Reigate & Banstead vs Bristol — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Reigate & Banstead and Bristol? A side-by-side comparison based on 26,024 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Bristol: 88.3%

12,848 decisions · 11,343 approved · 1,505 refused · 34 wards

Overall approval rates

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

Bristol (12,848 decided)

88.3%

By application type

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Advertisement — Bristol (413 decided)

86.9%

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

83.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Bristol (1,923 decided)

89.8%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Change of Use — Bristol (165 decided)

66.1%

Discharge of Conditions — Bristol (525 decided)

92.8%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Full — Bristol (7,030 decided)

87.6%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Listed Building — Bristol (943 decided)

93.0%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Other — Bristol (206 decided)

75.2%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Prior Approval — Bristol (728 decided)

83.2%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

Trees — Bristol (915 decided)

94.4%

What the numbers mean

There is a 0.2 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Bristol 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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