400 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AH Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01217/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of Use from Betting Shop (Sui Generis) to Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 32

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Site constraints 10

Article 4 direction
Bethnal Green. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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 ↗
Town centre: Bethnal Green
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Oxford House, Grade II, 18 m away
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.
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
Wider setting of protected view 25A.1 City Hall to the White Tower; 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral; National infrastructure project 1483 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 32 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £60,000 in October 2002. Terraced house, leasehold.

31 October 2002£60,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 37)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E2 0AH
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Bethnal Green West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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

Neighbours
30 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.