Canary Wharf planning approval rate
Canary Wharf ward in Tower Hamlets has a 94.0% approval rate based on 1,181 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 85.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.0%
ward approval rate
1,181
Decisions
1,110
Approved
71
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets average
Canary Wharf is 8.9 percentage points above the Tower Hamlets average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Canary Wharf compares
Canary Wharf ward
94.0%
Tower Hamlets overall
85.1%
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Recent decisions in Canary Wharf
PA/26/01133/NC
Upgrading of Health Club including alterations to main health club entrance on s · 14/09/2026
PA/26/01134/NC
Upgrading of Health Club including replacement signage, installation of new glas · 14/09/2026
PA/26/01012/NC
Proposed front and side extensions, a rear storage extension, removal of x1 roof · 11/09/2026
PA/26/01098/NC
Single storey rear extension forming wetroom, and reduce size of existing shed. · 11/08/2026
PA/26/00857/NC
Installation of louvres to main fa‡ade window and part retrospective application · 29/07/2026
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