Which ward in Harborough has the highest planning approval rate?

Lubenham at 95.5% based on 269 decisions.

Which ward in Harborough has the lowest planning approval rate?

Billesdon And Tilton at 88.1% based on 260 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Harborough?

There is a 7.4% gap between Lubenham and Billesdon And Tilton. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Harborough

Planning outcomes in Harborough are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 7.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,899 real decisions·19 wards·Updated August 2026

91.4% approved overall. But 336 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Harborough shifts your odds by up to 7.4%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 19 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Lubenham	269	257	12	95.5%
2	Market Harborough Welland	84	80	4	95.2%
3	Lutterworth West	85	80	5	94.1%
4	Broughton Astley Primethorpe And Sutton	100	94	6	94.0%
5	Dunton	227	213	14	93.8%
6	Misterton	133	124	9	93.2%
7	Bosworth	252	234	18	92.9%
8	Market Harborough Logan	177	164	13	92.7%
9	Ullesthorpe	189	173	16	91.5%
10	Glen	252	230	22	91.3%
11	Broughton Astley South And Leire	113	103	10	91.2%
12	Fleckney	132	120	12	90.9%
13	Nevill	379	344	35	90.8%
14	Market Harborough Great Bowden And Arden	314	284	30	90.4%
15	Kibworths	362	325	37	89.8%
16	Lutterworth East	108	97	11	89.8%
17	Market Harborough Little Bowden	110	98	12	89.1%
18	Thurnby And Houghton	352	313	39	88.9%
19	Billesdon And Tilton	260	229	31	88.1%

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What the data tells us

A 7.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Lubenham approves 95.5% of applications while Billesdon And Tilton approves just 88.1%. 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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More Harborough planning data

Methodology: Covers 3,899 planning decisions in Harborough, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Harborough Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →