Planning decisions in Hammersmith and Fulham
As of 18 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Hammersmith and Fulham approved 92% of 11,132 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 : 93% approved (2,162 decided, ~75 days)
- Rear extension : 93% approved (1,758 decided, ~75 days)
- Windows & doors : 96% approved (1,309 decided, ~74 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 94% approved (1,225 decided, ~74 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 90% approved (757 decided, ~78 days)
- Basement : 91% approved (746 decided, ~89 days)
- Demolition : 93% approved (630 decided, ~89 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 91% approved (419 decided, ~95 days)
- Change of use : 76% approved (276 decided, ~116 days)
- Loft conversion : 89% approved (243 decided, ~75 days)
- Tree work : 93% approved (235 decided, ~57 days)
- Solar / renewables : 95% approved (229 decided, ~93 days)
- Side extension : 90% approved (181 decided, ~81 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 88% approved (176 decided, ~83 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 92% approved (146 decided, ~91 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (138 decided, ~73 days) †
- New dwelling : 87% approved (128 decided, ~90 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 90% approved (124 decided, ~90 days)
- Two-storey extension : 89% approved (106 decided, ~125 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 99% approved (101 decided, ~85 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 81% approved (43 decided, ~71 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Hammersmith and Fulham, 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.