Newham vs Enfield — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Newham and Enfield? A side-by-side comparison based on 19,195 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Newham: 81.8%

9,620 decisions · 7,873 approved · 1,747 refused · 28 wards

Enfield: 77.2%

9,575 decisions · 7,395 approved · 2,180 refused · 33 wards

Overall approval rates

Newham (9,620 decided)

81.8%

Enfield (9,575 decided)

77.2%

By application type

Advertisement — Newham (300 decided)

92.0%

Advertisement — Enfield (138 decided)

89.1%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Newham (1,618 decided)

74.7%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Enfield (1,605 decided)

81.9%

Change of Use — Newham (554 decided)

75.3%

Change of Use — Enfield (20 decided)

100.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Newham (205 decided)

94.1%

Discharge of Conditions — Enfield (1,438 decided)

79.6%

Full — Newham (4,347 decided)

77.9%

Full — Enfield (4,224 decided)

69.3%

Listed Building — Newham (32 decided)

96.9%

Listed Building — Enfield (64 decided)

78.1%

Other — Newham (2,221 decided)

94.9%

Other — Enfield (611 decided)

91.2%

Prior Approval — Newham (119 decided)

38.7%

Prior Approval — Enfield (898 decided)

87.1%

Trees — Newham (224 decided)

92.0%

Trees — Enfield (577 decided)

82.7%

What the numbers mean

There is a 4.6 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Enfield is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal risk there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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