Wandsworth vs Reigate & Banstead — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Wandsworth and Reigate & Banstead? A side-by-side comparison based on 26,581 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Wandsworth: 89.7%

13,405 decisions · 12,027 approved · 1,378 refused · 0 wards

Reigate & Banstead: 88.5%

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

Overall approval rates

Wandsworth (13,405 decided)

89.7%

Reigate & Banstead (13,176 decided)

88.5%

By application type

Advertisement — Reigate & Banstead (28 decided)

0.0%

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

83.5%

Change of Use — Reigate & Banstead (81 decided)

87.7%

Full — Reigate & Banstead (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Listed Building — Reigate & Banstead (142 decided)

88.0%

Other — Wandsworth (13,405 decided)

89.7%

Other — Reigate & Banstead (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Prior Approval — Reigate & Banstead (144 decided)

67.4%

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. Reigate & Banstead 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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