Poplar planning approval rate
Poplar ward in Tower Hamlets has a 90.5% approval rate based on 422 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 88.9%.
Last updated: August 2026
90.5%
ward approval rate
422
Decisions
382
Approved
40
Refused
88.9%
Tower Hamlets average
Poplar is broadly in line with the Tower Hamlets average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Poplar compares
Poplar ward
90.5%
Tower Hamlets overall
88.9%
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Recent decisions in Poplar
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
PA/26/00524/S
Submission of details pursuant to condition no.9 (Revised window designs) of pla · 18/05/2026
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