Which ward in Dudley has the highest planning approval rate?

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town at 100.0% based on 12 decisions.

Which ward in Dudley has the lowest planning approval rate?

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton Ward at 81.9% based on 270 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Dudley?

There is a 18.1% gap between Wollaston & Stourbridge Town and Upper Gornal and Woodsetton Ward. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Dudley Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 51 Wards Compared (data to Dec 2025)

All 51 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	12	12	0	100.0%
2	Castle & Priory	12	12	0	100.0%
3	Gornal	110	106	4	96.4%
4	Castle and Priory	149	143	6	96.0%
5	Netherton Woodside and St Andrews	140	134	6	95.7%
6	Cradley and Wollescote	118	112	6	94.9%
7	Wollaston and Stourbridge Town	222	210	12	94.6%
8	Brockmoor and Pensnett	143	135	8	94.4%
9	Kingswinford South	237	223	14	94.1%
10	Kingswinford North and Wall Heath	187	176	11	94.1%
11	Norton Ward	545	512	33	93.9%
12	Norton	271	254	17	93.7%
13	Amblecote	120	112	8	93.3%
14	Wordsley	135	126	9	93.3%
15	Hayley Green and Cradley South	130	121	9	93.1%
16	Halesowen North	171	159	12	93.0%
17	Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood	94	87	7	92.6%
18	St James's	144	133	11	92.4%
19	Hayley Green and Cradley South Ward	376	346	30	92.0%
20	Brierley Hill Ward	366	335	31	91.5%
21	Brierley Hill	164	150	14	91.5%
22	Kingswinford South Ward	469	426	43	90.8%
23	Wollaston and Stourbridge Town Ward	562	510	52	90.7%
24	Coseley East	118	107	11	90.7%
25	Lye and Stourbridge North	113	102	11	90.3%
26	Belle Vale	145	131	14	90.3%
27	Halesowen South	213	192	21	90.1%
28	Upper Gornal and Woodsetton	121	109	12	90.1%
29	Wordsley Ward	276	248	28	89.9%
30	Kingswinford North and Wall Heath Ward	459	412	47	89.8%
31	Main Location:	265	238	27	89.8%
32	Amblecote Ward	285	255	30	89.5%
33	Netherton, Woodside and St. Andrews Ward	333	297	36	89.2%
34	Brockmoor and Pensnett Ward	305	272	33	89.2%
35	Pedmore and Stourbridge East	213	190	23	89.2%
36	Lye and Stourbridge North Ward	270	240	30	88.9%
37	Gornal Ward	320	284	36	88.8%
38	Castle and Priory Ward	389	344	45	88.4%
39	Halesowen South Ward	536	472	64	88.1%
40	Coseley East Ward	265	233	32	87.9%
41	Halesowen North Ward	407	355	52	87.2%
42	Pedmore and Stourbridge East Ward	493	426	67	86.4%
43	St. James's Ward	369	317	52	85.9%
44	Cradley and Wollescote Ward	270	232	38	85.9%
45	St. Thomas's Ward	399	341	58	85.5%
46	Sedgley	187	159	28	85.0%
47	Belle Vale Ward	315	264	51	83.8%
48	Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood Ward	235	197	38	83.8%
49	St Thomas's	170	142	28	83.5%
50	Sedgley Ward	421	349	72	82.9%
51	Upper Gornal and Woodsetton Ward	270	221	49	81.9%

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What the data tells us

A 18.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Wollaston & Stourbridge Town approves 100.0% of applications while Upper Gornal and Woodsetton Ward approves just 81.9%. 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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