Reigate & Banstead vs Trafford — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Reigate & Banstead and Trafford? A side-by-side comparison based on 25,517 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Trafford: 87.3%

12,341 decisions · 10,771 approved · 1,570 refused · 33 wards

Overall approval rates

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

Trafford (12,341 decided)

87.3%

By application type

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

Advertisement — Trafford (365 decided)

72.3%

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

83.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Trafford (1,246 decided)

86.1%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Change of Use — Trafford (77 decided)

87.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Trafford (404 decided)

78.5%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Full — Trafford (9,176 decided)

88.9%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Listed Building — Trafford (128 decided)

89.1%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Other — Trafford (808 decided)

83.8%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

Prior Approval — Trafford (130 decided)

75.4%

Trees — Reigate & Banstead (1,562 decided)

85.3%

What the numbers mean

There is a 1.2 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Trafford 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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