Council-wide approval rates are useful context. But they hide the real story. Within a single council, the gap between the easiest and hardest ward can be bigger than the gap between the easiest and hardest council in the entire country.
See your council's approval rate, your ward data and comparable decisions near your property.
These councils have the most dramatic variation between their best and worst performing wards. If you live in one of these areas, your postcode isn't just relevant, it's the single biggest factor in whether your application succeeds.
| # | Council | Best Ward | Worst Ward | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islington | 8 (95.1%) | 48 (2.1%) | 93.0% |
| 2 | Greenwich | CHARLTON (97.8%) | ELTHAM PAGE (60.6%) | 37.2% |
| 3 | Liverpool | Waterfront South (98.4%) | Kensington & Fairfield (62.0%) | 36.4% |
| 4 | Havering | GOOSHAYS (99.2%) | St Albans (63.2%) | 36.0% |
| 5 | Brent | DUDDEN HILL (99.3%) | Harlesden - WARD NO LONGER EXISTS (64.5%) | 34.8% |
| 6 | Cardiff | CATHAYS (85.3%) | LLANISHEN (51.8%) | 33.5% |
| 7 | Hounslow | 013609 (99.0%) | Hounslow Central (65.5%) | 33.5% |
| 8 | Enfield | SOUTHGATE GREEN (98.2%) | LE (64.9%) | 33.3% |
| 9 | Lewisham | EVELYN (99.5%) | Whitefoot (67.5%) | 32.0% |
| 10 | Croydon | SELHURST (98.8%) | SE18 (68.0%) | 30.8% |
| 11 | Bromley | ADJ_LA (99.2%) | DARWIN (69.0%) | 30.2% |
| 12 | Lambeth | PRINCE'S (98.5%) | GIPSYH (68.3%) | 30.2% |
| 13 | East Hertfordshire | Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor (87.4%) | Datchworth And Aston (57.9%) | 29.5% |
| 14 | Barnet | GOLDERS GREEN (98.6%) | BO (69.5%) | 29.1% |
| 15 | Merton | VILLAGE (98.4%) | Cricket Green (69.3%) | 29.1% |
| 16 | Kingston | NORBITON (97.3%) | Chessington South & Malden Rushett (70.3%) | 27.0% |
| 17 | Sutton | SUTTON CENTRAL (99.8%) | B07 (73.5%) | 26.3% |
| 18 | Gloucester | Grange (92.5%) | Barton & Tredworth (67.4%) | 25.1% |
| 19 | Newham | CANNING TOWN NORTH (99.6%) | PLASHT (74.8%) | 24.8% |
| 20 | Pembrokeshire | Haverfordwest: Portfield (93.4%) | Kilgetty And Begelly (68.8%) | 24.6% |
Two streets in the same ward can get opposite outcomes. The only thing that predicts your result is what's been decided near your property.
Check My Postcode| # | Council | Gap | Best Ward Rate | Worst Ward Rate | Wards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islington | 93.0% | 95.1% | 2.1% | 41 |
| 2 | Greenwich | 37.2% | 97.8% | 60.6% | 41 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 36.4% | 98.4% | 62.0% | 56 |
| 4 | Havering | 36.0% | 99.2% | 63.2% | 41 |
| 5 | Brent | 34.8% | 99.3% | 64.5% | 43 |
| 6 | Cardiff | 33.5% | 85.3% | 51.8% | 12 |
| 7 | Hounslow | 33.5% | 99.0% | 65.5% | 69 |
| 8 | Enfield | 33.3% | 98.2% | 64.9% | 91 |
| 9 | Lewisham | 32.0% | 99.5% | 67.5% | 35 |
| 10 | Croydon | 30.8% | 98.8% | 68.0% | 50 |
