Which ward in Doncaster has the highest planning approval rate?

(Historic) Stainforth And Moorends at 100.0% based on 10 decisions.

Which ward in Doncaster has the lowest planning approval rate?

Thorne And Moorends at 87.8% based on 490 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Doncaster?

There is a 12.2% gap between (Historic) Stainforth And Moorends and Thorne And Moorends. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Doncaster

Planning outcomes in Doncaster are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 12.2% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

8,750 real decisions·22 wards·Updated September 2026

92.2% approved overall. But 684 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Doncaster shifts your odds by up to 12.2%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	(Historic) Stainforth And Moorends	10	10	0	100.0%
2	Roman Ridge	360	346	14	96.1%
3	Bessacarr	738	705	33	95.5%
4	Edenthorpe And Kirk Sandall	456	435	21	95.4%
5	Armthorpe	431	407	24	94.4%
6	Wheatley Hills And Intake	640	602	38	94.1%
7	Adwick Le Street And Carcroft	361	339	22	93.9%
8	Tickhill And Wadworth	932	869	63	93.2%
9	Balby South	278	259	19	93.2%
10	Finningley	1,135	1,042	93	91.8%
11	Rossington And Bawtry	783	719	64	91.8%
12	Hatfield	769	705	64	91.7%
13	Bentley	477	436	41	91.4%
14	Mexborough	311	284	27	91.3%
15	Edlington And Warmsworth	251	229	22	91.2%
16	Stainforth And Barnby Dun	302	275	27	91.1%
17	Sprotbrough	974	883	91	90.7%
18	Norton And Askern	869	783	86	90.1%
19	Hexthorpe And Balby North	309	277	32	89.6%
20	Town	1,060	948	112	89.4%
21	Conisbrough	550	491	59	89.3%
22	Thorne And Moorends	490	430	60	87.8%

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An extension might sail through in (Historic) Stainforth And Moorends but face serious resistance in Thorne And Moorends.
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What the data tells us

A 12.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. (Historic) Stainforth And Moorends approves 100.0% of applications while Thorne And Moorends approves just 87.8%. 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 8,750 planning decisions in Doncaster, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Doncaster Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →