Which ward in Isle of Wight has the highest planning approval rate?

Freshwater North at 96.0% based on 99 decisions.

Which ward in Isle of Wight has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ryde South at 76.5% based on 34 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Isle of Wight?

There is a 19.5% gap between Freshwater North and Ryde South. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Isle of Wight Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 59 Wards Compared (2026)

All 59 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Freshwater North	99	95	4	96.0%
2	Totland	161	151	10	93.8%
3	Ryde North West	639	597	42	93.4%
4	Ryde Appley And Elmfield	207	193	14	93.2%
5	Ryde North East	143	132	11	92.3%
6	East Cowes	241	220	21	91.3%
7	Newport Central	367	335	32	91.3%
8	Brading And St Helens	235	214	21	91.1%
9	Ventnor West	151	137	14	90.7%
10	Wroxall Lowtherville And Bonchurch	299	271	28	90.6%
11	Cowes Medina	126	114	12	90.5%
12	Carisbrooke And Gunville	236	213	23	90.3%
13	Parkhurst And Hunnyhill	143	129	14	90.2%
14	Bembridge	500	451	49	90.2%
15	Mountjoy And Shide	131	118	13	90.1%
16	Brading, St. Helens And Bembridge	452	407	45	90.0%
17	Ryde West	149	134	15	89.9%
18	Brighstone Calbourne And Shalfleet	459	412	47	89.8%
19	Newport West	98	88	10	89.8%
20	Cowes South And Northwood	301	270	31	89.7%
21	Totland And Colwell	247	221	26	89.5%
22	Lake North	149	133	16	89.3%
23	Ventnor And St Lawrence	455	406	49	89.2%
24	Shanklin Central	221	197	24	89.1%
25	Godshill And Wroxall	174	155	19	89.1%
26	Cowes West And Gurnard	766	680	86	88.8%
27	Newport East	71	63	8	88.7%
28	Binstead And Fishbourne	419	371	48	88.5%
29	Cowes North	432	381	51	88.2%
30	Sandown North	268	236	32	88.1%
31	Lake South	160	141	19	88.1%
32	Shanklin South	541	476	65	88.0%
33	Haylands And Swanmore	95	83	12	87.4%
34	Sandown South	189	165	24	87.3%
35	Newport North	110	96	14	87.3%
36	Freshwater North And Yarmouth	411	358	53	87.1%
37	Nettlestone And Seaview	771	670	101	86.9%
38	Ventnor East	151	131	20	86.8%
39	Chale, Niton And Whitwell	179	155	24	86.6%
40	Chale Niton And Shorwell	318	275	43	86.5%
41	Newchurch Havenstreet And Ashey	428	369	59	86.2%
42	Arreton And Newchurch	269	232	37	86.2%
43	Pan And Barton	78	67	11	85.9%
44	Whippingham And Osborne	70	60	10	85.7%
45	Freshwater South	390	333	57	85.4%
46	Ryde Monktonmead	123	105	18	85.4%
47	Wootton Bridge	367	313	54	85.3%
48	Havenstreet, Ashey And Haylands	156	133	23	85.3%
49	Central Wight	252	215	37	85.3%
50	Fairlee And Whippingham	188	160	28	85.1%
51	Central Rural	378	320	58	84.7%
52	Carisbrooke	148	124	24	83.8%
53	West Wight	221	185	36	83.7%
54	Ryde East	90	75	15	83.3%
55	Ryde South East	31	25	6	80.6%
56	Parkhurst	104	83	21	79.8%
57	Osborne	49	38	11	77.6%
58	Newport South	83	64	19	77.1%
59	Ryde South	34	26	8	76.5%

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What the data tells us

1

A 19.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Freshwater North approves 96.0% of applications while Ryde South approves just 76.5%. 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.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Isle of Wight

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