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?

EHNTH at 75.7% based on 350 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Newham?

There is a 23.9% gap between CANNING TOWN NORTH and EHNTH. 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 23.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

22,042 real decisions·47 wards·Updated September 2026

All 47 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	CANNING TOWN NORTH	229	228	1	99.6%
2	BECKTON	136	135	1	99.3%
3	EAST HAM NORTH	143	142	1	99.3%
4	CUSTOM HOUSE	114	113	1	99.1%
5	PLAISTOW SOUTH	169	167	2	98.8%
6	CANNING TOWN SOUTH	166	164	2	98.8%
7	WALL END	80	79	1	98.8%
8	ROYAL DOCKS	172	170	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	442	420	22	95.0%
21	STROLP	219	208	11	95.0%
22	CTS	664	604	60	91.0%
23	RDOCKS	418	380	38	90.9%
24	ROYALA	285	256	29	89.8%
25	STRFRD	478	421	57	88.1%
26	BECK	1,040	900	140	86.5%
27	CTNTH	722	623	99	86.3%
28	EHAM	473	401	72	84.8%
29	BOLEYN	857	710	147	82.8%
30	CH	571	463	108	81.1%
31	EHSTH	814	660	154	81.1%
32	STNT	353	285	68	80.7%
33	PNORTH	691	554	137	80.2%
34	WHAM	641	514	127	80.2%
35	FGSTH	1,551	1,243	308	80.1%
36	FGNTH	948	756	192	79.7%
37	MARYLD	344	273	71	79.4%
38	PSOUTH	707	551	156	77.9%
39	PWCTE	340	265	75	77.9%
40	EHCENT	527	409	118	77.6%
41	GSWEST	825	638	187	77.3%
42	GSEAST	887	685	202	77.2%
43	MPARK	938	722	216	77.0%
44	ILFORD	672	516	156	76.8%
45	WALL	662	508	154	76.7%
46	PLASHT	260	197	63	75.8%
47	EHNTH	350	265	85	75.7%

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What the data tells us

A 23.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. CANNING TOWN NORTH approves 99.6% of applications while EHNTH approves just 75.7%. 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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Methodology: Covers 22,042 planning decisions in Newham, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Newham Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →