9	57.1%

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What the data tells us

A 35.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Earlsdon approves 92.7% of applications while Tile Hill and Canley approves just 57.1%. 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 1,643 planning decisions in Coventry, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Coventry Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →