Railway Arches, Royal Mint Street, London, E1 Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01407/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Temporary planning permission for the installation of two pop-up containers and the temporary change of use from Use Class E(g)(iii) (Industrial Processes) and B8 (Storage and Distribution) to Use Class E(b) (Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:31

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Application progress

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Received

around 10 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

28 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 12 Oct 2026

As of 21 Oct 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents 13

Site constraints 10

Article 4 direction

Prescot Street. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.11

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 ↗

National infrastructure project 267 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is 267 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, 915 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 ↗

14 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Number 1 Prescot Street and Attached Wall and Railings, Grade II, 11 m away · 1 Grade II*, 13 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.

Show all 14 with distances

11 mNumber 1 Prescot Street and Attached Wall and RailingsGrade II
18 m137, Leman Street E1Grade II
18 mBrown Bear Public HouseGrade II
24 m141, Leman Street E1Grade II
68 mOffices for the Cooperative Wholesale SocietyGrade II
68 mHydraulic Pumping StationGrade II
116 m16, Prescot Street E1Grade II
130 mThe Crown and Seven Stars Public HouseGrade II
130 mGroup of Bollards on Pavement Edge in Front of Site of Former Brunswick Theatre From North Corner of Sailor's Home Southwards to Control Doorway of D T Merchant Marine OfficeGrade II
131 mFormer St Pauls ChurchGrade II
132 mSt Paul's Vicarage and area railings, 11 Dock StreetGrade II
139 mNew Loom HouseGrade II
143 mWilton's Music HallGrade II*
146 mWool HouseGrade II

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

Conservation area 67 m away: Wiltons Music Hall; 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. 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.

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Important details

Council: Tower Hamlets
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Received: around 10 Aug 2026
Validated: 10 Aug 2026
Ward: Whitechapel
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Turley

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Tower Hamlets are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 20 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 7923 days past the 56-day target

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: 28 Aug 2026
Consultation: 28 Aug 2026
Comments by: 19 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Oct 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

Railway Arches, Royal Mint Street, London, E1 Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 13

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 1

Other documents 2

Site constraints 10

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Important details

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