Bethnal Green East planning approval rate
Bethnal Green East ward in Tower Hamlets has a 87.6% approval rate based on 476 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 88.9%.
Last updated: August 2026
87.6%
ward approval rate
476
Decisions
417
Approved
59
Refused
88.9%
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
87.6%
Tower Hamlets overall
88.9%
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Recent decisions in Bethnal Green East
PA/26/00362/NC
Part retrospective application seeking retention of single storey rear extension · 10/08/2026
PA/25/02060/A1
First and second floor extension and the addition of two self-contained resident · 07/08/2026
PA/26/01107/NC
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Mul · 05/08/2026
PA/26/00791/NC
Installation of PV panels and associated external alterations to the roof level. · 04/08/2026
PA/26/00934/NC
Proposal to add an extra storey to 66A and 68A, including mansard dormers at the · 31/07/2026
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