Downs And Mereworth planning approval rate
Downs And Mereworth ward in Tonbridge & Malling has a 85.9% approval rate based on 313 planning decisions. Tonbridge & Malling overall: 90.1%.
Last updated: May 2026
85.9%
ward approval rate
313
Decisions
269
Approved
44
Refused
90.1%
Tonbridge & Malling average
Downs And Mereworth is 4.2 percentage points below the Tonbridge & Malling average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Downs And Mereworth compares
Downs And Mereworth ward
85.9%
Tonbridge & Malling overall
90.1%
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Recent decisions in Downs And Mereworth
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
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Pilgrims With Ightham (89.0%)
Aylesford South And Ditton (95.9%)
West Malling And Leybourne (88.6%)
Kings Hill (90.4%)
Bourne (93.8%)
Hadlow And East Peckham (87.0%)
Castle (91.1%)