Which ward in Dacorum has the highest planning approval rate?

Nash Mills at 100.0% based on 12 decisions.

Which ward in Dacorum has the lowest planning approval rate?

Tring West & Rural at 98.2% based on 114 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Dacorum?

There is a 1.8% 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 1.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,135 real decisions·24 wards·Updated May 2026

99.7% approved overall. But 3 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Dacorum shifts your odds by up to 1.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 24 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Nash Mills	12	12	0	100.0%
2	Boxmoor	46	46	0	100.0%
3	Chaulden And Warners End	29	29	0	100.0%
4	Hemel Hempstead Town	36	36	0	100.0%
5	Leverstock Green	34	34	0	100.0%
6	Aldbury & Wigginton	33	33	0	100.0%
7	Grovehill	28	28	0	100.0%
8	Berkhamsted West	84	84	0	100.0%
9	Watling	48	48	0	100.0%
10	Apsley And Corner Hall	38	38	0	100.0%
11	Adeyfield West	17	17	0	100.0%
12	Kings Langley	41	41	0	100.0%
13	Berkhamsted Castle	76	76	0	100.0%
14	Tring East	27	27	0	100.0%
15	Adeyfield East	30	30	0	100.0%
16	Gadebridge	16	16	0	100.0%
17	Ashridge	91	91	0	100.0%
18	Bennetts End	10	10	0	100.0%
19	Bovingdon / Flaunden / Chipperfield	134	134	0	100.0%
20	Woodhall Farm	13	13	0	100.0%
21	Northchurch	27	27	0	100.0%
22	Tring Central	13	13	0	100.0%
23	Berkhamsted East	123	122	1	99.2%
24	Tring West & Rural	114	112	2	98.2%

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What the data tells us

A 1.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Nash Mills approves 100.0% of applications while Tring West & Rural approves just 98.2%. 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 1,135 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 →