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Brownswood Ward planning approval rate

Brownswood Ward ward in Hackney has a 80.4% approval rate based on 358 planning decisions. Hackney overall: 86.6%.

Last updated: April 2026

80.4%
ward approval rate
358
Decisions
288
Approved
70
Refused
86.6%
Hackney average

Brownswood Ward is 6.2 percentage points below the Hackney average, placing it among the stricter wards in Hackney. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How Brownswood Ward compares

Brownswood Ward ward (358 decided)
80.4%
Hackney overall (18,634 decided)
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Brownswood Ward

2025/0935
We are requesting to remove an overgrown Laurel bush from the rear of our garden · 27/05/2025
Approved
2025/0730
Erection of a single-story rear extension with external alteration to the rear e · 23/05/2025
Approved
2025/0570
Amalgamation of 2 no. flats to form one single residential unit. · 02/05/2025
Approved
2024/1207
Erection of two-storey rear extension and subdivision of existing property in or · 01/05/2025
Approved
2025/0525
Single story rear extension and conversion of existing garage into a habitable s · 29/04/2025
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 18,634 decisions.

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