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Waltham Forest planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

75.9%

63rd of 297

13.2 points faster than England

Granted

81.5%

274th of 297

9.0 points lower than England

Extension of time

15.8%

37th of 297

16.5 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

771

Waltham Forest decided 771 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 81.5%.

75.9% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (63rd of 297 for speed).

A further 15.8% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 78.0% a year earlier.

Of 41 householder appeals decided in the same period, 29.3% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Waltham Forest against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	81.0%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	78.9%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	87.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	88.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	81.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	96.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	90.2%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	94.0%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	87.0%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	88.8%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	87.5%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	86.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	90.3%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	87.9%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	83.1%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	71.7%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	89.8%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	94.2%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	97.6%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	89.6%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	92.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	93.3%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	90.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	88.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	95.0%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	95.5%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	91.2%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	93.4%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	54.8%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	87.1%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	87.4%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	82.8%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	79.6%	1.4%	78.3%
2016 Q2	76.4%	9.0%	79.8%
2016 Q3	49.6%	45.3%	77.7%
2016 Q4	63.2%	32.4%	78.0%
2017 Q1	76.0%	19.4%	77.3%
2017 Q2	83.0%	11.5%	78.5%
2017 Q3	60.7%	25.9%	76.1%
2017 Q4	73.8%	24.4%	77.1%
2018 Q1	57.1%	41.6%	73.7%
2018 Q2	48.6%	48.6%	74.0%
2018 Q3	45.1%	52.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	64.1%	32.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	57.9%	38.0%	69.9%
2019 Q2	69.2%	26.2%	72.1%
2019 Q3	70.2%	24.2%	69.6%
2019 Q4	70.6%	24.6%	71.5%
2020 Q1	76.2%	20.9%	68.4%
2020 Q2	78.3%	15.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	80.7%	14.9%	63.8%
2020 Q4	89.0%	6.1%	65.3%
2021 Q1	57.8%	39.2%	59.4%
2021 Q2	58.5%	40.4%	58.4%
2021 Q3	73.5%	24.2%	53.1%
2021 Q4	73.8%	21.7%	53.0%
2022 Q1	68.1%	29.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	66.4%	29.7%	56.0%
2022 Q3	68.1%	27.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	61.8%	36.2%	54.1%
2023 Q1	50.3%	45.3%	53.5%
2023 Q2	60.0%	34.0%	58.5%
2023 Q3	68.6%	29.2%	59.0%
2023 Q4	58.9%	34.5%	59.8%
2024 Q1	64.2%	32.1%	58.8%
2024 Q2	78.9%	10.8%	64.4%
2024 Q3	79.6%	11.7%	64.2%
2024 Q4	78.6%	9.6%	65.6%
2025 Q1	78.3%	8.9%	62.1%
2025 Q2	76.0%	9.6%	65.0%
2025 Q3	65.9%	17.3%	62.5%
2025 Q4	83.8%	13.2%	64.7%
2026 Q1	74.3%	21.8%	60.6%
2026 Q2	81.0%	11.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Waltham Forest against England

Waltham Forest
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Waltham Forest	England
2008 Q1	71.4%	85.1%
2008 Q2	68.1%	86.1%
2008 Q3	71.2%	86.3%
2008 Q4	71.3%	85.3%
2009 Q1	62.2%	85.9%
2009 Q2	61.5%	86.8%
2009 Q3	77.3%	87.4%
2009 Q4	83.3%	86.9%
2010 Q1	76.6%	87.0%
2010 Q2	78.6%	88.0%
2010 Q3	79.8%	87.7%
2010 Q4	79.6%	87.5%
2011 Q1	62.1%	87.9%
2011 Q2	62.6%	88.5%
2011 Q3	68.2%	88.3%
2011 Q4	64.1%	88.3%
2012 Q1	66.3%	88.2%
2012 Q2	67.8%	89.2%
2012 Q3	70.4%	89.0%
2012 Q4	68.9%	88.9%
2013 Q1	77.4%	89.8%
2013 Q2	65.4%	90.6%
2013 Q3	73.5%	90.3%
2013 Q4	64.1%	89.6%
2014 Q1	75.0%	89.8%
2014 Q2	72.9%	90.5%
2014 Q3	71.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	71.3%	89.2%
2015 Q1	60.6%	89.3%
2015 Q2	67.4%	90.2%
2015 Q3	73.5%	90.0%
2015 Q4	58.0%	89.2%
2016 Q1	58.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	64.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	67.6%	90.2%
2016 Q4	78.7%	89.7%
2017 Q1	72.4%	89.9%
2017 Q2	73.1%	90.5%
2017 Q3	72.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	73.8%	90.1%
2018 Q1	76.4%	90.5%
2018 Q2	79.5%	91.0%
2018 Q3	85.1%	91.2%
2018 Q4	88.3%	90.5%
2019 Q1	86.5%	90.3%
2019 Q2	76.2%	91.0%
2019 Q3	78.1%	90.6%
2019 Q4	79.7%	89.8%
2020 Q1	74.4%	89.9%
2020 Q2	71.7%	90.2%
2020 Q3	70.2%	90.6%
2020 Q4	67.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	78.9%	90.9%
2021 Q2	84.9%	91.2%
2021 Q3	77.3%	91.0%
2021 Q4	85.0%	90.1%
2022 Q1	81.2%	90.0%
2022 Q2	83.2%	90.4%
2022 Q3	81.4%	89.8%
2022 Q4	85.5%	89.4%
2023 Q1	79.9%	89.3%
2023 Q2	83.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	74.6%	88.6%
2023 Q4	77.4%	88.2%
2024 Q1	80.5%	88.2%
2024 Q2	73.7%	89.1%
2024 Q3	74.5%	89.4%
2024 Q4	69.0%	88.6%
2025 Q1	72.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	74.7%	90.4%
2025 Q3	80.4%	90.1%
2025 Q4	80.8%	90.1%
2026 Q1	82.7%	90.6%
2026 Q2	82.0%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks75.9%
8 to 13 weeks5.3%
13 to 26 weeks2.1%
Over 26 weeks0.9%
Extension of time agreed15.8%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

Show data

Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	585
8 to 13 weeks	41
13 to 26 weeks	16
Over 26 weeks	7
Extension of time agreed	122

Appeals

Decided: 41
Allowed: 29.3%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Waltham Forest has published 15 conservation areas.
Waltham Forest has published 807 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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