Unit 4, Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01324/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksSigns & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of an existing retail unit to provide additional ancillary hotel floorspace, including a new reception area, meeting rooms and back-of-house facilities, together with associated internal alterations and the removal of external signage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF 2265 A 000 001 P0 LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 000 002 P0 SITE PLAN Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 025 100 P0 GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 025 110 P0 SOUTH ELEVATION AS EXISTING Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 025 111 P0 EAST ELEVATION AS EXISTING Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 100 100 P0 GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSED Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 100 110 P0 SOUTH ELEVATION AS PROPOSED Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2265 A 100 111 P0 EAST ELEVATION AS PROPOSED Current Plan · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF TFL Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER DATED: 24 JULY 2026 Correspondence · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.9
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 ↗
Town centre: Whitechapel
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wall of Former St Mary's Churchyard, Grade II, 59 m away · 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 27 m away: Whitechapel High Street; Heritage at risk 27 m away: Whitechapel High Street, Aldgate; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 1DU
Received
around 29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permit
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 56% of changes of use here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
56%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

Neighbours
18 Aug 2026
Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
2 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1EW
Display of 1no. non illuminated signage on ground floor window of Adler Street elevation
PA/22/02663/NC
2022 Approved
Unit 2, Whitechapel Technology Centre, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
Display of 1x internally illuminated fascia signage.
PA/22/01298/NC
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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PA/22/01306/NC
2022
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2022 Approved
Unit 2, Whitechapel Technology Centre, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
Replacement of shopfront and fascia sign.
PA/22/01297/NC
2022 Approved
30 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1EW
Addition of one aluminium external sign.
PA/22/00324/NC
2022 Approved
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Proposal for x1 Internally illuminated fascia Sign, x1 Internally illuminated projecting…
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2021 Approved
HSBC Bank, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
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2021 Approved
20 - 30, Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1EW
Change of use of part basement, part ground floor and floors 1-5 of the North Block from…
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2020 Refused
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Erection of second and third floor rear extension to create 2 x 2 bedroom residential uni…
PA/20/00705
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29 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
Erection of second and third floor rear extension to create 2 x 2 bedroom residential uni…
PA/20/00705/R
2020 Approved
Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road, London
Display of 1no. halo-illuminated fascia sign.
PA/20/00701/NC
2020 Refused
Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road, London
Display of 1no. halo-illuminated fascia sign.
PA/20/00599/NC
2019 Approved
City Hotel, 12-20 Osborn Street, London, E1 6TE
Part 4, 5 and 6 storey rear extension plus partial basement and associated internal chang…
PA/19/01301/A1
2020 Approved
HSBC Bank, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
Replacement of existing x3 ATM header signage.
PA/20/00076/NC
2016 Approved
HSBC Whitechapel Technology Centre, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Removal of two existing shopfronts to ground floor level facade and installation of new i…
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2016 Approved
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Removal of two existing shopfronts to ground floor level facade and installation of new i…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.