633 Commercial Road, London, E14 7NT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing outhouse (fronting Barnes Street, within the curtilage of 633 Commercial Road, Limehouse, E14 7NT) to a self- contained studio apartment (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 22 with distances
- 21 mRailway Bridge
- 26 m22-24, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 28 m2-10, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 32 m1a, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 34 m582-588, Commercial Road E14Grade II
- 44 m1-15, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 49 m1-8, York Square E14Grade II
- 57 mRailway Viaduct to North of Regents Canal Dock Between and Including Branch Road Bridge and Limehouse Cut Up to Three Colt StreetGrade II
- 64 mHawthorn CottageGrade II
- 68 mRose CottageGrade II
- 69 mDevonshire CottageGrade II
- 72 m3-7, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 75 m16-21, Flamborough Street E1, Stepney
- 76 mDurham VillaGrade II
- 79 mThe Ship InnGrade II
- 83 m19-31, Barnes Street E1Grade II
- 103 m9-16, York Square E14Grade II
- 106 mQueen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 112 m62-68, White Horse Road E1Grade II
- 115 m9-15, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 122 m16-21, Flamborough Street E1Grade II
- 124 m12-22, Barnes Street E1Grade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. 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 7NT
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St Dunstans
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 12 days faster than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 45% of changes of use here are.
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
- 5 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 5 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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