Stroud Central Ward planning approval rate
Stroud Central Ward ward in Stroud has a 96.2% approval rate based on 262 planning decisions. Stroud overall: 88.9%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.2%
ward approval rate
262
Decisions
252
Approved
10
Refused
88.9%
Stroud average
Stroud Central Ward is 7.3 percentage points above the Stroud average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Stroud Central Ward compares
Stroud Central Ward ward
96.2%
Stroud overall
88.9%
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Recent decisions in Stroud Central Ward
Installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to external wall · Thu 20 Aug 2026
Change of use from a workshop and associated offices (Class E) to a dwelling (Cl · Wed 19 Aug 2026
Erection of an illuminated hanging sign. · Mon 10 Aug 2026
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Other wards in Stroud
Painswick And Upton Ward (92.2%)
Severn Ward (91.3%)
Berkeley Vale Ward (85.6%)
Minchinhampton Ward (93.9%)
Chalford Ward (95.4%)
Wotton-under-Edge Ward (89.5%)
Nailsworth Ward (88.7%)
Hardwicke Ward (90.6%)
Bisley Ward (93.2%)
Amberley & Woodchester Ward (91.7%)
Coaley & Uley Ward (90.6%)
Dursley Ward (88.6%)