Which ward in Stroud has the highest planning approval rate?

Stroud Central Ward at 95.5% based on 224 decisions.

Which ward in Stroud has the lowest planning approval rate?

Cam West Ward at 86.4% based on 221 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Stroud?

There is a 9.1% gap between Stroud Central Ward and Cam West Ward. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Stroud

Planning outcomes in Stroud are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 9.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

9,223 real decisions·27 wards·Updated March 2026

All 27 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Stroud Central Ward	224	214	10	95.5%
2	Chalford Ward	542	517	25	95.4%
3	Stroud Slade Ward	102	97	5	95.1%
4	Rodborough Ward	284	270	14	95.1%
5	Stroud Farmhill & Paganhill Ward	82	78	4	95.1%
6	Minchinhampton Ward	565	530	35	93.8%
7	Stroud Trinity Ward	111	104	7	93.7%
8	Randwick, Whiteshill And Ruscombe	169	158	11	93.5%
9	Bisley Ward	439	410	29	93.4%
10	Amberley & Woodchester Ward	351	326	25	92.9%
11	Thrupp Ward	238	221	17	92.9%
12	Painswick And Upton Ward	898	831	67	92.5%
13	Cam East Ward	234	215	19	91.9%
14	Stonehouse Ward	269	247	22	91.8%
15	Severn Ward	722	659	63	91.3%
16	Coaley & Uley Ward	331	302	29	91.2%
17	Hardwicke Ward	507	460	47	90.7%
18	Cainscross Ward	214	194	20	90.7%
19	Stroud Valley Ward	115	104	11	90.4%
20	Stroud Uplands Ward	57	51	6	89.5%
21	Dursley Ward	339	303	36	89.4%
22	Wotton-under-Edge Ward	544	486	58	89.3%
23	The Stanleys Ward	293	261	32	89.1%
24	Nailsworth Ward	529	467	62	88.3%
25	Kingswood Ward	234	204	30	87.2%
26	Berkeley Vale Ward	594	515	79	86.7%
27	Cam West Ward	221	191	30	86.4%

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What the data tells us

A 9.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Stroud Central Ward approves 95.5% of applications while Cam West Ward approves just 86.4%. 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 9,223 planning decisions in Stroud, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Stroud Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →