Name: UK Planning Approval Rates by Council
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All 283 Councils Ranked by Approval Rate

#	Council	Approved	Refused	Total	Rate
1	North Lanarkshire	806	2	808	99.8%
2	Dacorum	1,641	6	1,647	99.6%
3	Staffordshire	1,870	12	1,882	99.4%
4	Falkirk	997	8	1,005	99.2%
5	Fareham	2,786	26	2,812	99.1%
6	Western Isles	1,855	20	1,875	98.9%
7	City of London	10,216	126	10,342	98.8%
8	Mansfield	3,051	36	3,087	98.8%
9	Mid Devon	6,017	81	6,098	98.7%
10	Somerset	546	7	553	98.7%
11	LLDC	3,182	44	3,226	98.6%
12	North Ayrshire	1,287	25	1,312	98.1%
13	Clackmannanshire	1,025	21	1,046	98.0%
14	Moray	1,480	31	1,511	97.9%
15	Harlow	2,546	56	2,602	97.8%
16	Monmouthshire	2,202	50	2,252	97.8%
17	Shetland	426	10	436	97.7%
18	Dumfries & Galloway	22,588	588	23,176	97.5%
19	Carlisle	4,811	127	4,938	97.4%
20	Gosport	1,673	44	1,717	97.4%
21	North Kesteven	556	15	571	97.4%
22	Derry City and Strabane District Council	7,100	198	7,298	97.3%
23	OPDC	1,231	36	1,267	97.2%
24	Ards and North Down Borough Council	7,716	238	7,954	97.0%
25	South Lanarkshire	25,332	834	26,166	96.8%
26	Rushmoor	4,229	144	4,373	96.7%
27	Halton	2,067	75	2,142	96.5%
28	Inverclyde	1,022	37	1,059	96.5%
29	Renfrewshire	3,557	129	3,686	96.5%
30	Fermanagh and Omagh District Council	8,266	310	8,576	96.4%
31	Hambleton	4,481	176	4,657	96.2%
32	Angus	13,514	553	14,067	96.1%
33	East Dunbartonshire	1,073	44	1,117	96.1%
34	Cheltenham	13,478	563	14,041	96.0%
35	Orkney	7,615	318	7,933	96.0%
36	South Norfolk	4,396	183	4,579	96.0%
37	Argyll & Bute	4,173	178	4,351	95.9%
38	Aberdeenshire	2,692	117	2,809	95.8%
39	Cotswold	22,993	1,045	24,038	95.7%
40	Melton	3,643	175	3,818	95.4%
41	Neath Port Talbot	19,261	923	20,184	95.4%
42	South Ribble	4,051	200	4,251	95.3%
43	South Tyneside	3,093	151	3,244	95.3%
44	Stirling	11,775	586	12,361	95.3%
45	Hartlepool	3,333	169	3,502	95.2%
46	Lincoln	6,625	331	6,956	95.2%
47	South Ayrshire	1,029	52	1,081	95.2%
48	Bolsover	2,023	105	2,128	95.1%
49	Stockton-on-Tees	2,350	120	2,470	95.1%
50	Canterbury	10,309	540	10,849	95.0%
51	County Durham	14,286	763	15,049	94.9%
52	Winchester	6,184	331	6,515	94.9%
53	Broads Authority	2,245	123	2,368	94.8%
54	Highland	2,217	121	2,338	94.8%
55	Swindon	4,184	229	4,413	94.8%
56	Huntingdonshire	4,627	261	4,888	94.7%
57	North Norfolk	2,101	118	2,219	94.7%
58	Tamworth	5,534	309	5,843	94.7%
59	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council	9,705	560	10,265	94.5%
60	Broxtowe	4,911	284	5,195	94.5%
61	East Lindsey	6,674	385	7,059	94.5%
62	Knowsley	4,175	244	4,419	94.5%
63	North Tyneside	5,576	324	5,900	94.5%
64	North York Moors	2,959	171	3,130	94.5%
65	West Lancashire	6,450	376	6,826	94.5%
66	West Oxfordshire	6,857	397	7,254	94.5%
67	West Suffolk	17,622	1,037	18,659	94.4%
68	Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council	9,130	554	9,684	94.3%
69	East Ayrshire	1,450	87	1,537	94.3%
