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: 86.6%.
Last updated: May 2026
97.9%
ward approval rate
333
Decisions
326
Approved
7
Refused
86.6%
Hackney average
STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL is 11.3 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
97.9%
Hackney overall
86.6%
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Recent decisions in STOKE NEWINGTON CENTRAL
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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%)