Reigate & Banstead planning approval rate
Reigate & Banstead council approved 88.7% of planning applications and refused 11.3%, based on 14,128 decisions analysed. Ranked 101st out of 300 councils for strictness.
Last updated: August 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to August 2026
88.7%
overall approval rate
14,128
Decisions analysed
12,534
Approved
1,594
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.
87.0%
93.3%
85.6%
69.0%
78.2%
88.7%
88.6%
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Reigate & Banstead, mined from 14,128 proposal descriptions.
90.2%
90.1%
90.1%
86.8%
88.9%
88.0%
89.5%
85.5%
91.3%
91.3%
91.1%
89.9%
93.1%
86.4%
85.5%
98.0%
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Reigate & Banstead. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Reigate
89.6%
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
86.5%
Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton
86.8%
Horley Central And South
89.4%
Banstead Village
89.9%
Nork
87.7%
Meadvale And St Johns
92.2%
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
87.9%
Horley West And Sidlow
88.7%
Redhill West And Wray Common
89.6%
Horley East And Salfords
87.2%
South Park And Woodhatch
90.8%
Tattenham Corner And Preston
91.1%
Redhill East
89.6%
Earlswood And Whitebushes
87.5%
Wards in Reigate & Banstead
Reigate
89.6% approval · 1,819 decisions
Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne
86.5% approval · 1,737 decisions
Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton
86.8% approval · 1,451 decisions
Horley Central And South
89.4% approval · 999 decisions
Banstead Village
89.9% approval · 975 decisions
Nork
87.7% approval · 952 decisions
Meadvale And St Johns
92.2% approval · 943 decisions
Hooley, Merstham And Netherne
87.9% approval · 885 decisions
Horley West And Sidlow
88.7% approval · 803 decisions
Redhill West And Wray Common
89.6% approval · 709 decisions
Horley East And Salfords
87.2% approval · 611 decisions
South Park And Woodhatch
90.8% approval · 574 decisions
Tattenham Corner And Preston
91.1% approval · 561 decisions
Redhill East
89.6% approval · 541 decisions
Earlswood And Whitebushes
87.5% approval · 504 decisions
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Reigate & Banstead, showing how the council decides real applications.
Proposed single storey side and rear extension with porch · Nork · Wed 05 Aug 2026
Proposed single-storey rear extension, demolition of the existing garage and cre · South Park And Woodhatch · Wed 05 Aug 2026
Demolish existing shed to side and erection of a single storey side extension wi · Hooley, Merstham And Netherne · Wed 05 Aug 2026
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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 14,128 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Reigate & Banstead approved 88.7% of applications and refused 11.3%. The council is ranked 101st out of 300 UK councils for approval rate.
How many planning applications are refused in Reigate & Banstead?
Reigate & Banstead refuses 11.3% of planning applications, roughly 1 in 9. That is close to the UK average of 11.4%. Out of 14,128 decided applications since 2020, 1,594 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 (92.2%), Tattenham Corner And Preston (91.1%), and South Park And Woodhatch (90.8%). 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 (5,406 decisions, 87.0% approved), Other (5,378, 93.3%), and Trees (1,669, 85.6%).
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 13,996 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 2,355 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 14,128 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.