Croydon vs Tower Hamlets — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Croydon and Tower Hamlets? A side-by-side comparison based on 75,591 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Croydon: 80.8%

38,383 decisions · 31,018 approved · 7,365 refused · 56 wards

Tower Hamlets: 88.6%

37,208 decisions · 32,960 approved · 4,248 refused · 31 wards

Overall approval rates

Croydon (38,383 decided)

80.8%

Tower Hamlets (37,208 decided)

88.6%

By application type

Advertisement — Tower Hamlets (517 decided)

82.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Tower Hamlets (3,070 decided)

97.2%

Full — Croydon (7,635 decided)

80.1%

Full — Tower Hamlets (5,826 decided)

79.7%

Listed Building — Tower Hamlets (830 decided)

88.2%

Other — Croydon (28,666 decided)

80.8%

Other — Tower Hamlets (25,901 decided)

89.4%

Prior Approval — Croydon (2,082 decided)

83.6%

Prior Approval — Tower Hamlets (289 decided)

85.8%

Trees — Tower Hamlets (775 decided)

98.6%

What the numbers mean

There is a 7.8 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Croydon is the stricter of the two, which means similar applications may face higher refusal risk there. However, approval rates vary by ward and application type, so your specific situation may differ from the averages.

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