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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Nottingham

Planning outcomes in Nottingham are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 10.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,135 real decisions·21 wards·Updated June 2026
100.0%
Highest: Bridge
89.2%
Lowest: Radford (May 2019)
10.8%
Gap
21
Wards
94.2% approved overall. But 415 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Nottingham shifts your odds by up to 10.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 21 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Bridge13130
100.0%
2Bestwood (May 2019)1251223
97.6%
3Clifton West (May 2019)2642559
96.6%
4Bulwell (May 2019)1891818
95.8%
5St Anns (May 2019)45143120
95.6%
6Castle (May 2019)1,1181,06652
95.3%
7Mapperley (May 2019)50948524
95.3%
8Berridge (May 2019)32130516
95.0%
9Sherwood (May 2019)33131417
94.9%
10Wollaton West (May 2019)48145625
94.8%
11Leen Valley (May 2019)30028416
94.7%
12Bilborough (May 2019)26024614
94.6%
13Bulwell Forest (May 2019)1371298
94.2%
14Hyson Green And Arboretum (May 2019)51748433
93.6%
15Basford (May 2019)23521916
93.2%
16Clifton East (May 2019)1141068
93.0%
17Meadows (May 2019)26925019
92.9%
18Lenton And Wollaton East (May 2019)70665353
92.5%
19Aspley (May 2019)14813513
91.2%
20Dales (May 2019)32829830
90.9%
21Radford (May 2019)27824830
89.2%
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What the data tells us

1
A 10.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Bridge approves 100.0% of applications while Radford (May 2019) approves just 89.2%. 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 7,135 planning decisions in Nottingham, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Nottingham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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