Windsor & Maidenhead Council approves 85.2% of planning applications, based on 6,575 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. Windsor & Maidenhead sits 2.7 percentage points below 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 Windsor & Maidenhead.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 2,615 | 492 | 3,107 | 84.2% |
| Trees | 1,085 | 99 | 1,184 | 91.6% |
| Other | 575 | 160 | 735 | 78.2% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 539 | 139 | 678 | 79.5% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 542 | 49 | 591 | 91.7% |
| Listed Building | 181 | 29 | 210 | 86.2% |
| Advertisement | 63 | 6 | 69 | 91.3% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton And Castle | 628 | 76 | 704 | 89.2% |
| Bisham And Cookham | 542 | 61 | 603 | 89.9% |
| Ascot & Sunninghill | 469 | 100 | 569 | 82.4% |
| Hurley And Walthams | 466 | 54 | 520 | 89.6% |
| Datchet Horton And Wraysbury | 345 | 138 | 483 | 71.4% |
| Bray | 381 | 75 | 456 | 83.6% |
| Sunningdale And Cheapside | 360 | 73 | 433 | 83.1% |
| Riverside | 241 | 42 | 283 | 85.2% |
| Old Windsor | 224 | 45 | 269 | 83.3% |
| Clewer East | 209 | 38 | 247 | 84.6% |
| St Marys | 224 | 18 | 242 | 92.6% |
| Clewer And Dedworth West | 201 | 39 | 240 | 83.8% |
| Boyn Hill | 202 | 32 | 234 | 86.3% |
| Belmont | 197 | 35 | 232 | 84.9% |
| Clewer And Dedworth East | 181 | 36 | 217 | 83.4% |
| Furze Platt | 185 | 29 | 214 | 86.4% |
| Pinkneys Green | 184 | 26 | 210 | 87.6% |
| Cox Green | 173 | 19 | 192 | 90.1% |
| Oldfield | 158 | 32 | 190 | 83.2% |
| Bray Ward | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% |
Real residential planning decisions from Windsor & Maidenhead council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 21/03763/FULL Oldfield | Conversion of the existing store with new roof and alterations to fenestration. | Approved |
| 22/00096/TPO Clewer East | (G1) Conifer Hedge Row - reduce height to approx 2ft above fence height in order | Approved |
| 21/03750/FULL Eton And Castle | Part demolition and rebuilding of the existing chimney stack. | Approved |
| 21/03751/LBC Eton And Castle | Consent for part demolition and rebuilding of the existing chimney stack. | Approved |
| 21/03703/FULL Sunningdale And Cheapside | First floor rear glazed extension to enclose the existing balcony. | Approved |
| 21/03682/FULL Eton And Castle | Consent to renew roof covering in natural slate, rebuild one chimney stack and r | Approved |
| 21/03736/FULL Cox Green | Erection of a side boundary wall (Retrospective). | Approved |
| 21/03702/FULL Datchet Horton And Wraysbury | Garage conversion. | Approved |
| 22/00103/NMA Hurley And Walthams | Non material amendments to planning permission 20/03437/FULL for the alteration | Approved |
| 21/03692/FULL Clewer And Dedworth West | Single storey rear extension, following demolition of the existing rear lean-to. | Approved |
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Based on 6,575 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Windsor & Maidenhead is 85.2%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 87.9%. However, rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 6,575 planning decisions from Windsor & Maidenhead council. 5,601 were approved and 974 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Windsor & Maidenhead is 85.2%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the PlanningLens free postcode check to get a personalised score.