Camden Council approves 92.1% of planning applications, based on 19,373 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Camden sits 4.1 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Camden.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 14,963 | 1,135 | 16,098 | 92.9% |
| Full | 2,588 | 306 | 2,894 | 89.4% |
| Prior Approval | 295 | 86 | 381 | 77.4% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury | 1,608 | 149 | 1,757 | 91.5% |
| Hampstead Town | 1,412 | 88 | 1,500 | 94.1% |
| Holborn & Covent Garden | 1,305 | 99 | 1,404 | 92.9% |
| Belsize | 1,117 | 85 | 1,202 | 92.9% |
| Highgate | 855 | 78 | 933 | 91.6% |
| Camden Town with Primrose Hill | 805 | 83 | 888 | 90.7% |
| West Hampstead | 738 | 62 | 800 | 92.2% |
| Holborn and Covent Garden | 675 | 80 | 755 | 89.4% |
| Fortune Green | 645 | 72 | 717 | 90.0% |
| Kentish Town | 644 | 59 | 703 | 91.6% |
| Regents Park | 624 | 72 | 696 | 89.7% |
| Frognal & Fitzjohns | 645 | 47 | 692 | 93.2% |
| Gospel Oak | 587 | 38 | 625 | 93.9% |
| Kings Cross | 557 | 51 | 608 | 91.6% |
| Haverstock | 550 | 54 | 604 | 91.1% |
| Swiss Cottage | 554 | 34 | 588 | 94.2% |
| Kilburn | 541 | 42 | 583 | 92.8% |
| Frognal | 419 | 39 | 458 | 91.5% |
| Cantelowes | 410 | 45 | 455 | 90.1% |
| Primrose Hill | 417 | 34 | 451 | 92.5% |
| South Hampstead | 323 | 33 | 356 | 90.7% |
| Camden Town | 263 | 44 | 307 | 85.7% |
| St Pancras & Somers Town | 268 | 22 | 290 | 92.4% |
| Holborn And Covent Garden | 235 | 10 | 245 | 95.9% |
| Kentish Town South | 201 | 33 | 234 | 85.9% |
Showing top 25 of 54 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Camden’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 16.7pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Camden council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/5874/P Belsize | Change of lower ground floor front window to French doors | Approved |
| 2026/0108/P Primrose Hill | Retention of four replacement windows installed on the side elevation of the rea | Approved |
| 2025/5752/P Hampstead Town | Proposed erection of a single-storey ground-floor side/rear extension, a rear gr | Approved |
| 2025/1345/P Frognal | New landscape design to front garden. | Approved |
| 2026/0106/P Belsize | Erection of roof extension including installation of two rooflights to the side | Approved |
| 2025/4628/P Kilburn | Alterations to the shopfront and fenestration, and installation of mechanical ex | Approved |
| 2024/2930/P Hampstead Town | Extension of the existing sub-floor void to create a basement and associated wor | Refused |
| 2025/2104/P Hampstead Town | Demolition of existing stair-tower and erection of replacement enclosed stair-to | Approved |
| 2025/5500/P Gospel Oak | Erection of a single-storey rear extension following the demolition of the exist | Approved |
| 2023/1676/P Highgate | Erection of additional storey at first floor level and rear/side extension at lo | Approved |
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Based on 19,373 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Camden is 92.1%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 19,373 planning decisions from Camden council. 17,846 were approved and 1,527 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Camden is 92.1%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.