Pavement Outside 118 Mile End Road, London E1 Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/00601/NC - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed installation of a BT Street Hub 3 unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Apr 2026
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Refused
29 May 2026
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Appeal allowed
10 Sept 2026

Refused on 29 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Nos 90 to 126 (even) Mile End including railings and overthrow at No 102, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 17 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Stepney Green conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.8
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 573 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 573 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 1856 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 4UT
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Stepney Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 10 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6012153 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Dalcour Maclaren

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 15% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Tower Hamlets in the last twelve months, from validation. Tower Hamlets decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
14 Apr 2026
Consultation
14 Apr 2026
Comments by
6 May 2026
Site or press notice
7 May 2026
Statutory expiry
26 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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