Reigate & Banstead planning approval rate
Reigate & Banstead council approved 88.6% of planning applications and refused 11.4%, based on 13,594 decisions analysed. Ranked 98th out of 284 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
88.6%
overall approval rate
13,594
Decisions analysed
12,045
Approved
1,549
Refused
17
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.
86.9%
93.2%
85.4%
68.6%
88.4%
79.6%
88.2%
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Reigate & Banstead, mined from 13,594 proposal descriptions.
90.1%
90.0%
90.0%
86.9%
88.6%
88.0%
89.7%
86.0%
91.0%
91.0%
90.8%
90.0%
92.9%
86.2%
84.9%
98.0%
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Reigate & Banstead. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Reigate
89.4%
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
86.3%
Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton
86.7%
Horley Central And South
89.4%
Banstead Village
90.3%
Nork
87.2%
Meadvale And St Johns
92.1%
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
87.9%
Horley West And Sidlow
88.5%
Redhill West And Wray Common
89.5%
Horley East And Salfords
86.8%
South Park And Woodhatch
90.7%
Tattenham Corner And Preston
90.7%
Redhill East
90.0%
Earlswood And Whitebushes
87.3%
Wards in Reigate & Banstead
Reigate
89.4% approval · 1,740 decisions
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
86.3% approval · 1,677 decisions
Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton
86.7% approval · 1,395 decisions
Horley Central And South
89.4% approval · 964 decisions
Banstead Village
90.3% approval · 934 decisions
Nork
87.2% approval · 917 decisions
Meadvale And St Johns
92.1% approval · 904 decisions
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
87.9% approval · 849 decisions
Horley West And Sidlow
88.5% approval · 773 decisions
Redhill West And Wray Common
89.5% approval · 678 decisions
Horley East And Salfords
86.8% approval · 598 decisions
South Park And Woodhatch
90.7% approval · 557 decisions
Tattenham Corner And Preston
90.7% approval · 536 decisions
Redhill East
90.0% approval · 520 decisions
Earlswood And Whitebushes
87.3% approval · 490 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Reigate & Banstead, showing how the council decides real applications.
Demolition of existing garage. Erection of an outbuilding. Alterations to the ex · Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Erection of a single storey rear extension. · Horley Central And South · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Proposed front porch. · Horley Central And South · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Reigate & Banstead
What is the planning approval rate in Reigate & Banstead?
Based on 13,594 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Reigate & Banstead approved 88.6% of applications and refused 11.4%. The council is ranked 98th out of 284 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Reigate & Banstead?
Reigate & Banstead refuses 11.4% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 9. That is close to the UK average of 11.7%. Out of 13,594 decided applications since 2020, 1,549 were refused. PlanningLens lets you check any postcode to see which applications were refused near a specific property.
Which areas of Reigate & Banstead have the highest planning approval rates?
The highest approval rates in Reigate & Banstead are in Meadvale And St Johns (92.1%), Tattenham Corner And Preston (90.7%), and South Park And Woodhatch (90.7%). Approval rates vary significantly by ward, see the full ward breakdown above.
What types of planning application are most common in Reigate & Banstead?
The most common planning application types in Reigate & Banstead are: Full (5,247 decisions, 86.9% approved), Other (5,154, 93.2%), and Trees (1,602, 85.4%).
How long does a planning application take in Reigate & Banstead?
Planning applications in Reigate & Banstead take an average of 10.1 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 13,465 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Reigate & Banstead decides approximately 2,266 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Reigate & Banstead?
You can search planning applications in Reigate & Banstead directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 13,594 historical decisions in Reigate & Banstead to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Reigate & Banstead calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Reigate & Banstead's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at planninglens.co.uk/methodology.