Woodberry Down Ward planning approval rate
Woodberry Down Ward ward in Hackney has a 80.5% approval rate based on 405 planning decisions. Hackney overall: 85.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
80.5%
ward approval rate
405
Decisions
326
Approved
79
Refused
85.3%
Hackney average
Woodberry Down Ward is 4.8 percentage points below the Hackney average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Woodberry Down Ward compares
Woodberry Down Ward ward
80.5%
Hackney overall
85.3%
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Recent decisions in Woodberry Down Ward
2026/1006
Erection of single storey ground floor rear infill extension with 3x rooflights · 08/07/2026
2026/0817
West Reservoir Discharge of Pre-occupation planning conditions · 19/06/2026
2026/0537
Basement conversion, a basement rear extension and alterations to the ground flo · 18/06/2026
2026/0521
Erection of a single storey first floor rear extension (retrospective) and repla · 09/06/2026
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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%)