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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham decided more than 2,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 73 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 2,300
Share refusedof those approved or refused 4%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 73 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 1%of more than 420 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 200
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 33%about one in three
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 72plan adopted 2018

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’s planning applications.

  • “The main issues in the determination of the appeal are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • whether or not the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future…”

    Dismissed, 2026

  • “It is considered that the main issue for Appeal A is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the streetscene. For Appeal B, the main issue is the effect of the proposed advertisement on visual…”

    Dismissed, 2024

  • “The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring…”

    Dismissed, 2022

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area.”

    Allowed, 2022

  • “The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Dismissed, 2019

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.