Waltham Forest Planning Applications

Review Waltham Forest planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Waltham Forest Planning Trends

Waltham Forest recorded 2,658 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 2,061 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 80.2%, 5.0 percentage points below the London average (lower than average).

Approved applications in Waltham Forest took 9.0 weeks on average. That is 0.4 weeks above the London average (slower than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Leytonstone, with 194 applications.

Total decisions

2,061

Approval rate

80.2%

Weeks to decision

9.0


Waltham Forest total	2,061	80.2% 80.2%	9.0
Markhouse	81	87.7% 87.7%	9.4
Cathall	60	86.7% 86.7%	9.2
Hatch Lane & Highams Park North	86	84.9% 84.9%	7.8
Leyton	99	84.8% 84.8%	8.5
Forest	108	84.3% 84.3%	11.2
St James	96	83.3% 83.3%	8.9
Chapel End	106	83.0% 83.0%	9.0
Leytonstone	156	82.1% 82.1%	9.4
Grove Green	98	81.6% 81.6%	8.7
Hale End and Highams Park South	69	81.2% 81.2%	8.1
Larkswood	74	81.1% 81.1%	9.1
Lea Bridge	78	80.8% 80.8%	9.4
Cann Hall	124	80.6% 80.6%	8.9
High Street	70	80.0% 80.0%	9.0
Hoe Street	140	80.0% 80.0%	10.1
Upper Walthamstow	65	80.0% 80.0%	9.1
Higham Hill	76	76.3% 76.3%	8.2
Wood Street	88	76.1% 76.1%	9.6
Chingford Green	112	75.9% 75.9%	7.8
William Morris	105	75.2% 75.2%	8.2
Endlebury	61	70.5% 70.5%	7.7
Valley	108	68.5% 68.5%	8.6
Hale End and Highams Park	1	0.0% 0.0%	0.0

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

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