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: 88.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.4%
ward approval rate
434
Decisions
414
Approved
20
Refused
88.1%
Medway average
Rochester West Ward is 7.3 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
95.4%
Medway overall
88.1%
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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.
What gets approved near your property?
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,302 decisions.
Other wards in Medway
River Ward (89.5%)
Rainham Central Ward (90.9%)
Strood Rural Ward (86.9%)
Peninsula Ward (87.9%)
Hempstead And Wigmore Ward (89.4%)
Strood North Ward (86.4%)
Chatham Central & Brompton (91.8%)
Rainham South Ward (90.5%)
Rochester South & Horsted Ward (90.7%)
Rochester West & Borstal (92.0%)
Strood Rural (94.7%)