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.

15,946 real decisions·34 wards·Updated August 2026

All 34 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Almondsbury	15	14	1	93.3%
2	Charlton And Cribbs	413	381	32	92.3%
3	Emersons Green	577	525	52	91.0%
4	Thornbury	737	664	73	90.1%
5	Thornbury North	10	9	1	90.0%
6	Chipping Sodbury And Cotswold Edge	987	885	102	89.7%
7	Stoke Gifford	486	436	50	89.7%
8	Yate North	417	373	44	89.4%
9	Frenchay And Downend	1,036	925	111	89.3%
10	Bitton And Oldland Common	577	514	63	89.1%
11	Parkwall And Warmley	293	257	36	87.7%
12	Longwell Green	428	375	53	87.6%
13	Kingswood	323	282	41	87.3%
14	Yate Central	242	211	31	87.2%
15	Hanham	510	444	66	87.1%
16	Pilning And Severn Beach	544	474	70	87.1%
17	Bradley Stoke South	210	183	27	87.1%
18	Stoke Park And Cheswick	130	113	17	86.9%
19	Bradley Stoke North	357	310	47	86.8%
20	Winterbourne	584	503	81	86.1%
21	Filton	858	736	122	85.8%
22	Dodington	126	108	18	85.7%
23	Frenchay And Stoke Park	21	18	3	85.7%
24	Charfield	431	369	62	85.6%
25	Patchway Coniston	187	160	27	85.6%
26	Boyd Valley	1,481	1,265	216	85.4%
27	New Cheltenham	247	210	37	85.0%
28	Patchway	13	11	2	84.6%
29	Severn Vale	1,283	1,075	208	83.8%
30	Frampton Cotterell	1,466	1,225	241	83.6%
31	Ladden Brook	12	10	2	83.3%
32	Staple Hill And Mangotsfield	552	459	93	83.2%
33	Woodstock	213	177	36	83.1%
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 15,946 planning decisions in South Gloucestershire, January 2020 to August 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 →