Which ward in Fenland has the highest planning approval rate?

Slade Lode Chatteris at 100.0% based on 21 decisions.

Which ward in Fenland has the lowest planning approval rate?

Doddington/Wimblington at 81.5% based on 54 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Fenland?

There is a 18.5% gap between Slade Lode Chatteris and Doddington/Wimblington. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Fenland

Planning outcomes in Fenland are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 18.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,398 real decisions·33 wards·Updated June 2026

All 33 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Slade Lode Chatteris	21	21	0	100.0%
2	Lattersey Whittlesey	13	13	0	100.0%
3	The Mills Chatteris	16	16	0	100.0%
4	Clarkson Wisbech	10	10	0	100.0%
5	Whittlesey Lattersey	27	26	1	96.3%
6	St Andrews Whittlesey	19	18	1	94.7%
7	Whittlesey East And Villages	171	159	12	93.0%
8	Wisbech South	207	192	15	92.8%
9	Chatteris South	232	215	17	92.7%
10	Wisbech Riverside	122	113	9	92.6%
11	Peckover Wisbech	27	25	2	92.6%
12	Bassenhally Whittlesey	25	23	2	92.0%
13	Benwick/Coates/Eastrea	23	21	2	91.3%
14	Medworth Wisbech	34	31	3	91.2%
15	Parson Drove/Wisbech St Mary	51	46	5	90.2%
16	March West	41	37	4	90.2%
17	Leverington And Wisbech Rural	249	224	25	90.0%
18	March North	173	155	18	89.6%
19	Whittlesey South	144	129	15	89.6%
20	Elm And Christchurch	178	159	19	89.3%
21	March South	120	106	14	88.3%
22	Whittlesey North West	85	75	10	88.2%
23	Wenneye Chatteris	17	15	2	88.2%
24	Manea	16	14	2	87.5%
25	March West And Benwick	173	151	22	87.3%
26	Chatteris North And Manea	288	249	39	86.5%
27	Wisbech Walsoken And Waterlees	34	29	5	85.3%
28	Elm/Christchurch	34	29	5	85.3%
29	Parson Drove And Wisbech St Mary	275	234	41	85.1%
30	March East	135	114	21	84.4%
31	Doddington And Wimblington	278	234	44	84.2%
32	Roman Bank	63	53	10	84.1%
33	Doddington/Wimblington	54	44	10	81.5%

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What the data tells us

A 18.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Slade Lode Chatteris approves 100.0% of applications while Doddington/Wimblington approves just 81.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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More Fenland planning data

Methodology: Covers 3,398 planning decisions in Fenland, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Fenland Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →