By development scale

Minor developments: Approval Rates by Council

National figure: 82% of minor developments approved across England. Councils ranked below (those with any decisions at this scale).

Major Minor Other

#	Council	Region	Approval	Decisions
1	North Tyneside	North East	100%	105
2	Ebbsfleet Development Corporation	South East	100%	4
3	Northumberland National Park	National Parks	100%	16
4	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	97.9%	656
5	Bolsover	East Midlands	96.9%	96
6	South Tyneside	North East	96.7%	61
7	Hartlepool	North East	96.6%	59
8	City of London	London	96.4%	166
9	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	96%	125
10	Melton	East Midlands	96%	99
11	Halton	North West	95.7%	47
12	Mansfield	East Midlands	95.3%	64
13	Norwich	East of England	95%	161
14	Isles of Scilly	South West	95%	20
15	Cumberland	North West	94.9%	396
16	Tamworth	West Midlands	94.9%	39
17	Fareham	South East	94.7%	114
18	North Kesteven	East Midlands	94.5%	181
19	Rugby	West Midlands	94.4%	161
20	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	93.9%	165
21	Stevenage	East of England	93.9%	66
22	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	93.8%	129
23	St. Helens	North West	93.5%	123
24	Barnsley	Yorkshire and the Humber	93.4%	183
25	North York Moors National Park	National Parks	93.3%	134
26	Solihull	West Midlands	93.3%	149
27	Cheltenham	South West	93.2%	162
28	Stockport	North West	93.2%	192
29	Kensington and Chelsea	London	92.8%	860
30	Redditch	West Midlands	92.7%	41
31	Vale of White Horse	South East	92.7%	192
32	Mid Devon	South West	92.7%	316
33	Chorley	North West	92.5%	213
34	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	92.1%	479
35	Knowsley	North West	92%	75
36	Worthing	South East	92%	162
37	East Lindsey	East Midlands	92%	286
38	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	91.8%	61
39	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and the Humber	91.8%	146
40	Westmorland and Furness	North West	91.6%	346
41	Amber Valley	East Midlands	91.5%	177
42	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	91.4%	105
43	Rushmoor	South East	91.2%	68
44	The Broads Authority	National Parks	91.1%	45
45	Sefton	North West	91.1%	213
46	Southwark	London	90.7%	594
47	South Ribble	North West	90.6%	139
48	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	90.4%	188
49	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	90.4%	198
50	Plymouth	South West	90.4%	178
51	Rotherham	Yorkshire and the Humber	90.3%	216
52	West Oxfordshire	South East	90.2%	265
53	North Norfolk	East of England	90.2%	234
54	North Devon	South West	90.2%	460
55	Fylde	North West	90%	110
56	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	90%	170
57	Camden	London	90%	868
58	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	89.8%	88
59	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	89.8%	137
60	Erewash	East Midlands	89.7%	97
61	County Durham	North East	89.7%	416
62	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	89.7%	232
63	West Lindsey	East Midlands	89.6%	164
64	Sunderland	North East	89.6%	144
65	Hertsmere	East of England	89.5%	191
66	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	89.4%	376
67	Ipswich	East of England	89.4%	123
68	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	89.4%	113
69	Tunbridge Wells	South East	89.2%	288
70	Lake District National Park	National Parks	89.2%	332
71	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	89.1%	110
72	Islington	London	89.1%	622
73	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	88.8%	80
74	Swindon	South West	88.8%	161
75	South Norfolk	East of England	88.7%	293
76	Yorkshire Dales National Park	National Parks	88.7%	177
77	Isle of Wight	South East	88.7%	284
78	Derby	East Midlands	88.6%	219
79	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	88.5%	400
80	South Oxfordshire	South East	88.5%	339
81	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	88.5%	122
82	Wiltshire	South West	88.5%	930
83	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	88.5%	122
84	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	88.4%	431
85	Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	88.1%	303
86	New Forest National Park	National Parks	88.1%	101
87	Kirklees	Yorkshire and the Humber	88.1%	486
88	Peak District National Park	National Parks	88%	166
89	Gosport	South East	87.9%	66
90	Cherwell	South East	87.7%	269
91	North Hertfordshire	East of England	87.6%	210
92	Mid Sussex	South East	87.6%	225
93	Lincoln	East Midlands	87.5%	80
94	Canterbury	South East	87.5%	160
95	Cornwall	South West	87.5%	2,161
96	Wandsworth	London	87.5%	909
97	East Suffolk	East of England	87.4%	494
98	Havant	South East	87.3%	63
99	Medway	South East	87.3%	259
100	Broxtowe	East Midlands	87.2%	109
101	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	87.2%	164
102	Hastings	South East	87.2%	133
103	Great Yarmouth	East of England	87.1%	140
104	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	86.8%	243
105	Wokingham	South East	86.7%	166
106	Exmoor National Park	National Parks	86.7%	45
107	Gedling	East Midlands	86.7%	90
108	South Downs National Park	National Parks	86.7%	360
109	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	86.7%	203
110	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	86.2%	152
111	Boston	East Midlands	86.2%	94
112	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	86.2%	601
113	Eastbourne	South East	86%	114
114	Wigan	North West	86%	172
115	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	85.9%	1,493
116	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	85.9%	269
117	Nottingham	East Midlands	85.7%	230
118	Preston	North West	85.6%	202
119	Harborough	East Midlands	85.5%	186
120	Crawley	South East	85.3%	34
121	Test Valley	South East	85.2%	257
122	Dorset	South West	85.1%	787
123	Dover	South East	85.1%	181
124	Chesterfield	East Midlands	85.1%	87
125	Westminster	London	85.1%	1,794
126	Rochdale	North West	85%	160
127	Cambridge	East of England	84.8%	257
128	Three Rivers	East of England	84.8%	138
129	Blackpool	North West	84.8%	132
130	Dacorum	East of England	84.6%	260
131	Broadland	East of England	84.5%	193
132	Salford	North West	84.5%	220
133	Trafford	North West	84.4%	250
134	Oxford	South East	84.3%	268
135	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	84.1%	276
136	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	84.1%	403
137	Northumberland	North East	84.1%	610
138	Brighton and Hove	South East	84%	607
139	Portsmouth	South East	84%	162
140	Swale	South East	83.9%	168
141	Pendle	North West	83.9%	180
142	Southampton	South East	83.8%	173
143	Darlington	North East	83.8%	117
144	South Kesteven	East Midlands	83.8%	247
145	Somerset	South West	83.6%	1,458
146	West Suffolk	East of England	83.5%	278
147	Rossendale	North West	83.5%	91
148	Sevenoaks	South East	83.4%	356
149	Huntingdonshire	East of England	83.3%	300
150	Gateshead	North East	83.2%	107
151	Liverpool	North West	83%	330
152	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	83%	704
153	Exeter	South West	82.9%	123
154	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	82.8%	314
155	Ashford	South East	82.8%	290
156	Forest of Dean	South West	82.7%	202
157	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	82.7%	168
158	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	82.7%	468
159	Harlow	East of England	82.7%	75
160	Winchester	South East	82.6%	195
161	Oldham	North West	82.6%	167
162	Sandwell	West Midlands	82.5%	212
163	Walsall	West Midlands	82.5%	234
164	East Devon	South West	82.4%	408
165	Blaby	East Midlands	82.2%	90
166	Newham	London	82.2%	544
167	Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation	London	82.1%	28
168	Chelmsford	East of England	82.1%	313
169	Torridge	South West	82.1%	312
170	Tameside	North West	82%	167
171	Ashfield	East Midlands	82%	139
172	South Hams	South West	81.9%	349
173	Stafford	West Midlands	81.9%	149
174	Hartlepool Development Corporation	North East	81.8%	11
175	Cotswold	South West	81.8%	302
176	Middlesbrough Development Corporation	North East	81.8%	22
177	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	81.8%	187
178	Calderdale	Yorkshire and the Humber	81.7%	262
179	Lewisham	London	81.6%	538
180	Tower Hamlets	London	81.6%	440
181	Fenland	East of England	81.4%	280
182	Lewes	South East	81.3%	128
183	Thanet	South East	81.3%	251
184	Charnwood	East Midlands	81.3%	166
185	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	81.3%	123
186	Tendring	East of England	81.3%	241
187	Burnley	North West	81.1%	95
188	Haringey	London	80.9%	576
189	West Lancashire	North West	80.9%	162
190	Greenwich	London	80.9%	398
191	Coventry	West Midlands	80.8%	317
192	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	80.6%	216
193	York	Yorkshire and the Humber	80.6%	278
194	Dartmoor National Park	National Parks	80.5%	113
195	South Gloucestershire	South West	80.4%	429
196	Lambeth	London	80.4%	750
197	Adur	South East	80.3%	66
198	Maldon	East of England	80.3%	137
199	Hackney	London	80.3%	705
200	Reigate and Banstead	South East	80.2%	262
