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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Gravesham

Planning outcomes in Gravesham are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 26.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

550 real decisions·16 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Singlewell
73.7%
Lowest: Chalk
26.3%
Gap
16
Wards
86.4% approved overall. But 75 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Gravesham shifts your odds by up to 26.3%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 16 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Singlewell15150
100.0%
2Riverview Park20191
95.0%
3Whitehill And Windmill Hill38362
94.7%
4Westcourt13121
92.3%
5Meopham North62566
90.3%
6Town41374
90.2%
7Pelham28253
89.3%
8Higham And Shorne71629
87.3%
9Meopham South And Vigo54468
85.2%
10Istead Rise, Cobham And Luddesdown45387
84.4%
11Denton1192
81.8%
12Northfleet And Springhead36297
80.6%
13Coldharbour And Perry Street18144
77.8%
14Woodlands39309
76.9%
15Painters Ash20155
75.0%
16Chalk19145
73.7%
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What the data tells us

1
A 26.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Singlewell approves 100.0% of applications while Chalk approves just 73.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
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.
3
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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Methodology: Covers 550 planning decisions in Gravesham, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Gravesham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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