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PA/26/00939/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of Use from Solicitor's Office (Use Class E(c)(ii)) to Food and Beverage Outlet (Use Class E(b)) including associated internal extraction and ventilation equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 6

PDF ODOUR PATHWAYS & MITIGATION ASSESSMENT Report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ODOUR RISK ASSESSMENT ? WORKING DRAFT Report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ODOUR RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF ECO1ASXCD ASSIEME 2026 ODOUR CONTROL SYSTEM SPECIFICATION Current Plan · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OS 01 PROPOSED - BLOCK PLAN LOCATION Current Plan · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING & PROPOSED PLANS Current Plan · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF EXTRACTION & VENTILATION TECHNICAL NOTE Report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTRACTION VENTILATION TECHNICAL NOTE UPDATED Report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTRACTION & VENTILATION TECHNICAL NOTE Report · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 562 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 562 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 1890 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 ↗
20 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, about 27 m from the postcode pin · 20 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
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

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 4GL
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Stepney Green
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Detail Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 55% of changes of use here are.

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

Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Proposed Canopy to Outdoor Sitting Area.
PA/25/01203/NC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
First and second floor flat, 124 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UN
Listed Building Consent for retention of internal alterations across the first and second…
PA/25/02168/NC
2025 Approved
120 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UN
Installation of a commercial kitchen extractor system and associated flue at rear of prop…
PA/25/01327/NC
2025 Refused
Site At Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UJ
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide purpose built st…
PA/25/00516/A1
2025 Refused
140 Mile End Road, London, E1
Change of use from solicitor office Use Class E(c)(ii) into cafe Use Class E(b).
PA/25/01274/NC
2025 Approved
5-9 Assembly Passage, London, E1 4UT
The application seeks full planning permission for modifications to the existing elevatio…
PA/24/02216/NC
2025 Refused
150 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ
Proposed x2 illuminated fascia signs, x1 illumininated projected haning sign and x2 vinyl…
PA/25/00165/NC
2024 Refused
146 Mile End Road, London, E1 4GL
Proposed x3 illuminated signages and x1 illuminated projected hanging sign
PA/24/01400/NC
2024 Approved
124 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UN
Insertion of new door at the front.
PA/24/01413/NC
2024 Approved
124 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UN
Insertion of new door at the front
PA/24/01414/NC
2024 Approved
93-95 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UJ
Request for a Screening Opinion as to whether an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is…
PA/24/01648/NC
2024 Approved
Fountain outside 99 Mile End Road, Mile End Road, London
Restoration of the fountain.
PA/24/00615/NC
2024 Refused
120 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UN
Construction of an extractor flue to the rear elevation, in conjunction with the use of t…
PA/24/00599/NC
2024 Refused
120 Mile End Road, London, E1 4UN
Construction of an extractor flue to the rear elevation, in conjunction with the use of t…
PA/24/00600/NC
2024 Refused
At Roof Top Genesis Cinema 93-95 Mile End Road, Mile End Road, London
The removal of 5 no. antennas existing antennas and associated steelwork, and the install…
PA/24/00690/NC
2023 Approved
132 Mile End Road, London, E1 4GL
Proposal for the construction of an open structure complemented by a motorised awning to…
PA/23/01497/NC
2023 Approved
140 Mile End Road, London
Proposal for externally illuminated fascia signage.
PA/23/00007/NC
2023 Refused
1-11 Assembly Passage, London, E1 4UT
Proposed replacement of windows and doors of the building in accordance with a light stud…
PA/23/01670/NC
2023 Refused
Bus Shelter Opposite 93-95 Mile End Road, London, E1
Build bus shelter with double digital internally illuminated 6-sheet advertising displays…
PA/23/00998/NC
2023 Approved
6 Stepney Green, London, E1 3JU
Proposed single storey rear side extension with new window, x2 new roof lights and other…
PA/23/01134/NC
2023 Approved
6 Stepney Green, London, E1 3JU
Proposed single storey rear side extension with new window, x2 new roof lights and other…
PA/23/01329/NC
2016 Approved
28 Hannibal Road, London, E1 3JD
T1 - Leylandii, remove single tree in rear garden.
PA/16/02719/NC
2016 Refused
Hayfield Public House, 156-158 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ
Change of use from A3 restaurant to A1 retail unit including alterations to existing shop…
PA/16/01660
2016 Refused
Hayfield Public House, 156-158 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ
Change of use from A3 restaurant to A1 retail unit including alterations to existing shop…
PA/16/01660/R
2016 Refused
Hayfield Public House, 156-158 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ
Advertisement consent for new shop front signage and fascia sign
PA/16/01659
2016 Refused
Hayfield Public House, 156-158 Mile End Road, London, E1 4LJ
Advertisement consent for new shop front signage and fascia sign
PA/16/01659/R
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