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Tower Hamlets · Planning · Appeals

Appeals.

When Tower Hamlets refuses an application and the applicant appeals, the Planning Inspectorate decides. It overturned the council on 24% of the 225 appeals it faced, 2.7 points below the London average.

225 appeals24% overturned9 costs awardsThe Inspectorate →
Appeal sites · Tower Hamlets
Appeals — geocoded
OverturnedDismissedOther
201 of 225 appeals mapped · click a dot for the record
At a glance · Planning Inspectorate record
225
Appeals to PINS
53 allowed · 164 dismissed
23.6%
Overturned
London 26.3% · -2.7pts
9
Costs awarded
mostly against the council
100
Inspectors
heard appeals here
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Appeal decisions — Tower Hamlets

Planning Inspectorate decisions on Tower Hamlets appeals, with the inspector and the policies weighed. Showing 6 of 225.

Appeal ref
Outcome
Inspector
Policies cited
Decided
Allowed
Paul Griffiths
2026-07-29
Dismissed
Richard S Jones
2026-06-10
Dismissed
C Shearing
2026-05-08
Dismissed
T C King
2026-04-10
Unknown
Claire Searson MSc PGDip
DP9, SW1Y, A1, EC3N
2026-01-20
Allowed
G Sylvester
E3, C3, PPG2, DH3
2025-12-24
Allowed
Paul Griffiths
2026-07-29
Dismissed
Richard S Jones
2026-06-10
Dismissed
C Shearing
2026-05-08
Show all 6 rows
Dismissed
T C King
2026-04-10
Unknown
Claire Searson MSc PGDip
DP9, SW1Y, A1, EC3N
2026-01-20
Allowed
G Sylvester
E3, C3, PPG2, DH3
2025-12-24
At a glance
Appeals225
Overturned24%
Most likely to overturnG Robbie
Most likely to back councilA Parkin
Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions for the Tower Hamlets planning authority. “Overturned” = the inspector allowed the appeal, overruling the council. Policies are parsed from each decision letter. One step back is the London-wide Inspectorate record.