Wood Street planning approval rate
Wood Street ward in Waltham Forest has a 79.3% approval rate based on 974 planning decisions. Waltham Forest overall: 73.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
79.3%
ward approval rate
974
Decisions
772
Approved
202
Refused
73.7%
Waltham Forest average
Wood Street is 5.6 percentage points above the Waltham Forest average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Wood Street compares
Wood Street ward
79.3%
Waltham Forest overall
73.7%
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Recent decisions in Wood Street
Construction of a rear dormer roof extension to main rear roof, extension above · 2026-09-21
Subdivision of site and construction of one two storey residential unit (1x1-bed · 2026-09-14
Construction of a single storey rear wrap-around extension. · 2026-09-07
Construction of a single storey rear garden outbuilding. · 2026-08-31
Construction of a single storey side return extension. · 2026-08-24
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