Queens Building and Octagon, Queen Mary And Westfield College, 327 Mile End Road, London Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01109/S - Approval of Details -Discharge Condition Approved

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition no.5 (kitchen extract for commercial uses), 8 (Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)) of planning permission ref: , dated 05/05/2023 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Associated applications 3

Licences at this address

  • Licence Peoples Palace Premises licence · in force since 31 Jan 2013 Hours not given on the register
  • Licence The Octagon, The Queens Building Premises licence · in force since 11 May 2006 Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Administration Building at Queen Mary College (University of London), Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 8 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 ↗
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 about 679 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 679 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 114 m away: The Novo Cemetery; Conservation area about 89 m away: Carlton Square; 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 area1,515 m² (16,307 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 23)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Libraries Museums and Galleries
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Details -Discharge Condition
Postcode
E1 4NS
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Bethnal Green East
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architect
Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.

Freehold owner: 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.