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PA/26/01547/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retrospective application for installation of perimeter safety handrail at roof level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
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Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 5

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS ROOF HANDRAIL Current Plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN ROOF HANDRIAL Current Plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER (WITH APPENDIX) DATED: 04 SEPT 2026 Correspondence · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 475 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 475 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 959 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Former Berner Street Combined Special School With Cookery and Laundry Centres, Grade II, 25 m away · 5 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 ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
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 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 1FH
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Whitechapel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 10 days faster than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
333decided 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
11 Sept 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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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

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