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 69.1% based on 469 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Kingston?

There is a 29.6% 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 29.6% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

23,239 real decisions·44 wards·Updated March 2026

All 44 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	ALEXANDRA	79	78	1	98.7%
2	Out Of Borough	49	48	1	98.0%
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	899	766	133	85.2%
20	Coombe Hill	1,980	1,632	348	82.4%
21	Surbiton Hill	1,600	1,298	302	81.1%
22	Norbiton	1,053	852	201	80.9%
23	Kingston Gate	665	536	129	80.6%
24	Chessington South	396	316	80	79.8%
25	Berrylands	838	668	170	79.7%
26	St Mark's	600	477	123	79.5%
27	Coombe Vale	1,324	1,045	279	78.9%
28	Tudor	1,129	888	241	78.7%
29	St Mark's & Seething Wells	739	577	162	78.1%
30	St James	549	429	120	78.1%
31	Beverley	579	451	128	77.9%
32	Tolworth & Hook Rise	542	421	121	77.7%
33	Canbury	608	472	136	77.6%
34	Kingston Town	1,050	810	240	77.1%
35	Canbury Gardens	382	294	88	77.0%
36	Hook & Chessington North	404	302	102	74.8%
37	Old Malden	932	682	250	73.2%
38	New Malden Village	750	547	203	72.9%
39	King George's & Sunray	305	218	87	71.5%
40	Green Lane & St James	281	201	80	71.5%
41	Alexandra	884	630	254	71.3%
42	Motspur Park & Old Malden East	409	290	119	70.9%
43	Tolworth	637	445	192	69.9%
44	Chessington South & Malden Rushett	469	324	145	69.1%

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What the data tells us

A 29.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. ALEXANDRA approves 98.7% of applications while Chessington South & Malden Rushett approves just 69.1%. 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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