Barking & Dagenham planning approval rate

Barking & Dagenham council approved 79.3% of planning applications and refused 20.7%, based on 9,122 decisions analysed. Ranked 10th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

79.3%

overall approval rate

9,122

Decisions analysed

7,231

Approved

1,891

Refused

Wards covered

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Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Barking & Dagenham. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Other (6,647 decided)

83.8%

Full (2,425 decided)

66.8%

Prior Approval (50 decided)

80.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Barking & Dagenham — mined from 9,122 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (2,715 decided)

72.6%

Side Extension (1,680 decided)

64.0%

Garage / Parking (1,336 decided)

83.3%

New Build (910 decided)

87.8%

Extension (General) (639 decided)

90.9%

Dormer (491 decided)

60.5%

Change of Use (Residential) (466 decided)

64.8%

Outbuilding (429 decided)

69.7%

Front Extension (310 decided)

60.0%

Wraparound Extension (265 decided)

62.3%

Loft Conversion (256 decided)

50.4%

Conservatory (162 decided)

82.7%

Flat Conversion (155 decided)

71.0%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (137 decided)

36.5%

HMO (97 decided)

11.3%

Annex (73 decided)

53.4%

Basement (38 decided)

76.3%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Barking & Dagenham. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Longbridge (554 decided)

64.1%

Chadwell Heath (440 decided)

72.3%

Thames (347 decided)

86.7%

Eastbury (336 decided)

61.9%

Whalebone (321 decided)

66.4%

Village (309 decided)

69.3%

Goresbrook (308 decided)

66.2%

Abbey (306 decided)

80.4%

Parsloes (287 decided)

61.0%

Becontree (270 decided)

64.8%

Eastbrook (257 decided)

74.3%

Mayesbrook (253 decided)

58.1%

Valence (247 decided)

66.0%

Gascoigne (244 decided)

82.4%

Alibon (234 decided)

58.5%

River (227 decided)

78.4%

THAMES (223 decided)

99.6%

Heath (210 decided)

63.3%

ABBEY (183 decided)

98.9%

Triptons Ward (1991 Census) (125 decided)

94.4%

Wards in Barking & Dagenham

Longbridge

64.1% approval · 554 decisions

Chadwell Heath

72.3% approval · 440 decisions

Thames

86.7% approval · 347 decisions

Eastbury

61.9% approval · 336 decisions

Whalebone

66.4% approval · 321 decisions

Village

69.3% approval · 309 decisions

Goresbrook

66.2% approval · 308 decisions

Abbey

80.4% approval · 306 decisions

Parsloes

61.0% approval · 287 decisions

Becontree

64.8% approval · 270 decisions

Eastbrook

74.3% approval · 257 decisions

Mayesbrook

58.1% approval · 253 decisions

Valence

66.0% approval · 247 decisions

Gascoigne

82.4% approval · 244 decisions

Alibon

58.5% approval · 234 decisions

River

78.4% approval · 227 decisions

THAMES

99.6% approval · 223 decisions

Heath

63.3% approval · 210 decisions

ABBEY

98.9% approval · 183 decisions

Triptons Ward (1991 Census)

94.4% approval · 125 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Barking & Dagenham, showing how the council decides real applications.

25/00528/FULL

Change of use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use · Becontree · 27/05/2025

Approved

25/00543/FULL

Installation of a commercial kitchen extractor system and associated flue on rea · Longbridge · 27/05/2025

Approved

25/00598/HSE

Construction of a single storey front extension including the replacement of the · Thames View · 23/05/2025

Approved

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