Which ward in Warrington has the highest planning approval rate?

Westbrook at 91.9% based on 235 decisions.

Which ward in Warrington has the lowest planning approval rate?

Lymm North and Thelwall at 80.3% based on 476 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Warrington?

There is a 11.6% gap between Westbrook and Lymm North and Thelwall. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Warrington

Planning outcomes in Warrington are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

11,184 real decisions·23 wards·Updated August 2026

87.0% approved overall. But 1,453 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Warrington shifts your odds by up to 11.6%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

All 23 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Westbrook	235	216	19	91.9%
2	Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	410	376	34	91.7%
3	Birchwood	290	265	25	91.4%
4	Lymm North & Thelwall	449	404	45	90.0%
5	Poulton North	298	268	30	89.9%
6	Poplars and Hulme	197	177	20	89.8%
7	Grappenhall	724	648	76	89.5%
8	Latchford West	264	236	28	89.4%
9	Chapelford and Old Hall	298	264	34	88.6%
10	Stockton Heath	717	635	82	88.6%
11	Great Sankey South	282	248	34	87.9%
12	Penketh and Cuerdley	494	432	62	87.4%
13	Orford	300	262	38	87.3%
14	Poulton South	275	239	36	86.9%
15	Appleton	1,166	1,010	156	86.6%
16	Bewsey and Whitecross	871	752	119	86.3%
17	Lymm South	859	738	121	85.9%
18	Burtonwood and Winwick	483	410	73	84.9%
19	Rixton and Woolston	542	459	83	84.7%
20	Latchford East	176	149	27	84.7%
21	Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	1,007	841	166	83.5%
22	Fairfield and Howley	238	196	42	82.4%
23	Lymm North and Thelwall	476	382	94	80.3%

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What the data tells us

A 11.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Westbrook approves 91.9% of applications while Lymm North and Thelwall approves just 80.3%. 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 Warrington planning data

Methodology: Covers 11,184 planning decisions in Warrington, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Warrington Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →