Sawbridgeworth planning approval rate
Sawbridgeworth ward in East Hertfordshire has a 72.9% approval rate based on 988 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 73.5%.
Last updated: June 2026
72.9%
ward approval rate
988
Decisions
720
Approved
268
Refused
73.5%
East Hertfordshire average
Sawbridgeworth is broadly in line with the East Hertfordshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Sawbridgeworth compares
Sawbridgeworth ward
72.9%
East Hertfordshire overall
73.5%
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Recent decisions in Sawbridgeworth
First floor rear extension · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Erection of a new dwelling with air source heat pump and electric vehicle chargi · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Demolition of existing single-storey side extension and garage. Raising of the r · Fri 01 May 2026
Raising of roof on garage to pitched roof to allow for conversion to annexe with · Thu 30 Apr 2026
Notification of proposed single storey rear extension; Depth extending from the · Thu 23 Apr 2026
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Braughing (69.9%)
Bishops Stortford - All Saints (76.0%)
Bishops Stortford - Central (73.3%)
Bishops Stortford - South (78.8%)
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