Ferndown South planning approval rate
Ferndown South ward in Dorset has a 93.1% approval rate based on 490 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.8%.
Last updated: August 2026
93.1%
ward approval rate
490
Decisions
456
Approved
34
Refused
92.8%
Dorset average
Ferndown South is broadly in line with the Dorset average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Ferndown South compares
Ferndown South ward
93.1%
Dorset overall
92.8%
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Recent decisions in Ferndown South
P/HOU/2026/02917
Erect a single storey rear extension · 2026-08-13
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.9%)
Gillingham (93.4%)
Beacon (95.0%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
West Purbeck (95.2%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.6%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.5%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Ferndown North (92.6%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.7%)