Hackney Central Ward planning approval rate
Hackney Central Ward ward in Hackney has a 80.5% approval rate based on 533 planning decisions. Hackney overall: 86.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
80.5%
ward approval rate
533
Decisions
429
Approved
104
Refused
86.6%
Hackney average
Hackney Central Ward is 6.1 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 Hackney Central Ward compares
Hackney Central Ward ward
80.5%
Hackney overall
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Hackney Central Ward
2025/1969
Rear Garden - T1 - London Plane - Reduce th · 04/11/2025
2025/0946
Tree location - front gardenT1 - Approx. H15 S10 70DBH LimeCrown reduce height b · 27/05/2025
2025/0667
T1 - Approx. H18 S12 70DBH Catalpa Crown reduce height and sides by approx. · 27/05/2025
2025/1048
T1. Silver Birch - To be felled. Tree is growing at an angle across wall into ne · 27/05/2025
2025/0970
Tree location - rear gardenT1 - Approx. H20+ S20+ 200+DBH London PlaneCrown redu · 27/05/2025
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.