| 11 | Bromley | 30.2% | 99.2% | 69.0% | 52 |
| 12 | Lambeth | 30.2% | 98.5% | 68.3% | 66 |
| 13 | East Hertfordshire | 29.5% | 87.4% | 57.9% | 48 |
| 14 | Barnet | 29.1% | 98.6% | 69.5% | 65 |
| 15 | Merton | 29.1% | 98.4% | 69.3% | 54 |
| 16 | Kingston | 27.0% | 97.3% | 70.3% | 39 |
| 17 | Sutton | 26.3% | 99.8% | 73.5% | 67 |
| 18 | Gloucester | 25.1% | 92.5% | 67.4% | 16 |
| 19 | Newham | 24.8% | 99.6% | 74.8% | 44 |
| 20 | Pembrokeshire | 24.6% | 93.4% | 68.8% | 55 |
| 21 | Sevenoaks | 24.6% | 92.8% | 68.2% | 26 |
| 22 | Redbridge | 24.5% | 96.9% | 72.4% | 33 |
| 23 | Trafford | 24.4% | 94.5% | 70.1% | 33 |
| 24 | City of Edinburgh | 24.3% | 98.4% | 74.1% | 35 |
| 25 | Tower Hamlets | 24.0% | 99.5% | 75.5% | 38 |
| 26 | Barking & Dagenham | 23.5% | 86.4% | 62.9% | 22 |
| 27 | Basingstoke & Deane | 22.9% | 94.9% | 72.0% | 17 |
| 28 | Richmond | 22.7% | 99.4% | 76.7% | 54 |
| 29 | Ealing | 22.6% | 99.5% | 76.9% | 74 |
| 30 | Cheshire East | 21.4% | 92.5% | 71.1% | 47 |
| 31 | Haringey | 21.4% | 98.8% | 77.4% | 42 |
| 32 | Caerphilly | 21.1% | 85.8% | 64.7% | 23 |
| 33 | Rutland | 19.8% | 94.2% | 74.4% | 19 |
| 34 | Windsor & Maidenhead | 19.8% | 91.9% | 72.1% | 19 |
| 35 | Manchester | 19.4% | 93.3% | 73.9% | 32 |
| 36 | Swansea | 19.4% | 91.4% | 72.0% | 11 |
| 37 | Bexley | 19.2% | 99.1% | 79.9% | 27 |
| 38 | Gravesham | 19.1% | 87.3% | 68.2% | 7 |
| 39 | Dorset | 18.6% | 98.1% | 79.5% | 45 |
| 40 | Maldon | 18.6% | 83.2% | 64.6% | 14 |
| 41 | Oxford | 18.5% | 98.9% | 80.4% | 27 |
| 42 | Hillingdon | 18.1% | 86.4% | 68.3% | 43 |
| 43 | Westminster | 18.1% | 99.8% | 81.7% | 83 |
| 44 | North East Derbyshire | 17.8% | 95.7% | 77.9% | 24 |
| 45 | Lichfield | 17.6% | 95.0% | 77.4% | 12 |
| 46 | Eastleigh | 17.5% | 89.3% | 71.8% | 33 |
| 47 | Hinckley & Bosworth | 16.6% | 98.6% | 82.0% | 16 |
| 48 | Sunderland | 16.6% | 95.0% | 78.4% | 25 |
| 49 | Bolton | 16.4% | 93.1% | 76.7% | 20 |
| 50 | Spelthorne | 16.4% | 92.3% | 75.9% | 7 |
| 51 | Camden | 16.1% | 98.3% | 82.2% | 48 |
| 52 | Leeds | 16.1% | 94.1% | 78.0% | 33 |
| 53 | Middlesbrough | 16.1% | 95.4% | 79.3% | 20 |
| 54 | Hammersmith & Fulham | 16.0% | 99.7% | 83.7% | 41 |
| 55 | Lancaster | 16.0% | 96.2% | 80.2% | 15 |
| 56 | Gwynedd | 15.7% | 95.8% | 80.1% | 48 |
| 57 | Newark & Sherwood | 15.5% | 93.8% | 78.3% | 21 |
| 58 | Sheffield | 15.5% | 95.4% | 79.9% | 21 |
| 59 | Coventry | 15.4% | 92.9% | 77.5% | 12 |
| 60 | Sefton | 15.3% | 92.0% | 76.7% | 21 |
| 61 | Flintshire | 15.2% | 95.7% | 80.5% | 44 |
| 62 | Bradford | 15.0% | 85.6% | 70.6% | 30 |
| 63 | Powys | 14.9% | 95.9% | 81.0% | 37 |
| 64 | Cornwall | 14.8% | 98.7% | 83.9% | 78 |
| 65 | Dudley | 14.5% | 96.4% | 81.9% | 48 |
| 66 | Warwick | 14.5% | 96.3% | 81.8% | 22 |
| 67 | Wigan | 14.5% | 95.5% | 81.0% | 15 |
| 68 | Dartford | 14.4% | 95.5% | 81.1% | 19 |
| 69 | Newport | 14.4% | 93.9% | 79.5% | 18 |
| 70 | Kingston upon Hull | 14.2% | 93.7% | 79.5% | 21 |
| 71 | Wandsworth | 14.2% | 99.8% | 85.6% | 52 |
| 72 | Barnsley | 14.0% | 96.3% | 82.3% | 24 |
| 73 | Darlington | 14.0% | 98.2% | 84.2% | 12 |
| 74 | Isle of Wight | 14.0% | 93.8% | 79.8% | 48 |
| 75 | Surrey Heath | 14.0% | 94.9% | 80.9% | 16 |
| 76 | Guildford | 13.8% | 91.0% | 77.2% | 21 |
| 77 | Thurrock | 13.8% | 87.9% | 74.1% | 20 |
| 78 | East Hampshire | 13.7% | 96.6% | 82.9% | 22 |
| 79 | Lake District NPA | 13.7% | 98.8% | 85.1% | 61 |
| 80 | Bath & NE Somerset | 13.6% | 97.9% | 84.3% | 41 |
| 81 | Oldham | 13.0% | 94.3% | 81.3% | 20 |
| 82 | Broadland | 12.8% | 97.8% | 85.0% | 28 |
| 83 | Tameside | 12.7% | 92.6% | 79.9% | 19 |
| 84 | Babergh Mid Suffolk | 12.6% | 96.5% | 83.9% | 42 |
| 85 | Bassetlaw | 12.6% | 90.0% | 77.4% | 22 |
| 86 | Pendle | 12.6% | 91.7% | 79.1% | 12 |
| 87 | Test Valley | 12.6% | 95.5% | 82.9% | 18 |
| 88 | Peterborough | 12.5% | 93.2% | 80.7% | 28 |
| 89 | Tewkesbury | 12.3% | 96.4% | 84.1% | 19 |
| 90 | Torbay | 12.3% | 87.1% | 74.8% | 16 |
| 91 | Brentwood | 12.1% | 89.9% | 77.8% | 17 |
| 92 | Rushcliffe | 11.9% | 93.3% | 81.4% | 22 |
| 93 | Southwark | 11.9% | 99.6% | 87.7% | 43 |
| 94 | Warrington | 11.9% | 91.9% | 80.0% | 23 |
| 95 | Calderdale | 11.6% | 93.1% | 81.5% | 17 |
| 96 | Slough | 11.6% | 87.2% | 75.6% | 9 |
| 97 | Blaby | 11.5% | 98.6% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 98 | Waltham Forest | 11.5% | 81.7% | 70.2% | 24 |
| 99 | Brighton & Hove | 11.4% | 95.0% | 83.6% | 13 |
| 100 | Bristol | 11.4% | 90.5% | 79.1% | 34 |
| 101 | Hertsmere | 11.4% | 92.8% | 81.4% | 16 |
| 102 | North Tyneside | 11.4% | 99.1% | 87.7% | 25 |
| 103 | Harrow | 11.3% | 80.8% | 69.5% | 27 |
| 104 | Selby | 11.3% | 88.5% | 77.2% | 20 |
| 105 | Wirral | 11.3% | 93.7% | 82.4% | 22 |
| 106 | Ceredigion | 11.0% | 90.5% | 79.5% | 16 |
| 107 | Hackney | 11.0% | 91.1% | 80.1% | 21 |
| 108 | South Downs | 11.0% | 99.3% | 88.3% | 34 |
| 109 | Fife | 10.9% | 97.0% | 86.1% | 19 |
| 110 | York | 10.9% | 97.2% | 86.3% | 21 |
| 111 | East Lindsey | 10.8% | 99.1% | 88.3% | 32 |
| 112 | Southend-on-Sea | 10.8% | 93.8% | 83.0% | 6 |
| 113 | East Cambridgeshire | 10.7% | 93.4% | 82.7% | 17 |
| 114 | Derby | 10.6% | 98.1% | 87.5% | 17 |
| 115 | Castle Point | 10.5% | 89.2% | 78.7% | 14 |
| 116 | Chichester | 10.5% | 94.6% | 84.1% | 13 |
| 117 | Rugby | 10.4% | 97.4% | 87.0% | 16 |
| 118 | Three Rivers | 10.4% | 95.7% | 85.3% | 13 |
| 119 | North East Lincolnshire | 10.3% | 97.6% | 87.3% | 12 |
| 120 | Tonbridge & Malling | 10.3% | 96.2% | 85.9% | 27 |
| 121 | Chorley | 10.2% | 96.3% | 86.1% | 22 |
| 122 | Kirklees | 10.2% | 90.3% | 80.1% | 23 |
| 123 | Watford | 10.1% | 94.3% | 84.2% | 12 |
| 124 | North Somerset | 10.0% | 94.6% | 84.6% | 34 |
| 125 | Cambridge | 9.9% | 96.9% | 87.0% | 38 |
| 126 | New Forest | 9.9% | 93.3% | 83.4% | 16 |
