Which ward in Kensington & Chelsea has the highest planning approval rate?

Outside Borough at 100.0% based on 258 decisions.

Which ward in Kensington & Chelsea has the lowest planning approval rate?

Colville at 90.0% based on 1,248 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Kensington & Chelsea?

There is a 10.0% gap between Outside Borough and Colville. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Kensington & Chelsea

Planning outcomes in Kensington & Chelsea are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 10.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

33,223 real decisions·37 wards·Updated July 2026

All 37 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Outside Borough	258	258	0	100.0%
2	NOTTING BARNS	107	107	0	100.0%
3	GOLBORNE	140	139	1	99.3%
4	STANLEY	222	220	2	99.1%
5	COURTFIELD	176	174	2	98.9%
6	EARL'S COURT	210	207	3	98.6%
7	HANS TOWN	262	258	4	98.5%
8	REDCLIFFE	188	185	3	98.4%
9	CREMORNE	112	110	2	98.2%
10	HOLLAND	160	157	3	98.1%
11	CAMPDEN	202	198	4	98.0%
12	BROMPTON	449	439	10	97.8%
13	NORLAND	212	206	6	97.2%
14	PEMBRIDGE	203	197	6	97.0%
15	ST. CHARLES	97	94	3	96.9%
16	QUEEN'S GATE	260	251	9	96.5%
17	ROYAL HOSPITAL	165	159	6	96.4%
18	COLVILLE	210	201	9	95.7%
19	Dalgarno	472	448	24	94.9%
20	Royal Hospital	2,365	2,229	136	94.2%
21	ABINGDON	214	201	13	93.9%
22	Stanley	2,001	1,867	134	93.3%
23	Brompton and Hans Town	3,893	3,628	265	93.2%
24	Redcliffe	1,819	1,676	143	92.1%
25	Queen's Gate	2,061	1,894	167	91.9%
26	Notting Dale	465	425	40	91.4%
27	Pembridge	1,388	1,266	122	91.2%
28	Golborne	602	549	53	91.2%
29	St Helen's	1,021	931	90	91.2%
30	Holland	1,928	1,757	171	91.1%
31	Campden	2,628	2,394	234	91.1%
32	Norland	1,861	1,693	168	91.0%
33	Abingdon	1,842	1,675	167	90.9%
34	Courtfield	1,847	1,672	175	90.5%
35	Earl's Court	882	796	86	90.2%
36	Chelsea Riverside	1,025	925	100	90.2%
37	Colville	1,248	1,123	125	90.0%

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What the data tells us

A 10.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Outside Borough approves 100.0% of applications while Colville approves just 90.0%. 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 33,223 planning decisions in Kensington & Chelsea, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Kensington & Chelsea Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →