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 | South End (NE area) (pre 2002) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Regents Park (NE area) (pre 2002) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 3 | Fitzjohns (pre 2002) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 4 | Brunswick (pre 2002) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 5 | St Pancras (pre 2002) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 6 | Somers Town (pre 2002) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 7 | Chalk Farm (pre 2002) | 25 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 8 | Grafton (pre 2002) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 9 | Holborn (pre 2002) | 73 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 10 | West End (pre 2002) | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 11 | HAVERSTOCK | 71 | 71 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 12 | CANTELOWES | 73 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 13 | ZRP - Data Takeon | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 14 | Priory (pre 2002) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 15 | Castlehaven (pre 2002) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 16 | Caversham (pre 2002) | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 17 | St Johns (pre 2002) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 18 | Camden (pre 2002) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 19 | Adelaide (pre 2002) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 20 | Frognal (pre 2002) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 21 | KILBURN | 64 | 63 | 1 | 98.4% |
| 22 | BLOOMSBURY | 121 | 119 | 2 | 98.3% |
| 23 | GOSPEL OAK | 50 | 49 | 1 | 98.0% |
| 24 | WEST HAMPSTEAD | 93 | 91 | 2 | 97.8% |
| 25 | ST. PANCRAS AND SOMERS TOWN | 118 | 115 | 3 | 97.5% |
| 26 | HAMPSTEAD TOWN | 99 | 96 | 3 | 97.0% |
| 27 | BELSIZE | 56 | 54 | 2 | 96.4% |
| 28 | FROGNAL AND FITZJOHNS | 134 | 129 | 5 | 96.3% |
| 29 | Swiss Cottage (Pre May 2022) | 416 | 400 | 16 | 96.2% |
| 30 | KENTISH TOWN | 127 | 122 | 5 | 96.1% |
| 31 | HOLBORN AND COVENT GARDEN | 245 | 235 | 10 | 95.9% |
| 32 | CAMDEN TOWN WITH PRIMROSE HILL | 138 | 132 | 6 | 95.7% |
| 33 | West Hampstead (Pre May 2022) | 343 | 325 | 18 | 94.8% |
| 34 | St Pancras & Somers Town (Pre May 2022) | 247 | 234 | 13 | 94.7% |
| 35 | FORTUNE GREEN | 74 | 70 | 4 | 94.6% |
| 36 | Belsize (Pre May 2022) | 426 | 402 | 24 | 94.4% |
| 37 | Frognal & Fitzjohns (Pre May 2022) | 572 | 538 | 34 | 94.1% |
| 38 | SWISS COTTAGE | 85 | 80 | 5 | 94.1% |
| 39 | Hampstead Town (Pre May 2022) | 605 | 569 | 36 | 94.0% |
| 40 | Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022) | 1,148 | 1,078 | 70 | 93.9% |
| 41 | Gospel Oak (Pre May 2022) | 277 | 260 | 17 | 93.9% |
| 42 | Hampstead Town | 796 | 747 | 49 | 93.8% |
| 43 | HIGHGATE | 46 | 43 | 3 | 93.5% |
| 44 | Kilburn (Pre May 2022) | 303 | 283 | 20 | 93.4% |
| 45 | Gospel Oak | 298 | 278 | 20 | 93.3% |
| 46 | St Pancras and Somers Town | 149 | 139 | 10 | 93.3% |
| 47 | KING'S CROSS | 74 | 69 | 5 | 93.2% |
| 48 | Highgate (Pre May 2022) | 318 | 295 | 23 | 92.8% |
| 49 | Kentish Town (Pre May 2022) | 469 | 434 | 35 | 92.5% |
| 50 | Primrose Hill | 451 | 417 | 34 | 92.5% |
| 51 | Kings Cross (Pre May 2022) | 355 | 328 | 27 | 92.4% |
| 52 | REGENT'S PARK | 77 | 71 | 6 | 92.2% |
| 53 | Camden Town with Primrose Hill (Pre May 2022) | 741 | 680 | 61 | 91.8% |
| 54 | Belsize | 720 | 661 | 59 | 91.8% |
| 55 | Bloomsbury | 849 | 779 | 70 | 91.8% |
| 56 | Haverstock (Pre May 2022) | 267 | 245 | 22 | 91.8% |
| 57 | Kentish Town North | 183 | 168 | 15 | 91.8% |
| 58 | Fortune Green (Pre May 2022) | 351 | 322 | 29 | 91.7% |
| 59 | Regents Park (Pre May 2022) | 327 | 299 | 28 | 91.4% |
| 60 | Frognal | 441 | 402 | 39 | 91.2% |
| 61 | Highgate | 569 | 517 | 52 | 90.9% |
| 62 | South Hampstead | 356 | 323 | 33 | 90.7% |
| 63 | Kings Cross | 253 | 229 | 24 | 90.5% |
| 64 | Cantelowes | 52 | 47 | 5 | 90.4% |
| 65 | Kilburn | 216 | 195 | 21 | 90.3% |
| 66 | Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022) | 787 | 710 | 77 | 90.2% |
| 67 | Camden Square | 172 | 154 | 18 | 89.5% |
| 68 | Holborn and Covent Garden | 755 | 675 | 80 | 89.4% |
| 69 | Frognal & Fitzjohns | 120 | 107 | 13 | 89.2% |
| 70 | Holborn & Covent Garden | 256 | 227 | 29 | 88.7% |
| 71 | West Hampstead | 364 | 322 | 42 | 88.5% |
| 72 | Regents Park | 369 | 325 | 44 | 88.1% |
| 73 | Haverstock | 266 | 234 | 32 | 88.0% |
| 74 | Cantelowes (Pre May 2022) | 330 | 290 | 40 | 87.9% |
| 75 | Fortune Green | 292 | 253 | 39 | 86.6% |
| 76 | Kentish Town South | 234 | 201 | 33 | 85.9% |
| 77 | Camden Town | 307 | 263 | 44 | 85.7% |
| 78 | Swiss Cottage | 87 | 74 | 13 | 85.1% |
| 79 | Camden Town with Primrose Hill | 147 | 125 | 22 | 85.0% |
| 80 | Kentish Town | 107 | 88 | 19 | 82.2% |
| 81 | St Pancras & Somers Town | 43 | 34 | 9 | 79.1% |
An extension might sail through in South End (NE area) (pre 2002) but face serious resistance in St Pancras & Somers Town.
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