Sawbridgeworth planning approval rate
Sawbridgeworth ward in East Hertfordshire has a 73.2% approval rate based on 1,001 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 73.6%.
Last updated: August 2026
73.2%
ward approval rate
1,001
Decisions
733
Approved
268
Refused
73.6%
East Hertfordshire average
Sawbridgeworth is broadly in line with the East Hertfordshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Sawbridgeworth compares
Sawbridgeworth ward
73.2%
East Hertfordshire overall
73.6%
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Recent decisions in Sawbridgeworth
Erection of front porch extension · Wed 22 Jul 2026
First floor front extension and new entrance canopy · Wed 22 Jul 2026
Demolition of garage and erection of side and rear extension · Mon 13 Jul 2026
Listed Building Consent for the display of a replacement hanging sign and fixed · Thu 09 Jul 2026
Demolition of existing garage and shed and the construction of a single storey r · Thu 09 Jul 2026
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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%)