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

Perton Lakeside at 100.0% based on 30 decisions.

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

Essington at 69.2% based on 39 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across South Staffordshire?

There is a 30.8% gap between Perton Lakeside and Essington. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in South Staffordshire

Planning outcomes in South Staffordshire are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 30.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,644 real decisions·20 wards·Updated August 2026

86.8% approved overall. But 217 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in South Staffordshire shifts your odds by up to 30.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 20 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Perton Lakeside	30	30	0	100.0%
2	Perton East	12	12	0	100.0%
3	Perton Wrottesley	35	33	2	94.3%
4	Wombourne South	53	49	4	92.5%
5	Cheslyn Hay Village	47	43	4	91.5%
6	Bilbrook	59	54	5	91.5%
7	Wombourne North	116	105	11	90.5%
8	Kinver & Enville	195	174	21	89.2%
9	Penkridge North & Acton Trussell	127	113	14	89.0%
10	Penkridge South & Gailey	74	65	9	87.8%
11	Brewood, Coven & Blymhill	231	201	30	87.0%
12	Himley & Swindon	44	38	6	86.4%
13	Codsall	160	138	22	86.2%
14	Great Wyrley Landywood	31	26	5	83.9%
15	Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn	199	165	34	82.9%
16	Huntington & Hatherton	37	30	7	81.1%
17	Featherstone, Shareshill & Saredon	63	51	12	81.0%
18	Great Wyrley Town	41	33	8	80.5%
19	Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston	49	38	11	77.6%
20	Essington	39	27	12	69.2%

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What the data tells us

A 30.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Perton Lakeside approves 100.0% of applications while Essington approves just 69.2%. 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 Staffordshire planning data

Methodology: Covers 1,644 planning decisions in South Staffordshire, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from South Staffordshire Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →