Which ward in Tameside has the highest planning approval rate?

Hyde Newton at 94.2% based on 156 decisions.

Which ward in Tameside has the lowest planning approval rate?

Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo at 78.6% based on 126 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Tameside?

There is a 15.6% gap between Hyde Newton 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 15.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,465 real decisions·19 wards·Updated March 2026

87.1% approved overall. But 447 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Tameside shifts your odds by up to 15.6%. 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	Hyde Newton	156	147	9	94.2%
2	Longdendale	246	224	22	91.1%
3	Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters	206	185	21	89.8%
4	Droylsden East	208	185	23	88.9%
5	Stalybridge South	283	251	32	88.7%
6	Dukinfield/Stalybridge	151	134	17	88.7%
7	Mossley	185	164	21	88.6%
8	Ashton-Under-Lyne Hurst	150	131	19	87.3%
9	Hyde Werneth	242	211	31	87.2%
10	Hyde Godley	210	183	27	87.1%
11	Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels	150	130	20	86.7%
12	Audenshaw	206	178	28	86.4%
13	Denton North East	188	161	27	85.6%
14	Denton West	202	170	32	84.2%
15	Stalybridge North	153	128	25	83.7%
16	Denton South	100	83	17	83.0%
17	Droylsden West	88	72	16	81.8%
18	Dukinfield	126	101	25	80.2%
19	Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo	126	99	27	78.6%

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What the data tells us

A 15.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Hyde Newton approves 94.2% of applications while Ashton-Under-Lyne Waterloo approves just 78.6%. 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.

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 3,465 planning decisions in Tameside, January 2020 to present. 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 →