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PA/26/01040/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Temporary change of use of commercial Unit 2B (Class E) to ancillary plant space to accommodate wet riser and alterations to the external frontage of the commercial unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF A10 RETAIL - TEMP PLANT ROOM LAYOUT Current Plan · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 707-03-B-07-001 P1 LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 707-03-B-07-107 P1 BLOCK B - EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 707-03-B-07-216 P1 BLOCK B - PROPOSED UNIT 2B TEMPORARY ELEVATION (DRAFT) Current Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 707-03-B-07-216 P1 BLOCK B - EXISTING RETAIL UNIT ELEVATIONS (DRAFT) Current Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 707-03-AB-07-003 P1 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 707-03-B-07-106 P1 BLOCK B - GROUND FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF LONDON UNDERGROUND Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TFL SPATIAL PLANNING Consultee Comment · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER DATED: 16 JUNE 2026 Correspondence · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Whitechapel High Street conservation area
Also Whitechapel High Street. 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.
Heritage at risk: Whitechapel High Street, Aldgate
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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.11
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 ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
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

Council
Tower Hamlets
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Whitechapel
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permit
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
39decided 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

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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2024
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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