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Torrisholme planning approval rate

Torrisholme ward in Lancaster has a 93.3% approval rate based on 75 planning decisions. Lancaster overall: 86.3%.

Last updated: September 2026

93.3%
ward approval rate
75
Decisions
70
Approved
5
Refused
86.3%
Lancaster average

Torrisholme is 7.0 percentage points above the Lancaster average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How Torrisholme compares

Torrisholme ward (75 decided)
93.3%
Lancaster overall (1,758 decided)
86.3%
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Recent decisions in Torrisholme

No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.

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Other wards in Lancaster

Lower Lune Valley Ward (88.6%) Bolton And Slyne Ward (92.2%) Ellel Ward (77.1%) Upper Lune Valley Ward (90.7%) Castle Ward (92.6%) Silverdale Ward (93.5%) Upper Lune Valley (94.4%) Scotforth West Ward (94.0%) Kellet Ward 2015 (87.3%) Lower Lune Valley (94.1%) Halton-with-Aughton And Kellet Ward (85.5%) Silverdale (92.9%)
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