Hackney Downs Ward planning approval rate
Hackney Downs Ward ward in Hackney has a 85.2% approval rate based on 595 planning decisions. Hackney overall: 86.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
85.2%
ward approval rate
595
Decisions
507
Approved
88
Refused
86.6%
Hackney average
Hackney Downs Ward is broadly in line with the Hackney average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Hackney Downs Ward compares
Hackney Downs Ward ward
85.2%
Hackney overall
86.6%
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Recent decisions in Hackney Downs Ward
2025/1339
G1- A group of Sycamore trees, at Grid reference 534808,186101, to rear of 229 C · 16/06/2025
2025/0815
Proposed ground side infill extension · 27/05/2025
2025/0916
Third Party Tree 01 Bay - Prune back to boundary overhanging vegetation and crow · 27/05/2025
2025/0657
Erection of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of the exist · 27/05/2025
2025/0558
Replace Existing Windows in Flat B with Conservation Type Box Sash Timber Window · 23/05/2025
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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.