Planning decisions in Waltham Forest
As of 10 Aug 2023.
On the public planning record, Waltham Forest approved 77% of 4,272 decided applications across the public decisions we hold. 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 : 77% approved (1,432 decided, ~55 days)
- Rear extension : 77% approved (877 decided, ~55 days)
- Loft conversion : 79% approved (583 decided, ~55 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 83% approved (461 decided, ~55 days)
- Side extension : 77% approved (111 decided, ~69 days)
- New dwelling : 61% approved (104 decided, ~85 days)
- Demolition : 73% approved (95 decided, ~94 days)
- Change of use : 40% approved (73 decided, ~79 days)
- Tree work : 97% approved (62 decided, ~50 days)
- Two-storey extension : 59% approved (61 decided, ~77 days)
- Windows & doors : 87% approved (60 decided, ~74 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 77% approved (60 decided, ~122 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 91% approved (54 decided, ~63 days)
- Porch : 65% approved (37 decided, ~56 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 69% approved (35 decided, ~90 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 100% approved (35 decided, ~37 days) †
- Balcony / roof terrace : 47% approved (34 decided, ~89 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 93% approved (30 decided, ~72 days)
- Basement : 57% approved (28 decided, ~133 days)
- Solar / renewables : 76% approved (21 decided, ~86 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 71% approved (14 decided, ~134 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 100% approved (5 decided, ~77 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 Waltham Forest, 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.