Which ward in Reigate & Banstead has the highest planning approval rate?

Horley East Historic at 100.0% based on 17 decisions.

Which ward in Reigate & Banstead has the lowest planning approval rate?

Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne at 86.5% based on 1,737 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Reigate & Banstead?

There is a 13.5% gap between Horley East Historic and Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Reigate & Banstead

Planning outcomes in Reigate & Banstead are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 13.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

14,128 real decisions·16 wards·Updated August 2026

88.7% approved overall. But 1,594 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Reigate & Banstead shifts your odds by up to 13.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 16 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Horley East Historic	17	17	0	100.0%
2	Meadvale And St Johns	943	869	74	92.2%
3	Tattenham Corner And Preston	561	511	50	91.1%
4	South Park And Woodhatch	574	521	53	90.8%
5	Banstead Village	975	877	98	89.9%
6	Reigate	1,819	1,629	190	89.6%
7	Redhill East	541	485	56	89.6%
8	Redhill West And Wray Common	709	635	74	89.6%
9	Horley Central And South	999	893	106	89.4%
10	Horley West And Sidlow	803	712	91	88.7%
11	Hooley, Merstham And Netherne	885	778	107	87.9%
12	Nork	952	835	117	87.7%
13	Earlswood And Whitebushes	504	441	63	87.5%
14	Horley East And Salfords	611	533	78	87.2%
15	Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton	1,451	1,259	192	86.8%
16	Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne	1,737	1,502	235	86.5%

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An extension might sail through in Horley East Historic but face serious resistance in Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne.
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What the data tells us

A 13.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Horley East Historic approves 100.0% of applications while Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne approves just 86.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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.

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 14,128 planning decisions in Reigate & Banstead, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Reigate & Banstead Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →