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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Newark & Sherwood

Planning outcomes in Newark & Sherwood are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 15.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

10,831 real decisions·21 wards·Updated August 2026
94.0%
Highest: Castle
78.9%
Lowest: Rainworth South And
15.1%
Gap
21
Wards
88.0% approved overall. But 1,302 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Newark & Sherwood shifts your odds by up to 15.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 21 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Castle56753334
94.0%
2Farnsfield31428925
92.0%
3Farndon And Fernwood77770572
90.7%
4Balderton North And Coddington47842751
89.3%
5Southwell1,5541,385169
89.1%
6Collingham1,116989127
88.6%
7Beacon50244557
88.6%
8Ollerton32728938
88.4%
9Boughton19317023
88.1%
10Sutton On Trent55949168
87.8%
11Rainworth North And Rufford47241260
87.3%
12Bridge26322934
87.1%
13Edwinstowe And Clipstone42536857
86.6%
14Muskham52345271
86.4%
15Dover Beck893769124
86.1%
16Bilsthorpe16213923
85.8%
17Trent724618106
85.4%
18Lowdham36931554
85.4%
19Balderton South18015228
84.4%
20Devon18715631
83.4%
21Rainworth South And Blidworth23218349
78.9%
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What the data tells us

1
A 15.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Castle approves 94.0% of applications while Rainworth South And Blidworth approves just 78.9%. 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 10,831 planning decisions in Newark & Sherwood, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Newark & Sherwood Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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