69 Prestons Road, London, E14 9NP Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01636/NC - Class E to resi Registered
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. Prior approval for the change of use of a ground floor premises from Commercial (Use class E) to Residential (Use class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 23 Sept 2026
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Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design & Access Statement Design & Access Statement · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAWINGS Current Plan · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY Report · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylight & Sunlight Daylight & Sunlight · 24 Sept 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 ↗
Coldharbour 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 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 747 m away: Silvertown Tunnel
The site is 747 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Thames Tideway Tunnel (decided, 798 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1462 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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Blackwall River Police Station, Grade II, 45 m away · 1 Grade I, 6 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 ↗
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; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 52 m away: Canary Wharf.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area40 m² (431 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 45)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Class E to resi
Postcode
E14 9NP
Received
around 23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Blackwall and Cubitt Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Box Plans

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
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
1 Oct 2026
Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Refused
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2025
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2023 Approved
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2023 Refused
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Gun Tavern Public House, 27 Cold Harbour, London, E14 9NS
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Replacement of the east terrace structure covering the river side terrace
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2021 Refused
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2021 Refused
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.