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PA/26/00854/NC - Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192) Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for certificate of Lawfulness in respect of proposed use as a day nursery falls within Use Class E(f), which is within the same Use Class E as the existing lawful use of the building. As such, the proposal does not constitute development under Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as there is no material change of use between different use classes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

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

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING SUPPORTING STATEMENT Correspondence · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SSCL 6595 REV C PROPOSED ON LICENCE OF RESTAURANT Current Plan · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PL15800-01 GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEASE PLAN Current Plan · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NURSERY LAYOUT - GROUND & FIRST FLOOR Current Plan · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF MARKETING BROCHURE Correspondence · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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, 1854 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1613 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 ↗
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 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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 area263 m² (2,831 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, 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
Cert. of Law. Proposed Dev. (TCPA S192)
Postcode
E14 8JH
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Canary Wharf
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 22 days faster than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for changes of use. 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

Statutory expiry
2 Sept 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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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.