Heath planning approval rate
Heath ward in Barking & Dagenham has a 69.0% approval rate based on 342 planning decisions. Barking & Dagenham overall: 71.7%.
Last updated: June 2026
69.0%
ward approval rate
342
Decisions
236
Approved
106
Refused
71.7%
Barking & Dagenham average
Heath is 2.7 percentage points below the Barking & Dagenham average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Heath compares
Heath ward
69.0%
Barking & Dagenham overall
71.7%
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Recent decisions in Heath
Construction of a first floor rear extension · 2026-06-22
Construction of a first floor rear extension · 2026-06-08
Construction of a two storey side extension and a part two storey part single st · 2026-05-25
Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of a single storey rear outb · 2026-05-04
Construction of a part two- storey part single storey rear and side extension in · 2026-05-04
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