45 Westferry Road, London, E14 8JH Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/00854/NC Registered

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

Received
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Postcode
E14 8JH
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
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 performance
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