12 Princelet Street, London, E1 6QH Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/00994/NC - Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990) Approved

Proposal

Replacement of roof terrace balustrade, installation of planters, alteration to front door paint colour, and installation of a small extract vent to the rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 12 and 14, Princelet Street E1
List entry 1065074 · The pin is inside its outline · 64 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 59 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 ↗
Fournier Street 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.
Archaeological priority area: Tower Hamlets APA 2.12
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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1081 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Heritage at risk 25 m away: 19, Princelet Street, Spitalfields; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 39 m away: Brick Lane.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £3,975,000 in February 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

20 February 2024£3,975,000
16 December 2016£2,625,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 October 2001£877,600
5 June 1998£455,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area219 m² (2,357 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
Postcode
E1 6QH
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Firstplan

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 13 days faster than Tower Hamlets's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
333decided 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

Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tower Hamlets
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#201 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.