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Householder approval rate

London boroughs ranked by householder approval rate, 12 months to 1 November 2026. Share of decided householder applications (extensions, lofts, outbuildings) approved in the last 12 months. Boroughs with fewer than 20 decisions aren’t ranked.

Householder approval rate, London boroughs ranked
Rank Borough Householder approval rate Decided (12 months)
1 Bexley 94% 2,075
2 Hammersmith and Fulham 94% 1,270
3 Merton 93% 1,320
4 Southwark 91% 3,286
5 Wandsworth 90% 3,690
6 Haringey 89% 2,231
7 Havering 89% 2,313
8 Camden 88% 1,351
9 Hillingdon 88% 2,465
10 Tower Hamlets 88% 1,519
11 Kingston upon Thames 87% 2,531
12 Lewisham 87% 1,771
13 Islington 86% 2,225
14 Richmond upon Thames 85% 3,197
15 Kensington and Chelsea 85% 881
16 Redbridge 84% 2,798
17 Croydon 84% 3,057
18 Ealing 84% 3,692
19 Brent 83% 1,395
20 Newham 82% 2,362
21 Hackney 81% 2,295
22 Westminster 81% 8,465
23 Hounslow 80% 2,395
24 Lambeth 79% 3,204
25 Enfield 79% 3,941
26 Waltham Forest 78% 1,915
27 Harrow 77% 1,729
28 Barnet 75% 4,488
29 Sutton 74% 1,677
30 Barking and Dagenham 67% 553

Not ranked

We don’t rank a borough whose published planning data has fewer than 20 relevant decisions in the window, or, for approval rates, one that records no refusals at all across 100 or more decisions: that means we can’t yet read how the council words its decisions.

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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.