14 Norton Folgate, London, E1 6DB Data via plota.co.uk

PA/26/01059/NC - Advertisement Consent Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

x2 Internally illuminated fascia sign and x1 Internally illuminated menu sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICERS REPORT Delegated Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION_NOTICE Decision Notice · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CS-0085 K 09-01-01 EXISTING SHOPFRONT ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CS-0085 K 09-01 E PROPOSED SHOPFRONT ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CS-0085 K 09-02 A SHOPFRONT SIGNAGE DETAILS Current Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CS-0085 K 09-03 B SIGNAGE DETAIL Current Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF TFL SPATIAL PLANNING Consultee Comment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Kong is Kong Premises licence · in force since 31 Mar 2026 Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 13

Scheduled monument: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Elder 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.
Heritage at risk: Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital, Steward Street
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 1.3
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 ↗
28 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 6 and 8, Folgate Street E1, Grade II, 21 m away · 26 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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1262 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Wider setting of protected view 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral; 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: Shoreditch.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
E1 6DB
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Spitalfields and Banglatown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
CO:DE Studios

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 16% of signs and adverts here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Tower Hamlets in the last twelve months, from validation. Tower Hamlets decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
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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Proposed alterations to shop front to introduce x1 new door
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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