Planning authority

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Adopted plan 6.8 years old; plan in preparation: proposed plan; HDT 47%.

Adopted plan

Plan	Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits
Adopted	15 January 2020
Age	6.8 years
Plan period	–2031
Housing requirement	58,965 homes
Council's page	The adopted plan

From the national planning data platform, which can lag behind the council. Known gaps

Measurement

47% (2025)

Quarter	Received	Decided	Granted	Refused
July to September 2025	278	218	175	43
October to December 2025	222	309	260	49
January to March 2026	283	199	176	23
April to June 2026	225	246	210	36

Decided	Site	Development	Procedure	Outcome
27 August 2026	529, Roman Road, Bow, London, E3 5EL Application PA/25/01901	Minor Dwellings	Written Representations	Dismissed
12 August 2026	Queens Head Public House, 8 Flamborough Street, London, E14 7LS Application PA/25/01440	Minor Dwellings	Written Representations	Allowed
24 July 2026	5 Cartwright Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 8LY Application PA/25/00934	Change of use	Written Representations	Dismissed
21 July 2026	Bow Business Centre, Old Poplar Hall, 153 - 159 Bow Road, London, E3 2SE Application PA/25/00587	Other minor developments	Written Representations	Allowed
10 July 2026	Mile End Road, outside no. 38, O'Leary Square, London, E1 3AR Application PA/25/01707	Other minor developments	Written Representations	Allowed
8 July 2026	Mile End Road, outside no's. 422 - 426, London, E1 4PE Application PA/25/01717	Other minor developments	Written Representations	Allowed
3 July 2026	Footpath opposite 1 Sclater Street, London, E1 6HR Application PA/25/02256	Other minor developments	Written Representations	Allowed
3 July 2026	59-67 MILE END ROAD, LONDON, E1 4TT Application PA/26/00078	Minor Dwellings, 3 homes	Written Representations	Dismissed
2 July 2026	3 Stothard Street, London, E1 4JA Application PA/25/01609	Change of use	Written Representations	Dismissed
25 June 2026	80 Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 6RL Application PA/25/00673	Change of use	Written Representations	Dismissed

Each outcome links to the case on the Planning Inspectorate's site, where the decision letter is published.

17 October 2026 Records added late or corrected (not new this week): adopted plan now shown as Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing Benefits (adopted 2020-01-15)