Planning outcomes in Camden are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 20.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.
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| # | Ward | Decisions | Approved | Refused | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holborn and Covent Garden;Kings Cross | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2 | South End (NE area) (pre 2002) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3 | Regents Park (NE area) (pre 2002) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 4 | Fitzjohns (pre 2002) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Brunswick (pre 2002) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 6 | St Pancras (pre 2002) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Somers Town (pre 2002) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 8 | Chalk Farm (pre 2002) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9 | Grafton (pre 2002) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 10 | Holborn (pre 2002) | 73 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 11 | West End (pre 2002) | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12 | HAVERSTOCK | 71 | 71 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13 | CANTELOWES | 73 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 14 | Camden (pre 2002) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 15 | Castlehaven (pre 2002) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | Priory (pre 2002) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 17 | St Johns (pre 2002) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 18 | Caversham (pre 2002) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Adelaide (pre 2002) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20 | ZRP - Data Takeon | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | Frognal (pre 2002) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 22 | WEST HAMPSTEAD | 91 | 90 | 1 | 98.9% |
| 23 | KILBURN | 63 | 62 | 1 | 98.4% |
| 24 | BLOOMSBURY | 121 | 119 | 2 | 98.3% |
| 25 | GOSPEL OAK | 49 | 48 | 1 | 98.0% |
| 26 | ST. PANCRAS AND SOMERS TOWN | 117 | 114 | 3 | 97.4% |
| 27 | HAMPSTEAD TOWN | 99 | 96 | 3 | 97.0% |
| 28 | Swiss Cottage (Pre May 2022) | 415 | 400 | 15 | 96.4% |
| 29 | BELSIZE | 56 | 54 | 2 | 96.4% |
| 30 | FROGNAL AND FITZJOHNS | 132 | 127 | 5 | 96.2% |
| 31 | KENTISH TOWN | 125 | 120 | 5 | 96.0% |
| 32 | HOLBORN AND COVENT GARDEN | 245 | 235 | 10 | 95.9% |
| 33 | Hampstead Town | 1,483 | 1,419 | 64 | 95.7% |
| 34 | CAMDEN TOWN WITH PRIMROSE HILL | 137 | 131 | 6 | 95.6% |
| 35 | St Pancras and Somers Town | 277 | 263 | 14 | 94.9% |
| 36 | Frognal | 1,040 | 986 | 54 | 94.8% |
| 37 | Primrose Hill | 883 | 837 | 46 | 94.8% |
| 38 | Belsize (Pre May 2022) | 424 | 402 | 22 | 94.8% |
| 39 | St Pancras & Somers Town (Pre May 2022) | 249 | 236 | 13 | 94.8% |
| 40 | Gospel Oak | 459 | 434 | 25 | 94.6% |
| 41 | FORTUNE GREEN | 74 | 70 | 4 | 94.6% |
| 42 | Kentish Town North | 290 | 274 | 16 | 94.5% |
| 43 | West Hampstead (Pre May 2022) | 347 | 328 | 19 | 94.5% |
| 44 | Highgate | 1,143 | 1,079 | 64 | 94.4% |
| 45 | KING'S CROSS | 72 | 68 | 4 | 94.4% |
| 46 | Frognal & Fitzjohns (Pre May 2022) | 577 | 544 | 33 | 94.3% |
| 47 | Belsize | 1,331 | 1,253 | 78 | 94.1% |
| 48 | Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022) | 1,145 | 1,078 | 67 | 94.1% |
| 49 | SWISS COTTAGE | 85 | 80 | 5 | 94.1% |
| 50 | Hampstead Town (Pre May 2022) | 605 | 569 | 36 | 94.0% |
| 51 | South Hampstead | 669 | 628 | 41 | 93.9% |
| 52 | Gospel Oak (Pre May 2022) | 278 | 261 | 17 | 93.9% |
| 53 | HIGHGATE | 46 | 43 | 3 | 93.5% |
| 54 | Kilburn (Pre May 2022) | 304 | 284 | 20 | 93.4% |
| 55 | Bloomsbury | 1,443 | 1,347 | 96 | 93.3% |
| 56 | Camden Square | 334 | 310 | 24 | 92.8% |
| 57 | Highgate (Pre May 2022) | 318 | 295 | 23 | 92.8% |
| 58 | Kentish Town (Pre May 2022) | 470 | 436 | 34 | 92.8% |
| 59 | Fortune Green (Pre May 2022) | 348 | 322 | 26 | 92.5% |
| 60 | Haverstock (Pre May 2022) | 265 | 245 | 20 | 92.5% |
| 61 | Kings Cross | 460 | 424 | 36 | 92.2% |
| 62 | Cantelowes | 51 | 47 | 4 | 92.2% |
| 63 | Kings Cross (Pre May 2022) | 361 | 333 | 28 | 92.2% |
| 64 | REGENT'S PARK | 77 | 71 | 6 | 92.2% |
| 65 | Regents Park | 698 | 642 | 56 | 92.0% |
| 66 | Camden Town with Primrose Hill (Pre May 2022) | 743 | 683 | 60 | 91.9% |
| 67 | Haverstock | 420 | 385 | 35 | 91.7% |
| 68 | Kilburn | 303 | 278 | 25 | 91.7% |
| 69 | Regents Park (Pre May 2022) | 326 | 299 | 27 | 91.7% |
| 70 | Holborn and Covent Garden | 1,183 | 1,083 | 100 | 91.5% |
| 71 | Kentish Town South | 428 | 386 | 42 | 90.2% |
| 72 | Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022) | 788 | 711 | 77 | 90.2% |
| 73 | Camden Town | 524 | 469 | 55 | 89.5% |
| 74 | Frognal & Fitzjohns | 120 | 107 | 13 | 89.2% |
| 75 | West Hampstead | 493 | 439 | 54 | 89.0% |
| 76 | Holborn & Covent Garden | 256 | 227 | 29 | 88.7% |
| 77 | Fortune Green | 402 | 356 | 46 | 88.6% |
| 78 | Cantelowes (Pre May 2022) | 330 | 290 | 40 | 87.9% |
| 79 | Swiss Cottage | 86 | 74 | 12 | 86.0% |
| 80 | Camden Town with Primrose Hill | 146 | 124 | 22 | 84.9% |
| 81 | Kentish Town | 107 | 88 | 19 | 82.2% |
| 82 | St Pancras & Somers Town | 43 | 34 | 9 | 79.1% |
An extension might sail through in Holborn and Covent Garden;Kings Cross but face serious resistance in St Pancras & Somers Town.
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