Reigate & Banstead vs Bexley — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Reigate & Banstead and Bexley? A side-by-side comparison based on 26,002 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Bexley: 80.9%

12,826 decisions · 10,375 approved · 2,451 refused · 18 wards

Overall approval rates

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

Bexley (12,826 decided)

80.9%

By application type

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Advertisement — Bexley (165 decided)

95.8%

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

83.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Bexley (1,781 decided)

82.9%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Bexley (1,294 decided)

89.0%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Listed Building — Bexley (23 decided)

78.3%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Other — Bexley (9,132 decided)

79.5%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Prior Approval — Bexley (115 decided)

51.3%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

Trees — Bexley (316 decided)

79.4%

What the numbers mean

There is a 7.6 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Bexley 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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