Which ward in Medway has the highest planning approval rate?

St Mary's Island at 96.5% based on 114 decisions.

Which ward in Medway has the lowest planning approval rate?

Chatham Central Ward at 76.1% based on 197 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Medway?

There is a 20.4% gap between St Mary's Island and Chatham Central Ward. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Medway Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 46 Wards Compared (2026)

All 46 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	St Mary's Island	114	110	4	96.5%
2	Rochester West Ward	434	414	20	95.4%
3	Strood Rural	304	287	17	94.4%
4	Strood West	88	83	5	94.3%
5	Rochester West & Borstal	340	319	21	93.8%
6	Wayfield & Weeds Wood	78	73	5	93.6%
7	Gillingham North	171	156	15	91.2%
8	All Saints	135	123	12	91.1%
9	Chatham Central & Brompton	391	356	35	91.0%
10	Rainham Central Ward	484	440	44	90.9%
11	Rochester East & Warren Wood	142	129	13	90.8%
12	Rochester South & Horsted Ward	311	282	29	90.7%
13	Rainham South Ward	327	296	31	90.5%
14	Fort Pitt	261	235	26	90.0%
15	Rainham South West	221	199	22	90.0%
16	Princes Park Ward	137	123	14	89.8%
17	Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow	205	184	21	89.8%
18	River Ward	564	505	59	89.5%
19	Hempstead And Wigmore Ward	357	319	38	89.4%
20	Lordswood And Capstone Ward	157	139	18	88.5%
21	Fort Horsted	59	52	7	88.1%
22	Watling Ward	242	213	29	88.0%
23	Cuxton And Halling Ward	209	184	25	88.0%
24	Rainham North	216	190	26	88.0%
25	Peninsula Ward	390	343	47	87.9%
26	Strood South Ward	243	213	30	87.7%
27	Strood North & Frindsbury	250	219	31	87.6%
28	Cuxton, Halling & Riverside	168	147	21	87.5%
29	Luton And Wayfield Ward	185	161	24	87.0%
30	Strood Rural Ward	465	404	61	86.9%
31	Watling	240	208	32	86.7%
32	Princes Park	45	39	6	86.7%
33	Rainham North Ward	230	199	31	86.5%
34	Strood North Ward	331	286	45	86.4%
35	Hempstead & Wigmore	278	240	38	86.3%
36	Lordswood & Walderslade	203	175	28	86.2%
37	Twydall	87	75	12	86.2%
38	Walderslade Ward	233	199	34	85.4%
39	Rainham South East	286	244	42	85.3%
40	Twydall Ward	223	186	37	83.4%
41	Rochester East Ward	172	143	29	83.1%
42	Gillingham South	323	268	55	83.0%
43	Luton	90	73	17	81.1%
44	Gillingham South Ward	235	188	47	80.0%
45	Gillingham North Ward	223	171	52	76.7%
46	Chatham Central Ward	197	150	47	76.1%

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What the data tells us

A 20.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. St Mary's Island approves 96.5% of applications while Chatham Central Ward approves just 76.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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