Tower Hamlets vs Enfield — planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Tower Hamlets and Enfield? A side-by-side comparison based on 21,709 combined decisions.

Last updated: February 2026

Tower Hamlets: 87.9%

12,134 decisions · 10,667 approved · 1,467 refused · 22 wards

Enfield: 77.2%

9,575 decisions · 7,395 approved · 2,180 refused · 33 wards

Overall approval rates

Tower Hamlets (12,134 decided)

87.9%

Enfield (9,575 decided)

77.2%

By application type

Advertisement — Tower Hamlets (517 decided)

82.0%

Advertisement — Enfield (138 decided)

89.1%

Certificate of Lawfulness — Enfield (1,605 decided)

81.9%

Change of Use — Enfield (20 decided)

100.0%

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

97.2%

Discharge of Conditions — Enfield (1,438 decided)

79.6%

Full — Tower Hamlets (3,864 decided)

78.7%

Full — Enfield (4,224 decided)

69.3%

Listed Building — Tower Hamlets (830 decided)

88.2%

Listed Building — Enfield (64 decided)

78.1%

Other — Tower Hamlets (3,061 decided)

88.4%

Other — Enfield (611 decided)

91.2%

Prior Approval — Tower Hamlets (17 decided)

94.1%

Prior Approval — Enfield (898 decided)

87.1%

Trees — Tower Hamlets (775 decided)

98.6%

Trees — Enfield (577 decided)

82.7%

What the numbers mean

There is a 10.7 percentage point difference in overall approval rates between these councils. Enfield 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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