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Tower Hamlets planning applications
2,873 applications. 91% approved. 56 days to decide.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 2,873 planning applications from Tower Hamlets. 1,764 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 91% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Tower Hamlets: 1,615 applications received in the last year, 1,764 decisions published.
Tower Hamlets takes a median of 56 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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PA/26/01814/S Awaiting decision
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.21 (CIL Phase) in relation to Buildings A and B on...
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PA/26/01810/S Awaiting decision
Former News Intemational Site, 1 Virginia Street, London, E98 1XY
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.53 (External Lighting) in relation to Building G o...
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PA/26/01838 Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent to 1, Canal Cottages, Parnell Road, London, E3 2JU
Erection of a two storey dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), new boundary wall and associated landscapi...
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PA/26/01804/NC Awaiting decision
First And Second Floor Flat, 14 Rhondda Grove, London, E3 5AP
Replacement of 6 casement windows (single and double glazed) with new timber casements and slim d...
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PA/26/01651/NC Awaiting decision
111 Canrobert Street, London, E2 6PX
Installation of 10 no. roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to the front and rear roof slo...
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PA/26/01796/NC Awaiting decision
70 Medway Road, London, E3 5BY
Erection of a single-storey side return infill extension with glazed roof and a first-floor rear ...
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PA/26/01787/S Awaiting decision
Unit 4 and Site at Unit 5a, Oakwood House, 422 Hackney Road, London, E2 7SY
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 2 (Car Permit Free Agreement) and 7 (Cycle Storage) ...
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PA/26/01828/S Awaiting decision
Aberfeldy Estate, Phase A, Land to the north of East India Dock Road (A13), east of the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Road (A12) and to the south west of Abbott Road.
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.46 (Full Details of Internal and external plant eq...
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PA/26/01821/NC Awaiting decision
Castle Wharf Esso Petrol Station, Leamouth Road, London
Application to modify the S106 Agreement dated 17/10/2017, attached to planning permission refere...
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PA/26/01820/S Awaiting decision
Aberfeldy Estate, Phase A, Land to the north of East India Dock Road (A13), east of the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Road (A12) and to the south west of Abbott Road.
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.39 (Contamination) partial discharge in relation t...
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PA/26/01811/NC Awaiting decision
7 Hampstead Walk, London, E3 2JN
T1 Ash [height approx 6 meters crown spread approx 5 meters] - crown reduce by 3 meters on all as...
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PA/26/01664/NC Awaiting decision
133 Antill Road, London, E3 5BW
Proposed Mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormer windows.
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PA/26/01720/NC Awaiting decision
Hilton Hotel, 1 Admirals Way, London, E14 9SP
Proposed x4 replacement of illuminated and non illuminated signs together with 1No additional hig...
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PA/26/01829/NC Granted
Telecommunications Masts Cannon Bridge House 25 Dowgate Hill London, EC4R 2YA
Application for determination under Part 16 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Gener...
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PA/26/01664 Awaiting decision
133 Antill Road, London, E3 5BW
Proposed Mansard roof extension with two front and two rear dormer windows.
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PA/26/01720 Awaiting decision
Hilton Hotel, 1 Admirals Way, London, E14 9SP
Proposed x4 replacement of illuminated and non illuminated signs together with 1No additional hig...
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PA/26/01829 Awaiting decision
Telecommunications Masts Cannon Bridge House 25 Dowgate Hill London, EC4R 2YA
Application for determination under Part 16 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Gener...
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PA/26/01806/NC Awaiting decision
181 Jubilee Street, London, E1 3AT
T1 Large Fig - Crown lift to 3m all round to clear gardens and neighbouring properties by the rem...
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PA/26/01803/NC Awaiting decision
59-67 Mile End Road (development to rear), London, E1 4TT
Demolition of the existing single storey substation enclosure and construction of a single storey...
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PA/26/01805/NC Awaiting decision
22 Cuba Street, London, E14 8LB
Replacement of selected existing windows and external doors on the east, north and south elevatio...
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PA/26/01596/S Awaiting decision
Unit 3, 5 and 14, Queens Yard, 43 White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/25/00874, Dated 18/12/2025....
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PA/26/01766/NC Awaiting decision
39 Roman Road, London, E2 0HU
Display of 1 no. non-illuminated fascia sign.
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PA/26/01597/S Awaiting decision
Unit 3, 5 and 14, Queens Yard, 43 White Post Lane, London, E9 5EN
Application for Non-Material amendment to planning permission ref: PA/25/00874, Dated 18/12/2025....
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PA/26/01802/NC Awaiting decision
226 Commercial Road, London, E1 2NB
Display of 2no. non-illuminated fascia signs, 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign, 1no. inter...
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PA/26/01537 Awaiting decision
19-20 Carlton Square, London, E1 4EH
Renewal of all existing aluminium windows with new aluminium windows, together with the replaceme...
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PA/26/01602/S Awaiting decision
38B Arbery Road, London, E3 5DD
Replacement of existing white-painted single-glazed timber windows to the front and rear ground f...
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PA/26/01698/S Awaiting decision
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.7 (CoCP Checklist Construction Management Plan) in...
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PA/26/01751/S Awaiting decision
Caxton Hall Community Centre & Adjoining Land, Caxton Grove, E3 2EE
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 40 (All Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)), of plannin...
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PA/26/01761/NC Awaiting decision
Flat 26, Barnardo Gardens, Barnardo Street, London, E1 0LN
Replacement of 6 No. windows and rear garden door to a ground floor flat with double-glazed white...
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PA/26/01798/NC Awaiting decision
Land at Mandeville Place, Marshgate Lane, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E20
Application for full planning permission for the construction of a landing platform, associated s...
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PA/26/01797/NC Awaiting decision
95 New Road, London, E1 1HH
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191(1)(c) of the Town and Country Plannin...
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PA/26/01799/NC Awaiting decision
36A Grove Road, London, E3 5AX
T1 Lime Tree - Fell (Stump to remain) - it has become too large for the garden and is causing exc...
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PA/26/01697/NC Awaiting decision
Flat 27, Tower House, 81 Fieldgate Street, London, E1 1GU
Retrospective change of use class sought on a 3 bed flat from C3 (residential dwelling) to use to...
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PA/26/01752/S Awaiting decision
Caxton Hall Community Centre & Adjoining Land, Caxton Grove, E3 2EE
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 18 (Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SUDS)), of pla...
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PA/26/01681/NC Awaiting decision
58 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Retrospective change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small HMO for 5 persons (Use Cla...
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PA/26/01752 Awaiting decision
Caxton Hall Community Centre & Adjoining Land, Caxton Grove, E3 2EE
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 18 (Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SUDS)), of pla...
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PA/26/01327/NC Awaiting decision
2 Treadway Street, London E2
Proposal for x1 projecting signage .
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PA/26/01794/S Awaiting decision
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.32 (Details of all plant and machinery) of plannin...
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PA/26/01793/S Awaiting decision
Aberfeldy Estate, Phase A, Land to the north of East India Dock Road (A13), east of the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Road (A12) and to the south west of Abbott Road. E14
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.36 (Pilling) in relation to Phase A, and blocks F,...
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PA/26/01792/S Awaiting decision
400 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AH
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.3 (Management Plan) of planning permission ref: PA...
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PA/26/01608/NC Awaiting decision
Campion House, 9 Frances Wharf and Harley House, 11 Frances Wharf, London, E14
Minor-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: PA/25/01705, dated 05/12/2025. Amendment(s) ...
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PA/26/01714/NC Awaiting decision
239-241 Commercial Road, London, E1 2BT
Retention of a non-illuminated metal structural sign affixed to the fence enclosing the rear seat...
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PA/26/01713/NC Awaiting decision
239-241 Commercial Road, London, E1 2BT
Retrospective application for the installation of fresh air ducting system, 9 x air conditioning ...
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PA/26/01738 Awaiting decision
85 Lyal Road, London, E3 5QQ
Application for Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed installation of solar photovolta...
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PA/26/01789/S Awaiting decision
34-38 Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5ET
Application for non-material amendment of planning permission dated 17/04/2026, ref: PA/24/02089....
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PA/26/01612/NC Awaiting decision
26 Spring Walk, London, E1 5JA
Proposed change of use from small HMO (Class C4) to large HMO (Sui Generis), including the instal...
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PA/26/01700/S Awaiting decision
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.18 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission r...
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PA/26/01612 Awaiting decision
26 Spring Walk, London, E1 5JA
Proposed change of use from small HMO (Class C4) to large HMO (Sui Generis), including the instal...
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PA/26/01700 Awaiting decision
Poplar Gas Holder Site (PHASES 2 And 3), Leven Road, London, E14
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.18 (Remediation Strategy) of planning permission r...
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PA/26/01409/NC Awaiting decision
1A Avantgarde Place, E1 6GR & 3 Innova Passage, London, E1 6LJ
Display of 2no. illuminated fascia signs & 1no. illuminated projecting sign.
Recent decisions
Data to October 2026
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PA/26/01487/S Granted
15-27 Byng Street, 29 Byng Street (Flats 1-6 Dowlen Court) and 1-12 Bellamy Close, London, E14
Submission of detail pursuant to condition no.13a part c (Details and samples of roofing) in rela...
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PA/26/00966/NC Granted
St Georges Leisure Centre, 221 The Highway, London, E1W 3BP
Relocation of gravestones and associated works to the wall against which they will be attached.
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PA/26/00967/NC Granted
St George in the East Gardens, London E1 0BH
Relocation of gravestones and associated works to the wall against which they will be attached
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PA/26/01279/S Granted
Former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London, E2
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.18 (Piling Method Statement) in relation to Phase ...
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PA/26/01387/NC Granted
Flat C, 94 Coborn Road, London, E3 2DG
Removal of wild cherry tree next to railway. Job: T1 Cherry ? Climb and dismantle to ground level...
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PA/26/01481/NC Granted
37 Chapel House Street, London, E14 3AS
Arborvitae conifer tree approximate 20 metres in height to be removed to ground level stump as it...
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PA/26/01336/NC Granted
Unit G15 Harbour Island, 11 Harbour Exchange Square, London, E14 9GE
Proposal to display & advertise x1 Internally illuminated fascia and x1 projection signage on the...
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PA/26/01510/NC Granted
Fieldgate Mansions, Fieldgate Street, London E1
Works to following trees: T1 ( Ash Trees) 14 metres in height. 5 metres in width. Reduce and resh...
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PA/26/01411/NC Granted
78 Bromley Street, London, E1 0NA
Installation of heritage style secondary glazing to front and rear windows. Replacement of existi...
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PA/26/01410/NC Granted
78 Bromley Street, London, E1 0NA
Installation of heritage style secondary glazing to front and rear windows. Replacement of existi...
The full record
Decisions between 2011 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 1,954 decisions from Tower Hamlets between 2011 and 2026, part of 2,873 applications on record. Over that period 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,765 granted against 175 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 1,828 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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PA/11/00281/A1 Granted
1 - 5 Henriques Street, Commercial Road, London
Demolition of existing building and erection of a 5 storey building containing office/studio use on ground floor with 6 flats above (4 x 1 bed, 1 x 2 bed, 1 x 3 bed) with cycle parking and amenity space.
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PA/10/02576/A1 Granted
Site adjacent to 52 Stebondale Street (Billson Street), London
Erection of a three storey family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) located on land at the junction of Billson Street and Stebondale Street.
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LL/12/00069/AOD Granted
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,Stratford,E15
Approval of details pursuant to condition EMPGT.6 (Contractor Environmental Style Reports) of planning permission reference 11/90701/FUMODA.
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LL/12/00071/AOD Granted
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,Stratford,E15
Approval of details pursuant to condition LTD.1.19 in respect of planning permission reference 11/90313/VARODA.
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LL/12/00083/AOD Granted
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,Stratford,E15
Approval of details pursuant to condition WB.69 in respect of planning permission reference 10/90344/FULODA.
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LL/12/00165/FUM Granted
419 Wick Lane, Fish Island, London
Change of use of the existing 112 live-work units (Use Class sui generis) to permanent residential accommodation (Use Class C3)
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LL/12/00188/VAR Granted
4A Roach Road,Fish Island,London
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 16 May 2012 (Ref PA/12/00602) to extend the temporary permission from 1 October 2012 to 30 June 2013.
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LL/12/00060/AOD Granted
PDZ 4 And 5
Submission of Alluvium Penetration Report (Technical Notes) in respect of PDZ 4 and 5 pursuant to condition OD.0.36 of planning reference 11/90313/VARODA.
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LL/12/00186/ADV Granted
Tesco Stores Ltd,Hancock Road,London,E3 3DA
Installation of 7 freestanding post-signs, 2 wall mounted fascia signs and 2 freestanding signs.
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LL/12/00187/ADV Granted
Tesco Stores Ltd,Hancock Road,London,E3 3DA
Installation of 35 freestanding pole-mounted signs & 2 freestanding gantry signs
Decision speed
12 months to October 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,088 62%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 383 22%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 293 17%
Planning agents in Tower Hamlets
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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DP9 Ltd 98% granted overall 96
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BAM Nuttall Ltd 100% granted overall 84
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Savills Limited 92% granted overall 34
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Dalcour Maclaren Ltd 67% granted overall 34
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd 95% granted overall 32
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Rapleys LLP 95% granted overall 31
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CMA Planning Ltd 94% granted overall 29
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Spring Planning Ltd 97% granted overall 24
Browse by ward
Applications by ward in Tower Hamlets
- Bethnal Green East 143
- Bethnal Green West 123
- Blackwall and Cubitt Town 126
- Bow East 159
- Bow West 194
- Bromley North 42
- Bromley South 85
- Canary Wharf 190
- Island Gardens 73
- Lansbury 110
- Mile End 68
- Poplar 78
- Shadwell 68
- Spitalfields and Banglatown 130
- St Dunstans 80
- St Katharines and Wapping 124
- Stepney Green 102
- Weavers 114
- Whitechapel 164
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Tower Hamlets decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, Tower Hamlets decided 1764 planning applications. 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Tower Hamlets?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 56 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Tower Hamlets decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1764 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 62% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 83% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Tower Hamlets decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 1954 decisions from Tower Hamlets between 2011 and 2026, out of 2,873 applications on record. Across that whole period 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Tower Hamlets?
March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to October 2026, with 240 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Tower Hamlets's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Tower Hamlets: 2,873 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,764 decided, 91% approved, median 56 days to a decision. 1,615 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2011 and 2026: 1,954 in total, 91% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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