Which ward in Warrington has the highest planning approval rate?

Westbrook at 91.9% based on 236 decisions.

Which ward in Warrington has the lowest planning approval rate?

Lymm North and Thelwall at 80.4% based on 490 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Warrington?

There is a 11.5% 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 11.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

9,323 real decisions·23 wards·Updated September 2026

85.8% approved overall. But 1,320 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Warrington shifts your odds by up to 11.5%. 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	236	217	19	91.9%
2	Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	417	383	34	91.8%
3	Birchwood	295	270	25	91.5%
4	Poulton North	301	271	30	90.0%
5	Lymm North & Thelwall	449	404	45	90.0%
6	Poplars and Hulme	198	178	20	89.9%
7	Grappenhall	733	657	76	89.6%
8	Latchford West	267	239	28	89.5%
9	Chapelford and Old Hall	299	265	34	88.6%
10	Stockton Heath	725	640	85	88.3%
11	Great Sankey South	283	249	34	88.0%
12	Penketh and Cuerdley	500	438	62	87.6%
13	Orford	300	262	38	87.3%
14	Poulton South	284	248	36	87.3%
15	Appleton	1,181	1,023	158	86.6%
16	Bewsey and Whitecross	881	761	120	86.4%
17	Lymm South	876	751	125	85.7%
18	Burtonwood and Winwick	493	419	74	85.0%
19	Rixton and Woolston	547	464	83	84.8%
20	Latchford East	178	151	27	84.8%
21	Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	1,022	855	167	83.7%
22	Fairfield and Howley	242	199	43	82.2%
23	Lymm North and Thelwall	490	394	96	80.4%

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What the data tells us

A 11.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Westbrook approves 91.9% of applications while Lymm North and Thelwall approves just 80.4%. 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 9,323 planning decisions in Warrington, January 2020 to September 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 →