Which ward in Newham has the highest planning approval rate?

CANNING TOWN NORTH at 99.6% based on 229 decisions.

Which ward in Newham has the lowest planning approval rate?

PLASHT at 74.6% based on 232 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Newham?

There is a 25.0% gap between CANNING TOWN NORTH and PLASHT. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Newham

Planning outcomes in Newham are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 25.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

20,907 real decisions·47 wards·Updated March 2026

All 47 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	CANNING TOWN NORTH	229	228	1	99.6%
2	EAST HAM NORTH	143	142	1	99.3%
3	BECKTON	136	135	1	99.3%
4	CUSTOM HOUSE	114	113	1	99.1%
5	PLAISTOW SOUTH	169	167	2	98.8%
6	WALL END	80	79	1	98.8%
7	ROYAL DOCKS	172	170	2	98.8%
8	CANNING TOWN SOUTH	166	164	2	98.8%
9	EAST HAM SOUTH	77	76	1	98.7%
10	LITTLE ILFORD	154	152	2	98.7%
11	STRATFORD AND NEW TOWN	192	189	3	98.4%
12	PLAISTOW NORTH	148	145	3	98.0%
13	GREEN STREET EAST	141	138	3	97.9%
14	MANOR PARK	143	140	3	97.9%
15	WEST HAM	88	86	2	97.7%
16	EAST HAM CENTRAL	178	173	5	97.2%
17	FOREST GATE SOUTH	289	279	10	96.5%
18	FOREST GATE NORTH	190	182	8	95.8%
19	GREEN STREET WEST	138	132	6	95.7%
20	ROYALV	380	360	20	94.7%
21	STROLP	176	166	10	94.3%
22	RDOCKS	418	380	38	90.9%
23	CTS	637	577	60	90.6%
24	ROYALA	251	224	27	89.2%
25	BECK	990	857	133	86.6%
26	STRFRD	389	337	52	86.6%
27	CTNTH	662	570	92	86.1%
28	EHAM	426	362	64	85.0%
29	BOLEYN	817	675	142	82.6%
30	EHSTH	759	619	140	81.6%
31	CH	535	436	99	81.5%
32	STNT	353	285	68	80.7%
33	PNORTH	651	524	127	80.5%
34	WHAM	605	484	121	80.0%
35	FGSTH	1,457	1,161	296	79.7%
36	MARYLD	319	254	65	79.6%
37	PWCTE	307	244	63	79.5%
38	FGNTH	898	711	187	79.2%
39	PSOUTH	660	512	148	77.6%
40	EHCENT	528	409	119	77.5%
41	MPARK	909	699	210	76.9%
42	GSWEST	772	594	178	76.9%
43	ILFORD	638	490	148	76.8%
44	GSEAST	840	644	196	76.7%
45	WALL	618	468	150	75.7%
46	EHNTH	350	265	85	75.7%
47	PLASHT	232	173	59	74.6%

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What the data tells us

A 25.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. CANNING TOWN NORTH approves 99.6% of applications while PLASHT approves just 74.6%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Newham

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