Which ward in Winchester has the highest planning approval rate?

ST PAUL WARD at 98.0% based on 551 decisions.

Which ward in Winchester has the lowest planning approval rate?

DENMEAD WARD at 90.6% based on 413 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Winchester?

There is a 7.4% 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 7.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

4,162 real decisions·16 wards·Updated September 2026

94.0% approved overall. But 252 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Winchester shifts your odds by up to 7.4%. 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	551	540	11	98.0%
2	WONSTON AND MICHELDEVER WARD	705	683	22	96.9%
3	ST MICHAEL WARD	1,157	1,119	38	96.7%
4	COLDEN COMMON AND TWYFORD WARD	209	201	8	96.2%
5	UPPER MEON VALLEY WARD	52	50	2	96.2%
6	ST LUKE WARD	116	111	5	95.7%
7	ALRESFORD AND ITCHEN VALLEY WARD	551	525	26	95.3%
8	BADGER FARM AND OLIVERS BATTERY WARD	608	578	30	95.1%
9	THE WORTHYS WARD	365	346	19	94.8%
10	BISHOPS WALTHAM	425	402	23	94.6%
11	ST BARTHOLOMEW WARD	451	426	25	94.5%
12	SOUTHWICK AND WICKHAM WARD	381	358	23	94.0%
13	ST BARNABAS WARD	489	459	30	93.9%
14	CENTRAL MEON VALLEY WARD	383	354	29	92.4%
15	WHITELEY AND SHEDFIELD WARD	569	526	43	92.4%
16	DENMEAD WARD	413	374	39	90.6%

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What the data tells us

A 7.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. ST PAUL WARD approves 98.0% of applications while DENMEAD WARD approves just 90.6%. 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 4,162 planning decisions in Winchester, January 2020 to September 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 →