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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Mid Devon

Planning outcomes in Mid Devon are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 5.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

6,223 real decisions·46 wards·Updated August 2026
100.0%
Highest: Cullompton South 77
94.6%
Lowest: Cullompton Vale
5.4%
Gap
46
Wards
98.7% approved overall. But 83 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Mid Devon shifts your odds by up to 5.4%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 46 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Cullompton South 7748480
100.0%
2Cullompton North 7581810
100.0%
3Upper Culm 852132130
100.0%
4Newbrooke 8171710
100.0%
5Westexe 8899990
100.0%
6Bradninch 0458580
100.0%
7Halberton 251341340
100.0%
8Silverton 4590900
100.0%
9Taw Vale 8479790
100.0%
10Boniface 7084840
100.0%
11Bradninch67670
100.0%
12Cullompton St Andrews97970
100.0%
13Crediton Lawrence91910
100.0%
14Tiverton Cranmore88880
100.0%
15Cullompton Padbrook57570
100.0%
16Crediton Boniface1001000
100.0%
17Upper Culm2232221
99.6%
18Sandford and Creedy 821861851
99.5%
19Halberton1681671
99.4%
20Lower Culm 791451441
99.3%
21Tiverton Castle1381371
99.3%
22Cadbury 081131121
99.1%
23Castle 721111101
99.1%
24Lowman 801051041
99.0%
25Yeo2982953
99.0%
26Taw Vale1051041
99.0%
27Lawrence 7892911
98.9%
28Canonsleigh 711791772
98.9%
29Upper Yeo 8693921
98.9%
30Tiverton Lowman94931
98.9%
31Lower Culm2702673
98.9%
32Sandford and Creedy2542513
98.8%
33Cullompton Outer 761571552
98.7%
34Tiverton Westexe1571552
98.7%
35Clare and Shuttern2872834
98.6%
36Clare and Shuttern 732001973
98.5%
37Silverton100982
98.0%
38Upper Yeo and Taw1961915
97.4%
39Yeo 891731685
97.1%
40Cranmore 7469672
97.1%
41Taw 8396933
96.9%
42Cadbury1631576
96.3%
43Way1591536
96.2%
44Way 8798944
95.9%
45Canonsleigh23322211
95.3%
46Cullompton Vale92875
94.6%
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What the data tells us

1
A 5.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Cullompton South 77 approves 100.0% of applications while Cullompton Vale approves just 94.6%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
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.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 6,223 planning decisions in Mid Devon, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Mid Devon Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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