Which ward in Hammersmith & Fulham has the highest planning approval rate?

WORMHOLT AND WHITE CITY at 100.0% based on 123 decisions.

Which ward in Hammersmith & Fulham has the lowest planning approval rate?

NEND at 83.7% based on 276 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Hammersmith & Fulham?

There is a 16.3% gap between WORMHOLT AND WHITE CITY and NEND. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Hammersmith & Fulham

Planning outcomes in Hammersmith & Fulham are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 16.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

19,357 real decisions·43 wards·Updated March 2026

All 43 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	WORMHOLT AND WHITE CITY	123	123	0	100.0%
2	HAMMERSMITH BROADWAY	324	323	1	99.7%
3	FULHAM BROADWAY	322	321	1	99.7%
4	ADDISON	224	223	1	99.6%
5	NORTH END	179	178	1	99.4%
6	RAVENSCOURT PARK	247	245	2	99.2%
7	SHEPHERD'S BUSH GREEN	358	355	3	99.2%
8	FULHAM REACH	224	222	2	99.1%
9	MUNSTER	223	220	3	98.7%
10	PARSONS GREEN AND WALHAM	225	222	3	98.7%
11	SANDS END	207	204	3	98.6%
12	AVONMORE AND BROOK GREEN	195	191	4	97.9%
13	PALACE RIVERSIDE	95	93	2	97.9%
14	COLLEGE PARK AND OLD OAK	123	120	3	97.6%
15	GROVE	393	374	19	95.2%
16	WHITEC	277	263	14	94.9%
17	BROOKG	429	404	25	94.2%
18	PGS	495	461	34	93.1%
19	CONIGH	329	306	23	93.0%
20	AVONMO	614	570	44	92.8%
21	SANDSE	1,020	943	77	92.5%
22	COLLP	850	785	65	92.4%
23	TOWN	859	792	67	92.2%
24	HAMBRO	477	440	37	92.2%
25	WENDPK	279	257	22	92.1%
26	WKENSI	305	281	24	92.1%
27	PGW	828	761	67	91.9%
28	PALHUR	709	651	58	91.8%
29	FULTOW	372	341	31	91.7%
30	ASKEW	683	625	58	91.5%
31	FREACH	859	780	79	90.8%
32	PALACE	454	411	43	90.5%
33	RAVENS	838	754	84	90.0%
34	HBROAD	650	585	65	90.0%
35	LILLIE	242	217	25	89.7%
36	SBG	774	687	87	88.8%
37	WORMH	438	388	50	88.6%
38	MUNSTE	1,086	956	130	88.0%
39	ADDISO	625	548	77	87.7%
40	FBROAD	587	515	72	87.7%
41	WALGR	338	295	43	87.3%
42	AVON	188	163	25	86.7%
43	NEND	276	231	45	83.7%

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What the data tells us

A 16.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. WORMHOLT AND WHITE CITY approves 100.0% of applications while NEND approves just 83.7%. 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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Methodology: Covers 19,357 planning decisions in Hammersmith & Fulham, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Hammersmith & Fulham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →