Planning Applications in South EastLocal Authorities Ranked

Name: Planning applications in England
Creator: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

All 64 local authorities in South East, ranked by planning applications. Data: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2026 Q1), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rank	Local authority	Planning Applications
1	Buckinghamshire	1,163
2	Elmbridge	422
3	Brighton and Hove	414
4	Horsham	398
5	Windsor and Maidenhead	382
6	Ashford	378
7	Waverley	366
8	South Oxfordshire	360
9	Guildford	354
10	Wealden	340
11	Wokingham	315
12	Mid Sussex	312
13	West Berkshire	304
14	Vale of White Horse	302
15	Tunbridge Wells	297
16	West Oxfordshire	295
17	Sevenoaks	288
18	Basingstoke and Deane	285
19	Test Valley	285
20	Maidstone	284
21	Oxford	284
22	Cherwell	270
23	Medway	265
24	Milton Keynes	263
25	New Forest	259
26	Winchester	258
27	Reigate and Banstead	252
28	Chichester	239
29	Canterbury	236
30	Reading	235
31	Isle of Wight	214
32	Tonbridge and Malling	212
33	Woking	208
34	Rother	205
35	Arun	200
36	Tandridge	197
37	Portsmouth	190
38	Slough	183
39	Folkestone and Hythe	179
40	Mole Valley	179
41	Surrey Heath	178
42	Fareham	174
43	Hart	174
44	Southampton	168
45	Dover	166
46	East Hampshire	163
47	Epsom and Ewell	162
48	Swale	161
49	Gravesham	159
50	Runnymede	156
51	Dartford	154
52	Thanet	153
53	Spelthorne	148
54	Eastleigh	134
55	Worthing	132
56	Bracknell Forest	131
57	Havant	108
58	Lewes	101
59	Adur	89
60	Eastbourne	88
61	Hastings	88
62	Crawley	74
63	Gosport	72
64	Rushmoor	71