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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Wiltshire

Planning outcomes in Wiltshire are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 40.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

210,657 real decisions·263 wards·Updated August 2026
100.0%
Highest: Warminster Broadway
60.0%
Lowest: Devizes and Roundway
40.0%
Gap
263
Wards
91.5% approved overall. But 17,811 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Wiltshire shifts your odds by up to 40.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 263 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Warminster Broadway ED;Warminster West ED10100
100.0%
2Salisbury Harnham West ED;Wilton ED14140
100.0%
3Hilperton ED;Trowbridge Adcroft ED10100
100.0%
4Warminster North & Rural ED;Warminster West ED11110
100.0%
5Bowerhill ED;Melksham East ED;Melksham South ED10100
100.0%
6Warminster East (Historic)13130
100.0%
7Warminster Copheap and Wylye (Historic)14140
100.0%
8Chippenham Monkton (Historic)11110
100.0%
9Salisbury St. Francis and Stratford (Historic);Salisbury St. Mark's and Bishopdown (Historic)13130
100.0%
10Melksham Without North (Historic)23230
100.0%
11Bradford-on-Avon North (Historic);Bradford-on-Avon South (Historic)41410
100.0%
12Bulford, Allington and Figheldean (Historic);Durrington and Larkhill (Historic)21210
100.0%
13Chippenham Cepen Park and Derriads (Historic);Chippenham Queens and Sheldon (Historic)12120
100.0%
14Melksham Central (Historic);Melksham South (Historic)25250
100.0%
15Salisbury Harnham (Historic);Fovant and Chalke Valley (Historic)10100
100.0%
16Trowbridge Grove (Historic);Trowbridge Lambrok (Historic)24240
100.0%
17Calne Rural (Historic);Calne South and Cherhill (Historic)16160
100.0%
18Marlborough West (Historic);West Selkley (Historic)23230
100.0%
19Salisbury St. Mark's and Bishopdown (Historic);Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum (Historic)10100
100.0%
20Chippenham Hardenhuish (Historic);Kington (Historic)11110
100.0%
21Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village (Historic);Salisbury St. Paul's (Historic)22220
100.0%
22Trowbridge Adcroft (Historic);Trowbridge Central (Historic)24240
100.0%
23Devizes and Roundway South (Historic);Roundway (Historic)13130
100.0%
24By Brook (Historic);Kington (Historic)15150
100.0%
25Trowbridge Central (Historic);Trowbridge Park (Historic)13130
100.0%
26Calne Chilvester and Abberd (Historic);Calne North (Historic)12120
100.0%
27Chippenham Cepen Park and Redlands (Historic);Chippenham Lowden and Rowden (Historic)13130
100.0%
28Salisbury St. Martin's and Cathedral (Historic);Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum (Historic)10100
100.0%
29Devizes East (Historic);Roundway (Historic)12120
100.0%
30Salisbury St. Francis and Stratford (Historic);Salisbury St. Paul's (Historic)10100
100.0%
31Historic;Summerham and Seend (Historic)21210
100.0%
32Historic;Pewsey (Historic)21210
100.0%
33Historic;West Selkley (Historic)22220
100.0%
34Historic;Devizes North (Historic)11110
100.0%
35Historic;Bromham, Rowde and Potterne (Historic)12120
100.0%
36Salisbury Bemerton Heath ED66651
98.5%
37Devizes and Roundway South (Historic)3573507
98.0%
38Pewsey Vale West ED84582718
97.9%
39Devizes North ED3733658
97.9%
40Salisbury Harnham West ED2242195
97.8%
41Warminster West ED1721684
97.7%
42Calne North ED81792
97.5%
43Ludgershall North & Rural ED47346013
97.3%
44Fovant & Chalke Valley ED82580223
97.2%
45Bradford-on-Avon South ED51149615
97.1%
46Laverstock ED1381344
97.1%
47Melksham East ED68662
97.1%
48Salisbury Harnham East ED36735611
97.0%
49Trowbridge Central ED41940613
96.9%
