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PA/26/00927/A2 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Erection of a single-storey roof extension to provide one additional two-bedroom apartment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Consultation
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 27

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 20

PDF 50901-PL-01 SITE LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-02 SITE BLOCK PLAN Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-10 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-11 EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-12 EXISTING ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-20 B PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-21 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-22 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-30 EXISTING SECTION AA Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-31 EXISTING SECTION BB Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-40 PROPOSED SECTION AA Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-41 PROPOSED SECTION BB Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-50 A EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-51 A EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-52 EXISTING REAR ELEVATION Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-53 A EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION EAST Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-6 A PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-61 A PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-62 PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 50901-PL-63 A PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION EAST Current Plan · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF TFL SPATIAL PLANNING Consultee Comment · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER DATED: 27 MAY 2026 Correspondence · 28 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

York Square 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.
Article 4 direction
Limehouse 1. 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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, about 1709 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.15
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 ↗
Also on the record
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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.

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Important details

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E14 7LW
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
St Dunstans
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stagg Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
329decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Tower Hamlets in the last twelve months, from validation. Tower Hamlets decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Comments by
20 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Refused
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2024 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2021
653 Commercial Road, London
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653 Commercial Road, London
Display of 1no.internally illuminated LED digital advertisement.
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2021 Refused
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Display of 1no.internally illuminated LED digital advertisement.
PA/21/00172/NC
2021 Refused
653 Commercial Road, London
Display of 1no.internally illuminated LED digital advertisement.
PA/21/00172/R
2020 Approved
1 York Square, London, E14 7LU
Felling of x1 Lime Tree (T1)
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2020 Refused
The Crown Public House, 667 Commercial Road, London, E14 7LW
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2016 Refused
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LED panel 3m high by 6m wide showing sequential static displays
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Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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26 Flamborough Street, London, E14 7LS
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2016 Approved
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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