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Ward · London Borough of Newham

Stratford Olympic Park.

Stratford Olympic Park sees an approval rate of 97% — 19 points above the Newham average across 123 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 3.0%.[1]

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123
Applications 2020–26
Decided applications
97%
Approval rate
19pp above borough avg (78%)
3.0%
Refusal rate
Lowest in Newham
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Newham planning records and committee minutes, 2020–26.
Ward overview

Stratford Olympic Park recorded 123 substantive planning decisions over 2020–26, approving 97% of them — 19 percentage points above the Newham borough average of 78%. Its refusal rate of 3.0% is lowest in newham.

Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Reference
Address
Type
Outcome
Date
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.

At a glance[1]
WardStratford Olympic Park
CouncilNewham
Applications123 (2020–26)
Approval rate97%
Refusal rate3.0%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
  1. [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Newham planning register and published decision notices, 2020–26. · methodology
  2. [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
  3. [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
  4. [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.