Ferndown South planning approval rate
Ferndown South ward in Dorset has a 93.2% approval rate based on 499 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.2%
ward approval rate
499
Decisions
465
Approved
34
Refused
92.3%
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
93.2%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Ferndown South
P/HOU/2026/03029
Erect single storey rear extension · 2026-09-08
P/HOU/2026/03450
Erect front and side single storey extensions · 2026-08-21
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.8%)
Gillingham (93.5%)
Beacon (94.9%)
West Purbeck (95.4%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.7%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.1%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.6%)
Ferndown North (92.5%)