Kingston Council approves 80.0% of planning applications, based on 23,239 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Kingston sits 8.0 percentage points below the national average.
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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 | 12,335 | 2,617 | 14,952 | 82.5% |
| Full | 5,404 | 1,315 | 6,719 | 80.4% |
| Prior Approval | 860 | 708 | 1,568 | 54.8% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
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 | 1,976 | 361 | 2,337 | 84.6% |
| Surbiton Hill | 1,498 | 311 | 1,809 | 82.8% |
| Coombe Vale | 1,168 | 293 | 1,461 | 79.9% |
| Grove | 1,136 | 146 | 1,282 | 88.6% |
| Norbiton | 1,033 | 206 | 1,239 | 83.4% |
| Tudor | 978 | 248 | 1,226 | 79.8% |
| Kingston Town | 810 | 240 | 1,050 | 77.1% |
| Old Malden | 750 | 255 | 1,005 | 74.6% |
| Berrylands | 793 | 179 | 972 | 81.6% |
| Alexandra | 708 | 255 | 963 | 73.5% |
| Canbury | 687 | 143 | 830 | 82.8% |
| Beverley | 654 | 143 | 797 | 82.1% |
| New Malden Village | 547 | 203 | 750 | 72.9% |
| St Mark's & Seething Wells | 577 | 162 | 739 | 78.1% |
| Kingston Gate | 536 | 129 | 665 | 80.6% |
| Tolworth | 445 | 192 | 637 | 69.9% |
| St Mark's | 477 | 123 | 600 | 79.5% |
| Chessington South | 465 | 98 | 563 | 82.6% |
| St James | 429 | 120 | 549 | 78.1% |
| Tolworth & Hook Rise | 421 | 121 | 542 | 77.7% |
| Chessington South & Malden Rushett | 324 | 145 | 469 | 69.1% |
| Motspur Park & Old Malden East | 290 | 119 | 409 | 70.9% |
| Hook & Chessington North | 302 | 102 | 404 | 74.8% |
| Canbury Gardens | 294 | 88 | 382 | 77.0% |
| King George's & Sunray | 218 | 87 | 305 | 71.5% |
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 15.9pp 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00164/PAEXT Coombe Hill | Erection of single storey rear extension (Maximum 6.0m in depth, maximum height | Refused |
| 25/03257/HOU Motspur Park & Old Malden East | Erection of single storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Roof al | Approved |
| 25/03269/HOU Chessington South & Malden Rushett | Conversion of an existing garage into habitable space and erection of single sto | Approved |
| 25/03226/HOU Coombe Vale | Demolition of an existing front boundary wall and gates, erection of 1no electri | Approved |
| 26/00054/HOU New Malden Village | Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension. | Approved |
| 25/03122/HOU Kingston Town | Erection of single storey rear and side return extension | Approved |
| 25/03216/HOU Norbiton | Erection of part first floor rear extension and single storey rear extension. | Approved |
| 25/03164/FUL St Mark's & Seething Wells | Erection of a single storey garden room in the rear garden to be used as a home | Approved |
| 25/03327/CPU St Mark's & Seething Wells | Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 25/03219/FUL Tolworth | Conversion of single dwellinghouse into two self-contained flats, including subd | Approved |
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Based on 23,239 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Kingston is 80.0%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 23,239 planning decisions from Kingston council. 18,599 were approved and 4,640 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Kingston is 80.0%, 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.