Regional League Table
Planning Approval Rates in South East
The 65 local planning authorities in South East, ranked by approval rate. The regional average is 87.2% (90.9% decided in time).
| Council | Approval | In time | Decisions | Nat. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fareham | 98% | 98.8% | 595 | #1 |
| Vale of White Horse | 95.5% | 95.5% | 986 | #16 |
| Rushmoor | 95.5% | 95.5% | 313 | #17 |
| Ebbsfleet Development Corporation | 94.9% | 97.4% | 39 | #25 |
| West Oxfordshire | 94.8% | 96.9% | 1,147 | #27 |
| Wokingham | 94.7% | 99.1% | 1,132 | #28 |
| South Oxfordshire | 94.4% | 91.3% | 1,522 | #32 |
| Gosport | 94.2% | 92.6% | 243 | #38 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 94.1% | 87.2% | 891 | #40 |
| Havant | 94% | 85.9% | 419 | #46 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 93.6% | 96.1% | 1,217 | #52 |
| Canterbury | 93.4% | 80.6% | 978 | #55 |
| Cherwell | 93.3% | 80.3% | 1,082 | #59 |
| Winchester | 93.3% | 92.2% | 961 | #61 |
| Worthing | 93.3% | 93.4% | 563 | #62 |
| Test Valley | 92.5% | 92.8% | 1,015 | #76 |
| Adur | 92.3% | 95.8% | 310 | #85 |
| Medway | 91.6% | 96.6% | 1,025 | #94 |
| Southampton | 91.6% | 90.4% | 748 | #95 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 91.5% | 84.5% | 1,066 | #96 |
| Mid Sussex | 91.2% | 97.4% | 1,104 | #102 |
| Isle of Wight | 91.2% | 95.4% | 821 | #103 |
| New Forest | 90.6% | 95.2% | 912 | #116 |
| Lewes | 90.5% | 82.2% | 411 | #118 |
| West Berkshire | 90.4% | 89.9% | 1,141 | #119 |
| Dover | 90.4% | 90.3% | 784 | #120 |
| Horsham | 89.8% | 94% | 1,259 | #129 |
| Eastbourne | 89.8% | 83.2% | 315 | #130 |
| Hastings | 89.7% | 97.1% | 339 | #131 |
| Chichester | 89.5% | 97.1% | 929 | #136 |
| Swale | 89.5% | 94.5% | 678 | #138 |
| Eastleigh | 89.2% | 93.1% | 536 | #143 |
| Thanet | 88.9% | 83.3% | 773 | #153 |
| Brighton and Hove | 88.7% | 82.3% | 1,710 | #157 |
| East Hampshire | 88.3% | 87% | 583 | #160 |
| Rother | 88.2% | 91% | 780 | #164 |
| Reigate and Banstead | 87.4% | 92.5% | 1,027 | #173 |
| Waverley | 87.3% | 95.4% | 1,377 | #174 |
| Ashford | 87.2% | 95.6% | 1,007 | #179 |
| Portsmouth | 87.2% | 95.8% | 624 | #180 |
| Sevenoaks | 87.1% | 94% | 1,193 | #182 |
| Oxford | 86.7% | 89.1% | 1,132 | #193 |
| Milton Keynes | 86.6% | 92.5% | 1,290 | #196 |
| Bracknell Forest | 86.3% | 89.7% | 524 | #202 |
| Arun | 85.6% | 96.6% | 784 | #216 |
| Epsom and Ewell | 85.4% | 94.3% | 631 | #221 |
| Tandridge | 84.6% | 94.1% | 709 | #231 |
| Guildford | 84.5% | 89.4% | 1,316 | #232 |
| Wealden | 84.4% | 94.1% | 1,401 | #234 |
| Surrey Heath | 84.3% | 88% | 632 | #236 |
| Reading | 84.1% | 85.7% | 635 | #237 |
| Buckinghamshire | 83.5% | 82.5% | 4,436 | #245 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 82.7% | 98.3% | 756 | #252 |
| Runnymede | 82.6% | 96.3% | 720 | #254 |
| Maidstone | 82% | 97.5% | 1,125 | #259 |
| Hart | 80.9% | 92.8% | 734 | #269 |
| Crawley | 80.9% | 96.4% | 220 | #270 |
| Spelthorne | 80.5% | 97.6% | 668 | #272 |
| Dartford | 79.7% | 89% | 592 | #280 |
| Woking | 79.5% | 83.4% | 748 | #282 |
| Slough | 77.1% | 76.1% | 637 | #292 |
| Elmbridge | 76.3% | 92.5% | 1,327 | #295 |
| Mole Valley | 73% | 78% | 1,025 | #303 |
| Gravesham | 71.6% | 96.3% | 627 | #306 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 68.9% | 92.4% | 1,576 | #307 |