Which ward in Three Rivers has the highest planning approval rate?

NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish at 100.0% based on 83 decisions.

Which ward in Three Rivers has the lowest planning approval rate?

Croxley Green South at 75.0% based on 12 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Three Rivers?

There is a 25.0% gap between NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish and Croxley Green South. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Three Rivers

Planning outcomes in Three Rivers are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 25.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

3,823 real decisions·28 wards·Updated August 2026

All 28 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish	83	83	0	100.0%
2	Penn	12	12	0	100.0%
3	Sarratt	26	26	0	100.0%
4	Oxhey Hall	35	34	1	97.1%
5	South Oxhey	77	74	3	96.1%
6	Durrants	126	121	5	96.0%
7	Oxhey Hall And Hayling	172	165	7	95.9%
8	Abbots Langley And Bedmond	173	165	8	95.4%
9	Penn And Mill End	102	97	5	95.1%
10	Rickmansworth Town	241	228	13	94.6%
11	Chorleywood South And Maple Cross	344	324	20	94.2%
12	Chorleywood West	100	94	6	94.0%
13	Bedmond And Primrose Hill	16	15	1	93.8%
14	Croxley Green North	15	14	1	93.3%
15	Abbots Langley	25	23	2	92.0%
16	Leavesden	178	163	15	91.6%
17	Chorleywood North And Sarratt	656	599	57	91.3%
18	Rickmansworth	69	63	6	91.3%
19	Dickinsons	232	211	21	90.9%
20	Moor Park And Eastbury	543	492	51	90.6%
21	Maple Cross And Mill End	21	19	2	90.5%
22	Croxley Green	42	38	4	90.5%
23	Rickmansworth West	29	26	3	89.7%
24	Carpenders Park	180	157	23	87.2%
25	Gade Valley	139	121	18	87.1%
26	Chorleywood East	136	116	20	85.3%
27	Langleybury	18	15	3	83.3%
28	Croxley Green South	12	9	3	75.0%

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An extension might sail through in NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish but face serious resistance in Croxley Green South.
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What the data tells us

A 25.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. NOT IN DISTRICT See Details Under Parish approves 100.0% of applications while Croxley Green South approves just 75.0%. 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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More Three Rivers planning data

Methodology: Covers 3,823 planning decisions in Three Rivers, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Three Rivers Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →