Which ward in Kingston has the highest planning approval rate?

ALEXANDRA at 98.7% based on 79 decisions.

Which ward in Kingston has the lowest planning approval rate?

Chessington South & Malden Rushett at 70.3% based on 539 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Kingston?

There is a 28.4% gap between ALEXANDRA and Chessington South & Malden Rushett. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Kingston

Planning outcomes in Kingston are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 28.4% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

24,477 real decisions·44 wards·Updated June 2026

All 44 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	ALEXANDRA	79	78	1	98.7%
2	Out Of Borough	52	51	1	98.1%
3	NORBITON	186	181	5	97.3%
4	CANBURY	222	215	7	96.8%
5	GROVE	383	370	13	96.6%
6	ST. MARK'S	224	216	8	96.4%
7	COOMBE HILL	357	344	13	96.4%
8	CHESSINGTON NORTH AND HOOK	73	70	3	95.9%
9	SURBITON HILL	209	200	9	95.7%
10	BERRYLANDS	134	125	9	93.3%
11	OLD MALDEN	73	68	5	93.2%
12	BEVERLEY	218	203	15	93.1%
13	TUDOR	97	90	7	92.8%
14	TOLWORTH AND HOOK RISE	150	139	11	92.7%
15	ST. JAMES	103	93	10	90.3%
16	COOMBE VALE	137	123	14	89.8%
17	CHESSINGTON SOUTH	167	149	18	89.2%
18	Chessington North & Hook	280	239	41	85.4%
19	Grove	901	768	133	85.2%
20	Coombe Hill	2,087	1,727	360	82.8%
21	Surbiton Hill	1,676	1,365	311	81.4%
22	Norbiton	1,100	891	209	81.0%
23	Kingston Gate	735	591	144	80.4%
24	Berrylands	875	702	173	80.2%
25	Chessington South	396	316	80	79.8%
26	St Mark's	600	477	123	79.5%
27	St Mark's & Seething Wells	831	658	173	79.2%
28	Coombe Vale	1,417	1,119	298	79.0%
29	Tudor	1,178	929	249	78.9%
30	Canbury Gardens	423	332	91	78.5%
31	St James	549	429	120	78.1%
32	Beverley	579	451	128	77.9%
33	Kingston Town	1,195	928	267	77.7%
34	Tolworth & Hook Rise	542	421	121	77.7%
35	Canbury	608	472	136	77.6%
36	Hook & Chessington North	470	356	114	75.7%
37	New Malden Village	829	616	213	74.3%
38	Old Malden	964	711	253	73.8%
39	King George's & Sunray	349	257	92	73.6%
40	Green Lane & St James	301	220	81	73.1%
41	Alexandra	929	666	263	71.7%
42	Motspur Park & Old Malden East	460	328	132	71.3%
43	Tolworth	702	496	206	70.7%
44	Chessington South & Malden Rushett	539	379	160	70.3%

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What the data tells us

A 28.4% gap separates the best and worst wards. ALEXANDRA approves 98.7% of applications while Chessington South & Malden Rushett approves just 70.3%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Kingston

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