107A & 107B Commercial Street, London, E1 6BG Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01330/NC - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Reinstatement of former internal opening at ground floor level and creation of new opening at basement level to re-connect unit 107A with unit 107B Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
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.
47 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ten Bells Public House, Grade II, 38 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 45 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 179 m away: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital; Inside the Tower Hamlets built-up area; Heritage at risk 93 m away: 2, Wilkes Street, E1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 24 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 6BG
Received
around 30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permit
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Phillips Planning Services Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
325decided 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
18 Aug 2026
Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
24 Aug 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