City of London Planning Applications

Review City of London planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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City of London Planning Trends

City of London recorded 2,020 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 1,438 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 99.5%, 14.3 percentage points above the London average (higher than average).

Approved applications in City of London took 13.3 weeks on average. That is 4.7 weeks above the London average (slower than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is CB, with 215 applications.

Total decisions

1,438

Approval rate

99.5%

Weeks to decision

13.3


City of London total	1,438	99.5% 99.5%	13.3
AG	63	100.0% 100.0%	11.9
AT	30	100.0% 100.0%	11.5
BG	77	100.0% 100.0%	11.5
BP	127	100.0% 100.0%	13.9
BR	13	100.0% 100.0%	15.0
BS	59	100.0% 100.0%	13.8
BT	29	100.0% 100.0%	10.6
CB	160	100.0% 100.0%	14.6
CH	30	100.0% 100.0%	11.1
CP	31	100.0% 100.0%	12.6
CW	35	100.0% 100.0%	12.7
DG	15	100.0% 100.0%	9.4
FN	137	100.0% 100.0%	13.5
FT	142	100.0% 100.0%	14.4
LB	39	100.0% 100.0%	11.0
LM	40	100.0% 100.0%	7.1
PS	13	100.0% 100.0%	7.8
QH	12	100.0% 100.0%	13.5
WB	39	100.0% 100.0%	19.2
TW	96	99.0% 99.0%	10.9
CM	82	98.8% 98.8%	12.4
CG	62	98.4% 98.4%	14.3
CK	37	97.3% 97.3%	14.8
VY	30	96.7% 96.7%	25.2
BD	40	95.0% 95.0%	14.1

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

Check planning applications near a specific property

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.