Lambeth vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Lambeth and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 26,950 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Lambeth: 82.5%

13,774 decisions · 11,362 approved · 2,412 refused · 42 wards

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Overall approval rates

Lambeth (13,774 decided)

82.5%

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

By application type

Advertisement — Lambeth (434 decided)

72.8%

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Lambeth (1,604 decided)

84.7%

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

83.5%

Change of Use — Lambeth (482 decided)

87.1%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Lambeth (231 decided)

82.7%

Full — Lambeth (5,655 decided)

75.3%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Listed Building — Lambeth (584 decided)

81.0%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Other — Lambeth (2,921 decided)

89.1%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Prior Approval — Lambeth (112 decided)

40.2%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Trees — Lambeth (1,751 decided)

97.0%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

What the numbers mean

There is a 6.0 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Lambeth 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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