Which ward in Wirral has the highest planning approval rate?

Bromborough at 93.7% based on 479 decisions.

Which ward in Wirral has the lowest planning approval rate?

Wallasey at 82.4% based on 239 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Wirral?

There is a 11.3% gap between Bromborough and Wallasey. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Wirral

Planning outcomes in Wirral are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

7,846 real decisions·22 wards·Updated June 2026

87.6% approved overall. But 974 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Wirral shifts your odds by up to 11.3%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Bromborough	479	449	30	93.7%
2	Pensby and Thingwall	347	314	33	90.5%
3	Moreton West and Saughall Massie	253	227	26	89.7%
4	Oxton	310	277	33	89.4%
5	Heswall	931	831	100	89.3%
6	Leasowe and Moreton East	217	193	24	88.9%
7	Bebington	337	298	39	88.4%
8	West Kirby and Thurstaston	714	629	85	88.1%
9	Clatterbridge	473	413	60	87.3%
10	Eastham	314	274	40	87.3%
11	Seacombe	179	156	23	87.2%
12	Birkenhead & Tranmere	371	319	52	86.0%
13	Hoylake and Meols	536	461	75	86.0%
14	Prenton	250	215	35	86.0%
15	Claughton	286	245	41	85.7%
16	New Brighton	212	181	31	85.4%
17	Bidston and St James	238	203	35	85.3%
18	Greasby, Frankby and Irby	486	413	73	85.0%
19	Rock Ferry	194	164	30	84.5%
20	Upton	205	173	32	84.4%
21	Liscard	199	167	32	83.9%
22	Wallasey	239	197	42	82.4%

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What the data tells us

A 11.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Bromborough approves 93.7% of applications while Wallasey approves just 82.4%. 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 Wirral planning data

Methodology: Covers 7,846 planning decisions in Wirral, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Wirral Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →