Which ward in Hackney has the highest planning approval rate?

City of London (N) at 100.0% based on 24 decisions.

Which ward in Hackney has the lowest planning approval rate?

Stamford Hill West Ward at 80.1% based on 261 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Hackney?

There is a 19.9% gap between City of London (N) and Stamford Hill West Ward. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Hackney

Planning outcomes in Hackney are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 19.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

8,400 real decisions·25 wards·Updated June 2026

All 25 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	City of London (N)	24	24	0	100.0%
2	London Borough of Islington	10	10	0	100.0%
3	London Borough of Tower Hamlets (N)	21	21	0	100.0%
4	London Legacy Development Corporation	42	42	0	100.0%
5	De Beauvoir Ward	593	540	53	91.1%
6	Hackney Downs Ward	431	390	41	90.5%
7	Hackney Wick Ward	379	341	38	90.0%
8	Victoria Ward	324	291	33	89.8%
9	Kings Park Ward	268	238	30	88.8%
10	Hoxton West Ward	232	204	28	87.9%
11	Shacklewell Ward	241	211	30	87.6%
12	Dalston Ward	462	403	59	87.2%
13	Clissold Ward	441	384	57	87.1%
14	Brownswood Ward	258	222	36	86.0%
15	Woodberry Down Ward	246	211	35	85.8%
16	Hackney Central Ward	428	367	61	85.7%
17	Homerton Ward	242	207	35	85.5%
18	London Fields Ward	654	557	97	85.2%
19	Cazenove Ward	446	380	66	85.2%
20	Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward	634	536	98	84.5%
21	Haggerston Ward	195	163	32	83.6%
22	Springfield Ward	475	390	85	82.1%
23	Stoke Newington Ward	605	496	109	82.0%
24	Lea Bridge Ward	460	377	83	82.0%
25	Stamford Hill West Ward	261	209	52	80.1%

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What the data tells us

A 19.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. City of London (N) approves 100.0% of applications while Stamford Hill West Ward approves just 80.1%. 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 8,400 planning decisions in Hackney, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Hackney Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →