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Kingston Upon Thames.

Kingston Upon Thames is a London borough with an approval rate of 71% across 9,902 substantive planning decisions spanning 36 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London36 wards213 appeals99% delegatedSave
Kingston Upon Thames · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Kingston Upon Thames's policy playbook[3]

What Kingston Upon Thames actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Full / major
Conditions
Lawful
Data from publicly available Kingston Upon Thames planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
1,555
69%
Householder
Active
1,167
68%
Householder
Active
998
70%
Householder
Active
756
74%
Householder
to 2023-01
729
78%
Householder
to 2025-01
641
70%
Full / major planning
Active
480
74%
Full / major planning
to 2021-06
400
72%
Householder
to 2022-08
321
69%
Householder
to 2022-11
271
75%
Householder
to 2023-11
260
70%
Full / major planning
Active
228
62%
Full / major planning
Active
1,555
69%
Householder
Active
1,167
68%
Householder
Active
998
70%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
Active
756
74%
Householder
to 2023-01
729
78%
Householder
to 2025-01
641
70%
Full / major planning
Active
480
74%
Full / major planning
to 2021-06
400
72%
Householder
to 2022-08
321
69%
Householder
to 2022-11
271
75%
Householder
to 2023-11
260
70%
Full / major planning
Active
228
62%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Kingston Upon Thames officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Liberal Democrat
Active
54
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
52
subscribers
Norbiton
Liberal Democrat
Active
38
subscribers
Coombe Hill
Conservative
Active
31
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
21
subscribers
Chessington South & Malden Rushett
Liberal Democrat
Active
21
subscribers
Hook & Chessington North
Liberal Democrat
to 2022-03
20
subscribers
St Mark's & Seething Wells
Liberal Democrat
Active
18
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
54
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
52
subscribers
Norbiton
Liberal Democrat
Active
38
subscribers
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Coombe Hill
Conservative
Active
31
subscribers
Liberal Democrat
Active
21
subscribers
Chessington South & Malden Rushett
Liberal Democrat
Active
21
subscribers
Hook & Chessington North
Liberal Democrat
to 2022-03
20
subscribers
St Mark's & Seething Wells
Liberal Democrat
Active
18
subscribers

Councillors on Kingston Upon Thames's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
232
80%
20.4%
262
79%
20.6%
247
78%
22.2%
451
76%
23.8%
192
76%
24.2%
327
76%
24.3%
265
75%
24.7%
232
74%
26.0%
506
74%
26.1%
467
73%
26.5%
240
73%
27.2%
298
72%
28.4%
304
71%
28.7%
189
70%
30.3%
305
70%
30.5%
163
68%
31.8%
297
68%
31.8%
263
68%
32.0%
239
67%
32.7%
268
67%
33.1%
249
67%
33.2%
409
64%
35.6%
232
80%
20.4%
262
79%
20.6%
247
78%
22.2%
Show all 36 rows
451
76%
23.8%
192
76%
24.2%
327
76%
24.3%
265
75%
24.7%
232
74%
26.0%
506
74%
26.1%
467
73%
26.5%
240
73%
27.2%
298
72%
28.4%
304
71%
28.7%
189
70%
30.3%
305
70%
30.5%
163
68%
31.8%
297
68%
31.8%
263
68%
32.0%
239
67%
32.7%
268
67%
33.1%
249
67%
33.2%
409
64%
35.6%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Resi
107
78%
2. Enliven Solutions Limited
97
77%
3. Planning Additions
95
75%
4. Fluent ADS Ltd
91
78%
5. Subsatchi
58
55%
6. Extension Architecture
56
66%
7. Redwoods Projects Ltd
56
52%
8. Freedom Homes Architects
54
81%
1. Resi
107
78%
2. Enliven Solutions Limited
97
77%
3. Planning Additions
95
75%
Show all 8 rows
4. Fluent ADS Ltd
91
78%
5. Subsatchi
58
55%
6. Extension Architecture
56
66%
7. Redwoods Projects Ltd
56
52%
8. Freedom Homes Architects
54
81%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughKingston Upon Thames
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals213
Appeals allowed62 (29.1%)
Conditions / approval4.79
Local plan

The adopted Kingston Upon Thames Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Kingston Upon Thames planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Kingston Upon Thames’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Kingston Upon Thames grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (2,750 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.