Tower Hamlets planning approval rate
Tower Hamlets ward in Dover has a 86.2% approval rate based on 58 planning decisions. Dover overall: 93.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
86.2%
ward approval rate
58
Decisions
50
Approved
8
Refused
93.2%
Dover average
Tower Hamlets is 7.0 percentage points below the Dover average, placing it among the stricter wards in Dover. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Tower Hamlets compares
Tower Hamlets ward
86.2%
Dover overall
93.2%
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Recent decisions in Tower Hamlets
Basement conversion to self contained flat · Fri 19 Dec 2025
Erection of an attached dwelling (Self Build) · Fri 03 Oct 2025
Erection of detached outbuilding to front of property · Wed 01 Oct 2025
Erection of a single storey rear extension · Wed 24 Sep 2025
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Dover
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 6,755 decisions.
Other wards in Dover
Little Stour And Ashstone (90.0%)
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe (93.9%)
Sandwich (96.0%)
Eastry Rural (91.1%)
Aylesham, Eythorne And Shepherdswell (92.7%)
North Deal (93.6%)
Town And Castle (92.5%)
Dover Downs And River (94.6%)
Walmer (93.8%)
Whitfield (96.2%)
Mill Hill (92.9%)
Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne (92.4%)