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Hounslow.

Hounslow is a London borough with an approval rate of 70% across 10,236 substantive planning decisions spanning 43 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London43 wards317 appealsSave
Hounslow · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll 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 — Hounslow's policy playbook[3]

What Hounslow 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 Hounslow planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
645
76%
Householder
Active
631
60%
Householder
Active
585
79%
Householder
Active
551
73%
Householder
Active
488
78%
Householder
to 2024-05
476
Householder
Active
471
70%
Householder
Active
422
62%
Householder
Active
408
60%
Householder
Active
375
57%
Householder
Active
374
64%
Full / major planning
Active
353
66%
Householder
Active
645
76%
Householder
Active
631
60%
Householder
Active
585
79%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
Active
551
73%
Householder
Active
488
78%
Householder
to 2024-05
476
Householder
Active
471
70%
Householder
Active
422
62%
Householder
Active
408
60%
Householder
Active
375
57%
Householder
Active
374
64%
Full / major planning
Active
353
66%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Hounslow officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Chiswick Homefields
Conservative
Active
191
subscribers
Heston West
Conservative
to 2020-11
126
subscribers
Osterley & Spring Grove
Labour
to 2025-05
114
subscribers
Hounslow South
Labour
Active
113
subscribers
Brentford West
Green
to 2023-05
101
subscribers
Heston West
Labour
to 2017-11
99
subscribers
Hounslow Central
Labour
to 2025-06
74
subscribers
Isleworth
Labour
Active
72
subscribers
Chiswick Homefields
Conservative
Active
191
subscribers
Heston West
Conservative
to 2020-11
126
subscribers
Osterley & Spring Grove
Labour
to 2025-05
114
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Hounslow South
Labour
Active
113
subscribers
Brentford West
Green
to 2023-05
101
subscribers
Heston West
Labour
to 2017-11
99
subscribers
Hounslow Central
Labour
to 2025-06
74
subscribers
Isleworth
Labour
Active
72
subscribers

Councillors on Hounslow'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
42
86%
14.3%
345
80%
19.6%
188
79%
21.1%
196
78%
21.5%
1,124
78%
21.6%
236
78%
21.8%
413
76%
24.4%
274
71%
28.7%
98
66%
33.8%
144
65%
35.0%
384
65%
35.5%
356
64%
35.9%
374
64%
36.3%
369
63%
36.9%
509
61%
38.9%
454
61%
39.0%
437
61%
39.1%
348
60%
40.1%
246
59%
40.5%
494
59%
40.8%
371
59%
41.0%
367
59%
41.4%
42
86%
14.3%
345
80%
19.6%
Show all 28 rows
188
79%
21.1%
196
78%
21.5%
1,124
78%
21.6%
236
78%
21.8%
413
76%
24.4%
274
71%
28.7%
98
66%
33.8%
144
65%
35.0%
384
65%
35.5%
356
64%
35.9%
374
64%
36.3%
369
63%
36.9%
509
61%
38.9%
454
61%
39.0%
437
61%
39.1%
348
60%
40.1%
246
59%
40.5%
494
59%
40.8%
371
59%
41.0%
367
59%
41.4%

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

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate

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

At a glance[2]
BoroughHounslow
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals317
Appeals allowed105 (33.1%)
Conditions / approval3.92
Local plan

The adopted Hounslow 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 Hounslow planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · 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” — Hounslow’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 Hounslow grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (3,124 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.