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

Aylesford South And Ditton at 96.2% based on 424 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 Aylesford South And Ditton 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.

8,694 real decisions·35 wards·Updated August 2026

All 35 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Aylesford South And Ditton	424	408	16	96.2%
2	Snodland East And Ham Hill	103	99	4	96.1%
3	Medway	205	194	11	94.6%
4	Vauxhall	251	236	15	94.0%
5	Cage Green And Angel	281	264	17	94.0%
6	Bourne	370	347	23	93.8%
7	Larkfield North	47	44	3	93.6%
8	Higham	239	222	17	92.9%
9	Aylesford North And North Downs	243	224	19	92.2%
10	East Malling West Malling And Offham	478	440	38	92.1%
11	Walderslade	88	81	7	92.0%
12	Larkfield	98	90	8	91.8%
13	Ditton	178	163	15	91.6%
14	Aylesford South	165	151	14	91.5%
15	Castle	271	247	24	91.1%
16	East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury	257	234	23	91.1%
17	Kings Hill	344	313	31	91.0%
18	Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh	133	121	12	91.0%
19	Borough Green And Platt	188	169	19	89.9%
20	Judd	303	272	31	89.8%
21	East Malling	184	164	20	89.1%
22	Pilgrims With Ightham	444	394	50	88.7%
23	West Malling And Leybourne	324	287	37	88.6%
24	Trench	96	85	11	88.5%
25	Wateringbury	76	67	9	88.2%
26	Hildenborough	602	531	71	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	95	81	14	85.3%
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. Aylesford South And Ditton 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 8,694 planning decisions in Tonbridge & Malling, January 2020 to August 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 →