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

Barking Riverside at 86.4% based on 199 decisions.

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

Goresbrook at 62.9% based on 410 decisions.

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

There is a 23.5% gap between Barking Riverside and Goresbrook. 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 23.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

9,041 real decisions·22 wards·Updated June 2026

71.7% approved overall. But 2,557 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Barking & Dagenham shifts your odds by up to 23.5%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Barking Riverside	199	172	27	86.4%
2	Thames View	110	89	21	80.9%
3	Thames	391	313	78	80.1%
4	Beam	197	156	41	79.2%
5	Eastbrook and Rush Green	216	169	47	78.2%
6	Gascoigne	324	249	75	76.9%
7	Chadwell Heath	686	506	180	73.8%
8	Longbridge	927	674	253	72.7%
9	Becontree	490	354	136	72.2%
10	Valence	484	349	135	72.1%
11	Whalebone	599	428	171	71.5%
12	Northbury	165	117	48	70.9%
13	River	230	162	68	70.4%
14	Abbey	344	241	103	70.1%
15	Eastbrook	311	218	93	70.1%
16	Village	481	333	148	69.2%
17	Mayesbrook	471	325	146	69.0%
18	Heath	342	236	106	69.0%
19	Parsloes	529	360	169	68.1%
20	Alibon	453	308	145	68.0%
21	Eastbury	553	367	186	66.4%
22	Goresbrook	410	258	152	62.9%

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An extension might sail through in Barking Riverside but face serious resistance in Goresbrook.
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What the data tells us

A 23.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. Barking Riverside approves 86.4% of applications while Goresbrook approves just 62.9%. 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 9,041 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 →