37 Walden Street, London, E1 2AL Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01141/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed construction of a new mansard roof extension including dormer windows and roof lights, lowering the cill of the lower ground floor rear window to form a new door opening, modifying the head of the lower ground floor front window opening, replacing all windows with double glazed timber sash windows, demolishing an external staircase and replacing the back door with a double glazed timber sash window, construction of new outbuilding in garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 39-49, Walden Street E1
List entry 1242330 · 22 m from the pin · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
London Hospital 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
Whitechapel 2. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: London Hospital, Stepney
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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
Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
E1 2AL
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Whitechapel
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Mathew Witts Architecture Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
229decided 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
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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