Planning decisions in Hammersmith and Fulham
As of 17 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Hammersmith and Fulham approved 93% of 9,826 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 93% approved (1,963 decided, ~77 days)
- Rear extension : 94% approved (1,624 decided, ~77 days)
- Windows & doors : 97% approved (1,230 decided, ~76 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 95% approved (1,101 decided, ~76 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 91% approved (675 decided, ~81 days)
- Basement : 92% approved (624 decided, ~95 days)
- Demolition : 94% approved (478 decided, ~98 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 91% approved (353 decided, ~102 days)
- Change of use : 77% approved (242 decided, ~136 days)
- Tree work : 93% approved (228 decided, ~57 days)
- Loft conversion : 92% approved (215 decided, ~78 days)
- Solar / renewables : 96% approved (185 decided, ~102 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 87% approved (163 decided, ~87 days)
- Side extension : 91% approved (156 decided, ~88 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 90% approved (106 decided, ~100 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (105 decided, ~77 days) †
- New dwelling : 86% approved (103 decided, ~106 days)
- Two-storey extension : 89% approved (100 decided, ~125 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 99% approved (94 decided, ~88 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 96% approved (81 decided, ~104 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Hammersmith and Fulham, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.