Beam planning approval rate
Beam ward in Barking & Dagenham has a 78.6% approval rate based on 206 planning decisions. Barking & Dagenham overall: 71.7%.
Last updated: August 2026
78.6%
ward approval rate
206
Decisions
162
Approved
44
Refused
71.7%
Barking & Dagenham average
Beam is 6.9 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 Beam compares
Beam ward
78.6%
Barking & Dagenham overall
71.7%
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Recent decisions in Beam
Construction of a single storey rear outbuilding to be used ancillary to the mai · 2026-08-10
Construction of a new 1x bed single storey dwelling with associated hard and sof · 2026-07-13
Construction of a part two storey part single storey rear extension · 2026-06-29
Construction of a single storey rear extension with associated ramp access to th · 2026-06-29
Installation of approximately 138 metres of 3m high security boundary fencing · 2026-06-29
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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