Ward · London Borough of Hackney
Dalston.
Dalston sees an approval rate of 76% — 3 points below the Hackney average across 542 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 24.0%.[1]
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Dalston · Hackney
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542
Applications 1992–19
Decided applications
76%
Approval rate
3pp below borough avg (79%)
24.0%
Refusal rate
8th highest of 37
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Hackney planning records and committee minutes, 1992–19.
Ward overview
Dalston recorded 542 substantive planning decisions over 1992–19, approving 76% of them — 3 percentage points below the Hackney borough average of 79%. Its refusal rate of 24.0% is 8th highest of 37.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Hackney planning register and published decision notices, 1992–19. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.