Whalebone planning approval rate
Whalebone ward in Barking & Dagenham has a 75.9% approval rate based on 852 planning decisions. Barking & Dagenham overall: 70.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
75.9%
ward approval rate
852
Decisions
647
Approved
205
Refused
70.7%
Barking & Dagenham average
Whalebone is 5.2 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 Whalebone compares
Whalebone ward
75.9%
Barking & Dagenham overall
70.7%
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Recent decisions in Whalebone
Application for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the demolition o · 2026-09-21
Construction of a single storey side and rear extension · 2026-09-21
Construction of a single storey rear extension · 2026-09-14
Construction of a part two storey part single storey rear extension · 2026-09-07
Construction of a single storey side extension · 2026-08-17
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