125 Railway Arches, Chapman Street, London, E1 2PH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of railway arch from storage and distribution (Use Class B8) to a gym and martial arts training facility (Use Class E(d)), including internal fit-out works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 57.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 8
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- E1 2PH
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Shadwell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 57, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Tower Hamlets are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.
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
- 7 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 7 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.