County Durham vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared
How do planning outcomes differ between County Durham and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 27,399 combined decisions.
Last updated: March 2026
County Durham: 95.0%
14,223 decisions · 13,506 approved · 717 refused · 113 wards
Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%
13,176 decisions · 11,660 approved · 1,516 refused · 17 wards
Overall approval rates
County Durham
95.0%
Reigate & Banstead
88.5%
By application type
Advertisement — County Durham
97.5%
Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead
0.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness — County Durham
85.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness — Reigate & Banstead
83.5%
Change of Use — County Durham
80.9%
Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead
87.7%
Discharge of Conditions — County Durham
99.1%
Full — County Durham
94.4%
Full — Reigate & Banstead
86.9%
Listed Building — County Durham
98.0%
Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead
88.0%
Other — County Durham
95.8%
Other — Reigate & Banstead
93.2%
Prior Approval — County Durham
90.6%
Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead
67.4%
Trees — County Durham
92.5%
Trees — Reigate & Banstead
85.3%
What the numbers mean
There is a 6.5 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Reigate & Banstead 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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