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

Not Applicable at 100.0% based on 68 decisions.

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

Viking Ward at 88.8% based on 473 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across South Kesteven?

There is a 11.2% gap between Not Applicable and Viking Ward. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in South Kesteven

Planning outcomes in South Kesteven are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.2% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

9,588 real decisions·31 wards·Updated August 2026

All 31 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Not Applicable	68	68	0	100.0%
2	Grantham Earlesfield Ward	104	102	2	98.1%
3	Grantham Harrowby Ward	123	120	3	97.6%
4	Toller Ward	219	212	7	96.8%
5	Stamford St Johns Ward	229	221	8	96.5%
6	Stamford St Georges Ward	229	218	11	95.2%
7	Belvoir Ward	639	608	31	95.1%
8	Stamford St Marys Ward	1,003	953	50	95.0%
9	Morton Ward	131	124	7	94.7%
10	Isaac Newton Ward	405	383	22	94.6%
11	Grantham St Wulframs Ward	530	501	29	94.5%
12	Market And West Deeping Ward	390	367	23	94.1%
13	Bourne East Ward	256	241	15	94.1%
14	Grantham St Vincents Ward	328	308	20	93.9%
15	Stamford All Saints Ward	209	196	13	93.8%
16	Bourne Austerby Ward	236	221	15	93.6%
17	Grantham Springfield Ward	89	83	6	93.3%
18	Grantham Arnoldfield Ward	126	117	9	92.9%
19	Loveden Heath Ward	383	355	28	92.7%
20	Deeping St James Ward	337	312	25	92.6%
21	Castle Ward	349	323	26	92.6%
22	Grantham Barrowby Gate Ward	128	118	10	92.2%
23	Peascliffe And Ridgeway Ward	501	461	40	92.0%
24	Casewick Ward	530	486	44	91.7%
25	Bourne West Ward	178	163	15	91.6%
26	Lincrest Ward	383	350	33	91.4%
27	Belmont Ward	186	170	16	91.4%
28	Glen Ward	449	408	41	90.9%
29	Dole Wood Ward	167	151	16	90.4%
30	Aveland Ward	201	179	22	89.1%
31	Viking Ward	473	420	53	88.8%

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What the data tells us

A 11.2% gap separates the best and worst wards. Not Applicable approves 100.0% of applications while Viking Ward approves just 88.8%. 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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More South Kesteven planning data

Methodology: Covers 9,588 planning decisions in South Kesteven, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from South Kesteven Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →