Regional League Table

Planning Approval Rates in North West

The 35 local planning authorities in North West, ranked by approval rate. The regional average is 88.3% (92.1% decided in time).

Council	Approval	In time	Decisions	Nat. rank
Cumberland	96.8%	72.1%	1,146	#4
Fylde	95.7%	96.9%	421	#13
Stockport	95.1%	98.6%	1,293	#21
Halton	94.9%	98%	255	#24
South Ribble	94.6%	96.4%	411	#29
Blackburn with Darwen	94.4%	100%	500	#34
St. Helens	93.9%	99.6%	495	#48
Knowsley	93.4%	93.7%	316	#58
Sefton	93.3%	98%	991	#60
Cheshire West and Chester	93.1%	92%	1,688	#64
Chorley	93%	97%	570	#67
Westmorland and Furness	92.2%	91.6%	1,223	#87
Preston	90.5%	93.8%	682	#117
Salford	89.5%	95%	783	#137
Rossendale	88.3%	91.3%	231	#161
Oldham	88.2%	92.2%	875	#163
Burnley	87.7%	94%	300	#170
Bury	87.6%	99.6%	777	#171
Manchester	87.2%	93%	1,813	#177
Tameside	87%	96.1%	569	#185
Cheshire East	86.9%	85.8%	2,460	#187
Wirral	86.9%	93.9%	932	#188
Wigan	86.8%	95.9%	712	#190
Trafford	86%	93%	1,451	#207
Pendle	86%	87.4%	436	#211
Wyre	84.9%	94.5%	563	#226
Rochdale	84.8%	93.9%	638	#228
Liverpool	83.9%	91.2%	1,323	#239
Lancaster	83.7%	90.8%	728	#242
Ribble Valley	82.9%	88.6%	533	#250
West Lancashire	82.5%	89.3%	578	#255
Blackpool	82.2%	86.5%	349	#258
Bolton	80.5%	85.9%	981	#271
Hyndburn	77.4%	86.9%	252	#289
Warrington	76.2%	94.9%	901	#297