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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% delegatedSave
Barking And Dagenham · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
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
Prior approval
Lawful
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.