Side extension planning approval rate in Tower Hamlets
78% of 202 decided side extension applications in Tower Hamlets were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
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78%
Approval rate, all years, from 202 decided
202
decided side extension applications in Tower Hamlets: 158 approved, 44 refused
78%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 79 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
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Example side extension decisions in Tower Hamlets
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA/25/02217/NC | 2026 | Approved | Proposal for a Two Storey side extension 26 Spring Walk, London, E1 5JA |
| PA/24/02002/NC | 2025 | Approved | Erection of a replacement single storey side extension, internal layout amendments and external remedial works Fomer Guardian Angels RC Primary School, Whitman Road, London, E3 4RB |
| PA/24/02003/NC | 2025 | Approved | Listed Building Consent for the erection of a replacement single storey side extension, internal layout amendments and external remedial works Fomer Guardian Angels RC Primary School, Whitman Road, London, E3 4RB |
| PA/25/01234/NC | 2025 | Refused | Construction of a single storey side extension to existing retail unit. 116 Stepney Way, London, E1 3BG |
| PA/23/02248/A1 | 2024 | Refused | Two storey side extension to create a new one bedroom house 13 Joshua Street, London, E14 0RD |
| PA/23/02358/NC | 2024 | Refused | Proposed two-storey side extension 55 Jamestown Way, London, E14 2DE |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Tower Hamlets
- Single-storey rear extension 81%, 1,198 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 76%, 262 decided
- Wraparound extension 79%, 81 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 75%, 828 decided
- Rooflight 86%, 535 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 79%, 120 decided
- Porch 87%, 143 decided
- Garage conversion 97%, 86 decided
- Basement 88%, 1,061 decided
- Window and door 89%, 2,232 decided