Barking & Dagenham Planning Applications

Review Barking & Dagenham planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Barking & Dagenham Planning Trends

Barking & Dagenham recorded 1,497 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 644 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 62.7%, 22.5 percentage points below the London average (lower than average).

Approved applications in Barking & Dagenham took 8.0 weeks on average. That is 0.6 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Longbridge, with 174 applications.

Total decisions

644

Approval rate

62.7%

Weeks to decision

8.0


Barking & Dagenham total	644	62.7% 62.7%	8.0
Barking Riverside	23	95.7% 95.7%	8.6
Northbury	22	81.8% 81.8%	7.8
Thames View	15	80.0% 80.0%	8.7
Longbridge	68	79.4% 79.4%	7.8
Eastbrook and Rush Green	33	78.8% 78.8%	7.9
Chadwell Heath	66	66.7% 66.7%	7.4
Heath	25	64.0% 64.0%	7.9
Whalebone	51	60.8% 60.8%	8.8
Alibon	37	59.5% 59.5%	7.2
Mayesbrook	24	58.3% 58.3%	7.3
Beam	23	56.5% 56.5%	10.6
Gascoigne	16	56.3% 56.3%	8.3
Valence	50	56.0% 56.0%	7.1
Parsloes	46	54.3% 54.3%	7.5
Becontree	35	51.4% 51.4%	8.2
Goresbrook	34	50.0% 50.0%	7.9
Village	37	48.6% 48.6%	9.0
Eastbury	32	43.8% 43.8%	7.2
Abbey	5	40.0% 40.0%	9.2

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

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Enter a London postcode, select the address, and open the property report to see nearby planning applications plotted on a map. The report shows application status, proposal details, dates, council records where available, and the planning type such as rear extension, loft conversion, boundary fence or other residential works.