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	614	572	42	93.2%
4	Ryde Appley And Elmfield	200	186	14	93.0%
5	Ryde North East	143	132	11	92.3%
6	Brading And St Helens	227	207	20	91.2%
7	Newport Central	352	321	31	91.2%
8	East Cowes	235	214	21	91.1%
9	Wroxall Lowtherville And Bonchurch	283	257	26	90.8%
10	Ventnor West	151	137	14	90.7%
11	Cowes South And Northwood	292	264	28	90.4%
12	Bembridge	470	425	45	90.4%
13	Carisbrooke And Gunville	225	203	22	90.2%
14	Cowes Medina	123	111	12	90.2%
15	Brading, St. Helens And Bembridge	452	407	45	90.0%
16	Parkhurst And Hunnyhill	136	122	14	89.7%
17	Ryde West	145	130	15	89.7%
18	Mountjoy And Shide	126	113	13	89.7%
19	Newport West	97	87	10	89.7%
20	Brighstone Calbourne And Shalfleet	444	398	46	89.6%
21	Ventnor And St Lawrence	440	393	47	89.3%
22	Totland And Colwell	240	214	26	89.2%
23	Lake North	147	131	16	89.1%
24	Godshill And Wroxall	174	155	19	89.1%
25	Shanklin Central	216	192	24	88.9%
26	Lake South	153	136	17	88.9%
27	Cowes West And Gurnard	746	662	84	88.7%
28	Newport East	71	63	8	88.7%
29	Binstead And Fishbourne	410	363	47	88.5%
30	Sandown North	264	233	31	88.3%
31	Cowes North	424	373	51	88.0%
32	Shanklin South	531	467	64	87.9%
33	Newport North	110	96	14	87.3%
34	Haylands And Swanmore	92	80	12	87.0%
35	Sandown South	185	161	24	87.0%
36	Freshwater North And Yarmouth	386	335	51	86.8%
37	Ventnor East	151	131	20	86.8%
38	Nettlestone And Seaview	754	654	100	86.7%
39	Chale, Niton And Whitwell	179	155	24	86.6%
40	Chale Niton And Shorwell	301	260	41	86.4%
41	Arreton And Newchurch	269	232	37	86.2%
42	Newchurch Havenstreet And Ashey	411	353	58	85.9%
43	Whippingham And Osborne	70	60	10	85.7%
44	Havenstreet, Ashey And Haylands	156	133	23	85.3%
45	Central Wight	252	215	37	85.3%
46	Fairlee And Whippingham	182	155	27	85.2%
47	Ryde Monktonmead	122	104	18	85.2%
48	Freshwater South	383	326	57	85.1%
49	Pan And Barton	74	63	11	85.1%
50	Wootton Bridge	357	303	54	84.9%
51	Central Rural	366	310	56	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	30	24	6	80.0%
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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