By development scale

Major developments: Approval Rates by Council

National figure: 87.3% of major developments approved across England. Councils ranked below (those with any decisions at this scale).

Major Minor Other

#	Council	Region	Approval	Decisions
1	Cumberland	North West	100%	55
2	Mansfield	East Midlands	100%	21
3	Fylde	North West	100%	15
4	Rushmoor	South East	100%	9
5	Tamworth	West Midlands	100%	3
6	Lincoln	East Midlands	100%	3
7	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	100%	21
8	Northumberland National Park	National Parks	100%	1
9	Gosport	South East	100%	8
10	Erewash	East Midlands	100%	8
11	The Broads Authority	National Parks	100%	1
12	Stevenage	East of England	100%	10
13	Worthing	South East	100%	5
14	Chorley	North West	100%	10
15	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	100%	15
16	Plymouth	South West	100%	22
17	Gedling	East Midlands	100%	12
18	Ipswich	East of England	100%	10
19	Adur	South East	100%	7
20	Westmorland and Furness	North West	100%	50
21	Great Yarmouth	East of England	100%	16
22	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and the Humber	100%	18
23	Isles of Scilly	South West	100%	3
24	Darlington	North East	100%	14
25	Hartlepool Development Corporation	North East	100%	5
26	Hastings	South East	100%	8
27	Chesterfield	East Midlands	100%	20
28	Middlesbrough Development Corporation	North East	100%	10
29	Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation	London	100%	5
30	Dartmoor National Park	National Parks	100%	2
31	Worcester	West Midlands	100%	6
32	Haringey	London	100%	14
33	Blackpool	North West	100%	13
34	Hackney	London	100%	15
35	Newham	London	100%	26
36	Crawley	South East	100%	5
37	Rotherham	Yorkshire and the Humber	100%	43
38	Watford	East of England	100%	5
39	Rochford	East of England	100%	8
40	Waltham Forest	London	100%	13
41	Redbridge	London	100%	20
42	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	100%	8
43	Manchester	North West	97.8%	89
44	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	97.6%	42
45	South Downs National Park	National Parks	97.6%	41
46	Leicester	East Midlands	97.5%	40
47	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	97.4%	38
48	Ealing	London	97.4%	38
49	Derby	East Midlands	97.2%	36
50	Oxford	South East	97.1%	34
51	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	97%	33
52	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	96.9%	32
53	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	96.8%	31
54	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	96.7%	30
55	Amber Valley	East Midlands	96.7%	30
56	Rochdale	North West	96.7%	30
57	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	96.6%	29
58	East Suffolk	East of England	96.4%	56
59	North Kesteven	East Midlands	96.3%	27
60	Basildon	East of England	96.3%	27
61	Stockport	North West	96.2%	26
62	City of London	London	96%	25
63	Hartlepool	North East	95.8%	24
64	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	95.8%	24
65	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	95.7%	69
66	Solihull	West Midlands	95.2%	21
67	Barking and Dagenham	London	95.2%	21
68	Huntingdonshire	East of England	95.1%	41
69	Nottingham	East Midlands	95%	20
70	Merton	London	95%	20
71	Wirral	North West	95%	20
72	Cherwell	South East	94.9%	39
73	Fareham	South East	94.7%	19
74	Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	94.6%	56
75	Wigan	North West	94.5%	55
76	Swindon	South West	94.4%	36
77	Lewisham	London	94.4%	18
78	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	94.3%	35
79	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	94.3%	35
80	Mid Sussex	South East	94.1%	51
81	Ashfield	East Midlands	94.1%	34
82	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	93.9%	33
83	West Lindsey	East Midlands	93.9%	49
84	South Norfolk	East of England	93.5%	46
85	Sefton	North West	93.3%	30
86	Kensington and Chelsea	London	93.3%	15
87	Charnwood	East Midlands	93.3%	30
88	South Gloucestershire	South West	93.3%	75
89	Canterbury	South East	93.1%	29
90	Brighton and Hove	South East	93.1%	29
91	Hounslow	London	93.1%	29
92	Cambridge	East of England	92.9%	28
93	Sevenoaks	South East	92.9%	28
94	Hillingdon	London	92.9%	14
95	Greenwich	London	92.6%	27
96	Bristol, City of	South West	92.5%	53
97	Wychavon	West Midlands	92.4%	66
98	Bolsover	East Midlands	92.3%	13
99	Mid Devon	South West	92.3%	13
100	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	92.3%	13