50Salisbury St. Francis & Stratford ED31130110
96.8%
51Wilton ED2472398
96.8%
52Melksham South (Historic)2792709
96.8%
53Avon Valley ED30429410
96.7%
54Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ED;Corsham Without ED29281
96.6%
55Nadder Valley ED89886731
96.5%
56Pewsey Vale East ED1,0871,04839
96.4%
57Fovant and Chalke Valley (Historic)1,8161,75066
96.4%
58Urchfont and The Cannings (Historic)95592134
96.4%
59Royal Wootton Bassett North (Historic);Royal Wootton Bassett South (Historic)28271
96.4%
60Melksham South ED1881817
96.3%
61Bradford-on-Avon North ED43141516
96.3%
62Tidworth North & West ED1091054
96.3%
63The Lavingtons ED63160724
96.2%
64Tisbury ED50648719
96.2%
65Amesbury South ED52502
96.2%
66Sherston (Historic)26251
96.2%
67Ludgershall and Perham Down (Historic)26525510
96.2%
68Amesbury East (Historic);Amesbury West (Historic)26251
96.2%
69Tidworth East & Ludgershall South ED76733
96.1%
70Wylye Valley ED1,0471,00542
96.0%
71Salisbury St. Mark's and Bishopdown (Historic)32331013
96.0%
72Tidworth (Historic)42040317
96.0%
73Corsham Ladbrook ED39437816
95.9%
74Downton and Ebble Valley (Historic)1,2261,17551
95.8%
75Salisbury St. Francis and Stratford (Historic)74671531
95.8%
76Trowbridge Grove ED1161115
95.7%
77Burbage and The Bedwyns (Historic)1,4961,43264
95.7%
78Historic;Alderbury and Whiteparish (Historic)23221
95.7%
79Devizes Rural West ED74971633
95.6%
80Salisbury Milford ED29328013
95.6%
81Chippenham Hardens & Central ED38436717
95.6%
82Westbury North ED1581517
95.6%
83Trowbridge Paxcroft ED90864
95.6%
84Westbury West (Historic)29328013
95.6%
85Marlborough East ED35834216
95.5%
86Pewsey (Historic)1,2621,20557
95.5%
87Chippenham Queens and Sheldon (Historic)35934316
95.5%
88Trowbridge Park (Historic);Trowbridge Paxcroft (Historic)22211
95.5%
89Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon ED1531467
95.4%
90Urchfont & Bishops Cannings ED45443321
95.4%
91Chippenham Hardenhuish ED1531467
95.4%
92Summerham and Seend (Historic)1,3801,31664
95.4%
93Devizes East (Historic)28527213
95.4%
94Trowbridge Adcroft ED1911829
95.3%
95Winsley and Westwood (Historic)1,2021,14557
95.3%
96Marlborough West ED81777839
95.2%
97Aldbourne & Ramsbury84880741
95.2%
98Bulford, Allington and Figheldean (Historic)65162031
95.2%
99Melksham South (Historic);Melksham Without South (Historic)21201
95.2%
100Chippenham Hardens and England (Historic);Chippenham Pewsham (Historic)21201
95.2%
101Bowerhill ED1621548
95.1%
102By Brook ED80476440
95.0%
103Warminster North & Rural ED52349726
95.0%
104Ethandune ED58555629
95.0%
105Pewsey ED56253428
95.0%
106Amesbury East & Bulford ED1411347
95.0%
107West Selkley (Historic)1,3321,26666
95.0%
108The Collingbournes and Netheravon (Historic)83679442
95.0%
109Trowbridge Park ED59563
94.9%
110Chippenham Lowden and Rowden (Historic)41339221
94.9%
111Melksham Central (Historic)52950227
94.9%
112Calne South and Cherhill (Historic)98092951
94.8%
113The Lavingtons and Erlestoke (Historic)1,03598055
94.7%
114Nadder and East Knoyle (Historic)1,9511,847104
94.7%
115Chippenham Cepen Park and Derriads (Historic)39837721
94.7%
116Chippenham Hardenhuish (Historic)60657333
94.6%
117Warminster East ED32931118
94.5%
118Corsham Town (Historic)77773443
94.5%
119Trowbridge Grove (Historic)25524114
94.5%
120Melksham Without West & Rural ED62559035
94.4%
121Bromham, Rowde & Roundway ED42840424
94.4%
122Alderbury & Whiteparish ED62058535
94.4%
123Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ED19818711
94.4%
124Devizes South ED19818711
94.4%
125Till and Wylye Valley (Historic)1,2291,16069
94.4%
126Bradford-on-Avon South (Historic)1,4091,33079
94.4%
127Historic;Roundway (Historic)18171
