Camden planning approval rate
Camden council approved 92.1% of planning applications and refused 7.9%, based on 19,373 decisions analysed. Ranked 136th out of 221 councils for strictness.
Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
92.1%
overall approval rate
Planning in Camden?
Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Camden. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Camden — mined from 19,373 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Camden. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022) (1,148 decided)
93.9%
Bloomsbury (849 decided)
91.8%
Hampstead Town (796 decided)
93.8%
Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022) (787 decided)
90.2%
Holborn and Covent Garden (755 decided)
89.4%
Camden Town with Primrose Hill (Pre May 2022) (741 decided)
91.8%
Belsize (720 decided)
91.8%
Hampstead Town (Pre May 2022) (605 decided)
94.0%
Frognal & Fitzjohns (Pre May 2022) (572 decided)
94.1%
Highgate (569 decided)
90.9%
Kentish Town (Pre May 2022) (469 decided)
92.5%
Primrose Hill (451 decided)
92.5%
Frognal (441 decided)
91.2%
Belsize (Pre May 2022) (426 decided)
94.4%
Swiss Cottage (Pre May 2022) (416 decided)
96.2%
Regents Park (369 decided)
88.1%
West Hampstead (364 decided)
88.5%
South Hampstead (356 decided)
90.7%
Kings Cross (Pre May 2022) (355 decided)
92.4%
Fortune Green (Pre May 2022) (351 decided)
91.7%
Wards in Camden
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Camden, showing how the council decides real applications.
2025/5874/P
Change of lower ground floor front window to French doors · Belsize · 09/03/2026
2026/0108/P
Retention of four replacement windows installed on the side elevation of the rea · Primrose Hill · 06/03/2026
2025/5752/P
Proposed erection of a single-storey ground-floor side/rear extension, a rear gr · Hampstead Town · 06/03/2026
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 19,373 decisions.
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