Windsor & Maidenhead vs Exeter — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Windsor & Maidenhead and Exeter? A side-by-side comparison based on 13,099 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Windsor & Maidenhead: 85.2%

6,566 decisions · 5,592 approved · 974 refused · 20 wards

Exeter: 90.6%

6,533 decisions · 5,919 approved · 614 refused · 13 wards

Overall approval rates

Windsor & Maidenhead (6,566 decided)

85.2%

Exeter (6,533 decided)

90.6%

By application type

Advertisement — Windsor & Maidenhead (69 decided)

91.3%

Advertisement — Exeter (246 decided)

92.7%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Windsor & Maidenhead (675 decided)

79.4%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Exeter (613 decided)

93.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Windsor & Maidenhead (591 decided)

91.7%

Discharge of Conditions — Exeter (244 decided)

88.1%

Full — Windsor & Maidenhead (3,107 decided)

84.2%

Full — Exeter (3,037 decided)

88.4%

Listed Building — Windsor & Maidenhead (210 decided)

86.2%

Listed Building — Exeter (579 decided)

93.8%

Other — Windsor & Maidenhead (729 decided)

78.1%

Other — Exeter (453 decided)

89.6%

Prior Approval — Exeter (78 decided)

76.9%

Trees — Windsor & Maidenhead (1,184 decided)

91.6%

Trees — Exeter (1,283 decided)

94.5%

What the numbers mean

There is a 5.4 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Windsor & Maidenhead 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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