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 80.1% based on 176 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Tameside?

There is a 12.4% 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 12.4% — 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 12.4%. 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	207	190	17	91.8%
3	Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters	298	267	31	89.6%
4	Dukinfield/Stalybridge	202	180	22	89.1%
5	Stalybridge South	336	298	38	88.7%
6	Hyde Godley	264	232	32	87.9%
7	Droylsden East	261	229	32	87.7%
8	Mossley	231	201	30	87.0%
9	Audenshaw	268	232	36	86.6%
10	Hyde Werneth	322	277	45	86.0%
11	Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst	179	154	25	86.0%
12	Denton North East	267	229	38	85.8%
13	Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels	209	178	31	85.2%
14	Denton West	277	236	41	85.2%
15	Droylsden West	122	103	19	84.4%
16	Stalybridge North	201	169	32	84.1%
17	Denton South	126	105	21	83.3%
18	Dukinfield	170	141	29	82.9%
19	Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo	176	141	35	80.1%

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What the data tells us

A 12.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Longdendale approves 92.5% of applications while Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo approves just 80.1%. 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 →