Bow West planning approval rate
Bow West ward in Tower Hamlets has a 85.5% approval rate based on 1,189 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 85.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
85.5%
ward approval rate
1,189
Decisions
1,017
Approved
172
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets average
Bow West is broadly in line with the Tower Hamlets average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bow West compares
Bow West ward
85.5%
Tower Hamlets overall
85.1%
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Recent decisions in Bow West
PA/26/01163/NC
Proposed works for the conversion of an unused part of the school (adjacent to t · 23/09/2026
PA/26/01162/NC
Proposed works for the conversion of an unused part of the school (adjacent to t · 23/09/2026
PA/26/01257/NC
Replacement of the existing first floor timber sash windows with 2 x black timbe · 23/09/2026
PA/26/00807/NC
Mansard roof extension including 2 no. dormers with double-glazed sash windows t · 21/09/2026
PA/26/00941/NC
Construction of a new mansard roof extension, single storey full width ground fl · 14/09/2026
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