Which ward in Wandsworth has the highest planning approval rate?

Adjoining borough - Historic at 100.0% based on 31 decisions.

Which ward in Wandsworth has the lowest planning approval rate?

Graveney - Historic at 71.0% based on 62 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Wandsworth?

There is a 29.0% gap between Adjoining borough - Historic and Graveney - Historic. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Wandsworth Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 75 Wards Compared (2026)

All 75 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Adjoining borough - Historic	31	31	0	100.0%
2	LATCHMERE	235	235	0	100.0%
3	QUEENSTOWN	486	485	1	99.8%
4	FURZEDOWN	250	249	1	99.6%
5	WEST PUTNEY	199	198	1	99.5%
6	THAMESFIELD	536	532	4	99.3%
7	ROEHAMPTON	135	134	1	99.3%
8	BEDFORD	377	374	3	99.2%
9	ST. MARY'S PARK	559	554	5	99.1%
10	NIGHTINGALE	427	423	4	99.1%
11	EARLSFIELD	413	409	4	99.0%
12	GRAVENEY	309	306	3	99.0%
13	FAIRFIELD	462	457	5	98.9%
14	ROEHAMPTON AND PUTNEY HEATH	87	86	1	98.9%
15	BALHAM	444	438	6	98.6%
16	WEST HILL	130	128	2	98.5%
17	NORTHCOTE	437	430	7	98.4%
18	WANDSWORTH COMMON	315	310	5	98.4%
19	SOUTHFIELDS	356	350	6	98.3%
20	Nine Elms	576	565	11	98.1%
21	SHAFTESBURY	343	335	8	97.7%
22	TOOTING	397	388	9	97.7%
23	EAST PUTNEY	364	355	9	97.5%
24	Queenstown	148	144	4	97.3%
25	Bedford - Historic	73	71	2	97.3%
26	Queenstown - Historic	183	175	8	95.6%
27	West Hill - Historic	110	105	5	95.5%
28	Latchmere	41	39	2	95.1%
29	South Balham	643	611	32	95.0%
30	East Putney - Historic	139	132	7	95.0%
31	Falconbrook	240	227	13	94.6%
32	Nightingale	93	88	5	94.6%
33	Earlsfield	86	81	5	94.2%
34	Shaftesbury - Historic	49	46	3	93.9%
35	Roehampton and Putney Heath	62	58	4	93.5%
36	Roehampton and Putney Heath - Historic	61	57	4	93.4%
37	Nightingale - Historic	90	84	6	93.3%
38	St. Mary's Park - Historic	102	95	7	93.1%
39	Bedford	86	80	6	93.0%
40	Shaftesbury & Queenstown	559	519	40	92.8%
41	Wandsworth Common - Historic	170	157	13	92.4%
42	Roehampton	525	484	41	92.2%
43	Tooting	101	93	8	92.1%
44	Battersea Park	540	496	44	91.9%
45	Northcote - Historic	99	91	8	91.9%
46	Balham	1,162	1,067	95	91.8%
47	Northcote	913	837	76	91.7%
48	West Putney	1,162	1,066	96	91.7%
49	West Putney - Historic	141	129	12	91.5%
50	Fairfield	93	85	8	91.4%
51	Thamesfield	1,292	1,179	113	91.3%
52	Wandsworth Common	1,390	1,269	121	91.3%
53	East Putney	900	819	81	91.0%
54	Thamesfield - Historic	165	150	15	90.9%
55	St. Mary's Park	76	69	7	90.8%
56	Wandsworth Town	906	821	85	90.6%
57	St Mary's	525	475	50	90.5%
58	Lavender	639	577	62	90.3%
59	Fairfield - Historic	131	118	13	90.1%
60	Southfields	685	615	70	89.8%
61	Trinity	763	684	79	89.6%
62	Wandle	625	559	66	89.4%
63	West Hill	652	582	70	89.3%
64	Graveney	46	41	5	89.1%
65	Balham - Historic	100	89	11	89.0%
66	Tooting Broadway	815	723	92	88.7%
67	Furzedown - Historic	42	37	5	88.1%
68	Shaftesbury	67	59	8	88.1%
69	Furzedown	723	636	87	88.0%
70	Latchmere - Historic	69	60	9	87.0%
71	Earlsfield - Historic	73	63	10	86.3%
72	Tooting Bec	603	516	87	85.6%
73	Southfields - Historic	47	36	11	76.6%
74	Tooting - Historic	60	43	17	71.7%
75	Graveney - Historic	62	44	18	71.0%

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What the data tells us

A 29.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Adjoining borough - Historic approves 100.0% of applications while Graveney - Historic approves just 71.0%. 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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