Reigate & Banstead Council approves 86.5% of planning applications, based on 7,499 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Reigate & Banstead sits 1.5 percentage points above the national average.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 2,395 decided applications, Reigate & Banstead Council approved 89.6% of planning applications in 2025. Across 7,499 decisions on record (January 2020 to September 2026), the overall approval rate in Reigate & Banstead is 86.5%; the national average across UK councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Reigate & Banstead council planning portal records · Data to 29 September 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Reigate & Banstead.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 5,150 | 373 | 5,523 | 93.2% |
| Full | 4,805 | 707 | 5,512 | 87.2% |
| Trees | 1,459 | 243 | 1,702 | 85.7% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 955 | 186 | 1,141 | 83.7% |
| Advertisement | 126 | 34 | 160 | 78.8% |
| Prior Approval | 109 | 49 | 158 | 69.0% |
| Listed Building | 133 | 17 | 150 | 88.7% |
| Change of Use | 81 | 10 | 91 | 89.0% |
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Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigate | 1,663 | 191 | 1,854 | 89.7% |
| Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne | 1,525 | 237 | 1,762 | 86.5% |
| Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton | 1,285 | 194 | 1,479 | 86.9% |
| Horley Central And South | 908 | 107 | 1,015 | 89.5% |
| Banstead Village | 904 | 105 | 1,009 | 89.6% |
| Meadvale And St Johns | 903 | 76 | 979 | 92.2% |
| Nork | 856 | 118 | 974 | 87.9% |
| Hooley, Merstham And Netherne | 798 | 112 | 910 | 87.7% |
| Horley West And Sidlow | 731 | 93 | 824 | 88.7% |
| Redhill West And Wray Common | 644 | 74 | 718 | 89.7% |
| Horley East And Salfords | 544 | 80 | 624 | 87.2% |
| South Park And Woodhatch | 531 | 53 | 584 | 90.9% |
| Tattenham Corner And Preston | 521 | 50 | 571 | 91.2% |
| Redhill East | 497 | 56 | 553 | 89.9% |
| Earlswood And Whitebushes | 453 | 63 | 516 | 87.8% |
| Horley East Historic | 18 | 0 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Horley West Historic | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% |
How Reigate & Banstead’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 2.4pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Reigate & Banstead council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/01142/HHOLD South Park And Woodhatch | Retention and completion of a partially constructed front porch. | Approved |
| 26/01317/HHOLD Horley East And Salfords | Erection of a single storey ancillary residential annexe within the rear garden | Approved |
| 26/01300/CLP Banstead Village | Loft conversion including a hip-to-gable roof extension and a rear dormer extens | Refused |
| 26/01267/HHOLD Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton | Convert detached garage to gym/games room. | Approved |
| 26/01251/F Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton | Erection of a stretched tent structure over the external area to the rear of the | Approved |
| 26/01248/F Horley East And Salfords | Improve the parking by changing the front forecourt to introduce three car parki | Approved |
| 26/01273/HHOLD Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton | Garage conversion to habitable rooms, rear kitchen extension, solar panels, roof | Approved |
| 26/01268/HHOLD Reigate | Demolition of the existing single storey extension and construction of a replace | Approved |
| 26/01176/PIP Banstead Village | Demotion of the existing buildings and erection of up to 2 dwellings with associ | Refused |
| 26/01362/PIP Horley West And Sidlow | Erection of up to 9 self-build dwellings. As amended on 04/09/2026. | Refused |
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Based on 7,499 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Reigate & Banstead is 86.5%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 85.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 7,499 planning decisions from Reigate & Banstead council. 6,485 were approved and 1,014 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, January 2020 to September 2026.
The average approval rate in Reigate & Banstead is 86.5%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
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