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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Camden

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.

20,687 real decisions·81 wards·Updated June 2026
100.0%
Highest: South End (NE area)
79.1%
Lowest: St Pancras & Somers
20.9%
Gap
81
Wards
92.3% approved overall. But 1,596 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Camden shifts your odds by up to 20.9%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 81 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1South End (NE area) (pre 2002)11110
100.0%
2Regents Park (NE area) (pre 2002)13130
100.0%
3Fitzjohns (pre 2002)18180
100.0%
4Brunswick (pre 2002)11110
100.0%
5St Pancras (pre 2002)20200
100.0%
6Somers Town (pre 2002)19190
100.0%
7Chalk Farm (pre 2002)25250
100.0%
8Grafton (pre 2002)15150
100.0%
9Holborn (pre 2002)73730
100.0%
10West End (pre 2002)23230
100.0%
11HAVERSTOCK71710
100.0%
12CANTELOWES73730
100.0%
13Camden (pre 2002)17170
100.0%
14Castlehaven (pre 2002)37370
100.0%
15Priory (pre 2002)18180
100.0%
16St Johns (pre 2002)18180
100.0%
17Caversham (pre 2002)24240
100.0%
18Adelaide (pre 2002)11110
100.0%
19ZRP - Data Takeon13130
100.0%
20Frognal (pre 2002)17170
100.0%
21WEST HAMPSTEAD91901
98.9%
22KILBURN63621
98.4%
23BLOOMSBURY1211192
98.3%
24GOSPEL OAK49481
98.0%
25ST. PANCRAS AND SOMERS TOWN1171143
97.4%
26HAMPSTEAD TOWN99963
97.0%
27BELSIZE56542
96.4%
28Swiss Cottage (Pre May 2022)41640016
96.2%
29FROGNAL AND FITZJOHNS1321275
96.2%
30KENTISH TOWN1251205
96.0%
31HOLBORN AND COVENT GARDEN24523510
95.9%
32CAMDEN TOWN WITH PRIMROSE HILL1371316
95.6%
33St Pancras & Somers Town (Pre May 2022)24823513
94.8%
34FORTUNE GREEN74704
94.6%
35West Hampstead (Pre May 2022)34532619
94.5%
36Belsize (Pre May 2022)42640224
94.4%
37KING'S CROSS72684
94.4%
38Frognal & Fitzjohns (Pre May 2022)57654234
94.1%
39SWISS COTTAGE85805
94.1%
40Hampstead Town (Pre May 2022)60556936
94.0%
41Holborn & Covent Garden (Pre May 2022)1,1481,07870
93.9%
42Hampstead Town85079852
93.9%
43Gospel Oak (Pre May 2022)27826117
93.9%
44St Pancras and Somers Town16015010
93.8%
45HIGHGATE46433
93.5%
46Kilburn (Pre May 2022)30428420
93.4%
47Gospel Oak31429321
93.3%
48Highgate (Pre May 2022)31829523
92.8%
49Kentish Town (Pre May 2022)47143635
92.6%
50Kentish Town North19518015
92.3%
51Primrose Hill47744037
92.2%
52Kings Cross (Pre May 2022)36033228
92.2%
53REGENT'S PARK77716
92.2%
54Camden Town with Primrose Hill (Pre May 2022)74468361
91.8%
55Haverstock (Pre May 2022)26724522
91.8%
56Belsize75869563
91.7%
57Fortune Green (Pre May 2022)35132229
91.7%
58Bloomsbury89581976
91.5%
59Regents Park (Pre May 2022)32729928
91.4%
60Highgate59554154
90.9%
61Frognal45941742
90.8%
62South Hampstead37333835
90.6%
63Cantelowes52475
90.4%
64Bloomsbury (Pre May 2022)78871177
90.2%
65Kilburn22520223
89.8%
66Camden Square18216319
89.6%
67Holborn and Covent Garden81372588
89.2%
68Frognal & Fitzjohns12010713
89.2%
69Kings Cross27124130
88.9%
70Holborn & Covent Garden25622729
88.7%
71West Hampstead37933544
88.4%
72Haverstock27724433
88.1%
73Cantelowes (Pre May 2022)33029040
87.9%
74Regents Park39234448
87.8%
75Fortune Green30926940
87.1%
76Kentish Town South25221834
86.5%
77Camden Town33228349
85.2%
78Swiss Cottage877413
85.1%
79Camden Town with Primrose Hill14612422
84.9%
80Kentish Town1078819
82.2%
81St Pancras & Somers Town43349
79.1%
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What the data tells us

1
A 20.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. South End (NE area) (pre 2002) approves 100.0% of applications while St Pancras & Somers Town approves just 79.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 20,687 planning decisions in Camden, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Camden Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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