Westminster Planning Applications

Review Westminster planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Westminster Planning Trends

Westminster recorded 11,507 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 8,965 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 88.5%, 3.3 percentage points above the London average (higher than average).

Approved applications in Westminster took 9.0 weeks on average. That is 0.4 weeks above the London average (slower than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is WEW_22, with 2,691 applications.

Total decisions

8,965

Approval rate

88.5%

Weeks to decision

9.0


Westminster total	8,965	88.5% 88.5%	9.0
KBC_02	1	100.0% 100.0%	7.0
WBB_99	1	100.0% 100.0%	2.9
Z_OBS	11	100.0% 100.0%	4.9
PSW_22	87	93.1% 93.1%	8.5
LVW_22	322	91.3% 91.3%	8.7
VSW_22	164	90.2% 90.2%	9.6
WEW_22	2,112	90.2% 90.2%	9.1
WBW_22	98	89.8% 89.8%	9.0
KBW_22	995	89.0% 89.0%	8.4
RPW_22	411	88.8% 88.8%	8.4
MBW_22	768	88.4% 88.4%	10.2
SJW_22	1,566	88.3% 88.3%	9.0
PNW_22	262	88.2% 88.2%	9.5
ARW_22	586	87.5% 87.5%	8.0
CSW_22	69	87.0% 87.0%	9.6
LGW_22	394	86.8% 86.8%	10.2
HPW_22	283	85.9% 85.9%	7.9
MVW_22	146	85.6% 85.6%	9.5
QPW_22	127	85.0% 85.0%	9.1
BWW_22	338	83.4% 83.4%	8.1
HRW_22	123	79.7% 79.7%	9.3

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

Check planning applications near a specific property

Enter a London postcode, select the address, and open the property report to see nearby planning applications plotted on a map. The report shows application status, proposal details, dates, council records where available, and the planning type such as rear extension, loft conversion, boundary fence or other residential works.