Planning decisions in Wandsworth
As of 24 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Wandsworth approved 91% of 13,389 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 91% approved (3,537 decided, ~64 days)
- Rear extension : 90% approved (1,535 decided, ~66 days)
- Side extension : 94% approved (1,018 decided, ~67 days)
- Demolition : 94% approved (981 decided, ~76 days)
- Basement : 92% approved (810 decided, ~74 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 89% approved (739 decided, ~73 days)
- Loft conversion : 87% approved (670 decided, ~64 days)
- Tree work : 95% approved (664 decided, ~69 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 91% approved (547 decided, ~67 days)
- Windows & doors : 93% approved (486 decided, ~75 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 90% approved (415 decided, ~73 days)
- Change of use : 86% approved (332 decided, ~70 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 92% approved (240 decided, ~70 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 91% approved (232 decided, ~74 days)
- Two-storey extension : 83% approved (204 decided, ~74 days)
- New dwelling : 93% approved (200 decided, ~66 days)
- Solar / renewables : 88% approved (200 decided, ~70 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 77% approved (199 decided, ~68 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 96% approved (135 decided, ~78 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 84% approved (125 decided, ~78 days)
- Porch : 91% approved (57 decided, ~75 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 92% approved (36 decided, ~57 days)
- Swimming pool : 96% approved (27 decided, ~99 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Wandsworth, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.