101	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	92.3%	26
102	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	92.3%	26
103	Breckland	East of England	92.3%	39
104	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	92.3%	26
105	North Devon	South West	92.1%	38
106	Sandwell	West Midlands	91.9%	37
107	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	91.8%	61
108	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	91.7%	12
109	Knowsley	North West	91.7%	24
110	Southampton	South East	91.7%	12
111	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	91.7%	24
112	Sunderland	North East	91.7%	36
113	Bury	North West	91.7%	24
114	Brent	London	91.7%	24
115	East Lindsey	East Midlands	91.4%	58
116	Kirklees	Yorkshire and the Humber	91.4%	58
117	Braintree	East of England	91.4%	35
118	Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	91.4%	35
119	Melton	East Midlands	91.3%	23
120	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	91.2%	136
121	Birmingham	West Midlands	91.2%	91
122	Cheltenham	South West	90.9%	11
123	South Ribble	North West	90.9%	11
124	New Forest	South East	90.9%	33
125	Lewes	South East	90.9%	11
126	Gateshead	North East	90.9%	11
127	Oldham	North West	90.9%	22
128	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	90.9%	22
129	Richmond upon Thames	London	90.9%	11
130	Barnet	London	90.9%	33
131	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	90.6%	96
132	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	90.5%	21
133	Tameside	North West	90.5%	21
134	Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	90.3%	72
135	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	90.3%	62
136	Ebbsfleet Development Corporation	South East	90%	10
137	Wokingham	South East	90%	50
138	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	90%	30
139	South Kesteven	East Midlands	90%	40
140	Westminster	London	90%	20
141	Guildford	South East	90%	30
142	Woking	South East	90%	10
143	Vale of White Horse	South East	89.8%	49
144	Salford	North West	89.7%	29
145	Trafford	North West	89.7%	39
146	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	89.5%	38
147	Hart	South East	89.5%	19
148	County Durham	North East	89.4%	104
149	Coventry	West Midlands	89.4%	47
150	Barnsley	Yorkshire and the Humber	89.3%	28
151	Preston	North West	89.3%	56
152	West Berkshire	South East	89.3%	56
153	Redditch	West Midlands	88.9%	9
154	North Tyneside	North East	88.9%	18
155	Broxtowe	East Midlands	88.9%	18
156	Islington	London	88.9%	9
157	Tewkesbury	South West	88.9%	36
158	Torridge	South West	88.9%	27
159	Walsall	West Midlands	88.9%	27
160	Uttlesford	East of England	88.6%	35
161	Wandsworth	London	88.5%	26
162	Stafford	West Midlands	88.5%	26
163	Sutton	London	88.2%	17
164	Torbay	South West	88.2%	17
165	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	88.1%	42
166	Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	88.1%	59
167	Cheshire East	North West	88%	50
168	North Norfolk	East of England	87.9%	33
169	Cornwall	South West	87.9%	149
170	North Somerset	South West	87.8%	49
171	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	87.7%	179
172	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	87.5%	16
173	St. Helens	North West	87.5%	24
174	North Hertfordshire	East of England	87.5%	32
175	Camden	London	87.5%	24
176	Dacorum	East of England	87.5%	24
177	Rossendale	North West	87.5%	8
178	Tendring	East of England	87.5%	32
179	Calderdale	Yorkshire and the Humber	87.5%	32
180	Surrey Heath	South East	87.5%	16
181	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	87.5%	24
182	Northumberland	North East	87.2%	94
183	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	87.1%	31
184	Bracknell Forest	South East	87%	23
185	Southwark	London	86.7%	30
186	Dover	South East	86.7%	30
187	Liverpool	North West	86.7%	45
188	West Lancashire	North West	86.7%	15
189	Dorset	South West	86.5%	111
190	Test Valley	South East	86.2%	29
191	Harborough	East Midlands	86.2%	29
192	Somerset	South West	86.2%	138
193	Forest of Dean	South West	85.7%	21
194	Boston	East Midlands	85.7%	35
195	Warrington	North West	85.7%	28
196	West Suffolk	East of England	85.4%	41
197	Tunbridge Wells	South East	85.2%	27
198	Milton Keynes	South East	85.2%	61
199	Bolton	North West	85.2%	27
200	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	85%	40
201	Hertsmere	East of England	85%	20
202	Dartford	South East	85%	20
203	Medway	South East	84.8%	46
