Newham vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Newham and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 28,078 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Newham: 82.7%

14,902 decisions · 12,320 approved · 2,582 refused · 28 wards

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Overall approval rates

Newham (14,902 decided)

82.7%

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

By application type

Advertisement — Newham (438 decided)

92.9%

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Newham (2,446 decided)

76.3%

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

83.5%

Change of Use — Newham (804 decided)

75.6%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Newham (322 decided)

93.5%

Full — Newham (6,648 decided)

78.0%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Listed Building — Newham (54 decided)

94.4%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Other — Newham (3,680 decided)

95.2%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Prior Approval — Newham (170 decided)

46.5%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Trees — Newham (340 decided)

92.9%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

What the numbers mean

There is a 5.8 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Newham 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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