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Westminster

Limited recent decision data is available for Westminster, so we don't show a headline approval rate here — the figures below cover all application types on record.

Across all application types on record (2023-01-10–2026-05-01): 90.5% of 4,233 decisions approved.

6,176Total applications
3,830Approved
403Refused
267Withdrawn
1,589Pending
90.5%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
4,467Not Available
125Delegated Decision
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 1,263 1,115 148
88.3%
Discharge of Conditions 878 800 78
91.1%
Listed Building Consent 876 821 55
93.7%
Advertisement Consent 434 365 69
84.1%
Tree Works (TPO) 332 332 0
100.0%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 170 145 25
85.3%
Applic. for tables and chairs 59 58 1
98.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 50 46 4
92.0%
Approval of Details (Full PP) 38 35 3
92.1%
Application for obs to adj boroughs 34 27 7
79.4%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 27 22 5
81.5%
Approval of Details (ADLBC) 15 13 2
86.7%
Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB 14 11 3
78.6%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 13 13 0
100.0%
Modification or Discharge of a S106 12 11 1
91.7%
Prior Approval (Other) 8 7 1
87.5%
Ecclesiastical Exemption Notification 3 3 0
100.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 2 2 0
100.0%
Telecommunications 2 1 1
50.0%
Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA) 1 1 0
100.0%
Uncategorised 1 1 0
100.0%
CO application for prior ap. to demolish 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 863 791
91.7%
2023-Q4 929 829
89.2%
2024-Q1 650 591
90.9%
2024-Q2 166 145
87.3%
2024-Q3 84 68
81.0%
2024-Q4 35 30
85.7%
2025-Q1 13 7
53.8%
2025-Q2 12 10
83.3%
2025-Q3 6 6
100.0%
2025-Q4 5 4
80.0%
2026-Q1 47 47
100.0%
2026-Q2 82 75
91.5%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
West End 980 885 95
90.3%
St James's 744 695 49
93.4%
Knightsbridge & Belgravia 490 450 40
91.8%
Marylebone 370 329 41
88.9%
Abbey Road 278 249 29
89.6%
Lancaster Gate 221 192 29
86.9%
Regent's Park 191 182 9
95.3%
Bayswater 167 149 18
89.2%
Little Venice 142 129 13
90.8%
Hyde Park 137 119 18
86.9%
Pimlico North 108 93 15
86.1%
Maida Vale 71 68 3
95.8%
Planning guides

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