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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Hillingdon

Planning outcomes in Hillingdon are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 18.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

30,835 real decisions·44 wards·Updated August 2026
87.3%
Highest: RUISLIP MANOR 2022
69.2%
Lowest: YEADING
18.1%
Gap
44
Wards
80.0% approved overall. But 6,178 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Hillingdon shifts your odds by up to 18.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 44 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1RUISLIP MANOR 202245039357
87.3%
2PINKWELL 2022798693105
86.8%
3EASTCOTE 2022961828133
86.2%
4YEADING 202230326142
86.1%
5EASTCOTE AND EAST RUISLIP867412
86.0%
6SOUTH RUISLIP64955198
84.9%
7UXBRIDGE 2022799671128
84.0%
8ICK/HAM & S HF/D 221,070894176
83.6%
9HAYES TOWN 2022682568114
83.3%
10WOOD END 2022719596123
82.9%
11YIEWSLEY 202234628759
82.9%
12SOUTH RUISLIP 2022699579120
82.8%
13RUISLIP 2022892738154
82.7%
14CHARVILLE 2022572470102
82.2%
15CAVENDISH684562122
82.2%
16BELMORE 2022612502110
82.0%
17HEATHROW VILLAGES701575126
82.0%
18MANOR706575131
81.4%
19UXBRIDGE SOUTH747608139
81.4%
20BOTWELL1,034841193
81.3%
21HAREFIELD46237587
81.2%
22NORTHWOOD 2022787639148
81.2%
23NORTHWOOD HILLS 2022686557129
81.2%
24HILLINGDON EAST 2022685555130
81.0%
25HARE/D VILLAGES 202226020951
80.4%
26COLHAM & COWLEY679546133
80.4%
27H/ROW VILLAGES 2022537428109
79.7%
28HILLINGDON WEST 202238230478
79.6%
29CHARVILLE664527137
79.4%
30BRUNEL790625165
79.1%
31YIEWSLEY669524145
78.3%
32WEST DRAYTON 2022565442123
78.2%
33PINKWELL678521157
76.8%
34HILLINGDON EAST663508155
76.6%
35NORTHWOOD1,3261,013313
76.4%
36NORTHWOOD HILLS905688217
76.0%
37EASTCOTE & E RUISLIP874660214
75.5%
38ICKENHAM1,132849283
75.0%
39TOWNFIELD819614205
75.0%
40UXBRIDGE NORTH1,217907310
74.5%
41WEST RUISLIP727541186
74.4%
42WEST DRAYTON652485167
74.4%
43BARNHILL551408143
74.0%
44YEADING471326145
69.2%
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What the data tells us

1
A 18.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. RUISLIP MANOR 2022 approves 87.3% of applications while YEADING approves just 69.2%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
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.
3
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 30,835 planning decisions in Hillingdon, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Hillingdon Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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