Planning decisions in Waltham Forest
As of 10 Aug 2023, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Waltham Forest approved 77% of 4,450 decided applications across the public decisions we hold. 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 : 77% approved (1,471 decided, ~55 days)
- Rear extension : 77% approved (895 decided, ~55 days)
- Loft conversion : 79% approved (597 decided, ~55 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 83% approved (476 decided, ~55 days)
- Side extension : 78% approved (114 decided, ~68 days)
- New dwelling : 61% approved (105 decided, ~81 days)
- Demolition : 73% approved (101 decided, ~91 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 89% approved (89 decided, ~65 days)
- Change of use : 39% approved (75 decided, ~79 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 78% approved (73 decided, ~112 days)
- Tree work : 97% approved (68 decided, ~51 days)
- Windows & doors : 88% approved (67 decided, ~77 days)
- Two-storey extension : 59% approved (61 decided, ~77 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 71% approved (41 decided, ~86 days)
- Porch : 65% approved (37 decided, ~56 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 50% approved (36 decided, ~96 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (36 decided, ~38 days) †
- Advertisement / signage : 94% approved (31 decided, ~71 days)
- Basement : 59% approved (29 decided, ~141 days)
- Solar / renewables : 78% approved (23 decided, ~86 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 70% approved (20 decided, ~119 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (5 decided, ~77 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 Waltham Forest, 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.