Poplar planning approval rate
Poplar ward in Tower Hamlets has a 90.6% approval rate based on 424 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 85.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
90.6%
ward approval rate
424
Decisions
384
Approved
40
Refused
85.1%
Tower Hamlets average
Poplar is 5.5 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 Poplar compares
Poplar ward
90.6%
Tower Hamlets overall
85.1%
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Recent decisions in Poplar
PA/26/00842/NC
Erection of replacement condenser units and associated compound (fencing) · 18/08/2026
PA/26/00495/NC
Erection of new access gates, replacement of existing gas street lights with LED · 03/07/2026
PA/26/00717/NC
Erection of pedestrian turnstile · 12/06/2026
PA/26/00718/NC
Erection of pedestrian turnstile · 12/06/2026
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