Reigate & Banstead vs Sevenoaks — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Reigate & Banstead and Sevenoaks? A side-by-side comparison based on 25,848 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Sevenoaks: 86.8%

12,672 decisions · 10,993 approved · 1,679 refused · 27 wards

Overall approval rates

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

Sevenoaks (12,672 decided)

86.8%

By application type

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Advertisement — Sevenoaks (84 decided)

89.3%

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

83.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Sevenoaks (922 decided)

74.1%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Change of Use — Sevenoaks (71 decided)

69.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Sevenoaks (142 decided)

82.4%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Full — Sevenoaks (5,255 decided)

83.3%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Listed Building — Sevenoaks (510 decided)

85.1%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Other — Sevenoaks (3,341 decided)

90.3%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Prior Approval — Sevenoaks (129 decided)

86.8%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

Trees — Sevenoaks (2,218 decided)

96.1%

What the numbers mean

There is a 1.7 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Sevenoaks 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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