Barking & Dagenham Council approves 79.3% of planning applications, based on 9,122 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Barking & Dagenham sits 8.7 percentage points below the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Barking & Dagenham.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 5,572 | 1,075 | 6,647 | 83.8% |
| Full | 1,619 | 806 | 2,425 | 66.8% |
| Prior Approval | 40 | 10 | 50 | 80.0% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longbridge | 422 | 199 | 621 | 68.0% |
| Thames | 523 | 47 | 570 | 91.8% |
| Chadwell Heath | 398 | 124 | 522 | 76.2% |
| Abbey | 427 | 62 | 489 | 87.3% |
| Whalebone | 322 | 112 | 434 | 74.2% |
| Village | 326 | 98 | 424 | 76.9% |
| Eastbury | 276 | 133 | 409 | 67.5% |
| Eastbrook | 297 | 67 | 364 | 81.6% |
| Goresbrook | 249 | 106 | 355 | 70.1% |
| Becontree | 247 | 96 | 343 | 72.0% |
| Gascoigne | 285 | 45 | 330 | 86.4% |
| Parsloes | 203 | 114 | 317 | 64.0% |
| River | 251 | 50 | 301 | 83.4% |
| Mayesbrook | 193 | 106 | 299 | 64.5% |
| Valence | 212 | 84 | 296 | 71.6% |
| Heath | 205 | 77 | 282 | 72.7% |
| Alibon | 178 | 98 | 276 | 64.5% |
| Triptons Ward (1991 Census) | 118 | 7 | 125 | 94.4% |
| Eastbrook and Rush Green | 61 | 29 | 90 | 67.8% |
| Barking Riverside | 57 | 19 | 76 | 75.0% |
| Northbury | 39 | 30 | 69 | 56.5% |
| Beam | 43 | 23 | 66 | 65.2% |
| Thames View | 34 | 13 | 47 | 72.3% |
| Cambell Ward (1991 Census) | 44 | 1 | 45 | 97.8% |
| Within LBBD | 14 | 0 | 14 | 100.0% |
Showing top 25 of 26 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Barking & Dagenham’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 31.6pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Barking & Dagenham council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 25/00528/FULL Becontree | Change of use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use | Approved |
| 25/00543/FULL Longbridge | Installation of a commercial kitchen extractor system and associated flue on rea | Approved |
| 25/00598/HSE Thames View | Construction of a single storey front extension including the replacement of the | Approved |
| 25/00562/HSE Parsloes | Construction of a single storey front extension and a two storey side extension | Refused |
| 25/00497/HSE Longbridge | Conversion of the garage into a habitable room including the replacement of the | Refused |
| 25/00553/HSE Alibon | Conversion of the garage into a habitable room including replacement of the gara | Approved |
| 25/00568/HSE Chadwell Heath | Construction of a single storey front extension | Approved |
| 25/00532/HSE Eastbury | Construction of a single storey rear extension | Approved |
| 25/00456/HSE Alibon | Construction of a part two storey part single storey rear extension including a | Refused |
| 25/00577/FULL Chadwell Heath | Construction of a single storey rear extension | Approved |
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Based on 9,122 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Barking & Dagenham is 79.3%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 9,122 planning decisions from Barking & Dagenham council. 7,231 were approved and 1,891 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Barking & Dagenham is 79.3%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.