Which ward in Liverpool has the highest planning approval rate?

2 Kirk/Cent/Rside at 100.0% based on 27 decisions.

Which ward in Liverpool has the lowest planning approval rate?

Tuebrook Breckside Park at 56.9% based on 51 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Liverpool?

There is a 43.1% gap between 2 Kirk/Cent/Rside and Tuebrook Breckside Park. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Liverpool

All 103 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	2 Kirk/Cent/Rside	27	27	0	100.0%
2	Waterfront South	124	122	2	98.4%
3	Canning	204	194	10	95.1%
4	Norris Green Ward	334	313	21	93.7%
5	County	219	205	14	93.6%
6	Brownlow Hill	110	103	7	93.6%
7	Clubmoor Ward	701	654	47	93.3%
8	Springwood	74	69	5	93.2%
9	6 Evtn/Kgton&Ffield/Pic	28	26	2	92.9%
10	8 Wav/Chwall/Chur	14	13	1	92.9%
11	Belle Vale Ward	629	583	46	92.7%
12	7 PrPark/Gbank/StMich	13	12	1	92.3%
13	Toxteth	63	58	5	92.1%
14	Princes Park Ward	1,611	1,483	128	92.1%
15	Old Swan East	25	23	2	92.0%
16	Riverside Ward	2,724	2,502	222	91.9%
17	Allerton and Hunts Cross Ward	1,926	1,769	157	91.8%
18	Kirkdale East	157	144	13	91.7%
19	Central Ward	5,352	4,892	460	91.4%
20	Speke-Garston Ward	1,188	1,083	105	91.2%
21	Cressington Ward	1,916	1,745	171	91.1%
22	Clubmoor West	22	20	2	90.9%
23	1 Cou/War/Faz	11	10	1	90.9%
24	Old Swan Ward	905	821	84	90.7%
25	Fazakerley Ward	891	807	84	90.6%
26	Everton Ward	919	833	86	90.6%
27	Mossley Hill	104	94	10	90.4%
28	Childwall	143	129	14	90.2%
29	Gateacre	120	108	12	90.0%
30	Kirkdale Ward	1,170	1,053	117	90.0%
31	Church Ward	1,842	1,654	188	89.8%
32	West Derby Muirhead	48	43	5	89.6%
33	Mossley Hill Ward	1,339	1,200	139	89.6%
34	Croxteth	38	34	4	89.5%
35	St Michael's Ward	1,713	1,532	181	89.4%
36	Woolton Ward	2,716	2,423	293	89.2%
37	Allerton	129	115	14	89.1%
38	Speke	72	64	8	88.9%
39	Grassendale & Cressington	142	126	16	88.7%
40	Knotty Ash Ward	1,037	920	117	88.7%
41	Yew Tree Ward	727	644	83	88.6%
42	Belle Vale	51	45	6	88.2%
43	Croxteth Ward	909	801	108	88.1%
44	Fazakerley East	33	29	4	87.9%
45	Festival Gardens	66	58	8	87.9%
46	Wavertree Ward	1,310	1,148	162	87.6%
47	Childwall Ward	1,775	1,555	220	87.6%
48	Warbreck Ward	782	682	100	87.2%
49	Picton Ward	1,362	1,186	176	87.1%
50	Croxteth Country Park	46	40	6	87.0%
51	West Derby Ward	1,111	966	145	86.9%
52	Kensington and Fairfield Ward	854	740	114	86.7%
53	West Derby Leyfield	67	58	9	86.6%
54	City Centre North	444	384	60	86.5%
55	Norris Green	52	45	7	86.5%
56	County Ward	444	384	60	86.5%
57	Old Swan West	88	76	12	86.4%
58	Anfield Ward	630	544	86	86.3%
59	Clubmoor East	29	25	4	86.2%
60	City Centre South	202	174	28	86.1%
61	Aigburth	71	61	10	85.9%
62	Penny Lane	98	84	14	85.7%
63	Waterfront North	77	66	11	85.7%
64	Garston	138	118	20	85.5%
65	Woolton Village	167	142	25	85.0%
66	Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Ward	832	707	125	85.0%
67	Greenbank Ward	1,380	1,172	208	84.9%
68	Yew Tree	33	28	5	84.8%
69	St Michaels	78	66	12	84.6%
70	10 Aller&HuntX/Woolt&BVale	26	22	4	84.6%
71	Greenbank Park	117	98	19	83.8%
72	Sandfield Park	114	95	19	83.3%
73	West Derby Deysbrook	42	35	7	83.3%
74	Much Woolton & Hunts Cross	206	171	35	83.0%
75	Fazakerley North	29	24	5	82.8%
76	Walton	141	116	25	82.3%
77	Wavertree Village	106	87	19	82.1%
78	Wavertree Garden Suburb	71	58	13	81.7%
79	Broadgreen	43	35	8	81.4%
80	Princes Park	121	98	23	81.0%
81	Everton West	47	38	9	80.9%
82	Calderstones	119	95	24	79.8%
83	Church	94	75	19	79.8%
84	Fazakerley West	44	35	9	79.5%
85	Sefton Park	167	132	35	79.0%
86	Dingle	75	59	16	78.7%
87	Vauxhall	37	29	8	78.4%
88	5 Anf/Tbrook&Stcroft/OSwan	17	13	4	76.5%
89	Kirkdale West	44	33	11	75.0%
90	Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park	35	26	9	74.3%
91	4 WDerby/YTree/KnotAsh	19	14	5	73.7%
92	Edge Hill	60	43	17	71.7%
93	Orrell Park	21	15	6	71.4%
94	9 MossHil/Cress/SpekeG	17	12	5	70.6%
95	Arundel	153	107	46	69.9%
96	Everton North	47	31	16	66.0%
97	Smithdown	372	243	129	65.3%
98	Tuebrook Larkhill	50	32	18	64.0%
99	Everton East	36	23	13	63.9%
100	Anfield	103	64	39	62.1%
101	Kensington & Fairfield	395	245	150	62.0%
102	Stoneycroft	48	29	19	60.4%
103	Tuebrook Breckside Park	51	29	22	56.9%

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What the data tells us

1

A 43.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. 2 Kirk/Cent/Rside approves 100.0% of applications while Tuebrook Breckside Park approves just 56.9%. 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.

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