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Barking And Dagenham.

Barking And Dagenham is a London borough with an approval rate of 63% across 4,862 substantive planning decisions spanning 22 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London22 wards215 appeals98% delegated
Wards shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
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All years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
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What wins here — Barking And Dagenham's policy playbook[3]

What Barking And Dagenham actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Lawful
Full / major
Conditions
Data from publicly available Barking And Dagenham planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
to 2023-08
617
57%
Householder
Active
486
66%
Householder
Active
457
61%
Householder
to 2023-09
417
65%
Householder
to 2024-08
376
56%
Full / major planning
Active
343
68%
Householder
Active
319
69%
Householder
Active
317
66%
Householder
to 2021-07
265
59%
Householder
Active
237
61%
Householder
to 2023-04
225
65%
Householder
to 2021-04
178
56%
Householder
to 2023-08
617
57%
Householder
Active
486
66%
Householder
Active
457
61%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
to 2023-09
417
65%
Householder
to 2024-08
376
56%
Full / major planning
Active
343
68%
Householder
Active
319
69%
Householder
Active
317
66%
Householder
to 2021-07
265
59%
Householder
Active
237
61%
Householder
to 2023-04
225
65%
Householder
to 2021-04
178
56%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Barking And Dagenham officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Becontree
Labour
Active
34
subscribers
Village
Labour
to 2021-09
19
subscribers
Alibon
Labour
to 2022-04
10
subscribers
Village
Labour
to 2022-07
8
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-10
7
subscribers
Chadwell Heath
Labour
to 2023-02
6
subscribers
Eastbrook & Rush Green
Labour
to 2021-10
5
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-12
2
subscribers
Becontree
Labour
Active
34
subscribers
Village
Labour
to 2021-09
19
subscribers
Alibon
Labour
to 2022-04
10
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Village
Labour
to 2022-07
8
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-10
7
subscribers
Chadwell Heath
Labour
to 2023-02
6
subscribers
Eastbrook & Rush Green
Labour
to 2021-10
5
subscribers
Labour
to 2021-12
2
subscribers

Councillors on Barking And Dagenham's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
154
77%
22.5%
75
74%
25.8%
147
69%
31.2%
421
69%
31.3%
125
67%
32.7%
542
66%
34.2%
274
65%
34.8%
108
65%
35.1%
100
64%
36.0%
341
63%
36.5%
269
63%
36.9%
203
63%
36.9%
254
60%
39.7%
140
59%
41.0%
90
59%
41.4%
244
57%
42.7%
319
56%
43.6%
302
56%
44.3%
252
54%
45.7%
230
49%
50.9%
154
77%
22.5%
75
74%
25.8%
Show all 22 rows
147
69%
31.2%
421
69%
31.3%
125
67%
32.7%
542
66%
34.2%
274
65%
34.8%
108
65%
35.1%
100
64%
36.0%
341
63%
36.5%
269
63%
36.9%
203
63%
36.9%
254
60%
39.7%
140
59%
41.0%
90
59%
41.4%
244
57%
42.7%
319
56%
43.6%
302
56%
44.3%
252
54%
45.7%
230
49%
50.9%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Cityscape PA
184
66%
2. Livarch Ltd
120
72%
3. Arks Design Studio Limited
95
62%
4. Straight Arch Ltd
81
57%
5. Civils Consulting Ltd
80
59%
6. Hutton Enterprises
75
59%
7. Stylish Interiors & Architecture
67
53%
8. Get Rapid Plans
67
67%
1. Cityscape PA
184
66%
2. Livarch Ltd
120
72%
3. Arks Design Studio Limited
95
62%
Show all 8 rows
4. Straight Arch Ltd
81
57%
5. Civils Consulting Ltd
80
59%
6. Hutton Enterprises
75
59%
7. Stylish Interiors & Architecture
67
53%
8. Get Rapid Plans
67
67%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughBarking And Dagenham
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals215
Appeals allowed45 (20.9%)
Conditions / approval3.17
Local plan

The adopted Barking And Dagenham Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Barking And Dagenham planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Barking And Dagenham’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Barking And Dagenham grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (1,671 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.