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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 11.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

6,278 real decisions·21 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Bridge
88.4%
Lowest: Radford (May 2019)
11.6%
Gap
21
Wards
93.6% approved overall. But 404 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Nottingham shifts your odds by up to 11.6%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 21 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Bridge10100
100.0%
2Bestwood (May 2019)1141122
98.2%
3Clifton West (May 2019)2252169
96.0%
4Bulwell (May 2019)1781708
95.5%
5Castle (May 2019)99594451
94.9%
6St Anns (May 2019)39637620
94.9%
7Berridge (May 2019)28927316
94.5%
8Bilborough (May 2019)23522213
94.5%
9Wollaton West (May 2019)42840424
94.4%
10Mapperley (May 2019)42740324
94.4%
11Leen Valley (May 2019)26625016
94.0%
12Sherwood (May 2019)28526817
94.0%
13Bulwell Forest (May 2019)1221148
93.4%
14Hyson Green And Arboretum (May 2019)45442331
93.2%
15Basford (May 2019)22220616
92.8%
16Meadows (May 2019)24122219
92.1%
17Clifton East (May 2019)100928
92.0%
18Lenton And Wollaton East (May 2019)61556253
91.4%
19Dales (May 2019)29126328
90.4%
20Aspley (May 2019)13011713
90.0%
21Radford (May 2019)23320627
88.4%
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What the data tells us

1
A 11.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Bridge approves 100.0% of applications while Radford (May 2019) approves just 88.4%. 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 6,278 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 Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded.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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