204	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	84.6%	13
205	Reigate and Banstead	South East	84.6%	13
206	Gloucester	South West	84.6%	13
207	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	84.4%	32
208	Halton	North West	84.2%	19
209	Rother	South East	84.2%	19
210	Brentwood	East of England	84.2%	19
211	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	84.2%	38
212	Broadland	East of England	84%	25
213	Portsmouth	South East	84%	25
214	Lambeth	London	84%	25
215	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	83.8%	37
216	Buckinghamshire	South East	83.4%	151
217	Norwich	East of England	83.3%	6
218	North York Moors National Park	National Parks	83.3%	6
219	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	83.3%	24
220	Chelmsford	East of England	83.3%	30
221	High Peak	East Midlands	83.3%	18
222	Tower Hamlets	London	83.3%	36
223	Hyndburn	North West	83.3%	6
224	Chichester	South East	82.9%	35
225	Cotswold	South West	82.9%	35
226	Thanet	South East	82.9%	35
227	East Hertfordshire	East of England	82.8%	29
228	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	82.6%	46
229	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	82.6%	23
230	Enfield	London	82.6%	23
231	Luton	East of England	82.6%	23
232	Bedford	East of England	82.5%	57
233	Warwick	West Midlands	82.4%	34
234	Wealden	South East	82.4%	68
235	Winchester	South East	82.1%	28
236	Wiltshire	South West	82.1%	117
237	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	81.8%	33
238	Burnley	North West	81.8%	22
239	Teignbridge	South West	81.8%	22
240	Maidstone	South East	81.8%	44
241	Harlow	East of England	81.8%	11
242	Middlesbrough	North East	81.8%	11
243	Three Rivers	East of England	81.3%	16
244	Horsham	South East	81%	58
245	Rutland	East Midlands	81%	21
246	Havant	South East	80%	10
247	Isle of Wight	South East	80%	30
248	Eastbourne	South East	80%	10
249	Eastleigh	South East	80%	20
250	Maldon	East of England	80%	15
251	Exeter	South West	80%	20
252	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	79.7%	69
253	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	79.6%	49
254	Stroud	South West	79.3%	29
255	Fenland	East of England	79.2%	53
256	West Oxfordshire	South East	78.8%	33
257	Ashford	South East	78.8%	33
258	Blaby	East Midlands	78.6%	28
259	South Holland	East Midlands	78.6%	42
260	Shropshire	West Midlands	78.4%	74
261	Rugby	West Midlands	78.3%	23
262	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	78.3%	46
263	Runnymede	South East	78.3%	23
264	Lichfield	West Midlands	78.3%	23
265	Mid Suffolk	East of England	78.1%	32
266	York	Yorkshire and the Humber	78.1%	32
267	Thurrock	East of England	77.8%	27
268	East Devon	South West	77.3%	44
269	Wyre	North West	77.3%	22
270	Swale	South East	77.2%	57
271	Waverley	South East	77.1%	35
272	New Forest National Park	National Parks	76.9%	13
273	Pendle	North West	76.9%	13
274	Lancaster	North West	76.9%	39
275	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	76.9%	13
276	South Hams	South West	76.7%	30
277	Bexley	London	76.2%	21
278	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	75.3%	85
279	East Hampshire	South East	75%	8
280	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	75%	88
281	Castle Point	East of England	75%	4
282	Croydon	London	73.9%	23
283	Peterborough	East of England	73.7%	38
284	Broxbourne	East of England	73.3%	15
285	West Devon	South West	73.3%	15
286	Kingston upon Thames	London	73.3%	30
287	Spelthorne	South East	72.7%	11
288	Colchester	East of England	72.4%	29
289	St Albans	East of England	72.2%	18
290	Havering	London	72.2%	18
291	Epsom and Ewell	South East	71.4%	14
292	South Oxfordshire	South East	71.1%	38
293	Gravesham	South East	70.6%	17
294	South Tyneside	North East	70%	10
295	Ribble Valley	North West	68.4%	19
296	Arun	South East	66.7%	33
297	Reading	South East	66.7%	12
298	Dudley	West Midlands	66.7%	12
299	Babergh	East of England	65.2%	23
300	Harrow	London	64.3%	14
301	Tandridge	South East	62.5%	24
302	Elmbridge	South East	61.3%	31
303	Lake District National Park	National Parks	60%	5
304	Bromley	London	57.9%	19
305	Peak District National Park	National Parks	57.1%	7
306	Slough	South East	56.3%	16
307	Mole Valley	South East	54.2%	24
308	Epping Forest	East of England	44.1%	34
309	Exmoor National Park	National Parks	0%	1
310	Yorkshire Dales National Park	National Parks	0%	1

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