Gatehouse Independent School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG Data via plota.co.uk

Decided PA/25/01349/A1
Council
Tower Hamlets 3.9/10
Date received
around 18 Aug 2025
Date validated
18 Aug 2025
Postcode
E2 9JG

Description

First floor addition over an existing single storey outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

Victoria Park conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 60 m away: Victoria Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stable Block to North West of Lock Cottage, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 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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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1703 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Scheduled monument about 240 m away: Bonner Hall Bridge, Regent's Canal; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space about 37 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 16 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.

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Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Works to Planes Tree x 2, crown reduce to previous points, approx. 2m. Cyclical maintenan…
PA/25/01714/NC
2023 Approved
x1 London Plane (T1) - reduce overall crown to most recent reduction points, approx 1.5m…
PA/23/01029/NC
2022 Approved
x2 London Plane trees - crown reduce to most recent pruning points, approx. 1.5m
PA/22/01848/NC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Ground, Parkview Housing Office, 161 Old Ford Road, London, E2 9QB
x1 Ailanthus (T4) - remove limb growing over Nursery roof. Cyclical maintenance.
PA/25/02124/NC
2024 Approved
36-38 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
T8 - Tree of Heaven Reduce back from neighbouring garden to boundary line Crown reduce th…
PA/24/01004/NC
2022 Approved
4 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Proposal for the addition of a lower ground floor extension in the existing fill under th…
PA/22/02215/NC
2022 Approved
52 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
T1 - (Large Ash Tree) - Fell as close to ground level as possible and treat stump to prev…
PA/22/00867/NC
2022
Gatehouse Independant School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
T1 (Plane Tree) , remove two lowest limbs
PA/22/00767/NC
2021 Approved
Gatehouse Independant School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
x2 London Plane Trees (T1 & T2) - crown reduce to most recent previous points, approx. 2m
PA/21/01258/NC
2020 Approved
64 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Construction of a roof extension and a porch to existing entrance.
PA/20/00670/NC
2019 Approved
Gatehouse Independant School, 21 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Works to T1& T2 (London Plane Trees) to reduce overall crowns to most recent pruning poin…
PA/19/01266/S
2018 Approved
14 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Conversion of store room into a one bedroom flat
PA/18/02776/A1
2018 Approved
Rear of Sidney House And front of Mark House, Old Ford Road, London
Works to 1x T8 (False Acacia tree)to remove deadwood & remove epicormic growthWorks to 1x…
PA/18/00636/NC
2018 Approved
4 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Proposed single storey rear extension
PA/18/00532/NC
2018 Approved
4 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Proposed loft conversion with 4 roof sky lights
PA/18/00533/NC
2018 Approved
4 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer window and 3 roof lights.
PA/18/00534/NC
2018 Approved
Gatehouse School, Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Works to 2 Trees(London Plane) to reduce to previous points.
PA/18/00078
2018 Approved
Gatehouse School, Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Works to 2 Trees(London Plane) to reduce to previous points.
PA/18/00078/NC
2017 Approved
20-36 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Works to street trees including; crown reshaping of silver birch and pruning of two tree…
PA/16/03429
2017 Approved
20-36 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Works to street trees including; crown reshaping of silver birch and pruning of two tree…
PA/16/03429/NC
2016 Refused
44 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Erection of rear dormer window in association with loft conversion and ground floor front…
PA/16/03687
2016 Refused
44 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Erection of rear dormer window in association with loft conversion and ground floor front…
PA/16/03687/R
2016 Approved
12 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Conversion of unused store to one-bedroom flat
PA/16/03026/A1
2016 Approved
8 Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9JG
Conversion of the existing basement into a 1 bedroom flat with ancillary works to create…
PA/15/03381/A1
2016 Approved
Flat 43 & 59, Mark House, Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9QA
Replacement windows/balcony doors to 2no flats within block.
PA/16/00357
2016 Approved
Flat 43 & 59, Mark House, Sewardstone Road, London, E2 9QA
Replacement windows/balcony doors to 2no flats within block.
PA/16/00357/NC
2016 Approved
The Lock House, Old Ford Road, London, E3 5SX
Internal alterations consisting of the installation of a kitchenette and a partition.
PA/16/00296
2016 Approved
The Lock House, Old Ford Road, London, E3 5SX
Internal alterations consisting of the installation of a kitchenette and a partition.
PA/16/00296/NC
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