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	625	583	42	93.3%
4	Ryde Appley And Elmfield	205	191	14	93.2%
5	Ryde North East	143	132	11	92.3%
6	East Cowes	238	217	21	91.2%
7	Newport Central	363	331	32	91.2%
8	Brading And St Helens	234	213	21	91.0%
9	Ventnor West	151	137	14	90.7%
10	Bembridge	483	437	46	90.5%
11	Wroxall Lowtherville And Bonchurch	295	267	28	90.5%
12	Carisbrooke And Gunville	231	209	22	90.5%
13	Cowes Medina	125	113	12	90.4%
14	Parkhurst And Hunnyhill	140	126	14	90.0%
15	Brading, St. Helens And Bembridge	452	407	45	90.0%
16	Cowes South And Northwood	297	267	30	89.9%
17	Ryde West	147	132	15	89.8%
18	Mountjoy And Shide	128	115	13	89.8%
19	Newport West	98	88	10	89.8%
20	Brighstone Calbourne And Shalfleet	451	404	47	89.6%
21	Lake North	149	133	16	89.3%
22	Totland And Colwell	242	216	26	89.3%
23	Ventnor And St Lawrence	446	398	48	89.2%
24	Godshill And Wroxall	174	155	19	89.1%
25	Shanklin Central	218	194	24	89.0%
26	Newport East	71	63	8	88.7%
27	Cowes West And Gurnard	757	671	86	88.6%
28	Binstead And Fishbourne	414	366	48	88.4%
29	Cowes North	429	378	51	88.1%
30	Lake South	159	140	19	88.1%
31	Sandown North	267	235	32	88.0%
32	Shanklin South	538	473	65	87.9%
33	Newport North	110	96	14	87.3%
34	Sandown South	188	164	24	87.2%
35	Freshwater North And Yarmouth	401	349	52	87.0%
36	Haylands And Swanmore	92	80	12	87.0%
37	Nettlestone And Seaview	761	661	100	86.9%
38	Ventnor East	151	131	20	86.8%
39	Chale, Niton And Whitwell	179	155	24	86.6%
40	Newchurch Havenstreet And Ashey	422	364	58	86.3%
41	Chale Niton And Shorwell	312	269	43	86.2%
42	Arreton And Newchurch	269	232	37	86.2%
43	Whippingham And Osborne	70	60	10	85.7%
44	Pan And Barton	76	65	11	85.5%
45	Ryde Monktonmead	123	105	18	85.4%
46	Freshwater South	389	332	57	85.3%
47	Havenstreet, Ashey And Haylands	156	133	23	85.3%
48	Central Wight	252	215	37	85.3%
49	Wootton Bridge	364	310	54	85.2%
50	Fairlee And Whippingham	186	158	28	84.9%
51	Central Rural	373	316	57	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	48	37	11	77.1%
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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