Which ward in Pendle has the highest planning approval rate?

Old Laund Booth at 100.0% based on 15 decisions.

Which ward in Pendle has the lowest planning approval rate?

Waterside at 62.5% based on 16 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Pendle?

There is a 37.5% gap between Old Laund Booth and Waterside. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Pendle

Planning outcomes in Pendle are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 37.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,531 real decisions·23 wards·Updated August 2026

86.2% approved overall. But 486 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Pendle shifts your odds by up to 37.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 23 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Old Laund Booth	15	15	0	100.0%
2	Higham And Pendleside	26	25	1	96.2%
3	Marsden & Southfield	185	169	16	91.4%
4	Earby	21	19	2	90.5%
5	Brierfield East & Clover Hill	207	187	20	90.3%
6	Earby & Coates	359	320	39	89.1%
7	Bradley	285	253	32	88.8%
8	Barnoldswick	252	222	30	88.1%
9	Boulsworth	25	22	3	88.0%
10	Brierfield West & Reedley	250	219	31	87.6%
11	Blacko And Higherford	15	13	2	86.7%
12	Fence & Higham	173	149	24	86.1%
13	Boulsworth & Foulridge	499	427	72	85.6%
14	Barrowford & Pendleside	484	411	73	84.9%
15	Barrowford	12	10	2	83.3%
16	Craven	17	14	3	82.4%
17	Whitefield & Walverden	250	206	44	82.4%
18	Coates	11	9	2	81.8%
19	Reedley	21	17	4	81.0%
20	Vivary Bridge	170	137	33	80.6%
21	Waterside & Horsfield	159	127	32	79.9%
22	Brierfield	16	11	5	68.8%
23	Waterside	16	10	6	62.5%

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What the data tells us

A 37.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Old Laund Booth approves 100.0% of applications while Waterside approves just 62.5%. 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 3,531 planning decisions in Pendle, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Pendle Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →