Bradford vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Bradford and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 27,501 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Bradford: 79.0%

14,325 decisions · 11,317 approved · 3,008 refused · 30 wards

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

13,176 decisions · 11,660 approved · 1,516 refused · 17 wards

Overall approval rates

Bradford (14,325 decided)

79.0%

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

By application type

Advertisement — Bradford (270 decided)

76.7%

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Bradford (779 decided)

81.9%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Reigate & Banstead (1,041 decided)

83.5%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Bradford (186 decided)

88.2%

Full — Bradford (7,950 decided)

83.6%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Listed Building — Bradford (601 decided)

88.5%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Other — Bradford (1,421 decided)

89.4%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Prior Approval — Bradford (1,804 decided)

70.1%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Trees — Bradford (1,314 decided)

45.2%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

What the numbers mean

There is a 9.5 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Bradford is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal risk there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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