Which ward in Harrow has the highest planning approval rate?

Marlborough at 80.7% based on 1,261 decisions.

Which ward in Harrow has the lowest planning approval rate?

Wealdstone North at 69.3% based on 335 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Harrow?

There is a 11.4% gap between Marlborough and Wealdstone North. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Harrow

Planning outcomes in Harrow are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 11.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

22,151 real decisions·27 wards·Updated August 2026

All 27 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Marlborough	1,261	1,018	243	80.7%
2	Kenton West	868	699	169	80.5%
3	Hatch End	1,149	914	235	79.5%
4	Headstone	544	430	114	79.0%
5	North Harrow	456	356	100	78.1%
6	Pinner South	1,376	1,069	307	77.7%
7	Kenton East	835	649	186	77.7%
8	West Harrow	710	550	160	77.5%
9	Harrow on the Hill	1,069	827	242	77.4%
10	Queensbury	497	384	113	77.3%
11	Pinner	1,403	1,072	331	76.4%
12	Greenhill	1,060	808	252	76.2%
13	Centenary	489	372	117	76.1%
14	Headstone North	552	416	136	75.4%
15	Stanmore	598	450	148	75.3%
16	Rayners Lane	801	600	201	74.9%
17	Belmont	994	740	254	74.4%
18	Canons	1,036	767	269	74.0%
19	Roxeth	1,040	768	272	73.8%
20	Headstone South	531	391	140	73.6%
21	Harrow Weald	1,159	851	308	73.4%
22	Stanmore Park	628	460	168	73.2%
23	Roxbourne	603	431	172	71.5%
24	Wealdstone South	284	201	83	70.8%
25	Wealdstone	497	349	148	70.2%
26	Edgware	930	648	282	69.7%
27	Wealdstone North	335	232	103	69.3%

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What the data tells us

A 11.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. Marlborough approves 80.7% of applications while Wealdstone North approves just 69.3%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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.

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 22,151 planning decisions in Harrow, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Harrow Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →