Brent vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Brent and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 28,958 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Brent: 74.3%

15,782 decisions · 11,725 approved · 4,057 refused · 27 wards

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Overall approval rates

Brent (15,782 decided)

74.3%

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

By application type

Advertisement — Brent (314 decided)

78.7%

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Brent (2,670 decided)

71.8%

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

83.5%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Brent (243 decided)

75.7%

Full — Brent (11,090 decided)

73.7%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Listed Building — Brent (46 decided)

87.0%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Other — Brent (920 decided)

81.3%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Prior Approval — Brent (127 decided)

41.7%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Trees — Brent (372 decided)

97.8%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

What the numbers mean

There is a 14.2 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Brent 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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