Mansell Court, 69 Mansell Street, London E1 8AN Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01502/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Part change of use of the Site from Office (Class E) to Hotel (Class C1); part retention of existing Office (Class E) for use as Affordable Workspace;�minor demolition works;�infill of existing atrium;�fa�ade improvements; infill extension at fifth floor;�installation of rooftop plant enclosure;�provision of cycle parking; and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 63.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Documents 61

Plans & drawings 46

PDF CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HOTEL OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-00-0002 P03 SITE PLAN Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-00-0001 P03 SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-20-0001 P02 WEST ELEVATION - PROPOSED Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-30-0003 P02 SECTION CC - PROPOSED Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-30-0004 P02 SECTION DD - PROPOSED Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-30-0002 P02 SECTION BB - PROPOSED Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-30-0001 P02 SECTION AA - PROPOSED Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0106 P06 LEVEL R6 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-20-0002 P02 EAST ELEVATION - PROPOSED Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0100 P06 LEVEL 00 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0105 P07 LEVEL 05 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0104 P05 LEVEL 04 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0102 P06 LEVEL 02 AND 03 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0101 P06 LEVEL 01 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-02-0001 P01 WEST ELEVATION - EXISTING Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-10-0099 P04 LEVEL B1 - PROPOSED LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-03-0004 P01 SECTION DD - EXISTING Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-03-0001 P00 SECTION AA - EXISTING Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-03-0002 P01 SECTION BB - EXISTING Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-03-0003 P01 SECTION CC - EXISTING Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-0106 P02 LEVEL 06 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-0105 P02 LEVEL 05 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-0104 P02 LEVEL 04 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-02-0002 P01 EAST ELEVATION - EXISTING Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-0103 P02 LEVEL 03 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-1010 P02 LEVEL 01 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-0102 P02 LEVEL 02 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-100 P02 LEVEL 00 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-01-0099 P02 LEVEL B1 - EXISTING LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-06-0003 P01 SECTION CC - DEMOLITION Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-05-0001 P01 WEST ELEVATION - DEMOLITION Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-06-0004 P01 SECTION DD - DEMOLITION Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-06-0001 P01 SECTION AA - DEMOLITION Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-06-0002 P01 SECTION BB - DEMOLITION Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0105 P01 LEVEL 05 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0106 P01 LEVEL 06 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0104 P01 LEVEL 04 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0102 P01 LEVEL 02 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0103 P01 LEVEL 03 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-05-0002 P01 DEMOLITION EAST ELEVATION Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0099 P01 LEVEL B1 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0100 P01 LEVEL 00 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF A-04-0101 P01 LEVEL 01 - DEMOLITION LAYOUT Current Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Article 4 direction
Aldgate West. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.11
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Tower Hamlets AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project about 304 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 304 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 614 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 57 and 59, Mansell Street E1, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Wider setting of protected view 25A.1 City Hall to the White Tower; Scheduled monument about 238 m away: London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 30 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area5,379 m² (57,899 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 110)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 8AN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Whitechapel
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark
Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 63, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Tower Hamlets are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 25 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 637 days past the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
52decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tower Hamlets in the last twelve months, from validation. Tower Hamlets decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tower Hamlets is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #207 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tower Hamlets decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #167 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #207 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #167 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
52 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
67 decided
998
Total decisions
164 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.