| 127 | Bury | 9.8% | 94.9% | 85.1% | 17 |
| 128 | Gedling | 9.8% | 97.9% | 88.1% | 16 |
| 129 | Midlothian | 9.8% | 97.7% | 87.9% | 6 |
| 130 | Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 9.8% | 96.4% | 86.6% | 19 |
| 131 | Exeter | 9.7% | 93.8% | 84.1% | 13 |
| 132 | East Ayrshire | 9.5% | 98.3% | 88.8% | 7 |
| 133 | Plymouth | 9.5% | 96.1% | 86.6% | 20 |
| 134 | South Gloucestershire | 9.5% | 92.3% | 82.8% | 28 |
| 135 | Swindon | 9.5% | 99.6% | 90.1% | 15 |
| 136 | West Suffolk | 9.5% | 97.2% | 87.7% | 39 |
| 137 | Horsham | 9.4% | 97.5% | 88.1% | 22 |
| 138 | Kensington & Chelsea | 9.3% | 99.3% | 90.0% | 34 |
| 139 | South Kesteven | 9.3% | 98.1% | 88.8% | 29 |
| 140 | Carlisle | 9.1% | 99.2% | 90.1% | 16 |
| 141 | County Durham | 9.1% | 98.6% | 89.5% | 51 |
| 142 | Thanet | 9.1% | 94.3% | 85.2% | 23 |
| 143 | Basildon | 9.0% | 95.7% | 86.7% | 6 |
| 144 | Broxtowe | 8.9% | 97.2% | 88.3% | 19 |
| 145 | Hastings | 8.8% | 90.2% | 81.4% | 16 |
| 146 | Luton | 8.8% | 91.9% | 83.1% | 17 |
| 147 | Neath Port Talbot | 8.8% | 98.9% | 90.1% | 41 |
| 148 | Doncaster | 8.7% | 96.0% | 87.3% | 21 |
| 149 | Fenland | 8.7% | 93.0% | 84.3% | 21 |
| 150 | Forest of Dean | 8.7% | 95.1% | 86.4% | 19 |
| 151 | Lewes & Eastbourne | 8.7% | 95.7% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 152 | Maidstone | 8.7% | 82.4% | 73.7% | 6 |
| 153 | Solihull | 8.7% | 95.3% | 86.6% | 18 |
| 154 | Woking | 8.6% | 90.2% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 155 | Mid Sussex | 8.5% | 97.1% | 88.6% | 25 |
| 156 | Portsmouth | 8.5% | 91.8% | 83.3% | 14 |
| 157 | Highland | 8.4% | 98.3% | 89.9% | 8 |
| 158 | Nottingham | 8.4% | 97.6% | 89.2% | 20 |
| 159 | West Oxfordshire | 8.4% | 98.1% | 89.7% | 25 |
| 160 | Hart | 8.3% | 90.7% | 82.4% | 11 |
| 161 | King's Lynn & West Norfolk | 8.3% | 97.2% | 88.9% | 7 |
| 162 | South Ribble | 8.3% | 99.0% | 90.7% | 16 |
| 163 | Glasgow | 8.2% | 93.5% | 85.3% | 23 |
| 164 | Cotswold | 8.0% | 99.0% | 91.0% | 30 |
| 165 | Harborough | 8.0% | 95.4% | 87.4% | 16 |
| 166 | West Lancashire | 8.0% | 98.1% | 90.1% | 27 |
| 167 | Telford & Wrekin | 7.8% | 96.6% | 88.8% | 24 |
| 168 | Wakefield | 7.8% | 94.2% | 86.4% | 21 |
| 169 | Cheltenham | 7.7% | 97.8% | 90.1% | 20 |
| 170 | Stafford | 7.7% | 89.2% | 81.5% | 17 |
| 171 | Adur & Worthing | 7.6% | 93.7% | 86.1% | 27 |
| 172 | Cannock Chase | 7.6% | 95.5% | 87.9% | 21 |
| 173 | Stockton-on-Tees | 7.6% | 99.2% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 174 | Bromsgrove & Redditch | 7.5% | 96.0% | 88.5% | 5 |
| 175 | Hambleton | 7.5% | 98.4% | 90.9% | 19 |
| 176 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.5% | 97.0% | 89.5% | 26 |
| 177 | Derbyshire Dales | 7.3% | 96.1% | 88.8% | 15 |
| 178 | South Staffordshire | 7.2% | 90.4% | 83.2% | 6 |
