Planning decisions in Wandsworth
As of 24 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Wandsworth approved 91% of 10,472 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 (3,129 decided, ~66 days)
- Rear extension : 91% approved (1,313 decided, ~68 days)
- Side extension : 95% approved (902 decided, ~69 days)
- Tree work : 94% approved (638 decided, ~70 days)
- Loft conversion : 88% approved (574 decided, ~66 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 89% approved (533 decided, ~78 days)
- Demolition : 92% approved (496 decided, ~90 days)
- Basement : 92% approved (472 decided, ~81 days)
- Windows & doors : 94% approved (443 decided, ~76 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 94% approved (396 decided, ~70 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 89% approved (307 decided, ~81 days)
- Change of use : 83% approved (226 decided, ~77 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 76% approved (187 decided, ~68 days)
- Solar / renewables : 90% approved (146 decided, ~72 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 89% approved (144 decided, ~81 days)
- Two-storey extension : 82% approved (143 decided, ~79 days)
- New dwelling : 90% approved (107 decided, ~88 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 97% approved (90 decided, ~97 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 91% approved (87 decided, ~70 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 79% approved (58 decided, ~76 days)
- Porch : 90% approved (52 decided, ~76 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 93% approved (29 decided, ~57 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.