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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in South Ribble

Planning outcomes in South Ribble are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 10.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

438 real decisions·19 wards·Updated March 2026
100.0%
Highest: Leyland Central
90.0%
Lowest: Moss Side
10.0%
Gap
19
Wards
97.3% approved overall. But 12 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in South Ribble shifts your odds by up to 10.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 19 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Leyland Central16160
100.0%
2Farington West10100
100.0%
3Coupe Green and Gregson Lane15150
100.0%
4Broad Oak19190
100.0%
5Lostock Hall11110
100.0%
6Hoole42420
100.0%
7Samlesbury and Walton32320
100.0%
8Farington East15150
100.0%
9Longton and Hutton West56551
98.2%
10Howick and Priory42411
97.6%
11Middleforth26251
96.2%
12New Longton and Hutton East41392
95.1%
13Bamber Bridge East17161
94.1%
14Seven Stars14131
92.9%
15Charnock12111
91.7%
16Earnshaw Bridge11101
90.9%
17Buckshaw and Worden11101
90.9%
18Broadfield1091
90.0%
19Moss Side1091
90.0%
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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Leyland Central but face serious resistance in Moss Side.
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What the data tells us

1
A 10.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Leyland Central approves 100.0% of applications while Moss Side approves just 90.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
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.
3
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 438 planning decisions in South Ribble, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from South Ribble Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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