Which ward in Merton has the highest planning approval rate?

RAVENSBURY at 98.9% based on 92 decisions.

Which ward in Merton has the lowest planning approval rate?

Cricket Green at 71.2% based on 215 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Merton?

There is a 27.7% gap between RAVENSBURY and Cricket Green. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Merton Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 66 Wards Compared (2026)

All 66 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	RAVENSBURY	92	91	1	98.9%
2	VILLAGE	487	479	8	98.4%
3	POLLARDS HILL	63	62	1	98.4%
4	COLLIERS WOOD	202	198	4	98.0%
5	TRINITY	197	193	4	98.0%
6	LOWER MORDEN	48	47	1	97.9%
7	RAYNES PARK	175	171	4	97.7%
8	ST. HELIER	82	80	2	97.6%
9	HILLSIDE	251	245	6	97.6%
10	CRICKET GREEN	198	193	5	97.5%
11	DUNDONALD	195	190	5	97.4%
12	MERTON PARK	123	119	4	96.7%
13	WIMBLEDON PARK	266	257	9	96.6%
14	ABBEY	280	270	10	96.4%
15	LONGTHORNTON	81	78	3	96.3%
16	LAVENDER FIELDS	103	98	5	95.1%
17	Lavender Fields - historic	19	18	1	94.7%
18	Wimbledon Park	432	408	24	94.4%
19	WEST BARNES	105	99	6	94.3%
20	GRAVENEY	170	160	10	94.1%
21	Wimbledon Town And Dundonald	76	71	5	93.4%
22	FIGGE'S MARSH	101	94	7	93.1%
23	Village_historic	640	591	49	92.3%
24	Durnsford	12	11	1	91.7%
25	Village	725	665	60	91.7%
26	Abbey	395	359	36	90.9%
27	Trinity	11	10	1	90.9%
28	Wandle	204	185	19	90.7%
29	CANNON HILL	51	46	5	90.2%
30	Wimbledon Town and Dundonald	543	489	54	90.1%
31	Wimbledon Park_historic	554	499	55	90.1%
32	Hillside	411	368	43	89.5%
33	Raynes Park	499	444	55	89.0%
34	West Barnes_historic	429	381	48	88.8%
35	Dundonald_histroic	624	549	75	88.0%
36	Raynes Park_histroic	441	385	56	87.3%
37	Hillside_histroic	360	311	49	86.4%
38	Trinity_historic	439	378	61	86.1%
39	Village - historic	14	12	2	85.7%
40	Merton Park_histroic	494	422	72	85.4%
41	Abbey_histroic	523	438	85	83.7%
42	Pollards Hill_histroic	246	204	42	82.9%
43	Cannon Hill_historic	432	357	75	82.6%
44	Graveney_histroic	420	346	74	82.4%
45	Longthornton_historic	287	236	51	82.2%
46	Colliers Wood_histroic	374	307	67	82.1%
47	Lower Morden_histroic	275	225	50	81.8%
48	Dundonald	16	13	3	81.2%
49	Cannon Hill	435	350	85	80.5%
50	Merton Park	409	328	81	80.2%
51	Lower Morden	332	264	68	79.5%
52	Colliers Wood	371	293	78	79.0%
53	Cricket Green_histroic	218	170	48	78.0%
54	St Helier	214	164	50	76.6%
55	West Barnes	449	343	106	76.4%
56	Lavender Fields_historic	173	132	41	76.3%
57	Pollards Hill	237	180	57	75.9%
58	Figges Marsh_histroic	259	196	63	75.7%
59	Lavender Fields	217	164	53	75.6%
60	Ravensbury	229	171	58	74.7%
61	Figges Marsh	201	149	52	74.1%
62	Ravensbury_histroic	270	199	71	73.7%
63	Graveney	307	226	81	73.6%
64	Longthornton	283	208	75	73.5%
65	St Helier_histroic	227	165	62	72.7%
66	Cricket Green	215	153	62	71.2%

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What the data tells us

1

A 27.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. RAVENSBURY approves 98.9% of applications while Cricket Green approves just 71.2%. 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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