| 179 | Stoke-on-Trent | 7.2% | 89.0% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 180 | Rotherham | 7.0% | 97.2% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 181 | Huntingdonshire | 6.8% | 97.8% | 91.0% | 22 |
| 182 | Halton | 6.7% | 98.5% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 183 | Argyll & Bute | 6.6% | 98.0% | 91.4% | 11 |
| 184 | Epsom & Ewell | 6.6% | 90.3% | 83.7% | 13 |
| 185 | Winchester | 6.6% | 97.7% | 91.1% | 14 |
| 186 | Bolsover | 6.3% | 97.5% | 91.2% | 12 |
| 187 | Oadby & Wigston | 6.3% | 85.9% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 188 | Sandwell | 6.3% | 95.1% | 88.8% | 24 |
| 189 | Angus | 6.2% | 97.5% | 91.3% | 11 |
| 190 | Dover | 6.2% | 96.2% | 90.0% | 14 |
| 191 | Melton | 6.2% | 98.7% | 92.5% | 15 |
| 192 | Canterbury | 6.1% | 97.6% | 91.5% | 21 |
| 193 | Lincoln | 6.1% | 98.7% | 92.6% | 11 |
| 194 | South Ayrshire | 6.1% | 98.1% | 92.0% | 6 |
| 195 | Gateshead | 6.0% | 96.4% | 90.4% | 22 |
| 196 | Knowsley | 5.9% | 97.6% | 91.7% | 15 |
| 197 | Torfaen | 5.9% | 95.6% | 89.7% | 11 |
| 198 | Torridge | 5.9% | 96.9% | 91.0% | 15 |
| 199 | Reigate & Banstead | 5.8% | 92.1% | 86.3% | 15 |
| 200 | City of London | 5.7% | 99.7% | 94.0% | 21 |
| 201 | East Dunbartonshire | 5.7% | 98.5% | 92.8% | 6 |
| 202 | Broads Authority | 5.6% | 98.1% | 92.5% | 8 |
| 203 | Aberdeenshire | 5.5% | 98.3% | 92.8% | 13 |
| 204 | Norwich | 5.5% | 95.1% | 89.6% | 13 |
| 205 | Perth & Kinross | 5.1% | 97.3% | 92.2% | 12 |
| 206 | West Lothian | 5.1% | 93.5% | 88.4% | 9 |
| 207 | North Norfolk | 4.9% | 98.4% | 93.5% | 6 |
| 208 | Rushmoor | 4.9% | 99.0% | 94.1% | 13 |
| 209 | Stevenage | 4.8% | 96.2% | 91.4% | 13 |
| 210 | Mid Devon | 4.5% | 99.5% | 95.0% | 22 |
| 211 | Renfrewshire | 4.5% | 98.3% | 93.8% | 12 |
| 212 | Aberdeen | 4.0% | 96.4% | 92.4% | 13 |
| 213 | South Norfolk | 3.8% | 98.2% | 94.4% | 22 |
| 214 | Gosport | 3.5% | 98.5% | 95.0% | 3 |
| 215 | South Lanarkshire | 3.4% | 98.3% | 94.9% | 20 |
| 216 | Clackmannanshire | 3.3% | 99.0% | 95.7% | 4 |
| 217 | Mansfield | 3.0% | 99.4% | 96.4% | 7 |
| 218 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2.9% | 92.8% | 89.9% | 6 |
| 219 | Dartmoor NPA | 2.8% | 88.9% | 86.1% | 3 |
| 220 | Dumfries & Galloway | 2.8% | 99.2% | 96.4% | 13 |
| 221 | Inverclyde | 2.5% | 97.3% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 222 | Orkney | 2.4% | 97.7% | 95.3% | 6 |
| 223 | Western Isles | 2.3% | 99.6% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 224 | Dundee | 2.2% | 95.7% | 93.5% | 8 |
| 225 | Moray | 2.1% | 99.2% | 97.1% | 8 |
| 226 | North Ayrshire | 1.8% | 99.3% | 97.5% | 5 |
| 227 | Stirling | 1.5% | 96.0% | 94.5% | 7 |
| 228 | Dacorum | 1.4% | 99.4% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 229 | Monmouthshire | 1.3% | 98.7% | 97.4% | 3 |
| 230 | North Hertfordshire | 1.1% | 97.4% | 96.3% | 3 |
| 231 | Falkirk | 0.8% | 99.2% | 98.4% | 6 |
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