Which ward in Tonbridge & Malling has the highest planning approval rate?

Snodland East And Ham Hill at 96.2% based on 104 decisions.

Which ward in Tonbridge & Malling has the lowest planning approval rate?

Burham And Wouldham at 81.4% based on 86 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Tonbridge & Malling?

There is a 14.8% gap between Snodland East And Ham Hill and Burham And Wouldham. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Tonbridge & Malling

Planning outcomes in Tonbridge & Malling are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 14.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

5,935 real decisions·35 wards·Updated September 2026

All 35 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Snodland East And Ham Hill	104	100	4	96.2%
2	Aylesford South And Ditton	441	423	18	95.9%
3	Medway	205	194	11	94.6%
4	Vauxhall	260	245	15	94.2%
5	Cage Green And Angel	291	274	17	94.2%
6	Bourne	383	360	23	94.0%
7	Larkfield North	47	44	3	93.6%
8	Higham	244	227	17	93.0%
9	Walderslade	91	84	7	92.3%
10	East Malling West Malling And Offham	509	469	40	92.1%
11	Aylesford North And North Downs	253	233	20	92.1%
12	Larkfield	101	93	8	92.1%
13	Ditton	178	163	15	91.6%
14	Aylesford South	165	151	14	91.5%
15	Kings Hill	353	322	31	91.2%
16	Castle	271	247	24	91.1%
17	East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury	262	238	24	90.8%
18	Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh	138	125	13	90.6%
19	Borough Green And Platt	202	182	20	90.1%
20	Judd	312	280	32	89.7%
21	East Malling	184	164	20	89.1%
22	Pilgrims With Ightham	465	414	51	89.0%
23	Trench	99	88	11	88.9%
24	West Malling And Leybourne	324	287	37	88.6%
25	Wateringbury	76	67	9	88.2%
26	Hildenborough	611	539	72	88.2%
27	Aylesford North And Walderslade	234	206	28	88.0%
28	Cage Green	117	103	14	88.0%
29	Hadlow And East Peckham	284	247	37	87.0%
30	Borough Green And Long Mill	440	381	59	86.6%
31	Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted	377	326	51	86.5%
32	Downs And Mereworth	313	269	44	85.9%
33	Snodland West And Holborough Lakes	99	85	14	85.9%
34	Larkfield South	65	54	11	83.1%
35	Burham And Wouldham	86	70	16	81.4%

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What the data tells us

A 14.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. Snodland East And Ham Hill approves 96.2% of applications while Burham And Wouldham approves just 81.4%. 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 5,935 planning decisions in Tonbridge & Malling, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Tonbridge & Malling Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →