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

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor at 87.0% based on 100 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 29.1% gap between Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor and Datchworth And Aston. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in East Hertfordshire

All 50 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor	100	87	13	87.0%
2	Ware Trinity	81	70	11	86.4%
3	Bishop's Stortford Parsonage	138	118	20	85.5%
4	Hertford Kingsmead	158	132	26	83.5%
5	Bishop's Stortford Central	161	133	28	82.6%
6	Ware St Marys	93	76	17	81.7%
7	Bishops Stortford - Silverleys	426	347	79	81.5%
8	Bishop's Stortford All Saints	105	85	20	81.0%
9	Bishop's Stortford North	249	201	48	80.7%
10	Hertford Castle	269	216	53	80.3%
11	Ware - Trinity	207	166	41	80.2%
12	Ware Priory	193	152	41	78.8%
13	Ware - St Marys	264	208	56	78.8%
14	Bishops Stortford - South	495	390	105	78.8%
15	Braughing & Standon	211	166	45	78.7%
16	Hertford - Kingsmead	294	230	64	78.2%
17	Hertford - Bengeo	726	566	160	78.0%
18	Hertford Bengeo	278	216	62	77.7%
19	Ware - Chadwell	175	134	41	76.6%
20	Hertford - Sele	326	249	77	76.4%
21	Bishops Stortford - All Saints	505	384	121	76.0%
22	Puckeridge	167	127	40	76.0%
23	Great Amwell & Stansteads	128	97	31	75.8%
24	Watton-at-Stone	240	182	58	75.8%
25	The Mundens	164	123	41	75.0%
26	Stanstead Abbotts	190	142	48	74.7%
27	Bishop's Stortford South	117	87	30	74.4%
28	Buntingford	707	520	187	73.6%
29	Bishops Stortford - Meads	633	466	167	73.6%
30	Bishops Stortford - Central	495	363	132	73.3%
31	Ware - Christchurch	352	258	94	73.3%
32	Sawbridgeworth	974	707	267	72.6%
33	Aston, Datchworth & Walkern	225	163	62	72.4%
34	Thundridge And Standon	458	328	130	71.6%
35	Hertford Heath & Brickendon	104	74	30	71.2%
36	Little Hadham	475	334	141	70.3%
37	Walkern	300	211	89	70.3%
38	Hertford - Castle	850	596	254	70.1%
39	Braughing	518	362	156	69.9%
40	Much Hadham	705	491	214	69.6%
41	Mundens And Cottered	363	251	112	69.1%
42	Ware Rural	144	98	46	68.1%
43	Great Amwell	230	156	74	67.8%
44	Hunsdon	442	299	143	67.6%
45	Hertford Rural	272	184	88	67.6%
46	Little Hadham & The Pelhams	248	163	85	65.7%
47	Hertford Heath	351	230	121	65.5%
48	Hertford - Rural North	392	255	137	65.1%
49	Hertford - Rural South	486	306	180	63.0%
50	Datchworth And Aston	359	208	151	57.9%

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What the data tells us

A 29.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor approves 87.0% of applications while Datchworth And Aston approves just 57.9%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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