Flat 27, Windmill House, 146 Westferry Road, London, E14 3ED Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/00869/NC - Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191) Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of existing use as a one storey apartment flat in continuous use as a C4 premises (House of Multiple Occupation) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PREVIOUS OWNER ALTERNATIONS PLAN Current Plan · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 001 FIRST FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF INTERNAL ALTERATIONS Correspondence · 18 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, about 1904 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 968 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 3.1
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 ↗
Thames Path about 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 34 m away.
Not affected
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £330,000 in November 2006. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

11 November 2006£330,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (81 out of 100)
PropertyEnclosed end-terrace flat, 6 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2021, 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

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191)
Postcode
E14 3ED
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Island Gardens
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused
Flat 31, Galaxy Building, 5 Crews Street, London, E14 3SP
Proposed erection balcony to flat.
PA/22/00458/NC
2021 Approved
Flat 25, Galaxy Building, 5 Crews Street, London, E14 3SP
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of flat as a 2-bedroom dwell…
PA/21/02366/NC
2020 Refused
146 - 152 Westferry Road, London, E14 3ED
Proposed extension to front of shop at ground floor
PA/20/02493/NC
2018 Refused
156 Westferry Road, London
Change of use from Retail shop (Class A1) to mixed use Retail/Restaurant (A1/A3).
PA/18/02819/NC
2018 Refused
156 Westferry Road, London
Change of use from Retail shop (Class A1) to mixed use Retail/Restaurant (A1/A3).
PA/18/02819/R
2018 Refused
156 Westferry Road, London
Change of use from Retail shop (Class A1) to Restaurant (Class A3).
PA/18/01737/NC
2018 Refused
156 Westferry Road, London
Change of use from Retail shop (Class A1) to Restaurant (Class A3).
PA/18/01737/R
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.