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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Lambeth

Planning outcomes in Lambeth are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 48.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

30,422 real decisions·79 wards·Updated March 2026
98.5%
Highest: PRINCE'S
50.0%
Lowest: Brixton Rush Common
48.5%
Gap
79
Wards
84.6% approved overall. But 4,694 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Lambeth shifts your odds by up to 48.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 79 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1PRINCE'S2752714
98.5%
2STOCKWELL1591563
98.1%
3ADJBOR51501
98.0%
4COLDHARBOUR3363297
97.9%
5THURLOW PARK2792736
97.8%
6VASSALL1611574
97.5%
7TULSE HILL2422366
97.5%
8BISHOP'S2622557
97.3%
9FERNDALE40038911
97.2%
10LARKHALL38036812
96.8%
11GIPSY HILL2442368
96.7%
12KNIGHT'S HILL2322248
96.6%
13BRIXTON HILL31930811
96.6%
14ST. LEONARD'S43541916
96.3%
15HERNE HILL33432113
96.1%
16STREATHAM SOUTH1741677
96.0%
17CLAPHAM TOWN36034515
95.8%
18STREATHAM WELLS25724611
95.7%
19Waterloo & South Bank19181
94.7%
20CLAPHAM COMMON29928316
94.6%
21THORNTON1281208
93.8%
22STREATHAM HILL19317914
92.7%
23CLPARK34732027
92.2%
24BISHOP82174873
91.1%
25THORNT49344944
91.1%
26WATERL84576778
90.8%
27STRHWE54949752
90.5%
28OVAL1,062944118
88.9%
29Clapham Common & Abbeville17152
88.2%
30Brixton Acre Lane17152
88.2%
31Oval16142
87.5%
32COLDH56749374
86.9%
33PRINCE54146675
86.1%
34CLTOW854734120
85.9%
35HNHILL64855692
85.8%
36MYATTS25321538
85.0%
37STRHIL53845583
84.6%
38CLCOMM50242082
83.7%
39STRHEA25221042
83.3%
40STRCOM696580116
83.3%
41VASSAL44036575
83.0%
42BRIXH52843791
82.8%
43STRWEL41734572
82.7%
44CLAPC572468104
81.8%
45TULSEH37230468
81.7%
46STRSTH648529119
81.6%
47STRSTL587477110
81.3%
48West Dulwich16133
81.2%
49STRWLL28623254
81.1%
50STEAST37630571
81.1%
51STOCKW44335984
81.0%
52VAUXHA33026664
80.6%
53HERNEH759612147
80.6%
54BRACRE530426104
80.4%
55LKHALL48438896
80.2%
56CLTOWN946757189
80.0%
57KENNIN585468117
80.0%
58Streatham St Leonards15123
80.0%
59Streatham Common & Vale15123
80.0%
60THURPK578457121
79.1%
61WESTDU536422114
78.7%
62STLEN647507140
78.4%
63OVALWA561430131
76.6%
64GIPSY530406124
76.6%
65KNHILL534407127
76.2%
66FNDALE525398127
75.8%
67Clapham Town33258
75.8%
68CLEAST37228092
75.3%
69BRWIND37528095
74.7%
70BRNRTH34025189
73.8%
71STWEST30822583
73.1%
72BRRUSH388281107
72.4%
73KNIGHT589417172
70.8%
74St Martins1073
70.0%
75STMART26318281
69.2%
76Knights Hill19136
68.4%
77Herne Hill Loughborough Junction19136
68.4%
78GIPSYH352238114
67.6%
79Brixton Rush Common1266
50.0%
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What the data tells us

1
A 48.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. PRINCE'S approves 98.5% of applications while Brixton Rush Common approves just 50.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
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.
3
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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Methodology: Covers 30,422 planning decisions in Lambeth, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Lambeth Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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