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 60.6% based on 317 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Greenwich?

There is a 39.4% 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	471	439	32	93.2%
10	GREENWICH PENINSULA	633	586	47	92.6%
11	ELTHAM WEST	59	54	5	91.5%
12	MIDDLE PARK AND SUTCLIFFE	82	75	7	91.5%
13	WOOLWICH DOCKYARD	259	234	25	90.3%
14	ELTHAM SOUTH	120	108	12	90.0%
15	GREENWICH WEST - NO LONGER EXISTS	872	755	117	86.6%
16	WOOLWICH ARSENAL	536	463	73	86.4%
17	WEST THAMESMEAD	321	275	46	85.7%
18	PENINSULA - NO LONGER EXISTS	1,037	877	160	84.6%
19	GREENWICH PARK	859	712	147	82.9%
20	COLDHARBOUR AND NEW ELTHAM	54	44	10	81.5%
21	GREENWICH CREEKSIDE	183	149	34	81.4%
22	ELTHAM PARK & PROGRESS	745	605	140	81.2%
23	WOOLWICH RIVERSIDE - NO LONGER EXISTS	649	520	129	80.1%
24	BLACKHEATH WESTCOMBE	1,522	1,197	325	78.6%
25	CHARLTON VILLAGE & RIVERSIDE	452	355	97	78.5%
26	EAST GREENWICH	582	449	133	77.1%
27	WOOLWICH COMMON	918	705	213	76.8%
28	THAMESMEAD MOORINGS	478	367	111	76.8%
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	MIDDLE PARK AND SUTCLIFFE CODE	504	371	133	73.6%
33	ABBEY WOOD	765	560	205	73.2%
34	PLUMSTEAD & GLYNDON	691	506	185	73.2%
35	SHOOTERS HILL	1,039	760	279	73.1%
36	PLUMSTEAD COMMON	575	420	155	73.0%
37	ELTHAM TOWN & AVERY HILL	842	612	230	72.7%
38	ELTHAM SOUTH - NO LONGER EXISTS	582	422	160	72.5%
39	CHARLTON HORNFAIR	329	237	92	72.0%
40	KIDBROOKE PARK	504	361	143	71.6%
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	653	417	236	63.9%
46	MIDDLE PARK & HORN PARK	280	178	102	63.6%
47	ELTHAM PAGE	317	192	125	60.6%

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What the data tells us

A 39.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. KIDBROOKE WITH HORNFAIR approves 100.0% of applications while ELTHAM PAGE approves just 60.6%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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