1-7 Leyden Street, London, E1 7LE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the first, second and third floors of 5 Leyden Street from ancillary storage associated with the ground floor wholesale use (Use Class B8) to form one 2-bedroom, 3-person residential unit (Use Class C3). Associated reconfiguration of internal access via 3 Leyden Street to provide access to the first floor of 5 Leyden Street. Construction of a winter garden at roof level to the rear of 5 Leyden Street. Provision of cycle storage, refuse storage, and associated amenity space to the rear of 1 Leyden Street. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 128.
Documents 10
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 11
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- E1 7LE
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Spitalfields and Banglatown
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Cityshaping Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 128, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Tower Hamlets are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
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
- 9 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 14 Jul 2026.