Which ward in Tameside has the highest planning approval rate?

Longdendale at 92.5% based on 320 decisions.

Which ward in Tameside has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo at 79.9% based on 174 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Tameside?

There is a 12.6% 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 12.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

2,933 real decisions·19 wards·Updated September 2026

83.6% approved overall. But 481 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Tameside shifts your odds by up to 12.6%. 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	320	296	24	92.5%
2	Hyde Newton	198	182	16	91.9%
3	Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters	292	262	30	89.7%
4	Dukinfield/Stalybridge	201	179	22	89.1%
5	Stalybridge South	334	296	38	88.6%
6	Hyde Godley	260	228	32	87.7%
7	Droylsden East	257	225	32	87.5%
8	Mossley	230	200	30	87.0%
9	Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst	178	154	24	86.5%
10	Audenshaw	265	229	36	86.4%
11	Hyde Werneth	320	275	45	85.9%
12	Denton North East	265	227	38	85.7%
13	Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels	206	176	30	85.4%
14	Denton West	274	233	41	85.0%
15	Droylsden West	120	102	18	85.0%
16	Stalybridge North	200	168	32	84.0%
17	Denton South	124	103	21	83.1%
18	Dukinfield	168	139	29	82.7%
19	Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo	174	139	35	79.9%

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What the data tells us

A 12.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longdendale approves 92.5% of applications while Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo approves just 79.9%. 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 2,933 planning decisions in Tameside, January 2020 to September 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 →