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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 13.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

6,138 real decisions·21 wards·Updated September 2026
94.2%
Highest: Castle
81.1%
Lowest: Rainworth South And
13.1%
Gap
21
Wards
83.6% approved overall. But 1,009 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Newark & Sherwood shifts your odds by up to 13.1%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 21 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Castle58555134
94.2%
2Farnsfield34031525
92.6%
3Farndon And Fernwood81274072
91.1%
4Balderton North And Coddington50945752
89.8%
5Southwell1,6461,476170
89.7%
6Collingham1,1801,052128
89.2%
7Beacon52346657
89.1%
8Ollerton34330538
88.9%
9Sutton On Trent59652769
88.4%
10Boughton19817523
88.4%
11Rainworth North And Rufford50944960
88.2%
12Edwinstowe And Clipstone46140457
87.6%
13Muskham56249171
87.4%
14Bridge27423935
87.2%
15Dover Beck959833126
86.9%
16Lowdham40234854
86.6%
17Bilsthorpe17114823
86.5%
18Trent757651106
86.0%
19Balderton South19116328
85.3%
20Devon20817731
85.1%
21Rainworth South And Blidworth25921049
81.1%
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What the data tells us

1
A 13.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Castle approves 94.2% of applications while Rainworth South And Blidworth approves just 81.1%. 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 6,138 planning decisions in Newark & Sherwood, January 2020 to September 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 Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded.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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