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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 10.2% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,967 real decisions·21 wards·Updated September 2026
100.0%
Highest: Bridge
89.8%
Lowest: Radford (May 2019)
10.2%
Gap
21
Wards
92.4% approved overall. But 300 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Nottingham shifts your odds by up to 10.2%. 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)1351323
97.8%
3Clifton West (May 2019)2802719
96.8%
4Castle (May 2019)1,1901,13852
95.6%
5Mapperley (May 2019)54652224
95.6%
6St Anns (May 2019)46844721
95.5%
7Bulwell (May 2019)2001919
95.5%
8Berridge (May 2019)34532916
95.4%
9Wollaton West (May 2019)51949425
95.2%
10Sherwood (May 2019)35133417
95.2%
11Leen Valley (May 2019)32030416
95.0%
12Bilborough (May 2019)27626214
94.9%
13Bulwell Forest (May 2019)1451378
94.5%
14Hyson Green And Arboretum (May 2019)55151833
94.0%
15Clifton East (May 2019)1241168
93.5%
16Basford (May 2019)24823216
93.5%
17Meadows (May 2019)28826919
93.4%
18Lenton And Wollaton East (May 2019)74068753
92.8%
19Aspley (May 2019)15814513
91.8%
20Dales (May 2019)34331231
91.0%
21Radford (May 2019)29426430
89.8%
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What the data tells us

1
A 10.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. Bridge approves 100.0% of applications while Radford (May 2019) approves just 89.8%. 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 3,967 planning decisions in Nottingham, January 2020 to September 2026. 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 Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded.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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