Bethnal Green East planning approval rate
Bethnal Green East ward in Tower Hamlets has a 86.8% approval rate based on 485 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 85.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
86.8%
ward approval rate
485
Decisions
421
Approved
64
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets average
Bethnal Green East is broadly in line with the Tower Hamlets average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bethnal Green East compares
Bethnal Green East ward
86.8%
Tower Hamlets overall
85.1%
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Recent decisions in Bethnal Green East
PA/26/01310/NC
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels to the front and rear roof slopes. · 11/09/2026
PA/26/01340/NC
Proposed replacement of all windows and rear door · 07/09/2026
PA/26/01337/NC
Replacement of existing windows with white UPVC double glazed windows, replaceme · 07/09/2026
PA/26/01178/NC
Removal of a high level kitchen window and replacement with a new double leaf bl · 01/09/2026
PA/26/00364/A1
Redevelopment of the site to provide a four-storey building comprising 7 no. sel · 19/08/2026
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