Which ward in Peterborough has the highest planning approval rate?

Orton With Hampton at 93.2% based on 866 decisions.

Which ward in Peterborough has the lowest planning approval rate?

Fletton & Stanground at 80.9% based on 387 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Peterborough?

There is a 12.3% gap between Orton With Hampton and Fletton & Stanground. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Peterborough

Planning outcomes in Peterborough are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 12.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

33,566 real decisions·28 wards·Updated August 2026

All 28 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Orton With Hampton	866	807	59	93.2%
2	Orton Waterville	1,502	1,397	105	93.0%
3	Orton Longueville	943	875	68	92.8%
4	Hampton Vale	207	191	16	92.3%
5	Wittering	648	598	50	92.3%
6	South	162	149	13	92.0%
7	Glinton	1,915	1,759	156	91.9%
8	Barnack	2,715	2,483	232	91.5%
9	South Bretton	247	226	21	91.5%
10	Hargate & Hempsted	351	316	35	90.0%
11	Gunthorpe	207	186	21	89.9%
12	Werrington	1,627	1,457	170	89.6%
13	Bretton	182	163	19	89.6%
14	Glinton & Wittering	1,500	1,342	158	89.5%
15	West	1,858	1,648	210	88.7%
16	Ravensthorpe	933	818	115	87.7%
17	Fletton & Woodston	1,202	1,041	161	86.6%
18	Dogsthorpe	808	699	109	86.5%
19	Eye, Thorney & Newborough	2,028	1,751	277	86.3%
20	Northborough	2,227	1,922	305	86.3%
21	East	1,784	1,537	247	86.2%
22	Stanground	1,109	954	155	86.0%
23	Paston	526	452	74	85.9%
24	Walton	521	445	76	85.4%
25	Central	4,075	3,401	674	83.5%
26	Newborough	673	553	120	82.2%
27	Park	2,324	1,898	426	81.7%
28	Fletton & Stanground	387	313	74	80.9%

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What the data tells us

A 12.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Orton With Hampton approves 93.2% of applications while Fletton & Stanground approves just 80.9%. 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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More Peterborough planning data

Methodology: Covers 33,566 planning decisions in Peterborough, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Peterborough Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →