Regional League Table

Planning Approval Rates in West Midlands

The 30 local planning authorities in West Midlands, ranked by approval rate. The regional average is 87.8% (89.3% decided in time).

Council	Approval	In time	Decisions	Nat. rank
Redditch	96.2%	89.9%	159	#10
Tamworth	95.5%	92.9%	155	#18
Nuneaton and Bedworth	95%	98.3%	301	#23
Bromsgrove	94.5%	89.7%	477	#31
Solihull	94.1%	86.1%	1,185	#39
Herefordshire, County of	93.5%	81%	1,389	#53
Newcastle-under-Lyme	93.5%	95.4%	479	#54
Rugby	93.4%	84.8%	513	#57
North Warwickshire	93.3%	82.9%	375	#63
Wyre Forest	92.9%	95.8%	448	#70
East Staffordshire	92.5%	83.3%	558	#79
Stratford-on-Avon	90.6%	89.6%	1,287	#114
Telford and Wrekin	90.2%	99.8%	593	#122
Warwick	90%	93.9%	939	#127
Cannock Chase	89.9%	94.7%	247	#128
Wolverhampton	88.7%	98.4%	811	#158
Sandwell	87.8%	97%	935	#168
Stafford	87.3%	68.8%	487	#176
Shropshire	87%	91.7%	2,039	#183
South Staffordshire	86.7%	98.5%	587	#194
Walsall	86%	93.3%	852	#209
Wychavon	85.8%	90.8%	1,076	#213
Stoke-on-Trent	85.7%	95.7%	420	#214
Coventry	85.6%	99.2%	1,226	#215
Worcester	85.5%	97.8%	406	#220
Dudley	83.2%	95.1%	740	#249
Malvern Hills	82.8%	91.5%	720	#251
Birmingham	82.6%	75.4%	3,533	#253
Staffordshire Moorlands	80%	95.2%	419	#275
Lichfield	79.7%	96.1%	718	#279