Kingston Council approves 80.4% of planning applications, based on 24,776 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%. Kingston sits 8.2 percentage points below the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 2,779 decided applications, Kingston Council approved 76.5% of planning applications in 2025. Across 24,776 decisions analysed since January 2020, the overall approval rate in Kingston is 80.4%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Kingston council planning portal records · Updated August 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Kingston.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 12,968 | 2,723 | 15,691 | 82.6% |
| Full | 5,883 | 1,386 | 7,269 | 80.9% |
| Prior Approval | 902 | 726 | 1,628 | 55.4% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 70 | 10 | 80 | 87.5% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 52 | 12 | 64 | 81.2% |
| Trees | 24 | 0 | 24 | 100.0% |
| Advertisement | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% |
| Listed Building | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% |
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Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coombe Hill | 2,101 | 375 | 2,476 | 84.9% |
| Surbiton Hill | 1,587 | 322 | 1,909 | 83.1% |
| Coombe Vale | 1,255 | 315 | 1,570 | 79.9% |
| Norbiton | 1,091 | 216 | 1,307 | 83.5% |
| Tudor | 1,029 | 258 | 1,287 | 80.0% |
| Grove | 1,138 | 146 | 1,284 | 88.6% |
| Kingston Town | 961 | 270 | 1,231 | 78.1% |
| Old Malden | 789 | 261 | 1,050 | 75.1% |
| Alexandra | 755 | 263 | 1,018 | 74.2% |
| Berrylands | 832 | 185 | 1,017 | 81.8% |
| St Mark's & Seething Wells | 675 | 173 | 848 | 79.6% |
| New Malden Village | 629 | 214 | 843 | 74.6% |
| Canbury | 687 | 142 | 829 | 82.9% |
| Beverley | 654 | 143 | 797 | 82.1% |
| Kingston Gate | 605 | 146 | 751 | 80.6% |
| Tolworth | 502 | 208 | 710 | 70.7% |
| St Mark's | 477 | 121 | 598 | 79.8% |
| Chessington South | 465 | 98 | 563 | 82.6% |
| Chessington South & Malden Rushett | 393 | 161 | 554 | 70.9% |
| St James | 429 | 119 | 548 | 78.3% |
| Tolworth & Hook Rise | 421 | 121 | 542 | 77.7% |
| Hook & Chessington North | 370 | 116 | 486 | 76.1% |
| Motspur Park & Old Malden East | 344 | 132 | 476 | 72.3% |
| Canbury Gardens | 344 | 90 | 434 | 79.3% |
| King George's & Sunray | 264 | 93 | 357 | 73.9% |
Showing top 25 of 33 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Kingston’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, down 8.4pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Kingston council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| None Kingston Town | Installation of 2nos digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of th | Approved |
| None Berrylands | Erection of a hip to gable rear dormer roof extension and installation of 2nos f | Approved |
| None Motspur Park & Old Malden East | Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable space, erection of single stor | Approved |
| None Surbiton Hill | T5: Lime - Reduce in lateral spread on the north side by 4m and height to be red | Approved |
| None Green Lane & St James | Demolition of existing garages and erection of single-storey, one-bedroom flat, | Approved |
| None Old Malden | Demolition of garage and side conservatory and erection of two storey side/part | Approved |
| None Hook & Chessington North | Erection of part single storey rear, part single storey front and garage extensi | Approved |
| None Old Malden | Demolition of an existing detached garage, erection of two storey side, part two | Approved |
| None Tolworth | Erection of single storey rear extension to Flat 1 including demolition of the e | Approved |
| None Coombe Vale | Erection of front boundary wall and entrance gate | Refused |
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Based on 24,776 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Kingston is 80.4%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.6%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 24,776 planning decisions from Kingston council. 19,915 were approved and 4,861 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Kingston is 80.4%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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