Kingston upon Thames vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared
How do planning outcomes differ between Kingston upon Thames and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 27,747 combined decisions.
Last updated: March 2026
Kingston upon Thames: 75.3%
14,571 decisions · 10,977 approved · 3,594 refused · 28 wards
Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%
13,176 decisions · 11,660 approved · 1,516 refused · 17 wards
Overall approval rates
Kingston upon Thames
75.3%
Reigate & Banstead
88.5%
By application type
Advertisement — Kingston upon Thames
80.2%
Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead
0.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness — Kingston upon Thames
73.2%
Certificate of Lawfulness — Reigate & Banstead
83.5%
Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead
87.7%
Discharge of Conditions — Kingston upon Thames
81.3%
Full — Kingston upon Thames
73.5%
Full — Reigate & Banstead
86.9%
Listed Building — Kingston upon Thames
86.5%
Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead
88.0%
Other — Kingston upon Thames
60.0%
Other — Reigate & Banstead
93.2%
Prior Approval — Kingston upon Thames
51.9%
Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead
67.4%
Trees — Kingston upon Thames
93.1%
Trees — Reigate & Banstead
85.3%
What the numbers mean
There is a 13.2 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Kingston upon Thames 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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