Which ward in South Gloucestershire has the highest planning approval rate?

Almondsbury at 93.3% based on 15 decisions.

Which ward in South Gloucestershire has the lowest planning approval rate?

Cotswold Edge at 81.8% based on 11 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across South Gloucestershire?

There is a 11.5% gap between Almondsbury and Cotswold Edge. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in South Gloucestershire

Planning outcomes in South Gloucestershire are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

11,189 real decisions·34 wards·Updated September 2026

All 34 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Almondsbury	15	14	1	93.3%
2	Charlton And Cribbs	424	392	32	92.5%
3	Emersons Green	590	538	52	91.2%
4	Thornbury	746	672	74	90.1%
5	Thornbury North	10	9	1	90.0%
6	Stoke Gifford	499	447	52	89.6%
7	Chipping Sodbury And Cotswold Edge	1,002	897	105	89.5%
8	Frenchay And Downend	1,065	953	112	89.5%
9	Yate North	424	378	46	89.2%
10	Bitton And Oldland Common	588	524	64	89.1%
11	Parkwall And Warmley	302	266	36	88.1%
12	Longwell Green	434	381	53	87.8%
13	Kingswood	335	293	42	87.5%
14	Bradley Stoke South	212	185	27	87.3%
15	Pilning And Severn Beach	554	483	71	87.2%
16	Stoke Park And Cheswick	133	116	17	87.2%
17	Yate Central	249	217	32	87.1%
18	Hanham	521	452	69	86.8%
19	Bradley Stoke North	364	315	49	86.5%
20	Winterbourne	593	512	81	86.3%
21	Dodington	128	110	18	85.9%
22	Frenchay And Stoke Park	21	18	3	85.7%
23	Filton	879	752	127	85.6%
24	Charfield	434	371	63	85.5%
25	Patchway Coniston	193	165	28	85.5%
26	Boyd Valley	1,518	1,296	222	85.4%
27	New Cheltenham	251	214	37	85.3%
28	Patchway	13	11	2	84.6%
29	Severn Vale	1,320	1,107	213	83.9%
30	Frampton Cotterell	1,500	1,258	242	83.9%
31	Woodstock	222	185	37	83.3%
32	Ladden Brook	12	10	2	83.3%
33	Staple Hill And Mangotsfield	561	467	94	83.2%
34	Cotswold Edge	11	9	2	81.8%

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What the data tells us

A 11.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Almondsbury approves 93.3% of applications while Cotswold Edge approves just 81.8%. 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 11,189 planning decisions in South Gloucestershire, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from South Gloucestershire Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →