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PA/26/01538/NC - Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191) Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for Certificate of Lawfulness in respect of existing use of the ground floor as a nursery (Use Class E(f)) and the first floor as a self-contained dwelling (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
28 Oct 2026

Approved on 28 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 28 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 28 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BUILDING SURVEY INSPECTION REPORT Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF EXISTING DRAWINGS Current Plan · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF OFSTED REPORT Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BUSINESS RATES DEMAND Correspondence · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER DATED: 02 SEPT 2026 Correspondence · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Jesus Hospital Estate 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Wider setting of protected view 25A.1 City Hall to the White Tower; 8A.1 Westminster Pier to St Paul's Cathedral; National infrastructure project 1891 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 7 m away.
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.

Building

Floor area202 m² (2,174 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 86)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2016, 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
Cert. of Law. Existing Dev. (TCPA S191)
Postcode
E2 7DA
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Weavers
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
West Green Planning Limited

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Oct 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:
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

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.