Watling Ward planning approval rate
Watling Ward ward in Medway has a 88.0% approval rate based on 242 planning decisions. Medway overall: 88.1%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.0%
ward approval rate
242
Decisions
213
Approved
29
Refused
88.1%
Medway average
Watling Ward is broadly in line with the Medway average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Watling Ward compares
Watling Ward ward
88.0%
Medway overall
88.1%
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Recent decisions in Watling 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%)
Rochester West Ward (95.4%)
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%)