Planning decisions in Barking and Dagenham
As of 21 Aug 2023, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Barking and Dagenham approved 76% of 7,255 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 78% approved (2,386 decided, ~41 days)
- Rear extension : 78% approved (1,581 decided, ~39 days)
- Loft conversion : 82% approved (687 decided, ~43 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 85% approved (682 decided, ~42 days)
- Side extension : 59% approved (397 decided, ~50 days)
- Demolition : 66% approved (251 decided, ~52 days)
- Two-storey extension : 50% approved (224 decided, ~51 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 65% approved (206 decided, ~49 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 89% approved (201 decided, ~44 days)
- Change of use : 47% approved (135 decided, ~55 days)
- Porch : 66% approved (133 decided, ~50 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 91% approved (58 decided, ~51 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 91% approved (54 decided, ~53 days)
- Tree work : 91% approved (46 decided, ~50 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 77% approved (44 decided, ~50 days)
- Solar / renewables : 97% approved (38 decided, ~45 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 73% approved (30 decided, ~56 days)
- New dwelling : 54% approved (26 decided, ~62 days)
- Annexe : 26% approved (23 decided, ~53 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 86% approved (21 decided, ~57 days)
- Windows & doors : 81% approved (16 decided, ~54 days)
- Basement : 45% approved (11 decided, ~55 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 80% approved (5 decided, ~63 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Barking and Dagenham, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.