Which ward in Winchester has the highest planning approval rate?

ST PAUL WARD at 97.9% based on 514 decisions.

Which ward in Winchester has the lowest planning approval rate?

DENMEAD WARD at 91.0% based on 390 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Winchester?

There is a 6.9% gap between ST PAUL WARD and DENMEAD WARD. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Winchester

Planning outcomes in Winchester are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 6.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,039 real decisions·16 wards·Updated August 2026

94.9% approved overall. But 356 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Winchester shifts your odds by up to 6.9%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 16 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	ST PAUL WARD	514	503	11	97.9%
2	ST MICHAEL WARD	1,083	1,047	36	96.7%
3	WONSTON AND MICHELDEVER WARD	665	643	22	96.7%
4	COLDEN COMMON AND TWYFORD WARD	197	189	8	95.9%
5	UPPER MEON VALLEY WARD	48	46	2	95.8%
6	ALRESFORD AND ITCHEN VALLEY WARD	519	496	23	95.6%
7	ST LUKE WARD	106	101	5	95.3%
8	BADGER FARM AND OLIVERS BATTERY WARD	578	549	29	95.0%
9	BISHOPS WALTHAM	411	389	22	94.6%
10	ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD	428	404	24	94.4%
11	THE WORTHYS WARD	340	321	19	94.4%
12	ST BARNABAS WARD	474	446	28	94.1%
13	SOUTHWICK AND WICKHAM WARD	366	343	23	93.7%
14	WHITELEY AND SHEDFIELD WARD	541	501	40	92.6%
15	CENTRAL MEON VALLEY WARD	372	343	29	92.2%
16	DENMEAD WARD	390	355	35	91.0%

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What the data tells us

A 6.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. ST PAUL WARD approves 97.9% of applications while DENMEAD WARD approves just 91.0%. 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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Methodology: Covers 7,039 planning decisions in Winchester, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Winchester Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →