Which ward in Tameside has the highest planning approval rate?

Longdendale at 92.3% based on 312 decisions.

Which ward in Tameside has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo at 80.5% based on 169 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Tameside?

There is a 11.8% gap between Longdendale and Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Tameside

Planning outcomes in Tameside are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

4,428 real decisions·19 wards·Updated August 2026

87.0% approved overall. But 575 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Tameside shifts your odds by up to 11.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 19 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Longdendale	312	288	24	92.3%
2	Hyde Newton	195	180	15	92.3%
3	Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters	290	260	30	89.7%
4	Dukinfield/Stalybridge	200	178	22	89.0%
5	Stalybridge South	332	294	38	88.6%
6	Hyde Godley	257	225	32	87.5%
7	Droylsden East	253	221	32	87.4%
8	Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst	176	153	23	86.9%
9	Mossley	227	197	30	86.8%
10	Audenshaw	260	225	35	86.5%
11	Hyde Werneth	314	269	45	85.7%
12	Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels	202	173	29	85.6%
13	Denton North East	261	223	38	85.4%
14	Denton West	265	225	40	84.9%
15	Droylsden West	119	101	18	84.9%
16	Stalybridge North	197	165	32	83.8%
17	Denton South	122	101	21	82.8%
18	Dukinfield	164	135	29	82.3%
19	Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo	169	136	33	80.5%

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What the data tells us

A 11.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longdendale approves 92.3% of applications while Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo approves just 80.5%. 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 4,428 planning decisions in Tameside, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Tameside Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →