Redbridge vs Tower Hamlets — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Redbridge and Tower Hamlets? A side-by-side comparison based on 84,939 combined decisions.

Last updated: March 2026

Redbridge: 84.7%

47,731 decisions · 40,429 approved · 7,302 refused · 43 wards

Tower Hamlets: 88.6%

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

Overall approval rates

Redbridge (47,731 decided)

84.7%

Tower Hamlets (37,208 decided)

88.6%

By application type

Advertisement — Redbridge (185 decided)

100.0%

Advertisement — Tower Hamlets (517 decided)

82.0%

Discharge of Conditions — Redbridge (1,584 decided)

100.0%

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

97.2%

Full — Redbridge (11,112 decided)

97.5%

Full — Tower Hamlets (5,826 decided)

79.7%

Listed Building — Redbridge (54 decided)

100.0%

Listed Building — Tower Hamlets (830 decided)

88.2%

Other — Redbridge (32,117 decided)

78.8%

Other — Tower Hamlets (25,901 decided)

89.4%

Prior Approval — Redbridge (955 decided)

76.6%

Prior Approval — Tower Hamlets (289 decided)

85.8%

Trees — Redbridge (1,721 decided)

100.0%

Trees — Tower Hamlets (775 decided)

98.6%

What the numbers mean

There is a 3.9 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Redbridge 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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