Which ward in Warrington has the highest planning approval rate?

Westbrook at 91.9% based on 234 decisions.

Which ward in Warrington has the lowest planning approval rate?

Lymm North and Thelwall at 80.0% based on 454 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Warrington?

There is a 11.9% 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 11.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

11,005 real decisions·23 wards·Updated June 2026

87.0% approved overall. But 1,432 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Warrington shifts your odds by up to 11.9%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 23 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Westbrook	234	215	19	91.9%
2	Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	408	374	34	91.7%
3	Birchwood	288	263	25	91.3%
4	Poulton North	293	263	30	89.8%
5	Lymm North & Thelwall	450	404	46	89.8%
6	Poplars and Hulme	193	173	20	89.6%
7	Grappenhall	709	634	75	89.4%
8	Latchford West	261	233	28	89.3%
9	Chapelford and Old Hall	296	262	34	88.5%
10	Stockton Heath	708	626	82	88.4%
11	Great Sankey South	281	247	34	87.9%
12	Penketh and Cuerdley	487	425	62	87.3%
13	Orford	294	256	38	87.1%
14	Poulton South	272	237	35	87.1%
15	Appleton	1,147	994	153	86.7%
16	Bewsey and Whitecross	851	736	115	86.5%
17	Lymm South	846	728	118	86.1%
18	Latchford East	170	145	25	85.3%
19	Burtonwood and Winwick	478	405	73	84.7%
20	Rixton and Woolston	534	452	82	84.6%
21	Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	993	829	164	83.5%
22	Fairfield and Howley	232	190	42	81.9%
23	Lymm North and Thelwall	454	363	91	80.0%

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What the data tells us

A 11.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. Westbrook approves 91.9% of applications while Lymm North and Thelwall approves just 80.0%. 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 Warrington planning data

Methodology: Covers 11,005 planning decisions in Warrington, January 2020 to present. 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 →