Which ward in Richmond has the highest planning approval rate?

BARNES at 99.4% based on 155 decisions.

Which ward in Richmond has the lowest planning approval rate?

WTT at 76.7% based on 434 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Richmond?

There is a 22.7% gap between BARNES and WTT. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Richmond

Planning outcomes in Richmond are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 22.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

32,316 real decisions·55 wards·Updated March 2026

All 55 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	BARNES	155	154	1	99.4%
2	WEST TWICKENHAM	109	107	2	98.2%
3	HAM, PETERSHAM AND RICHMOND RIVERSIDE	137	134	3	97.8%
4	FULWELL AND HAMPTON HILL	246	239	7	97.2%
5	HAMPTON WICK	207	201	6	97.1%
6	HAMPTON	212	205	7	96.7%
7	WHITTON	115	111	4	96.5%
8	NORTH RICHMOND	210	202	8	96.2%
9	HAMPTON NORTH	100	96	4	96.0%
10	KEW	188	180	8	95.7%
11	ST MARGARETS AND NORTH TWICKENHAM	136	130	6	95.6%
12	SOUTH RICHMOND	308	293	15	95.1%
13	EAST SHEEN	192	182	10	94.8%
14	TWICKENHAM RIVERSIDE	256	242	14	94.5%
15	HEATHFIELD	102	96	6	94.1%
16	SOUTH TWICKENHAM	183	171	12	93.4%
17	MORTLAKE AND BARNES COMMON	134	125	9	93.3%
18	ST. MARGARETS AND NORTH TWICKENHAM	59	55	4	93.2%
19	TEDDINGTON	249	232	17	93.2%
20	TDD	716	638	78	89.1%
21	KWW	787	700	87	88.9%
22	NRR	527	468	59	88.8%
23	SOT	679	600	79	88.4%
24	KWA	1,024	899	125	87.8%
25	SMN	705	618	87	87.7%
26	STT	497	436	61	87.7%
27	STR	1,378	1,206	172	87.5%
28	TRW	838	733	105	87.5%
29	SRW	1,612	1,409	203	87.4%
30	MRB	562	486	76	86.5%
31	HPK	568	491	77	86.4%
32	NRW	780	673	107	86.3%
33	HWI	751	648	103	86.3%
34	EAS	1,021	875	146	85.7%
35	BRN	740	632	108	85.4%
36	HMP	769	655	114	85.2%
37	BAR	872	741	131	85.0%
38	EST	652	554	98	85.0%
39	HPT	616	522	94	84.7%
40	MBC	817	691	126	84.6%
41	STM	917	773	144	84.3%
42	TED	855	718	137	84.0%
43	TWR	1,101	924	177	83.9%
44	HTN	953	793	160	83.2%
45	WTK	350	290	60	82.9%
46	WET	647	532	115	82.2%
47	FLW	505	413	92	81.8%
48	HPR	883	718	165	81.3%
49	HTF	343	279	64	81.3%
50	HEA	489	397	92	81.2%
51	FHH	733	592	141	80.8%
52	WHI	553	446	107	80.7%
53	HNN	396	310	86	78.3%
54	HPN	293	229	64	78.2%
55	WTT	434	333	101	76.7%

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What the data tells us

A 22.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. BARNES approves 99.4% of applications while WTT approves just 76.7%. 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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