Extension (General) approval rate in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets approved 84.4% of extension (general) applications, based on 1,159 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
84.4%
extension (general) approval rate
1,159
Extension (General) decisions
978
Approved
181
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets overall
Extension (General) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Tower Hamlets average (85.1%).
How extension (general) compares in Tower Hamlets
Extension (General)
84.4%
Tower Hamlets all applications
85.1%
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Other project types in Tower Hamlets
80.7%
88.2%
92.3%
75.1%
91.7%
78.2%
83.5%
83.8%
83.2%
50.0%
88.4%
76.3%
80.9%
75.0%