201	Manchester	North West	80.2%	576
202	Guildford	South East	80.1%	287
203	Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	79.9%	359
204	Wyre	North West	79.9%	154
205	Ealing	London	79.7%	701
206	Peterborough	East of England	79.7%	153
207	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	79.6%	162
208	West Devon	South West	79.6%	167
209	North Somerset	South West	79.4%	306
210	Bolton	North West	79.3%	208
211	Chichester	South East	79.2%	264
212	Cheshire East	North West	79.2%	660
213	Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	79.2%	602
214	Lancaster	North West	79.2%	192
215	Basildon	East of England	79.1%	187
216	Bexley	London	79%	214
217	Thurrock	East of England	78.9%	190
218	Torbay	South West	78.8%	137
219	Brentwood	East of England	78.8%	189
220	Warwick	West Midlands	78.7%	155
221	Waverley	South East	78.7%	324
222	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	78.7%	249
223	New Forest	South East	78.6%	196
224	Shropshire	West Midlands	78.5%	706
225	St Albans	East of England	78.5%	265
226	East Hampshire	South East	78.4%	162
227	Rother	South East	78.4%	250
228	Merton	London	78.4%	213
229	Brent	London	78.4%	753
230	West Berkshire	South East	78.3%	212
231	Horsham	South East	78.3%	369
232	High Peak	East Midlands	78.2%	101
233	Bristol, City of	South West	78%	672
234	Epsom and Ewell	South East	78%	123
235	Wealden	South East	78%	346
236	Eastleigh	South East	77.9%	86
237	Buckinghamshire	South East	77.9%	914
238	Sutton	London	77.8%	176
239	Stroud	South West	77.8%	212
240	Reading	South East	77.7%	175
241	Wirral	North West	77.6%	170
242	Birmingham	West Midlands	77.3%	664
243	Wychavon	West Midlands	77.2%	377
244	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	76.7%	116
245	Mid Suffolk	East of England	76.5%	268
246	Tewkesbury	South West	76.4%	178
247	Leicester	East Midlands	76.3%	300
248	Middlesbrough	North East	76.3%	76
249	Bury	North West	76%	167
250	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	75.7%	169
251	Tandridge	South East	75.7%	202
252	Broxbourne	East of England	75.4%	114
253	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	75.1%	261
254	Richmond upon Thames	London	75.1%	342
255	Babergh	East of England	75%	192
256	Colchester	East of England	74.9%	215
257	Teignbridge	South West	74.7%	257
258	Braintree	East of England	74.5%	282
259	South Holland	East Midlands	74.5%	282
260	Hart	South East	74.5%	102
261	Ribble Valley	North West	74.4%	156
262	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	74.2%	674
263	Maidstone	South East	74.2%	314
264	Runnymede	South East	74.1%	193
265	Hyndburn	North West	74.1%	81
266	Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	74%	288
267	Elmbridge	South East	74%	339
268	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	73.9%	115
269	Surrey Heath	South East	73.8%	103
270	Dudley	West Midlands	73.6%	163
271	Rutland	East Midlands	73.2%	82
272	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	73.1%	242
273	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	72.9%	251
274	Uttlesford	East of England	72.9%	376
275	Gloucester	South West	72.8%	81
276	Bracknell Forest	South East	72.7%	110
277	Lichfield	West Midlands	72.6%	190
278	Slough	South East	72.6%	113
279	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	72.5%	40
280	Milton Keynes	South East	72.1%	269
281	Warrington	North West	71.5%	214
282	Arun	South East	71%	183
283	Dartford	South East	71%	124
284	Worcester	West Midlands	70.8%	89
285	Hillingdon	London	70.6%	385
286	Waltham Forest	London	69.4%	447
287	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	69%	326
288	Enfield	London	68.7%	511
289	Watford	East of England	68.6%	118
290	Barnet	London	68.1%	755
291	Castle Point	East of England	68%	75
292	East Hertfordshire	East of England	67.9%	271
293	Rochford	East of England	67.9%	137
294	Bromley	London	67.8%	516
295	Breckland	East of England	67.5%	332
296	Spelthorne	South East	66.9%	160
297	Gravesham	South East	66.7%	144
298	Woking	South East	66.4%	116
299	Bedford	East of England	66.3%	243
300	Redbridge	London	65.4%	347
301	Harrow	London	65%	323
302	Barking and Dagenham	London	63.5%	167
303	Luton	East of England	63.3%	180
304	Hounslow	London	63.3%	305
305	Croydon	London	60.1%	606
306	Havering	London	58.9%	302
307	Mole Valley	South East	58.5%	265
308	Kingston upon Thames	London	56.6%	235
309	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	55.4%	334
310	Epping Forest	East of England	55.3%	331

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