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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1 approved · 6 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 9, Marlborough Lodge, 4 Cleveland Grove, London, E1 4XJ
Received Not publishedLaybourne House, Admirals Way, London, E14
Received Not published4 Woodall Close, London, E14 0HB
Received Not published47 Aberavon Road, London, E3 5AR
Received Not published126 Back Church Lane, London, E1 1FH
Received Not published68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
Received Not publishedSceptre Court, 40 Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4DX
Received Not publishedSceptre Court, 40 Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4DX
Received Not publishedFormer Poplar Bus Depot, Leven Road, London, E14 0LN
Received Not publishedSouth Central Core and Surrounding Land, South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14
Received Not published2 Eaton Terrace, Aberavon Road, London, E3 5AJ
Received Not publishedRosalind Green Hall, Stepney Green, London, E1 3JX
Received Not publishedSt Augustines With St Phillip, Newark Street, London, E1 2AA
Received Not published27 Alderney Road, London, E1 4EG
Received Not published63-63A Sidney Street, London, E1 2HH
Received Not published14 Water Street, LONDON, E14 5GX
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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