94.4%
128Mere ED44241725
94.3%
129Devizes East ED1231167
94.3%
130Trowbridge Paxcroft (Historic)36934821
94.3%
131Aldbourne and Ramsbury (Historic)1,2741,20272
94.3%
132Tisbury (Historic)1,2431,17271
94.3%
133Calne North (Historic)31029218
94.2%
134Chippenham Monkton ED1361288
94.1%
135Marlborough West (Historic)1,4611,37586
94.1%
136Winsley & Westwood ED73168744
94.0%
137Till Valley ED57253735
93.9%
138Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley ED49346330
93.9%
139Marlborough East (Historic)59455836
93.9%
140Devizes North (Historic)83678551
93.9%
141Historic;Pewsey Vale (Historic)49463
93.9%
142Pewsey Vale (Historic)1,4431,35489
93.8%
143Malmesbury (Historic)1,7821,671111
93.8%
144Chippenham Cepen Park and Redlands (Historic)68063842
93.8%
145Mere (Historic)1,06099466
93.8%
146Royal Wootton Bassett North ED19017812
93.7%
147Bourne and Woodford Valley (Historic)1,1531,08073
93.7%
148Chippenham Pewsham (Historic)41138526
93.7%
149Trowbridge Lambrok (Historic)23722215
93.7%
150Trowbridge Central (Historic)90784958
93.6%
151Salisbury St. Martin's and Cathedral (Historic)1,3261,24086
93.5%
152Purton (Historic);Royal Wootton Bassett East (Historic)31292
93.5%
153Minety ED90784760
93.4%
154Salisbury St. Edmund's ED71066347
93.4%
155Holt ED28927019
93.4%
156Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ED27225418
93.4%
157Trowbridge Adcroft (Historic)33331122
93.4%
158Salisbury St. Paul's ED20819414
93.3%
159Trowbridge Lambrok ED89836
93.3%
160Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads ED1351269
93.3%
161Corsham Without ED57753839
93.2%
162Chippenham Sheldon ED1161088
93.1%
163Bromham, Rowde and Potterne (Historic)91385063
93.1%
164Durrington and Larkhill (Historic)56652739
93.1%
165Calne Central ED25824018
93.0%
166Downton & Ebble Valley ED51848137
92.9%
167Holt and Staverton (Historic)1,03796374
92.9%
168Corsham Town (Historic);Corsham Without and Box Hill (Historic)14131
92.9%
169Calne Rural ED64259646
92.8%
170Calne South ED20919415
92.8%
171Calne Chilvester and Abberd (Historic)36233626
92.8%
172Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley ED30328122
92.7%
173Warminster Broadway ED13712710
92.7%
174Trowbridge Drynham ED1241159
92.7%
175Ethandune (Historic)1,9381,797141
92.7%
176Malmesbury ED48544936
92.6%
177Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley (Historic)73267854
92.6%
178Amesbury West ED17316013
92.5%
179Kington ED83277062
92.5%
180Corsham Pickwick ED19918415
92.5%
181Roundway (Historic)26824820
92.5%
182Melksham Forest ED1181099
92.4%
183Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village (Historic)35733027
92.4%
184Minety (Historic)2,8642,643221
92.3%
185Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum (Historic)55851543
92.3%
186Amesbury East (Historic)37734829
92.3%
187Melksham Central (Historic);Melksham North (Historic)13121
92.3%
188Ethandune (Historic);Southwick (Historic)13121
92.3%
189Chippenham Hardens and England (Historic)1,2041,11094
92.2%
190Warminster Broadway (Historic)30828424
92.2%
191Warminster West (Historic)84978267
92.1%
192Calne Rural (Historic)2,0791,911168
91.9%
193Salisbury St. Paul's (Historic)65560253
91.9%
194Salisbury Harnham (Historic)77771364
91.8%
195Bradford-on-Avon North (Historic)1,1651,06996
91.8%
196Westbury East ED19217616
91.7%
197Westbury West ED108999
91.7%
198Calne Chilvester & Abberd ED72666
91.7%
199Malmesbury ED;Sherston ED12111
91.7%
200Salisbury St. Edmund and Milford (Historic)1,6531,516137
91.7%
201By Brook (Historic)2,6752,454221
91.7%
202Trowbridge Park (Historic)26424222
91.7%
203Calne Central (Historic)74067862
91.6%
204Melksham Without South (Historic)49044941
91.6%
