Which ward in Barking & Dagenham has the highest planning approval rate?

Within LBBD at 100.0% based on 14 decisions.

Which ward in Barking & Dagenham has the lowest planning approval rate?

Northbury at 56.5% based on 69 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Barking & Dagenham?

There is a 43.5% gap between Within LBBD and Northbury. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Barking & Dagenham

Planning outcomes in Barking & Dagenham are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 43.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

9,122 real decisions·42 wards·Updated March 2026

All 42 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Within LBBD	14	14	0	100.0%
2	VALENCE	49	49	0	100.0%
3	LONGBRIDGE	67	67	0	100.0%
4	MAYESBROOK	46	46	0	100.0%
5	HEATH	72	72	0	100.0%
6	THAMES	223	222	1	99.6%
7	EASTBROOK	107	106	1	99.1%
8	ABBEY	183	181	2	98.9%
9	BECONTREE	73	72	1	98.6%
10	RIVER	74	73	1	98.6%
11	Cambell Ward (1991 Census)	45	44	1	97.8%
12	GASCOIGNE	86	84	2	97.7%
13	CHADWELL HEATH	82	80	2	97.6%
14	ALIBON	42	41	1	97.6%
15	VILLAGE	115	112	3	97.4%
16	WHALEBONE	113	109	4	96.5%
17	GORESBROOK	47	45	2	95.7%
18	Triptons Ward (1991 Census)	125	118	7	94.4%
19	PARSLOES	30	28	2	93.3%
20	EASTBURY	73	68	5	93.2%
21	Thames	347	301	46	86.7%
22	Gascoigne	244	201	43	82.4%
23	Abbey	306	246	60	80.4%
24	River	227	178	49	78.4%
25	Barking Riverside	76	57	19	75.0%
26	Eastbrook	257	191	66	74.3%
27	Chadwell Heath	440	318	122	72.3%
28	Thames View	47	34	13	72.3%
29	Village	309	214	95	69.3%
30	Eastbrook and Rush Green	90	61	29	67.8%
31	Whalebone	321	213	108	66.4%
32	Goresbrook	308	204	104	66.2%
33	Valence	247	163	84	66.0%
34	Beam	66	43	23	65.2%
35	Becontree	270	175	95	64.8%
36	Longbridge	554	355	199	64.1%
37	Heath	210	133	77	63.3%
38	Eastbury	336	208	128	61.9%
39	Parsloes	287	175	112	61.0%
40	Alibon	234	137	97	58.5%
41	Mayesbrook	253	147	106	58.1%
42	Northbury	69	39	30	56.5%

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What the data tells us

A 43.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Within LBBD approves 100.0% of applications while Northbury approves just 56.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 9,122 planning decisions in Barking & Dagenham, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Barking & Dagenham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →