Which ward in Northumberland has the highest planning approval rate?

Berwick West With Ord at 100.0% based on 10 decisions.

Which ward in Northumberland has the lowest planning approval rate?

Prudhoe North & Wylam at 73.7% based on 19 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Northumberland?

There is a 26.3% gap between Berwick West With Ord and Prudhoe North & Wylam. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Northumberland

Planning outcomes in Northumberland are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 26.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

498 real decisions·38 wards·Updated September 2026

All 38 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Berwick West With Ord	10	10	0	100.0%
2	Shilbottle	22	22	0	100.0%
3	Haltwhistle	10	10	0	100.0%
4	Sleekburn	19	19	0	100.0%
5	Bedlington Central	10	10	0	100.0%
6	Corbridge	35	34	1	97.1%
7	Hexham West	29	28	1	96.6%
8	Hexham North	28	27	1	96.4%
9	Amble West With Warkworth	27	26	1	96.3%
10	Bamburgh	47	45	2	95.7%
11	Norham & Islandshires	21	20	1	95.2%
12	Hexham East	18	17	1	94.4%
13	Ponteland North	31	29	2	93.5%
14	Morpeth North	31	29	2	93.5%
15	Alnwick Hotspur	15	14	1	93.3%
16	Cramlington South West	14	13	1	92.9%
17	South Tynedale	39	36	3	92.3%
18	Ponteland South With Heddon	39	36	3	92.3%
19	Humshaugh	25	23	2	92.0%
20	Lynemouth	12	11	1	91.7%
21	Bellingham	34	31	3	91.2%
22	Alnwick Castle	22	20	2	90.9%
23	Amble	11	10	1	90.9%
24	Rothbury	21	19	2	90.5%
25	Berwick East	10	9	1	90.0%
26	Longhorsley	39	35	4	89.7%
27	Haydon & Hadrian	19	17	2	89.5%
28	Longhoughton	36	32	4	88.9%
29	Wooler	27	24	3	88.9%
30	Stocksfield & Bywell	33	29	4	87.9%
31	Ponteland West	53	46	7	86.8%
32	Druridge Bay	15	13	2	86.7%
33	Ponteland East & Stannington	20	17	3	85.0%
34	Longhirst	19	16	3	84.2%
35	Berwick North	25	21	4	84.0%
36	Pegswood	12	10	2	83.3%
37	Croft	12	9	3	75.0%
38	Prudhoe North & Wylam	19	14	5	73.7%

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What the data tells us

A 26.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Berwick West With Ord approves 100.0% of applications while Prudhoe North & Wylam approves just 73.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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.

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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More Northumberland planning data

Methodology: Covers 498 planning decisions in Northumberland, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Northumberland Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →