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 70.5% based on 61 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Wandsworth?

There is a 29.5% gap between Adjoining borough - Historic and Graveney - Historic. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Wandsworth

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	GRAVENEY	309	306	3	99.0%
12	EARLSFIELD	413	409	4	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	532	521	11	97.9%
21	TOOTING	397	388	9	97.7%
22	SHAFTESBURY	343	335	8	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	182	174	8	95.6%
27	West Hill - Historic	109	104	5	95.4%
28	Latchmere	42	40	2	95.2%
29	Falconbrook	229	218	11	95.2%
30	East Putney - Historic	139	132	7	95.0%
31	South Balham	596	565	31	94.8%
32	Nightingale	94	89	5	94.7%
33	Earlsfield	86	81	5	94.2%
34	Shaftesbury - Historic	49	46	3	93.9%
35	Roehampton and Putney Heath	63	59	4	93.7%
36	Roehampton and Putney Heath - Historic	62	58	4	93.5%
37	Nightingale - Historic	90	84	6	93.3%
38	Bedford	88	82	6	93.2%
39	St. Mary's Park - Historic	102	95	7	93.1%
40	Roehampton	491	456	35	92.9%
41	Shaftesbury & Queenstown	518	480	38	92.7%
42	Battersea Park	500	462	38	92.4%
43	Wandsworth Common - Historic	170	157	13	92.4%
44	Tooting	101	93	8	92.1%
45	Balham	1,083	996	87	92.0%
46	West Putney	1,099	1,010	89	91.9%
47	Northcote - Historic	99	91	8	91.9%
48	Northcote	854	782	72	91.6%
49	Thamesfield	1,208	1,105	103	91.5%
50	Fairfield	93	85	8	91.4%
51	West Putney - Historic	139	127	12	91.4%
52	Wandsworth Common	1,264	1,154	110	91.3%
53	East Putney	834	761	73	91.2%
54	Wandsworth Town	833	759	74	91.1%
55	Thamesfield - Historic	163	148	15	90.8%
56	St. Mary's Park	76	69	7	90.8%
57	Lavender	599	543	56	90.7%
58	St Mary's	495	449	46	90.7%
59	Furzedown - Historic	42	38	4	90.5%
60	Fairfield - Historic	131	118	13	90.1%
61	Trinity	705	634	71	89.9%
62	Southfields	626	562	64	89.8%
63	West Hill	617	552	65	89.5%
64	Wandle	595	532	63	89.4%
65	Graveney	46	41	5	89.1%
66	Balham - Historic	100	89	11	89.0%
67	Tooting Broadway	737	654	83	88.7%
68	Furzedown	663	586	77	88.4%
69	Shaftesbury	67	59	8	88.1%
70	Earlsfield - Historic	71	62	9	87.3%
71	Latchmere - Historic	70	61	9	87.1%
72	Tooting Bec	560	482	78	86.1%
73	Southfields - Historic	47	36	11	76.6%
74	Tooting - Historic	60	43	17	71.7%
75	Graveney - Historic	61	43	18	70.5%

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What the data tells us

1

A 29.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Adjoining borough - Historic approves 100.0% of applications while Graveney - Historic approves just 70.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

2

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.

3

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.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Wandsworth

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