Which ward in Derbyshire Dales has the highest planning approval rate?

Cromford And Matlock Bath at 97.1% based on 69 decisions.

Which ward in Derbyshire Dales has the lowest planning approval rate?

Dovedale, Parwich And Brassington at 88.9% based on 36 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Derbyshire Dales?

There is a 8.2% gap between Cromford And Matlock Bath and Dovedale, Parwich And Brassington. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Derbyshire Dales

Planning outcomes in Derbyshire Dales are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 8.2% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,869 real decisions·21 wards·Updated March 2026

93.7% approved overall. But 244 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Derbyshire Dales shifts your odds by up to 8.2%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 21 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Cromford And Matlock Bath	69	67	2	97.1%
2	Winster And South Darley	26	25	1	96.2%
3	Carsington Water	304	292	12	96.1%
4	Bonsall And Winster	25	24	1	96.0%
5	Clifton And Bradley	151	145	6	96.0%
6	Matlock East And Tansley	48	46	2	95.8%
7	Hulland	229	219	10	95.6%
8	Ashbourne South	152	145	7	95.4%
9	Doveridge And Sudbury	127	120	7	94.5%
10	Matlock St Giles	349	329	20	94.3%
11	Matlock All Saints	395	372	23	94.2%
12	Dovedale And Parwich	17	16	1	94.1%
13	Matlock West	67	63	4	94.0%
14	Masson	362	340	22	93.9%
15	Ashbourne North	226	211	15	93.4%
16	Brailsford	188	175	13	93.1%
17	Norbury	201	185	16	92.0%
18	Darley Dale	293	269	24	91.8%
19	Stanton	71	65	6	91.5%
20	Wirksworth	528	481	47	91.1%
21	Dovedale, Parwich And Brassington	36	32	4	88.9%

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What the data tells us

A 8.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. Cromford And Matlock Bath approves 97.1% of applications while Dovedale, Parwich And Brassington approves just 88.9%. 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 Derbyshire Dales planning data

Methodology: Covers 3,869 planning decisions in Derbyshire Dales, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Derbyshire Dales Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →