Barking Riverside planning approval rate
Barking Riverside ward in Barking & Dagenham has a 85.0% approval rate based on 246 planning decisions. Barking & Dagenham overall: 70.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
85.0%
ward approval rate
246
Decisions
209
Approved
37
Refused
70.7%
Barking & Dagenham average
Barking Riverside is 14.3 percentage points above the Barking & Dagenham average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Barking Riverside compares
Barking Riverside ward
85.0%
Barking & Dagenham overall
70.7%
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Recent decisions in Barking Riverside
Installation of freestanding handrails to the roof · 2026-09-14
Installation of 1no internally illuminated double sided totem post with colonel · 2026-09-14
Construction of a two storey side and rear extension · 2026-09-07
Construction of a front extension and upwards roof extension including associate · 2026-09-07
Construction of a ramp to the front of the property · 2026-08-03
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