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

Horley East Historic at 100.0% based on 16 decisions.

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

Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne at 86.3% based on 1,645 decisions.

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

There is a 13.7% 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 13.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

13,287 real decisions·16 wards·Updated March 2026

88.6% approved overall. But 1,516 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Reigate & Banstead shifts your odds by up to 13.7%. 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	16	16	0	100.0%
2	Meadvale And St Johns	873	803	70	92.0%
3	South Park And Woodhatch	542	493	49	91.0%
4	Tattenham Corner And Preston	525	476	49	90.7%
5	Banstead Village	907	820	87	90.4%
6	Redhill East	506	456	50	90.1%
7	Reigate	1,692	1,513	179	89.4%
8	Redhill West And Wray Common	652	582	70	89.3%
9	Horley Central And South	945	843	102	89.2%
10	Horley West And Sidlow	762	674	88	88.5%
11	Hooley, Merstham And Netherne	832	731	101	87.9%
12	Earlswood And Whitebushes	483	422	61	87.4%
13	Nork	896	781	115	87.2%
14	Lower Kingswood Tadworth And Walton	1,376	1,194	182	86.8%
15	Horley East And Salfords	589	511	78	86.8%
16	Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne	1,645	1,420	225	86.3%

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What the data tells us

A 13.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Horley East Historic approves 100.0% of applications while Chipstead, Kingswood And Woodmansterne approves just 86.3%. 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 13,287 planning decisions in Reigate & Banstead, January 2020 to present. 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 →