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 75.1% based on 253 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Newham?

There is a 24.5% 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 24.5% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

21,897 real decisions·47 wards·Updated August 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	434	412	22	94.9%
21	STROLP	216	205	11	94.9%
22	RDOCKS	418	380	38	90.9%
23	CTS	661	601	60	90.9%
24	ROYALA	283	254	29	89.8%
25	STRFRD	469	414	55	88.3%
26	BECK	1,032	893	139	86.5%
27	CTNTH	718	620	98	86.4%
28	EHAM	468	397	71	84.8%
29	BOLEYN	854	707	147	82.8%
30	CH	565	459	106	81.2%
31	EHSTH	810	657	153	81.1%
32	STNT	353	285	68	80.7%
33	PNORTH	685	550	135	80.3%
34	FGSTH	1,537	1,231	306	80.1%
35	WHAM	636	509	127	80.0%
36	FGNTH	940	751	189	79.9%
37	MARYLD	343	272	71	79.3%
38	PWCTE	336	264	72	78.6%
39	PSOUTH	698	544	154	77.9%
40	EHCENT	527	409	118	77.6%
41	GSWEST	818	631	187	77.1%
42	MPARK	931	716	215	76.9%
43	GSEAST	876	674	202	76.9%
44	WALL	657	503	154	76.6%
45	ILFORD	668	512	156	76.6%
46	EHNTH	350	265	85	75.7%
47	PLASHT	253	190	63	75.1%

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What the data tells us

A 24.5% gap separates the best and worst wards. CANNING TOWN NORTH approves 99.6% of applications while PLASHT approves just 75.1%. 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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