Basement approval rate in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets approved 88.2% of basement applications, based on 1,723 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
88.2%
basement approval rate
1,723
Basement decisions
1,519
Approved
204
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets overall
Basement applications are approved more often than the Tower Hamlets average (85.1%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How basement compares in Tower Hamlets
Basement
88.2%
Tower Hamlets all applications
85.1%
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Other project types in Tower Hamlets
80.7%
92.3%
75.1%
84.4%
91.7%
78.2%
83.5%
83.8%
83.2%
50.0%
88.4%
76.3%
80.9%
75.0%