70	Newcastle-under-Lyme	979	59	1,038	94.3%
71	Perth & Kinross	21,198	1,270	22,468	94.3%
72	Aberdeen	20,519	1,260	21,779	94.2%
73	Belfast City Council	12,792	790	13,582	94.2%
74	Dundee	9,918	614	10,532	94.2%
75	Nottingham	6,720	415	7,135	94.2%
76	Redcar and Cleveland	10,638	656	11,294	94.2%
77	Midlothian	1,237	77	1,314	94.1%
78	South Holland	1,316	82	1,398	94.1%
79	Rugby	12,989	827	13,816	94.0%
80	Broadland	6,450	421	6,871	93.9%
81	Mid Sussex	7,963	516	8,479	93.9%
82	Mid and East Antrim Borough Council	6,706	436	7,142	93.9%
83	North Northamptonshire	4,616	298	4,914	93.9%
84	Stevenage	3,628	235	3,863	93.9%
85	North East Lincolnshire	3,016	198	3,214	93.8%
86	Gateshead	6,900	466	7,366	93.7%
87	Arun	3,045	209	3,254	93.6%
88	Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council	7,104	485	7,589	93.6%
89	Blaby	2,939	208	3,147	93.4%
90	North Hertfordshire	1,423	101	1,524	93.4%
91	Southwark	28,062	1,992	30,054	93.4%
92	Bath & NE Somerset	34,341	2,478	36,819	93.3%
93	Newcastle upon Tyne	11,296	814	12,110	93.3%
94	South Kesteven	8,744	623	9,367	93.3%
95	Torridge	7,736	557	8,293	93.3%
96	Wandsworth	25,632	1,847	27,479	93.3%
97	Bromsgrove & Redditch	2,067	152	2,219	93.2%
98	Dover	6,294	461	6,755	93.2%
99	Sandwell	6,273	460	6,733	93.2%
100	South Downs	9,798	713	10,511	93.2%
101	Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council	5,954	443	6,397	93.1%
102	Chorley	3,925	291	4,216	93.1%
103	Plymouth	6,543	488	7,031	93.1%
104	Cornwall	21,894	1,642	23,536	93.0%
105	Cambridge	7,665	588	8,253	92.9%
106	Derbyshire Dales	4,214	324	4,538	92.9%
107	Derby	4,183	324	4,507	92.8%
108	Rotherham	2,321	182	2,503	92.7%
109	Norwich	7,836	625	8,461	92.6%
110	Darlington	2,953	241	3,194	92.5%
111	Kensington & Chelsea	30,731	2,509	33,240	92.5%
112	King's Lynn & West Norfolk	2,138	174	2,312	92.5%
113	Solihull	5,058	409	5,467	92.5%
114	Three Rivers	3,355	272	3,627	92.5%
115	Torfaen	4,508	363	4,871	92.5%
116	Dorset	7,635	632	8,267	92.4%
117	Telford & Wrekin	13,908	1,143	15,051	92.4%
118	Camden	19,091	1,596	20,687	92.3%
119	Cannock Chase	4,940	411	5,351	92.3%
120	Gedling	4,028	334	4,362	92.3%
121	Middlesbrough	17,279	1,444	18,723	92.3%
122	Hammersmith & Fulham	17,879	1,521	19,400	92.2%
123	Lancaster	4,254	366	4,620	92.1%
124	Pembrokeshire Coast National Park	6,328	545	6,873	92.1%
125	Exmoor NPA	1,682	146	1,828	92.0%
126	Babergh Mid Suffolk	10,017	881	10,898	91.9%
127	Cheshire West & Chester	15,493	1,373	16,866	91.9%
128	Hinckley & Bosworth	3,640	322	3,962	91.9%
129	Doncaster	11,091	994	12,085	91.8%
130	Watford	4,407	411	4,818	91.5%
131	Lake District NPA	29,185	2,761	31,946	91.4%
132	Oxford	5,138	485	5,623	91.4%
133	Horsham	11,582	1,108	12,690	91.3%
134	Rutland	19,614	1,878	21,492	91.3%
135	Harborough	3,378	325	3,703	91.2%
136	Lewes & Eastbourne	1,998	192	2,190	91.2%
137	Rossendale	537	52	589	91.2%
138	Stroud	8,868	854	9,722	91.2%
