Which ward in Greenwich has the highest planning approval rate?

KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR at 100.0% based on 66 decisions.

Which ward in Greenwich has the lowest planning approval rate?

ELTHAM PAGE at 59.3% based on 295 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Greenwich?

There is a 40.7% gap between KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR and ELTHAM PAGE. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Greenwich

All 47 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR	66	66	0	100.0%
2	CHARLTON	134	131	3	97.8%
3	WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE	246	237	9	96.3%
4	PENINSULA	291	280	11	96.2%
5	PLUMSTEAD	131	126	5	96.2%
6	ELTHAM NORTH	47	45	2	95.7%
7	GLYNDON	88	84	4	95.5%
8	GREENWICH WEST	315	296	19	94.0%
9	ELTHAM WEST	59	55	4	93.2%
10	KIDBROOKE VILLAGE & SUTCLIFFE	440	410	30	93.2%
11	MIDDLE PARK AND SUTCLIFFE	82	76	6	92.7%
12	GREENWICH PENINSULA	597	551	46	92.3%
13	ELTHAM SOUTH	120	109	11	90.8%
14	WOOLWICH DOCKYARD	246	222	24	90.2%
15	GREENWICH WEST - NO LONGER EXISTS	872	755	117	86.6%
16	WOOLWICH ARSENAL	491	422	69	85.9%
17	PENINSULA - NO LONGER EXISTS	1,038	878	160	84.6%
18	WEST THAMESMEAD	292	247	45	84.6%
19	GREENWICH PARK	792	659	133	83.2%
20	COLDHARBOUR AND NEW ELTHAM	54	44	10	81.5%
21	GREENWICH CREEKSIDE	165	133	32	80.6%
22	ELTHAM PARK & PROGRESS	701	564	137	80.5%
23	WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE - NO LONGER EXISTS	648	519	129	80.1%
24	BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE	1,468	1,150	318	78.3%
25	CHARLTON VILLAGE & RIVERSIDE	419	325	94	77.6%
26	WOOLWICH COMMON	901	697	204	77.4%
27	EAST GREENWICH	551	423	128	76.8%
28	THAMESMEAD MOORINGS	468	359	109	76.7%
29	ELTHAM WEST - NO LONGER EXISTS	457	346	111	75.7%
30	ELTHAM NORTH - NO LONGER EXISTS	712	534	178	75.0%
31	KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR CODE	605	449	156	74.2%
32	PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON	647	476	171	73.6%
33	MIDDLE PARK AND SUTCLIFFE CODE	504	371	133	73.6%
34	PLUMSTEAD COMMON	537	393	144	73.2%
35	SHOOTERS HILL	1,013	739	274	73.0%
36	ABBEY WOOD	723	527	196	72.9%
37	ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL	795	578	217	72.7%
38	ELTHAM SOUTH - NO LONGER EXISTS	582	422	160	72.5%
39	CHARLTON HORNFAIR	314	226	88	72.0%
40	KIDBROOKE PARK	468	336	132	71.8%
41	CHARLTON - NO LONGER EXISTS	563	395	168	70.2%
42	COLDHARBOUR AND NEW ELTHAM OLD CODE	579	398	181	68.7%
43	GLYNDON - NO LONGER EXISTS	279	184	95	65.9%
44	PLUMSTEAD - NO LONGER EXISTS	440	287	153	65.2%
45	MOTTINGHAM, COLDHARBOUR & NEW ELTHAM	614	392	222	63.8%
46	MIDDLE PARK & HORN PARK	263	167	96	63.5%
47	ELTHAM PAGE	295	175	120	59.3%

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What the data tells us

A 40.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR approves 100.0% of applications while ELTHAM PAGE approves just 59.3%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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