Reigate & Banstead planning approval rate

Reigate & Banstead council approved 88.6% of planning applications and refused 11.4%, based on 13,287 decisions analysed. Ranked 82nd out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

88.6%

overall approval rate

13,287

Decisions analysed

11,771

Approved

1,516

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Reigate & Banstead? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Reigate & Banstead. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (5,133 decided)

86.9%

Other (5,045 decided)

93.2%

Trees (1,562 decided)

85.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness (1,041 decided)

83.5%

Prior Approval (144 decided)

67.4%

Listed Building (142 decided)

88.0%

Advertisement (139 decided)

79.9%

Change of Use (81 decided)

87.7%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Reigate & Banstead — mined from 13,287 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (3,468 decided)

90.0%

Rear Extension (2,551 decided)

90.0%

Side Extension (1,509 decided)

89.9%

Dormer (1,036 decided)

87.0%

New Build (990 decided)

88.5%

Extension (General) (970 decided)

88.0%

Outbuilding (767 decided)

89.7%

Loft Conversion (728 decided)

86.1%

Change of Use (Residential) (568 decided)

84.3%

Conservatory (455 decided)

91.0%

Front Extension (308 decided)

90.9%

Wraparound Extension (279 decided)

90.7%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (199 decided)

89.9%

Basement (165 decided)

93.3%

Annex (165 decided)

86.1%

Flat Conversion (50 decided)

84.0%

HMO (47 decided)

97.9%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Reigate & Banstead. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Reigate (1,692 decided)

89.4%

Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne (1,645 decided)

86.3%

Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton (1,376 decided)

86.8%

Horley Central And South (945 decided)

89.2%

Banstead Village (907 decided)

90.4%

Nork (896 decided)

87.2%

Meadvale And St Johns (873 decided)

92.0%

Hooley, Merstham And Netherne (832 decided)

87.9%

Horley West And Sidlow (762 decided)

88.5%

Redhill West And Wray Common (652 decided)

89.3%

Horley East And Salfords (589 decided)

86.8%

South Park And Woodhatch (542 decided)

91.0%

Tattenham Corner And Preston (525 decided)

90.7%

Redhill East (506 decided)

90.1%

Earlswood And Whitebushes (483 decided)

87.4%

Wards in Reigate & Banstead

Reigate

89.4% approval · 1,692 decisions

Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne

86.3% approval · 1,645 decisions

Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton

86.8% approval · 1,376 decisions

Horley Central And South

89.2% approval · 945 decisions

Banstead Village

90.4% approval · 907 decisions

Nork

87.2% approval · 896 decisions

Meadvale And St Johns

92.0% approval · 873 decisions

Hooley, Merstham And Netherne

87.9% approval · 832 decisions

Horley West And Sidlow

88.5% approval · 762 decisions

Redhill West And Wray Common

89.3% approval · 652 decisions

Horley East And Salfords

86.8% approval · 589 decisions

South Park And Woodhatch

91.0% approval · 542 decisions

Tattenham Corner And Preston

90.7% approval · 525 decisions

Redhill East

90.1% approval · 506 decisions

Earlswood And Whitebushes

87.4% approval · 483 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Reigate & Banstead, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00065/CLP

Proposed use of the flat as a small HMO (Use Class C4) for 3 residents. · Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00008/HHOLD

Rear extension of the kitchen facilitating new dining and snug areas with 2 sky · Banstead Village · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Approved

25/02194/HHOLD

Single storey rear extension with shallow pitched roof. · Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Refused

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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