Sawbridgeworth planning approval rate
Sawbridgeworth ward in East Hertfordshire has a 73.3% approval rate based on 1,004 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 74.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
73.3%
ward approval rate
1,004
Decisions
736
Approved
268
Refused
74.6%
East Hertfordshire average
Sawbridgeworth is broadly in line with the East Hertfordshire average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Sawbridgeworth compares
Sawbridgeworth ward
73.3%
East Hertfordshire overall
74.6%
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Recent decisions in Sawbridgeworth
Demolition of existing rear conservatory lean-to, with erection of a single stor · Wed 02 Sep 2026
Erection of front porch extension · Wed 22 Jul 2026
First floor front extension and new entrance canopy · Wed 22 Jul 2026
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Other wards in East Hertfordshire
Hertford - Castle (70.1%)
Buntingford (74.5%)
Hertford - Bengeo (78.0%)
Much Hadham (69.7%)
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%)