Marshwood Vale planning approval rate
Marshwood Vale ward in Dorset has a 89.2% approval rate based on 277 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
89.2%
ward approval rate
277
Decisions
247
Approved
30
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Marshwood Vale is 3.1 percentage points below the Dorset average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Marshwood Vale compares
Marshwood Vale ward
89.2%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Marshwood Vale
P/NMA/2026/04644
Non Material Amendment to alter the approved position of the windows and interna · 2026-09-02
P/LBC/2026/03475
Internal alterations to kitchen layout; form new opening between the master bedr · 2026-08-20
P/HOU/2026/03461
Replace existing canopy entrance porch to west elevation; enlarge existing garag · 2026-08-20
P/TRC/2026/03849
T1 - Ash - Reduce lower limbs growing towards house and neighbour's property. Cu · 2026-08-10
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.7%)
Gillingham (93.5%)
Beacon (94.8%)
West Purbeck (95.3%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.7%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.3%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.5%)
Ferndown North (92.5%)