Ward · London Borough of Wandsworth
Furzedown.
Furzedown sees an approval rate of 92% — 1 points below the Wandsworth average across 438 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 8.4%.[1]
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Furzedown · Wandsworth
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438
Applications 2022–26
Decided applications
92%
Approval rate
1pp below borough avg (92%)
8.4%
Refusal rate
16th highest of 42
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Wandsworth planning records and committee minutes, 2022–26.
Ward overview
Furzedown recorded 438 substantive planning decisions over 2022–26, approving 92% of them — 1 percentage points below the Wandsworth borough average of 92%. Its refusal rate of 8.4% is 16th highest of 42.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.
Who decides here
At a glance[1]
WardFurzedown
CouncilWandsworth
Applications438 (2022–26)
Approval rate92%
Refusal rate8.4%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Wandsworth planning register and published decision notices, 2022–26. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.