South East Planning Approval Rates — Council League Table (2026) | PlanWatch
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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).

CouncilApprovalIn timeDecisionsNat. rank
Fareham98%98.8%595#1
Vale of White Horse95.5%95.5%986#16
Rushmoor95.5%95.5%313#17
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation94.9%97.4%39#25
West Oxfordshire94.8%96.9%1,147#27
Wokingham94.7%99.1%1,132#28
South Oxfordshire94.4%91.3%1,522#32
Gosport94.2%92.6%243#38
Tonbridge and Malling94.1%87.2%891#40
Havant94%85.9%419#46
Tunbridge Wells93.6%96.1%1,217#52
Canterbury93.4%80.6%978#55
Cherwell93.3%80.3%1,082#59
Winchester93.3%92.2%961#61
Worthing93.3%93.4%563#62
Test Valley92.5%92.8%1,015#76
Adur92.3%95.8%310#85
Medway91.6%96.6%1,025#94
Southampton91.6%90.4%748#95
Basingstoke and Deane91.5%84.5%1,066#96
Mid Sussex91.2%97.4%1,104#102
Isle of Wight91.2%95.4%821#103
New Forest90.6%95.2%912#116
Lewes90.5%82.2%411#118
West Berkshire90.4%89.9%1,141#119
Dover90.4%90.3%784#120
Horsham89.8%94%1,259#129
Eastbourne89.8%83.2%315#130
Hastings89.7%97.1%339#131
Chichester89.5%97.1%929#136
Swale89.5%94.5%678#138
Eastleigh89.2%93.1%536#143
Thanet88.9%83.3%773#153
Brighton and Hove88.7%82.3%1,710#157
East Hampshire88.3%87%583#160
Rother88.2%91%780#164
Reigate and Banstead87.4%92.5%1,027#173
Waverley87.3%95.4%1,377#174
Ashford87.2%95.6%1,007#179
Portsmouth87.2%95.8%624#180
Sevenoaks87.1%94%1,193#182
Oxford86.7%89.1%1,132#193
Milton Keynes86.6%92.5%1,290#196
Bracknell Forest86.3%89.7%524#202
Arun85.6%96.6%784#216
Epsom and Ewell85.4%94.3%631#221
Tandridge84.6%94.1%709#231
Guildford84.5%89.4%1,316#232
Wealden84.4%94.1%1,401#234
Surrey Heath84.3%88%632#236
Reading84.1%85.7%635#237
Buckinghamshire83.5%82.5%4,436#245
Folkestone and Hythe82.7%98.3%756#252
Runnymede82.6%96.3%720#254
Maidstone82%97.5%1,125#259
Hart80.9%92.8%734#269
Crawley80.9%96.4%220#270
Spelthorne80.5%97.6%668#272
Dartford79.7%89%592#280
Woking79.5%83.4%748#282
Slough77.1%76.1%637#292
Elmbridge76.3%92.5%1,327#295
Mole Valley73%78%1,025#303
Gravesham71.6%96.3%627#306
Windsor and Maidenhead68.9%92.4%1,576#307

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