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STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL planning approval rate

STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL ward in Hackney has a 97.9% approval rate based on 333 planning decisions. Hackney overall: 85.3%.

Last updated: September 2026

97.9%
ward approval rate
333
Decisions
326
Approved
7
Refused
85.3%
Hackney average

STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL is 12.6 percentage points above the Hackney average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.

How STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL compares

STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL ward (333 decided)
97.9%
Hackney overall (17,321 decided)
85.3%
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Recent decisions in STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL

No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.

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Other wards in Hackney

Stoke Newington Ward (80.1%) Springfield Ward (76.2%) Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward (81.0%) London Fields Ward (83.7%) De Beauvoir Ward (87.1%) HAGGERSTON (97.1%) Lea Bridge Ward (76.6%) Cazenove Ward (76.3%) Clissold Ward (84.1%) Dalston Ward (83.7%) Hackney Downs Ward (86.8%) Hackney Central Ward (82.5%)
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