Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1 approved · 6 refused · 0 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
633 Commercial Road, London, E14 7NT
Received Not published21 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street, London, E3 4UR
Received Not published71 Lichfield Road, London, E3 5AL
Received Not publishedEmpson Street Industrial Estate, Empson Street, E3
Received Not published21 Baldock Street, London, E3 2TP
Received Not published10 Alderney Road, London, E1 4EG
Received Not publishedLand bounded by Hepscott Road and Rothbury Road, TSVC Building, London, E9 5H
Received Not published66 Tredegar Square, London, E3 5AE
Received Not published453 Mile End Road, London, E3 4PA
Received Not published71A Coborn Road, London, E3 2DB
Received Not published35 Tollet Street, London, E1 4EE
Received Not published31 Tollet Street, London, E1 4EE
Received Not publishedStifford Community Centre 2-6 Cressy Place & Adjoining land to the East Stepney Green. London, E1 3JG
Received Not published11 Booker Close, London, E14 7DP
Received Not publishedCuba Street Site, Land At North East Junction Of Manilla Street And Tobago Street, Tobago Street, London E14
Received Not published39 Bell Lane, London, E1 7LA
Received Not publishedAnglesey House, Lindfield Street, London E14 6HS
Received Not published23 Alloway Road, London, E3 5AS
Received Not published42 Arnold Road, London, E3 4NU
Received Not published12 Bank Street, London, E14 4DD
Received Not published141 Chrisp Street, London, E14 6NH
Received Not published53 Grove Road, London, E3 4PE
Received Not published50 Charter Street, LONDON E22
Received Not published21A White Horse Lane, London, E1 3NE
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Tower Hamlets, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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