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
80.4%
Hackney overall
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
2025/0730
Erection of a single-story rear extension with external alteration to the rear e · 23/05/2025
2025/0570
Amalgamation of 2 no. flats to form one single residential unit. · 02/05/2025
2024/1207
Erection of two-storey rear extension and subdivision of existing property in or · 01/05/2025
2025/0525
Single story rear extension and conversion of existing garage into a habitable s · 29/04/2025
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Hackney
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 18,634 decisions.
Other wards in Hackney
Stoke Newington Ward (79.4%)
HAGGERSTON (97.1%)
Springfield Ward (74.4%)
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward (79.2%)
London Fields Ward (82.8%)
Cazenove Ward (74.8%)
Lea Bridge Ward (75.2%)
De Beauvoir Ward (85.1%)
Clissold Ward (84.1%)
Dalston Ward (81.6%)
Hackney Downs Ward (85.2%)
Hackney Central Ward (80.5%)