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Heath planning approval rate

Heath ward in Barking & Dagenham has a 72.7% approval rate based on 447 planning decisions. Barking & Dagenham overall: 70.7%.

Last updated: September 2026

72.7%
ward approval rate
447
Decisions
325
Approved
122
Refused
70.7%
Barking & Dagenham average

Heath is broadly in line with the Barking & Dagenham average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Heath compares

Heath ward (447 decided)
72.7%
Barking & Dagenham overall (8,498 decided)
70.7%
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Recent decisions in Heath

Construction of a single storey rear outbuilding [Retrospective] · 2026-09-07
Approved
Construction of a single storey rear and side extension including new ground flo · 2026-08-31
Approved
Construction of a first floor rear extension and addition of a first floor side · 2026-08-31
Approved
Demolition of existing store and construction of a new two- storey 3x bed dwelli · 2026-07-13
Refused
Construction of a single storey rear extension [Retrospective] · 2026-06-29
Refused

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