Upper Walthamstow planning approval rate
Upper Walthamstow ward in Waltham Forest has a 79.2% approval rate based on 96 planning decisions. Waltham Forest overall: 79.1%.
Last updated: May 2026
79.2%
ward approval rate
96
Decisions
76
Approved
20
Refused
79.1%
Waltham Forest average
Upper Walthamstow is broadly in line with the Waltham Forest average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Upper Walthamstow compares
Upper Walthamstow ward
79.2%
Waltham Forest overall
79.1%
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Recent decisions in Upper Walthamstow
250629
Construction of a single storey outbuilding within rear garden. · 27/05/2025
250707
Construction of a single storey rear infill extension together with hard landsca · 21/05/2025
250854
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) -
Construction of a hip to gable side · 21/05/2025
250803
Construction of single
storey rear extension. · 20/05/2025
250567
Removal of exisitng rear extension and construction of a single storey rear exte · 14/05/2025
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