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Newham

In the last 12 months, 89.1% of householder applications were approved in Newham (129 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 56 days).

Full planning applications: 92.6% approved (121 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-09–2026-09-25): 88.0% of 4,338 decisions approved.

5,100Total applications
3,819Approved
519Refused
204Withdrawn
0Pending
88.0%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Newham
Decision Level
5,097Not Available
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Discharge of Conditions 1,155 1,095 60
94.8%
Householder 837 728 109
87.0%
Full Planning Application 674 513 161
76.1%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 619 517 102
83.5%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 184 160 24
87.0%
Advertisement Consent 142 130 12
91.5%
Prior Approval (Other) 141 141 0
100.0%
Householder (Prior Approval) 115 115 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 111 80 31
72.1%
Telecommunications 104 102 2
98.1%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 64 64 0
100.0%
Tree Works (TPO) 58 55 3
94.8%
Variation/Removal of Conditions (S73) 41 35 6
85.4%
Discharge or Modify S106 Obligation 26 26 0
100.0%
Listed Building Consent 18 17 1
94.4%
Local Authority Regulation 3 Application 12 12 0
100.0%
Change of Use 10 5 5
50.0%
Reserved Matters 9 8 1
88.9%
Outline Planning 7 5 2
71.4%
Prior Approval (Class AA — Upward Extension) 7 7 0
100.0%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 2 2 0
100.0%
Uncategorised 1 1 0
100.0%
Development Consent Order 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 494 429
86.8%
2023-Q4 490 420
85.7%
2024-Q1 390 345
88.5%
2024-Q2 350 313
89.4%
2024-Q3 247 223
90.3%
2024-Q4 228 190
83.3%
2025-Q1 272 223
82.0%
2025-Q2 237 205
86.5%
2025-Q3 261 241
92.3%
2025-Q4 263 236
89.7%
2026-Q1 241 223
92.5%
2026-Q2 111 103
92.8%
2026-Q3 1 0
0.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Forest Gate South 372 317 55
85.2%
Not Available 311 304 7
97.7%
Beckton 252 219 33
86.9%
Stratford 232 206 26
88.8%
East Ham 209 190 19
90.9%
Royal Victoria 205 193 12
94.1%
East Ham South 183 158 25
86.3%
Forest Gate North 181 157 24
86.7%
Green Street East 177 151 26
85.3%
Manor Park 173 140 33
80.9%
Green Street West 172 146 26
84.9%
Custom House 167 152 15
91.0%
Planning guides

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