139	Swale	1,383	134	1,517	91.2%
140	Test Valley	5,070	488	5,558	91.2%
141	Fife	5,299	522	5,821	91.0%
142	Tendring	287	29	316	90.8%
143	West Lothian	12,357	1,254	13,611	90.8%
144	Westminster	58,327	5,919	64,246	90.8%
145	Exeter	6,407	654	7,061	90.7%
146	Forest of Dean	5,708	583	6,291	90.7%
147	Southampton	913	94	1,007	90.7%
148	Tewkesbury	6,270	642	6,912	90.7%
149	Basildon	1,310	136	1,446	90.6%
150	Bury	5,325	551	5,876	90.6%
151	East Hampshire	8,750	910	9,660	90.6%
152	Merthyr Tydfil	1,046	108	1,154	90.6%
153	East Cambridgeshire	10,022	1,048	11,070	90.5%
154	Sheffield	6,127	641	6,768	90.5%
155	Brecon Beacons National Park	11,829	1,254	13,083	90.4%
156	Great Yarmouth	2,331	247	2,578	90.4%
157	New Forest National Park	11,431	1,234	12,665	90.3%
158	Surrey Heath	4,428	478	4,906	90.3%
159	Tonbridge & Malling	7,610	819	8,429	90.3%
160	Chesterfield	4,486	486	4,972	90.2%
161	North East Derbyshire	5,845	632	6,477	90.2%
162	North Somerset	17,533	1,907	19,440	90.2%
163	York	10,322	1,124	11,446	90.2%
164	Barnsley	22,158	2,458	24,616	90.0%
165	Basingstoke & Deane	10,388	1,159	11,547	90.0%
166	Chichester	4,000	451	4,451	89.9%
167	Brighton & Hove	2,839	324	3,163	89.8%
168	City of Edinburgh	57,448	6,506	63,954	89.8%
169	Wakefield	11,773	1,350	13,123	89.7%
170	Warwick	10,733	1,234	11,967	89.7%
171	Kingston upon Hull	5,732	676	6,408	89.5%
172	Powys	6,429	754	7,183	89.5%
173	Adur & Worthing	31,612	3,754	35,366	89.4%
174	Dudley	11,699	1,384	13,083	89.4%
175	Blackburn with Darwen	11,323	1,391	12,714	89.1%
176	Fenland	4,461	547	5,008	89.1%
177	Oldham	6,261	777	7,038	89.0%
178	Tower Hamlets	22,707	2,830	25,537	88.9%
179	Rushcliffe	6,634	836	7,470	88.8%
180	West Berkshire	841	106	947	88.8%
181	Gwynedd	9,753	1,250	11,003	88.6%
182	Liverpool	42,559	5,477	48,036	88.6%
183	Newry, Mourne and Down District Council	11,009	1,418	12,427	88.6%
184	Reigate & Banstead	12,045	1,549	13,594	88.6%
185	Sunderland	9,639	1,245	10,884	88.6%
186	Wigan	4,837	620	5,457	88.6%
187	Portsmouth	8,152	1,062	9,214	88.5%
188	Haringey	21,328	2,803	24,131	88.4%
189	Isle of Wight	12,808	1,697	14,505	88.3%
190	Medway	9,648	1,284	10,932	88.3%
191	Newport	5,006	668	5,674	88.2%
192	Southend-on-Sea	1,284	171	1,455	88.2%
193	Trafford	11,725	1,570	13,295	88.2%
194	Glasgow	34,893	4,694	39,587	88.1%
195	Ceredigion	32,968	4,536	37,504	87.9%
196	Epsom & Ewell	7,157	982	8,139	87.9%
197	Manchester	12,085	1,665	13,750	87.9%
198	Dartford	6,756	941	7,697	87.8%
199	Newark & Sherwood	9,343	1,302	10,645	87.8%
200	Flintshire	12,465	1,752	14,217	87.7%
201	Luton	3,761	526	4,287	87.7%
202	New Forest	7,992	1,116	9,108	87.7%
203	Calderdale	11,858	1,678	13,536	87.6%
204	Hounslow	63,976	9,019	72,995	87.6%
205	Peterborough	29,309	4,135	33,444	87.6%
206	Wirral	6,872	974	7,846	87.6%
207	Richmond	28,841	4,103	32,944	87.5%
208	Sefton	5,821	834	6,655	87.5%
209	Hertsmere	3,450	498	3,948	87.4%
210	Runnymede	11,903	1,756	13,659	87.1%
