Which ward in OPDC has the highest planning approval rate?

College Park and Old Oak at 100.0% based on 73 decisions.

Which ward in OPDC has the lowest planning approval rate?

East Acton at 95.6% based on 91 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across OPDC?

There is a 4.4% gap between College Park and Old Oak and East Acton. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in OPDC

Planning outcomes in OPDC are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 4.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,230 real decisions·7 wards·Updated March 2026

97.3% approved overall. But 33 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in OPDC shifts your odds by up to 4.4%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 7 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	College Park and Old Oak	73	73	0	100.0%
2	STONEBRIDGE	143	143	0	100.0%
3	COLLEGE PARK AND OLD OAK	22	22	0	100.0%
4	HANGER HILL	14	14	0	100.0%
5	EAST ACTON	447	442	5	98.9%
6	Stonebridge	74	71	3	95.9%
7	East Acton	91	87	4	95.6%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in College Park and Old Oak but face serious resistance in East Acton.
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What the data tells us

A 4.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. College Park and Old Oak approves 100.0% of applications while East Acton approves just 95.6%. 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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Methodology: Covers 1,230 planning decisions in OPDC, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from OPDC Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →