Which ward in East Hertfordshire has the highest planning approval rate?

Ware St Mary's at 90.0% based on 10 decisions.

Which ward in East Hertfordshire has the lowest planning approval rate?

Datchworth And Aston at 57.9% based on 359 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across East Hertfordshire?

There is a 32.1% gap between Ware St Mary's and Datchworth And Aston. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

East Hertfordshire Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 52 Wards Compared (2026)

All 52 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Ware St Mary's	10	9	1	90.0%
2	Ware Trinity	98	87	11	88.8%
3	Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor	119	104	15	87.4%
4	Bishop's Stortford Parsonage	148	126	22	85.1%
5	Hertford Kingsmead	177	149	28	84.2%
6	Bishop's Stortford Central	175	146	29	83.4%
7	Bishop's Stortford All Saints	117	97	20	82.9%
8	Ware St Marys	93	76	17	81.7%
9	Hertford Castle	292	238	54	81.5%
10	Bishops Stortford - Silverleys	426	347	79	81.5%
11	Bishop's Stortford North	278	223	55	80.2%
12	Ware - Trinity	207	166	41	80.2%
13	Hertford Sele	10	8	2	80.0%
14	Ware Priory	214	170	44	79.4%
15	Hertford Bengeo	310	245	65	79.0%
16	Ware - St Marys	264	208	56	78.8%
17	Bishops Stortford - South	495	390	105	78.8%
18	Hertford - Kingsmead	294	230	64	78.2%
19	Hertford - Bengeo	726	566	160	78.0%
20	Braughing & Standon	235	183	52	77.9%
21	Great Amwell & Stansteads	145	112	33	77.2%
22	The Mundens	180	138	42	76.7%
23	Ware - Chadwell	175	134	41	76.6%
24	Watton-at-Stone	255	195	60	76.5%
25	Hertford - Sele	326	249	77	76.4%
26	Bishops Stortford - All Saints	505	384	121	76.0%
27	Puckeridge	167	127	40	76.0%
28	Hertford Heath & Brickendon	129	97	32	75.2%
29	Stanstead Abbotts	190	142	48	74.7%
30	Buntingford	736	545	191	74.0%
31	Bishop's Stortford South	129	95	34	73.6%
32	Bishops Stortford - Meads	633	466	167	73.6%
33	Bishops Stortford - Central	495	363	132	73.3%
34	Ware - Christchurch	352	258	94	73.3%
35	Sawbridgeworth	988	720	268	72.9%
36	Aston, Datchworth & Walkern	245	177	68	72.2%
37	Thundridge And Standon	458	328	130	71.6%
38	Little Hadham	475	334	141	70.3%
39	Walkern	300	211	89	70.3%
40	Hertford - Castle	850	596	254	70.1%
41	Braughing	518	362	156	69.9%
42	Much Hadham	716	499	217	69.7%
43	Mundens And Cottered	363	251	112	69.1%
44	Hunsdon	452	309	143	68.4%
45	Ware Rural	164	112	52	68.3%
46	Great Amwell	230	156	74	67.8%
47	Little Hadham & The Pelhams	285	190	95	66.7%
48	Hertford Rural	306	203	103	66.3%
49	Hertford Heath	351	230	121	65.5%
50	Hertford - Rural North	392	255	137	65.1%
51	Hertford - Rural South	486	306	180	63.0%
52	Datchworth And Aston	359	208	151	57.9%

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What the data tells us

A 32.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Ware St Mary's approves 90.0% of applications while Datchworth And Aston approves just 57.9%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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