Which ward in Liverpool has the highest planning approval rate?

County at – based on 219 decisions.

Which ward in Liverpool has the lowest planning approval rate?

1 Cou/War/Faz at – based on 11 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Liverpool?

There is a – gap between County and 1 Cou/War/Faz. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Liverpool Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 103 Wards Compared (data to Apr 2026)

All 103 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	County	219	–	–	–
2	Canning	204	–	–	–
3	Grassendale & Cressington	142	–	–	–
4	West Derby Muirhead	48	–	–	–
5	Garston	138	–	–	–
6	Much Woolton & Hunts Cross	206	–	–	–
7	Greenbank Park	117	–	–	–
8	Wavertree Village	106	–	–	–
9	City Centre South	202	–	–	–
10	Mossley Hill	104	–	–	–
11	Princes Park	121	–	–	–
12	Orrell Park	21	–	–	–
13	City Centre North	444	–	–	–
14	Norris Green	52	–	–	–
15	Old Swan West	88	–	–	–
16	Arundel	153	–	–	–
17	Belle Vale	51	–	–	–
18	Calderstones	119	–	–	–
19	Woolton Village	167	–	–	–
20	Sandfield Park	114	–	–	–
21	Walton	141	–	–	–
22	Childwall	143	–	–	–
23	Wavertree Garden Suburb	71	–	–	–
24	Kirkdale West	44	–	–	–
25	Penny Lane	99	–	–	–
26	West Derby Leyfield	67	–	–	–
27	Aigburth	71	–	–	–
28	Gateacre	120	–	–	–
29	Everton East	36	–	–	–
30	Kensington & Fairfield	395	–	–	–
31	Toxteth	63	–	–	–
32	Allerton	129	–	–	–
33	Smithdown	372	–	–	–
34	Sefton Park	167	–	–	–
35	Broadgreen	43	–	–	–
36	Yew Tree	33	–	–	–
37	St Michaels	78	–	–	–
38	Church	94	–	–	–
39	Brownlow Hill	110	–	–	–
40	Waterfront South	124	–	–	–
41	Fazakerley West	44	–	–	–
42	Everton North	47	–	–	–
43	Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park	35	–	–	–
44	Fazakerley North	29	–	–	–
45	Anfield	103	–	–	–
46	Speke	72	–	–	–
47	Tuebrook Larkhill	50	–	–	–
48	Old Swan East	25	–	–	–
49	Stoneycroft	48	–	–	–
50	Waterfront North	77	–	–	–
51	Fazakerley East	33	–	–	–
52	Vauxhall	37	–	–	–
53	Festival Gardens	66	–	–	–
54	Kirkdale East	157	–	–	–
55	West Derby Deysbrook	42	–	–	–
56	Dingle	75	–	–	–
57	Edge Hill	60	–	–	–
58	Clubmoor East	29	–	–	–
59	Croxteth Country Park	46	–	–	–
60	Croxteth	38	–	–	–
61	Springwood	74	–	–	–
62	Tuebrook Breckside Park	51	–	–	–
63	Clubmoor West	22	–	–	–
64	Everton West	47	–	–	–
65	Central Ward	5,351	–	–	–
66	Greenbank Ward	1,380	–	–	–
67	Kirkdale Ward	1,170	–	–	–
68	Church Ward	1,842	–	–	–
69	Fazakerley Ward	891	–	–	–
70	Cressington Ward	1,916	–	–	–
71	Speke-Garston Ward	1,188	–	–	–
72	West Derby Ward	1,111	–	–	–
73	Woolton Ward	2,716	–	–	–
74	Picton Ward	1,362	–	–	–
75	Princes Park Ward	1,611	–	–	–
76	Wavertree Ward	1,310	–	–	–
77	Kensington and Fairfield Ward	854	–	–	–
78	County Ward	444	–	–	–
79	Mossley Hill Ward	1,339	–	–	–
80	Allerton and Hunts Cross Ward	1,926	–	–	–
81	Knotty Ash Ward	1,037	–	–	–
82	Everton Ward	919	–	–	–
83	Childwall Ward	1,775	–	–	–
84	Riverside Ward	2,724	–	–	–
85	Clubmoor Ward	701	–	–	–
86	Old Swan Ward	905	–	–	–
87	Croxteth Ward	909	–	–	–
88	Warbreck Ward	782	–	–	–
89	Belle Vale Ward	629	–	–	–
90	St Michael's Ward	1,713	–	–	–
91	Yew Tree Ward	727	–	–	–
92	Anfield Ward	630	–	–	–
93	Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Ward	832	–	–	–
94	Norris Green Ward	334	–	–	–
95	10 Aller&HuntX/Woolt&BVale	26	–	–	–
96	2 Kirk/Cent/Rside	27	–	–	–
97	5 Anf/Tbrook&Stcroft/OSwan	17	–	–	–
98	7 PrPark/Gbank/StMich	13	–	–	–
99	9 MossHil/Cress/SpekeG	17	–	–	–
100	4 WDerby/YTree/KnotAsh	19	–	–	–
101	6 Evtn/Kgton&Ffield/Pic	28	–	–	–
102	8 Wav/Chwall/Chur	14	–	–	–
103	1 Cou/War/Faz	11	–	–	–

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What the data tells us

1

A – gap separates the best and worst wards. County approves – of applications while 1 Cou/War/Faz approves just –. 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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