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?

Osborne at 76.2% based on 42 decisions.

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

There is a 19.8% gap between Freshwater North and Osborne. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Isle of Wight

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	602	561	41	93.2%
4	Ryde Appley And Elmfield	193	179	14	92.7%
5	Ryde North East	143	132	11	92.3%
6	Newport Central	339	310	29	91.4%
7	Brading And St Helens	213	194	19	91.1%
8	East Cowes	228	207	21	90.8%
9	Ventnor West	151	137	14	90.7%
10	Cowes South And Northwood	287	260	27	90.6%
11	Wroxall Lowtherville And Bonchurch	271	245	26	90.4%
12	Cowes Medina	122	110	12	90.2%
13	Brading, St. Helens And Bembridge	452	407	45	90.0%
14	Brighstone Calbourne And Shalfleet	423	380	43	89.8%
15	Bembridge	440	395	45	89.8%
16	Carisbrooke And Gunville	214	192	22	89.7%
17	Mountjoy And Shide	122	109	13	89.3%
18	Ventnor And St Lawrence	425	379	46	89.2%
19	Shanklin Central	212	189	23	89.2%
20	Ryde West	139	124	15	89.2%
21	Newport West	92	82	10	89.1%
22	Godshill And Wroxall	174	155	19	89.1%
23	Lake North	145	129	16	89.0%
24	Parkhurst And Hunnyhill	127	113	14	89.0%
25	Newport East	71	63	8	88.7%
26	Totland And Colwell	229	203	26	88.6%
27	Cowes West And Gurnard	726	643	83	88.6%
28	Binstead And Fishbourne	399	352	47	88.2%
29	Cowes North	414	365	49	88.2%
30	Shanklin South	516	455	61	88.2%
31	Lake South	143	126	17	88.1%
32	Sandown North	253	222	31	87.7%
33	Newport North	110	96	14	87.3%
34	Freshwater North And Yarmouth	378	329	49	87.0%
35	Chale Niton And Shorwell	287	249	38	86.8%
36	Ventnor East	151	131	20	86.8%
37	Sandown South	179	155	24	86.6%
38	Chale, Niton And Whitwell	179	155	24	86.6%
39	Nettlestone And Seaview	730	630	100	86.3%
40	Arreton And Newchurch	269	232	37	86.2%
41	Haylands And Swanmore	85	73	12	85.9%
42	Whippingham And Osborne	70	60	10	85.7%
43	Newchurch Havenstreet And Ashey	387	330	57	85.3%
44	Havenstreet, Ashey And Haylands	156	133	23	85.3%
45	Central Wight	252	215	37	85.3%
46	Ryde Monktonmead	121	103	18	85.1%
47	Freshwater South	377	320	57	84.9%
48	Fairlee And Whippingham	172	146	26	84.9%
49	Central Rural	345	292	53	84.6%
50	Pan And Barton	71	60	11	84.5%
51	Wootton Bridge	347	293	54	84.4%
52	Carisbrooke	148	124	24	83.8%
53	West Wight	221	185	36	83.7%
54	Ryde East	90	75	15	83.3%
55	Parkhurst	104	83	21	79.8%
56	Ryde South East	29	23	6	79.3%
57	Newport South	83	64	19	77.1%
58	Ryde South	34	26	8	76.5%
59	Osborne	42	32	10	76.2%

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What the data tells us

1

A 19.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Freshwater North approves 96.0% of applications while Osborne approves just 76.2%. 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.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Isle of Wight

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