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Hackney.

Hackney is a London borough with an approval rate of 79% across 7,668 substantive planning decisions spanning 21 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Inner London21 wards298 appeals99% delegatedSave
Hackney · 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 — Hackney's policy playbook[3]

What Hackney 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.

Full / major
Conditions
Householder
Lawful
Data from publicly available Hackney planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
659
74%
Full / major planning
Active
631
76%
Full / major planning
Active
601
90%
Full / major planning
to 2024-02
459
74%
Full / major planning
to 2023-10
454
78%
Full / major planning
to 2023-04
390
79%
Householder
to 2023-08
315
67%
Full / major planning
Active
313
83%
Full / major planning
Active
260
85%
Full / major planning
Active
212
83%
Full / major planning
Active
197
90%
Full / major planning
to 2024-05
193
69%
Full / major planning
Active
659
74%
Full / major planning
Active
631
76%
Full / major planning
Active
601
90%
Full / major planning
Show all 12 rows
to 2024-02
459
74%
Full / major planning
to 2023-10
454
78%
Full / major planning
to 2023-04
390
79%
Householder
to 2023-08
315
67%
Full / major planning
Active
313
83%
Full / major planning
Active
260
85%
Full / major planning
Active
212
83%
Full / major planning
Active
197
90%
Full / major planning
to 2024-05
193
69%
Full / major planning

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

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Hackney Downs
Labour
Active
94
subscribers
Labour
Active
93
subscribers
Labour
to 2022-04
87
subscribers
King's Park
Labour
Active
74
subscribers
Haggerston
Labour
Active
70
subscribers
Woodberry Down
Labour
to 2024-10
60
subscribers
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Labour
to 2024-03
50
subscribers
Springfield
Conservative
to 2024-12
45
subscribers
Hackney Downs
Labour
Active
94
subscribers
Labour
Active
93
subscribers
Labour
to 2022-04
87
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
King's Park
Labour
Active
74
subscribers
Haggerston
Labour
Active
70
subscribers
Woodberry Down
Labour
to 2024-10
60
subscribers
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Labour
to 2024-03
50
subscribers
Springfield
Conservative
to 2024-12
45
subscribers

Councillors on Hackney'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
238
85%
15.0%
314
84%
16.4%
Show all 21 rows
225
83%
16.8%
493
82%
17.7%
497
82%
17.8%
365
80%
20.3%
167
79%
21.4%
192
78%
21.6%
232
78%
21.6%
150
78%
21.7%
604
74%
25.9%
494
74%
26.4%
515
71%
29.3%

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

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Eade Planning Ltd
358
82%
2. SAM Planning Services
265
69%
3. Redwoods Projects Ltd
257
64%
4. Potter Raper Ltd
98
95%
5. Stace LLP
92
89%
6. ` Resi
85
91%
7. ` MoreSpace
75
88%
8. ` Baily Garner
74
90%
1. Eade Planning Ltd
358
82%
2. SAM Planning Services
265
69%
3. Redwoods Projects Ltd
257
64%
Show all 8 rows
4. Potter Raper Ltd
98
95%
5. Stace LLP
92
89%
6. ` Resi
85
91%
7. ` MoreSpace
75
88%
8. ` Baily Garner
74
90%

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

At a glance[2]
BoroughHackney
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals298
Appeals allowed117 (39.3%)
Conditions / approval3.28
Local plan

The adopted Hackney 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 Hackney 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” — Hackney’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 Hackney grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (1,282 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.