Which ward in Stirling has the highest planning approval rate?

Ward 3 Dunblane & Bridge Of Allan at 96.0% based on 2,720 decisions.

Which ward in Stirling has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ward 5 Stirling West at 94.4% based on 1,898 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Stirling?

There is a 1.6% gap between Ward 3 Dunblane & Bridge Of Allan and Ward 5 Stirling West. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Stirling

Planning outcomes in Stirling are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 1.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

12,182 real decisions·7 wards·Updated March 2026

95.2% approved overall. But 581 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Stirling shifts your odds by up to 1.6%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 7 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Ward 3 Dunblane & Bridge Of Allan	2,720	2,611	109	96.0%
2	Ward 4 Stirling North	1,791	1,718	73	95.9%
3	Ward 6 Stirling East	862	826	36	95.8%
4	Ward 1 Trossachs & Teith	1,385	1,319	66	95.2%
5	Ward 7 Bannockburn	806	767	39	95.2%
6	Ward 2 Forth & Endrick	2,712	2,561	151	94.4%
7	Ward 5 Stirling West	1,898	1,791	107	94.4%

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These are council averages. Your property is specific.

An extension might sail through in Ward 3 Dunblane & Bridge Of Allan but face serious resistance in Ward 5 Stirling West.
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What the data tells us

A 1.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Ward 3 Dunblane & Bridge Of Allan approves 96.0% of applications while Ward 5 Stirling West approves just 94.4%. 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 12,182 planning decisions in Stirling, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Stirling Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →