Which ward in Medway has the highest planning approval rate?

St Mary's Island at 96.6% based on 87 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 20.5% gap between St Mary's Island and Chatham Central Ward. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Medway

All 46 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	St Mary's Island	87	84	3	96.6%
2	Rochester West Ward	434	414	20	95.4%
3	Strood Rural	244	231	13	94.7%
4	Strood West	68	64	4	94.1%
5	Wayfield & Weeds Wood	64	59	5	92.2%
6	Rochester West & Borstal	261	240	21	92.0%
7	Chatham Central & Brompton	331	304	27	91.8%
8	Gillingham North	146	134	12	91.8%
9	Rainham Central Ward	484	440	44	90.9%
10	Rochester South & Horsted Ward	311	282	29	90.7%
11	Rochester East & Warren Wood	117	106	11	90.6%
12	Rainham South Ward	327	296	31	90.5%
13	Princes Park Ward	137	123	14	89.8%
14	All Saints	118	106	12	89.8%
15	River Ward	564	505	59	89.5%
16	Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow	171	153	18	89.5%
17	Hempstead And Wigmore Ward	357	319	38	89.4%
18	Rainham South West	175	156	19	89.1%
19	Watling	180	160	20	88.9%
20	Lordswood And Capstone Ward	156	138	18	88.5%
21	Watling Ward	242	213	29	88.0%
22	Cuxton And Halling Ward	209	184	25	88.0%
23	Peninsula Ward	389	342	47	87.9%
24	Strood South Ward	243	213	30	87.7%
25	Fort Pitt	201	176	25	87.6%
26	Rainham North	178	156	22	87.6%
27	Twydall	72	63	9	87.5%
28	Cuxton, Halling & Riverside	134	117	17	87.3%
29	Princes Park	39	34	5	87.2%
30	Luton And Wayfield Ward	185	161	24	87.0%
31	Strood North & Frindsbury	192	167	25	87.0%
32	Strood Rural Ward	464	403	61	86.9%
33	Rainham North Ward	230	199	31	86.5%
34	Strood North Ward	331	286	45	86.4%
35	Hempstead & Wigmore	216	185	31	85.6%
36	Walderslade Ward	233	199	34	85.4%
37	Fort Horsted	47	40	7	85.1%
38	Lordswood & Walderslade	159	135	24	84.9%
39	Gillingham South	241	204	37	84.6%
40	Rainham South East	241	204	37	84.6%
41	Twydall Ward	223	186	37	83.4%
42	Rochester East Ward	172	143	29	83.1%
43	Luton	69	56	13	81.2%
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 20.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. St Mary's Island approves 96.6% of applications while Chatham Central Ward approves just 76.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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.

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