Bow East planning approval rate
Bow East ward in Tower Hamlets has a 85.9% approval rate based on 722 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 85.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
85.9%
ward approval rate
722
Decisions
620
Approved
102
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets average
Bow East is broadly in line with the Tower Hamlets average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bow East compares
Bow East ward
85.9%
Tower Hamlets overall
85.1%
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Recent decisions in Bow East
PA/26/01114/NC
Demolition of existing disused garage to facilitate the creation of a garden are · 18/09/2026
PA/25/02250/NC
Construction of a two-storey side extension to Unit 1 with rear terrace and fron · 12/08/2026
PA/26/00850/NC
Removal of existing glass and timber framed green house and the installation of · 16/07/2026
PA/26/00694/NC
Proposed single storey rear infill extension extending 2.0m beyond the rear wall · 15/07/2026
PA/26/00839/NC
Erection of two, two-storey portacabin buildings · 07/07/2026
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