Reigate & Banstead vs Manchester — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Reigate & Banstead and Manchester? A side-by-side comparison based on 25,839 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Manchester: 87.7%

12,663 decisions · 11,108 approved · 1,555 refused · 32 wards

Overall approval rates

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

Manchester (12,663 decided)

87.7%

By application type

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Advertisement — Manchester (627 decided)

78.8%

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

83.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Manchester (620 decided)

80.6%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Change of Use — Manchester (597 decided)

92.1%

Discharge of Conditions — Manchester (4,091 decided)

84.7%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Full — Manchester (5,077 decided)

89.7%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Listed Building — Manchester (519 decided)

97.5%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Other — Manchester (367 decided)

85.6%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Prior Approval — Manchester (94 decided)

77.7%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

Trees — Manchester (671 decided)

97.0%

What the numbers mean

There is a 0.8 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Manchester 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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