211	Thanet	23,516	3,493	27,009	87.1%
212	South Gloucestershire	13,465	2,016	15,481	87.0%
213	South Staffordshire	1,296	194	1,490	87.0%
214	Tameside	3,717	555	4,272	87.0%
215	Warrington	9,573	1,432	11,005	87.0%
216	Bristol	22,103	3,328	25,431	86.9%
217	Ealing	61,566	9,328	70,894	86.8%
218	Sevenoaks	11,008	1,679	12,687	86.8%
219	Hastings	5,261	804	6,065	86.7%
220	Leeds	39,008	6,042	45,050	86.6%
221	Dartmoor NPA	3,723	580	4,303	86.5%
222	Kirklees	25,571	4,048	29,619	86.3%
223	Hackney	7,240	1,160	8,400	86.2%
224	Merton	15,546	2,497	18,043	86.2%
225	Spelthorne	1,279	205	1,484	86.2%
226	High Peak	7,727	1,245	8,972	86.1%
227	Pendle	2,962	479	3,441	86.1%
228	Castle Point	2,531	419	2,950	85.8%
229	Woking	6,630	1,094	7,724	85.8%
230	Bolton	3,967	663	4,630	85.7%
231	Chelmsford	433	72	505	85.7%
232	Swansea	3,143	525	3,668	85.7%
233	Hart	8,737	1,472	10,209	85.6%
234	Buckinghamshire	22,043	3,771	25,814	85.4%
235	Pembrokeshire	24,999	4,350	29,349	85.2%
236	Gloucester	3,610	633	4,243	85.1%
237	Bexley	18,070	3,190	21,260	85.0%
238	Stafford	3,778	673	4,451	84.9%
239	Newham	18,319	3,285	21,604	84.8%
240	Lichfield	2,425	441	2,866	84.6%
241	Lambeth	26,579	4,885	31,464	84.5%
242	Coventry	2,001	371	2,372	84.4%
243	Cheshire East	12,352	2,304	14,656	84.3%
244	Windsor & Maidenhead	6,278	1,169	7,447	84.3%
245	Bassetlaw	3,848	724	4,572	84.2%
246	Sutton	15,411	2,892	18,303	84.2%
247	Blackpool	568	107	675	84.1%
248	Brentwood	10,067	1,931	11,998	83.9%
249	Birmingham	27,768	5,352	33,120	83.8%
250	Leicester	448	90	538	83.3%
251	Staffordshire Moorlands	8,691	1,760	10,451	83.2%
252	Wyre	519	106	625	83.0%
253	Lewisham	21,085	4,334	25,419	82.9%
254	Slough	14,721	3,027	17,748	82.9%
255	Gravesham	1,221	253	1,474	82.8%
256	Islington	70,396	14,613	85,009	82.8%
257	Selby	4,932	1,035	5,967	82.7%
258	Maidstone	1,264	274	1,538	82.2%
259	Oadby & Wigston	1,840	398	2,238	82.2%
260	Stoke-on-Trent	1,395	302	1,697	82.2%
261	Guildford	14,593	3,200	17,793	82.0%
262	Barnet	44,803	10,043	54,846	81.7%
263	Cardiff	3,926	877	4,803	81.7%
264	Bromley	29,303	6,910	36,213	80.9%
265	Croydon	32,381	7,628	40,009	80.9%
266	Torbay	4,497	1,064	5,561	80.9%
267	Eastleigh	20,179	4,845	25,024	80.6%
268	Thurrock	8,669	2,120	10,789	80.4%
269	Kingston	19,639	4,838	24,477	80.2%
270	Enfield	24,903	6,234	31,137	80.0%
271	Havering	18,860	4,916	23,776	79.3%
272	Bradford	21,822	5,800	27,622	79.0%
273	Hillingdon	24,174	6,410	30,584	79.0%
274	Redbridge	25,900	7,104	33,004	78.5%
275	Caerphilly	3,845	1,059	4,904	78.4%
276	Greenwich	17,965	5,014	22,979	78.2%
277	Waltham Forest	16,070	5,023	21,093	76.2%
278	Brent	25,049	7,909	32,958	76.0%
279	Harrow	16,549	5,255	21,804	75.9%
280	Maldon	3,202	1,036	4,238	75.6%
281	Uttlesford	644	229	873	73.8%
282	East Hertfordshire	12,535	4,530	17,065	73.5%
283	Barking & Dagenham	6,484	2,557	9,041	71.7%

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