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 60.4% based on 326 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Greenwich?

There is a 39.6% gap between KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR and ELTHAM PAGE. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Greenwich Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 47 Wards Compared (2026)

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	PLUMSTEAD	131	126	5	96.2%
5	PENINSULA	291	279	12	95.9%
6	ELTHAM NORTH	47	45	2	95.7%
7	GLYNDON	88	83	5	94.3%
8	GREENWICH WEST	315	295	20	93.7%
9	KIDBROOKE VILLAGE & SUTCLIFFE	480	447	33	93.1%
10	GREENWICH PENINSULA	641	593	48	92.5%
11	ELTHAM WEST	59	54	5	91.5%
12	MIDDLE PARK AND SUTCLIFFE	82	75	7	91.5%
13	ELTHAM SOUTH	120	108	12	90.0%
14	WOOLWICH DOCKYARD	263	236	27	89.7%
15	GREENWICH WEST - NO LONGER EXISTS	867	755	112	87.1%
16	WOOLWICH ARSENAL	554	479	75	86.5%
17	WEST THAMESMEAD	328	282	46	86.0%
18	PENINSULA - NO LONGER EXISTS	1,038	879	159	84.7%
19	GREENWICH PARK	879	733	146	83.4%
20	COLDHARBOUR AND NEW ELTHAM	54	44	10	81.5%
21	ELTHAM PARK & PROGRESS	764	622	142	81.4%
22	GREENWICH CREEKSIDE	189	153	36	81.0%
23	WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE - NO LONGER EXISTS	648	520	128	80.2%
24	BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE	1,539	1,217	322	79.1%
25	CHARLTON VILLAGE & RIVERSIDE	465	365	100	78.5%
26	EAST GREENWICH	596	459	137	77.0%
27	WOOLWICH COMMON	925	709	216	76.6%
28	THAMESMEAD MOORINGS	479	367	112	76.6%
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	708	521	187	73.6%
33	MIDDLE PARK AND SUTCLIFFE CODE	504	371	133	73.6%
34	ABBEY WOOD	775	567	208	73.2%
35	SHOOTERS HILL	1,043	763	280	73.2%
36	PLUMSTEAD COMMON	596	435	161	73.0%
37	ELTHAM SOUTH - NO LONGER EXISTS	583	423	160	72.6%
38	ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL	875	634	241	72.5%
39	CHARLTON HORNFAIR	340	246	94	72.4%
40	KIDBROOKE PARK	524	375	149	71.6%
41	CHARLTON - NO LONGER EXISTS	563	395	168	70.2%
42	COLDHARBOUR AND NEW ELTHAM OLD CODE	578	398	180	68.9%
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	672	432	240	64.3%
46	MIDDLE PARK & HORN PARK	284	180	104	63.4%
47	ELTHAM PAGE	326	197	129	60.4%

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What the data tells us

A 39.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR approves 100.0% of applications while ELTHAM PAGE approves just 60.4%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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