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

Not Applicable at 100.0% based on 67 decisions.

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

Viking Ward at 88.8% based on 464 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.

9,364 real decisions·31 wards·Updated June 2026

All 31 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Not Applicable	67	67	0	100.0%
2	Grantham Earlesfield Ward	103	101	2	98.1%
3	Grantham Harrowby Ward	120	117	3	97.5%
4	Toller Ward	217	210	7	96.8%
5	Stamford St Johns Ward	227	219	8	96.5%
6	Stamford St Georges Ward	225	215	10	95.6%
7	Belvoir Ward	623	593	30	95.2%
8	Stamford St Marys Ward	976	928	48	95.1%
9	Isaac Newton Ward	394	373	21	94.7%
10	Grantham St Wulframs Ward	513	486	27	94.7%
11	Morton Ward	123	116	7	94.3%
12	Stamford All Saints Ward	207	195	12	94.2%
13	Market And West Deeping Ward	381	358	23	94.0%
14	Bourne East Ward	250	235	15	94.0%
15	Grantham St Vincents Ward	322	302	20	93.8%
16	Bourne Austerby Ward	233	218	15	93.6%
17	Grantham Springfield Ward	87	81	6	93.1%
18	Castle Ward	341	317	24	93.0%
19	Loveden Heath Ward	372	345	27	92.7%
20	Deeping St James Ward	329	304	25	92.4%
21	Grantham Arnoldfield Ward	119	110	9	92.4%
22	Bourne West Ward	174	160	14	92.0%
23	Grantham Barrowby Gate Ward	123	113	10	91.9%
24	Lincrest Ward	378	347	31	91.8%
25	Peascliffe And Ridgeway Ward	488	448	40	91.8%
26	Casewick Ward	515	473	42	91.8%
27	Belmont Ward	180	164	16	91.1%
28	Glen Ward	442	402	40	91.0%
29	Dole Wood Ward	162	146	16	90.1%
30	Aveland Ward	200	178	22	89.0%
31	Viking Ward	464	412	52	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 9,364 planning decisions in South Kesteven, January 2020 to present. 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 →