Stepney Green planning approval rate
Stepney Green ward in Tower Hamlets has a 80.8% approval rate based on 417 planning decisions. Tower Hamlets overall: 89.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
80.8%
ward approval rate
417
Decisions
337
Approved
80
Refused
89.0%
Tower Hamlets average
Stepney Green is 8.2 percentage points below the Tower Hamlets average, placing it among the stricter wards in Tower Hamlets. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Stepney Green compares
Stepney Green ward
80.8%
Tower Hamlets overall
89.0%
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Recent decisions in Stepney Green
PA/26/00004/NC
Alterations to shopfront to install separate residential access from street leve · 27/02/2026
Listed Building Consent for retention of internal alterations across the first a · Fri 13 Feb 2026
Demolition of the existing warehouse building and site clearance, and the erecti · Mon 19 Jan 2026
Conversion of existing dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four · Fri 09 Jan 2026
Conversion of existing dwelling into 1x self contained basement flat and 1x four · Fri 09 Jan 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Tower Hamlets, 1 in 9 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Tower Hamlets
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 26,296 decisions.