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Hackney

In the last 12 months, 79.4% of householder applications were approved in Hackney (63 decided).

Full planning applications: 78.4% approved (97 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-06-12–2026-03-02): 86.5% of 6,671 decisions approved.

7,628Total applications
5,773Approved
898Refused
279Withdrawn
0Pending
86.5%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
14Delegated
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 1,545 1,223 322
79.2%
Householder 1,182 972 210
82.2%
Discharge of Conditions 1,085 1,047 38
96.5%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 989 989 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing/Proposed 692 610 82
88.2%
Advertisement Consent 273 173 100
63.4%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 230 194 36
84.3%
Listed Building Consent 190 164 26
86.3%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 129 103 26
79.8%
Householder (Prior Approval) 105 88 17
83.8%
Tree Works (TPO) 70 69 1
98.6%
Prior approval - new dwellings 64 38 26
59.4%
Adjoining Borough Observations 61 57 4
93.4%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 16 15 1
93.8%
Prior Notification - Commercial 11 10 1
90.9%
Prior Approval (Other) 10 7 3
70.0%
Deed of Variation by Agreement (S106A) 5 5 0
100.0%
Prior Approval for Development Authorised by Act of Parliament 5 4 1
80.0%
Telecommunications 3 0 3
0.0%
Discharge of s106 Clause 2 2 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for Works to a Listed Building 1 0 1
0.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 1 1 0
100.0%
Outline Planning Permission - All/Some Matters Reserved 1 1 0
100.0%
Permission in Principle 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 113 93
82.3%
2023-Q4 52 44
84.6%
2024-Q1 175 155
88.6%
2024-Q2 139 118
84.9%
2024-Q3 249 204
81.9%
2024-Q4 146 131
89.7%
2025-Q1 93 80
86.0%
2025-Q2 232 205
88.4%
2025-Q3 200 173
86.5%
2025-Q4 137 116
84.7%
2026-Q1 54 49
90.7%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
London Fields Ward 527 451 76
85.6%
Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward 500 425 75
85.0%
De Beauvoir Ward 500 462 38
92.4%
Stoke Newington Ward 477 393 84
82.4%
Dalston Ward 388 345 43
88.9%
Springfield Ward 368 307 61
83.4%
Clissold Ward 360 315 45
87.5%
Lea Bridge Ward 358 289 69
80.7%
Cazenove Ward 346 299 47
86.4%
Hackney Central Ward 335 289 46
86.3%
Hackney Downs Ward 328 295 33
89.9%
Victoria Ward 271 246 25
90.8%
Planning guides

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