Which ward in Hastings has the highest planning approval rate?

MAZE HILL Pre May 2018 at 100.0% based on 20 decisions.

Which ward in Hastings has the lowest planning approval rate?

WEST ST LEONARDS Pre May 2018 at 71.4% based on 14 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Hastings?

There is a 28.6% gap between MAZE HILL Pre May 2018 and WEST ST LEONARDS Pre May 2018. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Hastings

Planning outcomes in Hastings are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 28.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,709 real decisions·30 wards·Updated September 2026

All 30 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	MAZE HILL Pre May 2018	20	20	0	100.0%
2	CONQUEST Pre May 2018	15	15	0	100.0%
3	ASHDOWN Pre May 2018	21	21	0	100.0%
4	ST HELENS Pre May 2018	10	10	0	100.0%
5	CASTLE	11	11	0	100.0%
6	CONQUEST 2018	372	336	36	90.3%
7	ASHDOWN 2018	456	408	48	89.5%
8	BRAYBROOKE Pre May 2018	18	16	2	88.9%
9	SILVERHILL Pre May 2018	18	16	2	88.9%
10	CASTLE Pre May 2018	35	31	4	88.6%
11	OLD HASTINGS 2018	614	541	73	88.1%
12	SILVERHILL 2018	311	273	38	87.8%
13	GENSING 2018	335	292	43	87.2%
14	BRAYBROOKE 2018	263	229	34	87.1%
15	MAZE HILL 2018	395	344	51	87.1%
16	BAIRD 2018	270	235	35	87.0%
17	CENTRAL ST LEONARDS 2018	621	539	82	86.8%
18	HOLLINGTON 2018	152	132	20	86.8%
19	ST HELENS 2018	340	295	45	86.8%
20	CENTRAL ST LEONARDS Pre May 2018	29	25	4	86.2%
21	TRESSELL 2018	142	122	20	85.9%
22	GENSING Pre May 2018	21	18	3	85.7%
23	WEST ST LEONARDS 2018	325	277	48	85.2%
24	CASTLE 2018	767	653	114	85.1%
25	WISHING TREE 2018	207	175	32	84.5%
26	ORE Pre May 2018	17	14	3	82.4%
27	ORE 2018	272	222	50	81.6%
28	OLD HASTINGS Pre May 2018	47	38	9	80.9%
29	BAIRD Pre May 2018	14	10	4	71.4%
30	WEST ST LEONARDS Pre May 2018	14	10	4	71.4%

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What the data tells us

A 28.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. MAZE HILL Pre May 2018 approves 100.0% of applications while WEST ST LEONARDS Pre May 2018 approves just 71.4%. 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 3,709 planning decisions in Hastings, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Hastings Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →