Bishops Stortford - Silverleys planning approval rate
Bishops Stortford - Silverleys ward in East Hertfordshire has a 81.5% approval rate based on 426 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 73.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
81.5%
ward approval rate
426
Decisions
347
Approved
79
Refused
73.2%
East Hertfordshire average
Bishops Stortford - Silverleys is 8.3 percentage points above the East Hertfordshire average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Bishops Stortford - Silverleys compares
Bishops Stortford - Silverleys ward
81.5%
East Hertfordshire overall
73.2%
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Recent decisions in Bishops Stortford - Silverleys
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
What gets approved near your property?
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 16,563 decisions.
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Much Hadham (69.6%)
Bishops Stortford - Meads (73.6%)
Braughing (69.9%)
Bishops Stortford - All Saints (76.0%)
Bishops Stortford - Central (73.3%)
Bishops Stortford - South (78.8%)
Hertford - Rural South (63.0%)
Little Hadham (70.3%)