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 71.4% based on 63 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Wandsworth?

There is a 28.6% 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	Nine Elms	635	625	10	98.4%
18	NORTHCOTE	437	430	7	98.4%
19	WANDSWORTH COMMON	315	310	5	98.4%
20	SOUTHFIELDS	356	350	6	98.3%
21	SHAFTESBURY	343	335	8	97.7%
22	TOOTING	397	388	9	97.7%
23	EAST PUTNEY	364	355	9	97.5%
24	Queenstown	147	143	4	97.3%
25	Bedford - Historic	74	72	2	97.3%
26	Queenstown - Historic	185	177	8	95.7%
27	West Hill - Historic	110	105	5	95.5%
28	Latchmere	41	39	2	95.1%
29	South Balham	679	645	34	95.0%
30	East Putney - Historic	140	133	7	95.0%
31	Nightingale	93	88	5	94.6%
32	Falconbrook	257	242	15	94.2%
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	Nightingale - Historic	91	85	6	93.4%
37	Roehampton and Putney Heath - Historic	61	57	4	93.4%
38	St. Mary's Park - Historic	104	97	7	93.3%
39	Bedford	86	80	6	93.0%
40	Shaftesbury & Queenstown	594	552	42	92.9%
41	Battersea Park	578	534	44	92.4%
42	Wandsworth Common - Historic	170	157	13	92.4%
43	Roehampton	549	507	42	92.3%
44	Tooting	101	93	8	92.1%
45	Northcote - Historic	99	91	8	91.9%
46	West Putney	1,224	1,120	104	91.5%
47	Northcote	965	883	82	91.5%
48	West Putney - Historic	141	129	12	91.5%
49	Fairfield	93	85	8	91.4%
50	Balham	1,238	1,130	108	91.3%
51	Thamesfield - Historic	171	156	15	91.2%
52	Wandsworth Common	1,444	1,315	129	91.1%
53	Thamesfield	1,355	1,234	121	91.1%
54	St. Mary's Park	76	69	7	90.8%
55	East Putney	955	865	90	90.6%
56	Wandsworth Town	950	861	89	90.6%
57	St Mary's	555	502	53	90.5%
58	Lavender	690	623	67	90.3%
59	Fairfield - Historic	131	118	13	90.1%
60	Wandle	653	587	66	89.9%
61	Trinity	807	723	84	89.6%
62	Southfields	715	640	75	89.5%
63	West Hill	676	604	72	89.3%
64	Balham - Historic	101	90	11	89.1%
65	Graveney	46	41	5	89.1%
66	Tooting Broadway	873	776	97	88.9%
67	Furzedown - Historic	42	37	5	88.1%
68	Shaftesbury	67	59	8	88.1%
69	Furzedown	748	658	90	88.0%
70	Latchmere - Historic	69	60	9	87.0%
71	Earlsfield - Historic	76	65	11	85.5%
72	Tooting Bec	640	546	94	85.3%
73	Southfields - Historic	47	36	11	76.6%
74	Tooting - Historic	60	43	17	71.7%
75	Graveney - Historic	63	45	18	71.4%

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What the data tells us

A 28.6% gap separates the best and worst wards. Adjoining borough - Historic approves 100.0% of applications while Graveney - Historic approves just 71.4%. 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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