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Rochester West Ward planning approval rate

Rochester West Ward ward in Medway has a 95.4% approval rate based on 434 planning decisions. Medway overall: 87.8%.

Last updated: September 2026

95.4%
ward approval rate
434
Decisions
414
Approved
20
Refused
87.8%
Medway average

Rochester West Ward is 7.6 percentage points above the Medway average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How Rochester West Ward compares

Rochester West Ward ward (434 decided)
95.4%
Medway overall (7,551 decided)
87.8%
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Recent decisions in Rochester West Ward

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 Medway

River Ward (89.5%) Rainham Central Ward (90.9%) Strood Rural Ward (86.9%) Chatham Central & Brompton (91.1%) Peninsula Ward (87.9%) Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (89.4%) Rochester West & Borstal (93.8%) Strood North Ward (86.4%) Rainham South Ward (90.5%) Gillingham South (82.6%) Rochester South & Horsted Ward (90.7%)
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