6 Sutton Street, London, E1 0BB Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/00280/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from a Rental Car Hire Business (Sui Generis use) with ancillary office floorspace to retail warehouse club (Sui Generis) with ancillary office floorspace, and associated minor works to support the Change of Use. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Sept 2026, 13:03

Application progress

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Received

3 Mar 2026

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Consultation

27 Mar 2026

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Approved

11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 41

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Transport Statement · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF RETAIL SEQUENTIAL AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 27

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: K2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Sutton Street

List entry 1065755 · 29 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)

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 the other 3 with distances

67 m300-334, Commercial Road E1Grade II
87 mGeorge Tavern Public HouseGrade II
106 mChurch of St Mary and St MichaelGrade II

Historic England ↗

Commercial Road 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.

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 ↗

Opportunity area

Where the London Plan expects significant growth.

Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.

Also on the record

Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Town centre 44 m away: Watney Market.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Tower Hamlets
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: E1 0BB
Received: 3 Mar 2026
Validated: 3 Mar 2026
Ward: Shadwell
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Sept 2026
Decision: Permit
Decision date: 11 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: ROK Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 192 days from validation, 136 days slower than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.

This one192d

Council56d

UK56d

71%decided within 8 weeks

51%approved

39decided 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

Comments by: 18 Apr 2026
Site or press notice: 27 Mar 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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

6 Sutton Street, London, E1 0BB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 41

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 27

Application forms 1

Other documents 7

Site constraints 6

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