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?

Tolworth at 70.7% based on 710 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Kingston?

There is a 28.0% gap between ALEXANDRA and Tolworth. 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 28.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

24,776 real decisions·44 wards·Updated August 2026

All 44 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	ALEXANDRA	79	78	1	98.7%
2	Out Of Borough	54	53	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	2,119	1,757	362	82.9%
21	Surbiton Hill	1,700	1,387	313	81.6%
22	Norbiton	1,121	910	211	81.2%
23	Kingston Gate	751	605	146	80.6%
24	Berrylands	883	707	176	80.1%
25	Chessington South	396	316	80	79.8%
26	St Mark's	598	477	121	79.8%
27	St Mark's & Seething Wells	848	675	173	79.6%
28	Canbury Gardens	434	344	90	79.3%
29	Coombe Vale	1,433	1,132	301	79.0%
30	Tudor	1,190	939	251	78.9%
31	St James	548	429	119	78.3%
32	Kingston Town	1,231	961	270	78.1%
33	Beverley	579	451	128	77.9%
34	Canbury	607	472	135	77.8%
35	Tolworth & Hook Rise	542	421	121	77.7%
36	Hook & Chessington North	486	370	116	76.1%
37	New Malden Village	843	629	214	74.6%
38	King George's & Sunray	357	264	93	73.9%
39	Old Malden	977	721	256	73.8%
40	Green Lane & St James	309	227	82	73.5%
41	Motspur Park & Old Malden East	476	344	132	72.3%
42	Alexandra	939	677	262	72.1%
43	Chessington South & Malden Rushett	554	393	161	70.9%
44	Tolworth	710	502	208	70.7%

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What the data tells us

A 28.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. ALEXANDRA approves 98.7% of applications while Tolworth approves just 70.7%. 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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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Kingston

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