Wardian Retail Unit 1, 2 Erebus Gardens, LONDON, E14 9AS Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01592/NC - Full Planning Permission Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of Use of Ground Floor and Mezzanine Floors Unit 1 from (Formerly uses Classes A1-A4) to Nursery use (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 28 Sept 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Tower Hamlets's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Documents 7

Plans & drawings 5

PDF 10001-000-003 EXISTING MEZZANINE FLOOR LAYOUT Current Plan · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 10001-000-001 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT Current Plan · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF A107 GA - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1908-AL-0000 REV 2 LEASE PLAN - SITE PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF A102 GA - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER DATED: 14 SEPT 2026 Correspondence · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Canary Wharf. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 3.1
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 80 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 80 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Silvertown Tunnel (decided, 1645 m); London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 1801 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 ↗
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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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.

Building

Floor area3,209 m² (34,541 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 28)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E14 9AS
Received
around 28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Canary Wharf
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Tower Hamlets usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1145 days to 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
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.