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Kingston Upon Thames.

Kingston Upon Thames is a London borough with an approval rate of 75% across 49,703 substantive planning decisions spanning 36 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London36 wards213 appeals95% delegated
Wards shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
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All 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.

Full / major
Householder
Lawful
Conditions
Data from publicly available Kingston Upon Thames planning records and committee minutes 1996-01 – Wed 27 .
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
to Wed 15
1,715
68%
Householder
to 2025-01
1,690
77%
Householder
to Wed 27
1,687
71%
Householder
to Tue 16
1,255
74%
Full / major planning
to Wed 11
1,225
68%
Householder
to Fri 07
998
70%
Householder
to 2018-12
838
77%
Householder
to 2019-11
817
91%
Householder
to Wed 11
756
74%
Householder
to 2023-01
729
78%
Householder
to 2019-04
678
78%
Householder
to 2018-06
662
74%
Householder
to Wed 15
1,715
68%
Householder
to 2025-01
1,690
77%
Householder
to Wed 27
1,687
71%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
to Tue 16
1,255
74%
Full / major planning
to Wed 11
1,225
68%
Householder
to Fri 07
998
70%
Householder
to 2018-12
838
77%
Householder
to 2019-11
817
91%
Householder
to Wed 11
756
74%
Householder
to 2023-01
729
78%
Householder
to 2019-04
678
78%
Householder
to 2018-06
662
74%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 1996–Wed . 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
405
83%
17.3%
235
80%
20.2%
351
78%
22.0%
248
77%
22.5%
373
77%
22.9%
14
77%
23.1%
342
77%
23.4%
268
76%
23.5%
455
76%
23.6%
333
76%
24.4%
498
75%
24.9%
516
74%
25.8%
359
74%
25.8%
238
74%
26.0%
278
74%
26.3%
299
72%
28.3%
307
72%
28.4%
362
71%
29.5%
310
70%
30.1%
337
69%
31.3%
300
68%
31.6%
273
67%
32.7%
414
65%
35.2%
405
83%
17.3%
235
80%
20.2%
Show all 36 rows
351
78%
22.0%
248
77%
22.5%
373
77%
22.9%
14
77%
23.1%
342
77%
23.4%
268
76%
23.5%
455
76%
23.6%
333
76%
24.4%
498
75%
24.9%
516
74%
25.8%
359
74%
25.8%
238
74%
26.0%
278
74%
26.3%
299
72%
28.3%
307
72%
28.4%
362
71%
29.5%
310
70%
30.1%
337
69%
31.3%
300
68%
31.6%
273
67%
32.7%
414
65%
35.2%

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

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Building Plans
649
80%
2. Anglian Home Improvements
397
87%
3. Planning Additions
210
72%
4. Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
179
94%
5. Ref: RA
174
65%
6. Woodstock Design
165
80%
7. Fluent ADS Ltd
156
79%
8. Studio 136 Architects
141
80%
1. Building Plans
649
80%
2. Anglian Home Improvements
397
87%
3. Planning Additions
210
72%
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4. Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
179
94%
5. Ref: RA
174
65%
6. Woodstock Design
165
80%
7. Fluent ADS Ltd
156
79%
8. Studio 136 Architects
141
80%

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

At a glance[2]
BoroughKingston Upon Thames
London approval avg79%
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, 1996–Wed . · 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.