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PA/26/01493/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered
Extensions & alterationsShopfronts

Proposal

Alterations to the external ground floor frontage, including the removal of the existing entrance doors and installation of a steel-framed window, a new steel-framed door, window surrounds, and an awning. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent extensions. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF AND ACCESS STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CWS0112-CWS-XX-00-DR-W-001 LOCATION AND SITE PLAN Current Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CWS0112-CWS-XX-00-DR-W-003 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CWS0112-CWS-XX-00-DR-W-004 DOOR DETAIL DRAWING Current Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CWS0112-CWS -XX-00-DR-W-002 EXISTING ELEVATION Current Plan · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 17-25, Wilkes Street E1
List entry 1357532 · 21 m from the pin · 56 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 52 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.
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Historic England ↗
Fournier Street 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 2.12
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 240 m away: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital; Heritage at risk 76 m away: 2, Wilkes Street, E1; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Town centre 20 m away: Brick Lane.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 6QR
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Coda Workspace

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
229decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
3 Sept 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Proposed x1 non illuminated fascia sign and x1 illuminated projecting hanging sign
PA/24/00944/NC
2019 Approved
Retention of ten (10) existing air conditioning units on the rear flat roof of the buildi…
PA/19/00274/NC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
18 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Works to T1 - Gleditsia tree: Crown reduce height and spread by approx 2.5m from branch t…
PA/25/02131/NC
2025 Approved
12 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Listed Building Consent for minor internal and external alterations and refurbishment to…
PA/25/01486/NC
2025 Approved
21 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR
Proposed x2 externally illuminated projected hanging signs, x2 neon illuminated signage,x…
PA/25/00768/NC
2025 Approved
12 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Works to T1 (Ash Tree):- Heavy crown reduction. Reduce height of tree to 4m below previou…
PA/25/01584/NC
2025 Approved
21 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR
Proposed installation of retractable canopy to shop frontage.
PA/25/00725/NC
2024 Approved
33-35 Fournier Street, London, E1 6QE
Listed Building Consent for repairs to front facade brickwork due to outward bowing and d…
PA/24/02168/NC
2024 Refused
114 to 118, Commercial Street, and Site adjacent to 118 Commercial Street, Corbet Place London, E1 6NN
Temporary decorative scaffold shroud screen advertisement printed onto pvc and wrapped ar…
PA/24/01956/NC
2024 Approved
Site north west of Leamouth Road Roundabout, Leamouth Road, London
Retrospective change of use from office/storage (E(g)/B8 use classes) to exhibition space…
PA/24/01191/NC
2024 Approved
21 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Works to 1x Maple Tree in rear garden - reduce back to previous points, removing 3m regro…
PA/24/01819
2024 Approved
21 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Works to 1x Maple Tree in rear garden - reduce back to previous points, removing 3m regro…
PA/24/01819/NC
2024 Approved
12 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
T1: Ash Tree - remove new growth no further than previous points of reduction (approx 2m)…
PA/24/01342/NC
2024 Approved
5 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Refurbishment of GII listed house. Works include: - - internal refurbishment of house - l…
PA/24/01204/NC
2024 Approved
5 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Refurbishment of GII listed house. Works include: - internal refurbishment of house - low…
PA/24/01280/NC
2024
Land Bounded By Grey Eagle Street and Dray Walk Elys Yard, Grey Eagle Street, London, E1
Construction of a part 4/part 5/part 6-storey building (maximum height of approximately 2…
PA/24/01439/A1
2024 Approved
18 Wilkes Street, London, E1 6QF
Restoration of property to prior extensive fire damage. Works to include rebuilding of or…
PA/24/00890/NC
2024 Approved
18 Wilkes Street, London, E1 6QF
Restoration of property to prior extensive fire damage. Works to include rebuilding of or…
PA/24/00891/NC
2024 Approved
Rose Cottage, 33A Fournier Street, London, E1 6QE
Internal alterations to improve circulation and use of the residential unit, and creation…
PA/24/00623/NC
2024 Approved
17 Hanbury Street, London E1
Alterations at ground floor level including partial replacement roof and small retail ext…
PA/23/02297/NC
2023 Approved
23 Wilkes Street, London, E1 6QF
Proposals for the following works; Refurbishment of basement kitchen and utility rooms; N…
PA/23/01797/NC
2023 Approved
Flat 6, Jackson And Joseph Building, 8 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QJ
Addition of a new window to the side (vertical) face of a dormer roof
PA/23/01112/NC
2016 Approved
Third Floor, 26 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR
Internal alterations to a listed building.
PA/16/02384
2016 Approved
Third Floor, 26 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR
Internal alterations to a listed building.
PA/16/02384/NC
2016 Approved
11 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Alterations to front facade including insertion of new door on front ground floor elevati…
PA/16/01423
2016 Approved
11 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Alterations to front facade including insertion of new door on front ground floor elevati…
PA/16/01423/NC
2016 Approved
11 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH
Alterations to front facade including insertion of new door on front ground floor elevati…
PA/16/01424/NC
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