Wandsworth Council approves 93.5% of planning applications, based on 26,261 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Wandsworth sits 5.5 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Wandsworth.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 20,020 | 1,202 | 21,222 | 94.3% |
| Full | 4,066 | 370 | 4,436 | 91.7% |
| Prior Approval | 467 | 136 | 603 | 77.4% |
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamesfield | 1,637 | 107 | 1,744 | 93.9% |
| Wandsworth Common | 1,464 | 115 | 1,579 | 92.7% |
| Balham | 1,434 | 93 | 1,527 | 93.9% |
| West Putney | 1,208 | 90 | 1,298 | 93.1% |
| Northcote | 1,212 | 79 | 1,291 | 93.9% |
| East Putney | 1,116 | 82 | 1,198 | 93.2% |
| Southfields | 912 | 70 | 982 | 92.9% |
| Furzedown | 835 | 78 | 913 | 91.5% |
| Wandsworth Town | 759 | 74 | 833 | 91.1% |
| West Hill | 680 | 67 | 747 | 91.0% |
| Tooting Broadway | 654 | 83 | 737 | 88.7% |
| Trinity | 634 | 71 | 705 | 89.9% |
| Queenstown | 629 | 5 | 634 | 99.2% |
| Roehampton | 590 | 36 | 626 | 94.2% |
| Lavender | 543 | 56 | 599 | 90.7% |
| South Balham | 565 | 31 | 596 | 94.8% |
| Wandle | 532 | 63 | 595 | 89.4% |
| Tooting Bec | 482 | 78 | 560 | 86.1% |
| St. Mary'S Park | 554 | 5 | 559 | 99.1% |
| Fairfield | 542 | 13 | 555 | 97.7% |
| Nine Elms | 521 | 11 | 532 | 97.9% |
| Nightingale | 512 | 9 | 521 | 98.3% |
| Shaftesbury & Queenstown | 480 | 38 | 518 | 92.7% |
| Battersea Park | 462 | 38 | 500 | 92.4% |
| Earlsfield | 490 | 9 | 499 | 98.2% |
Showing top 25 of 57 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Wandsworth’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 5.5pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Wandsworth council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/4673 Lavender | Alterations including installation and replacement of an existing rear window wi | Approved |
| 2025/4558 Thamesfield | Alterations including erection of roof extension to main rear roof including rai | Approved |
| 2025/4049 Wandsworth Common | Display of fascia signage to fencing panels facing Riverside Road. | Approved |
| 2026/0099 Wandsworth Town | Alterations including erection of a mansard roof extension to main rear roof and | Approved |
| 2025/4653 Lavender | Alterations including erection of an extension to the main rear roof; Erection o | Approved |
| 2025/4555 Thamesfield | Alterations including erection of extension above part of two-storey back additi | Approved |
| 2025/4646 Trinity | Repositioning and reduction in size of window to the first floor side elevation | Approved |
| 2025/4442 Battersea Park | Removal of an existing window and installation of timber french doors to the gro | Approved |
| 2025/4625 South Balham | Demolition of existing and erection of a new single storey rear extension. | Approved |
| 2025/4591 Wandsworth Town | Installation of replacement windows to front and side elevations at first, secon | Refused |
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Based on 26,261 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Wandsworth is 93.5%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 26,261 planning decisions from Wandsworth council. 24,553 were approved and 1,708 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Wandsworth is 93.5%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.