London planning league tables
London boroughs ranked monthly from each council’s published planning register. Boroughs with fewer than 20 relevant decisions in the window aren’t ranked; the methodology says why.
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Planning approval rate
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
Top three this month City of London 91%, Southwark 89%, Hammersmith and Fulham 89%
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Householder decision speed
Median days to decide a householder application (statutory target: 56 days).
Top three this month Redbridge 45 days, Richmond upon Thames 50 days, Barking and Dagenham 52 days
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Householder approval rate
Share of decided householder applications (extensions, lofts, outbuildings) approved in the last 12 months.
Top three this month Bexley 94%, Hammersmith and Fulham 94%, Merton 93%
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Figures computed from decided planning applications published by each borough: the October 2026 snapshot, computed 10 October 2026. Coverage: 33 London planning authorities. A borough with fewer than 20 decisions in the window is shown as “too few decisions” rather than ranked, and one that records no refusals across 100 or more decisions is left unranked until we can read its decision wording. See the methodology.