Which ward in Swansea has the highest planning approval rate?

Cockett - Bay Area at 100.0% based on 17 decisions.

Which ward in Swansea has the lowest planning approval rate?

Mumbles - Area 2 at 70.6% based on 17 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Swansea?

There is a 29.4% gap between Cockett - Bay Area and Mumbles - Area 2. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Swansea

Planning outcomes in Swansea are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 29.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

2,873 real decisions·41 wards·Updated March 2026

All 41 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Cockett - Bay Area	17	17	0	100.0%
2	Waterfront - Bay Area	22	22	0	100.0%
3	Llwchwr - Area 1	25	25	0	100.0%
4	Upper Loughor - Area 2	25	24	1	96.0%
5	Mawr - Area 1	49	47	2	95.9%
6	Penderry - Area 1	66	63	3	95.5%
7	Newton - Area 2	69	65	4	94.2%
8	Castle - Bay Area	223	206	17	92.4%
9	Landore - Area 1	60	55	5	91.7%
10	Llansamlet - Area 1	147	133	14	90.5%
11	Pennard - Area 2	83	75	8	90.4%
12	Llangyfelach - Area 1	62	56	6	90.3%
13	Bonymaen - Area 1	48	43	5	89.6%
14	Morriston - Area 1	126	112	14	88.9%
15	Penllergaer - Area 1	51	45	6	88.2%
16	Clydach - Area 1	73	64	9	87.7%
17	Dunvant - Area 2	57	50	7	87.7%
18	Lower Loughor - Area 2	16	14	2	87.5%
19	Gower - Area 2	201	174	27	86.6%
20	Sketty - Bay Area	203	174	29	85.7%
21	Killay South - Area 2	21	18	3	85.7%
22	Gowerton - Area 2	55	47	8	85.5%
23	St. Thomas - Bay Area	74	63	11	85.1%
24	Kingsbridge - Area 2	53	45	8	84.9%
25	Pontarddulais - Area 1	71	60	11	84.5%
26	Cockett - Area 1	109	92	17	84.4%
27	Gorseinon And Penyrheol - Area 1	12	10	2	83.3%
28	Mynyddbach - Area 1	76	63	13	82.9%
29	Gorseinon - Area 2	34	28	6	82.4%
30	West Cross - Bay Area	95	78	17	82.1%
31	Killay North - Area 2	38	31	7	81.6%
32	Mayals - Bay Area	59	48	11	81.4%
33	Penyrheol - Area 2	64	52	12	81.2%
34	Bishopston - Area 2	61	48	13	78.7%
35	Fairwood - Area 2	42	33	9	78.6%
36	Cwmbwrla - Area 1	41	32	9	78.0%
37	Uplands - Bay Area	105	80	25	76.2%
38	Townhill - Area 1	24	18	6	75.0%
39	Oystermouth - Bay Area	115	86	29	74.8%
40	Penclawdd - Area 2	62	46	16	74.2%
41	Mumbles - Area 2	17	12	5	70.6%

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What the data tells us

A 29.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Cockett - Bay Area approves 100.0% of applications while Mumbles - Area 2 approves just 70.6%. 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.

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