Extension (General) approval rate in Hackney
Hackney approved 84.4% of extension (general) applications, based on 1,418 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
84.4%
extension (general) approval rate
1,418
Extension (General) decisions
1,197
Approved
221
Refused
85.3%
Hackney overall
Extension (General) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Hackney average (85.3%).
How extension (general) compares in Hackney
Extension (General)
84.4%
Hackney all applications
85.3%
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Other project types in Hackney
84.9%
88.2%
81.2%
82.0%
93.1%
92.0%
85.5%
87.7%
85.6%
85.0%
71.6%
89.8%
66.2%
84.5%
81.2%