205Hilperton ED22420519
91.5%
206Westbury East (Historic)60455252
91.4%
207Corsham Pickwick (Historic)96688383
91.4%
208Box and Colerne (Historic)2,1221,940182
91.4%
209Corsham Pickwick (Historic);Corsham Town (Historic)35323
91.4%
210Corsham Without and Box Hill (Historic)1,5931,455138
91.3%
211Melksham North (Historic)34631630
91.3%
212Royal Wootton Bassett North (Historic)42238537
91.2%
213Warminster Without (Historic)2,1781,985193
91.1%
214Lyneham (Historic)80473272
91.0%
215Nadder and East Knoyle (Historic);Tisbury (Historic)11101
90.9%
216Redlynch & Landford ED13011812
90.8%
217Trowbridge Drynham (Historic)27124625
90.8%
218Sherston ED74067169
90.7%
219Chippenham Pewsham ED97889
90.7%
220Westbury North (Historic)27725126
90.6%
221Southwick ED22019921
90.5%
222Brinkworth (Historic)2,4142,182232
90.4%
223Amesbury West (Historic)51846850
90.3%
224Hilperton (Historic)49744948
90.3%
225Royal Wootton Bassett South & West ED33730433
90.2%
226Durrington ED17315617
90.2%
227Brinkworth ED1,00090199
90.1%
228Box & Colerne ED61755661
90.1%
229Purton ED37333637
90.1%
230Kington (Historic)2,5402,288252
90.1%
231Winterslow (Historic)1,051946105
90.0%
232Trowbridge Central (Historic);Trowbridge Lambrok (Historic)1091
90.0%
233Salisbury Harnham (Historic);Downton and Ebble Valley (Historic)1091
90.0%
234Devizes North (Historic);Roundway (Historic)1091
90.0%
235Salisbury St. Edmund and Milford (Historic);Salisbury St. Martin's and Cathedral (Historic)1091
90.0%
236Trowbridge Drynham (Historic);Trowbridge Grove (Historic)1091
90.0%
237Cricklade & Latton ED48743849
89.9%
238Alderbury and Whiteparish (Historic)1,1951,069126
89.5%
239Lyneham ED31427935
88.9%
240Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village ED13311815
88.7%
241Cricklade and Latton (Historic)1,6081,425183
88.6%
242Historic;Historic44395
88.6%
243Royal Wootton Bassett East ED34030139
88.5%
244Redlynch and Landford (Historic)33529639
88.4%
245Royal Wootton Bassett South (Historic)1,2401,091149
88.0%
246Royal Wootton Bassett East (Historic)1,2311,082149
87.9%
247Historic35,51031,1734,337
87.8%
248Purton (Historic)1,102964138
87.5%
249Alderbury and Whiteparish (Historic);Winterslow (Historic)24213
87.5%
250Historic;Marlborough West (Historic)16142
87.5%
251Downton and Ebble Valley (Historic);Fovant and Chalke Valley (Historic)15132
86.7%
252Westbury North (Historic);Westbury West (Historic)15132
86.7%
253Southwick (Historic)761649112
85.3%
254Salisbury Bemerton (Historic)59509
84.7%
255Minety (Historic);Purton (Historic)19163
84.2%
256Purton ED;Royal Wootton Bassett East ED12102
83.3%
257Trowbridge Adcroft (Historic);Trowbridge Paxcroft (Historic)24204
83.3%
258Warminster West (Historic);Warminster Broadway (Historic)1192
81.8%
259Salisbury Harnham (Historic);Salisbury St. Martin's and Cathedral (Historic)1192
81.8%
260Chippenham Cepen Park and Redlands (Historic);Chippenham Hardenhuish (Historic);Kington (Historic)1183
72.7%
261Calne Rural (Historic);Kington (Historic)1394
69.2%
262Box and Colerne (Historic);Corsham Without and Box Hill (Historic)16115
68.8%
263Devizes and Roundway South (Historic);Devizes North (Historic)1064
60.0%
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What the data tells us

1
A 40.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Warminster Broadway ED;Warminster West ED approves 100.0% of applications while Devizes and Roundway South (Historic);Devizes North (Historic) approves just 60.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
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.
3
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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