Which ward in Dacorum has the highest planning approval rate?

Nash Mills at 100.0% based on 21 decisions.

Which ward in Dacorum has the lowest planning approval rate?

Tring West & Rural at 98.0% based on 151 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Dacorum?

There is a 2.0% gap between Nash Mills and Tring West & Rural. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Dacorum

Planning outcomes in Dacorum are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 2.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,647 real decisions·25 wards·Updated June 2026

99.6% approved overall. But 6 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Dacorum shifts your odds by up to 2.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 25 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Nash Mills	21	21	0	100.0%
2	Boxmoor	59	59	0	100.0%
3	Chaulden And Warners End	49	49	0	100.0%
4	Hemel Hempstead Town	57	57	0	100.0%
5	Leverstock Green	47	47	0	100.0%
6	Aldbury & Wigginton	48	48	0	100.0%
7	Grovehill	38	38	0	100.0%
8	Berkhamsted West	115	115	0	100.0%
9	Watling	81	81	0	100.0%
10	Apsley And Corner Hall	62	62	0	100.0%
11	Adeyfield West	24	24	0	100.0%
12	Berkhamsted Castle	117	117	0	100.0%
13	Tring East	44	44	0	100.0%
14	Adeyfield East	36	36	0	100.0%
15	Gadebridge	17	17	0	100.0%
16	Bennetts End	19	19	0	100.0%
17	Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield	204	204	0	100.0%
18	Woodhall Farm	18	18	0	100.0%
19	Highfield	12	12	0	100.0%
20	Northchurch	43	43	0	100.0%
21	Tring Central	31	31	0	100.0%
22	Berkhamsted East	154	153	1	99.4%
23	Ashridge	123	122	1	99.2%
24	Kings Langley	67	66	1	98.5%
25	Tring West & Rural	151	148	3	98.0%

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What the data tells us

A 2.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Nash Mills approves 100.0% of applications while Tring West & Rural approves just 98.0%. 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 Dacorum planning data

Methodology: Covers 1,647 planning decisions in Dacorum, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Dacorum Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →