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 87.6% based on 485 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Doncaster?

There is a 12.4% 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 12.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

12,357 real decisions·22 wards·Updated August 2026

91.9% approved overall. But 1,005 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Doncaster shifts your odds by up to 12.4%. 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	353	339	14	96.0%
3	Bessacarr	727	694	33	95.5%
4	Edenthorpe And Kirk Sandall	449	428	21	95.3%
5	Armthorpe	426	402	24	94.4%
6	Wheatley Hills And Intake	633	595	38	94.0%
7	Adwick Le Street And Carcroft	358	336	22	93.9%
8	Tickhill And Wadworth	921	858	63	93.2%
9	Balby South	276	257	19	93.1%
10	Rossington And Bawtry	769	708	61	92.1%
11	Hatfield	759	696	63	91.7%
12	Finningley	1,109	1,016	93	91.6%
13	Bentley	471	430	41	91.3%
14	Edlington And Warmsworth	250	228	22	91.2%
15	Mexborough	302	275	27	91.1%
16	Stainforth And Barnby Dun	301	274	27	91.0%
17	Sprotbrough	964	874	90	90.7%
18	Norton And Askern	863	778	85	90.2%
19	Town	1,044	934	110	89.5%
20	Hexthorpe And Balby North	303	271	32	89.4%
21	Conisbrough	545	486	59	89.2%
22	Thorne And Moorends	485	425	60	87.6%

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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 12.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. (Historic) Stainforth And Moorends approves 100.0% of applications while Thorne And Moorends approves just 87.6%. 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 12,357 planning decisions in Doncaster, January 2020 to August 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 →